Buddy Complex

Aoba Watase is just your average high school student, living a quiet life in Tokyo, until a colossal mecha suddenly attacks the city, seemingly targeting him directly. Before he can fully process the chaos, a mysterious girl named Hina Yomiyama intervenes, saving him but also uttering an enigmatic warning about the future. The next thing Aoba knows, he's flung into an intense battle for survival, far from his own time. Now stranded in a future embroiled in a devastating global war, Aoba finds himself thrust into the cockpit of a cutting-edge mecha, forced to fight alongside a new and unfamiliar crew. As he grapples with his inexplicable displacement and the looming threat of annihilation, he must uncover the truth behind his sudden arrival and the connection he shares with the enigmatic Hina, all while navigating the complex dynamics of a future he never anticipated.

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