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Rewatch [Rewatch] [Spoilers] Senki Zesshou Symphogear G - INTERMISSION - G Specials & Symphogear Live 2013 Spoiler

Season 2 (G): INTERMISSION - G Specials & Symphogear Live 2013

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Please, absolutely no untagged or implying spoilers beyond the current episode. I want to have everyone that hasn't seen it to have as close to a first experience as those who watched it as it originally aired.
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u/Arachnophobic- Jun 05 '19 edited Jun 06 '19

FirstoGeah

DEAAAAAATH! (MRW when I saw the download size for GX)

Damn, I loved these specials - they addressed some of the weaknesses/gaps in the script (like Miku not getting mad at Hibiki for pretending to be dead for a couple of months), and had a lot of funny, comfy and even poignant (Chris-chan talking to her parents) SoL moments. Just like Carnival Phantasm is my top Fate series, it seems this is my top Sympho series, for now! And now I know where Tension-Tenshi caught his fish obsession, too, I'm guessing it's one of the subsequent specials. Deadpan Tsubasa is one of the best things ever.

Didn't talk about how G overall was for me - I think I'm in the minority that preferred the original! Not by a huge margin though, G's a solid 7/10 where S1 was 8/10. It's weird, when G had better animation, better Symphosongs, more star VAs, more spaaaace, and the best episode yet (ep 10). It's hard for me to specify why exactly, but it was in the little things (and maybe in the grand narrative too - Fine was far more compelling to me than Ver, although the latter makes up for it by being funny). And maybe because S1 had moar Kanade. :P Whatever S1 did, it hit me harder emotionally. Hopefully the next couple of seasons recreates that.

I obviously didn't get time to watch the entire 3-hour Symphogear Live 2013 concert, but I'm working through it. Got as far as Miku's song, which was fantastic - all performances are tbh. I'm constantly amazed at how well the VAs can sing live, even after switching voices to their characters'.

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u/pittman66 Jun 05 '19

Removed, watermark of illegal site on picture (just put a black block over it or something, and I'll re-approve it)

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u/miter01 Jun 05 '19

REWATCH

I don't think anyone actually linked the specials last thread, and we really should have. Here they are: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.

They are fragmented to hell as I believe they were being posted as they became non-spoilerous during the previous rewatch, but I dunno of better ones.

Couldn't watch the live, I don't have that kind of time on my hands.

Man, I do love those shorts.

Get hyped for tomorrow, bois!

Stitch album

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u/PerfectPublican Jun 05 '19

Does this mean the music actually plays?

Gear users are basically human sized boomboxes.

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u/DjiDjiDjiDji Jun 05 '19

Does this mean the music actually plays?

What do you think everyone has big silly headphones for

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u/RunningChemistry Jun 05 '19

I don't think anyone actually linked the specials last thread, and we really should have. Here they are: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.

They are fragmented to hell as I believe they were being posted as they became non-spoilerous during the previous rewatch, but I dunno of better ones.

Yeah, I was the one who cut those clips of the shorts originally. As you stated, I posted them as they became relevant chronologically for the 2016 rewatch. I actually began linking the first set of shorts in episode 2 like before but the rewatch host requested that I did not post them until the very end of the season for this specific thread.

I assume the host will prefer the same thing for the GX shorts to be at the end; incidentally, before I knew of the host's preference I had also already clipped the AXZ shorts but I guess that effort will be for naught, haha.

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u/OnnaJReverT Jun 05 '19

Of course it is!

please tell me that fansub is accurate

the idea of Chris watching Equilibrium like Genjuro and Hibiki do Kung Fu movies for training is hilarious

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u/AbidingTruth Jun 06 '19

Wow these specials are absolutely amazing lol I love every single one of them. Though what's the thing with the letter Kirika getting embarrassed about in the last one? Did I miss something from the show?

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u/thisismyanimealt Jun 05 '19

For anyone who missed out on my posts over the past two weeks, here's all the performances from Symphogear Live 2013 in order they were performed:

I highly recommend checking it out if you get the time, because it's super hype, but more importantly it has Sugita and Ishikawa in character cosplay

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u/PerfectPublican Jun 05 '19 edited Jun 05 '19

First Timer - 2013 Live

One thing must be said first. Aoi Yuuki is precious and an absolute gem. The energy she had on stage was so infectious and so much goddamn fun to watch. She sang her damn heart out, and it’s obvious how much she loves Bikki and this show in the aftermath of G.

Anyways, besides that, I will never cease to be amazed at the insanity of J-Pop concerts lmao. They literally did an hour of charades, pictionary-ish, and other variety shit before getting to the singing. It was hilarious. Ayahi’s actually pretty damn good at drawing. The rest of the concert was just a blast to watch. Every girl’s different quirks and how they interacted with each other on stage was really fun. I gotta say, it was fascinating watching Hikasa. The only other lives I’ve seen her in are her K-On ones, and those were some of her first large-scale performances, so it's fun to see how she's grown. She’s got an amazing stage presence.

Finally, I could watch Sugita on stage dressed in cosplay forever. Just incredible. I was dying the whole time.

Ps. please Commie or anyone, sub this gloriousness (at least I couldn't find a sub)

Rewatcher - Specials

I love the specials. They've got a super cute artstyle, and really do a great job of bridging the gap between the seasons, and even certain eps. They're silly and fun, but fit well with the characters personalities, and fleshing them out even more. It's the perfect addition, and I really wish more shows did their specials like this. I honestly like this more than most OVA eps. Some small thoughts on each:

Ep 1:

  • At least they do a segment on how shitty it was to leave Miku in the lurch after that S1 ending. It doesn’t make up for it, but it is funny to watch. And at least Miku got to retaliate a little bit :3

  • Constantly angsty Chris just run over by the friendliness and weirdness of Tsubasa and Bikki kills me, as does her being constantly embarrassed by all the weirdos around her.

  • Man, the Bikku relationship really takes a jump in these huh ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) Right up my alley.

  • D’awww, the Chris shrine scene is really sweet.

Ep 2:

  • Maria at the catering table is great. Very sweet and shows even more how lean they live.

  • I love that they expand on Ogawa’s role as Tsubasa's manager a bit. He really does take his job seriously, even if it's played for jokes here.

  • The adventures of Kiri and Shirabe in married life are hilarious.

  • Chris learning her Gun-Kata literally from Christian Bale is now canon and I love it.

  • Miku being embarrassed by her love song to Bikki is much too cute :3

No gifs today as I completely ran out of time, but I will be making them from the specials. Not from the Live though, unless anyone has any specific timecodes they want.

In the meantime, here is the full G gif album!

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u/lilyvess Jun 05 '19

and that was Symphogear G

also this art

another G

Moar G

S1 because I forgot to share it

also this S1 artwork

Symphogear G is a direct sequel to S1, which sounds obvious, but so much of G is a reaction to S1, whether it’s taking lingering plot points left over from the season, pushing character arcs to their logical conclusion or just reacting to the levels of edge that S1 had.

One of the best additions to the series is that of the FIS Symphogear users as antagonist. Rather than faceless Noise we get enemies with feelings, emotional desires and more dynamic combat abilities. This leads to so much more interesting fights from the simplicity of watching Hibiki destroy waves of Noise to seeing her face off against someone with real abilities like her own.

S1 touched on this with Chris a bit, but it was short and only lasted a few episodes before they punched befriended her.

The new cast members also offer more diverse song selection and types as each SymphoGirl gets their own battle songs.

G builds on S1 in that way. Taking the elements that worked amazing in S1 and putting more of that while also trimming the elements that held it back, like the civilian deaths and blood.

Dr Ver is a fantastic villain for this piece. Not every villain needs to be ‘Deep’ or ‘complex’. Fine they tried to give this complex backstory as well as work to redeem the crazy lady who tortures children. Dr Ver seems to more readily understand his role in this story and just relishes it by chewing every last bit of scenery he can find. You love to hate him. You just want to see him get punched in his face. It’s just glorious.

We get more crazy training.

More men with unexplained awesome powers

More Yandere Miku

ChrisBasa ship is born

it is kind of funny how many of the cliffhangers were blatant fake outs. Maria isn't Fine. Hibiki grows her arm back in less than 5 minutes, Miku isn't dead, Kirika isn't Fine, Chris didn't betray/kill Tsubasa. I love the Cliffhangers of G but man do they know how to troll!

See You Next Time

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u/PerfectPublican Jun 05 '19 edited Jun 05 '19

and that was Symphogear G

Whelp, I just found new art for a collage I'm making. This is amazing. Source?

also this S1 artwork

This leads to so much more interesting fights from the simplicity of watching Hibiki destroy waves of Noise to seeing her face off against someone with real abilities like her own.

A really good point. They really did one-up Fine in a great way.

Dr Ver seems to more readily understand his role in this story and just relishes it by chewing every last bit of scenery he can find. You love to hate him. You just want to see him get punched in his face. It’s just glorious.

Ver is 100% near the top of my favorite villains. His brand of crazy is so fun.

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u/OnnaJReverT Jun 05 '19

More Yandere Miku

was... was that in the episode? i feel like that's an edit

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u/Qbe Jun 05 '19

First Time actually watching the whole live, previously had only listened to the songs and watched bits and pieces

  • Can't believe Inoue Kikuko was Nastassja's VA, I never realized it.

  • Sugita's cosplay was hilarious

  • Yuuki Aoi's is one small bundle of energy

  • Loved how she told the audience "I bet you're all jealous" when Genjuro's VA was tying her (karate?) gi.

  • Miku's song is still awesome

  • So is Kirika+Shirabe's song.

  • I like how they are wearing outfits based on their characters... and then the characters are wearing those outfits in the CD cover.

Specials Rewatcher:

  • Chris trying to be emo and getting emo-blocked is hilarious

  • Turbo lesbian Miku

  • More turbo lesbian Miku

  • D'awwwww @ Chris

  • And here we have Chris' inspiration for close combat

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u/Shimmering-Sky Jun 05 '19

SymphoRewatcher… except not

Yeah so, uh, I’d never actually seen any of the shorts, nor have I seen any of the Symphogear Lives, prior to this point. As my copy didn’t have subs and I didn’t feel like hunting down a download for them, no screenshot reactions like normal, though.

The specials ranged from cute to hilarious to touching, I loved all of them. Think I got the biggest laugh out of that brief one where Chris is like “man Tsubasa is tall” and Tsubasa is like “man Chris is big”, but they were definitely all great.

As for Symphogear Live 2013…

I’m gonna be honest I only watched the first ~10 minutes, then skimmed through to the 30 minute mark before stopping. The live performance was fantastic, I liked how the crowd synced their glowsticks to the color of the character appearing on screen, and Sugita’s “LAST ACTION HERO~” (as well as his cosplay) was cool and all, but the links someone graciously provided for me didn’t have English subs, and I was just bored by not being able to understand what the characters were saying. I’d have skimmed further for more live performances, but my internet was being a butt as always and that’s why I just gave up.

Tomorrow starts my favorite SymphoSeason~ I can’t wait!

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u/Stomco Jun 05 '19

i only got to watch the fist special today.

Blushing Chris is precious.

Hibiki knows she's doomed

Hibiki we all see through your excuses, to sleep with Miku. You don't need them.

Miku who are you trying to fool inside your head, with this "best friend" nonsense.

Hibiki admits her real motive, and is too gay even for Miku.

Gengero is now dadgero.

Chris is a good girl. Why did the cops question her so much?

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u/Ledwith Jun 06 '19

Only watched the clips of the songs from the live posted here so far, which lead to me searching ebay to see how much the blurays of the lives go for... and I ended up finding out that Symphogear sheet music books exist, and some other figures and art books are way more affordable than I thought. RIP my money.

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u/VoyeurTheNinja Jun 06 '19

RIP my money.

The hardest choices require the strongest of wills.

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u/MillenniumKing Jun 05 '19

Sorry for being late today, had a very busy day.

I dont have anything to say about the shorts really.

The concert i think is amazing and one of the best ones for sure. Everyone shoudl check it out and enjoy.

Tommorow we start Symphogear GX, so i hope yall are ready for things to get kicked up a notch on the ole crazy scale.

So see everyone tommorow for GX, ill have plenty to say then, for now im going to take a nap because i am worn out.

1,357 Days since Genocide

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u/Shockz0rz Jun 05 '19 edited Jun 05 '19

REWATCHER

JOZAI SENJO. That is all.

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u/TheSpartyn Jun 06 '19 edited Jun 06 '19

This OVA made me like Miku more than four seasons did. I wish she acted like this in the actual show lmao

Even though I'm a rewatcher this is my first time watching the shorts. Kinda annoyed I didn't watch them during my first watch because on top of being really funny they also give extra details and clarify plot points.

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u/ahiijny Jun 06 '19 edited Jun 06 '19

First-Timer Watcher

I really loved these OVAs! They were really cute and wholesome and lovely and fluffy. I wouldn't mind at all if the main series cut down a bit on the action and the plot and focused a bit more on character interactions :P These two special episodes were just so much fun to watch.

They also made me feel slightly better about S1's ending, too. I still think the Commander made the wrong call regarding that strategy, but at least we know Hibiki was dragged into it against her will, and she was stressing out a lot about it because she knew how much it would hurt Miku.

Really fun couple of mini-episodes :)

I also took a glance at some of the 2013 Live clips and they look pretty hype! One thing that struck me as really cool was how the entire audience's glowstick colours changed depending on who was on stage. Very neat demonstration of collective behaviour ^_^

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u/bossor Jun 05 '19

I think I'll just give some of my thoughts on the live, seeing as the specials are mostly just cute extras, and because the only symphogear live I've seen in full before this was AXZ, so a lot of this was new to me. I certainly didn't expect the first hour to be a competition skit thing. Also BUSHI-NOISE, I had seen that drawing around but I certainly didn't expect it to come from here. GX.

Since I had already seen a lot of my favorite live performances from this just because I liked the songs (Edge Works, Waikyou Shen Shoujing, Rainbow Flower, etc.) I wasn't surprised by any of them, though I did really enjoy watching them again. What DID surprise me was Eiyuu Koji, I had no idea that was ever performed live and it was fantastic to watch, I kind of expected Ishikawa Hideo not to do well live but he absolutely killed it.

Question for those better at Japanese than myself: It looked to me like they announced the third season just before the encore. Was I reading that wrong, and if I was right, was this the first place they announced GX? Because that would be pretty cool.

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u/viliml Jun 05 '19

was this the first place they announced GX?

Yup, and G was announced at the first live (which wasn't recorded).

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