#Symphogear Series

[thefigureresource]

Shirabe Tsukuyomi : Gear Inner ver [Senki Zesshou Symphogear XV] 1/7 scale from Hobby Stock coming October 2023.

[qqchurch]

wow, I wish HRT gave me beam attacks

[topazdelusion]

my adhd was acting up and my medications weren't working so i knew i had to make something to rein my brain in. and this is the result. it's working

[heyitsthatweirdo]

You know what's funny? For someone who's often said in-universe to be simple, Hibiki is surprisingly compelling to watch. She's kind. She likes to help others, but she has just enough other character attributes that make her fun to watch, but she also makes her mental emotional physical struggles worth watching. Like, throughout GX, we see her how upset and frustrated about how her fists can only really solve "simple" problems, but never the " complicated" ones in the world, or in the S1, where she realizes, with Ogawa's help, that while she can't replace Kanade, she wishes to still carry on her words.

Also, her relationship with Miku is super sweet and incredibly gay.

[arihi]

I love media that is unabashedly itself. I don’t want all my movies to be grey-toned and quiet and realistic, I like when a movie knows it’s a movie and there’s movie dialogue. I had this thought while watching Bottoms, but I think it does generally apply at large. Symphogear is my favorite show especially in later seasons when they really lean into the whole ridiculous nature that is summoning a giant sword the size of a skyscraper while in space. It’s ridiculous!! It’s silly! And I love it. Is that just camp? Am I describing what that is?

Don’t get me wrong, I love really deep introspective pieces and I’ll be the first person to tell you sometimes I look for meaning in a work a little too hard, but deep down I feel happy when I’m seeing something over the top, unapologetic. Just truly and deeply fun to me! I don’t know. This post brought to you by listening to the Symphogear soundtrack during lunch and being unable to hide my big cheesy grin on my face because it makes me so happy.

[konqd]

carol gaming

[phrivik]

HDJSBSUSJSJSJBS BUGBO AND SYMPHOGEAR ARE THE ONLY THINGS I CAN THINK ABOUT AND THEY'RE ABOUT TO KISS AND MAKE OUT

[arbitrarygreay]

Maria, Kirika, and Shirabe: Ugh, fuck Dr. Ver. He is the worst. I hate his guts.

Symphogear the show: Anyways, here's WonderwallVercingetorix

[cutepresea]

Oh the account that posts a Nendo every day in order is getting close to posting the Chris one 🤣

They did 360 yesterday, Chris was 366

[agathathetransmechapilot]

Losing my mind over this illustration from the seventh volume of Majo Taisen.

Two science geniuses building gunplas is yuri.

[bisthefairy]

[siren-darkocean]

Base Used

Second Image is from the Symphogear Fan Page

Meet my Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja OC from the fic series (AO3 link (it's on Wattpad too) at end of post) Samurai series main OC Rei Suzuki!

Rei comes from Tokyo and is the true heir to the Suzuki family name (despite her father rather have it be a boy) and had moved to Norrisville during summer break alongside her father, step family and the family servant such as her right hand maid and butler Corina Rodriguez and Niles Tanaka

When Rei was a child before her mother died she was bright, cheerful and loved to sing with her mother but after her mother died and was shoved into the care of her right hand maid and butler by her father (even more so after his remarriage) Rei grew more cold and distant while also maturing quickly for her age, sharp tongued, aloof, serious and around people she doesn't like or trust (which includes a lot of her family) aggressive and defensive and kept two vows after her mother's death

Never sing again

And never sing her mother's lullaby

Unfortunately with becoming the Samurai; a warrior like the Ninja who uses her voice to strengthen herself and her allies and can weaken even the strongest of dark magic to her blades, she breaks the first vow, mostly using the excuse she's the Samurai when she sings in that suit so she isn't really breaking the vow

As Rei spends more time around Randy, Howard and Heidi she begins to open up more as she was as a kid before her mother's death

She even starts to sing normally again (she joins Randy and Howard's band 30 Seconds to Math as their lead singer)

As much as Randy and Howard make her worry for them and drive her crazy she loves the two to death

The Samurai Crystal (the necklace in the image) is as ancient as the Nomicon even allowing some secrets inside the Nomicon to be shown in its crimson glow while also offering techniques both her as the Samurai and Randy as the Ninja can learn together

The Ninth Grade Samurai link

[gylaan]

I've been reading a lot of Raildex fanfic recently, which, predictably, resulted in trying to smash it into my current hyperfixation, which resulted in this snippet.

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Waking up is a surprise.

In light of that, waking up in a hospital is considerably less so.

Beside my bed is a doctor, a balding, elderly man with a wide face that makes him look a bit frog-like. He must have noticed me wake up, because he turns to me with a gentle smile. “Ah, ohayou.”

Japanese, I identify. Meaning “good morning.” Slightly facetious, going by the high angle of the sun coming through the window.

“What happened?” I ask in the same language.

The doctor’s smile fades, but doesn’t quite turn into a frown. “I was rather hoping you could tell me,” he says. “You were found unconscious in an alley about an hour ago, but we’ve only found some minor bumps and scrapes. What’s the last thing you remember?”

“Nothing.” My answer is unthinkingly honest, and I immediately regret it – for all I know, this man is in some way responsible for my situation in the first place. But no, I realize, lying about something this basic would just get me in trouble down the line; honesty will get me answers, for now. Still, I resolve to be a bit more circumspect going forward.

In the half-second or so it takes me to reach that conclusion, the doctor blinks twice in surprise. “Just to be clear, when you say ‘nothing’…” He trails off, but the specifics of the question are inconsequential.

“I suppose I am slightly exaggerating,” I concede. “I can recall a face here, a snippet of conversation there,” the smell of burning flesh, I don’t add, “things of that nature. But it’s all disconnected and stripped of context; no way to tell if or how anything goes together or in what order.”

“That’s certainly troubling,” he says, brow furrowed in concern. “And yet I can’t help but notice that you seem less worried about this than I am.”

“Frankly, I’m more surprised to have woken up than to have lost my memories,” I admit. “Which, to me, suggests that whatever I was doing, I knew in advance that it had a high chance of leaving me without memories, if not comatose or dead.”

The doctor scowls. “A girl your age shouldn’t be saying something like that so matter-of-factly,” he mutters, quietly enough that I don’t think I’m supposed to have heard it.

Something about his words triggers a surge of irritation. It’s mild, somehow worn and familiar; how often must people comment on my age for it to prompt a reaction like this? Or perhaps I’m missing something.

 Before I can ponder further, the doctor speaks up again. “Well, regardless, I’d like to schedule a CT scan to check for brain injury. In the meantime, do you at least remember your name? You didn’t have any identification when you were brought in, so we haven’t been able to find your files.”

My thoughts stall for a moment when my name doesn’t immediately spring to mind at his request. But I do find, among the scattered ashes of my memories, something that might be a name. It doesn’t inspire inexplicable nostalgia, nor do I have some mysterious attachment to it, but I decide it will have to do.

“I think it was… Carol.” And saying it aloud makes it feel right. “Yes.

“Carol Malus Dienheim.”

[zazakisan]

"Various Shul Shagana tron"

[magicaldogtoto]

Genuinely wonder why people on Twitter feel like QRTing someone to Hell and back when they say they don’t care for a piece of media they enjoy will yield positive results.

But I guess in the end it’s never about changing the mind of the original tweeter in question so much as just preaching to the choir.

I’ve seen this happen twice regarding Symphogear and Ultraman in this month alone, and as someone who likes both Symphogear and Ultraman, I think we should just leave people alone when they say something is not for them.

[superdorkcat]

Upcoming Magical Girl Projects

Magical girl fans are finally eating good after years of starvation. So good, in fact, that I decided to make a list of magical girl projects in development. This is a continually updating list whose history can be found here.

You and Idol Precure - The 22nd season of the Precure franchise, You and Idol will replace the currently airing Wonderful Precure on February 2, 2025. While walking her dog, Uta Sakura comes across Purirun, a fairy searching for the legendary Idol Precure to save her homeland from the Chokkiri Gang. Uta then transforms into Cure Idol to take back the "sparkle" of her neighbors after it's stolen by a Chokkiri agent.

Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie - Walpurgisnacht Rising - The fourth PMMM movie, which will pick up where Rebellion's massive cliffhanger left off. While originally slated for late 2024, it has since been delayed to winter 2025.

Cute High Earth Defense Club Eternal Love! - The magical boy series is getting a new movie in winter 2025 as part of the celebrations for its 10th anniversary. The movie will be a time travel story that picks up a decade after the original series.

Maebashi Witches - A TV original production by Sunrise, Maebashi Witches is a coming of age story focused on a quintet of high schoolers who are approached by a strange and mysterious frog named Keroppe, who recruits them to become the titular group. Now working in a magical flower shop, the girls use the "Witchverse" pocket dimension to grant people's wishes with the power of song and dance. Has the same writer as Bocchi the Rock (Erika Yoshida) and is premiering spring 2025.

Princession Orchestra - A TV original coming in spring 2025, Princession Orchestra is based on a concept by Akifumi Kaneko, one of Symphogear's co-creators. The land of Alicepia's peace is destroyed when monsters called Jammerwocks attack, prompting a trio of young girls to step up the plate to protect the realm.

Winx Club - The western magical girl classic is getting a CGI reboot. While comments by Iginio Straffi imply that certain characters who were introduced later in the original series (such as Roxy and Nabu) will appear earlier, no specific plot details have been revealed so far. The series is coming to Netflix late 2025.

New Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt - Panty & Stocking is getting a second season after over a decade that's coming out sometime in 2025. A teaser trailer confirmed the OG voice cast's return and announced the production staff, but plot details are still unclear.

Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc. season two - Magilumiere is getting a second season, which was announced after the broadcast of season one's finale. No other details have been revealed.

Untitled Symphogear movie - A new Symphogear movie was announced in late 2023. However, no further details have been revealed.

Hua Xianzi: Zhi Mofa Xiang Dui Lun - A co-production between Tencent Video and Toei Animation's Shanghai branch, this anime is being billed as a "remake" of Lunlun the Flower Fairy. The heroine is Rumi, an apprentice at a homemade perfume studio who awakens as a Flower Child due to the power of a family heirloom. She's tasked with collecting and purifying the Rainbow Flower's scattered petals, only to clash with another Flower Child along the way and discover the surprising past of her feline mentor/sidekick.

Studio Pierrot's new anime - Studio Pierrot, which has made a variety of magical girl anime from TV originals like Creamy Mami to adaptations such as Tokyo Mew Mew, has announced that they're creating a new TV original magical girl anime. No specific details have been disclosed, but the caption for the teaser image ("I want you to sing once more...") implies that it'll be a magical idol anime.

Lolirock season three - After Lolirock's second season ended with a cliffhanger all the way back in 2017, it seemed like the story would never get a proper conclusion. However, the series's creator and director, Jean-Louis Vandestoc, announced on his Instagram in 2023 that creative meetings for a third season have begun.

Magic Knight Rayearth revival - TMS Entertainment is making a new Magic Knight Rayearth anime in honor of the franchise's 30th anniversary. Unfortunately, it's currently unknown what the format will be.

Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha EXCEEDS Gun Blaze Vengeance - A new installment in the seminal Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha franchise, this will be a new TV anime to celebrate the series's 20th anniversary. No other details are confirmed, but it will presumably be connected to the upcoming EXCEEDS manga that will begin in 2025.

Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card season two - The sequel to the magical girl classic is getting a second season that will adapt the rest of the manga.

Magical Girl holoWitches - A multimedia project starring six VTubers as fictionalized versions of themselves who work as both streamers and magical girls who save people when they get trapped in the magical Holocas World. There was a four minute extended trailer in May 2024, but the anime's proper premiere date is unknown.

I Don't Want to Be a Magical Girl - An indie project by Kiana Khansmith, which follows the story of a burnt out magical girl named Aika. While she ran away from her duties in pursuit of a normal life, her position as a Protagonist™ causes her to get dragged into adventures anyway. Khansmith is currently hard at work on the pilot, which has a voice cast consisting of Anairis Quinones, Bennett Abara, Christine Marie Cabanos, Aleks Le, Shara Kirby, Michele Knotz, and Marieve Herington.

New Ojamajo Doremi thing - As part of the celebrations for the franchise's 25th anniversary, Toei Animation released two new music videos for the series' 1st OP and 4th ED with the promise that a new project will be made if the videos reach a combined 5 million views. This goal has since been met. Due to the girls being adults in the videos, the new project will presumably be an adaptation of the Ojamajo Doremi 16-20's sequel series of light novels.