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It seems like there were expectations for a full second season of Buddy
Complex, e.g. [from
here](http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-03-30/buddy-complex-anime-to-
be-continued) in March 2014:

> ... the official Twitter account and website for the anime
> [confirmed](https://twitter.com/buddycomplex/status/450292920180932608) that
> the series will still [continue](http://news.buddy-complex.jp/app-
> def/S-102/news/?p=532).

But then, only three months later, [a two-episode finale was announced
instead](http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-06-01/new-2-part-buddy-
complex-sequel-anime-to-air-this-fall/.75100), seemingly to the
[surprise](http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/bbs/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=2850981)
(a reaction of confusion common in other forums as well, which I share) of
many. The finale was released in September 2014. The finale announcement
article also concludes with the same note that "the story will still continue"
but this seems to be more copy-pasted from the first announcement than an
actual announcement (it links back to the same old Twitter post).

Why did Buddy Complex not get a full second season? Was a second season
scheduled and then reduced to two episodes because of poor sales or anything
like that? Is another season still planned? I don't know Japanese and so
searching for sources was difficult. I'm looking primarily for official news
and announcements, interviews, etc.


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Why was the Buddy Complex "second season" just a two part finale?


The official
[tweet](https://twitter.com/buddycomplex/status/450292920180932608) you link
to simply says: "Regarding _Buddy Complex_ TOKYO MX, that everyone [kindly]
watched episode 13, thank you very much! That is to say... To be
continued！This work will continue! Please wait for the follow-up. Later on,
[we'll] release BD privileged information! #buddycom" (「【バディ・コンプレックス】TOKYO
MXにて第13話をご覧頂きました皆様、ありがとうございました！という事で・・・To be
continued！本作品はまだ続きます！続報をお待ち下さいませ。この後BD特典情報を公開します！ #buddycom」)

There is **no mention or implication** within the text that indicates any
particular set **length of running time** , nor even the **media type** of the
promised follow-up. 「作品」 ( _sakuhin_ ) is a non-specific word for a work of
some sort, such as a production, a piece of art, a piece of work, handiwork,
even someone's opus.

Thus, the 2014/10/27 post on the official [website](http://www.buddy-
complex.jp/news.php) announcing the
[完結編](http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%90%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B3%E3%83%B3%E3%83%97%E3%83%AC%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B9#Blu-
ray) ( _kanketsuhen_ , the last program of a series), which was released
November 21st, 2014 and comprised of a two-parter 前編 ( _zenpen_ , first part)
and 後編 ( _kouhen_ , second [after] part), does not in any way conflict with
the original Twitter announcement. This means that, no, **a second season of
TV anime was not scheduled and then cancelled**. 「完結編」 ( _kanketsuhen_ ), by
its very meaning, is the last program of a series; to title a release that way
is to **explicitly state that there are no plans for ever produce a following
work** such as a second TV anime season.

Therefore, it does not seem that proficient readers of Japanese would have
misunderstood the tweet to promise a season's worth of upcoming anime. Someone
who reported on the tweet in English for an English-language source seems to
have jumped to a conclusion regarding in what sense the 「作品」 ( _sakuhin_ )
would continue.


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