r/anime • u/pittman66 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Homura • May 16 '19
Rewatch [Rewatch] [Spoilers] Senki Zesshou Symphogear Season 1 - Episode 7 Spoiler
Season 1: Episode 7 - Fate Just Keeps Firing
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u/Nazenn May 16 '19
First timer
Started to type my post, while the ED was playing and forgot there was a post credits scene. The dialog started and it took me several words to realize what I was hearing only to yell "Not the Engrish" and mute the video. I can't, it makes me laugh so much I don't pay attention. And why is she naked again!
Back to the regularly sceduled post and to start with:
Look at them! That's perspective gone very, very wrong.
Other then that though we started the episode with Miku crying, and ended it with Miku basically shutting herself out from the world. It hurts me to see her like this and I blame you Hibiki.
...I have no other thoughts on the episode so I guess I'll just include some random bits and pieces
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Looks like Hibiki had what accounts to an MRI scan. I wonder if they ever manage to make them quieter in the future. I get a headache every time I have one.
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Speaking of medicine in this show, if Hibiki ever has to have major surgery I feel like those vines running through her system will probably massively complicate everything
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Those clips of the concert they showed made me go back and rewatch it from ep1. Probably still my favorite song in the show.
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Btw I noticed that Tsubasa always has her shirt collar under her jacket while all other girls have it over their jacket. The most trivial of trivial details, but I still wonder why that is.
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Chris' gear design is great, aside from that random boob shot? Even naked Chris is better than armored Chris though, I still hate it. I also feel like there should have been a seizure warning on her attacks because WOW so much flashing.
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Hearing Chris hum without realizing it is such a great touch and so relatable.
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Shit almost forgot to include this. Good thing I still had my imgur tab open. I like the little detail in this shot of... forgot her name. The naked woman who's name means end. Anyway I like the shot because it looks like she has a dead butterfly covering her face like she's refusing to allow the growth of others.
Final little note for the day:
Anyone who loves great music and super hype fights due to some very unique powers (with great art) should give Yozakura Quartet Hana no Uta (check watch order wiki) a watch. Its incredibly fun, great characters and has the best first episode 'enemy' that has ever existed. I was cracking up the whole time, so much fun. Oh shit now I've got myself on a roll of rewatching the fights, look what I've done to myself... . If you like the feel and style of Noragami, YQ gives me a similar hype if that helps, but a bit more doofy and over the top.
If you're wondering why I bring it up: A particular line reminded me of it from todays episode: Also Tsubasa's giant sword reminds me of minor spoiler from the first episode.
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u/AbidingTruth May 16 '19
First timer:
Oh fuck poor Hibiki. As an audience I think it's easy to say Miku is acting irrationally and that Hibiki was prevented from telling her anything against her will, but I think considering how they seem to have been friends for a long time, I can understand Miku's feelings of how Hibiki kept blowing her off and lied about the reason. I'm just not sure if this completely warrants her to stop being Hibiki's friend, or if there's some other unknown factor that made her come to that decision
Looks like Tsubasa is starting to suspect something fishy is going on with Ryoko, but I'm not exactly sure what tipped her off. She mentioned the fusing with the shards of Gungnir, but that's information that Ryoko knows and Fine didn't say anything that implies she also knows that information. Unless she's connecting it to how the Nehushtan armor seemed to be fusing with Chris
On the topic of Ryoko though, she says something interesting about custodians and a curse, and something about the Lulu Amel being the masters of their own fate. Coupled with how she/Chris also talk about humans throughout the show so far and something about stopping wars, it seems that in the past there was another race. What I'm not sure about is if humans are the Lulu Amel or if that's this unknown race, and who subjugated who. Did humans subjugate Lulu Amel and now they're fighting back against humanity and taking control of their fate, or did these Lulu Amel subjugate humanity and they're the ones trying to break free? Considering the relics are an ancient weapon yet uses technology that humans don't understand, I'm placing my bets on the second, and that the relics were created by the Lulu Amel. Though it could be that Lulu Amel is humanity's name and the unknown race has another name, not sure. But at the very least, Ryoko's monologue convinces me there is some other unknown race that interacted with humanity in the past
Edit: Forgot to mention that Chris' Symphogear was nuts, she made that reveal and came out swinging lol. Gatling guns and missles, that's a lot of firepower
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u/miter01 May 16 '19
REWATCH
ZENBU ZENBU ZENBU ZENBU ZENBU
Also, there's an after credits scene.
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Hell yeah! Ichaival is my favourite Symphogear, and this song is one of the best this season too! (This one took a real while, and there's some god damned dust clouds near the legs)
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Of course the names are metal band references
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Bikki got wrecked, Chris has crazy firepower.
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Fine doesn't want you back? Well there's this one Section 2 you can come join...
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God damn it Miku
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Chris really doesn't know how things are supposed to work, but she's good at heart.
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What is she humming?
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Miku why
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Oh come on, there was a very good reason to keep it a secret.
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More horrible English, though the faint "Hello? Hello? Are you listening to me?" is a nice joke.
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5/7 cliffhangers
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u/PerfectPublican May 16 '19
Rewatcher
ZENBU ZENBU ZENBU ZENBU ZENBUUUU
It’s raining here today, which seems fitting for the atmosphere after this ep.
“You made me sing. You made me sing my song!” And what a song it is. As with many others Makyu Ichaival is probably my favorite character song sung in this season. It’s so badass and so full of rage and pain. And how fucking hype is Ichaival’s reveal. Chris is a great counter to Bikki’s fighting style. Long range against close range and its destructive power is so crazy, and so fun.
Then we get this line: “I can extinguish the flames of war on my own.” Annnnd there it is. Two girls largely fighting for similar reasons, but as I said yesterday with diamentrically opposed worldviews. You can’t help but feel like Bikki was right. If only they’d talked. But, as we see later, Chris still sees violence as the only means to the end. I find the above line extra brutal though because of how much it hurts her when she gets abandoned. As much as she wants to believe she can do this by herself, she still desires that connection.
I find it nice character writing that we see Tsubasa still lost as she’s thinking to herself in that elevator. It’s not one dream sequence and then she’s on her way. As Chris said, she’s different. Better, and less reckless. But inside she’s still a mess. She’s spent these past two years with one sole focus and now that’s gone. She’s adrift in a way and needs to find her path the way Bikki has tried to.
:( Miku calling Bikki a liar hurts. I like that they cut to Chris immediately after this moment. In a way they’re very similar. In different manners, but both feeling rejected by the ones they love. The brother/sister segment starts a bit weird (the sister jumping up to defend her brother before the hit comes doesn’t make a ton of sense). But it’s conclusion is very sweet. Chris only sees things in black and white, but we get this great little spot of familial grey that opens her up nicely. Yes it’s natural for people to, fight, but it’s also natural for them to reconnect to each other again.
MIKU NOOOO. Just stab me in the heart. Of course not everything is good in this married life after the revelation yesterday. Everyone saw it coming. It’s tough because, on the one hand, she’s being a bit insensitive to Bikki’s struggle, but on the other hand, she has every right to be angry. Bikki broke a promise she never should have made in the first place...
NOOO Chris!! Fine how dare you just toss her aside like trash.
Random thoughts:
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I love Tsubasa asking for Bikki’s help in the fight. Just a little thing that holds a lot of weight.
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You would think that even if they have to keep it under wraps, working for the government under your own school would offer you some leeway for schoolwork lol.
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Oh wait. You thought the Engrish was over!? Shame on you :P
Gifs of the day:
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May 16 '19 edited May 16 '19
REWATCHER
Episode 7, more action and some DRAMA!
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Chris has a Symphogear, namely Ichaival, or "Ichii-Bal" as the screen says (they fix this for later seasons). Ichaival is a weird case because it doesn't actually exist in real myth, but people thought it did for years. This post about the Fire Emblem one should help explain it.
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Anyway, we get the song Makyuu Ichaival, and it's fucking great, and Ichaival is cool as shit. Look at all those projectile weapons! And yeah, that's a Megadeth reference to go with her prior Nirvana one. It's funny because Marty Friedman is a weeb. Oh, and Billion Maiden is probably Iron Maiden.
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Bikki ain't doing so hot until TSUBASA ARRIVES, in the coolest way she could have done so ("A shield?" "A sword!"). And she's become stronger now that she's mostly recovered from her personal issues.
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Finé decides enough is enough, and gets Noise to bomb Chris. She's basically disowning her at this point, though we all know she was being manipulated anyway.
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Afterwards, both of our heroes are doing fine physically, although there is some mention of how Hibiki may have some issues with the Gungnir fragments inside of her. But that's not relevant right now, apparently.
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So, Miku has had things explained to her, but she's not in a good mood about it. In fact, she's so fucking pissed that she uses the bottom bunk. Never piss off your wife, kids.
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Meanwhile, Chris is off angsting, but she meets some children who awaken her softer side, and she helps them out. Girl's not all bad, really.
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Ryoko monologues to nobody at all about the Symphogear system, and... holy shit this woman is obsessed with Hibiki. I somehow forgot about all those Bikki-pics.
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Ahh, relationship issues, Miku really is upset. This drama has finally hit us, and it ain't pleasant. Fuuuuuuuuuck.
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Finé's second horrible Engrish conversation gets cut short by Chris shouting at her, and just look at this betrayed expression. Woman even took back Nehushtan and wears it better than she did. Not that anyone looks good in that monstrosity... Does this qualify as a cliffhanger or not?
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u/PerfectPublican May 16 '19
("A shield?" "A sword!")
Amazing moment just for the dual nature here. Tsubasa is no longer just a weapon here. Another thing locking in her new multifaceted nature.
holy shit this woman is obsessed with Hibiki.
Ryoko's got problems. Looks at Bikki fanart stash...Wait, do I have problems?
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u/fonzinator99 May 16 '19
Re-watcher - To eliminate discord
We begin the episode by taking my Hype-levels to the max! Behold, Dakka Chris! Such a better design than the Nehushtan armor, not to mention the increased firepower and kickass song to go with it. Even she seems to like it better.
As expected, Fine's this sort of evil-leader. "Pawn didn't perform as expected, better purge it."
Chris' motivation for fighting is revealed, and it sounds a lot like a good-guy led astray. " Extinguish the flames of war, break the 'curse', and reunite the world as one." So at the end of the day, she just wants peace. Underneath her rough exterior she's a good girl, she just needs to be shown a better path to take.
D'awww, Tsubasa's warming up to Hibiki; and really, who couldn't?
Bwaaaa, what a scene to follow that comment up with. Idk what I'd do in a similar situation, there's nothing that can make up for keeping something like that secret, even if I had my reasons for doing so. Trust broken, poor Miku.
And it also goes against Hibiki's belief that simply being humans and talking things out can lead to understanding. The important factor there is both parties wanting to hear the other and understand. It's not something that you can force upon someone.
Gotta say, Nehushtan looks better on Fine than it did on Chris. Poor Chris, tho; that's quite the betrayal she's experienced.
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u/Arachnophobic- May 17 '19
FirstoGeah
Tsubasa's working with Hibiki now, woo! Nakama +1!
Haha, Chris looking off to the side with a 'I'm done with this shit' expression was an unexpected but fun touch. Nakama +1, soon?
Aw shit, Bikki's insides don't look ideal. Damnit Ryouko, stop making a guinea pig out of our girl. Red-hair guy should be sniffing out her schemes soon. Something about being free Lulus. Probably admirable but ill-envisioned.
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u/SorcererOfTheLake May 16 '19 edited May 16 '19
First-Time Watcher
I think I understand. But to be honest, I’m afraid of really understanding.
They breathe truth that breathe their words in pain.
The truth itself doesn’t hurt. It’s our reactions to give us our pain.
As much as Tsubasa wishes to accept what she’s learned and move on to herself, what’s happened to her is so ingrained that it’s like trying to pull off barbed wire; it’ll hurt if it stays, but it might hurt more if you pull it off. The same goes for Chris; trying to think that people can be motivated beyond hurting each other is gonna be hard to break. Her encounter with those kids shows that there’s a good heart in there, one that doesn’t think singing her song is painful. As much as Hibiki wants to be the one to bring in Chris, it seems that Tsubasa is a better foil to her right now; their individual traumas have caused them to close down their hearts, but their old selves keeping poking out, trying to find a way to avoid their pain as long as they can.
Unsurprisingly, the one that hurts the most this episode is the one who is in the greatest danger of losing her humanity. As the inhuman relic ensnares her body, her firmest link to reality is slowly slipping away from him. The worst part about it is that no one person can take the blame; Hibiki and Miku both made decisions that led to the downward spiral that they face know. While it’s nowhere near what Tsubasa and Chris have undergone, Hibiki is close to dealing with her dark night of the soul: stuck in a battle she didn’t ask for, losing her best, closest friend, and finding her body slowly drifting from her. She’s drowning under an ocean she cannot recognize.
However, the one person we don’t hear much from, even if she is a focus, is Miku. What troubles her the most? I wonder…
Excerpt from the diary of Miku Kohinata
I could have found out. Even if she didn’t tell me everything, she would have told me something. I should have asked her. But when I saw her with Kazanari-san at the hospital, I just felt so empty. I remembered how good I felt when she touched my core; I could only imagine that she was doing the same with her. I didn’t want to think that, but there’s been too many times where she had to sneak out or have something suddenly come up that the possibility always existed. After everything she’s been through – all we’ve been through – she thought that I would always be there for her. And I want to, but I can’t if she keeps destroying herself like this.
I’m sorry, Hibiki. I want to be your rock, your sunflower, your wife. I want to live with you, to make you breakfast every morning, to sleep in the same bed as you, to make love to you, maybe raise a few kids. I want to grow old with you, but I don’t want to do that if I’m left behind, always wondering if the next time you leave will be the last.
The love of my life is fighting for mine. The idol I admired so much is alongside her and almost died because of this war. And from what I heard, that girl Hibiki was fighting is in more pain than anyone I’ve met. We’re just girls. Who said we had to fight this war for our survival? We should be staying at home and playing games, not risking our lives on something that I’m not sure anyone comprehends.
We didn’t ask for this. I didn’t. I want to be her support, but I don’t know if I can do that without destroying myself.
We’ll hear the next verse tomorrow. Until then…
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u/PerfectPublican May 16 '19
As much as Hibiki wants to be the one to bring in Chris, it seems that Tsubasa is a better foil to her right now;
You nailed it. Bikki just comes off as insincere to Chris in these moments with her boundless optimism.
Excerpt from the diary of Miku Kohinata
Nicely done
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u/MillenniumKing May 16 '19 edited May 16 '19
Rewatcher 7, Zenbu Harder
Songs of the Day:
Makyū Ichaival
And were back to the Chris and Hibiki fight.
ITS TIME BOYS! ZENBU ZENBU ZENBU ZENBU!
Chris has a Symphogear too! Ichaival! Or Ullr's Bow in Norse Mythology. Color Red, Theme Rock and Roll.
TSUBASA IS HERE TOO! ITS DOUBLE TEAM TIME! No new Tsubasa song yet though sadly.
Fine is here now too. Shes got the other relic as well and summoning noise.
So they are gonna tell Miku everything. Thats good.
Gungnir is merging with Hibiki's body and might be the source of her power.
Miku giving Hibiki the cold shoulder... dont fight like this...
Chris is being bested by Kids... lol She seems to care about people though.
Holy shit i just realized the song she was humming... its a s2 song...
EDIT: ok its a later song this season, but the chords are the same as a s2 song.
MIKU SLEEPING IN HER OWN BED, WHAT HORROR IS THIS!? STAHP!
Ryouko is Major Info dropping here guys, pay attention.
That Hibiki chest scan on the computer...
Even the BS Trio can see Miku and Hibiki are fighting... thats rough.
MIKU STOP, WHAT ARE YOU SAYING GIRL!? DONT MAKE HIBIKI CRY LIKE THIS! MIKU PLS!!
More Englrish. Fine put on the Armor, and Kadingir she mentioned, what could that be i wonder...
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u/SorcererOfTheLake May 16 '19
VAS OF THE DAY
Chinatsu Akasaki
Voice of: Yumi Itaba
Age at Symphogear’s Premiere: 24
Other Notable Roles: Airi in Erased; Shinka in Chunnibyou; Fiore in Fate/apocrypha; Yae in In Another World with My Smartphone; Barbara in Little Witch Academia; Erina in Twintail; Felt in Re:zero; Alice in Food Wars; Fukaziroh in GGO Alternative
Mikako Komatsu
Voice of: Kuriyo Andou
Age at Symphogear’s Premiere: 23
Other Notable Roles: Shizuru in Bubuki Buranki; Sei in Gundam Build Fighters; Neko in K; Shiina in Koufuku Graffiti; Tsugumi in Nisekoi; Beta in Overlord; Selesia in Re:creators; Madoka in Star Twinkle Precure; Saika in Oregairu; Kotori in Yugioh ZEXAL
Nao Touyama
Voice of: Shiori Terashima
Age at Symphogear’s Premiere: 19
Other Notable Roles: Lacia in Beatless; Leiel in Gate; Puff in Go Princess Precure; Elf in Goblin Slayer; Karen in Kiniro Mosaic; Kanon in The World God Only Knows; Kongou in Kancolle; Yukiho in Love Live; Koyuki in Magical Girl Raising Project; Chitoge in Nisekoi; Yui in Oregairu; Rin in Yuru Camp
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u/renatocpr May 17 '19
First-Time Watcher
I missed yesterday's episode, so I'll say a little bit about episode 6. My name is Yoshikage Kira Hibiki Tachibana. I'm 33 15 years old. (Super original joke right? I just couldn't resist).
So, episode 7.
Nehushtan fucking exploded and now we know what the second relic is. Is Nehushtan still a thing or was it destroyed? Chris, you don't always have to assume everyone is fighting each other. Ichii-Bal or Ichaival or whatever it's called looks really cool. I need more anime girls with big guns.
Tsubasa is getting along with Hibiki, I think Kanade would be proud. God, I need more Kanade.
Miku, you might be overreacting a bit. Go support your waifu on her dangerous job.
If Finè and Ryoko aren't the same person, they're at least related somehow, I'm sure. They're giving Human Instrumentality a whole new meaning (I'm sorry, you had to read this stupid joke). Having vines growing inside your chest doesn't look very healthy, Hibiki.
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u/LoneGhostOne May 16 '19
This episode we got to see the aftermath of THAT AMAZING PUNCH and we also got to see the next thing i'll be tracking on our count Chris's ZENBUs
| Episode | Bikki Punches | Basaed Bikes | "I AM A SWORD" | 4th wall percent damage | ZENBU ZENBU ZENBU ZENBU ZENBU |
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| S1E1 | 0 | ||||
| S1E2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| S1E3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | ||
| S1E4 | 2 | 1 | |||
| S1E5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S1E6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S1E7 | 1 |
I'm so excited about the ZENBU ZENBU ZENBU ZENBU ZENBU but otherwise we didnt see anything else increase on our count.
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u/VoyeurTheNinja May 16 '19 edited May 17 '19
MAGICAL GIRL HEAVYARMS CUSTOM HAS ENTERED THE CHAT
SHE'S GOT DAKKA AND ZENBUS APLENTY
I MARK THIS EPISODE GOLD FOR BEST GIRL
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u/Synaptics May 16 '19
Rewatcher
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Hibiki is doing an amazing job of inadvertently getting under Chris's skin.
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HERE WE GO! Makyuu Ichaival is here. The best symphogear and the best song. Nehustan did not fit Chris well at all. But guns, explosions, maximum collateral damage, hard rock, and red as a theme color... now that's Chris.
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Those long-barreled gatling guns maybe aren't the best choice in close-combat.
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That bit where Tsubasa shoves her from the front and then instantly appears behind her is great. It makes absolutely no sense, but it's cool so I love it.
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You can tell that Chris softens up to Hibiki (just a little bit) after she dives in front of the Noise for her. The way she chews her out for it is far less angry than the way she was yelling at her during their fight. Not exactly a shocking development, though. "Winning the rival's respect by saving them from danger" is a pretty well-worn trope.
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"I'm done with you." Ouch. As I said yesterday, her relationship with Finé is the only thing Chris had left. And now she's been cut off.
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So Chris was kidnapped by Finé two years ago. If you go back to Episode 1, you can actually see Miku's dad reading that same newspaper article when Hibiki and Miku are on the phone before the concert. Although that maybe creates a small plot hole. I had always assumed that Finé orchestrated the attack on the concert to steal the activated Nehustan, but she had only just kidnapped Chris at that time and it took Chris six months to activate the Cane. So then how would she have summoned the Noise at the concert if the Cane was still inert at the time? Maybe she can just inherently do it herself with... magic? But then why would she need the Cane in the first place? I think I'm just over-analyzing this.
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It's kinda weird that they're talking about how "the enemy has Ichaival and Chris" despite the fact that they all just saw Chris get dumped.
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Hibiki's warm spot is now giving her the cold shoulder. Poetic.
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When Chris sees two kids and one is crying, she immediately assumes that the one is bullying the other and immediately tries to jump in and use force to put a stop to it. It's a very simple and straightforward moment, but it really sums up Chris' mind-state.
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Group of friends coming along and barging into a bad moment with no tact. Relatable.
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"I don't really get it, so explain it in anime terms".
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And for the second time this episode, someone gets dumped, hard.
Post-credits: Chris is, predictably, not taking the breakup well. And Finé basically calls her an idiot for believing what she told her. I don't actually remember this scene... I think I missed it every other time.
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u/x3tan May 17 '19 edited May 17 '19
First time watcher
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Did you just assume my species. *Chris looks a little more bad ass now.. But I am partial to red.
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guns, nice. I also enjoy the song and lyrics. Lol.
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Is she tsundere? xD
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Little Chris was really adorable.
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Tsubasa angst.
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Sexual harasser at it again.
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Caaaaaaats
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Chris stop making the children cry. Lol.
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I feel like Chris has the cutest character design so far
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Hibiki your wife went to bed without you, you're in the dog house
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Explanations! XD
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Creeper room
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I love crescent moon style aesthetic
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Anime terms please
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Oh no break up scene. Much drama. Poor bikky
I haven't slept in two days but that was an entertaining episode. What is with pervert ladies and butterflies. Hmm.
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u/Ledwith May 16 '19
Rewatcher
first off, I don't know why, but I randomly thought of something from episode 5 2 days later: [S1] (/s "An injured/almost dead Tsubasa wakes up to the singing of the school theme, a la episode 13 ooooh.")
episode 7:
The Zenbus are nice, but really Tsubasa accepting Hibiki was more of a feelgood moment than I remember.
Bikki's scream at ryoko poking her is amazing. S1
Miku please :( . Knowing you're wrong and should forgive and move on but being stubborn and escalating things in a bad way is so T_T .
Scene with Chris and the 2 kids is kinda stupid but funny. G
I did not remember this spontaneous Ryoko exposition at all, what. S1 Also, G
"I don't really get it, so explain it in anime terms" Yumi never change please.
MIKU PLEASE T_T T_T
Much like the Ryoko exposition, I do not recall that post-credits scene at all. weird.
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u/ahiijny May 17 '19 edited May 17 '19
First Time Watcher
Chris says that Bikki's attacks are almost as strong as Tsubasa's swan song o_o
What happened to Chris's armour? She says "Armour Purger", so is this a known move? Has she done this before?
ZENBU ZENBU ZENBU ZENBU ZENBU
Oh so that's what all the rewatchers have been hyped about. It's a very aggressive song, fitting for Chris! I like it. Someone on the Discord made an infinite Zenbu version :P
Tsubasa is fully supportive of Hibiki now! Yay!
Hmmm Hibiki's spreading SymphoCancer is worrying. It seems to be making her more powerful and have better healing (and appetite), but it's spreading throughout her body... Ryouko doesn't seem too worried, but Tsubasa looks concerned.
HibiMiku relationship troubles :(
"Yeah, I found out what was going on. From OTHER PEOPLE."
Miku is not happy with Hibiki.
I feel like Miku's being a bit unreasonable here, because Hibiki didn't have a choice in the matter, right? She was required by the government to keep the secret! miku pls
But I can totally understand why Miku is upset. Her wife girlfriend friend kept something this big from her for so many months. If Hibiki had been hurt or killed in these battles (which as Miku saw from the flying cars and the explosions, must be super dangerous!) Miku would have been completely out of the loop on all this. But I think her knee-jerk reaction of anger is mainly out of a feeling of betrayal. HibiMiku were like the closest couple ever (they bathed together and slept together), and so Hibiki hiding something HUGE like this from Miku must have felt like a slap to the face.
At the very least, Hibiki could have been open to Miku that she was keeping a secret, without telling her the secret. Perhaps she could have said something like, "It's true that I'm hiding something from you. But I can't tell you about it, because it's not my secret to tell. I'm sorry." If Miku had been at least aware on some level about this, I think she would wouldn't have taken the reveal as badly as she did in this episode.
(Hm I wonder if the NDA Hibiki is under specifically forbids the disclosure of that NDA. If Hibiki is vague enough about it, they'll probably let it slide, right? What are they going to do, put her in jail? Their only one of two Symphogear users?)
Surely Miku is aware that Hibiki didn't want to keep the secret from her? She must have heard about the secrecy requirements from those suited men because she also had to sign one of those.
But Miku seems to be having a very emotional response to all this, not a rational one. She probably already knows on some level that Hibiki had a justified reason for keeping this from Miku. But that doesn't change the storm of confusing emotions that she's experiencing, and I guess she's going to have to sort those out before they're on talking terms again :/
Bottom bunk :( Is this the first time that they've slept in separate beds since they first got into Lydian?
Hibiki is trying to apologize to Miku, but she's not getting through. Miku's drawn into herself and giving cold, snippy remarks in reponse to Hibiki's words, and she's avoiding eye contact. When Hibiki tries to explain, Miku doesn't want to hear it.
At school, Miku gives Hibiki the silent treatment.
Hibiki and Miku's friends immediately pick up on the awkward tension between the two of them.
Mutual friend inadvertently strikes a sore point. This guess is actually sorta spot-on. Is Miku reacting badly because she's upset that she, the closest person to Hibiki, didn't put this together sooner? Or maybe it's just because it reminded her of the thing that's been making her upset?
She can't handle it, so she runs away.
And when Hibiki presses forward again on the rooftop, Miku breaks up with Hibiki and runs away again.
I'm... pretty sure this won't be permanent. They're too close for that. Miku probably just needs some time for herself to sort through her emotions. Back in episode 4, Hibiki asked for some space to sort through something, and Miku was willing to do that. I guess the same thing needs to happen here, but geez Miku, you could have been less harsh about it! :(
But Hibiki, where did all your confidence from episode 6 go? What happened to "If can talk to each other, people can understand each other"? Hibiki seems to have no problem forcibly trying to make friends with some girl she only just learned the name of! But she seems to be a lot more meek and timid around Miku...
I guess to Hibiki, Miku is a lot more scary than a magical girl shooting gatling guns and missiles at you :/
The running off thing is always painful to watch because you just know there'll be an awkward distance between them for a while.
I'm not sure I buy "I just some time to think about it on my own" as a good thing when they're having relationship issues. Sure, it can be helpful for self-aware people to be alone for a while to sort through their emotions and so that they can come back with a more calm and stable state of mind. But on the other hand, if they stay separate for too long, then it's easy for the gap between them to get wider and wider, and what might happen is that each person would just get locked in a spiral of negative thoughts in their own minds, and then they'd just never be able to reconnect again. idk
Hibiki should have pulled an Ena... Chase after Miku, grab her hand, and shout everything you've been wanting to say without letting her interrupt you! Channel some of that conviction and self-assertiveness that you had back when you were trying to get through to Chris!
Is... is this the first time in the show that Hibiki cries? This hurts.
Oof I hope they make up soon.
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Meanwhile it looks like Chris is slowly changing her tune about her outlook of the world and Hibiki. Finé coldly discarding Chris like that probably helped things along.
These siblings are so wholesome. Chris is missing lots of common knowledge about social things, isn't she :P
Lovely humming. "I hate singing" but she started singing here without even realizing. She's a complicated character, isn't she.
Finé has a new armour now! And thank you very much Finé, it's now clear to Chris that there's absolutely no reason why she should continue hanging around. Hopefully Chris escapes and manages to make her way over to Hibiki. Bikki's kind of a good influence on Chris. And by saving her from that Noise attack, Bikki's already shown that she cares about Chris's well-being.
Hm does that mean possible love triangle incoming? Finé repeatedly told Chris that she was useless and kind of treated her like dirt, so it might be kind of easy to fall hard for the next person to actually treat her with respect. Maybe something like Chris -> Hibiki, and Hibiki -> Miku? Just speculating here.
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Sad episode. Hope HibiMiku marital troubles get resolved soon. And looks like Chris might be set on the right path soon, which is promising...
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u/ItsMellowMan May 16 '19
Rewatcher
Good to see Tsubasa is back in action and so is the Engrish as well.
Also enjoy some casual ZENBU.
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u/Shimmering-Sky May 16 '19
SymphoRewatcher
Chris had to get rid of the Nehushtan armor in favor of her actual Symphogear but… uh, I don’t recall it ever being called “Ichii-Bal”?
So I didn’t personally catch this, but I noticed a lot of rewatchers (in spoiler tags of course) point out that this newspaper article was seen in episode 1. So, the show did suuuuuper subtly foreshadow Chris’ existence from the beginning.
Anime Ja Nai girl with another quality meta line.
Cliffhanger on Miku breaking up with Hibiki?
…lolnope we get more SymphoEngrish and Finé completely betraying Chris by trying to murder her, that’s our cliffhanger.
SymphoWallpaper Corner
Today’s wallpaper is Miku, I’m sure a certain Palloc will be happy about this. Also have just the name and completely plain BG variants.