Superb Song of the Valkyries: Symphogear
Seen it?2012 | 5 seasons | 24 min | Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Drama
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a short run with a modest audience and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for sci-fi fans, action fans and animation lovers.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- 5 seasons: a few months of evenings, short, snackable episodes, about 26 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- No age rating on record, so check it first for young kids.
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
During a concert by idol group Zwei Wing, an alien force known as the Noise attack the stage. Group members Tsubasa Kazanari and Kanade Amou suppress the attack using their Symphogear armor, but despite their best efforts, innocent bystander Hibiki Tachibana is fatally injured. Distraught and much to Tsubasa's dismay, Kanade sacrifices herself in the process to save Hibiki. Two years later, Hibiki lives on. Tsubasa now fights alone. With the threat of the Noise increasing, Hibiki finds herself encountering the Noise once again but this time she is granted a chance to become attuned with the same Symphogear that Kanade wielded.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Ran for 5 seasons and reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 70K people sought it out in the past year
Season by season
The show overall is a Weeknight Watch. Here's how each season stacks up; Symphogear G is the high point.
Symphogear2012 · 13 episodes · 8.8 out of 10Friday- Symphogear G2013 · 13 episodes · 9.0 out of 10Friday
- Symphogear GX2015 · 13 episodesNot rated yet
Symphogear AXZ2017 · 13 episodes · 8.2 out of 10Saturday- Symphogear XV2019 · 13 episodesNot rated yet
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Cast & crew
- Aoi YukiHibiki Tachibana (voice)
- Nana MizukiTsubasa Kazanari (voice)
- Ayahi TakagakiChris Yukine (voice)
- Yuka IguchiMiku Kohinata (voice)
- Hideo IshikawaGenjuro Kazanari (voice)
- Yoko HikasaMaria Cadenzavna Eve (voice)
- Ai KayanoKirika Akatsuki (voice)
- Yoshino NanjoShirabe Tsukoyomi (voice)
- Kenji AkabaneFujitaka Sakuya (voice)
- Asami SetoAoi Tomosato (voice)