Storyline

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.

First Aired

2013-12-29
Last Aired

2014-03-31
Creator
Genre

Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, War & Politics
Seasons

1
Episodes

13
Status

Ended
Language

日本語
Network

Tokyo MX

Keywords:

love triangle amnesia mecha bromance military anime real robot war time manipulation

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Season 1

1. Encounter

Aoba Watase is a normal first year high school student coming back to school after summer break when a...More

Aoba 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.Less

25mins 2013-12-29

2. Nice Coupling

One minute, Hina is disappearing, telling Aoba that Dio is waiting for him. In the next minute, Aoba f...More

One 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.Less

25mins 2014-01-13

3. Meeting Again

As Aoba tries to come to grips with this new world that he's found himself in, the ship he is on comes...More

As 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.Less

25mins 2014-01-20

4. The Time for Resolve

Aoba faces the consequences of his rash actions during combat when he saw Hina. And later, the Cygnus ...More

Aoba 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.Less

25mins 2014-01-27

5. Scars

Aoba finds out more about Dio and his family. And later, Cygnus unexpectedly finds itself being mobili...More

Aoba finds out more about Dio and his family. And later, Cygnus unexpectedly finds itself being mobilized against an invading Zogilian force.Less

25mins 2014-02-03

6. The Other Coupler

After being mobilized, the Cygnus and the Coupling Valiancers are no longer a secret. In order to defe...More

After 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.Less

25mins 2014-02-10

7. Buddy

As the Cygnus makes its way to the Hawaii Base, Zogilia's Protection Division catches up with them. An...More

As 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.Less

25mins 2014-02-17

8. Stormy Night

Aoba finally gets some time to talk to Hina, but as they try to survive the night on the island they c...More

Aoba 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.Less

25mins 2014-02-24

9. The Coupling System

Discouraged by his encounter with Hina, Aoba mopes around, but Dio finds his sniveling, defeatist atti...More

Discouraged by his encounter with Hina, Aoba mopes around, but Dio finds his sniveling, defeatist attitude unacceptable, especially once they come under attack yet again.Less

25mins 2014-03-03

10. Father and Child

Aoba, Dio, and Mayuka get to go on shore leave in Hawaii. And in the meantime, the Zogilian contingent...More

Aoba, 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.Less

25mins 2014-03-10

11. The Truth

The Zogilians infiltrate the Hawaii Base. While the crew of the Cygnus work to thwart them, Hina's fat...More

The Zogilians infiltrate the Hawaii Base. While the crew of the Cygnus work to thwart them, Hina's father reveals a startling truth to her.Less

25mins 2014-03-17

12. The Bond Between Them

The crew of the Cygnus work through the fallout of losing the Luxon and the Bradyon, and of the flawed...More

The 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.Less

25mins 2014-03-24

13. Acception

With over half their fleet gone and up against enemy Coupling Valiancers, the Cygnus is tasked with ta...More

With 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.Less