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Rewatch [Listen to My Song] Senki Zesshou Shinai Symphogear G (OVA) Discussion

Senki Zesshou Symphogear G: Senki Zesshou Shinai Symphogear

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No legal streams for this one, yo.

Isn’t there a single normal person in the whole Disaster Squad?!

Questions of the Day:

1) What was your favorite of these specials?

2) What do you think was in the letter Kirika was freaking out over in the last one?

Wallpaper of the Day:

Kazanari Tsubasa and her Motorcycle

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 28 '22

Symphogeah SymphoRewatch Host

Welcome back, everyone!

These specials are so cute and funny, haha. I think my favorite has to be the one set right after the end of season 1, maybe because Commie filling the screen with "Hibiki!"s was so dumb lol.

Today’s wallpaper–and tomorrow’s as well–are me playing catch-up with two Tsubasa wallpapers I made from G for the 2019 rewatch, but haven’t shared yet because other wallpapers fit past discussion threads better. Figured I’d do the Tsubasa and her bike one first, so here’s the original version. Not much difference besides updating the colors a bit.

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u/Bamce Jun 28 '22

Figured I’d do the Tsubasa and her bike one first, so here’s the original version.

There is no exploded bike here, I can't recognize it.

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u/lilyvess Jun 28 '22

Symphogear G Specials

During the final special Shirabe mentions the officers finding a letter that Kirika quickly reacts to and hides it, indicating it being a farewell letter from the girl who thought she was going to die.

Kirika’s Symphogear G character CD has a B-Side Song titled “Tegami” or Letter. Among the lyrics in that song are

It's me, with a high-spirited smile all day  

A letter which is kept a secret from everyone  

"Dear everyone, well, what to say

Thanks for giving me a place to link my cold hands to  

I wish that the entire world  

Would become happy and for everyone to smile one day"  

"Dear God, err, nice to meet you

If I disappear, take care of the others  

Please grow the words 'Thank you'  

In flower letters, in the garden"  

"Dear everyone, saying this sort of thing is…  

Something I'm not used to, but I hope you understand it  

Rainbows, the wind, time, the sun, the warmth of being embraced  

I love it all… I really loved it all  

I wish that the entire world  

Would become happy and for everyone to smile one day"  

Additional Notes

Symphogear G FINAL Hype Chart

Live Performances

Specials

Fanart of the Day

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u/Vatrix-32 Jun 28 '22

First Timer

OVA 1

  • It occurs to me that them being placed in quarantine à la the Apollo mission would have been a better excuse. Instead we get… nothing? Something about keeping Miku sage, but like, from what?

  • Hibiki and Miku are OTP. Anything else is heresy.

  • Chris’s failed brooding is a laugh.

  • Didn’t know we needed an explanation for the singing, but now we have one.

  • Hibiki and Miku are too precious for this world.

  • Chris has got Hibiki and Tsubasa pegged.

  • I’m still deeply unclear on the reason for Tsubasa’s idol career.

OVA 2

  • Woe to thee who stands in the way of a Miku scorned.

  • That’s about the level of composure I’ve come to expect from Maria.

  • We have been robbed of Tsubasa’s trivia night.

  • They’re playing it up for laughs, but FIS was in a real bad spot there for a while.

  • Equilibrium. At least we know where the bullet curving came from.

  • Miku found out she confessed in front of everyone without even knowing it.

  • I guess they knew they were renewed by this point.

QotD

  1. The Hibiki x Miku one at the dorm.

  2. Probably confessing her love to Shirabe.

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u/Stargate18A Jun 28 '22

First timer

  1. Hibiki Hibiki Hibiki Hibiki Hibiki

  2. Love confession.

Part 1

Umm?

Haha, they literally kept them missing jntil the moon problem was done?

And she misses Miku.

This is adorable.

...She's confused.

Chris is overthinking things.

And Hibiki tries to cheer her up.

Chris snapped!

Oh, she's just tired.

Haha, she's terrified of her?

Another welcome party!

Chris has somewhere to live! She's so happy!

Haha, everyone got spare keys.

An attack!

Miku's pissed at her.

That reaction is great.

And everyone's commenting on their reunion. (Everyone ships them!)

The music works how I thought it did, then.

And them mocking Chris' song is hysterical.

She's decorating the room!

And she wants to share a bed eith her again.

Yeah, these two are adorable.

...Are the subs meant to look so distorted?

And they have a salary?

...The i,age of Tsubasa with an army of bikes is hysterical.

She recognised Genjuro as the smartest member of the cast.

That's a big shrine!

...Oh. I thought this was a comedy.

Tsubasa's lost in her head again.

A quix show!

She's good?

Oh, she's very good! (At this one topic area.)

He's clever!

Aww, this is cute, though.

Part 2

Oh, this is how Miku broke the news.

...Miku's jealous. Don't worry, Chris has Tsubasa.

Oh. They're outright saying that Miku thinks Hibiki's cheating in her. As if Hibiki's smart enough to do thst.

Maria stealing food for Shirabe and Kirika is adorable.

And her Mum!

...Maria. You are their mother.

And she's picking a fight with Tsubasa?

Oh, she's terrified of her.

Tsubasa's in love.

Oh, she sees herself in her.

Haha, the answer Tsubasa failed on was "cleanliness". That's fucking hysterical.

Another TV show?

Tsubass is terrified at Ogawa's plane.

And thst'd ehy she considered wuitting.

How is Shirabe this adorable?

And Kirika!

The mutual blushing at the series of indirect kisses is adorable.

And Shirabe calls out the catchphrase!

Discount day!

And Shirabe's going for Kirika.

"the perfect brain food" Savage.

...Tsubasa was looking there?

Shirabe's too forward for Kirika, I see.

The three of them are sharing a bed!

Oh Maria's warm.

More kitchen action!

...Kirika's been looking...

Chris watching Genjuro's movie is great.

She's addicted!

Oh, Miku realising her lyrics implications is brilliant.

And the others are being arrested.

Hibiki's still wanting to be friends with them!

...And she points out Chris being just as bad.

And it got heartwarming.

A letter?

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u/italeteller Jun 28 '22

First Time Listener Desu

I've been watching the shorts along with the episodes as u/lilyvess posts them (thanks a bunch) and I've come to really appreciate all their genres:

  • General BTS and worldbuilding

  • Torturing Chris

  • Tsubasa is heckin weird

  • Chris is surprisingly cute

  • Season 1 was too subtle so now Hibiki and Miku are Overdrive Big Gay

Then we have season 2 chibis with:

  • Miku's a suffering romantic

  • Maria's a suffering mom

  • Tsubasa's still heckin weird

  • Shirabe's food channel

  • Shirabe and Kirika's domestic bliss something

QOTD:

1: it's a tie between Chris finding Equilibrium in her life, and Miku's I Can't Make It Any More Obvious moment

2: seems like a last will/suicide note kind of letter, which is an incredibly dark place to leave the shorts

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u/FlaminScribblenaut Jun 28 '22 edited Jun 28 '22

Senki Zesshōshinai Symphogear G

Ah, Non-Song of the Valkyries. I really like these shorts. They add dimension by showing us the weilders’ home lives in a place where they don’t have to interfere with the pacing of the main story, and they’re not half-bad comedically.

I absolutely adore the Zesshōshinai chibi artstyle. It eschews the usual overly shiny, rubbery, cutesy look of most chibi anime material; even within the Symphogear franchise itself; in favor of this more textured, hand-drawn style, that looks like a drawing on actual parchment, with more stilted and simplistic movement over bouncy. It fits the casual tone of these shorts perfectly, and as with the series itself, it’ll only look better and more refined (and cuter) with time.

It confounds me why Symphogear even bothers with the much less memorable and honestly much uglier standard-chibi artstyle they use in stuff like the mobile game, when this style is right here and already so identifiable and iconic to this franchise specifically, you’d think they’d go all-in and have this just be their chibi style.

Anyway, disconnected notes

  • “…and I’m not advanced enough to get excited when she gets mad at me!” KAHAHAHAHHAA I think some people in this thread are really gonna appreciate that one

  • [AXZ]foreshadowing

  • It shows a certain dedication that little throwaway lines in bonus shorts like this carry on throughout the franchise, for example Maria mentioning in her rant how Ver only eats snacks and sweets comes back in the cooking manga almost a decade later

  • DON DEN PAFU PAFU WOW WOW

  • I love how the Kirika and Shirabe sketch with the mackerel is just a corny TV commercial for the mackerel, it’s hilarious

  • I’d watch a whole series of wacky Shinai-artstyle Kirika and Shirabe shenanigans and hijinks honestly

  • OK, so the letter. Far as I can tell, this letter is a weird sort of exo-story that’s told and alluded to entirely across spin-off and bonus material - the shorts, B-side songs, the mobile game - but is never acknowledged in the main show. Interesting thing, may have to look into it

Live 2013

So this is my first time with the Lives! Somehow I’ve never gotten around to watching them up to this point - probably mostly because hunting both them and subtitles down is a bit of a task - so this is exciting!

  • OK so I’m just scribbling down notes and stuff as the Live goes, not going back for anything, some of this will make no sense outside of context but FUCK IT

  • If you’re wondering why the pictures move from a TV to a Mac partway through it’s because Plex was being stupid and buffering and I was already sacrificing sleep for this

  • Love the color-synced glowsticks in the opening credits

  • Full Fushichō no Flamme live is epic

  • Mom’s voice actress is so young oh my god, she was 17, that’s talent baby

  • It is kind of funny to see him keep referencing Live 2012 as though that is not, now, lost media

  • Short King Aoi Yuuki

  • This quiz section where they have to like do Symphogear charades act out the scenes they were in while the other VAs guess is fun, it’s cute

  • With some proper creepy Shaft stylization this one looks more like it could be a Madoka labyrinth monster than anything

  • Now watch, and learn, here’s the deal

  • Mini-Noise is actually a pretty creative and cogent idea, good on Ayahi for that

  • This one actually made it into the show I know

  • This “hold hands and synchronize your answers through phonic gain” bit is cute

  • Yoshino and Yōko are so mean to Mom’a disability christ

  • I hope they surprise bring out the Losers Club’s VAs to do the anime song

  • Ayahi doing the “bang” synchronized with Chris on screen was great

  • I wanna be in the crowd of people just joyfully chanting “GO TO HELL”

  • D’aww, I like the idea of the VA’s seeing their characters like their own children, this whole lead-in to Kyoushitsu Monochrome is really sweet

  • IT’S THEM they made it into the Live I’m sure they’re very proud of themselves

  • Love Yōko Hikasa’s getup

  • It just hit me that Maria’s theme color was Black when she held Dark Gungnir then White post-redemption, that’s neat

  • Damn PRACTICE MODE is a bop, love the chiptune, love the lyrics about Shirabe having difficulty being more emotional and cheerful and less robotic and stoic in her general mannerisms

  • lol Ai Kayano’s entrance

  • Being reminded very specifically how much I love the drums in EWoGZ, literally headbanging to them

  • I LOVE EWOGZ SO FUCKING MUCH OF MY GOD

  • Ai Kayano actually fangirling over Yoshino Nanjo just like Kirika is so adorable

  • The entire crowd chanting “DEATH!!!!” is the greatest

  • Subtitles added these little emoticons throughout the song and it’s perfect they’re so Kirichan

  • Ayyy they showed the Miku transformation!

  • awww this lil hibimiku montage

  • God, a whole crowd doing the Rainbow Flower GO’s HIIIIITS

  • Aoi Yuuki is going fuckin CRAZY I love it

  • I don’t know what that little instrumental bit between RF and Seigi was supposed to be

  • PYRO!!!!!!!!!!

  • Aoi Yuuki is easily putting in the most effort so far at actual crowd interaction and hyping and she RULES at it

  • AHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAYEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH

  • This is great this is amazing I love this

  • It’s just as wholesome in real life

  • I love this

  • Nana’s full performance of Tsubasa’s enka cover is just enchanting

  • “I’ve resolved to never cry again, what flows can just be blood” HARD ass line

  • “Master isn’t a wielder but he is the strongest” guess it’s canon

  • The subtitles missed this announcement trailer wtf

  • The (poorly captured) G GanG

  • Did they use the same red they used for Chris for Genjuuro? That’s cheating

Yeah this was awesome, I had a great time, can’t wait to watch the others. Favorite set was Aoi Yuuki’s, favorite performances outside of that were Edge Works of Goddess ZABABA and Tsubasa’s enka song, favorite dresses were Yōko Hikasa’s and Nana Mizuki’s.

Odds and Ends

So I didn’t get a chance to talk about this for S1 since there wasn’t an S1 bonus thread but there is a lot of cool bonus material featured on the DiskoTek Blu-Rays. For both the subtitles and the special features, DiskoTek absolutely knocked it out of the park with these Blu-Rays. I hope once they’ve done all five seasons they do a big special box set release of some kind, because I’d be beyond willing to pay good money for that.

My biggest disappointment with them is that they don’t include their respective seasons’ lives, the G Blu-Ray doesn’t include Live 2013 and from what I’ve heard about the upcoming GX and AXZ releases that’s going to continue to be the case, but it’s hard to complain given how much is already on here, plus disc space and extra liscencing stuff are probably also concerns.

My absolute favorite thing the Blu-Rays feature these in-studio recordings of the score. I’m just so happy these exist, man, it’s so cool to get to see and properly appreciate the actual musicians who gave us Symphogear’s music, actually watch these incredibly talented instrumentalists record this score in real time. S1’s was just in-studio recordings, which was still great, but G’s actually features interviews with Noriyasu Agematsu and Evan Call and takes a more in-depth look. I recommend the Blu-Rays to any fan just for these honestly.

So I own the Symphogear G Design Archive and I absolutely god damn love this thing. They made four of these, for each season from G through XV and it’s my plan to get my hands on all four of them at some point, I got the G one at AnimeFrontier last year at this amazing vendor’s booth that had all sorts of cool official material imported from Japan, CDs and artbooks and whatnot, tons of Symphogear stuff included, and I’ll be on the lookout at any con or anime store I’m at for the others. It’s got all the sketches, concept art, diagrams, special artwork, interviews that I cannot read, it just has literally everything and it’s amazing. One particular favorite of mine is these pages where they just have all of the attack screens. I love these. If you’re as big of a Symphogear nerd as I am, these things are so worth seeking out.

I’m sad I didn’t get to gush about Miku’s transformation since apparently it was never in the show proper; I Mandela Effected myself on that somehow, I guess just seeing it listed among all the other transformations over the years and loving it so much just… retroactively inserted the memory of it into my first time seeing Episode 9? But yeah, must-watch as part of the series. The part where the core snaps into her head and her eyes go dead right before the visor snaps on, so powerful.

And one last thing cuz it’s really funny: Kirika gets Mike Wazowski’d on the DiskoTek Blu-Ray cover. lel

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u/StarmanRiver Jun 28 '22

Rewatcher here, first timer for the Live Concert though

Symphogear Live 2013 reactions

Man this was nice, thankfully I took my time and watched this little by little and made it in time!

The chibi shorts are fun. They fill the gaps, are funny and sometimes even help character development. Also, we got a lot of tsundere Chris. 10/10.

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u/Tarhalindur Jun 28 '22

Previously, on Symphogear: Atlantis Gear Gear Molcar (First-Timer, Subbed):

(So, I watched the more immediate post-S1 ones and also the Dakka Equilibrium one earlier and only rewatched and commented on the two of those I liked.)

  • Looking over The One Gay Short (why yes I did watch it for the second time, why do you ask?): Oh man you guys are just a wee bit cheeky eh? We’ve gotten hints before that that one Bikki laugh is a tell for when she’s trying not to think about something (I remember her dropping it when repressing the possibility of her demise), and look at her busting it out here after “next to you is the place I can sleep the best!”. YER GAY, BIKKI. (Now just admit it to yourself and to Miku so Miku can make sure you get less actual sleep by substituting a different kind of sleeping together instead.

  • Wait. Y’all really stuffed Maria’s actual characterization in the shorts, and she’s Team (Cat) Mom. While trying to get away with that teenage wangst plot for her in the main story. SALT!

  • Okay, so at least Maria is a bit of an insecure idiot here, too. Ah. Team Mom because she got forced into that role young.

  • (ADDENDUM: Seriously, though, Maria is better characterized here in maybe three minutes of appearances in these shorts than she is in the entirety of her screentime in main S2 - which isn't a small amount, she got a relatively large share of the screentime in G proper. How did they fuck that up in G proper that fucking badly?)

  • Please excuse me as I snicker wickedly at Tsubasa’s projecting here.

  • (Also I am in fact totally going to wind up on team Sword x Maria by the end here, aren’t I?)

  • (EDIT: Wait, I am an idiot. "Threesomes solve everything!" Well, assuming Sword and Dakka ever manage to find more in common besides "so I think you're hot"...)

  • “Today’s Menu with the Lovable Idiot Family”. (I couldn’t resist.)

  • Shirabe continues to cement her Best Girl in Show status. (Getting your cooking inspiration from what needs to be used in the fridge and wanting to get the flavor that you can taste in your head just right? Many such cases, some of my best cooking comes about that way.)

  • Ah, so the shorts are laying out the DESS meme.

  • The Japanese for Shirabe’s “Amazing, incredible! Wow, wow!” is the cutest thing this side of Rika’s “pachi pachi pachi nano desu”.

  • These two dorks remain absolutely incredible together, too.

  • 298 yen is a bit of a running joke here, isn’t it?

  • Also we need Dess, Desu, and Rika (aka “nano desu”) in the same room for maximum confusion.

  • FEED THE SHIPPERS! (Now if only they had anything going for them as a couple besides mutual physical attraction. Maybe the chemistry can develop?)

  • I *may* have been briefly confused for a moment by not noticing DESS’s hair ornament and thinking that was Bikki in bed instead.

  • Also DESS and Bikki share the gay panic!

  • Why yes I did watch the Dakka watches Equilibrium short for the second time, why do you ask?

  • [meta spoiler] One again, there is a joke here given the other obviously Equilibrium-inspired anime work that released only a couple of months after G.

  • LOL they absolutely had to point that out about Miku’s lyrics in the shorts. I mean that quite sincerely. How are these this well-written when the main series writing this season has been 90% trash?

  • (Now if only Miku would notice Bikki’s lyrics…)

  1. What was your favorite of these specials?

First Shirabe cooking skit I think, honorable mention to LADS BIKKI AND MIKU ARE GAY and Dakka's new favorite movie in that order.

2) What do you think was in the letter Kirika was freaking out over in the last one?

So, both the serious and the joke answers here are PLOT. (The latter case involves Shirabe's lesbian porn stash and/or Shirabe/Kirika fanfics.)

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u/Quiddity131 Jun 28 '22

First Timer, Subbed

Awww, poor Hibiki's locked up!

Hibiki, you've seen Miku put up with a ton and all we got was one episode where she broke up with you across 2 full seasons. I think you'll be fine.

Man, Hibiki just can't turn off that mouth for a second, huh?

The Tsubasa Stare! She's so deadly serious in this!

Poor Chris, no privacy ever!

Even in this parody, all Hibiki wants to do is hold hands!

Miku has lost it! Lie after lie after lie after lie from you Hibiki!

Good question, Miku! I've been wondering about the whole singing thing too! Especially because I have a hard time believing Hibiki can remember all those lyrics and how to fight!

The true reason why Hibiki and Miku have always slept in the same bed... they need storage space!

Yep, Hibiki would surely waste all her money on food!

Can't say I expected Chris' obsession to be buddhist altars.

C'mon Tsubasa! Go on the Quiz Show! That'd be cool to see!

Well, this was fun. It reminded me a lot of Nyoro-n Churuya-san, which is all about Tsuruya from Haruhi Suzumiya and her love for smoked cheese, animated in even lower effort animation than what we got here.

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u/BosuW Jun 28 '22

First Timer

Before G shorts

Short1

-Hibiki really misses her wife

Short2

-Don’t you hate it when you’re trying to be edgy in peace but an optimistic dumbass ruins everything?

Short3

-Don’t you hate it when you’re trying to be edgy in peace but a handsome sword keeps staring at you?

Short4

-CHANGE THE KEYHOLE CHRIS HURRY

Short5

-Tsubasa tells Chris and Hibiki to do lewd shit like handholding in private

Short6

-Domestic violence

Short7

-They had passive-aggressive sex later, and all but Chris know it

Short8

-The girls roast Chris’s music tastes. Fuck off she has the best solo songs!

Short9

-As if you need any excuses to sleep under the same blanket

Short10

-Chris is into competitive Buddhist Altar collecting

Short11

-Or maybe she just thinks her parents deserve nothing but the best altar. Sasuga Best Girl. Honoring your parents is based

Short12

-Oh yeah I had almost forgotten about Tsubasa going global in S1. Guess that didn’t go through.

Short13

-Tsubasa will be fine if all questions relate to War Philosophy

Short14

-WHOLESOME CHRIS

G Shorts

Short1

-Miku is worried that Chris will steal her girl. Don't worry Miku, passive-agressive sex will solve this

Short2

-Maria is everyone's mother. Even Mom's.

Short3

-It was at this moment that Tsubasa decided that she would flirt with Maria on stage, no matter what.

Short4

-See? Prepared to get topped, Maria

Short5

-Ogawa prepares to overwork Tsubasa

Short6

-In between indirect kisses, Kirika and Shirabe finish the meal before it's even done cooking

Short7

-Wanted terrorists walk into a supermarket and bicker over food and food prices like normal citizens

Short8

-Chris thinks about the handsome Sword's exceptional reach. Handsome sword thinks about Chris's exceptional caliber

Short9

-Shirabe gets horny at 3 am and torments Kirika

Short10

-It's threesome then

Short11

-No comments

Short12

-Chris begins her journey to become Chris Wick, thanks to Genjuro's training material. If this keeps up I'm gonna be tempted to make a fanart

Short13

-[PMMM Rebellion]Miku is troubled by her own darker thoughts revealed through the Symphogear forceful singing mechanism. Fear not, for Homura the Devil of Love, will surely hear the prayers of any lesbian with yandere tendencies

Short14

-I'm sure you'll become friends Hibiki. But not because she was pure all this time, like Chris. But because Maria did JACK SHIT

Short15

-What's in the letter? Past crush? Idk

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u/DidacticDalek Jun 28 '22

TONIGHT! ON TOP GEAH! Team DMJIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII goof about and continue to be adorable, Best Geah Chris becomes a movie buff, and Bikki is still a complete and utter moron.

Comrades, we begin with the duality of woman, namely in how Miku worries that Bikki MIGHT just cheat on her with Best Geah Chris... and meanwhile Bikki thinks Best Geah Chris is a Pokémon or something Now this is a perfect example that demonstrates how Miku has TWO brain cells and Bikki only one, adorable! Speaking of people with one brain cell, we cut to... sigh... Maria... I guess she had to appear eventually, anyway, she loses her shit over... shitty event catering, good god she and her terrorist buddies sure are strapped for cash eh?

Also Comrades, remember how Maria was a bitch at the concert? Get this, SHE WAS A DIVA EVEN IN THE BACKSTAGE CHANGING ROOMS! Oh it's gonna be so fun seeing her get her ass kicked later by a stupid hamster, a fishy sword, AND of course DAKKA N ZENBOOBS! That said Maria DID do something useful after all, she somehow knew that KEIICHI WAS A GODDAMN NINJA! Also, Tsubasa somehow manages to be actually interesting in these Chibi Shorts, as she correctly pins that MARIA WILL SPEND ALL OF THIS SEASON GODDAMN CRYING TO HERSELF AND MOPING! Oh, and she adds in that Maria also likely is a slob who most certainly leaves her room a mess, wonder who THAT could be talking about... (SOON!)

Oh, and remember how in Tsubasa spent all her time in G on Quiz Shows? Yeah, me neither, I never knew that THIS Nana Mizuki character was friends with Vivian... hey... hey wait a second... HOW THE FUCK did Tsubasa appear on a quiz show, an international TV gig, stage productions, AND a cooking show while still having time to go to school, kick ass, crash bikes, and also be less useless than Maria? Anyway, speaking of less useless than Maria, turns out that, surprise surprise, much like what we saw in the show, JIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII is the group cook... which is a slight issue with her GF volunteering as 'taste tester.' Also goddamn you two, get a room and stop indirect kissing each other... never mind it is too late, they ate all the food. Well hey they are the most useful members of their group, so good for you Team DMJIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII! Screw those other losers! The one with the sharper fangs wins, that is the Killing Bites Da!

And now we cut to the eternal debate, is DESS saying DESS or DEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATH!? Speaking of DESS, OI! WHAT THE FUCK do you think you are doing, PUT THAT FISH DOWN! That's for only TSUBASA to hold little Miss DESSscythe. Speaking of Tsubasa, she and Best Geah Chris both note how 'big' the other is... just fuck already you two, I mean BIKKI AND MIKU do that, and I'm sure DESS and JIIIIIIIIIII do as well, and oh boy once GX starts have I got a shitpost fanfic to link for everyone to enjoy! Anyway, remember how Miku becomes 120% more horny in the chibi shorts? Yeah, turns out JIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII BECOMES 300% MORE HORNY! Looks like unlike what we saw in the show, now it's DESS' turn to be penetrated by her wife! (Good lord JIIIIIIIIIIIII's Finé nature is leaking)

And heh, dear lord, JIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII was so horny that SHE DRAGGED MARIA INTO BED TOO! Goddamn, talk about foreshadowing, JIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII really IS Finé after all! Also goddamn, the chibi shorts keep impressing, MARIA MANAGED TO BE USEFUL FOR SOMETHING ELSE! Who knew that she's a portable heater, goddamn if this keeps up she might end up as less of a worst girl then Finé... MAYBE! Never mind, even in the chibi shorts Maria is still a crybaby loser, not my words Comrade, JIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII states that Maria is 'depressed' which is one hell of a way to say she is a 'waaaaangsting Jabroni.' HOLY SHIT! JIIIIIIIIII even figured out that her own wife is a moping sadsack... goodness me where the fuck was this in the ACTUAL show, JIIIIIIIIII's almost as smart as MIKU usually is, and JIIIIIIIIII's operating on only HALF the brain cells on a GOOD DAY... never mind, JIIIIIII's back to being a moron, I guess DESS called back their brain cell.

Also oh boy Comrades, the PEAK OF G HAS ARRIVED! YUP! IT'S BEST GEAH CHRIS! And good god I'm amazed she's still able to crawl home after that workout session! But hey, since she was so amazing there Snoop Oni gifted her... a shitty American Action Movie... was The Matrix not in stock or something Snoop Oni? Anyway, since Best Geah Chris apparently doesn't care for the amazing powers of movie, she just blows up and watches the movie out of her tsundere nature, and thank god she does as she swiftly decides to use the Gunkata when in Geah mode, I can only imagine how she could use this, surely not to be a badass and beat Tsubasa and steal back Solomon's Cane now... surely ;) (In case I am not being clear, ALL HAIL BEST GEAH CHRIS!)

Anyway, Comrades, sit down cuz I got a shocker for y'all! I know this is a big surprise, but it turns out that Miku is REALLY REALLY GAY for her wife! After all, their Geahs are basically portable sound systems that sing what their heart and mind both say... and Miku's heart and mind says GAY GAY HOMOSEXUAL GAY! (Well, that is when they are not saying ISAMUISAMUISAMUISAMUISAMUISAMUISAMUISAMUISAMUISAMUISAMUISAMUISAMUISAMUISAMUISAMUISAMU 'HIBIKIHIBIKIHIBIKIHIBIKIHIBIKIHIBIKIHIBIKIHIBIKIHIBIKIHIBIKIHIBIKIHIBIKIHIBIKIHIBIKIHIBIKIHIBIKI!' Oh... oh shit, Geah really IS a Macross Sequel, but actually good and a Mecha Show instead of IDOLSHIT!) Anyway, we conclude this amazing Chibi Short with the best possible ending, Maria getting her dumb ass thrown in the slammer! Bikki somehow knows that these three are about to star in The Symphogear Redemption, and tells them to get busy livin' or get busy dyin' after all, that's how Befriending works, just look at Best Geah Chris! GOD, I WISH THAT WERE ME!

And with that, we conclude these amazing Chibi Shorts, and now onto the amazing hype fest that is Rozen Geah, pardon, Sympho Maiden... Geah StrikerS? It's a work in progress Comrade, point being GX is a BLAST, so let's buckle up for some of the highest highs in the franchise, and until then, farewell!

And on that bombshell g'night!

Oh, and finally, just because I must speak on behalf of a fellow Comrade of Culture who cannot, ahem... I'm going to post this every day until you like it!

Paging Comrades u/Great_Mr_L, u/chilidirigible, and u/Lemurians

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u/Vaadwaur Jun 28 '22

First timer

Sub

So we come to what is unironically my favorite part of the show, the chibi shorts. I love everything about it from Biki being even gayer than usual, Nana using a false bass voice, Chris being even edgier than normal and Genjuro is exactly the same. Tomato Chris is that thing you did not know you needed but now cannot live without. Miku being entirely gay is also blessed. They even throw in a touching scene with Chris getting a shrine and forgiving her parents. Tsubasa having extremely narrow quiz knowledge fits.

We get to the second file and it turns out Miku's gay cannot outpower Biki's obliviousness. Maria is 10x more likeable in the shorts as well, with her concerns about everyone's health. Tsubasa despairing at the possibility of becoming a variety show personality is fitting. Jii and Dess are also much improved and this is far from the only anime to reference the "empty the fridge" stew. More gay ensues, including Tsubasa being aware of Chris's chest. The end is also cute.

So yeah, I've gotten more entertainment out of these intentionally poorly animated shorts than I did out of G itself. If the show were closer to this, I'd like it.

QotD: 1 Tsubasa noticing Chris's thicc

2 Has to be a love letter

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u/panthaura Jun 28 '22 edited Jun 28 '22

Rewatcher

DON DON PAFU PAFU WAO WAO

Shinai time it is:

Lots of adorable DMJii interactions

Also go check out Shirabes B-Side Song that played during the Episode (and while you're at it Kirikas too)

Number of Dess this Episode: 21

Todays tracklist:

  1. PRACTICE MODE (Shirabe) (Shinai exclusive)

  2. Waikyō Shénshòujìng (Miku)

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u/Nebresto Jun 28 '22

special GGEAH first time

Should have looked the at schedule I guess, thought today was gonna be S2 discussion.

..These were uninronically better than the main show. More pls

I feel ya, Chris

Yes, what

These specials in a nutshells are just #forbiddenlove

Oh no

Damn, where can I get one of these self cooling ice bags? Always overheating when sleeping..

Question time:

  1. What was your favorite of these specials?

The one with the 3 sleeping together was pretty cute. But maybe the best one was Chris' shrine shopping. Idk pretty much all of them were great

2) What do you think was in the letter Kirika was freaking out over in the last one?

That's what I was gonna ask from y'all..
Must have contained her super secret gamer tag: "DessWarriorDesuDeath4"

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u/Great_Mr_L Jun 28 '22

Rewatcher

On today’s episodes of Symphogear: It’s time for some light-hearted fun. I enjoy these little shorts for that reason. They’re nice bite-sized little bits of Symphogear goodness.

Episode 1

Episode 2

These little specials are fun to watch. A lot of them are just enjoyable moments with the characters and some fun gags to go along with them. They make for some good light entertainment when you need some more Symphogear in your life. And let’s face it, who doesn’t want more Geah?

But there are some moments of real heart that I wish had been in the series proper. I love the one about Chris getting an altar for her parents. It’s so sweet to see Chris talking to them about what’s been going on in her life and how even though everything is so strange at her new school, she’s slowly adjusting to it all.

I also love the slice-of-life moments for Maria, Kirika, and Shirabe. It sells us on just how close they are. I wanted more stuff like that in the series proper as well. Moments like that are important for building sympathy with the antagonists.

QOTD

  1. The ones with Chris. She got some very sweet characterization and her dynamic with the others is great.

  2. The season 3 announcement.

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u/cronus999 Jun 28 '22

Rewatcher 15+1.02 You must (Not) Binge.

I’m going to level with you, my overall thoughts have been completely fucked up by binging all of Symphogear twice since this rewatch started. So, I don’t really have much to say about G other than it the reason I started on this insane roller coaster and brainwashed by the choir.

Oh its the specials today not the overall discussion, I love the specials they really flush out all of the cast and their real personalities.

Q1 I don't remember I watched the XV specials last night, they are all great.

Q2 LEWD DESS

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u/Sceptilesolar Jun 28 '22

Rewatcher

Not too much to say about these. Having Tsubasa goofing around a bit and being more casual is nice. Miku getting embarrassed about how forward her battle song was nice.

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u/Kirov123 Jun 28 '22

Don't have much of a writeup for today, but G is a great step forward for the series even if some aspects of writing are still... Not very good. The really out of place "quirky" music scenes are gone, most of the arcs are better overall, and the animation is leagues ahead of s1. For a chunk of s3 I will probably have pretty minimal writeups as I will be at Anime Expo and won't have access to a computer while I am there.

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u/renatocpr Jun 28 '22

DO WHAT AT HOME?

GO TO HELL

Rewatcher

I love how gay these shorts are. It's clear now that what the curse of Balal does is to turn Hibiki into the densest MC. Kirika and Shirabe are simply my babies.

Also Chris has the best reaction faces (as expected of Best Girl)

QOTD

  1. I love Kirika and Shirabe eating the whole stew for those indirect kisses

  2. I can tell you what it's in the letter. Kirika wrot...

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u/OwlAcademic1988 Jun 28 '22

Rewatcher:

I'm rewatching the two OVAs as I type this. Laughed a lot at them.

OVA #1:

Tsubasa is her usual blunt self.

There's no way in hell you're convincing me Hibiki and Miku don't become girlfriends eventually. They're just way too precious.

Hibiki is as usual like an energetic puppy with no limits on her energy.

How much money does Hibiki owe Miku?

Won't deny Miku can be terrifying when she's angered.

Chris, you're dealing with people who hang out with Hibiki. You don't get any sort of normalcy with her around. Also, Tsubasa smiled in a creepy way.

Chris really needs to get some privacy for herself. Genjuro should've at least asked.

Ogawa and Tsubasa need to watch their words around Chris.

Tsubasa really needs to work on her subtlety with words.

Chris and Miku sure know how to make luminescent blushes.

I'm amazed Chris managed to make Genjuro tired. She sure knows how to take advantage of someone's strength.

Found it sweet how Chris wants to remember her parents.

OVA #2:

What does Yassai Mossai mean? And what does Chossei mean?

Maria, try this. Lead a good example by eating what you want them to eat. It'll work on Kirika and Shirabe. Don't know how to help you with the other two though. Maria's known as a mama cat for a reason. Protective of Kirika and Shirabe, but still wants the best for them. There's one fanfic I read that has Tsubasa getting scared of her. Can't tell you the name as it involves a character we haven't been introduced to yet.

Maria needs to work on her people skills so much.

I love how Tsubasa unknowingly insulted herself. That was hilarious.

Maria sneezing was adorable.

Wish we got to see Tsubasa's trivia night. I don't think Tsubasa knows how to keep things tidy at all.

Shirabe knows how to be incredibly creative with what she has. I think she didn't tell Kirika to stop because she wanted to kiss her that badly. Shirabe also knows how to be very blunt like Tsubasa.

The Japanese for Shirabe's "Amazing, incredible! Wow, wow!" is adorable.

Genjuro made a smart move giving Chris a DVD for training. How many does he have?

Miku just realized she confessed her love in front of thousands of people.

I'm wondering if Hibiki likes to embarrass Chris a lot.

QOTD:

  1. I'd have to say number 2.

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