#Watch Symphogear

[soulhalberder]

Dr. Ver is an amazing character for the story of Symphogear. He's not someone you want to see redeemed. He's manipulative and abusive. He's a pathetic man who thinks the world revolves around just him. He falls down a slope twice in the same series. He lashes out whenever something doesn't do according to the way he imagines or wants. Everybody, even the people he works with can't stand him. They'd all punch him in the face if they could. He understands this and continuously exploits the fact that he's only kept around to be useful to insidiously steer plans in his direction. He's one of the smartest character's in the series ultimately figuring out and being correct about a fundamental aspect of the entire main cast's power system.

The problem for him of course is that while it's true that love being the real power all along is factually true, logic never actually wins out in the end. It's about people being passionate about the people around them and defying god and any semblance of logic to ensure the future. Hibiki constantly defies all odds by saying "screw logic, Ima hit them with everything I have and then hold hands with them so they become friends with me."

Ver also fails at the lingering message the entire series presents in episode 1; "Don't give up on living." When all his plans and manipulation come crumbling down, instead of accepting defeat, he turns to nihilism since if he can't be a hero, the world shouldn't exist. And instead of being killed by anyone, he's treated as just a person, no one special. Not a hero, not a villain, not a martyr, and not a monster.

Admittedly, this reading gets more complex with how he's treated in GX when he's stripped of humanity and thrown in a giant box underwater since he fused with a relic. But this plays into Symphogear reminding the audience that while people like Hibiki and Genjuro continue to treat people with the humanity they deserve, larger systems dehumanize people, exploiting them and treating them as convenient tools. See also Maria and the deal she makes with the UN.

Ultimately, Ver recovers some of his humanity when he does something for someone else, even if it's motivated by spite, saving the world and leaving information for the SONG. Fittingly, he's refereed to as the "worst possible/bare minimum hero." Caring about anyone other than yourself is the lowest possible bar a hero must overcome.

And again, Hibiki, who cares more than anyone else to a self detrimental fault demonstrates why she's the biggest hero in the series. She reaches out to other people, and in turn they also reach out. And when she needs them, they are there for her.

Surprise, the funny idol/sentai/tokusatu/mech lesbian anime is actually a show about characters so the action has meaning.

[velia-arcus]

When you’re the cis girl in the trans polycule

[konqd]

oh wow the beef stroganoff scene really does come right the fuck out of nowhere huh

[fishing-lesbian-catgirl]

for the symphogear post tags question: it's one spear.

also obligatory watch symphogear

I’ve watched Symphogear! But when I posted a joke about Hibiki having the spear that pierced Jesus the christ on the cross before a bunch of people corrected me that it was actually the spear that pierced Odin, but it turns out that it’s actually both!!

[theirisianprincess]

We can’t have a satisfying ending to Symphogear until we see Hibiki and Miku kiss with tongue.

[tranny-man]

Made a button :3

[rlznv]

the concerts in symphogear gotta be some of the gayest shit i've seen. the raw homosexual energy

[qqchurch]

Watch Symphogear

[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.

[soulhalberder]

Symphogear really is just super gay. It has everything, pining, angst, "oh my god, and they were roommates", and there was only one bed.

And this is just episode 1 of season 1.

[mew-cake]

THE SILLIES!!!!!!!!!

[cutepresea]

Today I've been thinking about how Kirika just does not like Dr. Ver

In the parallel world Hrotti, the Ver there isn't really that bad and that Kirika is fine with him...it's that world's Shirabe that hates him and constantly berates and kicks him around

Local scientist can't escape Zababa's wrath

[hawksawadept]

merry birfmas, kirika symphogear

[spacebattleshippotemkin]

Hibiki Tachibana Kaixa Gear.

Originally only a little doodle, but I liked it so much that I had to outline and color it.