Buddy Complex: Kanketsu-hen - Ano Sora ni Kaeru Mirai de

Follows directly after the events of Buddy Complex and kinda ties up all the unanswered questions but at the same time creates some new ones. Anytime you deal with time travel, you are gonna be left scratching your head to a certain extent.
The story is rushed quite a bit, the second episode, is basically a clip real going through all the time loops to piece everything together in a matter of minutes, something that should have been given an entire two parter by itself. A mistake that they made was introducing some new elements like Aoba being a senpai so a new pilot and new ... coupling system. You only have two episodes, finish what you started people.
And there is one thing that was present in the first series that struck me even more here is the body count. A LOT of people die and good guys bad guys, Aoba and his crew killing people, and in my opinion not enough attention is put on that. Aoba is a kid straight out of highschool, he should be struggling with the fact that he kills people on a consistent basis. There is a part in this were half the fleet and an entire base in obliterated and all they do is gasp. That was almost 1000 people that just died. But they ignore it, which bothers me, but i still like the show despite it.
I liked it just because i like Buddy Complex and i liked seeing the characters again, but overall it's pretty meh with a hint of disappointment. In the end it's a kind of special that you just gotta watch to get a bit of closure.

There goes the much-awaited final episodes, only to tell me that I shouldn't have expected too much...

I have been a Gundam fan ever since I saw Wing on the television way back in my childhood. From then, I tried to follow every mecha anime Sunrise did. Buddy Complex spells zero Gundam, their mecha inclusion was something more advance or let's just say, it's more robot-ic than gundam-ic.

I saw Buddy Complex back in April. After I completed it, I was kinda looking forward as to how they will wrap the title. With early news of a sequel, my hype went up hoping it will have another ... 1 cour however... it turned out to be a 2 part OVA. But still, it wasn't enough to lower my anticipation.

Now, the judgment begins and I hope I can be as clear and transparent to how I saw the series.

The story was indeed a direct sequel. Straight from the final episode's twist, Hina changed sides and deflect to the Confed. Hoping to find her lost memories, she sided to the good side without any good reason, but to be with the main protagonist. Could it be love? Of course it is. Buddy Complex is that kind of show, mate.

Then, apparently, news of having an ultra-mega-hyper JUNON canon was detected up space. A realm buddy complex failed to introduced in the prequel or should I say, saved for this 2 part OVA. Now, the usual Sunrise robot action is finally revealed. Going against the ultra-mega-hyper JUNON canon, like the usual Sunrise formula, the good side was ambushed, despaired and nearly obliterated only for the heroes to find another miracle.

I've been already liberated from this type of hero-prevails-everything type of show and sad to say, I find Buddy Complex Final Act, a mediocre finale.

Sound and art is fine as it is. It's still the same old songs and the usual art consistency. I didn't bother taking a quick peek to its prequel to compare the robot designs. So I guess, art and sound gets a good rating, eh?

For characters... 2 episodes... Well, since the prequel shows a direct relation to this, it's just safe to include the judgment for characters in a 15 episode criteria.

Sad to say, I've grown tired of goody-two-shoes type of heroes. But I wouldn't say I dislike Aoba. He's okay, alright. Dio's the same as well. Hina's cute, but she's not really a good watch.

The supporting cast, (excluding the magnificent villain professor and main villain) is dull as well. Now, as far as I'm concerned, the reason I kept enduring the bland 2 episodes was because of the villains, most especially the villain professor. This will be quite a biased point of view since I really like Koyasu Takehito so much, that I have most of his shows on my hard-drive. Whether it be a hero role or a villain role, I always try to be enthusiastic and always look forward to his character realization.

Same goes to Sakurai Takahiro. With all honesty, I don't like Sakurai Takahiro as a protagonist. His talents are all for the bad and weird lots or for girly shows. Never did I like most of his characters especially his Kururugi Suzaku, in fact, I hate the guts of this character.

Well back to the character, Bizon, who is driven by revenge due to Hina choosing another boyfriend rather than him, poses the ultimate threat to the world by posing as a high-political figure or something like that. As the story goes, he conspired again, with the mad scientist on the bad side faction and alas, they almost turned the battlefield according to their scenarios.

But that could be well proven wrong by the good side. With terminologies like nanoseconds and whatever scientific related, I frankly giggled since I find it too funny. Now, with regards to the fight, we already know how Sunrise finishes the bad guys. Formula states that the bad guys will be beaten in a robot fight and boom... justice prevails.

Excluding the fact that the main heroes coupling are overpowered. I don't really find anything worth noticing. Now, it all ends with Aoba and Hina going back to their own time. Leaving Dio and the other goody-two-shoes characters.

Concluding, BuddyCom Final Act might sound a little cool at first but don't get deceived. All it features was additional running time and nothing else. The twist they included to explain Hina's involvement was far from clever and it's one that you can just ignore in exchange for the special effects.

Hey, hey, I'm not trying to discourage everyone though but I felt I should at least, warn that never expect anything grand or even good in the first place. Adios...

I watched the series when it was simulcast on Daisuki, but they didn't upload the OVA, it wouldn't be years later after a rewatch that I would see this on Funimation.

Story: 3, like the TV series, there are some ideas I like from this despite the rest of it being very generic but these unique or new ideas were so shoddily executed because of the limited number of episodes the staff were allowed. The poor pacing means some intriguing technologies introduced in this OVA sadly end up feeling like deus ex machina. If only they took the time to reveal them over the course of ... multiple episodes, so such things are developed in-story in a more realistic time frame. For example, Evgeni has a jamming signal that prevents coupling, so Elvira and Mayu come up with a way for Aoba to self-couple; by creating a fake persona in the Luxon NEXT. This is genius, and coming up with just the idea so quickly is no problem, but they program way too quickly to be believable.

Art: 5, same as the TV series

Sound: 5, same as the TV series

Character: 5, same as the TV series

Enjoyment: 6, The OVA does tie up some loose ends and should be watched immediately after the series. It concluded the TV series like it was supposed to but it did it to fast.

Overall: 4.8, rounds up to 5

I am writing this review on behalf of both the prequel and this one, the finale. I haven't written anything nor made any reviews in a very long time, so please bear with me.

Buddy Complex is a mecha drama (with a hint of romance) series revolving on some ultra nerdy theories that will blow your mind. Well, that is if you are into that kinda thing, of course.

Have you watched Interstellar? Are you interested in quantum physics and its relation to the space-time continuum? If yes, then Buddy Complex is your series. It's a shining star in the vast void of space. I haven't heard ... of this up until three days ago. I watched Valvrave before actually watching Buddy Complex, so I was having a mecha anime streak, and Buddy Complex just stole my heart. It is by no means the greatest mecha anime of all time, but it just enough to give you chills and brain-f***s at the same time.

I really don't want to spoil the series for potential watchers, but as a fan of mecha, drama, and romance anime, this series is highly recommended. It might feel rushed, but I am certain that people will understand.

On a more serious note, this series needed more time. It obviously (for those who finished the series) needed more episodes for the projection and execution of the story—the unfolding of the story, per se. That way, it would actually feel "more" complete. In any case, that doesn't matter because it actually has a conclusion.

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The story is not the best, but it has the potential to make you wet. Let's leave it at that to avoid spoilers.

The art is spectacular, and I am in love with the character designs! My favorite character is Hina, by the way. (for obvious reasons - lol)

Sound? It has your normal mecha anime sounds and music. Personally, it's so-so. But if we are going to talk about the voice actors and actresses? Well, I am a super fan of Hayami Saori, so I'm in love with Hina.

The characters can get very, very annoying at times, but it is all within normal expectations from a mecha drama.

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If you are having a hard time finding a good mecha anime, and if you are a fan of Sunrise, then by all means, please watch Buddy Complex.

This series blew my mind, of course. I'm an ultra geek, after all.

My verdict: 8 out of 10