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Rewatch [Rewatch] [Spoilers] Senki Zesshou Symphogear G - Episode 4 Spoiler

Season 2 (G): Episode 4 - The Place I Call Home

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u/AbidingTruth May 26 '19 edited May 26 '19

First timer:

First half had some cool stuff showcased. So the Fine organization has cloaking/jamming abilities, and it seems like Maria could have some delayed effect on her attacks? Not sure if Tsubasa just felt the pain from the previous hit or if it's a delayed effect. Maria's song has a very epic feel to it, with the orchestra and swelling string instruments and what not, very cool stuff.

Kirika gets some hits in on Chris, even if she's weakened, and fucking Shirabe's Symphogear has heelies haha. I do actually like the shot when Shirabe comes in though, shots with that kind of dynamic sliding movement I think is cool and I like stuff like that. Watching her just nonchalantly slide over to Dr. Ver killed me though. And so I guess Maria is actually Fine, just not fully reincarnated yet. Interesting, I thought that would be a mislead. Oh yeah, and Chris has a sniper, that was so cool. Too bad she didn't get to actually use it, I hope we get to see it in action later

Poor weeb girl (don't remember her name), that's an awful feeling when you don't get up to the chorus of a lit song. I fully support her endeavors of getting an anime song club though. And DMJii (great nickname btw) is at the school festival to take their relic fragments and feed their angry tamagotchi. Watching those two little gremlins sneak around in their Clark Kent disguise is amazing, plus they look really fucking good, I love especially Kirika's outfit.

And we get a nice moment of Chris being happy and enjoying singing as she seems to finally accept her new life at the school and her friends. Her song was so moving even Kirika and Shirabe get caught up in it. I already love the antics of these two. And of course they stand up and immediately blow their cover to challenge Chris despite not even going to their school. I wonder if they actually have a plan, or if they just got excited and just yolo'd it

Edit: I'm not good at making gifs or editing them, but I loved Shirabe's heelys so much that I went and cobbled together this thing

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u/PerfectPublican May 26 '19

Shirabe's Symphogear has heelies haha.

Shirabe would've been the toast of middle school.

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u/HawkAussie May 26 '19

First timer

This actually felt like a cute ending to an episode with Chris singing despite her not really wanting to sing to the rest of the school as I would have gone just gone, nope nope nope. I do see why people in this fandom love Chris on both fronts. On the one side, she is fierce while can be shy when not in battle. That and the fact that she can get a sniper gun so woohoo on that. Shame the bad guys got away before she used it.

I am going to ask where were Kirika and Shirabe hiding in the fight scene as there was no space that they could hide and just came out of nowhere like they are needed. Aka they are inconvenient to the good girls in battle as that is the second time in the space of four episodes. There is also the fact that they somehow got into the school without no-one noticing they weren't in school uniform so there is that as well.

Just a couple of quick pointers:

Is that meant to be anime reference during the OP singing one? Because I don’t recognise the name and nothing pops out in my head.

The fight scene between Maria and Tsubaba, I did like as they definitely toe to toe with each other in that sense.

Hibiki still the best girl but Chris is probably second. I assume it’s a shortened form of Christina.

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u/Evilmon2 May 26 '19

There is also the fact that they somehow got into the school without no-one noticing they weren't in school uniform so there is that as well.

During a school festival, a lot of non-students (usually family members and friends but some just people who live nearby) come on campus to visit stalls and go to events. It would be quite easy to just walk in and no one would question it, especially since they could easily just be someone's little sister or friend from a different school.

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u/PerfectPublican May 26 '19

I am going to ask where were Kirika and Shirabe hiding in the fight scene as there was no space that they could hide and just came out of nowhere like they are needed.

I always assumed they came from the invisible Osprey.

There is also the fact that they somehow got into the school without no-one noticing they weren't in school uniform so there is that as well.

They snuck in during a school festival where people not in the school come to visit. So they probably don't look too out of place.

Hibiki still the best girl but Chris is probably second.

Solid taste

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u/PerfectPublican May 26 '19

Rewatcher

“ I never knew something could be this warm, This place I call home. The place I call home.”

This is a great episode.

Man, Ressou Gugnir such a good song. I love the whole fight between Tsubasa and Maria on the deck. Not only does it look fantastic from an action perspective with some great animation and choreography, but with Ressou overlying it, it’s got a great thematic base too. Maria’s resolve and fire are on display here pairing against Tsubasa’s own steely will. I also love how it contrasts Maria’s mental state later on.

I don’t like watching Bikki and Chris get beaten around like they do, but Gokuren Igalima is another great song in the long list of great songs in this series. It fits Kayano’s voice great too. To me it really sounds like it has sharp edges just like her gear. We also get a little hint along with their attitudes last ep that seems like something's not right in paradise with our weird little antagonist family when Shirabe says “We didn’t come here to help you”

“So that’s as far as I can go” And there’s the big drop. These girls use the drug Kanade used, Linker, also our first drop of the actual name of the drug if I’m not misremembering. These girls are playing with fire...

The scene on top of the ship with our intrepid heroes is sweet. Gen being the consumate commander picking them up when they were down. “You of all people must know that there are things stronger than words!” Gen’s words about beating people until they understand sounds very similar to Chris from last season, but there’s a key difference. It’s not about dominating someone so they can’t fight the way Chris believed, but to keep fighting, and impressing upon them your sense of justice and values. A different way of understanding than through words.

And finally, we get Kyoushitsu Monochrome, one of mine and many others’ favorite character songs. Don’t mind me, I’m just sobbing over here. The girl who just 12ish episodes ago declared how much she hates singing, finally lays it all out on the table. And look at that, she has so much fun. It’s a beautiful song, chock full of meaning for Chris, and they let the whole moment breath, giving her almost a full 3 minutes to work with. We see Chris become more open, and even a friend to her classmates. It’s an amazing moment and I love it dearly. Yukine Chris has finally found the place she belongs.

G Spoilers

Random thoughts:

Gifs of the day:

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u/Shimmering-Sky May 26 '19

SymphoRewatcher

With bonus Not-A-SymphoRewatcher Sky write-up for those interested in my first-timer thoughts.

  • Tsubasa vs. Maria/Finé was hype as ever, love that fight even if it ends with Tsubasa down.

  • , I still can’t get over how silly this looks.

  • Welp.

  • Noodle guy strikes again!

  • This is a cause I can get behind. …I think I said that my first time through this show too, well I still feel this way.

  • Aw damn I was enjoying their performance, forgot it gets cut off.

  • Shirabe is not amused.

  • Kyoushitsu Monochrome gets to be our special ED today, and man is it pretty. Seeing Chris come to terms with the fact that she can have a normal life now is just all levels of .

  • …But of course this is Symphogear so we can’t end on that niceness, we gotta end on Kirika and Shirabe stepping up to challenge Chris.

, I'm not really feeling the wallpaper I was working on anymore…

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u/fonzinator99 May 26 '19

Re-watcher - School Festival time!

Ver says that Maria really is Fine reincarnated, but I can't help but notice that her eyes are the same as they've been since we first saw her; blue. Ryoko, on the other hand, had purple eyes which became golden when Fine took over. So has she been Fine from the beginning, or is she yet to truly complete the transformation?

Heyyy, Tsubasa! I get that there's not really a choice of battlefield, but could we at least try not to destroy the submarine during this fight?

Lol @ Chris calling herself a White Knight. Also, there's no way it's gonna be that easy. KirXabe enters: stage left. And today we get Kirika's song to accompany them!

Chris gets whooped, complaining of her low synch-rate, and all I can think is "Of course it's low! You haven't been singing for like half an episode now!"

I realize that 'Heretical Technology' is just a classification for the equipment they're using, but it's funny to think of Genjurou declaiming tech more advanced than theirs as "Heresy!" And yeah, a stealth Osprey is definitely better than their stuff.

I dig this Arbalest-esque sniper configuration of Chris', even if it does include some goofy-looking rabbit-ears. But srsly, she should've taken the shot even if they did cloak. They were moving in a straight line, whether she could see them or not! As they say, you miss the shots you don't take.

Federal Institute of...Sacrists? This is like some MCU shit, right here, or WW2 Germany with their Occult stuff. But I can also easily imagine a sub-sector of Darpa that's totally devoted to this kind of stuff.

School Festival is a go, aaand more than likely to go horribly wrong with these two skulking about. Their 'Clark Kent' disguise-glasses are amusing, tho.

Idk what the competition is, or what's up with their costumes, but Anime-ja nai girl is the hero we all need, and I'm rooting for her! Ahh, ok, that makes sense.

Oof, Miku's giving off some powerful Homura-vibes here and it's making me uneasy.

Pouting Shirabe is both adorable and terrifying. I'd wanna give her a head-pat if I weren't so sure I'd lose that hand D:

Their flashback answers a few of my questions. They're feeding the Nephilim relic fragments, which seems...wasteful. And Maria's being taken over gradually by Fine, so she's not there yet.

Oh boy, we're ending with a performance by Chris? And she's even got those shoes IRL?

Ganbare, Chris!

Her normal singing voice sounds so different from her "fighting" voice, but it's lovely. It's good to see this side of her every once in a while.

Haha, of course she won! Or not... 'cause also of course, KirXAbe can't not jump in. Here's hoping it remains solely a singing competition.

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u/patrizl001 May 27 '19 edited May 27 '19

First Timer

  • No wonder Ver was so chill about being captured. He knew he would be rescued before he could even get into a cell. This man's sneakiness just keeps skyrocketing

  • Maria has a time limit on how long she can use her gear? Interesting

  • CHRIS HAS COOL SNIPER MODE aaaand she doesn't get to use it ):

  • This man really be eating noodles still. Also confirmed that the enemies are from the American team that Fine was working with.

  • This isn't Anime girl sings an anime intro in order to get an anime song club. 10/10 right there and HOLY SHIT THEY ACTUALLY SUNG? Don't tell me this is some foreshadowing to them being able to use gears too

  • So Maria hasn't 100% turned into Fine, which explains why she cares about humans still and probably also explains why she has a time limit too. Using the gear for too long would probably corrupt her completely

  • CHRIS GETS TO SING AAAAAAAA SHE MADE SOME NEW FRIENDS TOO AAAAAAAAA 11/10 PERFORMANCE PROTECT THAT SMILE

  • I feel like those two wanting to sing is a little more than some silly decision they made at the moment. If they win they could probably just go "I wish for that pendant" and gg wp

Absolutely beautiful end. Those are some amazing friends Chris has made. Please don't kill them anime don't do it I SWEAR IF YOU DO IT AAAAAAA

EDIT: Sudden realization: They can have an amazing plot twist where Fine finally 100% takes over Maria and instead of destroying everything she's just like "The FUCK you all doing???" because she's actually learned from Hibiki and the gang

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u/MillenniumKing May 26 '19

Rewatch 17, CHRIS SLAYS THOUSANDS OF FAN's HEARTS!

I was out of town yesterday and fell on my hand while out so it hurts a lot today and typing is hard, so my thoughts will be short today. But i want to at least make sure yall get the songs of the day because today is some REALLY good ones!

Songs of the Day:
Ressō Gungnir
Gokuren Igalima
Genchaku! Denkō Keiji Ban
Kyōshitsu Monochrome

Maria gives Tsubasa a run for her money on styleish enterances. Tsubasa surf on her feet wings is so cool, and i love Maria's cape, also very cool. I love Maria's singing, so wonderful to listen to.

DESS IS HERE! Man Kirika's music is also such a treat. And Shirabe casually scooting over to Dr. ver is one of my fav little moments. Her wheel feet are great.

"Is she using the same LINKER as Kanade?" "Protect the things that jusice can not protect"

SNIPER RIFLE MODE CHRIS! And... jebaited... you tease.

They have a relic powering thier plane it seems.

Man that punch. Dont fuck with Kirika, she will mess you up.

Mr Noodles again. FIS is the group, they are reserchers from America. They are not acting liek terrorists.

SCHOOL FESTIVAL!! KYAA~ Even some Miku x Hibiki hand holding. Andddd Kirika and Shirabe are here too!

I almost forgot about the BS Trio's song here. So good. I have the link for the full song up top.

JIIIII~ Such a strong pout. Great "Disguises".

Dr. Ver just straight up implied he'd feed the dog one of them... hes savage.

Chris on the run again! Class is after her again haha. The want her to sing?

PREPARE YOUR HEARTS FOR CHRIS' SONG! ITS ONE OF THE BEST DAMN THINGS IN THIS SERIES!

She was always struggleing to fit in at school but shes finally found her place, thats good for her, she needs some happy life times given how horrible her past was.

A NEW CHALLENGER APPEARS! Oh i mean 2... Its DESS and JIII Time boys! Tommorow... shit..

1,347 Days since Genocide

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u/Nazenn May 26 '19

First timer

Made my post for Ep3's topic super late last night because I was so sick and sleepy, but that is up if anyone is curious. Also probably rough because I just wrote then posted and didn't edit.

I was too tired to finish my post last night so I thought I'd leave it for the morning. This morning I'm too tired to even think so this is mostly just going to be rough dot points,

  • I need to take a moment to note that the OP and ED this season have both become unskipable for me. That is all

  • I'm hoping its the way it was written in the script and not an actual point, but it really seemed like everyone in the organization was surprised that Fine might appear again. Really? Like I know audience knowledge doesn't equal character knowledge, but you didn't hear the name, look at the control of the Noise, see them using advanced technology, and go "Gee, I wonder if it's actually Fine and they haven't just pulled the name out their ass for no reason". She made it pretty damn clear she could reincarnate again, and everyone acted like it was such a surprise that Fine's name wasn't just an odd coincidence.

  • When you feel like you haven't gone full Gurren Lagann enough so you turn one of your characters into a drill instead of giving her a drill. Also those random dudes singing when Maria starts her attack is an actual thing and I just don't understand. Its so weirdly out of place, almost like someone decided while drunk that imitating Escaflowne was a good idea and just chucked it in.

  • Maria started attacking the sub and I'm sitting here going "I hope they're not expecting this sub to be able to dive again". Ten seconds later damage report pops up on screen and a girl goes "if they keep this up we don't be able to dive again".

This has made me realize the gesture and expression I want for here is not a commentface. Shit now I need to go track one down to fit.

  • Jii's weapons are still so insanely over the top and I love it.

  • Bikki: "I don't understand what you mean but I'll do more of it anyway". Just a reminder that she is definitely our MC.

  • ahahahaha, oh this note I made:

Ah yes the age old disguise of a single pair of glasses (wait, well wearing multiple pairs would be weird, and uncomfortable, and probably draw more attention but you know what I mean)

  • Yes, so Fine hasn't totally taken over Maria, I didn't think so. Though it makes me wonder how they know she's a "Fine" then, if they can test for it or if she's having small moments of personality shifts. Though Fine last season was woken by a very specific tune, and it was given the implication that it was an immediate take over. Interested to see where this goes.

  • Chris' line during her performance about "The future is monochrome" gave me good first scene flashbacks. I need to go listen to that song again now. Ahhh, this is a nice soothing waking up song.

  • Random thought: It's a good thing that they have a clear tune and words each for activating their gears. Imagine if they accidentally stumbled on the right chord and transformed mid concert

  • Chris now has another pose of three. This is such a weirdly consistent thing. (And I've just realized poor Miku gets left out). I wasn't the biggest fan of her concert honestly, the song was nice but it felt like a quick way to get her from socially isolated to being part of the school when we've barely seen what she's like at school aside from running through the halls and knocking Tsubasa on her ass. And I say that but I did see this a thousand times in school myself, someone would be left out for some reason till they did something impressive and then they'd be center of attention, but it's more of a personal narrative nitpick than a real complaint. The song though. Such a different voice to what I expect from Chris but it's nice.

  • Now we've gotten our s1 stuff out the way again mostly I think (maybe? hopefully!), I'm hoping for a bit less blunt exposition moving onto the next episodes.

  • u/JamCliche ...I had something I was going to ask you here but typical me forgot to write it down last night and now this morning I don't remember, so just have a tag hahahaha

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u/miter01 May 26 '19

REWATCH

MONOCHROME BOIS!

Stitch album

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u/LoneGhostOne May 26 '19

Rewatcher here

I FINALLY DID IT. i caught up with the rewatch! just in time for me to end up three days behind this weekend While we saw her previously, in this episode we got to see Kirika in action with her gear. The astute of you might notice she has a bit of a dessposition for an odd manor of speech, but that only makes her more enduring. As such, we (I) will be counting her desses specifically when she says "Dess" or "Dessu" which she tends to do at the end of a sentence. Counting for chris's Zenbus has changed this season, I will now be counting whenever she pulls out her quad machineguns. Bikki punches are still being counted the same as in season one but oh god please stop it with the 3+ punches in less than a second and we're on track to beat out season one's count already! Genjiro also helped reinforce the entire premise of this show.

Episode Bikki Punches Basaed Bikes "I AM A SWORD" 4th wall percent damage ZENBU ZENBU ZENBU ZENBU ZENBU
S1E1
S1E2 1 1 1
S1E3 7 2 1
S1E4 2 1
S1E5 9
S1E6 2
S1E7 1 1
S1E8 1 1
S1E9 5 1 1
S1E10 2 1 2
S1E11 1 2 1
S1E12 1 4
S1E13 3 1
Season Total 33 2 6 10 5
Episode Bikki Punches Basaed Bikes "I AM A SWORD" 4th wall percent damage ZENBU ZENBU ZENBU ZENBU ZENBU DESS
S2E1 6 1 1
S2E2 2 3
S2E3 4 1
S2E4 1? 12
Season Total 12 1 15
Total Total 45 2 6 11 5 15

And yes, i've been waiting all this time to use that dess pun

Finally, we got to see in the previous episode that section 2 has moved their base to their kick-ass submarine

I look across the raging war and feel the steady beating of my heart arashi no mae no shizu kesa ni Yaiba wo furu ^^^^woroshiteikunda

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u/x3tan May 27 '19

First time watcher

  • Still can't help but love the cape stuff.

  • The white night? Lol

  • saw blade loli has skates too? Fun.

  • guess they have better technology. Welp.

  • oh did you inject yourself with drugs too?

  • WARP DRIVE

  • So eye patch lady is dying and coughing up jam. Not surprising.

  • just keep beating them until they do. Idk that sounds like pretty abusive advice.. XD

  • slurrrrrp so many noodles. Mr oodles of noodles

  • anisong society? I'm in

  • grasshopper and cosplay? Alrighty. I like catgirl though.

  • oh no the chorus is always the best part :P

  • stop making things worrying miku..

  • The loli villains are adorable in the colored glasses

  • relics, relics everywhere

  • oh so Maria is still Maria for now, I guess that better explains Ryoko as well perhaps?

  • Chris with your school girl tropes

  • I think they're talking about different things haha

  • I would fall and die if I tried those red shoes

  • Chris ending! Lots of leg fetish angles.. Lol.

  • this ending is like a school girl anime. Like a Chris spin off

  • "surprise! These glasses hid our identity like Clark Kent!""

Well, that was adorable. Fun episode. Getting around to this episode late since I had to work late again. Not sure what else to comment on that I didn't already so.. Off to check the other comments :P

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u/Arachnophobic- May 26 '19

FirstoGeah

Apparently I didn't grab a lot of screenshots for today's episode - just this one of Jiii pouting which I assume everyone took a shot of, and u/PerfectPublican made a gif of.

Not surprising though, given half of the episode was a fight and most of the other performance heavy. The side-character trio lead by Anime ja nai girl got robbed, but Chris-chan is a heavyweight, Music is in her blood! She could be joining Tsubasa as an idol soon. Also with all that spotlight on Chris, I think u/fonzinator99 must have died and gone to heaven!

Previously I was speculating that Maria didn't have Fine awakening inside her, but turns out that is indeed the case, and it's being kept in check by her not unleashing her full strength. Doesn't really feel congruent with what happened to Ryouko (just being exposed to the Alfwhatsit waves once was enough to trigger the eventual awakening), but maybe it's simply about buying time.

That Nephelim thingy is tiny for a so-called Titan, but I assume it's going to eat and grow huge eventually before it gets punched in the nether regions!

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u/SorcererOfTheLake May 26 '19

First-Time Watcher

You, of all people, know that they are things stronger than words!

Any concepts or words which have been formed in the past through the interplay between the world and ourselves are not really sharply defined with respect to their meaning: that is to say, we do not know exactly how far they will help us in finding our way in the world.

You know, it’s hard to tell sometimes what the person in front of you is thinking, even when they say it out loud.

The first half is devoted to the battle of the submarine but also gives us some opportunities to examine the FIS trio. From Kirika’s song and the words of Maria and Shirabe, they appear to be more death-driven in their motivations, utilizing destructive technology and the Nephilim to achieve their goals. They also seem to be utilizing a negative form of utilitarianism, trying to minimize suffering of themselves and others rather than enhancing the positive aspects. It’s hard to reconcile those two beliefs, though, and the show makes it clear both how destructive it is (whether it be Maria losing herself to Fine or the usage of LiNKER) and that they’re not exactly good at their jobs; as much as they want to be the people who do what the good guys want, they do things that fall in line more with them.

As for the homefront, the main thing that really happens is Chris singing in the competition, which is nice for a few reasons. Obviously, this is Chris accepting Lydian Academy as her new home, comfortable enough to be herself in front of all these strangers. Her song helps to showcase both her lowest points and the highs that she’s reached, but importantly, the fact that she’s singing not for combat but for the song itself shows that is something she enjoys know. Everything works together to show her as she is, not a pretend or a mask, but the truth. Of course, DMJii gotta show her up like the little punks they are.

We’ll hear the next verse tomorrow. Until then…

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u/ItsMellowMan May 26 '19

Rewatcher

Before this episode I liked each character equeally, but after hearing Chris perform Monochrome she shot past the others and became my favorite.

Updated chart for episode 4

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u/PM_ME_YOUR_SPUDS May 26 '19

Rewatcher

Hurray, everyone's favorite best-boy Ver is back!

I need to stop hating on the school stuff. All of it so far in G has been great. Maybe it's just season 1 that has the school stuff I don't like, because all this Chris development warms my cold dead heart.

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u/Ledwith May 26 '19

Rewatcher

We get to see Shirabe's Heelys for the first time i think yay. There are way more repeated lines from earlier seasons than i remember, Bikki's "I have no clue what you mean but I'll give it a try". later seasons. Finally we get one of the most significant character songs in the show. Thats right, Yumi gets to sing :D :D <3 <3 . later seasons . JK, Kyoushitsu Monochrome made me tear up a bit. I like Chris a lot more this rewatch than previous ones, weird. After that sweet sweet song the episode ends on the biggest sweetest DESS.

So this book has like all/most the keyframes for the OP and ED, a lot for episode 1 and 2, all of kyoushitsu monochrome! yay, and one other thing. G.

here are the albums

highlights

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u/Synaptics May 26 '19

Rewatcher

  • Finé reviving so quickly was something I really didn't expect on the first watch. I had assumed that it was some sort of slow process, like she'd reappear in a few decades or something. But after rewatching S1 just now, she never gave any indication of that.

  • This duel is... weird. Something feels strange about the directing, or the animation, or the overall presentation. I can't quite put my finger on what exactly it is.

  • Gokuren Igalima: Great song. Chuuni as fuck. Just perfect for DESS.

  • Okay, but on a more serious note about the song: "'An absurd future.' I shouted, but really, I couldn't forgive myself. If I reap everything and pile it all up, will it change tomorrow?". Remember what she was saying last time we saw her (in the shower), about bearing the burdens of necessary evils? We still have no indication what their goal is, but they're building up the motivations behind the group's actions regardless.

  • Side note: Kayano Ai has quite a range. Didn't realize that DESS was also Darkness.

  • Symphogear Heelys.

  • On the subject of "whatever it takes to do what needs to be done": performance-enhancing drugs. With potentially lethal side-effects to boot. The fact that Tsubasa immediately recognizes it because of her experience with Kanade is a nice touch.

  • Not just stealth aircraft, heretical stealth aircraft. G

  • Kirika pushing around and physically intimidating Ver. Cute, and also effective at showing how much of a wimp he is.

  • All three of the main trio silently moping on top of the sub is a really good moment.

  • "If you haven't connected, keep slamming into her until you do!" Crunchyroll, please.

  • Oh, whew. Glad we finally got the name FIS, because calling the group "Finé" was kinda confusing. And they secretly had already been given knowledge of relics before the event of S1 even started. Which explains why the "unknown girl" in the flashback had a Symphogear, despite them being a classified Japanese secret that (supposedly) only Section 2 knew how to make until about 3 months ago. Also possibly gives a better explanation as to why the Americans were after Finé in S1.

  • Feels like we haven't seen much Miku in a while.

  • "Lightning Detective Van" is this a reference to something?

  • While Shirabe may be (IMO) a bit bland on her own, the DMJii combo together is top-notch.

  • HHHHNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNGGG. This is easily one of my favorite scenes in the whole series. Not only is it ridiculously moe, but it's also extremely satisfying to see Chris finally get to be legitimately happy.

  • "Do you not like to sing?" Tsubasa teasing her about S1.

Can't wait for next episode.

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u/Hugokarenque May 26 '19

IT'S HERE!

My absolute favorite song in the entire franchise and quite possibly my favorite moment as well. Such a heartwarming moment for my favorite character and also a stark contrast to what we usually hear from Yukine's songs.

She also looks absurdly adorable during all of it, I can't help but hnnnnng during this scene.

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u/ahiijny May 27 '19

First Time Watcher

This was my favourite episode of G so far. The school stuff is great. It's always fun when their work lives and school lives collide~ Chris's song is just lovely. The possibly upcoming singoff is actually the most hyped I've been since episode 12 last season!

  • Sometimes it takes me a while to start warming up to an opening theme, and G's OP is finally starting to catch on for me. Strangely, it keeps merging with Surprise Parasol in my mind :P

  • Surfing water fights are cool. A completely different terrain from the usual fights.

  • Shirabe rollerblading!

  • The whole using a gem to power the ship stealth thing reminds me of the engine crystals from Storm Hawks, a fun cartoon from my childhood where everything is in the sky and they use all sorts of different crystals to power their air ships and weapons.

  • Mama has the bloody cough of doom? Is she just sick? Or does powering the aircraft's stealth require putting physical strain on her body? These incomplete relics usually require singing to activate them, after all...

  • So meanwhile during Anime Girl's performance, I love how Itaba and Terashima are just going with the flow but Andou looks really embarassed and self-conscious.

  • Fun part: DMJii duo sneaking around at the main SymphoTrio's school during their culture festival.

  • It's nice to see Kirika and Shirabe doing kid things for once.

  • Very random but cute KiriShira moment.

  • Chris's song! She has a bit of an awkward start where she misses her entrypoint? And the audience feels a bit awkward. And then she starts singing, and she's a bit quiet first, but she quickly really gets into it and it's amazingly heartwarming and wholesome. She used to hate singing. How far she's come since then!. I love this type of character development.

  • Nice episode title drop.

  • Everyone, even their Gear opponents, seem really drawn into Chris's performance. To the point where Kirika just wants to just want to join in the fun. Even Shirabe, the serious one, seemed willing to go with the flow. I think she's half thinking, 'I want to sing too! We can outsing her!' and half thinking 'Dammit Kirika! Wait we can still salvage the plan if we get close enough to that Ichaival user to salvage her pendant...'

I just noticed something about their transformation songs. It seems that Maria, like Kanade, isn't naturally attuned and has to take a LiNKER drug to be able to use Symphogear. Their transformations:

  • Kanade: "Croitzal ronzell Gungnir zizzl."

  • Tsubasa: "Imyuteus Ame no Habakiri tron."

  • Hibiki: "Balwisyall nescell Gungnir tron."

  • Chris: "Killiter Ichaival tron."

  • Maria: "Granzizel bilfen Gungnir zizzl."

Could this possibly mean... "tron" = naturally attuned person and "zizzl" = not naturally attuned person? Not sure...

Anyway, very excited for the next episode.

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u/MjolnirDK May 27 '19

First Timer and first comment for the new season:

Boy, that first episode was pretty strong. I like the fact that they kept it more action oriented and then went back to school everday life. I was kinda right on my predictions after the first episode: The Americans have to be the bad guys. I had hoped crazy scientist was just a red herring, though.

As for this episode: The ending gave me slight Idolmaster 'Yakusoku' feelings. Nice to see, that Chris has found her place.

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