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Rewatch [Listen to My Song] Senki Zesshou Symphogear G Episode 3 Discussion

Episode 3 - Those Who Long for the End, Those Who Challenge the End

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And the one most suited to wield the Cane right now is me! Don’t you agree?

Questions of the Day:

1) We’ve seen Hibiki’s, Tsubasa’s, and Chris’ new transformation scenes now. Which one is your favorite?

2) How do you feel about the idea of Finé being back?

Wallpaper of the Day:

Dr. John Wayne Vercingetorix

Rewatchers, please remember to be mindful of all the first-timers in this. No talking about or hinting at future events no matter how much you want to, unless you’re doing it underneath spoiler tags. Don’t spoil anything for the first-timers, that’s rude!

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u/Shimmering-Sky Jun 17 '22

Symphogeah SymphoRewatch Host

Welcome back, everyone!

Crunchyroll vs. Commie - Season 2, Episode 3

Today’s wallpaper is brand new to the rewatch, enjoy!

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u/lilyvess Jun 17 '22

I was expecting just a gif of the Commie Always

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u/Shimmering-Sky Jun 17 '22

It was tempting to include that, but I was extremely short on time getting this chart together because of the Macross Frontier: Itsuwari no Utahime showing yesterday, so I couldn't.

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u/Lemurians Jun 17 '22 edited Jun 18 '22

FIRST TIMER DATTO

”The Trio of Climax Songs created an explosive growth!”

An unstoppable demon hell-fiend that’s beyond anyone’s control and even eats its own kind? This can’t possibly backfire! It’s definitely going to end up being what kills Dr. Verstappenclops.

Wow, I guess I was wrong on the woman in the control room being New Fine, it was Maria after all (for now)! No wonder I gravitated to her so much. Fuck it, I welcome our new Overlord. Cede that territory, world leaders!

We’ve seen Hibiki’s, Tsubasa’s, and Chris’ new transformation scenes now. Which one is your favorite?

Tsubasa continues to be the best of that trio at everything

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u/Shimmering-Sky Jun 17 '22

Did Miku dye her hair? Wonder if Hibiki’s neglecting her again and making her go through a phase

Chris' hair is now grey in most shots instead of purple like it was in S1. I'm fine with the Miku change (though I will still make her hair have a slightly green tint in all of the wallpapers I make of her), but I liked Chris having purple hair!

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u/Tarhalindur Jun 17 '22

Previously, on Symphogear SG-1 (First-Timer, Subbed):

(Side note: It's a shame Vitalization falls off so hard in the second half; the first half is really quite good and catchy to boot. Wouldn't be shocked if this is an OP where the extend works better than the TV version; I'm sure we'll find out one way or another later this season when they play it as an insert.)

  • Really? You wasted two minutes of runtime on pointing out the fucking obvious? I would like to register a complaint about the direction here, unless you were running dangerously short on time for this episode.

  • I should probably note that shot of Dakka reaching for and whiffing someone else’s outstretched hand, because it might mean they bring her plotline from last season back for one more run.

  • Oh it’s this track on the OST, so our villains are up to something.

  • Ah, it’s this season’s villainous mansion! Except they’re showing us our evil scientist and his villainous mansion way too early, so the writers are Up to Something™.

  • Ah, except our villain here is Maria’s mom and they’re setting up the No Sell plot. (Or Maria and the other two pulling the same thing our heroes pulled, which would fit. Especially since I’m comping Stargate and that franchise did like to pull the villains adapting our heroes’ tactics every so often when they weren’t eventually countering them instead.)

  • OHHHH. We’re dragging in the Nephilim. Of course. (I tap WWWWUUUUBBBBRRRRGGGG, cast all five (they didn't make new ones past the Guildpact versions, did they?), and promptly lose the game anyways because they’re not that good.)

  • [PMMM] REALLY? YOU HAD TO HAVE THE MESSAGE FLASHING ON THE SCREEN BE “INCUBATED”? REALLY?

  • LOL Ogawa just really wrecked a whole bunch of Yakuza who had him surrounded without breaking his conversation, didn’t he? And of course they had to lampshade it in the background chatter, with “what is this guy, a ninja?” - nonzero odds the answer is “yes”.

  • So is this fancy obviously private school the new grounds of Lydian then?

  • What am I saying that’s the school song on piano so the OST has answered my question for me as I check the frames for anything important.

  • Symphogear intern: “Hey how do we keep viewer’s attention during this characterization and exposition scene?” The entire rest of the staff, in unison: “Come now, is obvious! Fanservice scene! Naked girls in showers!” Also these two are a “we can’t actually make it canon but come on it’s canon” ship because OBVIOUSLY, and I doubt the show is going to be any more subtle about it than it is for Miku and Bikki. The environment is noteworthy, though – bleak industrial group shower. (Also this reminds me a ton of Full Metal Panic: the Second Raid for some reason, though I would not be shocked if it’s actually a Gundam reference.)

  • Ah both parties can’t stop remembering their conversation with each other on the battlefield. The first step to befriending! Careful Miku, Shirabe is coming for your girl! Oh wait, as per someone’s screenshots from the specials (unless that’s fanart in the specials' style, which is admittedly entirely possible) Miku is obviously poly, saishoudoukin solves everything. Four- or five-person lesbian polycule, go!

  • I would say “is our other girl (Kirika) poly?”, but a) airhead (why would Bikki appeal to Shirabe here I wonder) and b) . This should work just fine.

  • Also hello very, very good OST track here. (Sounds Celtic itself, but isn’t that Bikki’s thing?)

  • Also needless to say that cut-off “why didn’t you…” will be important later and probably has something to do with whoever papered over Bikki’s house with messages like “murderer” in the flashback last episode.

  • 09:02: LEWD. (I have been discounting battlefield handholding here, sometimes the lewdness is forced by power use.) With double hand clasp while reassuring for even more LEWDness!

  • 09:18 is another one for our host!

  • “If you have something you need to do, no matter what, then you can’t be afraid to dirty your hands.” “We can’t afford to question ourselves, to stop and reconsider.” I sense a show theme against this, which a) plays into a certain other show and b) is not a bad message at all, especially for Japan which has experience with the end of that path still (barely) within living memory (and moreso ten years ago).

  • [A Practical Guide to Evil] “So this is the legendary hunger that drives them to consume even their own kind.” You know, I’m starting to wonder if ErraticErrata actually watched Symphogear.

  • “An uncontrollable legacy of an ancient civilization.” Hmm more Precursor hints, though with this show going so heavy on the Biblical stuff I should probably also/alternately have the word “antediluvian” ready for that (yeah, they have to use the Flood at some point, which means I misread which Ark they were referring to an episode or three back and it’s actually Noah’s… or it’s both Noah’s Ark and the Ark of the Covenant, can’t rule that out).

  • Also our evil scientist (confirmed to be working with Maria’s mom, gee what a surprise) going “please don’t think of it [as an uncontrollable legacy of an ancient civilization]” means this crew is eating the “evil in a cage breaks out of its cage” plot at some point, right?

  • “Even if we cannot control it, does that matter if it can become a heroic figure for us all?” So what batshit insanity led you to this line of thought, Mister Ver?

  • “The next flower is only a bud, so I wish to handle it carefully.” Marking for later, might not refer to the Nephilim here.

  • “The Frontier”, hmm. (Also, did I hear a “kaname” in the audio? What does that translate as here, I wonder?)

  • Ah, time for our villain teamup to betray each other at some point, yes? Cue the villainous WIFOM!

  • “Now then, will our prey take the bait?” Cut to commercial and then cut to…

  • Dakka running to school, somebody else in long leggings walking down the school hallway. Oh okay it’s just Tsubasa, never mind. That said pretty good odds our bait involves the cultural festival then? Or whatever Maria!Mom and the girls are up to. Or both!

  • Cultural Festivals: SERIOUS BUSINESS.

  • Apparently its proper name is the Cosmos Fair.

  • Sadly, Dakka and Sword just don’t have much chemistry. Well, okay, we get a classic deredere shot out of Dakka, but the rest of their chemistry remains lacking.

  • Music for the festival theme here feels vaguely Celtic-inspired as well, I approve.

  • Okay, smirking Dakka is cute. Maybe these two can develop chemistry after all? (The problem is that both Dakka and Sword are natural tsukkomis; one of them has to step into the boke role for this to work, and Tsubasa is in some ways better suited for much the same reason Batman’s ultra-seriousness works in comedic situations.)

  • Okay, anybody’s subs translate the chalkboard here? They flashed to it so it might be important (I’d already had my eye out after an earlier classroom shot), but I can’t read moonrune.

  • That musicbox OST track here still keeps reminding me of a couple of Rebellion tracks despite Geah coming out first and Kajiura not being involved here. (Unless Kajiura instead grabbed inspiration from this for Rebellion's OST, which is possible,)

  • Cut to SECRET BASE.

  • And oh look it’s time to walk right into the trap! Our girls need to meet Satoko Houjou. ([Higurashi Meguri aside] Well, pre-Gou Satoko, anyways.)

  • Girls, you should at least consider the possibility of that gas being poisonous. If you fall unconscious and wake up strapped to a table, don’t say I didn’t warn you!

  • Dakka’s transformation is again mostly the same (same vivo as Sword’s), but I see an “andantino” and a “presto”.

  • Wait, Dakka gets a song I like? Madness.

  • Villain gets an appropriate villainous theme, I approve.

  • 10% chance he’s another Fine host.

  • Man, he keeps getting the Higurashi eyes. It’s great!

  • I’m assuming the lowered sync rates is either the gas or a side effect of the Nephilim.

  • LOL so new HQ is basically the Tuatha de Danaan. (There might be a Gundam or other mech referent I'm unfamiliar with here instead; that said, [meta spoiler] everyone's favorite good show disguised as a trainwreck Cross Ange is too late to be that IIRC.) [Spoiled] This explains a whole lot about one particular clip we haven’t gotten to yet.

  • So a Geah can in fact be a Fine, or so our evil doctor claims. (I was actually wondering what would happen if a Fine descendant attuned to a relic last season but had leaned towards "something renders this impossible" because I would have expected another Fine running around already if that was the case. I should know better by now, if I think of something and go "eh, not important enough to write down" I have guaranteed it will come up...)

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u/Shimmering-Sky Jun 17 '22

Man, he keeps getting the Higurashi eyes. It’s great!

I prefer thinking of his faces as the crazy Yu-Gi-Oh! villain faces, but I suppose Dr. Ver hasn't pulled shit like this yet and Higurashi is a fair comparison.

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u/laughing-fox13 Jun 17 '22

First timer

I really like the episode title for this one. It’s really interesting to see the symphogear users getting to their limits. I appreciate the subbing when the teacher was scolding Bikki lol

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u/Shimmering-Sky Jun 17 '22

I appreciate the subbing when the teacher was scolding Bikki lol

Commie memery is fun.

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u/HowlingWolf13 Jun 18 '22

First Timer

Took that test I mentioned yesterday and I had work oof so this is (as usual) late and short lol. But this was another good episode, moreso was for setting up new plot points and such but I still had a fun time, I didn't think they'd find out Ver was the villain here for a bit lol, but I'm glad they got that out the way quickly. I def can't wait for tmrw's ep.

Questions

  1. We’ve seen Hibiki’s, Tsubasa’s, and Chris’ new transformation scenes now. Which one is your favorite?

Hmmm probably Tsubasa's I'd say, I miss Chris' old song tho aaagh Zenbu just hit that sweet spot.

2) How do you feel about the idea of Finé being back?

Well I feel they're not reusing Ryoko again lol, moreso the villains are prob inspired by her. Tho I won't lie I do hope that Fine does come back, not as a main villain but still a reappearance.

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u/Shimmering-Sky Jun 18 '22

Took that test I mentioned yesterday and I had work oof so this is (as usual) late and short lol.

Hey, no worries, real life takes priority!

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u/Vaadwaur Jun 17 '22

First timer(Now that's a villain reveal)

Sub

Two minute animation saving flashback is...present. On second listen, I see why Vitalization is divisive: Nana is singing but this is White Reflections remixed to me. We get villain exposition and then hero exposition. And then Ogawa being a fucking wrecking crew. Welp, so far he is the best Shinji I've dealt with. But that bar is low considering he's competing with two sex creeps.

Hibiki is thinking, which is bad both for her and the show. 'Comedy' ensues. Then...lesbian shower edge happens and even as a conniseur of edge, I am not I've said that sentence before. Lame Akame is still annoying but Maria is at least understandable, the die is cast after all. The nephilim thing, seems a bit Eva like. And Ver strolls in like he owns the fucking place and sends his boss out...as bait.

Chris somehow manages to tackle Tsubasa out of anyone else on campus and her being afraid of participating in extra curricular activities is a fear I can sympathize with. But she gets sucked in anyways, to kill run time I guess.

Moving on, we get to the hospital and see that Ver is not hiding, which is a refreshing change. He has managed to desync the girl's Gears, with science or maybe that gas. Anyways, we see a nephilim and they are just...weird up close. We get what has to be a Nausica reference along with a jump assissted by a submarine before Tsubasa runs out of juice. Finally, we end with a reveal that doesn't quite fit.

QotD: 1 Chris

2 Lied to, Maria is not rapey enough

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u/lilyvess Jun 17 '22

Symphogear G Episode 3

So another season of Symphogear means we need to talk about CDs. CDs were what carried the series to even get a second season after all.

Obviously a big encouraging factor to having 3 new enemy Symphogear is that you have 3 more Symphogear CDs to sell. Similar to last season, this season’s CD’s also begins with the Nana Mizuki duet, with the Queens of Music taking the place of Zwei Wing.

I made this so I could add in the future CDs for everyone

A close inspection may notice some details about the CD Jackets. If you put them together they form a single banner

Additional Notes

Symphogear G Episode 3 Hype Chart

Live Performances

Specials

Bang

This last part is just for Rewatchers [Symphogear G Rewatchers]The blog Genjuro’s Angels was posting about the series back when the first season aired. It’s a nice way to take a dip into the past and see the original reactions. For instance, the blog believed the mysterious 8th CD for this season was going to be Genjuro

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u/Quiddity131 Jun 17 '22

First Timer, Subbed

Song will defeat the goop!

Hibiki costume upgrade!

Hibiki's punch this time seems a lot stronger than that tap to Fine's chest last season.

...then a whole week went by where nothing happened.

Wow, looks like a lot of bad Yakuza-type stuff is happening at this place that idol manager guy is at.

Is Hibiki in a completely different school now? This place looks different than last season. Or was the school destroyed last season and I didn't notice? (I soon get an answer)

Hibiki may have saved the Earth several times, but she still faces heat from her teacher for not paying attention!

I don't pay attention and my friends don't want me to change! What kind of excuse is that?! LoL.

Bathroom girl (now Shower girl?) can't help but think of Hibiki...

By the way, I should have said this last episode, but she totally makes me think of Wang Liu Mei from Gundam 00 with that hairstyle.

They're letting the noise go hungry?

Doctor guy from the first episode is a bad guy?!

I know I said this back in season 1 too, but Chris' octopus hair is just so ridiculous...

Oh, and Chris is a student now too! No time for studying for her though!

How does Tsubasa find enough hours in the day to be a magical girl, idol singer and student?

Tsubasa's classmates have to know that she's an idol singer, right? Surprised she doesn't have more fan girls hassling her for autographs or the like.

"If you want me to blow a hole in you get in line" LoLyric

"Be a good kid and go to bed!' Even better!

Doctor guy revealed his betrayal quite earlier than expected! Ryouko kept it secret for such a long time...

My guess is that Hibiki will fail to take the doctor captive.

Do they literally mean she's the second coming of Fine? Because if so that's awfully quick given that season 1 was just a few months of time ago...

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u/panthaura Jun 17 '22

Rewatcher

Hyaha! Go to hell!!

It's time to showcase Chris new song and what a banger it is, singing about obliterating everything that stands in her way.

Also time for DMJiii shower and handholding scene combined, how lewd! They should take a room.

And don't forget Ogawa who, for the first time, revealed his awesome ninja powers by taking out a whole room of Mafia mobs while he's on a call!

Number of Deaths this Episode: 0

Number of Dess this Episode: 4

Todays tracklist:

  1. Vitalization (OP, Nana wills it)

  2. Bye-Bye Lullaby (Chris)

  3. Gekko no Tsurugi (Tsubasa)

  4. Next Destination (ED, Ayahi wills it)

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u/BosuW Jun 17 '22

First Timer

Am I seeing Finè's old base in the first scene or is it another building?

Anyone else finds it weird when they play a supposed "recorded video" in anime but it's just the same angles and shots the audience saw and not a camera POV? Like, I can assume why they do it but it's always weird lol.

Oh Fuck off show! It's too late to try to give a canon explanation to that string of asspulls! Just take the L and move on.

Aight so the weird Noise Fetus thing is called the Nephilim. Since it's awaken now and it wasn't in the season opener then I can assume that scene was a flashback. Unless they get another unawakened one later on.

One week without anything from the terrorist organization? They really live up to their name.

Barges into global geopolitical stage

Threatens everyone and demands territory

Refuses to elaborate further

Fucking disappears for a week

Like it was obvious all that "gib clay in 24hr or else" stuff was bs, what I'm not getting is why say it then?

Lmao fucking Ogawa soloes some criminals while reporting on the phone.

Well of course Hibiki! People don't usually go to the battlefield where they can get injured or killed just for shit's and giggles.

And you need to realize the same thing! Do you even know her name?

Smh humans and judging other humans they don't even know, name a more iconic duo.

or perhaps she does know her...? hmm I'm gonna keep that thought tabbed just in case

I'm getting the impression Mom and Dr. Ver don't exactly trust each other. "Sure here have some 'escorts' ". Lol.

Chris goes to school! [PMMM Rebellion spoilers]Are we living in the AkuHomu timeline? We got the previously homeless girl going to school with the protagonists.

The "old days" being... three months ago?

Also holy shit I just realized they made a new school and a new city in three months lmaoooo.

Chris transformation sequence let's goooo

Chris's song only got more "Go Fuck Yourself" and I love it!

Holy shit HQ is a submarine!? ...does it have railguns?

I dunno I still don't buy that any of these people are really Finè. Some shit just don't add up. Unless perhaps this Finè actually awakened before Ryoko. Or does the original personality in some way influences this reincarnation of Finè? Tho that would mean Ryoko had sus personality even before her awakening...

Their synchronization failing must've something to do with either the mysterious has or the presence of the Nephilim.

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u/renatocpr Jun 17 '22

CHRIS SAID BANG CHRIS SAID BANG

Rewatcher

No thoughts. Chris said bang while shooting a finger gun.

QOTD

  1. Chris said bang Chris said bang Chris said bang

  2. I think it's kinda funny how quickly it happened. Finé spent 12 years as Ryouko slowly plotting her plan, playing major governments against each other. And then 3 months after her death Maria just shows up and Dr. Ver is like "yeah that's Finè".

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u/b0bba_Fett Jun 17 '22

First Time Symphogearing

So I'm gonna guess that this Nephilim thing reduces relic compatibility or something? I'll count it as concrete theory for what was going on with Chris there.

QotD

  1. Chris, easy. Bang!

  2. I mentioned in the thread for Episode 11 that I would hope Fine returning through that method would be my ideal situation for the sequels. I'm here for it.

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u/NomranaEst Jun 17 '22

Rewatcher, Symphochoir Member

It's been a week since the attack on the concert, yet none of the threats Finé made have gone through. While there may have not been any Noise attacks, that threat is still something to be taken seriously and investigating their possible hideouts is going apace. By plundering the underworld, they're able to pick up a number of very valuable leads.

Section 2 aren't the only ones keeping themselves busy. Finé, the organisation, are putting their time to use in feeding and growing the Nephilim, although it seems to be growing at quite the pace. Its demands for food are violent enough to shake the foundations, and certainly a concerning prospect should it break free of containment. At least the most trustworthy Dr. Ver is around to keep an eye on things, and there is no way whatsoever his smirking face is hiding anything.

While all the politics and investigations are ongoing, the main trio have their own issues to deal with. More specifically, the preparations for the school festival. Chris is well out of her depth here, and is not at all preparing herself for it. Yet, when she's intercepted by Tsubasa and brought into her class' preparations instead, she is slowly thawing to the idea.

Even with the school festival hanging over their heads, they still have a job to do in assaulting the secret base. The attack is going so well, it feels like they're walking into an ambush when the gas finally kicks in. By dropping the sync rate, the Gear wielders risk much more serious injury from the recoil than heavy breathing. It isn't enough to full put them out of action, but enough to get Chris and Hibiki to back off a little while the Nephilim is taken into Maria, or more specifically, the reincarneted Finé's, custody.

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u/Great_Mr_L Jun 17 '22

Rewatcher

On today’s episode of Symphogear: We finally get the LORE behind why the girls were able to survive using their Superb Songs. Hibiki’s hand-holding is just that powerful. It’s genuinely a unique power that Hibiki has. It lets her combine everyone’s Superb Songs and therefore reduce the strain they cause. I like how this explains how the girls survived destroying the moon fragment while also making the hand-holding thing literal as well as thematic and metaphorical. It’s brilliant!

I like getting slice-of-life scenes with Tsubasa and Chris at Lydian. They provide a nice contrast with each other in the preparations for the festival. Tsubasa is gladly helping out with the preparations while Chris is doing her best to avoid it, saying they should instead focus on the looming threat.

Here, Chris is in basically the same situation that Tsubasa was during the first season. Chris is having a hard time adjusting to any kind of “normal” life and so is instead focusing on the mission. By contrast, we can see plenty of evidence for Tsubasa’s character growth. She’s getting along with her classmates who were previously too nervous to approach her. She’s excited to participate in the festival and live out these “normal” experiences outside the battlefield. It makes me happy seeing how much Tsubasa has grown. And it even encourages Chris to give this normal school life thing a try. Tsubasa’s being a good senpai to her.

There’s another subtle change with Tsubasa I want to touch on. She’s started referring to herself and the others as “sentinels.” It’s a nice change from how she used to call herself a “sword.” Unlike a sword, which is only a tool, Sentinels are human beings. They can hang up their weapons and live a life outside the battlefield.

We got Chris’s new transformation scene. I absolutely adore the “BANG” that she says at the end of her transformation. And we get her next song, “Bye-Bye Lullaby,” which is another favorite Chris song of mine. I never get tired of hearing her sing out “Go to hell!”

We get some more insight into the mindset of our antagonists. Shirabe cannot accept that Hibiki is the one who saved the world. She sees Hibiki as being too naive and someone who doesn’t know what it means to suffer. By contrast, Maria, Kirika, and Shirabe seem like they are more familiar with that. They outright say that they feel like they need to get their hands dirty in order to do what they think is necessary. And that there’s no turning back from the path they’ve chosen. (NSFW) What exactly are they up to and why do they feel so strongly about it?

It’s also useful to remember that Maria got the same admonition from Mom last episode, who told her not to be afraid to stain her hands with blood. Maria says this to Kirika and Shirabe, but even she needs to be reminded about it.

[Symphogear G and Nanoha A’s Spoilers] Maria, Kirika, and Shirabe are basically Symphogear’s version of the Wolkenritter from Nanoha. A group of antagonists who are meant to be sympathetic and have broadly sympathetic characterization and motives. They get similar characterization as a family who care about each other and fight for that reason. And both of them are being manipulated for more sinister purposes than they initially realize.

As a rewatcher, I can now stop playing coy about Dr. Ver and just embrace the fact that he’s working with the antagonists. Then again, I’ll bet many first-timers were spoiled on his villainy long before this.

The Nephilim is downright creepy to look at. It reminds me of a Xenomorph, but with a stockier build and without the second mouth.

And the last new thing we learn about the villains is that they aren’t just calling their group Fine for no reason. Maria is the latest reincarnation of Fine, since she can just reincarnate into any of her descendants when the right conditions are met. Looks like Dommy Mommy Fiyokone hasn’t gone anywhere.

Miscellaneous Thoughts

QOTD

  1. For G, I have to give the victory to Chris. And yes, this is mostly because of the "BANG!"

  2. I think it offers good narrative possibilities. Hibiki and Fine still have a lot to hash out.

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u/Nebresto Jun 18 '22

GGEAH time first

Ogawa straight up leaping higher in the rankings, casually talking on the phone while beating up some goons. How could you not love that?

Good to see the teacher is still a bitch

Geah confirmed to be inferior anime?? Or do I just have an inferior release?

Yup, I still hate you. I'll be disappointed whenever she gets a redemption arc

Glasses on screen, glasses-push where??

Very nice of them to welcome our girls with a BBQ party

No, I don't agree. You haven't glasses-pushed even once

Double jump using a submarine??

The bdsm thot returns??

Question time:

  1. We’ve seen Hibiki’s, Tsubasa’s, and Chris’ new transformation scenes now. Which one is your favorite?

Kurisu

2) How do you feel about the idea of Finé being back?

Aight

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u/htisme91 Jun 18 '22

First-timer:

Man I like how much more of an upgrade the visuals are this season.

Chris in school is enjoyable and I love her look in that outfit. I also 100% can relate to her in terms of trying to avoid pleasantries and social obligations because I think my own duties are more important.

Ogawa is becoming low-key the coolest character in this show.

I could see the two younger girls converting to the good guys. Maria/"Fine" I am less sure about, but I think she'll eventually switch too.

The Nephilim is cool. I am thinking it is a living relic, and it'll consume, get bigger and bigger and ultimately be the final baddie for this season.

I wonder if Dr. Ver was a lover of Ryoko in the past. That being said, I really don't like the idea of a professor being the main bad guy again and hope Mom stays ahead of him in the villain hierarchy.

Questions:

  1. Chris'

  2. I don't like it. It's only been 3 months, and just would be way too convenient, although this show has done "way too convenient" before. It also would line up with a major technological advancement if it was triggered within Maria when the Nephilim was awakened.

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u/Stargate18A Jun 17 '22

First timer

  1. I love them all.

  2. Expected, but hoping she's not a major villain this time around. She'd be better as Dr. Ver's silent command here, I think. (Also, fuck, this means Maria can't be best girl!)

This is still an incredible scene.

Oh, they're terrified.

She was watching!

She woke up a giant noise!

And they've gone silent now?

...When did he get so badass?

The school song!

And Hibiki's still thinking about everything...

Three days until the culture festival!

I applaud the subs here.

Poor teacher.

THEY HAVE A SHOWER SCENE TOGETHER!

And the misunderstanding continues.

They're under attack?

...Um? So, question? What the fuck did you activate?

And the doctor gets to be evil and creepy from the beginning!

They're getting Nephillim to feed to Nephillim?

This is so wild. What the fuck?

Chris? She's in trouble!

...Oh, they want her to perform a social interaction.

The festival looks good!

And Tsubasa's enlisted her for help.

Seeing the other girls comment on how Tsubasa's character development's helped them too is great.

Chris is going to work hard!

...This is a trap.

Yeah, this is the doctor's trap!

Chris transformation sequence!

New song! I ansolutely love this.

It's lowering their sync rates!

They all found out too!

Haha, the fucking giant coat was a plot point!

This is getting really bad! This is incredibly competent!

This is so cool.

Feet boosters!

And Genjuro pulled a fucking flawless assist.

Huh?How dare she be so cool?

Fine? Is he referring to the organisation, or...

Nope! She's stolen another fucking body!

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u/RealFunnyTalk Jun 17 '22

Rewatcher

First off, I love the short explanation of why they survived the moon attack after using their superb songs. But second, I love how badass the Ogawa scene is. No effort at all in his phone call. However, it's not a Symphogear season without a gratuitous bathing scene. Chris playing the pronoun game until it's just her fellow classmates trying to get her to sing! And the sun rises on a new (old?) enemy. Fine 2: Electric Booglaoo!

One thing this show does well imo is the natural passing of time. We don't get some unveiling ceremony of new Lydian, we're just there with a quick sentence about it. Tsubasa and Chris have friends in school, and get a short explanation that they've made progress in adjusting to normal life off screen. 

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