Absolute Duo (2015)
This is the story of Tooru Kokonoe who has enrolled at Kouryou Academy, a school which trains students in wielding Blaze, soul powered weapons to prepare them for the Dorn Agency's special peacekeeping corps. When Tooru is partnered with a mysterious girl: Julie Sigtuna, he finds he has to overcome many hurdles to ensure their teamwork and fighting skills are up to par for the duration of their training.
Absolute Duo: Season 1 - 12 Episode s
1x1 - Blaze
January 4, 2015
It is Tooru Kokonoe's first day and he attends the entrance ceremony for Kouryou Academy where all the students have to demonstrate their capabilities with their Blaze weapons.
1x2 - Duo
January 11, 2015
Tor and Julie settle in as roommates until the time comes to form official Duos. Each has an ideal partner in mind, but will they get what they want?
1x3 - Avenger
January 18, 2015
Tor and Julie face an unexpected hurdle at the end of their mock-battle tournament. Julie confronts Tor about someone from his past.
1x4 - Exception
January 25, 2015
Transfer student Lilith Bristol joins Tor's class and immediately flaunts her status as an Exception. Tor and Julie go into town for some shopping.
1x5 - Level Up
February 1, 2015
The Rite of Sublimation has given Tor and his friends upgraded powers. Lilith has another proposal for Tor ahead of a challenging inter-class battle.
1x6 - Survive
February 8, 2015
Lilith ropes her fellow students into fighting her in a battle royale. A mysterious figure shows up out of nowhere with his own plans for Lilith.
1x7 - Silver-Blonde, Yellow Topaz
February 15, 2015
The class is off to a seaside summer camp, but this is Koryo Academy. No ordinary school function is complete without some kind of combat.
1x8 - Selection
February 22, 2015
A week of training is capped off by a day at leisure--and where better to unwind than at the beach? Miyabi takes a big step in her feelings about Tor.
1x9 - Rebels
March 1, 2015
Koryo Academy is under attack! Tor and Julie work together in battling the chief of the marauding corps, while Tomoe searches for a missing Miyabi.
1x10 - Reign Conference
March 8, 2015
Miyabi is still MIA as Koryo Academy prepares to host the mysterious Reign group. Tor presses Lilith for answers about Absolute Duo.
1x11 - Killing Game
March 15, 2015
Tor and his friends confront the Rebels in Smith's grand killing game. Tomoe realizes she knows little about her Duo. K challenges Tor to a rematch.
1x12 - Absolute Duo
March 22, 2015
The idea of wanting to protect someone is still foreign to K, so in a dramatic, no-holds-barred faceoff, Tor decides to show him how it's done.
Absolute Duo: 1 Season
Actors in Absolute Duo
Nozomi Yamamoto
Julie Sigtuna, Julie Sigtuna (voice)
Yoshitsugu Matsuoka
Thor Kokonoe, Thor Kokonoe (voice)
Ayaka Suwa
Tomoe Tachibana, Tomoe Tachibana (voice)
Haruka Yamazaki
Lilith Bristol, Lilith Bristol (voice)
Nozomi Nishida
Sarah (voice), Sarah
Kentaro Ito
Grave Phantom (voice), Grave Phantom
Manami Tanaka
Otoha Kokonoe, Otoha Kokonoe (voice)
Mami Uchida
Momo Kibitsu, Momo Kibitsu (voice)
Natsuki Hanae
Aoi "Tora" Torasaki, Aoi 'Tora' Torasaki (voice)
Takahiro Sakurai
K (voice), K
Tomomichi Nishimura
Equipment Smith, Equipment Smith (voice)
Yoshihisa Kawahara
Tatsu (voice), Tatsu
Yui Horie
Sakuya Tsukumo (voice), Sakuya Tsukumo
Yukari Tamura
Rito "Usa-sensei" Tsukimi, Rito 'Usa-sensei' Tsukimi (voice)
Ayaka Imamura
Miyabi Hotaka (voice), Miyabi Hotaka
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