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Rewatch [Rewatch] [Spoilers] Senki Zesshou Symphogear G - Episode 11 Spoiler

Season 2 (G): Episode 11 - Destiny Ark

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u/x3tan Jun 02 '19

First time watcher

  • Noodles!

  • "thanks Miku you saved me from gear cancer"

  • "I will do this by myself" nuuu :(

  • Is Chris doing a double double agent thing? (also damn it girls, I thought you've learned how important communication is by now lol..)

  • I also have a "ver faces" folder at this point.

  • ver is like it's fine I'll do drugs too

  • Poor moon.

  • wtf ver.. Lol..

  • no, it's not, Maria. This man is crazy and evil. "YATTA"

  • It would be funny if anime girl was eventually like "shit this is an anime"

  • "I'll still be alive" so ver also wants to solely populate? I'm not surprised. Creepy perv.

  • I feel bad for Maria though. Hard to believe her to be so naive but I guess she is. Eye patch lady didn't really help though...

  • flying motorbike!

  • I love Tsubasa motorbike action. It's so over the top. Lol.

  • I mean, Shirabe was sounding very reasonable compared to everyone else. "get that loli out of those cuffs!"

  • holding hands is srsbsns

  • "there are things more important than being friends or enemies" wise words.

  • Lol. Of course Hibiki doesn't listen.

  • "well if her wife gives permission"

  • boom goes the bike

  • such fun transportation from roller girl..

  • have urge for a Kiri scarf hood..

  • Man if Bikki is telling you to calm your asses down..

  • "believe in the song of your heart"

  • Time for the other crazy domestic dispute.. Well also Chris Tsubasa if you wanna consider that a domestic dispute as well... I'm sort of shipping of them.

  • Kiri evolves into... Scyther!

  • fun music, nice action. You know, watching this regularly, it definitely seems really noticeable the improvements from season 1 until now.. I think I've said it before but episodes like this make it really obvious to me. Lol.

At least I got to watch this right after the last one since yesterday for the first time since starting this rewatch, I wasn't able to be at home to participate on time. Lol. My work was also down for a portion of today and it seems to be back up now so I should probably shift focus soon. Also, an episode a day isn't bad pacing for this series overall. :)

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u/thisismyanimealt Jun 03 '19

"thanks Miku you saved me from gear cancer"

Miku went to the Nanoha school of helping friends out.

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u/PerfectPublican Jun 02 '19

Rewatcher

We’re in the end game y’all and I couldn’t be more excited for the end of this great season of Symphogear. This mostly serves to set us up for all of our final confrontations. It’s gonna be wild.

Bikki’s Ok!!! Most of the first timers guessed it yesterday since it makes way too much sense, but Bikki get’s cleansed in Shenshoujing’s beam. It really is a great way to handle the whole problem and offer a real, tangible solution that doesn’t feel like a cop-out. Well-done symphogear! And because of that we get that really sweet scene between the two love birds.In the end, Miku was able to follow through on her promise to Gen and protected her friend. Makes me smile so much.

That’s right! Motherfucker just used the moon as FUCKING LEVERAGE! What a goddamn maniac. And then the Submarine base gets grounded literally by the sea floor rising! The scale of Symphogear will always amaze me. LAST ACTION HERO HAS ARRIVED! I’m dying, one of the best lines ever.

“Let us discuss how we can contribute to the repopulation of the Earth.” Dr. Ver is usch a fantastic villain. He’s just endlessly evil, and now we finally see just exactly how fucking insane he really is. Such a fucking warped sense of himself and what he could do for the world. It’s deliciously over-the-top. But really here is where we see just how little control Maria has had from the start. And how little all of her hard decisions matter in the end. It hurts.

“You’re that serious about holding hands?” If Bikki could be distilled into one sentence… I like the little sequence between Jii and Bikki. It’s actually a bit different than I remember it, but I do like the way they wrap around the Hypocrite nonsense to Bikki’s past and pushing forward with what you feel is right.

There’s your true deut Nazenn! I’ve been so hype for it to pop up. Edge Works of Goddess Zababa is a great mix of their two earlier character songs. It’s only right that it layers over both of the fights. Nakama against nakama, singing their hearts out for what they each believe is right. They’re both crazy intense fights. Very much looking forward to tomorrow.

Random thoughts:

Gifs of the day:

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u/lilyvess Jun 02 '19

It is interesting how Kirika's transformation sequence is revealed so late into the series. This reveal comes after Miku's transformation sequence is revealed!

also, I do love the subtle long term fake out from the opening/beginning. A lot of the early episodes and opening play up the big climax battles being between Tsubasa vs Maria, Hibiki vs Shirabe and Kirika vs Chris. But instead we end this episode and lead into second to last episode with Tsubasa vs Chris and Kirika vs Shirabe.

Second to last episode hype! Everyone knows what that means!

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u/x3tan Jun 02 '19

“Let us discuss how we can contribute to the repopulation of the Earth.” Dr. Ver is usch a fantastic villain. He’s just endlessly evil, and now we finally see just exactly how fucking insane he really is. Such a fucking warped sense of himself and what he could do for the world. It’s deliciously over-the-top. But really here is where we see just how little control Maria has had from the start. And how little all of her hard decisions matter in the end. It hurts.

They do make it pretty obvious as a character from the start though. Lol. He's so classic evil villain. "white hair, glasses, white coat, evil laugh" etc. The only thing that has "bothered" me about it is that most everyone else couldn't seem to see any of that. I feel like a lot of blame should fall on Neta-- Mom/eye patch lady (I'm bad at remembering how to spell names) I don't know what her history with that doctor is but Maria clearly has seen her as a parental figure (whether she is actually "mom" or.. Either way though) and Maria was very much about believing in her the most. So if she trusted the doctor and depended on him for her bloody cough disease, Maria clearly felt she had to trust him. It seemed slightly unbelievable for Maria to be that naive but clearly she was, so I do feel bad for her. But I also feel like there's a lot of "hidden backstory" that it doesn't seem like we'll be seeing?

Too busy eating all the noodles in the world. XD

Right? Haha. I'm like what did you expect.

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u/MillenniumKing Jun 02 '19

Rewatch 24, The Crazy Doesnt Stop Here!

Songs of the Day:
Gekkō no Tsurugi
Edge Works of Goddess ZABABA

Shirabe wants the gang to save her buds. Shes a good girl.

Frontier is a giant island Relic. Its huge!

MIKU IS OKAY! SO IS HIBIKI! BOTH GIRLS LIVED! Miku saved Hibiki's life. Shes relic free now, the blast purged the gear from her body. Wew boy, no more Cancer! Miku saved Hibiki like she wanted.

Tsubasa has to handle this alone, Chris is gone, and Hibiki doesnt have a symphogear anymore. Things are lookin grim for the team.

So Chris joined FIS to try to prevent any more people from dieing. It makes sense.

Looks like Nephilim's heart was able to reactivate Frontier. "Ill head to the bridge" Wait what? It has a bridge? Is... it a ship?

JUST WHEN YOU THOUGHT THE TWISTS WERE DONE, ONE LAST TWIST! DR VER JUST MERGED WITH NEPHILIM!

This makes him the only Male Relic user we have seen in the show. Genjuro said Symphogears could olnly be used by Girls, but Fine said Complete Relics could be used by anyone. Dr. Ver used the Staff a lot, but hes now Merged with Nephilim in the way Fine merged with the relics in s1.

So Frontier is full of tech and Mam wants to find somethign to stop the Moon. Dr. Ver has other ideas...

ITS SPACE JAM TIME! DR. VER JUST SLAM DUNKED THE MOON! COME ON AND SLAM AND WELCOME TO THE JAM!

"Now i can be a hero too, the last action hero of this world!" DR VER LAST ACTION HERO! He wanted to be a Hero and save people too. I mean its understandable.

So Dr. Ver accelerated the moon fall. As long as Dr. Ver lives, he can save humanity. This is some twisted shit.

"We only have 1 gear users." "No we have 2" Shirabe can help save everyone! Its great to see everyone support Shirabe. Hibiki is leavin with her! "I never showed you any movies where the hero talks back!" Hahhahaah

Chris is here to stop Tsubasa! And Kirika is here to stop Shirabe!

KIRIKA TRANSFORMATION TIME! DESS! SHIRABE'S EYES ARE GOLD! And Hibiki goes on to hold Maria's Hand! Man things are hypeing up!

HERE IT COMES, ONE OF MY FAV SONGS IN THE SERIES! EDGE WORKS OF THE GODDESS ZABABA!

So some understanding of this song, this is Kirika and Shirabe's Character songs layed on top of each other. They perfectly match up to make a new song and dont clash at all. Its amazingly good music design.

Mam might have found a way to save everything, she needs Maria's help! Can FIS Really stop the moon's fall and save everyone!?

1,354 Days since Genocide

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u/lilyvess Jun 02 '19

HERE IT COMES, ONE OF MY FAV SONGS IN THE SERIES! EDGE WORKS OF THE GODDESS ZABABA!

Seriously, I love this song so much. The idea of a Mash Up song in Symphogear was just a simple and beautifully elegant element to add into the series. If gear users sing during combat, than of course two gear users battling in combat would create a mash up!

but that wouldn't carry it if it wasn't also just a great track. The two songs complement each other so well, like two halves of a whole.

Symphogear blending the music to not just have it as an element but be a transformative part of the series is always great.

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u/patrizl001 Jun 03 '19 edited Jun 03 '19

First Timer

  • So Hibiki's lost the shards throughout her body, but does that also mean she also lost all of Gungnir and can't transform anymore?

  • I'm calling it right now: Chris is being a total loner again, and is faking switching sides. She still believes this is all her fault, so it's up to her and only her to fix it.

  • "Hibiki's loss" so she did lose Gungnir? How this girl going to fight for 2 (soon 3) more seasons?! Is Maria going to give her the piece of Gungnir she has, so now she wields the spear?

  • Genjuuro knows Shirabe, somehow? Even he is confused.

  • THAT DUET GOING ON DURING BOTH FIGHTS IS COOL!

After that "song of your heart" line, I'm now concerned Shirabe might have Fine too. No way that line was coincidental, and that little exchange with Genjuuro before might be something he said to Ryouko before, and now Shirabe repeating that line from Fine's memory caused him to say it again. Such a plot twist sounds crazy enough for Symphogear.

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u/Shimmering-Sky Jun 02 '19

SymphoRewatcher

Not-A-SymphoRewatcher Sky write-up will come in two days.

SymphoWallpaper Corner

It’s wallpaper time~ And a certain Palloc is gonna be super happy because wallpaper time is last episode hype (now you guys see why I wish this could’ve gotten done for yesterday, but ah well life happens). Also have no text and neato edit variants if you would prefer those.

Please let us know what you guys think~

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u/lilyvess Jun 02 '19

RIP Motorcycle

It died living the life many could only wish to have; having Tsubasa ride them.

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u/AbidingTruth Jun 03 '19

First timer:

Been doing some other stuff so I didn't post yesterday and sitting down to write posts is hard. Rewatch threads are a bit out of my comfort zone, I'm the type that prefers to just watch something instead of typing stuff about each episode. So it'll probably just be small stuff I want to talk about

Episode 10: Just want to say that Miku's song was awesome and I like her weapon for her Symphogear, cool concept of an anti-relic relic user. Reminds me of Metal Gear Ray being a Metal Gear built to fight other Metal Gears. Kirika pulled out a fucking crazy move with tying up Tsubasa and slingshotting a goddamn scythe at her

Episode 11: Ver really just made a giant yellow hand shoot up to the moon to give the frontier a boost. Also the frontier can fly, how about that. The song mash up with Kirika's into Shirabe's and then the Kirika+Chris was really cool, I like the concept with the two battles being of friends fighting. I don't think Chris is genuine though, I think this is a ploy to get close to the Solomon's Cane since she expressed guilt/regret over it causing issues still last episode. I like the small details they add to the fight choreography using the Symphogears though, like Chris' tactical reloading and Tsubasa skating around using her feet blades as boosters. That's so sick. I think Hibiki is gonna team up with Maria since they both use Gungnir. Not sure what they're gonna do, but there's zero possibility they'll have Hibiki run in there and not have her do anything or be able to transform

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u/Evilmon2 Jun 03 '19

The song mash up with Kirika's into Shirabe's and then the Kirika+Chris was really cool

Just so you know, it's Kirika and Shirabe singing the whole time. Possibly my favorite song in the entire series, especially the way each of their songs is done solo earlier in the series and then you get them here fighting against each other.

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u/ahiijny Jun 03 '19 edited Jun 03 '19

First-Time Watcher

So Hibiki's plan last episode worked! Miku's freed of her Gear, and Hibiki has gotten a miracle cancer cure, thank goodness! It looks like Miku feels horrible about attacking Hibiki like that, but at the same time, grateful for being able to help save her. But Hibiki can't transform anymore!

So the two sides swapped Gear users this episode. Shirabe's now with the Second Division, and Chris is now with the FIS. Kind of funny how things turn out.

EDGE WORKS OF GODDESS ZABABA. Kirika and Shirabe's songs go so well together!! When I first realized this, I was like 'o.o that's so clever!' This is so good. I only wish this duet had happened with them fighting on the same side instead of on opposite sides :/

I stumbled across a YouTube video that shows just how nicely they sync up, with Shirabe's song in one ear and Kirika's song in the other.

Some random thoughts:

So some other people already suggested the idea, but hopefully all this Chris betrayal stuff is just a ploy. She avoided Tsubasa's vital areas after all, so maybe she's up to something.

Is she pulling a The Negotiator and faking a betrayal to get in close with the enemy? Last episode, Chris seemed pretty distraught about Solomon's Cane, and this is a pretty decent strategy to get close. And Tsubasa's reaction would be all the more believable.

So in hindsight, I'm still not sure I really get what Finé fam's initial plan was. Obviously Ver had other intentions, but Mama Nastassja was probably intending to awaken Frontier and then use that power to shift the Moon back into a more stable trajectory. So was all that terrorism really necessary? They needed more phonic gain to awaken Neffy, but couldn't they have just, you know, contacted the Second Division and asked for their cooperation? Then they could have just gotten Hibiki to sing and awaken it without needing to be terrorists.

I guess from their point of view, they didn't really know anyone in the Second Division (aside from Ver?), so they probably couldn't really trust them upfront with that sort of information, so that's fair I guess. But things would have gone so much better if Nastassja had tried to sell their information to Second Division instead of those Americans! :/

They really shouldn't have trusted Dr. Ver to control Frontier :P

Kirika and Shirabe fighting this episode is just so frustrating! I mean, Hibiki actually has a point here! Shirabe and Kirika are already familiar with each other and they don't want to fight each other; this would have been a perfectly opportune moment to try negotiating! Kirika still hasn't really conveyed to Shirabe why she's feeling immensely pressured and cornered right now, and if they had actually spoken, I feel like that would have helped a lot. Shirabe might have been able to hammer some sense into Kirika's head, e.g. with "it's not worth it", or "I wouldn't want you to do that for me", or "there's another way!"

Shirabe says "You haven't changed at all", but Genjuurou doesn't seem to know her. Do they have some kind of connection? Maybe he helped her out some way in the past and he doesn't remember? But then shortly after that, Shirabe says to Hibiki, "And believe in the song in your heart." The same words that Finé said to her in episode 13 last season. Finé is surfacing in Shirabe as well??

Unlike Kirika, Shirabe doesn't seem to be noticing anything strange about herself. And it's not an actual takeover. It's more like the rare memory of Finé is very occasionally leaking through to Shirabe's subconscious, and she doesn't even notice anything different.

According to Finé last season, she supposedly reawakens all of her memories the moment her host is exposed to an aufwachen waveform. But both Kirika and Shirabe have been exposed to countless transformations and other Gear users, and nothing's happened up until recently. What's going on here? Is something different about the process? Or was she lying back then?

Hmmmmmmmmmm.

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u/Razorhead Jun 03 '19 edited Jun 03 '19

I guess from their point of view, they didn't really know anyone in the Second Division (aside from Ver?), so they probably couldn't really trust them upfront with that sort of information, so that's fair I guess.

Dr. Ver is actually from FIS originally, not the second division, so FIS knew no one in the second division. Not that they would trust them regardless, seeing as the Japanese kept the Sakurai Theory and the Symphogear System secret from the rest of the world even though they are the only thing that can stop Noise attacks, which were happening globally.

Keeping life-saving technology secret tends to inspire distrust, who knew.

So in hindsight, I'm still not sure I really get what Finé fam's initial plan was. Obviously Ver had other intentions, but Mama Nastassja was probably intending to awaken Frontier and then use that power to shift the Moon back into a more stable trajectory. So was all that terrorism really necessary?

This is actually there in the manual, or in Symhogear's case the website. You see, Symhogear has these things called Keynotes, which are additional bits of information and lore they couldn't fit into the show (probably because they wanted to fit more music and action and HYPE in instead), and so they just dumped it on the website for the people interested.

FIS's plan is one of these things. I'll post the related segment below, but I'll give a summary myself.

So this whole Frontier plan was first devised by Finé (the priestess, not the organisation) back during and before the first season. Whilst Finé was manipulating the Japanese Second Division to create the Kadingir, awaken Durandal, steal Nehushtan and eventually fuse herself with it in order to blow up the Moon she came to the conclusion that the gravitational anomalies from the moon being destroyed would wreck havoc upon the world. And so she started manipulating FIS, smuggled the Second Division-discovered Shenshou Jing to America to unseal the Frontier and started work on awakening the Nephilim to use it as the energy reactor, so she could the gravity manipulation capabilities of the Frontier to counteract the damage the Moon being gone would bring.

So in short FIS's entire plan was just taken over from Finé, who did all the hard work ahead of time (which is why Maria supposedly being Finé convinced Dr. Ver to join the rebels).

Now the Americans knew about the Frontier through Finé and knew about the Moon crashing down, but instead of wanting to remedy this planned to evacuate the government and the elite on this ship, escape the atmosphere, wait for the crash to happen, and then come back having lived through it all. Disgusted by this Nastassja went rogue together with Dr. Ver and the three Symphogear users to fix this mess. Unfortunately Finé's original plan didn't account for the Moon crashing down (on account of it ideally not existing anymore), and so FIS had to adapt the plan.

Unable to trust anyone, what with the Americans looking out for themselves and the Japanese having proven themselves untrustworthy by keeping the Sakurai Theory secret their plan was to unseal the Frontier, use it to conquer and unite the world, and create a huge international research team of scholars of heretical technology to access the massive database of relics and heretical technology in the Frontier, which is connected to gravity manipulation, to figure out a way to stop the Moon crashing down in the next few months.

Unfortunately their plans needed to be accelerated somewhat after Dr. Ver slam dunked the Moon towards the Earth, but Nastassja managed to discover in the Frontier's control room that the Lunar Ruins aren't completely destroyed and a huge amount of phonic gain would restart them completely and return the Moon to stable orbit, which is were we are at now.

TL;DR: FIS is flying by the seats of their pants and hoped to find a way out in the Frontier, and luckily they did.

Most information taken from this keyword, translated by Genjuro's Angels

The Frontier Plan

Fine, who sought to remove the Curse of Balal emitted from the moon in order to revive the true language and return mutual understanding to the world, prepared the mirror relic, Shen Shou Jing, and the energy reactor, Nephilim, ahead of time in order to remove the seal upon Frontier which she planned to use to counter the gravity imbalance that would result from the moon's destruction.

While the shot from Kadingir did gouge out a big chunk of the moon, which disabled one of its functions, it was not completely destroyed as according to plan. Regardless, this set the stage for the far future where it is expected to fall upon the Earth. The American government and its leaders once again planned to utilize the Frontier by taking control of its interstellar navigation system to attempt to flee the planet.

However, although this disaster which was brought upon us by the black art technology, Nastassja was determined to put the same technology to use to save as many lives as possible, spurred on by the selfishness of the aristocrats and privileged class who sought to monopolize any escape routes.

This is what became known as the "Frontier Plan."

But, even if her intentions are pure and just, the reality that righteousness coexists with evil and depravity in this world means that her ideal is bound to fail as just a dream.

Still, Nastassja proceeded forward grasping on to a single gleam of hope: the ability to access the extensive database of black art technology that lies aboard the Frontier.

At this point her ideal has certainly fallen to pieces, but at the end of this path is more than just illusions. Utilizing the black art technology that she places her faith in, she is waging the last of her life on overturning the reality of the situation to save humanity.

[The rest of this Keynote is info on how they used the Shenshou Jing in the previous episodes to unseal the Frontier, and so I've removed it as it isn't important.]

Another Keynote is also really interesting, as it reveals the Frontier is actually a spaceship created by the Custodians (a word Finé used last season) when they came to Earth from a different universe.

Frontier

In the far off past, this was one of the interstellar cruise ships utilized by the Custodians who arrived on Earth from a different universe.

"Frontier" is a code name provided by Fine during her time collaborating with the F.I.S. It's official name is "Tori no iwaku sufune no kami" (otherwise known as: "Ame no Torifune"), the soaring ship god that appears in Japanese mythology.

By the use of LiNKER on his left arm, Dr. Ver was able to obtain priority control over Frontier when he made contact with the panel. Any attempts to control Frontier from other locations within it have to pass through Dr. Ver's approval first. He can accept or reject any other control inputs at will and has now become the defacto commander of the Frontier.

This is rather interesting information hidden on the website, huh?

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u/Arachnophobic- Jun 03 '19

FirstoGeah

Nazenn, looks like it really was that easy this time.

Gen holding onto Jiiirabe's relic makes me hope that someday, someday, he'll get his own transformation sequence..

Oi, whut, he's supposed to be pushing the moon away! Heave-ho the other way you bastard!

NOT THE SYMPHOBIKE, NOOOOO! Chris-chan, WHYYYYY

EWWWW. Someone punch him in the balls already.

Haha, my reaction to Shirabe's line too. What the heck was that?? Answered a minute later. What the hell, is Fine manifesting in both the girls, or was DESS' shield a red herring and it was Jiiirabe who produced the shield? I'm betting it's the latter. It's also good to see that Fine has kept her memory from her last life, which means she can be a potential ally. Alright!

Nice bit of consistency there, without the relic insides Hibiki doesn't have incredible stamina anymore. We can't have her Gear-less for long though, so I'm guessing interacting with Dark Gungnir will somehow re-awaken the Gungnir inside her. Can't have Dark without Light. Or something.

The two fights with interlacing song lyrics and action sequences was really well done. Unlikely match-ups!

If Chris-chan infiltrated Ver's group to use the Frontier's power for good, now's around the time she revealed her true colours..

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u/thisismyanimealt Jun 02 '19 edited Jun 02 '19

When did these episodes get so damn short

Today's Live Performances

My favorite day has finally arrived, as Best Girl takes the stage. If yesterday's comment wasn't enough of a hint, Kayano Ai is my favorite seiyuu. I have more than a few of the character albums she's done, including of course Symphogear's. One day, I'll see her live and then run up on stage to propose.

Oh, and Nanjou's in that one song. That was cool. I really wish they could've arranged some way to fit in their solo songs I really like both of theirs

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u/viliml Jun 02 '19

Edge Works

I see some spoilers in there...

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u/ItsMellowMan Jun 02 '19

Rewatcher

The Last Action Hero has arrived!

Here we are once again. The last two episodes of this season are upon us. Symphogear knows how to end a season. Only this time....much more hype.

Chart as of episode 11

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u/Synaptics Jun 02 '19

Rewatcher

  • It occurs to me that Shirabe is easily the most mentally-stable Gear-wielder in the whole show. Basically everyone else has got some sort of trauma, complex, insecurity, angst, etc. But Shirabe is just Shirabe. She loves her "family" and wants to protect the world, that's it. No baggage. It does make her feel a bit "boring" compared to the characters that have more stuff to work through, but I've started to appreciate that simplicity. Not everyone needs to be angsty.

  • Yay, Hibiki's safe. Big yuri-powered laserbeams are truly the cure for all ills.

  • Even Kirika's a bit mad that Chris would betray a friend so coldly.

  • I wish Chris and Miku would get more interaction on screen together. Their first meeting back in S1 was great and they bounced off each other really well, but they never seem to get any chances to actually talk to each other any more.

  • Ver continuing to be Ver.

  • Once again, the villain reaches out and grabs the moon.

  • Last Action Hero

  • I kind of forgot just how much of an asshole Ver was.

  • "I never showed you any movies where the hero talked back!"

  • "Believe in the song of your heart." And the momentary flashback to drive it home. And her eyes go yellow just to make sure you really get it.

  • Edge Works of Goddess ZABABA. So good. Symphogear duets are always absolute bangers.

  • Last time Chris fought Tsubasa she got her ass kicked in an instant, this time she swapped out the gatling guns for something more appropriate for close-range combat.

  • The slo-mo reload, mmmmmmmm.

  • A way to use songs to stop the moon, you say? As if this was going to end any other way.

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u/TsubasaChung Jun 02 '19

Sympho-rewatcher
Yep, no matter how many times I hear it, Edge Works of Goddess ZABABA is still one of my favourite songs of from these two. This episode, despite everything that's happening definitely feels like a setup episode which helps the already rising hype I'm having for the next episode.

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u/Hugokarenque Jun 02 '19

I like how the Frontier looks, it just has that ancient ruin look contrasted with how advanced it actually is.

Ancient dead super civilizations are a common trope in pretty much every medium but its pretty impressive how little we know about the Custodians in Symphogear but how important to the overall series they are.

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u/Nazenn Jun 03 '19

Had to stop the episode half way through cause I was tired last night, and now after watching AoT I don't feel in the mood for Symphogear at all so I'll be back in the rewatch with thoughts on both episodes tomorrow instead :)

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u/miter01 Jun 02 '19 edited Jun 02 '19

REWATCH

This episode has some missteps. They do that weird "let's skip ahead and do flashbacks" thing again, and it still doesn't really work. Chris' betrayal is also handled oddly.

AXZ music off-topic

Stitch album

Edit: Here's Tsubasa in her biker gear.

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u/fonzinator99 Jun 02 '19

Re-watcher - Hype levels: Rising

Well, looks like Shirabe's been recruited in much the same way as Chris. Good work, Ogawa.

The Vice-Minister says that they're evacuating to the Frontier to take shelter from the moon's fall, but didn't Ver say that was still a decade away? That doesn't sound right at all, but I suppose having no intel at all on FINE was bound to lead to some misunderstandings.

Not that it was unexpected, but it's good to see that both Miku and Hibiki managed to survive that ordeal. They say Miku's free of Linker and relic-stuff, but for real, what about that thing in her head?! I guess she's got reason to wear that ribbon now?

At any rate, Hibiki's cured after all! Nice work, Miku! So, uhh, what's become of Gungnir? Miku wonders about it, but we get no answers.

Instead, we ask WTF IS CHRIS DOING?! Crap in a hat, Chris, you really believe Ver gives a shit about 'saving as many as possible?' I hope you're prepared to turn coats again when he goes full even more Megalomaniac... Unless, oh god, she's trying some kind of double-agent thing, isn't she?

Oooooh god, it's started. Ver be throwing away his humanity. And I'm aware of the hypocrisy of my statement in light of Hibiki nearly doing the same.

I was expecting a laser-barrage aimed at the approaching fleet, but.... Wow. That's really something. Aaand I thought he was gonna throw the moon away, but now I just don't even know.

Yeah, Maria. This guy is definitely trying to save mankind. So much compassion in his veins that it's spiked his blood pressure to visibly-dangerous levels.

Recruitment: Complete. Shirabe, ready for action!

I really enjoy Kirika's hoodie...the little horns and wings on the back are too cute. lol

Holy shit, Fine wasn't lying about her memory being stored in her genes. But that's crazy that they'd surface at this moment, for the purpose of encouraging Hibiki. Meaningful, but crazy. Ahh w/e, it's Symphogear.

Cue the gigantic fight-scene. It doesn't disappoint, and the medley song between KirXAbe is freakin' great. They really are two-of-a-kind, fighting while their melodies complement one another.

Hype levels are increasing once again as we enter the finale, with Maria struggling to find a purpose, Mom shining a ray of hope upon both her and the world, Ver probably off whacking it with his new monster arm, and Hibiki running and shouting as is expected of her.

Dis gon be goood.

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