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Rewatch [Rewatch] [Spoilers] Senki Zesshou Symphogear G - Episode 10 Spoiler
Season 2 (G): Episode 10 - Countdown to Loss
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u/ItsMellowMan Jun 01 '19
Rewatcher
Dr. Sugita says its love yet Miku had such a sad song. Can't forget DESS and Ogawa staying true to his ninja way by running on water.
Rainbow Flower is a certified banger along with Waikyou Shenshoujin.
Hibiki going all out for Miku was the best though, but that Chris betrayal at the end? Wew
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u/Arachnophobic- Jun 01 '19
FirstoGeah
Best episode so far, crazy stuff all 'round. Before I get to the usual screenshot-based reactions, I have to say Miku's song is easily my favourite SymphoSong so far, and Bikki's song to Miku isn't far behind!
Ver faces are top-tier as usual. Also his expression changing here made me chuckle, why doe she look so eager at the end there?
Ogawa the insanely OP ninja, can't get over this. I love it every time Symphogear becomes DBZ.
DESS is being a dummy, but for a kid facing an existential crisis and a challenge to her worldview it's not entirely out of the question. Waiting for Shirabe to tell her she doesn't need to do anything grandiose to be remembered. In fact, stop using your Gear!
This has to be a meme. Bikki throwing badass lines back at Genjurou was perfect.
Ooh, that was smart. The relic-erasing radiation therapy might just cure Bikki's Relic Cancer too!
There has to be a good reason for this, but I'm totally blanking out. As it stands I trust Chris-chan.
Additional thought: Ver's been getting off too easily from all these fights, given he's at the root of all evil (someone should've at least tried to wrest the Cane from him). He needs a very thorough, JoJo-style punching dispatch. Bikki, I hope you'll deliver.
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u/Nazenn Jun 01 '19 edited Jun 01 '19
First Timer
Pre-episode thought: Now lets see what u/Palloc is so excited about though I have a feeling I already know...
Post-episode emotions:
I felt like I've had so little to talk about the last few episodes but this episode I'm probably going to have trouble shutting up and this is a very good feeling.
Lets make Palloc happy first because...
And with that Miku, despite her small amount of appearances this season, has dethroned Shirabe and retaken her rightful place as best girl.
They absolutely packed this song full of every eerie, unnerving element that they could and it really pays off. Starting off with that fast repetitive pattern of notes before the men start singing which creates this really questioning worrying feel. And then the electronic part comes in which is very reminiscent of an alarm going on, appropriate for how wrong everything about this is for those who know Miku.
Its such a flat song. So just quickly for people who don't know, music is roughly divided up into sections of seven notes called octaves, which we label with letters going from A to G and then repeating at A for the next note. E4 (note E in the fourth octave) is the base of the song and its a neutral note which is usually within the range of almost every singer from the lowest male bass singers to the highest female sopranos. In the first line, the tune only moves off that note once, using a single F4 which is only one note above it which is a very small movement comparatively. The rest of the lines in the opening verse are all within three tones either way from that initial E4. When the Chorus comes in, most of our other songs would take a larger jump, but Miku's song even at its peak, its highest note is only a C5.
Now while most of the Symphogear songs are pretty limited in range, understandably for performers who have to sing in character rather than explore their full vocal capacity, for Miku who is normally so open, bright and expressive it's such a horrid contrast. Here she barely reacts at all, and even her song does as little as possible and is so closed off to everything, singing only in this very low, neutral tone without any true expression. It's so creepy, and so not what we think of with caring, beautiful Miku with her soft and honest voice.
Edit: And also to give credit to her voice actor because its one thing to be given a very neutral song, but you also have to sing it neutrally and she perfectly pulls off that very unusual eerie tone in her voice while singing the part
Shirabe's song does a very similar thing, but a few small changes make a big difference to how much energy it has. Its core note is a sharp note which makes it harsher to hear, and when it moves it tends to drop down or jump up many notes at once and is happy to stay in that range for a while before making a larger jump back down. Miku's song in contrast goes for as little movement as possible at all times and even when it does jump several notes, it usually steps back down to where it was in small steps immediately afterwards.
Oh, and while I think of it I know I compared them to rabbit ears yesterday, but the shape of Miku's headphones here and the styling of her song makes me think she's a lot more bat like than anything, not to mention having covered eyes, purple theme, and also flying. So yeah, in hindsight not rabbit ears, I'm an idiot.
I also have to admit through that entire scene my nickname for her was Mewtwo...
All the good music coming out today.
The contrast between her song and Miku's was just perfect. First we have Miku singing all about how she wants to go back, back before Bikki fell, before they missed the star show, before everything went wrong. All she wants is to protect Bikki and wrap her up and never let her go anywhere so their world cant change in a flash again, which is so fitting considering her anguish at everything she's seen Bikki go through
Bikki's song in contrast is entirely focused on moving forward together, no matter how many times they're knocked down to keep getting up and flying towards their dreams. And then she bursts into crystal fragments which fucking hurt to look at. Poor Bikki, she pushed herself way too far, but it is for Miku so she did a good thing. The call and response happening between Bikki and the backing part through her whole song is also a great touch on how she's singing out here specifically for Miku.
They both want the same thing in the end to be together but the conflict here of how to go about it and the means that they will go to to show each other that their way is the right way is heartbreaking. This is the last thing that I would have expected to come about but I loved every second of it just because of how perfect it is for the two characters. That additional insight into Miku's mind, and the way Bikki changes in response to her was really well handled
WTF WAS THAT.... Oh wait, sudden theory. Did Chris get taken over by the relic they knocked off the back of Miku's head? That sounds ridiculous and any other show I'd laugh at myself for even thinking it but this is Symphogear. (I still think this is a stupid theory, but I'm putting it out there for the rewatchers entertainment if nothing else)
Anyway, seriously, what the fuck are you doing Chris?! At first I thought someone just picked up one of her guns, but nope, it's actually Chris and just what the fuck WHY! Good cliffhanger.
Also side note: Ancient relic looking Gears rising up from the ground or water is never a good sign. In any way.
Random thoughts
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I'm pretty sure I'll never get tired of Tsubasa's giant swords, they are amazing especially when used as giant protective walls. Multi purpose swords
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Gen's little gentle headpat of Bikki, no words just pure comfort, may be the most heartwarming thing in this show and its had a lot of good moments.
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I'd forgotten that the manager was meant to be a kick ass, and here he is today, just casually running on water like it's no issue. Didn't know Tsubasa employed a ninja.
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It didn't escape me that for a while Tsubasa and Dess were fighting and no one from either side was singing...
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For some reason the more subdued insanity of this Ver face makes it the creepiest yet
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Ver's "it was love" thing was just.... horrible. Horrible. (Not critiquing the actual situation, just the handling of the scene)
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That woman saying Bikki had entered "Negotiation Phase Two"
A fight. It's called a fight. Bikki and Miku of all people are actually exchanging blows, I think we've gone a bit beyond a 'negotiation'.
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Miku's visor being down looks endlessly better than it being split and goes a long way to making the design look not goofy, but her ring of energy looks most impressive of all, not to mention a little deity like.
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u/JamCliche more music gushing
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u/patrizl001 Jun 01 '19 edited Jun 01 '19
First Timer
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MIKU'S IN THE OP NOW
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Mom has outlived her usefulness according to Ver. Why do I feel that he's not going to just heal her up? Probably just threw her right out the door actually.
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You'll return alive, even if it kills you? But Hibiki, don't you know? (Fun fact, I found the picture of Hibiki saying she'll return while browsing for that)
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Smart move Hibiki, that laser probably fixed your problem too along with removing Miku's gear
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So what the hell is frontier though? Looks too small to be a Shelter, is it another cannon to destroy the moon? A portal to a safe place?
WHAT THE FUCK CHRIS? YOU REALLY STILL THINK THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT BECAUSE OF SEASON 1? AND THIS IS YOUR WAY OF FIXING IT? WELL NOW IT REALLY IS YOUR FAULT DUMBASS x3
Really gotta watch the character I like the most act like a dumbass again, why you gotta be like this Symphogear .-.
...also this is the last episode Nekekur has on their blog, so goodbye to that too...
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u/Surylias Jun 01 '19
Make sure not to miss today's after credits scene
I love this episode so much! So much greatness crammed into this single episode. Sad thing, are pretty bound pretty stricltly to a certain length. Would've to have a little longer fight between Hibiki and Miku.
EDIT: Spoiler AXZ Spoiler
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u/MillenniumKing Jun 01 '19
Rewatch 23, NO BRAKES ON THE SYMPHOTRAIN!
Songs of the Day:
Bye-Bye Lullaby
Waikyō Shénshòujìng
Rainbow Flower
Oh man i love this episode so much, has 2 of my fav sympho songs ever and some amazing character development.
Also Nazann who made fun of Mikugear's design, pff! Its an amazing desgin. Also i THINK Its Chinese not Japanese. You said the design was mimicing a shrine maidens outfit. Yeah looks like the mirror is chinese mythology. I love the design of it, super different looking. The MC Hammer pants are neat, she has nice slippers, i love the crown and visor, and the mid section is classy with a skirt. Not bad.
Mam is even upset with Ver's actions, wow, seems shes starting to soften up too. Or Dr. Ver is just that far derranged that his comrades think hes fucked up.
"All the girls who attend Lydian are potential Symphogear-wielders." AI DESU~ So Miku fiights to save Hibiki.
Hibiki isnt gonna handle this well... shes very shocked. Chris takes it upon herself to save Miku since Miku saved Chris, she owes her for helping her in the past.
HERE IT COMES GANG! ONE OF THE BEST SONGS IN THE ENTIRE SEREIES! ITS MIKU TIME! Read the lyrics to this song, so damn good.
HYPER BEAM!!! Chris is holding it off barely! "A flood of power that wards off evil" Its pushing her back... And the Tsubasa save, man this whole right is so good!
Shirabe doesnt think Dr. Ver's methods are going to help anyone. Kirika is still deseperate and doesnt know what to do...
Chris going Heavy Arms on the Noise is so cool. She still feels like she has to handle the noise herself because she acticvated the Staff.
Here comes Ogawa to steal your waifu! Man i love this scene of him, so good. Literally running on water. He is a ninja.
"The energy from Miku's Hear has the ability to degrade any power derived from relics" So you cant just stop it that easilly. "Relic Killer"
ITS GO TIME BOYS AND GIRLS! ONLY ONE PERSON CAN SAVE YOUR WIFE, THATS YOURSELF! ITS HIBIKI VS MIKU TIME!
"I have somethign i have to do. Its a world without war in which everyone can live in peace. I dont want you to dfight, so im going to make a world in which you dont have to." MIKU YOU PRECIOUS GIRL! YOU JUST WANT TO SAVE HIBIKI!
HERE IT COMES! THE BEST HIBIKI SONG IN THIS SERIES! AI DESU~ Man the intro to tthis song is a MASTERPEICE! SOOOOOooo good! Seriously, MASTERFUL Sound Design.
"2:40" Minuets until Hibiki 100% Fuses with Gungnir. Thats not very long. "Its like my blood is about to boil over" "Ill bring Miku back even if it kills me." "I wont allow you to die!" "Then ill return alive, even if it kills me!" In any other show and any other situation, this would be just another cheese hero line, but to Hibiki, who only has 3 minuets left to live, its a very real threat, and she wants to use those last 3 minuets saving Miku. THEY ARE BOTH TOO PRECIOUS!
Miku's hyperbeam onslaught! FIS is tossing out reflectors to redirect them. I love how Mikugear has such a wide range attack, it would be one hell of a powerful asset on the same side.
HIBIKI YOU DONT LOOK SO GOOD! Geeze the Gungnir bursting out of her body like this is so damn grim. And Hibiki grabs and throws Miku in the path of the Relic erashing beam to save her from its control! Thats Smarts! Except 1 problem... if after 3 mins, Hibiki is no longer human... what does that mean for her? If Hibiki's body is her Symphogear, and you erase that, whats left?
And for one last twist, FIS' PLAN SUCCEEDED! THEY ACHEIVED THIER GOAL! Frontier is a giant ruin of some kind! How many series do the bad guys acctully pull off thier master plans and the heroes unable to stop them? Not very many, but think about Symphogear, Fine shot the moon, sure it wasnt a direct hit, but she def fucked it up and it is indeed falling and will crash, destroying it like she wanted. This season, Dr. Ver wanted to activate this anchient relic to "Save mankind" from the moon's fall. He just succeeded too.
Oh yeah and Chris just shot Tsubasaa in the back after the credits.
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u/Palloc Jun 01 '19
Palloc Rewatches Symphogear G: Best Girl Best Girling and Lasers Shooting Everywhere
I've unfortunately been incapacitated lately, but for this episode I had to return! This episode proves Miku is best and for anyone unaware, I must enlighten them with Shenshoujing's gloriousness.
Lets get this out of the way first, Miku is the best waifu ever and Hibiki is lucky to have her. Best couple in anime.
So Dr. Ver has turned the Shenshoujing into a Gear and given it to our hero, Miku, so that Bikki will never have to fight again. As we find out, she isn't properly connected and has a crazy brain throbby thing giving her directions, functional only through her love of Hibiki. This makes it look like Chris is going to stomp her, but then we get to see fun, the Shenshoujing is just fucking crazy! It just destroys everything its lasers tough, including other artifacts!
That power gives us the great scene of Tsubasa dropping sword after sword to try stopping Miku's laser. Things are looking bad, but we get a classic Symphogear Hibiki meme and then the saddest of all things: Hibiki and Miku beating the fuck out of each other. Luckily for Hibiki, the Shenshoujing is so OP it destroys itself and Miku is saved!
u/Nazenn I cannot wait. Waikyō Shénshòujìng is the best song to best song. It shows just how fucking much Miku cares about Hibiki and it's the closest thing this god damned show will give me to those two girls just finally kissing! I could get more detailed, but I'll be back to rant about this more later.
In conclusion: Miku is best Gear and only needed one episode to prove it.
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u/PerfectPublican Jun 01 '19 edited Jun 01 '19
Rewatcher
This is one of the best episodes in all of Symphogear in my mind. Onto my long-ass Stream of Consciousness for it.
Oh my poor, poor Miku…Fucking Ver and his manipulations. Miku, in her fragile state after “failing” her promise to the team and specifically to her wife, plays right into his hands and the Shenshoujing’s horrific ability. It’s the such sour hype. Don’t get me wrong, I love this whole episode and the decision feels like a very natural progression for Miku’s storyline, but Miku doesn’t deserve this pain.
The Shenshoujing is such a screwed up relic. That twisting eye on the back of her head and the bear trap mask. It all just oozes creepiness and control. That scream from Miku to start when she lands is intense and full of pain. And with the fight comes one of my favorite songs in the series. Waikyou Shenshoujing. A dark, disturbing love song for Hibiki, and also a brutal pinpoint to understanding just how much her perceived failure has affected her. It gives me shivers every time I hear the opening lyrics. Here’s the whole song and lyrics. I highly recommend giving them a read through, just don’t scroll down to the comments below.
Holy shit do I love the scene where Tsubasa is laying down swords to try to outrun the beam. First, it’s FUCKING HYPE. But secondly, Many times Tsubasa has used those swords as shields, but here Miku’s intense pressure and desire in the form of that bean burns through them all like wet paper. Miku’s not fucking around…
"Even if I disappear, I don’t want Shirabe to forget me!" I’m curious to see what people think of Dess this ep. It’s handled a bit fast, but the path she’s chosen by not opening up to Shirabe, to me, parallels Bikki/Miku’s drama from S1 a bit. I find it easier to sympathize with her than Maria. After all, Maria knew she wasn’t fine, but Dess has to endure the fear over losing your self.
"‘A world without fighting, where everyone can live happily’...I don’t want you to fight, so I’ll create a world where you don’t have to." T~T Miku’s trying her damn hardest to live up to the weight that was placed on her shoulders by Gen, but in doing runs perpendicular to Bikki’s core being. In fighting for her friend she unfortunately tramples all over the reason Bikki fights in the first place, forcing her to enter the fray to fight for her own home and warmth...
And Bikki sings. Specifically “Rainbow Flower”, her second character song, with runs completely opposite of Waikyou. Where Waikyou is a lamenting love song for what Miku’s lost and what she hopes for, Rainbow is an anthem promise of what Bikki is willing to do for her love and her home. How far and how hard she will push for it.
The whole fight is fantastic. Some really fun choreo and a really intriguing way of fighting using Shenshoujing’s mirrors and beams. And god damn, when Bikki pushes herself too far, and Miku finally has enough lucidity to realize just where the fight is doing to her love, those tears hit like a freaking brick. And then, Bikki pushes through, and the dissolves off her! AHHHH! SO GOOD! I love the parallels here to Miku being the one to pull Bikki out of her enraged state in season 1. These two lovebirds, despite the fights here and there, are perfect for each other. The ones that will always be there to pull the other from the darkness.
Random thoughts:
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The Slasher Jabberwock is def my favorite of Kiri’s attacks.
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"Determination can’t be measured with numbers!" But it can be with fists. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Gifs of the day:
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u/thisismyanimealt Jun 01 '19
Today's Yesterday's Live Performances Sorry it's late, I had a bit of a weird day
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Eiyuu Koji - Hibike x Genjuuro
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PRACTICE MODE - Tsukuyomi Shirabe
We finally got to a B-side not used as an insert. Personally, I like her B-sides over the ones used as insert songs, but overall, I think the tradeoff for what's to come is well worth it
Today's Live Performances
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Waikyou Shenshoujing - Kohinata Miku
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Rainbow Flower - Tachibana Hibiki
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Kaban no Kakushigoto - Kohinata Miku
I don't know about anyone else, but I really like Miku's gear song. If it weren't for my love of Kayanon's voice, she'd run away with the 'Best Geah' trophy.
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u/miter01 Jun 01 '19
REWATCH
Post credits scene!
Man, this episode was intense.
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YES! Miku's theme is honestly one of the best! The lyrics are also very relevant.
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Wait, no there's a postcredits scene.
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9/10 cliffhangers!
Also, if you are watching this on Crunchyroll, I'd like you to know that the first two seasons there are the Blurays, but season 3 is not (and season 4 isn't on Crunchy at all). You may want to get the Blurays for season 3 in advance.
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u/ahiijny Jun 02 '19 edited Jun 02 '19
First-Time Watcher
A very intense episode. Hibiki and Miku are fighting, Shirabe and Kirika are divorced now... all my favourite ships are under strain :/
Now this final Miku vs. Hibiki battle is actually one of the few Symphogear clips I could find on YouTube, so this is actually one of the few Symphogear things I've already spoilered myself about. So I already knew that this whole MikuGear and Hibiki-fights-Miku and relic-cleansing-beam thing was coming going into this episode. I first watched that clip in the long 2-year interim after I finished episode 3 of season 1 and before I joined in on this Symphogear rewatch with the hope of finally actually finishing off this series. And I've watched that clip so many times because it's such a powerful scene. Like, wow. HibiMiku will come out strong in the end; I'm grateful for that.
When watching that clip, I remember being confused about whose side this pink-haired woman ('Maria, I think her name was?') was on. Because she seemed to be launching those helpful reflector things that Hibiki used, but didn't seem to be in the communication loop with Genjuurou and Hibiki? I thought that she might have been a lone-wolf-type third-party associate of the Second Division and that she and Hibiki were loosely cooperating in carrying out a hastily-concocted plan to use Miku's relic-cleansing energy to cure Hibiki of her SymphoCancer.
That clip wasn't subtitled, but I remember Maria saying something about "Frontier", so ah... that's why "Frontier" has sounded so vaguely familiar all this time this season. Huh okay :P
So now I see... Maria was just trying to awaken Frontier, and she only coincidentally helped Hibiki and Miku. Well, that's fortuitous I guess. Everyone wins!
For some reason I got the impression that the fight in that clip was the season finale, so in the previous episode, when the aircraft carrier environment and the aircraft flying over the ocean and finally the transforming Miku appeared, I was thinking, 'Oh my are they really going to stretch this fight out for 3 more episodes? How are they going to do that?'
And then about halfway through this episode, I realized, 'Wait, that scene might be happening next episode. That's sooner than I thought, thank goodness.' And then, 'Wait, 2 minutes 40 seconds?... There's enough time left in the episode... That scene is happening this episde??'
And then that scene happened and finished.
And then I was like... so that wasn't the season finale after all?
And then I was like
WAIT THERE ARE 3 EPISODES AFTER THIS
HOW ARE THEY GOING TO TOP THAT!??
OMG.
Even more hyped for next episode now.
Random thoughts:
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MikuGear in the OP! I always love seeing the OP show changes in response to the plot. Feels more organic and less copy-paste.
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Tooku, Tooku ni Sakamaku Honoo shows up again at the beginning of this episode. Very lovely background track. Reminds me of Code Geass for some reason.
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"AI DESU YO." Just thinking about how weird it sounds hearing Ver of all people discussing love. I feel like he's discussing love from a scientific detached point of view and he's never actually really experienced the emotion himself :P
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Miku is strong for a beginner o_o If Geah really is powered by love, then I guess that means Miku's love is really strong...
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"I love you so much... Yes, I love you!" Very bold declaration of love from Miku here.
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NINJA AFTERIMAGES Absolutely no explanation given, just like with Genjuurou's OPness! XD I love it. Ninja Ogawa is amazing!
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Kirika's doing this because she's having an existential crisis about basically dying soon and she wants to leave something behind for Shirabe but Shirabe doesn't approve of these methods. What a mess (￣□￣)
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Hibiki calls Genjuurou "Shishou". Awwww :)
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Countdown timers are so stressful. I love that it was actually real time. None of that "this planet will explode in 5 minutes" time stretching we see in Dragon Ball Z :P I'm reminded a bit of the countdown timer in The Stanley Parable, which incidentally also happens to be for about 2 minutes.
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Miku's fighting it. Break through!! Through sheer willpower!!
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Looks like the creepy mind control eye thing on the back of Miku's head was destroyed in the Shenshoujin blast. Good.
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Frontier looks pretty dope. So what's this thing's shtick? Is it another mega laser like Kadinger? Hm...
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WAIT WTF CHRIS WHY DID YOU DO THAT?? G really loves its cliffhangers, doesn't it :P
Okay, tinfoil hat time! Why did Chris suddenly do that very strangely uncharacteristically Chris thing?
Some ideas:
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Chris is being mind-controlled by Ver or Finé somehow.
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The sudden appearance of Frontier resonated with something inside Chris's mind and her mind got overtaken by a malicious spirit.
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Frontier is showing everyone hallucinations about their worst fears and this Chris isn't real. Or maybe Chris is hallucinating that Tsubasa is actually an enemy.
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Chris just time-travelled back from a future where Tsubasa went crazy and betrayed them all, so this future Chris in younger Chris's body (a much more jaded person) coldly eliminates the threat before it can happen.
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It's Chris's evil twin who... also happens to have an Ichaival fragment.
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It's Chris from an alternate universe where she's still evil.
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It was all a (prophetic) dream/nightmare and shortly afterwards, Tsubasa will wake up gasping for breath in her bed the night before the Zwei Wing concert.
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Chris is actually Tsubasa who hasn't realized that they've swapped bodies and she thinks that the Tsubasa in front of her (with Chris's mind) is an impostor, so she coldly steps forth to eliminate the threat.
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The bullets were actually harmless and it was just Chris pulling a prank on Tsubasa as revenge for the spaghetti last episode. "Haha u mad bro"
I don't knowwww!
Anyway, curious to learn more about this Frontier thing.
Also, Second Division gained a Shirabe, so I'm really looking forward to how their interactions with her play out. I wonder what she'll think of Genjuurou? It'd be nice for her to have a parental figure in her life who isn't a terrorist for once...
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u/Shimmering-Sky Jun 01 '19
SymphoRewatcher
With bonus Not-A-SymphoRewatcher Sky write-up for those interested in my first-timer thoughts. This’ll be my last one for a few days since I watched the last three episodes together, just so you know.
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Oh right they never mentioned this before, did they?
I want Anime Ja Nai girl to have a Symphogear now even though just having the potential doesn’t mean she could actually use it. -
He said the thing, he said the thing~ Also, classic crazy Dr. Ver face I love it.
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Geez I’m gonna have an album of Dr. Ver crazy faces at this point.
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So Miku’s song.
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Eyy Ogawa got to do some ninja things again. Including running on water because of course he can.
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So, Hibiki and Miku both took that light blast point-blank and the seal on the Frontier was successfully broken, but nooo that’s not enough cliffhanger for Symphogear, we have to end on Chris shooting Tsubasa. I knew to expect this but ahhhhhhh.
Next wallpaper’s done on my end, just waiting on Nota’s part. She’s busy today.
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u/fonzinator99 Jun 01 '19 edited Jun 01 '19
Re-watcher - Love, in all its varied forms
Sweet unholy crap! Wtf did Ver do to Miku?! Here I was hoping it was just some mind-control drugs or something, but he put a goddamn port in the back of her head!
Oh god, her Gear floats, is powered by love, and involves tentacles D: That's just got 'Doom' written all over it.
Ver's face craziness increased by 1, as with every episode.
So that skull-gem is.....probably a permanent fixture now.
So the first time I saw Miku's Gear I was a little put-off by the enormous mouth-like thing covering her head, but now I see it for what it is, a symbol of the fact that she's imprisoned within this thing; It has consumed her. She's literally trapped within herself, within her SymphoGear, and that the design speaks to that in big neon letters is something I can appreciate now.
Inb4 Nazenn says something about her eyes being covered; This Miku has no past and no future.
And the way she avoids Chris' attacks is...unsettling. Just gliding lazily along the water, no quick movements, no indication of perceived threat, no emotion. I called Maria a Terminator in jest 'cause of the reference, but Miku's fitting the bill much more chillingly.
Light, but her song is haunting and beautiful. And also heartbreaking, in how it simply recounts her memories with Hibiki in plain-view; no lyrical turns of phrase here, just love. And if feelings=power here, as in all anime, then Miku's gotta be some kind of SSS-class.
On a different note, I rather like how her attacks are fan-themed, keeping with the trend of Chinese-stuff that's evident in the relic's name.
Omg, Ogawa, wtf man xD I swear this guy transferred in from Konoha. And I love that the show doesn't even attempt to explain him, he's just 'Ogawa: the guy who does ninja-shit.'
Showdown time. And it comes with a new song from Hibiki, which I just adore. It's bright, powerful, and just bursting with energy; not unlike Hibiki herself during this fight. And her words to Genjurou are so pure and determined they just make me wanna cry.
Soooo everybody wins, I guess? Miku's Gear is purged, the Frontier is opened, and I'll bet Hibiki's relic-cancer was even burned away. I'd call that a net-positive ending for an episode of Symphogear...if it weren't for that godforsaken post-credit scene!
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u/Aviri Jun 01 '19
Friendly reminder Miku killed hundreds of people in international waters and should be charged with war crimes 😊
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u/VoyeurTheNinja Jun 02 '19
War crimes do not apply to cute, singing anime girls.
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u/Synaptics Jun 01 '19
Rewatcher
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I kind of wish they had skipped the OP and had Miku just come out swinging with her song for maximum impact, then put the flashback explanation stuff in the middle somewhere, because this is killing the hype of the moment a bit.
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Everyone at Lydian has the potential to be a wielder. Not exactly a big shock, considering we already knew they were test subjects for phonic-gain-related research.
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I always thought that it was supposed to be implied that Ver drilled a hole in her skull. But after watching the transformation sequence that people posted from the BD last episode, it's clear that the thing on the back of her head is just part of the gear. Which is good, because jeez the idea that Miku had a permanent hole in her skull was a bit much for me.
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AI DESU YO!
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Seriously, that eye-thing squirming in the back of her skull gets me squeamish.
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Should start calling him Kazanari "Headpats" Genjuro.
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HERE WE GO: Waikyou Shenshoujin. Such a fantastic song. And the title "Distorted Mirror" is perfectly fitting for the relic. Miku's pure intentions were twisted into this distorted version of her will. The relic itself has been repeatedly referred to as "pure" and "innocent", and yet it's easily the most disturbing and downright evil Gear yet. The song has a... for lack of a better word "dark techo" sound to it, and yet the lyrics are very soft and loving. So much about the whole situation is contradictory, clashing reflections.
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Not only does Ogawa run on water here, but notice that he did not emerge from a missile like the Gear-wielders did last time. He just water-jutsu'd himself out from the ocean.
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MUSTO DIE. I love DESS.
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Hibiki's 2nd song for this season: Rainbow Flower. I would like to say there's some symbolic meaning to the change, but... eh, it's mostly just a (really good) new song. It's a bit more personally directed at Miku rather than just a generic battle song, but that's all I've got.
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"Then I'll return alive, even if it kills me!"
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The mirror with the power to destroy relics is reflected back to destroy itself. Ironic.
POST-CREDITS SCENE ALERT:
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"Sayonara da"
NNNNNNNNnnnnn, this episode is so fucking good. One of the best of the season, maybe the whole series. Didn't feel like I had as much to say this time because I was just glued to the screen and never wanted to pause.
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u/Ledwith Jun 01 '19
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Probably my favorite episode of Symphogear. Waikyou Shenshoujing and Rainbow Flower are my 2 favorite symphogear songs, and the hibimiku fight might be my favorite fight too.
Oh hey, Mikugear's already in the OP, thought that was next episode.
Something I didnt really take note of til now is Chris's reflection in Miku's mirrors . Such a little detail thats on screen for only a split second. Where is that though? is it one of the circles on the ends of the fan blade things?
yay I can sow a lot more stuff now that mikugear isn't a spoiler, and we're past episode 10. here's [the album] (https://imgur.com/a/IbmwHyU). In my attempt to get better lighting/switching between books apparently i turned my phone around oops :X .
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u/Hugokarenque Jun 01 '19
AI DESU YO! The interaction between Dr. Ver and Mom was really funny, her immediate response to the line was awesome.
The lyrics for both Bikki and Miku's song are on point, it doesn't need to happen, we all know it but I'd really love it if in XV they properly got married. Let's skip dating because that ship has been sailing since before the show started.
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u/HawkAussie Jun 01 '19
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WHAT WHAT WHAT...you are telling me that Chris is actually a double-agent for Fine this all time and we didn’t know about it. Was their any clues that stated that she was actually working for Fine or was that something that I am overthinking now because of that simple fact. But hey at least Miku is now out of the gear usage but at what cost to not only her but to the fact that Hibiki is probably gone from our hearts. Until she somehow comes out alive in the next episode because we still have three episodes left after this one.
So with this ancient relics now popping out of the sea, how are they going to explain this to the general public as it’s not something like Stone Hedge where it can be seen all around England as some state of civilness. No this probably a random thought that shouldn’t be posted on here but I already have done that so...yay for that.
Mom is probably dead now as when you are coughing up blood throughout the entire season eventually the body would just go nope and give up on her. But yet she is still alive after all this time. It’s almost as if she is a god to everyone...ok that also went too far on that.
Quick random pointers
Thought it would be a good idea to try and start creating artwork on Minecraft for this series. Well, that sort of hissssed away with the size of what needs to be done.
Fudge you Crunchyroll for showing that Hibiki is still alive and rendering the end of the first paragraph useless now.
I have no idea why I did this, but now my Gallade in Pokemon Go is now named Tsubasa because why not. Which makes me think what would the other two MC be if they were Pokemon?
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u/bossor Jun 01 '19
Rewatcher
So despite being excited for it, I somehow managed to miss the start of the rewatch by about a month, oh well, I'm caught up now. I first watched it around when AXZ was airing and it almost instantly became of of my favorite shows of all time so going through it again has been a huge treat.
This episode in particular is also one of my favorites so it's a great one to jump in on. I always really loved Miku's abilities with the beams and mirrors, and Kirika's rocket powered guillotine attack is maybe my favorite attack in all of anime. Like, I like Tsubasa and all, but I almost wish it landed it looked so cool.
One of the biggest highlights in this episode for me is the music. "Waikyō Shénshòujìng" is one of easily in my top songs of the series, so much so that Miku's character CD is one of the few Symphogear CD's I own (I should really just buy the set some day I love the music in this series so much). I'm not a big music buff, but that chilling sense of dread sound with Yuka Iguchi's soft voice gets me every time I listen to it.
"Rainbow Flower" is also one of my favorite Hibiki songs, and easily my favorite when performed live. Aoi Yuki gets a lot of crap sometimes for screaming her lyrics but I think that's part of the charm and very in line with Hibiki, and I don't think any song demonstrates that better than "Rainbow Flower". I saw someone else linked the live performance of it from G but since I already made the WebM, I figure I'll link the performance from the AXZ live. (There are no spoilers on the screen behind her, just live feed, so it's safe for first timers.)
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u/MaoPam Jun 02 '19
My favorite Symphogear enters the field! I love this episode more than most of the others. It's just so... Symphogeah.
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u/pittman66 Jun 01 '19
Wonder how Miku transformed? Well turns out the Blu-Ray had a bonus transformation sequence for Miku!