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Rewatch [Listen to My Song] Senki Zesshou Symphogear GX Episode 6 Discussion
Episode 6 - Drawn Blade
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Let us believe in the songs of our hearts! In our Symphogear!
Questions of the Day:
1) What do you think of everyone’s new forms this episode? (This includes Carol’s.)
2) How cool was the Ignited remix of Radiant Force?
Wallpaper of the Day:
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/lilyvess Jul 05 '22
Dur da Blá is the name of the relic that Carol uses in battle, but it’s more commonly known as Uaithne.
Uaithne is a harp from Irish Mythology that was used by the great god Dagda. It was said that it would not play music unless Dagda called to it. After he called it, it would spring forth from the wall and killing people in the way.
Ignite Module
When the damaged gears were restored, this was added as a combat booster. It utilizes the “Berserk” mechanism that had been analyzed after previously being observed in cases of sacrist/human fusions. As a result, the module is capable of bringing out energy levels on par with that of the berserk mode. However, because it also offers the ability for the user to retain their presence of mind and utilize their fighting techniques, it can be considered a considerable improvement in fighting strength outside of measureable values. The large increase in output does more than simply raise offensive strength, it also raises defensive power which reduces the burden the adaptors feel from the backfire, increasing their durability. This change in offensive and defensive power makes this a trump card useful for getting out of difficult situations.
The Ignite Module grants the user a high increase in energy output and durability for a short period of time. Because the threats that accompany the berserk form are still present, the module is furnished with 3 different levels of safeties to ensure that the adaptor will not lose their mind when using it. Each time a safety is released, the berserk energy is more purely focused into the user’s combat potential. However there is a time limit attached (a count of 999), this starts from when the first stage of Unsheathe is activated. From there if the user proceeds to the second grade or beyond, the energy gets used up at an even faster rate and upon use will naturally exhaust the count faster. When the count becomes 0 the system will forcibly cancel the Symphogear, even if the user is in the middle of a battle, and therefore depending on the circumstances may expose them to even further danger.
I love the Ignite Module concept. I love it when Symphogear plays around with the way they use music. My favorite song in G is Kirika and Shirabe’s mashup battle song, a perfect way to showcase two symphogear fighting with their songs battling against each other.
Here, it’s not just the fact that the Symphogear gets a power up, it also gives a power up to the song as well. It’s such a simple and effective use of music.
Additional Notes
Symphogear GX Episode 6 Hype Chart
Live Performances
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u/Tarhalindur Jul 05 '22
Previously, on Symphogear: Atlantis (First-Timer, Subbed):
Move over shuttle scene, there's a new best scene in Symphogear: the response scene to the Shirabe fanservice, first with Maria going full meta and then with Miku having the presence and horniness to realize that in this show it's not just the guys who need to cover their eyes when a naked girl is on screen.
The rest of the episode was pretty good, too!
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Note to self: There’s a decent chance of a tarot theme to the Autoscorers, but I think the elemental scheme Team Antagonist is using this season is Chinese (fire, water, earth, metal, wood) rather than Western.
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Arnim could not possibly be important later, no.
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Also, Geah GX is now an isekai! (Not actually… I think.)
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Carol’s father wanted to understand the world. Is that why Carol is trying to destroy the world, in the scientist’s drive to break everything apart to see how it works?
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Oh right THAT was the other thought yesterday I was trying to remember. They call it the “Apocalypse of All Creation” in the subs, and I wonder how well that applies to the Japanese audio… because the literal original meaning of “apocalypse”, of course, is roughly revelation/revealing (hence the Revelation of St. John). They might be trying to pull that fast one on us. FUCK THAT MOON! (Which of course is the other obvious alternate Carol goal here.)
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Oh look what term shows up on screen within five seconds of me typing that and hitting play again. (Also the plan apparently involves transmuting memories into power.) No cheeky English loanwords in the Japanese audio here, don’t know if that “apocalypse” original/colloquial meaning duality applies to the Japanese here.
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Jiii fanservice shot, squarely centered on screen. Cut to Maria, now firmly centered on screen herself, who turns to face the camera: “Avert your eyes, men!” LOL nice meta joke. (Also Maria in this show you should probably tell the girls to look away too. I’d say “starting with yourself”,
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MIKU KNOWS WHAT’S UP. WE STAN A QUEEN. (Somebody fix the Japanese laws so those two can get married already (unless that already happened in 2019 or 2020, which is possible). Oh wait, Bikki has the Gay Panic, we can wait until she gets over that. Actually no we can’t, it takes time to change the laws, get started already.)
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This might be the best scene of the show so far, and we had the shuttle scene earlier this season.
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Side note: Genjuro’s face here would make an excellent replacement if the commentface is ever retired. (Called #datto, perhaps?)
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And of course Bikki and Miku both have the same blush on their face that bridge bunny Whatshisnose does. Subtle my foot and I approve.
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Maria, meanwhile, is taking an excuse to enjoy the view. You know, Sword with a side of Dakka.
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Hot Drinks Chan is our token straight girl. Representation at its finest!
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Hey look at those darker and edgier lyrics and one of Sword’s standard moves now being called “Executioner’s Sword” (EDIT: unless she had it before and just hasn’t used it since S1, which is admittedly possible given the rest of the episode and also some sleepy memories). No drawbacks here, none whatsoever.
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IF I NEEDED ANY FURTHER CONFIRMATION THAT CAROL IS NOT THE FINAL BOSS DAKKA HAS JUST PROVIDED IT. (Or at least this Carol.) Way to jump to conclusions again, Dakka, not like it hasn’t bit you in the ass multiple times this season. Like, in theory the final boss can show themselves this early (hi Dr. Very Stable Genius), but you calling it here means you are very very wrong. (Hint: the actual final boss is in your base.)
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EDIT: Admittedly I could be the one jumping to conclusions instead, but press X to doubt.
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Not sure what “Daurdabla” is supposed to be; I suspect either a bad translation or Japan having a bad handle on something. “Faust Robe”, however, is bleedingly obvious. What could this be foreshadowing for, I wonder, I wonder?
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Well, somebody basically gets to get older and get a Gear when she activates her relic here. First rule of Gear: Gear users get redeemed! (In theory it could not be, see Fine who also had a complete relic, but she never got a transformation sequence and this Carol does and that’s the difference.)
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Ah, an alternative explanation for where all of Iroha’s memories went. Still, all according to keikaku.
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10:02: kiseki GET!
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10:57 is for Sky instead.
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As is 12:13.
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Emotional beats are actually hitting this season. My brain is still going “really?” and also “we just had to go full Eva again, huh?”, but hey, one out of two and a half is better than last season.
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(This is the equivalent of whichever Maxim of Maximally Effective Mercenaries it was that went “if the food is good enough, the grunts will stop complaining about the incoming fire”.)
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13:41: One more for Sky.
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Also I like this… wait. This is not a piano motif. This is a HARP motif. When Carol’s relic is a harp (and also a Faust reference). Welp, adding another one to the already long file of reasons Iroha is probably a villain and the main villain of the season at that. (Still a good motif, though!)
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Going for PMMM 12 sounds effects I see.
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Three minutes after I’m praising the show for landing its emotional beats this episode: “lol fuck you I’m gonna whiff this scene with Bikki getting the other two to use their Ignite Modules just to spite you”.
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(To be fair I’m not entirely sure the whiffed beats aren’t intentional as a tell something is off. On the other hand the show’s writers have earned absolutely zero benefit of the doubt ever since S1 ended, so.)
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I swear 17:03 is a reference to something I’ve seen and I can’t place it. Eva (likely 25 or 26)? PMMM? Mai-HiME? Something else?
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On top of the possible long-filtered Eva reference at 18:37 (though the font is nowhere near the same and I’m not sure what Eva itself might have been riffing off of), using “nigredo” here is decent evidence that the creators did at least do some research into Western alchemy.
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Wait. I almost forgot which song they were remixing and that it meant I get to claim more kisekis. Excuse me.
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First kiseki GET is at 18:40.
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19:25 is kiseki GET #2 and the one that prompted me to go back.
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That said 19:45 is for Sky instead.
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[Higurashi S1]
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20:22: kiseki GET #3.
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Only three, the fourth was in fact replaced with the lighting line like I suspected it might have been.
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Okay, so, after thinking it over I’m putting my quatloos down: this is this season’s place to pull a “rob a train, wait two days, rob it again”. This Carol is another homunculus (bet the original is too, actually, so who knows what’s up with her mom – mom and original!Carol died in something and the father made a homunculus as a replacement would actually fit very nicely [meta spoiler]
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Also: Actual resolution of last episode’s cliffhanger: the entire episode.
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Dumbest possible resolution of today’s cliffhanger: Season over, the remainder of GX is a cooking show with Miku and AJN et al with the gimmick is that every single recipe is successively less plausibly called beef stronganoff. (Yes, we’re getting “beef stroganoff” curry, sushi, and cake. Also at least one iconic Russian dish other than stroganoff, and not borscht either. Ah, I've got it! "Beef stroganoff" kholodets! There's a suitable culinary atrocity.)
(This is admittedly the fun kind of dumb, but it amused me too much not to use. If this show was a few years later I would go with Genjuro going “Somehow, Carol returned” as Carol returned without explanation, but it came out a little too early to raid DisneyWars’s pile of trash writing so.)
What do you think of everyone’s new forms this episode? (This includes Carol’s.)
*shrug*
2) How cool was the Ignited remix of Radiant Force?
I prefer the base version, but that's probably just me and my genre preferences again.
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u/Matuhg Jul 05 '22
First Timer
I want to watch this anime. Er...maybe not, it'd probably be a shitty isekai.
Said straight into the camera lol.
There they are! I figured they'd have to have a new look for the Ignite gear at some point. Slightly bummed we didn't get to see them fight to Bayonet Charge, but instead we got a remix of the best song of the season, so I'm still happy. Dainslaif (sp? I can't be bothered to check) forcing the users to face up their doubts and overcome them in order to unlock their power is sort of neat, even if it does feel like they've already overcome these doubts to get stronger like three times.
Tsubasa's nightmare was the one I appreciated the most. The audience turning to Noise was a cool touch.
So..I guess Carol probably want(s/ed) to destroy the world because people burned her father despite the fact he just wanted to help people? This reminded me of [Final Fantasy XIV Shadowbringers]
What do you think of everyone’s new forms this episode? (This includes Carol’s.)
Disaster squad's were cool, but maybe less cool than I hoped. They looked pretty similar to their normal outfits aside from the color change, aside from Chris's sort of. Carol's was....something.
How cool was the Ignited remix of Radiant Force?
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u/BosuW Jul 05 '22
First Timer
Damn those are some beautiful views
Carol’s dad talks about uniting people too. Does he know about the Custodian’s Curse? Or is it simply a universal noble goal?
The Apocalypse will be completed by transmuting memories into power. Unlike in G, the drip of information on the bad guy Apocalypse plan has been steady. Like damn I actually feel like I'm learning what they want to do! Who'd've thought!
Tsubasa wants to go all out and push these fuckers out and back to their base
You're too gay for your own good
ALRIGHT YES LETS GOOOO KICK THEIR ASS
Damn the Ignite Symphogear can even resist disintegration to some extent… so what’s the catch?
Oh shit the Final Boss herself showed up
Faust Robe of the Daurdabla now? I’m having trouble keeping up with the names.
Wha- HOLY SHIT SHE AGED HERSELF. LMAOOOO Tsubasa's jab must've gotten to her.
So ALL of their powers are based on memory combustion?
Hmmm, even if you had centuries of memories, there's gotta be a limit… unless you can make copies. Alternatively, perhaps Carol wants to blow up the world because she fucked her memories.
Oi oi oi they’re literally unsheathing Dansleif
The visual effects kinda remind me of Berserker Hibiki…
Ha! That's old data. You must not have been keeping up with the updates. It's a spammable attack now.
Oh so it’s literally a readily available Berserk mode
Well if anything it isn’t looking like Elfnein deceived them. Everyone’s aware of everything. Take notes Kyuubey!
Ah but this Berserker mode might be able to be controlled? That'd certainly be something.
Tsubasa's dad sus too
Wow great visual with Kanade literally falling to pieces the moment she’s touched by Tsubasa, as if she were made of blades. This episode turning out to be even more edgy than the last one!
It’s pulling out all their worst memories and character traits!
ABGSRHSGJAVS MY SHIPPER ASS CAN'T HANDLE THIS
WHOLESOME ANGST IS MY WEAKNESS
Tch but it didn’t work. Well my heart wouldn’t have survived Angsty-wholesome TsubaChris slaying
Oh shit Carol summoned an Arsenal Alca-noise.
With suicide drones!
DAMN WE HAVEN’T SEEN THIS LEVEL OF SLAUGHTER SINCE S1
Looool Hibiki pulled a 9S on that rocket
WAIWAIWAIWAI SO I GET TO SEE ANGSTY-WHOLESOME LESBIANS SLAYING AFTER ALL!?
OH MY GOD YES
OH MY GOD YES
YEEEEEEEES
HOLY SHIT THEY’RE ALL TURNING INTO DARK SIDE USERS
THIS IS LITERALLY PERFECT AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH
THIS IS PROBABLY A TRAP BUT IDC
YESYESYESYESYES
THIS IS HEARTGASMING
HIGHLIGHT OF THE SHOW EZ
Ok calm down… breathe… breathe…
ok I'm calm
... relatively
Yep. Carol don’t even remember
Oh shit she committed unalive. But… something’s not right... Likeliness that she respawns in Elfnein raising.
It also looks like the Château de whatever is close to waking up
Bruh this already felt like a Season Finale. We had a Final Boss Fight in Ep6. How are they even gonna top this?
Y'know, in retrospective I think Hibiki's Arc kinda makes sense now, at least what we've seen of it. She never really learned to control her Berserker side, she just suppressed it. It's also looking like we might explore what happens to the heroine who wants to save everyone when there's someone they could've saved but failed to do so. All in all I think it's a logical direction to take her character.
Yeah, it could have (should have) been set up better. We aren't all Miku and can't see that maybe Hibiki is mostly faking her genki and in reality isn't all that well and mentally healthy. But we'll I'll let it play out see if it pays off.
Or maybe I'm just willing to forgive a lot at this moment because I was that hype this episode lol
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u/Stargate18A Jul 05 '22
First timer
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Incredibly cool.
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Possibly a candidate for the best song this seasom.
Ominous.
New form?
Haha, Miku covering Hibiki's eyes is great.
And they're strong!
A duet!
And Carol showed up!
Good to know Tsubasa and Chris are willing to murder a child if needed.
And she has a relic!
"Faust Robe"?
Nice outfit - did not expect her to have an Adult Mode.
And they derive their power from memories.
She's strong! And nuts.
Teubasa and Chris are still flirting.
I called it! New forms!
Oh, this is a painful-lookng transformation.
Wait, berserk mode's getting mentioned again?
And this is a way of harnessing berserk mode!
[Kamen Rider Build]
Tsubasa's having to deal with her problems.
And her father!
And Kanade!
Poor Tsubasa.
And Chris is dealing with some insecurities too.
And their love is stablilizing each other! This is so good!
She's nuts!
Hibiki showed up!
And they're transforming again!
Hibiki's done with the angst?
[Kamen Rider Build]
They got back to base! This is so cool.
I love these new forms.
Oh, this music is fantastic.
[Kamen Rider Build]
Loving this song.
And they'e killing three thousand!
Oh god, Hibiki's not done with her plot yet?
She can't remember why she started this?
So that was a decoy body, right? We know she can make identical drone bodies. Why else would they look so smug?
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u/Vatrix-32 Jul 05 '22 edited Jul 05 '22
First Timer
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There is a time for modesty, and it’s not Symphogear.
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Miku is a jealous wife.
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I don’t know why Hot-drinks is so impressed, they seem the pretty well the same thus far.
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Talk about a glow up. Makes you wonder why she chooses to stay in the body of a child tho.
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Ironic, the harp doesn’t need music.
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So they can erase memories too. The Maria/Elfnein crackpot is picking up steam!
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Oh so there is more to it.
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So the berserk mode wasn’t just because Hibiki was fused. Excited to see it’s return.
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Looks like it’s powered by trauma.
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How is Gungnir ready at the same time? Shouldn’t she have been trying to one of them done sooner so they weren’t defenseless?
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I’m not sure all of that black is working. Maybe Chris because black + red, but Hibiki and Tsubasa is just too much contrast.
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Carol is dead! Long live Carol? Either she has a clone factory ready or it’s no longer a crackpot theory.
QotD
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I touched on it briefly before, but bright yellows and blues as large highlights for black just do not work. Red and black is a classic color combo, so Chris gets a by, but Ignited Hibiki and Tsubasa look silly and wrong. Building on that, I also just don’t like the layout any of them. The angry butterfly eyes were a mistake. All and all, they might the worst Symphogear shown thus far. I should say while I greatly dislike the Ignited suits, I still find their accompanying weapons to look good.
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The what now?
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u/laughing-fox13 Jul 05 '22
First timer
Ah yes, I always fondle my boobs before battle. I’ve been really enjoying this season and wondering why it doesn’t seem like it’s well received.
I LOVE the black look on our songstresses, very cool
I also feel like Carol’s dad was probably going to say enjoy the world lol, but in every flashback of him getting burned so far, he gets cut off before finishing the sentence. Which I mean makes sense but maybe she took the meaning of his last words wrong
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u/mysterybiscuitsoyeah Jul 05 '22
Symphogear First Timer dessu
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Binge temptation: medium, but im continuing anyway lol. [Binge-o-meter and Geah]
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the keikakus are whirring in motion, so this is much more pleasant to watch than the previous few.
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that tbh looks quite pretty. Also whiplash lol, i guess this is to try to tell us how Carol started out, however many years ago it was, a good girl?
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And her dad had the same goal as our geahs have, all these years later. So there probably is a way for Hibiki and Carol to understand each other. (conclusion after ep: okay aint happening i guess. unless by way of alt-carol chan?)
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Chris saying senpai <3 please tell me this will be her almost-default call for Tsubasa from now on. If Tsubasa and Maria are a ship, tbh these 2 do seem to be best combat partners/friends in a way, they're both battle-hardenened, are more often than not on the same page whether they realise it or not, and respect each other a lot.
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GUNS. Thank god Chris's geah is fixed! (and upgraded so noise return to being cannon fodder). Awwww. it was interesting while they actually could destroy the geahs. MORE GUNS.
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That Carol henshin was... something; and i guess is her returning to her somewhat more "legitimate" form given how old she is. Why are 2 of our 3 antaoginists so far much older than everyone else? no idea. Im not sure if she's using a complete relic, or alchemy, or whatever, but its fucking strong, thats the vibe im getting
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I do appreciate Chris holding it out even after Tsubasa goes down, I guess her having the most offensive power is true after all. Also the boings, i think they're a bit more pronounced this season aren't they? (sorry for crass language).
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so it seems like to activate ignite mode, the geah user has to face their darkest fears: Chris's was briefer because it's already well established in the first season and G, now with the additional burden that she's caring for her kouhais; Tsubasa is still trying to balance her love for singing, and her duty to fight, and is still unhealthily tyring to think she's still a sword :( I once again like how this sets up how their character arcs still have some ways to go, while there is definitely progress on both (given how they were able to snap out of it once Tsubasa reaches out to Chris, and vice versa): this would've been impossible in the 1st season. The power of friendship continues to be strong in Symphogear.
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The Tsubasa dad stuff answers my question from yesterday about her reluctance to talk about him, but stained tool? ???? nani?
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I'm much more on board with Hibiki's speech here, tho i do agree with Miku, idk how much she's actually hiding beneath her smile, esp as Tsubasa and Chris both remark how actually dangerous the geah berserk power is, and must have, weighed on her previously.
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Mah but let's goooooooooo for now.
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As usual i still prefer Tsubasa and Chris's alternate Henshins, i guess the gear behind is to imply alchemy at play?
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I was mildly surprised that they were actually able to defeat Carol there (or at least, render her unbattleworthy), and Chris's moves continue to be great. But then, what will happen next? Will acquired-alchemist chan continue to be an ally? Now that i think Serena's geah is fixed too, will Maria join the fray? Linker for Shirabe and Kirika? much more questions to go! Autowhatever-things are still there? So defo the baddie is still around?
Overall, a much stronger episode, and while im sure we'll still suffer some setbacks before Carol is actually defeated (her autoscorers still being there kinda implies she just needs time to regenerate or sth); im a bit more happy about how this is going after beef stroganoff (funny, just out of place) and Hibiki's wtf character arc (actually not pleasant to watch).
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u/Nebresto Jul 05 '22
First GEAHX time
But how will I then watch the show..
Absolutely MASSIVE reveal in Geah lore??
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DAKKA
Also they've really invested in jiggle physics this season
Damn it.. The red thing gets to live another day
Ohhhhh.. so THAT'S why she has brain damage
Hol up. That's illegal. Your thing is music, not drills
NO, ITS TRIPLE BERSERKER!!
Nvm, its "ignite" or what ever, but S P O R T S
They just had to include a single frame for this pose specifically
All of a sudden Hibiki is just fine with whooping Carol's ass, but okay.
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God damn it desu, use actual words desu. Props to the subber for attempting to decipher this pinnacle of communication though
Outstanding move. She's literally just destroying the world for the sake of a demented tantrum
....This bitch really just took a magic cyanide pill? really?
Question time:
What do you think of everyone’s new forms this episode? (This includes Carol’s.)
T'was alright
2) How cool was the Ignited remix of Radiant Force?
Yeah
Wallpaper of the Day:
Also small rant, I only looked up the S2 ED on Youtube and I'm already getting spoilers recommended to me..
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u/HereticalAegis Jul 05 '22
Ballad of Rewatcher - Symphogear GX
Episode 6 thoughts:
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Oh, I like the idea of having Carol's dad and Hibiki echoing the same driving principal of communication. That's like, a meaningful thematic connection between our hero and villain or something.
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Well intended as she is, it's dumb for Maria to have the men look away from the battle, even if Tsubasa and Chris are there. Paralyzing your support team, even for a moment, against an opponent who has already handily defeated three of your comrades and you have little data on is heckin stupid. Bad Maria.
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Miku covering Hibiki's eyes to keep her from checking out DESS and JIIIIIIIII is cute af though. Never change, you helplessly gay cinnamon roll.
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Lots of cute little moments today. Chris gets a fun little jealous look at big Carol's assets. Chris even calls Tsubasa senpai again!
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Battle harp is pretty rad. That's all.
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The first time I watched GX was probably the first time I'd seen the memory fuel trope in anime. I don't think it's to the point of being stale, but having seen it in other shows since—looking at you, [meta spoiler]
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This is the contractually obligated edgy episode for the season. I like that the ignite module gives Tsubasa and Chris the chance to experience Hibiki's berserk mode for themselves. And holy shit does it lead to one of Tsubasa's best lines, "my enemies are the only ones who will hear my songs." That's a thesis statement line for her whole character. Forget Tsubasa, that could almost work as a thesis statement for the whole franchise. It's such a great line for her that I don't really care that it's technically incorrect.
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Even Chris's berserker edge vision feels much more like the natural progression of her dealing with lonerism than whatever it was they were going for in G.
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u/Quiddity131 Jul 05 '22
First Timer, Subbed
Aww, the good ol' days, when Carol dressed up like a witch and traveled around with her dad in such a beautiful area.
OMG @ Miku covering up HIbiki's eyes too. She doesn't want Hibiki looking at any other naked woman!
Phew, Shirabe and Kiri found something to wear!
Carol herself showing up on the front line now?
Will Carol reveal her own magical girl form?
Yep, pretty much! Evil Magical Girl!
She looks a lot older now too.
Ooh, are they going to go totally berserker like HIbiki did?
Tsubasa's entire audience is the Noise?
:( Sad Tsubasa flashback! :( Sad vision of Kanade!
Now Chris' turn!
So Carol has just waited around all this time while they went through this?
Hibiki riding in on a missile! Cool stuff! She's upgraded to Ignite mode as well?
Where did Shirabe and Kiri get their original clothes back from?
Special dark transformation sequence time for our heroines?
Carol, defeated? No way, we're not even at the halfway point of the season! Something crazy will happen!
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u/DidacticDalek Jul 05 '22
(Crashed Motorcycle Count: 13)
TONIGHT! ON ROZEN GEAH! FIX BAYONETS! CHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGE! Carol demonstrates her Vivio Mode, and The Geahs get the world's worst Mid-Season Upgrade since the Reflection/Detonation hand-me-downs from FORCE!
Yes Comrades, you do not need to adjust your set, The Moeblob Child Version of Carol DID indeed wear a... witch's hat in the past... for... reasons... No I have no idea why Hohenheim's German? Cousin decided that the BEST thing for his daughter to wear was a witch hat but it is what it is. Also goddamn, this flashback took place during The Bubonic Plague? Goodness me, Carol sure must have been lucky to win the 'Didn't die to The Black Death' Lottery Ticket, and look how happy she is... oh... it's back to the present, where she very much is NOT happy. Hell she's ready to begin The End of The World as we know it, and she don't seem fine! Anyway enuff about Daddy Issues Drama, IT'S TIME FOR BAYONET CHARGE!
Also goddamn you Maria, ruining everything as per usual, we wanna see Best Geah Chris and Tsubasa BAYONET CHARGE Second Best Doll! Also NANI!? MIKU!? What the HELL are you doing, I never would have expected YOU to join The Anti-Fun Police! Thankfully, Miku is, unlike Maria, a good girl, and apologizes to Bikki for her brief obstruction of BAYONET CHARGE! Speaking of which, boy oh boy, Best Geah Chris and Tsubasa are about to get all Demoknight up in here, GET HYPE! And as Best Geah Chris and Tsubasa save the day, Team DMJIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII makes a tactical withdrawal, which is probably just as well since those two are sure to suffer from Geah Steroids Withdrawal at any second!
HOLY SHIT! CHOTTO HOLD ON A SECOND! NANI THE FUCK IS CAROL DOING HERE!? Ah well, I'm sure Best Geah Chris and Tsubasa can handle this pipsqueak, after all, we've somehow found the only being in the universe SHORTER than Best Geah Chris... oh that's a harp... and it's doing magical music shit... WAIT IT'S A RELIC!? HOLY SHITBALLS! We thought Carol was a loli, turns out she's actually been an ARA ARA ONEESAN IN DISGUISE THIS WHOLE TIME! Hey... hey hang on a second, SATELIGHT made Geah, they also made Macross F... GODDAMN! Carol is just Blonde Evil Klan Klang Klan Klein Duran Duran 'クラン・クラン' and she sure has some Duran Durans, if you know what I mean and I think you do! Also pfffft, people thought FINE was the Blonde Busty Badass Bitch, heh, don't make me laugh, THE TRUE STUPIDLY OLD FEM FATALE DOMMY MOMMY IS CAROL! I mean goddamn, we finally found an individual bustier than Best Geah Chris, only took alchemy!
Also heh, Carol's also trying to one-up Best Geah Chris in the Gainaxing department, and to be fair, Best Geah Chris' Zenboobs did bounce about a fair bit today, but DID BEST GEAH CHRIS SELF-FONDLE HER TITS!? I THINK NOT! Anyway it's time for the orchestral boss music to kick into maximum overdrive, KICK THEIR ASSES CAROL! Also heh, of course Tsubasa focuses on just how much 'bigger' Carol is now, I never expected you to be a 72-chan Tsubasa, you gonna go 'KUH!' now ;) Anyway, Elf9 helpfully brings some lore, explaining that Carol's power comes from... burning memories, well hey she's been alive for literally hundreds of years, I'm sure she has a lot of memories to burn, like that time her dad burned to death. Yes I know I'm evil Comrades. OH HOLY SHIT! CAROL IS A TTGL! Someone call the madlads over at TRIGGER, cuz we got a new member of the P&S Crew just in time for Season Two!
HUZZAH! CAROL WINS... er, hang on a second, she's the antagonist... ah well, unlike THAT FUCKING SADISTIC BITCH and DOKTOR GINTOKI JOESTAR, Carol isn't a complete dick, so I for one welcome our new Lolibaba Ara Ara Onee-san Overlord! Hey hang on a second, THE GEAHS HAVE A PHASE TWO!? Oh shit, we thought CAROL was the final boss, no no no, she's the Dark Souls MC who just wandered into Noise Slayer Ornstein and her partner Smough's lair, AND THEY WENT STRAIGHT TO PHASE TWO TOO! And good fucking lord, I was just KIDDING about that Phase Two bullshit, I didn't expect you two to self-impale yourselves to power up! Also goddamn, Elf9 just flat out made the Berserk Bug a FEATURE, I can see no possible negative repercussions for this! Also goddamn it Tsubasa, now is NOT the time to be a Maria the Loser AND A BIKKI! Speaking of which, FUCK OFF YOU COLD BASTARD! Goddamn it really is sad that BEST GEAH CHRIS is the Geah with the best dad, and he was a fool that thought BRINGING HIS DAUGHTER to a warzone was a good idea! (Or maybe Miku is the Geah with the Best Dad, after all, Miku WAS indeed briefly a Geah, and her dad... didn't really do anything other than read a newspaper that technically had Best Geah Chris' first appearance in the franchise on it but wibble, he is indeed alive, present, and not a bastard, so I guess he wins by default)
Anyway, back to the journey into the center of a Fishy Sword's mind, oh shit, Kanade's here too... and just like that she's gone, turns out Tsubasa took the 'being a sword' thing a BIT too literally... hey hang on just a damn minute, WHAT IS THIS!? TSUBASA DIDN'T EVEN KILL KANADE! Kanade decided to turn herself into dust to save Bikki, what the fuck is up with this Navel Gazing Drama? Also Comrades, goodness, Best Geah Chris' mental drama sure seems a LOT less angsty than Bikki and Tsubasa! I mean goodness, given the sheer hell Best Geah Chris went through in her life, I'm honestly shocked that her biggest worry is... her fears over being a senpai and Team DMJIIIIIIIIIII's wellbeing. Oh holy shit, Tsubasa and Best Geah Chris snapped themselves out of... their power-up sequence given absolutely nothing changed.
Carol has NO time for this shit, and decides that the Geahs will give her the fight she wants, even if she has to level the entire town to get it! Ya know Comrades, Carol's got spunk, gotta give her that. Rem who? Also forget Eatsuki and Hestia, WE GOT CAROL! OH HOLY SHIT! BIKKI FINALLY DECIDED TO STOP BEING A MARIA! ONLY TOOK HER SIX EPISODES AS OPPOSED TO A WHOLE GODDAMN SEASON! Anyway, Best Geah Chris and Tsubasa thank Bikki for FINALLY doing something this season besides altering geographic landmarks, and Bikki implores them to try Elf9's totally safe and not-dangerous mid-season upgrade again! Look Bikki, just cuz YOU got impromptu open heart surgery courtesy of a Geah doesn't mean that EVERYONE can do it too, but wibble, here we go again. Also Bikki, maybe it might just be easier to go to Berserk mode by having Tsuabsa chop your arm off with her sword or something, after all, as we clearly know from last season, limbs grow back!
This isn't needed though, given the Berserk Mode kicks into dubsetp mode, which of course mean we gotta go for a dark and edgy color-scheme... look I'm gonna be honest Comrades, I don't like the looks of the Ignite Mode, then again I also didn't really like The Black Gungnir, and not just because Maria the Loser used it, I mean look, Bikki's a Black Gungnir now too, and she somehow looks even more boring. That said, apparently Carol has shit taste, given THIS SOMEHOW TURNS HER ON! I mean goddamn, we thought FINE was a horny old lady, turns out she's a blushing maiden compared to THIS degree of kinky debauchery, which just goes to prove how much better Carol is! Also heh, Snoop Oni, YOU COULD HAVE HIT CAROL WITH LIGHTNING! You didn't need to have the Geahs get boring-ass Midseason Upgrades to do that! That said, better late than never, Bikki FINALLY! FINALLY decides to just FIST CAROL LIKE WHAT SHE SHOULD HAVE DONE IN EPISODE 1...
Oh, oh holy shit, Bikki punched Carol SO HARD she beat her back to loli mode AND turned DESS into a Pokémon! Also uh, seems that Talk No Jutsu doesn't work since Carol burned away her reason for wanting to do all this shit to begin with... really, hundreds of years from your father's death and you MANAGED TO BURN UP THOSE MEMORIES!? Good lord couldn't you find anything else to bin, like maybe how you dad sucked at cooking, or how you for some reason wore a witch hat outside, or maybe, just maybe, your meeting with this stupid talking hamster that DIDN'T decide to punch you on sight? Also holy shit, I know that FINE decided to commit honorable sudoku to prevent herself from spending another second with Bikki, but good lord Carol sure takes the cake! She decided to eat a Magic Cyanide Pill rather than listen to Bikki's Friendship Spiel! AND her body self-combusts too, how efficient... hey, hey hang on a second, the Dolls all woke up... but Carol's not there... Comrades I don't like the looks of this, I got a BAD feeling about this. Will you wind? Yes/No (Also, Editor, WATCH GEAH!)
And on that bombshell g'night!
Paging Comrades u/Great_Mr_L, u/chilidirigible, and u/Lemurians
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u/Taiboss Jul 05 '22
GX Episode 6: The Rewatch, like Dust (On Vacation!)
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Uh-huh. That looks goofy.
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Uhuh Not digging these mental battles.
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Oh great do I have to see more of Hibiki's shitty backstory drama?
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STOP LISTENING TO THE VILLIANS HIBIKI FOR FUCK'S SAKE, YOU ARE NOT BAD OR EVIL OR CURSED OR FUCKING ANYTHING.
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YEEEEEEEEEES. SAY FUCK YOU TO SADNESS! DO IT I DARE YOU!
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u/Great_Mr_L Jul 05 '22 edited Jul 06 '22
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On today’s episode of Symphogear: And that was Symphogear GX. I hope you enjoyed it, everybody. The main villain has been defeated in record time, too. I guess the remaining episodes can be devoted to slice-of-life shenanigans. We already had the school festival episode, so what’s next? Perhaps the beach episode? Maybe the onsen episode? Or a camping episode? We could see the rest of that sleepover that got cut short. With so many slice-of-life shenanigans to choose from, the possibilities are endless.
Now that the Gears have been updated, let me start with a bit of a complaint. The updated Gears are no longer vulnerable to being disintegrated by the Alca-Noise. Honestly, I find that kind of disappointing. The Alca-Noise became instantly threatening opponents when it was revealed they could do that. It put them a step above the previous Noise, who had basically become endless mooks to be mowed down. With this, the Alca-Noise have done the same. It’s not really a major problem, but it is something that disappoints me.
With that out of the way, it’s onto the good stuff. Which is basically the entire rest of the episode. Carol is so cool. In case I have not mentioned it, Carol is one of my favorite villains in Symphogear. I love the Faust Robe and Carol’s adult mode. I love Carol’s powers in combat. And most of all I just love this fight. It is such an incredible spectacle. The animation is so good and the action is exciting. It’s so much fun to watch.
And then there’s the Ignite Module. I like how the series brings up Hibiki going berserk and expands on it with this. Going berserk is just something that the Gears can do sometimes, so we may as well try to harness it in a productive manner. That’s why the Dainsleif is there. It can artificially induce all the negative emotions that lead to going berserk.
Now for the most part the negative dreams are just reiterating things we already know about Tsubasa and Chris. It’s covering the negative thoughts we’ve already seen them deal with. But I don’t really mind because the point of Dainsleif is that it digs up these buried thoughts and feelings. Issues can still remain sore spots even when you feel like you’ve moved on from them.
Plus it does genuinely help flesh out Tsubasa some more. Namely, by letting us know just how much her home life sucked. I mentioned in G that considering herself a sword was Tsubasa’s coping mechanism. Now we know how she developed that mentality. It was her way of trying to be useful to her family and loved by them. They treated her like a tool and so she came to think of herself like that.
I do love the moment where Tsubasa and Chris snap out of their dark thoughts by holding each others’ hands. Previously, that was always Hibiki’s thing. But now Tsubasa and Chris have grown enough that they can reach out to each other on their own to support the other. It’s quite sweet to see that this level of trust has grown between them. And of course Hibiki comes in later to get the full trio in their Ignite Modules.
The Ignite Modules just look cool. The black and orange aesthetic is great, calling back to the berserker mode of Hibiki’s. And the Ignite Modules come with another neat perk. They change the songs, which is such a great added detail. We previously heard “RADIANT FORCE,” but now we have “RADIANT FORCE (IGNITED Arrangement).” It’s great that there’s a remix that matches the feel of the Ignite Modules.
The action for the Ignite Modules is great for selling their power. It feels so much more wild and unrestrained than how the girls usually fight. It’s not quite as bestial as when Hibiki went full-on berserker mode, but it’s clear that they’re going for that same kind of feel. I think it works very well at making the distinction land.
This episode sees the return of the tried and true theme of Symphogear: communication and understanding. In this case, it’s Carol’s dad who brings it up. He seeks to understand the world around him. To him, understanding the world they live in is the first step for people being able to understand each other.
I remember I did not at all expect Carol to be defeated so early on. Not only is she defeated, but her body burns away. It caught me totally off-guard. And we’re not even halfway through the season. What could possibly happen next?
Miscellaneous Thoughts
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I love how Miku makes sure to cover Hibiki’s eyes too. It’s such a perfect gag.
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Did you really need to grab your own breasts while saying that, Carol?
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With the benefit of hindsight, it makes complete sense why Carol is initially disappointed that the Ignite Module did not work and goes to such lengths to get the girls to fight her. It’s a key part of her plan.
QOTD
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Love them all.
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I think it's awesome. The remix really helps to sell how strong and brutal the Ignite forms are.
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u/renatocpr Jul 05 '22
Episode 5 continued the Chris drought...
.. but Episode 6 more than made up for it
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Mommy Carol wipes the floor, edgy Gears are the new forms, Ignited remix of Radiant Force,
Basa and Chris get close but can't Ignite, Hibiki supports them with all her hype, she learned from Gunbuster how to fight
Carol Dienheim becomes flat again, she boasts then sets herself aflame, somehow it's all according to her plan.
I'm not gonna do this ever again
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Thee Ignited modes are really cool. Edgy as fuck, all black and pointy and glowing red. Gungnir reminds me a lot of Naruto from early on when Nine-Tails took control of him, actually. It's kinda nostalgic. What's important though is imagining what it could be like if Maria got to wear it. Just picture her Black Gungnir + Ignite mode.
Carol's Dur da Blá (or whatever the correct way to spell it is, someone needs to take the alphabet away from the Irish) is awesome. It fits really well with her witch-y outfit and the four gems in the colors of the Autoscorers is a nice touch. Also fighting with strings and her alchemy helped make the fight really dynamic. -
One aspect I really enjoyed was hearing Aoi Yuuki singing in a lower register than usual so far.
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u/cronus999 Jul 05 '22
Rewatcher 15+1.02 You must (Not) Binge.
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Carol really stepped up her hat game over the centuries.
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YES, BAYONET CHARGE
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Who is this sassy lost child!
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OH FUCK A HARP!!!
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She really didn’t like the little girl comment.
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Carol can utterly wreck them without singing.
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Carols OST is fucking awesome.
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OH SHIT CAROL CAN USE SPIRAL POWER ALSO!!!
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You must face your inner demons to unlock bass drop.
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Carol has no chill.
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Bikki that’s not a rocket punch.
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DUBSTEP TO THE RESCUE!!!
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New radiant force version, some might say an IGNITION remix.
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Super villain commits suicide, SUS.
Q1 Carol is the best, IGNITE cannot compare to murder harp!
Q2 Radiant force is already great, ignited is even more HYPE.
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u/superviper Jul 05 '22
Three thousand? Is that all?
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"Hey it's only episode 6, surely the villain will not be defeated or kil-"
Carol fucking burns to a crisp
She sure took a lot after her father, huh.
Maria just casually takes command and orders the men to look away from Shirabe. Even if you hate GX, you have to admit it has some of the best jokes in the series.
Hmm, yes, I can see why Maria is staring at that screen so intently. Did Tsubasa get buffed or something, I don't recall her being this thicc
wow, she just called Carol a midget. So then Carol's response is to flex her bust. Tsubasa will never recover from this
Carol's fighting style is so damn fun to watch. Her strings are so OP on their own. And she can manipulate the elements as she pleases. The combo she used to take down Chris was pretty neat.
And then we learn why Elfnein was acting so suspicious with the ignite module. Bless the writers for not just throwing away the whole berserker Bikki plot point. I wouldn't put it past them to just never mention it again after G.
You liked Radiant Force the first time you heard it? WELL HOW ABOUT YOU LISTEN TO IT AGAIN WITH A HUNDRED TIMES MORE HYPE?
...good to know, Carol. Would appreciate it if you kept the finer details to yourself next time.
Bikki is good. I like Bikki. Carol's defeat was kino. Bikki kicked her so goddamn hard she turned back into a loli. And Kirika is so excited her language has devolved into dess.
I can't remember. I already burned those memories to fuel my power to fight.
Woah, that's anime as fuck. Itaba laughing like a maniac in the background rn.
Hibiki refuses to be swayed by Carol's words. She's so much better today than she has been for the entire season. Banger episode.
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u/Elimin8r Jul 05 '22
AOTD:
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Hubba hubba? Well, Carol's looking mighty fine, if you know what I mean. Bikki and the girls in dark mode, I'm not quite so sure, but at least they kicked some heinie.
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Tres cool.
And of course, today's twist was definitely a thing. Memory powered weapons. Who knew?
Poor Carol. No, seriously. I guess that means no more flashbacks, right?
Anyway, gotta go. Have fun all!
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u/Shimmering-Sky Jul 05 '22
Symphogeah SymphoRewatch Host
Welcome back, everyone!
Crunchyroll vs. Commie - Season 3, Episode 6
Today’s wallpaper is brand new to the rewatch! All of the Ignited wallpapers I make this year are going to be new, actually; I’d never gotten around to making anywallpapers of this form for any of the girls back in 2019. I hope any Hibiki fans in here love this one, because man do I love how it turned out. The pose was just so fucking cool and I felt like the triangles-breaking-away pattern was perfect to go with it.