
When a giant robot suddenly attacks the city, a high-school student named Aoba is saved by a classmate who's piloting her own mecha. After accepting an offer to join the alliance she's is a part of, Aoba is thrust into the middle of high-flying robot warfare.
Cast: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Koki Uchiyama, Saori Hayami
Season 1
13 episodes
1. EncounterAoba Watase is a normal first year high school student coming back to school after summer break when a mysterious robot comes after him. He has never seen it before, but its pilot seems to know him and wants him dead.TV-14CC25minDec 29, 2013
2. Nice CouplingOne minute, Hina is disappearing, telling Aoba that Dio is waiting for him. In the next minute, Aoba finds himself in a strange cockpit alone, thrust into the middle of a furious firefight.TV-14CC25minJan 13, 2014
3. Meeting AgainAs Aoba tries to come to grips with this new world that he's found himself in, the ship he is on comes under attack again. And during this engagement, he unexpectedly comes across someone he knows.TV-14CC25minJan 20, 2014
4. The Time for ResolveAoba faces the consequences of his rash actions during combat when he saw Hina. And later, the Cygnus lands at Narashino and Aoba gets a chance to explore his hometown to see what has become of it in the last 70 years.TV-14CC25minJan 27, 2014
5. ScarsAoba finds out more about Dio and his family. And later, Cygnus unexpectedly finds itself being mobilized against an invading Zogilian force.TV-14CC25minFeb 3, 2014
6. The Other CouplerAfter being mobilized, the Cygnus and the Coupling Valiancers are no longer a secret. In order to defend their existence against outraged politicians, a film crew arrives to make a promotional video to rally popular support.TV-14CC25minFeb 10, 2014
7. BuddyAs the Cygnus makes its way to the Hawaii Base, Zogilia's Protection Division catches up with them. And the three Coupler pilots must decide who will pair up with whom.TV-14CC25minFeb 17, 2014
8. Stormy NightAoba finally gets some time to talk to Hina, but as they try to survive the night on the island they crash-landed on, he has a frustrating time trying to get through to her.TV-14CC25minFeb 24, 2014
9. The Coupling SystemDiscouraged by his encounter with Hina, Aoba mopes around, but Dio finds his sniveling, defeatist attitude unacceptable, especially once they come under attack yet again.TV-14CC25minMar 3, 2014
10. Father and ChildAoba, Dio, and Mayuka get to go on shore leave in Hawaii. And in the meantime, the Zogilian contingent plan their next operation to get their hands on the Confederation's Coupling Valiancers.TV-14CC25minMar 10, 2014
11. The TruthThe Zogilians infiltrate the Hawaii Base. While the crew of the Cygnus work to thwart them, Hina's father reveals a startling truth to her.TV-14CC25minMar 17, 2014
12. The Bond Between ThemThe crew of the Cygnus work through the fallout of losing the Luxon and the Bradyon, and of the flawed Coupling that Aoba and Dio conducted using the old Coupling Valiancers.TV-14CC25minMar 24, 2014
13. AcceptionWith over half their fleet gone and up against enemy Coupling Valiancers, the Cygnus is tasked with taking down the Gorgon, Zogilia's weapon of mass destruction.TV-14CC25minMar 31, 2014
Buddy Complex
When a giant robot suddenly attacks the city, a high-school student named Aoba is saved by a classmate who's piloting her own mecha. After accepting an offer to join the alliance she's is a part of, Aoba is thrust into the middle of high-flying robot warfare.
Creators and cast
- Created by
- 佐竹伸也, Yuki Makimoto, Tadashi Hirayama
- Studio
- SUNRISE, Lantis, Bandai Visual

































