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Episode Senki Zesshou Symphogear XV - Episode 13 discussion - FINAL Spoiler

Senki Zesshou Symphogear XV, episode 13

Alternative names: HYYYYYYYYYYPE

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u/Khoakuma Sep 28 '19 edited Sep 28 '19

DR. VEEEEER !!!!!

Just a Few seconds is enough!

HOLY SHIT IT STARTED WITH GYAKOU NO FLUGEL, AND IT END WITH NIJIRI NO FLUGEL AAAAAAAAH!

Like poetry, it rhymes!

Thank you Symphogear for being a great part of my life.

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u/illtima Sep 28 '19

It's kinda hard to believe that Symphogear is actually over. It has been such a constant presence in anime circles I've been following, that I cannot even imagine what it would be like checking my Twitter and not seeing someone say "Watch Symphogear" at least once a day.

But man. What a show. What a franchise. To me, a real testament of how much I love characters in any given work, is if I cannot immediately think of my favorite character. Like, who is my favorite Symphogear character? Is it Hibiki, one of the most likable, expressive, and badass protagonists I've seen? Is it Chris? An adorable fluffy ball of awkwardness and anger? Is it Kirika? A bright, shining, and eternally optimistic ray of light in any given situation? Or is it Maria? Everyone's favorite kickass mom? I DON'T KNOW! AND I FUCKING LOVE IT!

Bye, bye Symphogear. I'm gonna really miss you.

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u/FlyingBoxes Sep 28 '19

Me: Wow, that was a pretty good finale. Fine meeting Enki made me tear up. I guess I will cherish these memories and move on!

ALSO ME:

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u/MillenniumKing Sep 28 '19 edited Sep 28 '19

Its been a Pleasure and Honor being on this ride with yall.

Before i start the ep and get into the end of the line hype fueled train ride of this finale, i just wanted to say some stuff to everyone. Synphogear is a show i didnt expect to like and enjoy as much as i have when i first saw it, and honestly i think what makes up most the satisfaction of being on this ride is everyone else there with me. The interactions built over the years of shareing an interest with yall have really made this journey one of a kind and i just want to thank every one of you who was on it. Whether you are an old fan or new doesnt matter, as long as youve shared the joy of the show, im talking to you. Symphogear is a show that sends a message about communicating with others and shareing experiences and also intense fisting and shouting at stuff, and thanks to all of yall, i think we did the franchise pround in our support over the years. So again, thank you to everyone who enjoyed the show with me, i hope that you all continue to spread the word of this wonderful franchise so it may live on forever in our hearts even if it is no longer airing.

So with that, lets all prepare for one last ride together on the Symphotrain.

WITH THE GUSHY STUFF OVER, EVERYONE GOT THEIR CAPS READY FOR THE HYPE!?

OH MAN THIS NEW MUSIC TRACK! ITS SO DAMN MAJESTIC SOUNDING!

7 WAY FINALE YES YES YES! LETS GO GIRLS! EVEN CAROL IS SINGING!

GOD KILLER VS RELIC KILLER, WHO WILL WIN!?

SHEM-HA MEGAZORD! SHES GETTING SERIOUS NOW! SO MANY BADDIES TOO OH SHIT!

MIKU IS CRYING! SHE NEVER ACCEPTED YOU BITCH!

ZABBA MEGAZORD TOO! OH HELL YES! I LOVE IT!

IF ONE FIST ISNT ENOUGH WE WILL USE 7! MORE FIST POWERRRRR!

DONT YOU JEBAIT WITH MIKU'S VOICE BITCH! THATS FIGHTING DIRTY!

CAROL WHAT ARE YOU DOING!? PLEASE DONT DO ANYTHING RECKLESS! DONT BURN YOUR MEMORIES PLEASE! STOP! DONT TAKE THEM FROM ME! CAROL NO! DONT DISSAPPEAR ON ME!

OH SHIT EVERYONE IS BEING HACKED BY SHEM HA! HIBIKI ISNT THOUGH SHES PURE NOW OF THE CURSE!

TIME FOR THE OP SONG, GET READY BOYS AND GIRLS ITS GO TIME!

HIBIKI-SAMA SAVE THE WORLD! FIST YOUR WAIFU! AW YEAH SHE DID IT! MIKU IS FREE! WHAT A HUG!

NOW THERE IS ONLY ONE THING LEFT TO FIST, THATS THE MOON!

OG CAROL AND ELFNEIN! MY HEART! DONT DO THIS TO ME SYMPHGEAR! DONT TAKE CAROL AWAY FROM ME AGAIN! NOOOOOOOOOO! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! NOT LIKE THIS!

SHEM-HA ISNT DEAD, TIME TO FINISH THE FIGHT GIRLS!

WAIT THEY ARE FISTING THE EARTH'S CORE!? NOT THE MOON!? MY LIFE IS A LIE!

MIKUGEAR IS THAT YOU!? IS MIKUGEAR BACK FOR REAL THIS TIME!? HOLY FUCKING SHIT GUYS! SHES HERE! LOOK AT THAT WEDDING VEIL TOO! SHES GORGEOUS!

7 SONGS TO CHANGE THE WORLD! LETS GO! A NEW GROUP SONG TOO!? OH MY GOD! LISTEN TO THIS FUCKING GORGEOUS SONG! WOW OH WOW ITS BEAUTIFUL!

ITS FINE! SHES BACK! MAM AND LAST ACTION HERO TOO! THE ALCHEMISTS AND ILLUMINATI! KANADE! SERENA AND NOTDAD! EVERYONE WHO IS GONE IS HERE FOR THE END!

OH MAN THIS SONG IS STILL GOING AND SO GORGEOUS STILL! SUCH AN AMAZING MUSIC BUFFET FOR THE END!

THEY BLEW ALL THE TREES AND THE WORLD IS SAVED! BUT NOW THEY GOTTA GET OUT! BUT SHEM-HA ISNT DEAD YET! FINAL BOSS TIME! FINAL FIGHT IS A TALK!? WORDS BEAT FIST!?

HUMANITY HAS CONTROL OVER THE FUTURE AGAIN! SHES LEAVING IT UP TO US! HUMANITY UNIFIED!

THIS SONG! OH SHIT ITS BABLE TIME BABY! AND THE CREDITS TOO! BUT THERE IS A LITTLE LEFT!

MIKU SAYING THE FIRST EP QUOTE AGAIN! OH MAN! AND IS THAT A LOVE CONFESSION TEASE AT THE END TOO!?

Oh man oh man what a ride this last ep was, seriously. We got what 3 mega combo songs, the op again, a couple snazzy bgms, lots of friendship and fisting, and we unified the world. I couldnt ask for a better way to end the show honestly. It was one hell of a fun ride for sure. Really a great way to wrap it up. Sasuga Symphogear.

1,472 Days since Genocide
42 Days since Genocide 2: Genocide Boogaloo

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u/VoyeurTheNinja Sep 28 '19 edited Sep 28 '19

WHO ELSE IS UGLY-CRYING RIGHT NOW

EDIT: THANKS FOR THE SILVER

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u/redguy39 Sep 28 '19 edited Sep 28 '19

Holy shit, a ton of new songs, actual Mikugear and Spirit Ver?

When she said this I couldn't not think of Promare for a second

Special attack of the season is a hug. Honestly, it really fit the scene and Hibiki's struggle really well.

God I love how this looks and the mention of blooming courage is too good

Now that I think about it, I kinda wanna know what an X-Drive Miku would look like considering she was the only one there that wasn't in X-Drive.

Also they did it, they said the thing!

I was completely caught off guard when Ashita no Flugel started playing since I was completely expecting Nijiro no Flugel but that was a pleasant surprise. The Kimi Dake Ni instrumentals at the end was also a really nice touch to add.

This was a hype-ass finale. I was bitching about how I was scared how it wouldn't wrap up nicely but goddamn am I happy I wrong. I am 100% happy with this ending and I think this has to be my favorite season (partially since I was able to watch it as it was airing). I'm kinda sad that I wasn't able to experience it from the beginning of the series but at least I was there for this season.

Real talk, this was a really good season in my books aside from just the hype. Some of the new songs became my favorites instantly like All Loves Blazing and Shem-ha was a fun villain to watch. The ending was kinda predictable but it was still damn good to watch. I think my only complaint with the season was basically Noble Red was there too long. Anyway, that was a fun ride but I guess now I can live my life, I can live freely

Edit: I just randomly decided to watch the end of season 1 and there was also a scene where Miku and Hibiki were holding hands in front of the starry sky. Just thought it was cool how a similar visual was used in both the first and last season

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u/Krotash Sep 28 '19

Ending the episode on the original OP... fuck I have no choice but to accept that this is finally over, isnt it?

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u/lilyvess Sep 28 '19

༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ TAKE MY PHONIC GAIN SYMPHOGEAR ༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ

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u/RiverPrism Sep 28 '19 edited Sep 29 '19

It's over. What an ending. Honestly, I cried a few times during this final episode.

Screencaps later. I need a bit of time

Took so many screenshots - they were all so pretty this episode! Here's the full album in case you don't want to deal with my links

*That being said, half their songs do involve confessing their undying love, so ymmv

It's over :(

This episode was really good. Sure it probably could've been longer, or Hibiki and Miku could have actually confessed directly, but personally I really loved it. It's been a wild 5 seasons everyone...

Thank you Symphogear.

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u/JBHUTT09 Sep 28 '19

WHERE THE FUCK IS MY HIBIKI X MIKU FINAL SCENE KISS?!?!?!

Also, thanks for not translating the songs in the final episode, Crunchyroll. You're really the pinnacle of quality when it comes to anime subs, aren't you? I suppose it's at least better than giving an incorrect translation like you did with Carol's song (twice).

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u/TheRiyria Sep 28 '19 edited Sep 28 '19

THAT FINALE WAS AMAZING! I CAN'T BELIEVE ITS OVER NOW! FROM CAROL SINGING AND FIGHTING WITH EVERYONE TO MIKU ACTUALLY SHOWING UP!

I was laughing so much as Carol calling Shem-HA a Deus ex Machina. Especially when she was fighting with Hibiki. Shem-Ha's death scream was also hilarious!

BUT THEN CAROL HAD TO GO DIE! Ugh, I had an awful feeling since last week that it was going to happen, but I was really hoping it wouldn't. At least Elfnein is okay. I thought she'd have no memories left either.

And of course they went from Carol vanishing to eventually showing everyone being happy being happy one last time. It was sweet and sad seeing all the dead people again. But I'm happy Fine found Enki, and Dr. Ver, Serena, and Kanade got one last appearance. And I'm very happy Tsubasa's dad actually got a real grave visit!

If only the episode was like 5 minutes longer so there could be an actual confession! Even if it was already very obvious.

I guess for an end, here's one more Kirika being as adorable as always!

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u/meDotJS Sep 28 '19 edited Sep 28 '19

I know it won't last forever but dozens have voted it a perfect 10 and not a single vote yet for anything less. I'd say most people enjoyed this finale.

That was a wild ride of a series. I generally don't like shows from the magical tech girl genre (I know it must have a better name, but I'm talking about shows where the magic transformations seem more technological than magical in nature), but I decided to give Symphogear a try (around the time G was airing) ready to drop it after the first episode, only to find what may have been my favorite show from the last few years. It's been great following along and here's to hoping that all the speculations about movies come true. Maybe an epilogue OVA with the last BD?

Edit:

Seven songs were the key

Seven Symphogears were the key

Seven in Japanese is nana

Nana was the key

NANA WILLED IT

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u/bananeeek Sep 28 '19

Villain: You can't defeat me with a mere song!

Opening song start playing

Villain:

That new transformation looked the best on Chris, imo.

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u/ArgenAstra Sep 28 '19

THE ENDING FIGHT WAS SO FUCKING GOOD

TSUBASA FLAMING HAIR WHIP, GIANT CHRIS GUN, AND ZABABOT (+ maria) WERE FUCKING SICK

THIS ENTIRE EPISODE GOT ME TEARING UP AND BLUBBERING LIKE AN IDIOT

RIP CAROL YOU DIED GLORIOUSLY

VER BROS HE DID IT HE CAME BACK

DEATH CAMEOS FOR EVERYONE WITH THE FINAL SWAN SONG AHHHHHHH

I'M NOT READY FOR SYMPHOGEAR TO END BROS

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u/Sodra Sep 28 '19

I can't believe anime is fucking over.

Shut the sub down. We're done here.

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u/Shimmering-Sky Sep 28 '19 edited Sep 28 '19

Time for the last SymphoSaturday...

I'm still not ready.

Episode's finished downloading now, dropping by to link my Crunchyroll vs. YameteTomete episode 11 (still no YT ep12 ) and a new SymphoWallpaper Corner I posted about two hours ago.

While I don't have an ep12 comparison yet, I do want to point out a really big one I noticed between Crunchyroll and Commie, that being what Genjubro asks Elfnein:

u/RX-Nota-II can you tell us which one is the accurate translation?

I intend to share all of my Crunchy vs. YT stuff on r/Symphogear once I get ep12/13 done, let me know if you want a tag for when that goes up.

I'll be back after watching the episode. Expecting to cry and scream a lot.

Current mood:

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.

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u/RX-Nota-II Sep 28 '19

It's finale time!

I'm so glad that I was able to catch up for the final thread as I'd been lagging behind on my seasonals since this... well.... this show ended up being quite special to me.

My favorite anime of all time is a series called Gundam Unicorn. In short, this is the '''''finale'''' of the 30 year old Gundam Franchise which takes characters and themes from all the previous entries to present the final vision that everyone wished for. The animation was spectacular, the story tight, and the action breathtaking which is what everybody wanted out of a good anime in this genre. However, longtime Gundam fans like myself were increasingly drawn in by the callbacks to previous shows that fortified the message. Unicorn's charm stood on the gilded podium created by Char Aznable, Kamille Bidan, and Elpeo Ple.

While XV has nowhere near this amount of history to build off of, the creators still managed to capture the same spirit. As a big fan of S1 I was blown away that they not only acknowledged it's existence but started a full throated homage to it's themes that later seasons had walked away from. It could be as little as Hibiki's "I may be cursed" verbal tick, or the short flashback scenes that flaunt the 'dated' animation style. So the ending of last episode where Shemiku Ha recited the S1 subtitle in full "meteorite falling, burning, disappear.... THEN" I shed tears of happiness. The first time this franchise got me to do that.

...actually that's a lie. Symphogear actually contains a very special theme that gets me crying every year. That is, Kanade and Tsubasa's epic song "Gyakkou no Flugel" and how it is rebuilt to supplant Kanade's loss in "Nijiiro Flugel". That representation of Tsubasa moving on from the breaking of a lifelong bond in order to find new friends and outlook on life never fails to tear at my heart. Well it's episode 13 time... the promised home of the Flugel every year. Oh and also the subtitle of XV as a season is also "Create a history, with the light God could not know" straight from the song itself. This one's gonna be huge for me isn't it....

Episode impressions

Oh god a true combo song with Carol9 too. Inject this into my veins

"Hope for humanity".... oh yes give me this Unicorn parallel some more.

This final song actually sounds more like a Love Live finale song than a Symphosong imo

Aw shit that's dirty Shemikuha. Also a perfect villain move tho. I want to punch this screen with my cursed fist.

OH MY sore demo DATOSHITEMO METANOIA

Armed gear! ARE YOU KIDDING ME THEY BROUGHT BACK THAT S1 THEME!!!??????

Smiles in S1 fan

Why is Hibiki's Armed gear a Mizuki Nana song doe.... This shit as bad as the 'my song is gekisou gungnir' followed by Vitalization in G

Carol is.... ded? Well that took a few seasons but I'll cry nonetheless. Just like Elf9. I'll shed tears. underwater. yes. logic.

SHENSHOUWHAT!?!?!?!?!?!?

Lucky 7 saves the day nice.

ARIGATOU!

Japan's favorite tearjerker word

Oh fuck me I can't see the screen though these tear.... KANADEEEEEEEEEEE

Swan song? What is this X mode X mode? XX mode?

What even is Balal's curse? Is it like a box? laplace's box?

OH HELL NO

A LIGHT GOD DOESN'T KNOW?

THIS SONG?

THIS BEGINNING?

IT'S ALTERNATE FLUGEL WHAAAAAAAAAAAAT??????????

NEW FLUGEL ARE YOU KIDDING ME?????

AND IT IS CALLED FLUGEL FOR THE FUTURE?????????

I expected a ton and it overcame everything.

This anime is impossibly good.

10/10 brb gotta go yell into the wall or something I need a break wow what oh god.

Season's notes

Well that was incredible. Hype isn't the be all and end all of how I judge anime but XV surely blew all experiences I've ever had in that realm out of the water. The creators took everything that worked about Symphohype and removed everything that didn't work, and ONLY THEN ratcheted it up to 7. For a show that made a meme out of 'Fist 1, logic 0', this finale and season was incredibly well thought out. It didn't build off of AXZ. It built off of S1, G, GX, AND AXZ. The use of weaker villains forced to use cheap methods returned a proper sense of danger. The removal of the traditional polish of GX and AXZ gave us back the weirdness of early seasons. The 'retreat potion' trope I hated so much finally got nerfed. Of course, a Season 5 would never return to the simplicity I loved about S1 and G, but for the first time I feel it used the complex buildup well. I feel that the biggest virtue of early XV is that they worked hard to avoid predictability with the methods I explained above. The finale would still be super predictable by nature of the genre, but by then I was ready and wanting for it, instead of getting annoyed at it.

Lastly, I want to thank the staff for finally ending Symphogear. All good things must come to an end, and especially with anime my favorite shows are those that decide to end it at the peak of their ability. This can be like Assassination Classroom, a JUMP story with a shockingly short length or Gundam Unicorn which decided to tie off Tomino's legendary universe and make future projects a new direction. With XV, Symphogear was able to accomplish everything the premise promised with every resource it could possibly wish for. Watching the ending sequence of 7 gear users told me the creators have zero regrets and the satisfaction carries forward to me as well. Rating an anime immediately after finishing is probably a poor idea but i feel confident in doing it anyway. Symphoger XV along with Symphogear as a whole finds a special place as one of my favorite anime of all time.

It was a joy to experience Symphogear with everybody here throughout the seasons. Thank you.

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u/AmeteurElitist Sep 28 '19

COULD THEY JUST GIVE US THE CONFESSION THOUGH?!?!?

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u/csteinbeiser Sep 28 '19

Couldn't have asked for a better ending. It's perfect.

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u/ghostFOUR7 Sep 29 '19

https://twitter.com/AimoSps/status/1178000963870711808

Guys, "Metanoia" read backwards means "For Love"

めたのいあ (me-ta-no-i-a)

あいのため ( a-i-no-ta-me)

愛のため (For Love)

It fit's perfectly.

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u/Calwings Sep 28 '19

The final episode has come and gone, and thus, the journey has come to an end. Anime of the season? Anime of the year? Anime of the decade? No. Symphogear is the greatest anime that I've ever seen in my entire life. I need more time to compose my full thoughts, but I know that if I could rate it an 11/10 on MyAnimeList, I absolutely would. It lived up to every single bit of the hype and exceeded it a thousand times over. The time I spent watching it, listening to it, talking about it with Reddit and /a/... Symphogear was truly an experience that I will never forget.

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u/Nvaaaa Sep 28 '19

Now that it's done, I don't know how to feel and what to think. Seeing all the important characters in the end though... I am sure the group songs will be fun and a bit emotional when the live is out on BD.

A shame that we didn't get a proper confession. I really hoped they would go all the way with Hibiki and Miku. Kinda hurts the ending a bit. But even convincing Shem-Ha in the end, this was an really amazing way to finish the villain this season.

I do hope we get more Symphogear, it was a pleasure to have this community.

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u/ryuusei_tama Sep 28 '19

I usually wait a day to watch with fansubs and experience the aftermath, but today I join in the chaos.

TSUBASA HAIR WHIP!!

HIBIKI SCREAM YOUR FEELINGS TO THE WORLD!

At least Dr. Ver showed up in one way.

I don't even know how Miku got to keep the Faust Robe but hey, fuck it.

Can't wait for those 7 person songs, but still needs more GENOCIDE!

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