Old: >>2354254
AXZ links:
http://www.symphogear-axz.com/
http://symphogear.blogspot.com/2017/06/first-axz-info-leaked-from-anime.html
Tsubasa can't stop embarrassing Maria.
>give a guy a girl's body
>he turns into a huge slut
Is anyone actually subbing this?
>>2371509
Commie is doing it at least.
https://twitter.com/Story_terror/status/881192879057551360
Spoiler. First over the top action scene.
>>2371542
The best part of the episode was Hibiki not being able to hear Chris in the helicopter.
I love when shows do shit like that.
Based tsuta no ha is back on the HibiMiku train.
>>2371542
>open the doors, missile passes through, Shirabe and Kirika are left unharmed
My inner /k/ommando frowns, but my inner and outer everything else is 'fuck yeah DMJii'
>>2371561
Yeah. Good thing the bad guys don't know about proximity fuzes.
>>2371570
or remote detonation
Is Symphogear worth watching just as an action anime alone, even if I'm not overly concerned with the yuri elements?
>>2371591
There is a martial artist magical girl with actually choreographed real-life kung-fu(only added a lot of cool gadgets and effects to it), one who is an entire arsenal by herself who has everything from crossbows to gatlings and missiles and one who can make swords rain, pop out of the ground and many other crazy things.
Yes, yes it is. A space shuttle even gets suplexed at one point.
subs when?
>>2371591
Why would you not be concerned about the yuri?
Anyhow, the show does have some good big dumb action scenes, but less so in the first season.
AXZ is definitely ramping the action scenes up too. Both in spectacle and nonsense.
If they deliver more yuri as well, all the better.
>>2371591
I watched the first season and I found it so boring I didn't watch the others.
Than this is I decided to try the second season and this show is one of the best action shows out there.
Just to warn you to not judge by the first season that's not so good.
>>2371599
The first season is the one with the most heart with yuri taking center stage. Also the action scenes were more meaningful.
>>2371591
It has a lot of absurd stuff and the endings are complete asspulls, so if you like realism, don't go
>>2371591
It's pretty much what you'd expect out of a show that gets love from both /m/ and /u/. Hot bloodedness, girl on girl subtext so unsubtle that it might as well be text, power armor, weapons that are more fun than practical. That sort of thing.
>>2371601
>Also the action scenes were more meaningful.
A shame they were made in flash.
Also, more about yuri would be the second one that focus on Miku a lot.
First one is about Tsubasa being shit, trying to get Madoka's fans and forgetting they should be a show about girls who fight while singing.
>>2371619
While G and GX had some higher quality fight scenes at the start, their finales tended to go flash tier quickly. Most the inbetween fights felt forced and pretty stupid overall, especially GX.
First season finale, while lower quality, was still way more hype and still gets my heart dokidokiing everytime i see it.
Personally I just feel like G and GX lack that spark the original had with its scenes and felt more like they were just crossing off a checklist.
>>2371596
Well, I got interested in it because of the music references. Any yuri elements would be a bonus, but I wouldn't drop it over a lack of yuri if I otherwise enjoyed the storytelling or plot.
>>2371619
>Also, more about yuri would be the second one that focus on Miku a lot.
No, it just has her battle. In the first season, her side of the story is just as important as the fighting side; everything since then, it's just been a sidenote or irrelevant. The battles all actually moved the story forward rather than being inconclusive clashes until the finale, and likewise Chris's arc was an actual arc showcasing her changing feelings instead of FIS's complete non-development until, again, the finale hits and everything has to happen at once.
>>2371619
>and forgetting they should be a show about girls who fight while singing.
I can't bring myself to agree to that considering the second half.
Chris's turning good is so great, as is Hibiki starting to use martial arts. And the fucking finale, my god, everything from the girls starting to sing to the music building up with Finé screaming at Hibiki, Chris and Tsubasa coming back to life
>>2371628
Chris singing Monochrome is pretty great, though. Chris gets a lot of her development before the finale, the senpai stuff was just half of her arc.
>>2371625
>First season finale, while lower quality, was still way more hype and still gets my heart dokidokiing everytime i see it.
Good for you. To me it just almost out me to sleep.
>>2371626
You shouldn't ever expect good plot from action shows, actually. I don't think you'll be satisfied about that here. It's a good action show, yeah. But a good action show with a good story is another thing.
>>2371619
>A shame they were made in flash.
Did you watch the TV version? They fixed most of the really bad shots on the blurays and it's not really that much worse than G.
>>2371633
Her senpai issues with Tsubasa was done properly. It is only her senpai issues with DMjii that were shit.
>>2371571
>>2371640
so that leads to this?
>>2371636
>But a good action show with a good story is another thing.
It's what the first season was.
>>2371626
The story and plot aren't anything to write home about.
Not terrible but they're always resolved by deus ex machina. If you don't mind that, the plotlines are serviceable.
Where it really shines is the music, the action (when they put in the effort) and the yuri.
>>2371637
Yeah. I watched as it was airing.
I do have lots of others problems with the show, though, like lack of characters, since Chris is a villain half of the show and Tsubasa is shit, so it's all about Hibiki only.
>>2371642
Are your standards that low?
>>2371645
Villains aren't characters now?
>>2371646
Yes, they're so low that a story that relies on gradual development and well-foreshadowed twists instead of HYPE cliffhangers that end up not being half as dramatic as they were built up to be, a villain being slowly changing and developing through the whole season, balancing both serious and dangerous elements with upbeat and fun ones, and a friendship / romance subplot that is both dramatic in itself as well as providing a metaphor for the themes of the show as a whole (made manifest when the sub and main plots eventually intertwine in order to resolve the subplot) ticks my boxes for "good".
Well regardless its all personal taste.
Lets talk about how gayand uselessdmjii is
>>2371655
They are not useless!
>>2371645
>Yeah. I watched as it was airing.
It's kind of sad actually that new viewers don't get to experience what it was like. Some of the effects were absolutely hilarious, like the moon just popping apart.
>>2371625
Maybe cause the fact that they used the X-Drive 2 more times after s1 made it lose its magic. If it only happened that one time it would have been more meaningful
>>2371639
Exactly
>>2371663
Well its also how it was done.
>S1
>Everyone getting destroyed, lydian girls start singing to give them their power
>S2
>shits about to get fucked
>entire fucking world starts singing to give them power
>S3
>Its finale, we gotta use X-Drive now
I get the feeling Symphogear used to be about humans and the importance of communication and wars, but now it became some weird thing about alchemy
>>2371652
Well said anon. I enjoyed S2 well enough, but it was totally lacking compared to S1- at the time I felt that and certainly in retrospect. The first season was really special and neatly plotted.
>>2371667
>but now it became some weird thing about alchemy
didn't Carol say that the original intent of Alchemy was to restore the lost language of unification but the origin was lost to history. and then Carol says "you should know who was the origin"
I'm glad that we have more seasons of Symphogay, but I'm afraid that they will actually go with the "Chris was gangraped" theory.
>>2371663
Same thing happened to berserk Hibiki. Season three treats it like a generic power up.
>>2371667
The motif of the whole premise is the Tower of Babel and if the Custodians theories turn out to be true that stuff is going to be very relevant again.
>>2371667
We need to navigate back to Babel and the moon and Custodians somehow. I really hoped that with "the second half of G" over, we'd be able to get back on track with the series' themes, but this seems far more "the second half of GX" than GX ever was the second half of G.
>>2371652
Not saying s2 had good plot, but it was a better action show.
S1 was neither. Please, plots full of plothole and deus ex machina will never be good.
>>2371667
The theme of communication directly led to Topdad appearing, so I believe it's for the better if it's ditched in favor of more hot lesbian actions.
>>2371667
Please, the entire "you must understand the world" that Carol got of her dad was about that.
That she understood as "I must dissect the world", what was pretty hilarious, I have to say.
But theme is there on GX yet.
>>2371670
It was just a tiny link to the theme.
>>2371675
I wish we went straight to the custodians rather than having this filler stuff
>>2371681
The entire point of Carol's story was still comunication. Or lack of it.
>>2371680
I agree it was hilarious, but the fact that she tried to destroy the world because of a retarded misunderstanding makes me mad.
Carol was just the worst villain, shitty motive and the dolls wanted to lose, so there was never real danger.
>>2371677
Action plots need motive and resolution to make you care about the action. Not to mention action scenes themselves need stakes and tension. In the vein of movies like a Back to the Future or a Star Wars, with not a brilliant plot or whatever you expect, but with plot movements proceeding logically based on on-screen events S1 provided that. In the realm of a passionate story about pop idol superheroes and yuri context to all three main characters, it's one of the best achievements in yuri anime.
>>2371677
It was not. It was just a prettier action show, and even that was undermined by how much less interesting the shots became with the switch to a better-known director.
A key aspect of any action story is investment in the action, and G failed at that spectacularly with constant fights of little importance to the plot taking up time that desperately needed to be spent showing why the fights should matter to both the audience and the characters - especially to the villains, who were stuck in a total rut until the finale making them incredibly frustrating to watch. It's like a rollercoaster that's only ever at its highest possible point.
>>2371695
>resolution
I meant to say setup and resolution. Like Miku developing her issues, struggling with them, and getting over her issues with a big culmination and climax. Same with Chris and Tsubasa.
does anyone have all of the symphonicgrid pictures?
>>2371724
I'm sorry to hear you find character development, conflicts that matter and consistent story themes boring.
Here's my hot take.All three Symphogear shows are good.
>>2371735
I'm not. I just disagree the show does it well.
>>2371739
>implying GX is good
>implying G is good
>implying S1 is good
>>2371743
It does it far better than G, which largely replaces them all with fight scenes and letdown cliffhangers. FIS are stuck in the same cycle of worrying but not doing anything eternally, compared to Chris who changes with every episode. Every fight means something both to the development of the characters involved as well as to the story, rather than simply keeping the status quo until the finale. The themes are well-defined and directly approached by the characters in both the main and sub plots. What G has over it is flashiness - not much substance, but lots of flash.
>>2371559
FUCK YES
>>2371482
Hibiki and Miku are one of the gayest couples in all anime, period. Prove me wrong.
>>2371787
And yet we'll never see them share a romantic kiss.
Feels bad, sis.
>>2371787
>>2371787
>>2371794
>I seriously hope that they drop their shitty translation with their memes.
Your hope is destined to turn into despair.
>>2371800
Also about this season being good
>>2371794
Does seem like they were trying to make everything work.
Even the minor things, like the transformation sequence starting after the clothes explode. This way, a case like Chris's swimsuit henshin from GX can't happen again.
>>2371787
Can we expect HibiMiku to adopt this loli( or Alien) in the end of S4?
>>2371821
Who knows
>>2371824
>>2371671
>implying Chris was ever touched before Fine got her hands on her
It's like you lot don't know about economics.
>>2371824
I think she was too malnourished to get pregnant - she still has all her teeth despite not having enough nutrition that her growth was stunted.
>>2371671
>destroying the purity of the most popular waifu
Will never happen.
>>2371853
It's a small part of what people like about her character currently. It wouldn't be a big deal to get rid of it.
>>2371850
I'm afraid she will get that shota Stephan to have the orphans feeling flashback with, and as shota laws go he will have forced fanservice scene with big boobed onee-sama
>>2371671
>theory
she literally said she was suspicious of red guy because she didnt want to get pimped out again.
>still no subs
>>2371954
>[nakulas] Senki Zesshou Symphogear AXZ - 01 (Ohys-Raws).ass
>>2371956
oh, i thought it was just ohys raws
>>2371956
how reliable are they as a group?
I have never watched a single thing subbed by them
>>2371977
its just a random dude who decided to sub it because noone else was doing it.
not particularly amazing subs, but they're correct for the most part. apparently he's not planning on doing it for the rest of the season unless noone else does.
>>2371671
The brown boy said he was forced to work on the power plant, so maybe Chris was just made to do this kind of stuff to.
And by this they mean the Geahs watched the first Hulk movie.
Also, what's with the Panthers?
>>2372149
translations pls
>>2372149
I don't get it.
So... Chris/Sonia yuri when?
>>2372150
Are you the guy from /a/ that said he'd also typeset it?
Cuz I might do it.
>>2372167
Brace yourself for everything being Chris/Stephan instead. I hope I'm wrong.
>>2372170
No, but I could do it in a few days.
>>2372204
He's like 12 sis.
>>2372215
Do you not know Japan?
>>2372204
There is nothing to worry about. "He" is definitely a reverse trap.
>>2372215
That's straight up the /ss/ road. See also Bell's harem in Danmachi.
>>2372204
>has a name, has a face, has a past in common with Chris'
Hopes deletion 50%
>>2372204
and then if it does happen, it'll probably actually get somewhere beyond subtext, won't it?
god dammit my hopes for this season are going down the drain...
>>2372231
Hold on there! He's probably going to play a part in Chris' development this season, but already resigning to the unfounded idea that he's gonna be a love interest is a bit silly.
The fan art and doujinshi however.
>>2372204
/u/ - Pessimism.
This place never changes, I swear.
>>2372323
There aren't enough atoms in the universe for how many times we've been burned.
>oh boy all the girls at this all girl school full of girls sure do get along with each other maybe there's gonna be some yuri
>one of the characters is a trap and all the girls now immediately want to suck his miniscule shota cock 24/7 even though he wants to be treated as a girl as if the presence of a penis however well-hidden collapses the pink waveform and sends us hurtling towards the het universe
>>2372204
you're fucking paranoid if you think we'll ever see him again
>>2372327
There's far too little information to say what his role is going to be, but getting a close up and a name as well as the scene showing Hibiki saving him earlier means he's certain to have one.
>>2372325
>as if the presence of a penis however well-hidden collapses the pink waveform and sends us hurtling towards the het universe
which is why harems are shit. All the female characters go from decent to cock craving sluts
>>2372330
and? We've had male characters with fairly nominal roles before. That doesn't fucking mean he's going to become a boyfriend to anyone anymore than Ogawa or Fujitaka or Ver does.
>>2372339
the tr/a/sh in your pic is a perfect example.
Concept sounded interesting, heard about the harem bullshit, never touched it no matter how much /a/ was trying to force it everywhere.
When is Garie coming back
>>2372325
Sure, if you're watching NEW shows.
Symphogear is an established success on the yuri and waifu markets, not the haremshit market. Satelight isn't going to risk the wrath of the waifufags by introducing a male love interest.
It's not the 1990s anymore.
>>2372350
I could see Leiur coming back since she has the most convincing excuses for not being dead. Elfnein could remake the others, maybe, if it would help her restore Carol's memories or something.
>>2372351
>Sure, if you're watching NEW shows.
or shows based off of LNs
>>2372353
Only rarely do LN shows make it into their second season, and if you're still watching at that point, you're less "burned" and more "char-broiled".
I want to say the symphogear directors aren't that stupid they'd ruin the market for waifufags and yurifags.
but then i remember topdad and lose confidence.
>>2372363
> ruin the market for waifufags and yurifags.
to be fair he didn't ruin the market for those two specific groups.
He kinda brought the entire show down.
>>2372365
It wasn't that he ruined the market on either of those, its that the symphogear directors make stupid decisions like that.
>>2372365
Meh, Symphogear merch flew off the shelves and Chris is on her way to get her thirdfifth if you count the bunnyChris color changesfigure and they even got a gacha.
Not saying they did good with the Topdad, but the waifu market with Symphogear is still strong and kicking.
If it helps, his seiyuu is a woman, so the reverse-trap scenario is always possible. And she's only had bit parts before, so it's also possible he'll just have a very minor part and just be there to make Chris bump into Sonja or whatever.
>>2372382
>If it helps, his seiyuu is a woman, so the reverse-trap scenario is always possible
Are you new? The vast majority of young boys in anime are voiced by women.
>>2372386
Some are and some are not. If he were not, there'd be little point anyone entertaining the possibility, so I checked.
I get the impression that you're writing this against some kind of "he's voiced by a woman, so it's probably actually a girl!" post you're imagining that I wrote instead of what is actually there.
just a reminder that kaneko is an awful person and the only reason he brought up that elfnein was a genderless, sexless doll is so that the kiss at the end of gx wouldn't begay
I hate GX so much.
>>2372393
So does Carol's body have girly bits down there or not?
>>2372394
I'm imagining carol and merged Elfnein probably do because of carol's adult mode having actual tits.
Elfnein was just a low quality homunculus doll. Carol saves theholesquality for herself.
>All this pessimism
>Over one kid
People here bitched about Andrew as well. Care to venture how that worked out for him?
Calm down, it's not gonna turn into a harem centering around him considering Maria is still gay for Tsubasa, Kirika and Shirabe are still gay for each other, and Miku is going to murder him if he so much as shows any interest in Bikki.
>>2372398
Do not forget Carol'sclassybean.
>>2372411
It's just people applying standard anime logic to the situation. We hope it doesn't come to that but the option is there since so far Chris is the only "available" gear.
>>2372394
They explicitly mentioned she doesn't. She's a homuculus after all. Doesn't really have a need for that kind of thing.
>>2372426
You're confusing Elfnein and Carol.
>>2372417
Who's to say that the kid won't end up being just another side/one-shot character?
Does anyone not remember what happened to Chris' school friends? They were named and they had faces, didn't they? And yet they have very little screentime.
The same goes for Bikki and Miku's friends as well. Named and had names. Also didn't appear much.
People here are prematurely getting worked up. Wait for next week to see.
I highly doubt he'll even be that important. And if the kid somehow does end up being an important supporting character, it's just to give Chris some closure on her past issues. Probably end up like a brother-sister relationship considering the age gap much like her relationship with the second gay duo.
>>2372433
had faces*
>>2372417
And Japan loves /ss/ with big breasted girls.
I don't think Chris will be paired with him as a boyfriend, of course not, but he might start living with her as her younger brother, and that is a sure material to get unwanted fanservcie scenes of him and Chris boobs, and even if it will have just one such moment in whole series, that will fuel fanart and doujin material more than if Hibike and Miku or Tsubasa and Maria would make out for whole minute on-screen on the bed. And that's sad.
Chris is the most popular hetdoujin bait due to her rumored past and tying the shota to this won't help this either. Lets be positive and mkaybe his sister too will show up soon to ease the blow.
>>2372393
And your source for this is...? You're bitching about something inconsequential and making it bigger than what it is. The reason it was brought up is mainly for humor at Hibiki's expense. Everyone still refers to Elfnein as a she and she still counts as a girl.
>>2372417
That's fine by me, honestly. Chris never had much /u/ potential anyway so I'm fine with sacrificing her if it keeps the other /u/ pairs together. Although she's major waifubait, so there's no chance of her getting romantically involved with anyone either, male or female.
Apparently, Hibiki's new song is really gay.
Can anyone confirm this?
>>2372455
Yup, she sing about "future" that always stay beside her. Her song even name There's an unbeatable love in this fist.
>>2372463
>Miku can mean "Future"
Yeah, with songs like these, I'm not worried about that kid that others are paranoid of.
With songs like Miku's Shenshou Jing, and their GX duet, they're really, really gay for each other.
>>2372411
Andrew still took a fair amount of screentime from us. If that's going to happen with this kid, I'll still count that as a loss.
>>2372495
And he was initially the love interest until that idea got shot down.
>>2372347
>>2372339
Just fuck off please.
>>2371695
>>2371700
>>2371747
I just wanna say, it was awesome seeing you decimate the S1 hater with calm and collection, not once resorting to name calling. Salute to you senpai(s)
Anyways back to the main reason I'm here, anyone here still playing XD? I did the restart until you get a good card for like 6 hours straight and the best I could get was this cutie.
Question, are cards hard to get in this game? Those rainbow gems hard to come by?
I really want a Hibiki but the process is so fucking tedious I might as well use Shirabe since she's just as cute.
>>2372539
Btw forgot to mention she's a 5 star. Which is why I'm on the fence of rerolling her. I only got two 5 stars during that 6 hours and one was an event card.
Here's my current team. Plopped in the 4 starred Chris you get for free and another 4 starred Tsubasa which somehow got in my inventory (prolly another free one)
>>2372541
Five stars are always hard to come by in gacha games. I stopped when I got a five star Kirika.
>>2372455
>>2372586
>commie
>implying this affirms confirmation
Hibiki's CD will come out tomorrow or on Wednesday.
>>2372611
>>2372495
>>2372517
Ultimately doesn't mean anything considering he doesn't end up with Akko and stuck in the friendzone by both Yoshinari and Megumi.
In almost the same manner as how Yuka Iguchi said that she plays Miku as being in love with Hibiki with Aoi Yuuki saying that the feeling is mutual.
>>2372586
That's absolutely fantastic. Maybe we'll finally get some explicit confirmation this season. Or the next. Either way, wonderful.
I bet Miku's going tobe absorbed by the Illuminati trio in front ofHibiki by the season end.
This pic is probably based on some japanese fic
>>2372903
>mfw they announce S5 will come out in 2019 summer
Looking forward to seeing this fluff getting petted a lot this season.
>>2371559
Kireiji also came out of retirement.
just a heads up, Hibiki's AXZ songs is upon Nyaa
>>2373140
Better than GX's imo, but its no genocide or miku.
>>2373144
The ant community thanks you for your pic.
>>2373126
This one is adorable
I need to make a symphogear folder, such a pain going through my yuri folder for them
>>2373161
For once I agree with you
Speaking of things you cowards don't even do, how's the game going?
>>2373169
I think the game discussion is over on /m/'s SGG
>>2373171
Yes. But it is also full of people bragging about their 5* and other shit
>>2373181
>bragging about their 5*
>>2373187
Cool, no one cares
>>2373193
k
>>2373181
Isn't that kind of the, uh, main pull of mobage? What else are they going to talk about besides pulls, or asking which Gears are good?
>>2373224
There are a few side stories and the current event presents a world in which Kanade survived and Tsubasa died. The problem is that no one knows moon, so we are fucked
>>2373227
zoid9000 on Twitter had already posted a rough translation of the entire Kanade parallel world that is out already.
Buried pretty deeply in their tweets by now though.
>>2373227
>>2373234
Someone on tumblr has been making more detailed translations of that and of the other memoria events
>>2373425
Where?
>>2373431http://chariotdunord.tumblr.com/tagged/sxdu-translations
What time do the raws for the new episode come out tomorrow?
>>2374596
around 3ish Central Time
>>2374645
3PM Central time since the episode airs at either 11 or Noon Central
>>2374596
Symphogear airs at 25:00 on Saturday. That's morning-noon Saturday for the US. Raws can be up anywhere from and hour to a couple hours after airing.
Has Hibiki's second song been translated?
>>2374703
Has Hibiki's first song been translated?
>>2374832
Sorry for retard grammar
>>2372150
>lap pillow
>H:Wow, Tsubasa san's debut got first place on UK chart.
>M:Yeah.
>Glance
>Rolling Rolling
>H:Mi~ku~
>M:..Geez
>H:Miku~, I'm bored~
>Roll
>H:I'm hungry~
>M:Just wait a little bit, also you're in my way.
>H:Mu~
>H:Ehehe
>M:Idiot
>>2372149
>continue from lap pillow
>M:Happy birthday Hibiki.
>H:C-can I open it?
>squeeze
>M:Sure
>giggle
>rustle
>H:Wow, so cuteー
>H:Belly..warmer..?
>M:You're always throwing futon off because of hot weather right?
>sigh
>M:After that you catch a cold in the morning.
>M:Hibikiー,we're gonna be late for school.
>H:Sorry...
>H:I can't take it anymore...
>H:Surely you can knit a scarf instead.
>M:Because it's still too early.
>Have tea, we will have cake after meal.
>H:Yeah, right...
>But thanks anyway
>an outer garment(uwagi)
>H:Ohhhh
>*warm* *warm*
>H:It's so warm
>H:Feel like being hugged by Miku.
>cough
>M:What are you saying!!
>M:I almost spit out my tea!!!
>H:I mean come on~
>H:Because you're my sunshine.
>H:So this belly warmer feel warm like you.
>M:..Idiot
>>2374994
Hibiki's hands look too big.
>>2375040
I think it's a parody of this
http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm5221754
Did the episode air already?
>>2375174
No. It airs 1 am Japan time.
>>2375200
At first I thought this was a simple picture of Tsubasa sitting on Maria's lap. Then I actually looked at it.
There's a symphogear mobage?
>>2375323
Yes. Came out like 3 days before the anime
>>2375326
nice, so you level up your gayness through the game
>>2375328
yeah
and the main plot involves a relic called Gjallarhorn which is a horn that opens up portals to other worlds.
Big one so far is one where Tsubasa died in the S1 concert and Kanede lives.
>>2375341
Does Kanade fuck maria in this timeline?
>>2375341
How does that even work? Kanade was the linker whore
>>2375348
Kanade's death has nothing to do with her linker use I thought?
>>2375346
no idea but translation form /m/
>Watching HibiMiku flirting/eating while they eat okonomiyaki
>Kanade: reminds me of the good old days with Tsubasa
>Maria: KiriShira also acts like those two
>Kanade gone quiet
>Maria: what's wrong
>Kanade: here open wi~de
>Maria dropping spaghetti
>>2375348
It's Phonic Gain, I ain't gotta explain shit
>>2375349
Well her linker + her fucked up experiments caused her body to break down. But it was due to her not having enough phonic gain they had to experiment on her like that. Kanade was basically dead at the start of the anime, her zesshou was just what tipped her over the edge.
Tsubasa naturally had high enough phonic gain to use the gear so she didn't have to go through all that.
>>2375348
I guess it just means Tsubasa got wrecked by the noise in order to save Hibiki/Kanade and not the other way around. Concert Tsubasa was actually weak as shit.
Just a question though, in that timeline does Hibiki get a gear or not or what happens?
>XDU APK
https://mega.nz/#F!68g0iQCL!df1MqcO83P5-jCA6arCgPQ
BEFORE ASKING QUESTIONS, SET YOUR PHONE'S TIMEZONE TO TOKYO (UTC+9)
>XDU Guide:
https://symphogear.blogspot.com/2017/06/symphogear-xd-starter-guide.html
>>2375352
She still might have died had she used her Swan Song at the time of the concert. Remember how it almost killed her when she used it against Chris?
>>2375355
That's because she was trying to kill herself in the process. Normally while not a good thing, it doesn't fuck you up that badly. Tsubasa directed the energy toward (?) her body as well as away basically self destructing. Normally its basically just removing your limiters and maxing out, Tsubasa went full suicide bomber.
It was somewhere in the keynotes can't be assed to search though.
>>2375352
I think the keywords say Kanade had not used linker in the concert day, making everything even worse
>>2375353
Tsubasa does not save a Hibiki there. Either Hibiki didn't attend that concert or she died. Kanade is the only active Gear (that 2nd Division knows about).
>>2375326
Fuck Shirabe, Kirika is a good girl who doesn't complain about the cushioning
-The day of the concert tragedy-
One of the purposes of Project: N was to collect data from the girls during their live stage performance. In order to reduce the number of uncontrollable variables and prevent unusable ("garbage") data, Kanade had refrained from taking her prescribed dosage of LiNKER for a period of time before the concert. Ultimately, this led to a disaster during the fight with the Noise when Kanade's combat time was cut short.
After a sharp decline in her link coefficient, the Symphogear armor on Kanade's body began to disengage and so she decided to end the fighting as quickly as possible. It was at this point that she began to burn her life energy to the point where it ran out.
>>2375401
Only appropriate that Tsubasa is taking a more parental role with Maria's adopted kids. I just wish they'd show this in the series more.
>>2375411
>Tsubasa is taking a more parental role with Maria's adopted kids
This would be so damn cute
>>2375326
>>2375401
>2D Nana will never hold you in her arms
>you will never snuggle with 2D Nana
>>2375401
>Kirika is a good girl who doesn't complain about the cushioning
or lack thereof
>>2375414
Not sure if the Chris picture was just a reaction image or an example (of people who will never be held by Tsubasa).
>>2375413
There was so much wasted potential with this scene back in GX. It would awesome if we could get an OVA segment of DMJii visting Tsubasa and Maria in England and all of them sightseeing together.
>>2375423
>trex arms
also, how much yuri is actually in the show now?
i watched first season and it was pretty shouhnen.
>>2375423
Tsubasa's chin is pointy enough to etch glass.
>>2375441
With a flash the world begins
And in the darkness ends the world
A tune for the place I call home
A home of sunshine and happiness
Stars fall like you did that day
I will change everything
Give it back, I want it back
That still echoing song
Your left hand slips
From the grip of my fingers
You know, I want to
Protect you as well
And our nostalgic memories
The melody that binds us together
It’s been like that in the past and the present
And it will be like that in the future too
I won’t ever let you go
I won’t let you go anywhere far
I love you this much
Look how much I love you
Destroyed broken love,
Poison sorrowful love
Trials a lullaby song,
Lalalala, a song
Chaos a lost dream,
Purgatory a happy dream
Why is it, tell me why is it?
Where did I go wrong?
No matter what they say,
It doesn't matter
To leave you scarred by yourself,
I don't want to make you go
All those forgotten memories
Of the days of tears and laughter
Your hand grabbing mine
It’s oh so warm
I can’t ever forgive,
I can’t ever forgive myself
That’s why I’m fighting
That’s right, I’m fighting
I want to grant it
I won't give up
the shooting stars with you,
I want to look at them one more time
And our nostalgic memories
The melody that binds us together
It’s been like that in the past and the present
And it will be like that in the future too
I won’t ever let you go
I won’t let you go anywhere far
I love you this much
Look how much I love you
>>2375441
The first season is pretty ambiguous about about what exactly Hibiki and Miku's relationship is and what kanade and tsubasa was, but later seasons step up the gay with additional characters that make all the "subtext" into what is barely not text.
>>2375580
I feel like you have to actively work to not enjoy the yuri in season 1.
IIRC it's been called Symphogay since season 1.
>>2375616
S1 was gayest season
spoilers for ep 2training montage is the OPMaria jobsFine was a pirate with the Gate of Babylonthe alchemists have their own Symphogear like armorStefan is now a cripple
Looks like shouta already has a girl so we don't need to worry about the chris pairing some people were claiming.
>>2375923
>he still appears
Hopes deleted.
>>2375954
>>2375955
The boy is Sonia's yonger brother, Chris' arc will be about Sonia, look at the ending
>>2375966
>Who is Stefan?
the guy in the middle.
I wonder if he is related to Soinja
Why are people so scared of Chris bonding with a child over the lost of a loved one
Sonia again
>>2375972
because it might turn into a hetero romance
>>2375972
It'll turn into topdad 2.0 with a shoehorned chris x shouta romance.
>>2375972
A penis is involved, however micro it might be.
>>2375972
Because they are not above forcing a pairing between Chris and him, and there's nothing protecting her from that.
>>2375991
>and there's nothing protecting her from that.
that's the fate of being the third wheel
>>2375923
Dem Bodacious vibes
>>2375975
Dude, we survived two seasons with Ver and three seasons with Handsome the Ninja Assistant. I think we're safe.
>>2375967
>>2375968
I'm down with Chris hooking up with Sonia. Lord knows, she needs someone who doesn't already have two or more mainstream shipping partners.
>>2376000
>I'm down with Chris hooking up with Sonia.
from the flashback in Ep1, it seems like Chris hates Sonia after Chris' folks were killed (and which Chris blames Sonia for)
>>2376002
Sounds like delicious hatesex to me.
Stop ban evading you monumental idiot.
>>2376000
>I think we're safe.
The longer you stay on a minefield the higher are the chances that you'll step on a mine. And wiith people that thought top dad was a good idea on the wheel all bets are off.
>>2376011
>The longer you stay on a minefield the higher are the chances that you'll step on a mine.
true
>>2376006
>Chris is actually shipped more with Tsubasa
As of GX. that ship has sunk. It's Tsubasa x Maria now.
>>2376011
I'm just saying that out of all the potential reasons for a character to go all-out straight in this series, "10-year old African kid whose leg I shot clean off" ranks among the dumbest.
>>2376015
I thought that ship sunk in G and then depth charged to oblivion in GX
>>2376002
Maybe she regrets having said that bullshit
>>2376006
Tsubasa x Chris is good, I hope there will be more art of it. And maybe some scenes in AXZ or XDU
>>2376015
No ship is sacred in this season, it seems.
>>2376018
Tsubasa/Maria is way more popular. Chris/Tsubasa was barely even a thing except for their senpai/kouhai moment in G and nothing else.
>>2376011
Chris is forever designated to be the waifubait third wheel because Satelight wouldn't dare anger her fanbase by pairing her up with anyone.
Also you can ignore the anon linking to the archives. It's ACK.
>>2376002
>Sonia was one of my parents supporter. She was kind to my younger self. She was my beloved Sonia Oneechan.
>After that chaos we were separated and lost contact with each other.
Stefan is Sonia Vilena(?) brother. Young Chris blamed Sonia for her parents death. Now Sonia blame Chris for blowing her brother's leg off.
>Just like how you will never forgive me for your parents death, I will never forgive you for this.
Chris explain why she did what she did, Sonia understand but she's unstable, angry and scared.
>You might be doing the right thing by shooting his leg off but even so...
Both Sonia and Chris hates that they have to reunite under this circumstances.
Why did Chris shoot his leg off? It's a bit early for her to do her seasonal backstabbing "I was a spy all along" thing.
>>2376024
[ANGRY SWORD NOISES]
>>2376028
To stop him disintegrating from his leg being grabbed by alchanoise
>>2375923
>Fine was a pirate with the Gate of Babylon
Why does this make so much sense?
>>2376028
Basically Stefan got his leg snagged by a Noise, meaning Chris had to act quickly to save him from being completely evaporated.
>>2376016
This is symphogear we are talking about, because this is the dumbest idea possible it is highly provable that this is what they are going for.
>>2376046
To reconcile Sonia and Chris, yes. He'll thanks Chris and say 'hey at least I'm still alive' and then grow up and marry this girl.
>>2376051
I guess all those conspiracy theorists now don't have a leg to stand on.
>>2376063
Oh, /u/.
>>2376046
Now that's just Topdad-tier shitty drama.
Should have let that boy carbonized. It was a no-fault situation.
>I loved Sonya-onee-chan
What did Chris mean by this?
>>2376084
Knowing Chris' track record, that Sonya is either going to die or get a hot girlfriendthat is not Chris.
Man, I really miss the camaraderie between these three.
Seeing as Miku has used up her screen time this season, the least I'm hoping for is more of them together.
I may be in the minority in this, but I really think they should lessen the screentime of the B-team this time around. Seeing that Chris's past is taking center stage this season, I really want Hibiki and Tsubasa to be the one that comfort her, especially since they know how tortured Chris was when they first met her.
No more of the forced "groups" bullshit GX did, please AxZ. DMJii senpai subplot was shallow af, and the Tsubasa and maria always get assigned to mission exclusively together was contrived at best.
>>2376015
For fanartists and people who matter? No. Also in this thread alone Chris x Tsubasa is more popular, for obvious reasons.
>>2376087
Don't know what you're trying to prove but on both pixiv and twitter Tsubasa and Maria have far more fan art now that Tsubasa and Chris ever has. Not to mention the countless more doujins and fan written stories being sold and made for them even more.
>>2376086
That's a terrible idea. They're supposed to be a team. Keeping them in their separate 3-unit groups is dumb and they all need to be working and bonding with each other.
Maria is a war orphan, too, and has her motherly instincts. DMJii are her new kouhai and look up to her. There's no reason they couldn't have a role in helping Chris get over her drama.
>>2376092
But who is Chris paired with usually over there?
>>2376095
>Maria is a war orphan
I really wish this show would start acknowledging that and using it more, especially since it could lead to some great bonding between Maria and Chris.
>>2376092
There's no countless anything with regards to Symphogear fanworks. And Chris and Tsubasa still has stuff being made too.
>>2376098
Twitter ahead of the game.
>>2376096
Honestly? We all know Chris is the unfortunate favourite pairing for faceless men in this franchise. Beyond that Tsubasa would probably be one of the more popular pairings for Chris, followed by the other girls. But conversely Chris isn't the most popular pairing for Tsubasa anymore since the show went in the direction of Maria.
>>2376086
>>2376095
Miku is supposed to be Chris first friend, maybe she could be the one helping her and get some screentime because of it.
>>2376109
Also Animejanai and her group. But they didn't even appear in the intro.
Then again, neither did Sonja and Legless.
>>2376110
Chris had her little harem of school friends too.
>>2376136
Messed up the order a bit.That is the first page.
>>2376086
The first season just feels so different from everything else
>>2376107
Even though Chris x Tsubasa sank like Titanic, there is still a decent amount of art and fanfics of it being made.
>>2376175
Yeah, which I'm happy to see. It's just quite a stretch to say it's still the most popular pairing.
>>2376175
Tsubasa is still on time to atone for her mistakes.
>>2376177
>>2376175
Comparing it to the Titanic oversells the log-tied raft status the "ship" actually was.
>>2376179
It was the biggest ship of its time so I say it is a fair comparison.
>>2376180
HibikiMiku was still going strong, dude.
And DMJii were always astoundingly gay, TsubaChris was based on like, 3-4 lines in G.
>>2376184
>TsubaChris was based on like, 3-4 lines in G.
It still generated a decent amount ot art, fics and even a few doujin
>>2376193
Sure, I am not disputing that, I am just disputing it was "the greatest ship of it's time"
>>2376174
Ikr. It's baffling to see them pretty much shafting the yuri elements (and basic character interactions) in favor of more flashy fights as the seasons went on.
It's like the writing team from S1 got gradually laid off every season until none remained.
>>2376095
Kindly reminder that they tried mixing it up in GX and the results were less than favorable (that anon even mentioned the "forced groups" thing).
Not only did they barely even made the new girls and the main girls feel like friends, the friendship of the original three pretty much regressed back to acquaintances.
>>2376177
I still like TsubaChris more than TsubaMaria. Personally, I think it's a more romantic dynamic since the "non-idol x idol" and "kuudere x tsundere" aspect of the pairing seems like it would make for an interesting couple with fun interactions.
It's a shame the writers decided Chris was a non-contender and pretty much set Maria as the default winner.
>>2376256
>Kindly reminder that they tried mixing it up in GX and the results were less than favorable
That anon agrees with you, he said that isling them into 3 groups was dumb. He said everyone should be bonding naturally instead of relegating them to smaller groups.
Even that could work in theory, but I agree with you 2, it's better to have everyone bond naturally. And apparently they learned a bit from GX: So far in AXZ, whenever Chris looked sad Hibiki and Tsubasa at least looked like they got it. Hibiki just sort of looked sad at her and Tsubasa tried giving her autistic advice.
Which isn't much, but is better than GX with Hibiki either angsting the fuck out or stuck in a hospital for most of the second half while only Miku was there for her.
>>2376256
>Ikr. It's baffling to see them pretty much shafting the yuri elements (and basic character interactions) in favor of more flashy fights as the seasons went on.
You say as if it was ever more yuri. It was always subtext, anyway. First season had only Hibiki and Miku, to begin with.
Maybe GX didn't have much because Hibiki's stupid father got all attention.
But there's no way S1 has more yuri than G. Most of it was about Tsubasa bullshit than HibiMiku.
Also, HibiMiku will never have much focus because Miku doesn't fight. That's how it works on series like this.
>>2376270
Miku was very closely involved in two pivotal action scenes in S1 and G, and they were both wildly involved with the yuri themes in the show. They should do more like that, or like the one Kirika and Shirabe scene in GX.
>>2376280
I like how they used her at the end of G, and her saving Chris was a good idea. But at the end, anime are lazy and fails to find way to use characters that can't throw sparks everywhere.
She should train to become a ninja with that random guy, then.
>tfw
>>2376293
>when your girlfriend calls her dead ex's name
>>2376300
Still less creepy than screaming your dead sister's name every time you climax.
>>2376331
>Maria and Tsubasa both screaming Serena and Kanade when they orgasm together
That's incredibly depressing.And also really hot the idea of them using each other's bodies for comfort like that.
>>2376340
There was a cute bit in XDU where Kanade teases Maria too.
>Hibiki and Miku doing HibiMiku things
>Huh are they always like that?
>Yeah. Kirika and Shirabe always do that too.
>Hey Maria, say aaah~
Love fanart like this, but I have to say, I don't think Maria and Tsubasa are ready to have kids. Maybe in like ten years.
>>2376382
>Tsubasa got pregnant
How?
>>2376382
>on their 20s
>not ready to have kids
>>2376385
Science.
>>2376388
It's not about age. Nanoha and Fate are each five times as mature as Maria and Tsubasa combined.
>>2376385
You're asking that in a universe where we have two confirmed men being turned into women?
>>2376392
Where did Tsubasa get those implants?
>>2376385
Symphogear is a setting that's 20 minutes into the future on top of having a whole gaggle of precursor tech and magic to play with.
f/f pregnancies is hardly unrealistic.
>>2376385
You know, when two idols love each other very very much, they sing a duet and bam!
>>2375719
No, it was G.
>>2376385
>>2376385
Phonic gain
>>2376466
Fuck off
>>2376635
Futa is shit.
>>2376635
Everything.
>>2376100
lol
>>2376635
Not really a /u/ appropriate topic. You'd have better luck talking about it on /m/, assuming they're doing geah threads for this season.
>>2376894
>assuming they're doing geah threads for this season.
/sgg/ is a thing over on /m/.
No idea about /a/, fuck /a/
>>2376906
/a/ is a shithole.
>>2376911
Perfect. Futa is shit and belongs in the shithole. Besides, /a/ loves futa.
It's a shame the guy who drew this is a tumblrina
>>2376918
>implying futa deserves to end up on /a/
>>2376340
It's hilarious
>>2376256
Would Chris be able to confess?
>>2371689
It was not a misunderstanding on her part. She just deluded herself into believing 'dissecting the world' was her father's will most probably out of grudge and then out of memory losses.
>>2376256
What the hell am I reading. It did got far more yuri as the story. Anon was saying he missed the buddy elements, that got lost because there's literal yuri couples instead.
And flashing action is this show main appeal honestly, and that makes the yuri all the more sweet.
>TsubaChris
>Personally, I think it's a more romantic dynamic
Haha oh damn. Why do I even bother.
subs when?
>>2377024
>symphogear
>subs
>>2376922
>spoiler
I don't remember him doing anything particularly cringey or SJW bullshit. And he used to draw for /u/s.
>>2376922
It's a shame you're a buzzword-spouting dolt who thinks posting yuri art on a tumblr blog is a bad thing.
>>2377077
I've yet to hear what exactly makes them so terrible.
>>2377089
I always wonder how people can be here for so long but not realize who they end up talking to.
>>2377091
might be new people.
I tend to ignore people who link to the archive when unprovoked.
>>2376385
>>2377074Dude said his headcanon was that Hibiki is bisexual (she never said anything about boys in the series, what the hell) and that Chris and Shirabe are asexual. He drew some cringy stuff with the pride flag and geahs, including the asexual flag and other flags I don't know
>>2377101
>(she never said anything about boys in the series, what the hell)
didn't she say in S1 when she was fighting Chris that she has never had a boyfriend?
>>2377094
>Your response is freaking out and trying to harass people in a passive aggressive way
>links to archive post were you are telling people to kill themselves
>>2377099
The art here is kinda okay, but this pairing doesn't work
>>2377104
She was pretty proud of the fact she didn't have one.
>>2377109
It's just in Miku's mind.
>>2377109
It works fine.
>>2377101
>Chris and Shirabe are asexual
I guess Chris not being shipped with anyone may be confusing for some idiots but I am genuinely curious, how could someone think Shirabe is asexual? She has no character outside of being half of the gayest duo in the franchise.
>>2377105
>"I've never had a boyfriend". But that's just part of a social nicety introduction in Japan.
Exactly. So why the fuck would anyone assume she likes boys when she has only ever cared about Miku?
I used to visit DL's tumblr to see if there was any good art, but that shit just turned me off.
>>2377117
Just take the /u/ art and ignore the rest.
Let's get back to /u/ posting shall we?
>>2377119
If someone here posts her stuff here I will appreciate, but I won't come back there
>>2377121
That's like saying you can't appreciate Bach's music dedicated to the faith because you're not a believer yourself.
>>2377132
>>2377134
>one minute and 2 second apart
>doesn't yell at the TsubasaChris crack art directly above it
Really makes me jiiiiiii.
>>2377132
>three results several months apart
Was this really worth your time?
>>2377135
because that is not Crack. TsubasaChris was a pairing in G but then GX happened and then it became TsubasaMaria
>>2377113
Fine pls
>>2377116
Being asexual doesn't discount someone from being gay. It just means you don't want sex.
>>2377138
>It was to point out that he, the crack shitter, is the only person who spams the term "third wheel". It's why I quoted it.
Well, thats a very small sample as it is and even then only one of those three posts has the word third wheel in it.
Not to mention she uses it immediately after saying that HibiMiku is set in stone.
>>2377141
>100s
Maybe watch the series sometime instead of just shitposting our threads.
It's literally impossible for her to be faithful because she had to reproduce.
>>2377146
Also, her relationship with Chris.
>>2377141
>She's devoted and faithful to her love for literally 100s of years.
She kept harassing Hibiki and she actually fucked Chris. That's not very faithful
>>2377153
You're off by an order of magnitude. Fine was chasing God Dick for thousands of years.
And she wasn't very faithful about it since she spread her genes far and wide. Or is "I fucked tons of people so I could keep chasing you by reincarnating in my descendants" not count in your warped view of purity?
>>2377159
Got it. Cheating is okay if you're going to die.
>>2377159
Nice mental gymnastics you go through to delude yourself.
>>2377150
Two posts that are a month apart hardly count as spamming, doesn't it?
>>2377167
he thinks if it was posted more than once, it's spamming. Regardless of the time between posts.
>>2377156
>She tortured her in a sexual way to build a Stockholm syndrome effect.
I am not a lawyer but I think that counts as rape.
>>2377171
>he thinks if it was posted once, it's spamming.
>>2371482
Remember guys, report and ignore.
>>2377194
I want to play games on Chris' TV
>>2377203
I recognize those silly hats.
>>2377203
Kinda hoped that someone would shop a karate black belt to Chris but I'm afraid adding more would make the pic way too cluttered. Sumika is probably one of the first Ayahi characters that I love.
>>2377203
How can she afford that?
>>2377240
SONG pays well
>>2377240
SONG
>>2377240
With taxpayer's money.
>>2377101
Well, that's a remarkably trivial thing to make a fuss about. Not like she's drawing Hibiki getting dicked or anything. Or being into anyone other than Miku, far as I can remember.
>>2377271
That's how I feel. Headcanons are irrelevant as long as it's still yuri. Besides, there's something heartwarming about a bi girl choosing to be with another girl despite being attracted to both genders.
>Artist you followed started to draw your favorite couple
Feel good man
>>2377356
hibimiku doesn't have enough fanfiction and it's a travesty.
>[Commie] Senki Zesshou Symphogear AXZ - 02 [960F9AAD].mkv
>You two should mate and produce a lots of relic users
>(Dad)Nooo!! Somebody help me!!
>(Mom)Serenaaaaa!!
>>2377443
What the fuck
>>2377480
Gacha humor.
They fucked a lot back in the day, right?
Senpai is too shy
>>2377553
Probably only a few times. Tsubasa was young and they weren't together for more than a couple years.
>>2377673
Not really. Sora e reveals Tsubasa never so much as hugged Kanade until she died.
>>2377675
I think it's more like Tsubasa never initiated a hug. It was always Kanade hugging her and never the other way around.
Maria's character song single is up.
https://mega.nz/#F!61wniKbS!ZzVIFoZLfPIgiREFdh7Akg
>>2377675
So? Kanade hugged her.
Stand up! Lady!!
"Ready, ready, stand up! Lady!!"
Hi, good morning!
I put on lipstick that's just a little strong and wink at the mirror
Stand up, lady!
Heels too high? No problem, I'm walkin' against the wind
The world changes with just a little confidence
(Which way should I choose)
Left, right, any way is a good way!
Come lady, ready go!!
Whatever is put in front of me, I'll show you how I overcome them
Work and romance are as easy as pulling on a lever
Everyone follow me, watch my back
Even if I'm sometimes a weakling, please love me?
"Why, why, why love?"
What's up? Baby!
I'll stand tall even without imitating anyone
I'm the only one!
The most important thing is to stand as yourself
What's the definition of a good woman?
(It's how she makes her entrance)
Someone who's PAN from the bottom
I'll be that kind of woman
I'm supposed to have become the ideal kind of woman
But have I become the type to lie in ambush with her arms folded?
But there are still days when I'm laughed at and turn red
Even if I'm weird sometimes, please love me?
"Why, why, why love?"
Strength comes in many forms
I couldn't have realized that alone
Where I'm lacking, I want everyone to
Gather and move forward together
Someday I want to sing that song and laugh together
Somebody important left two words behind
If I live a little longer, will I come closer to understanding them?
Everyone follow me, watch my back
Even if I'm sometimes a weakling, please love me?
"Why, why, why love?"
"I wanted to tell you that's why love "
>>2378230
That was unexpected
Maria is a nice singer.
Hoping for some really gay dmjii songs though
>>2378230
That doesn't really sound like something Maria would sing.
>>2378230
kek
>>2378349
No more pasta in her pockets.
>>2378349
So this is why she is training so hard
>>2378369
You bet she is. Even a Wing will fall easily into Maria's strong embrace
>>2378373
Wonder how strong Hibiki's embrace is...
just a heads up, someone on /m/ is dumping a Symphogear GX anthology comic thing
>>>/m/15682476
New thread: >>2378704