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Symphogear

Senki Zesshō Symphogear (Japanese: 戦姫絶唱シンフォギア, Hepburn: Senki Zesshō Shinfogia; lit.'Superb Song of the Valkyries: Symphogear'), also known as simply Symphogear, is a Japanese anime television series produced by Satelight. The original season aired on Tokyo MX between January and March 2012. The second season entitled Symphogear G aired between July and September 2013, The third season, Symphogear GX, aired between July and September 2015, and the fourth season, Symphogear AXZ, aired between July and September 2017. The fifth and final season, Symphogear XV, aired between July and September 2019. A manga adaptation was serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's Newtype Ace magazine between December 2011 and March 2013. A mobile game titled Symphogear XD Unlimited was released in June 2017 in Japan.

Two idols, Tsubasa Kazanari and Kanade Amō, collectively known as Zwei Wing, battle against an alien race known as Noise using armor known as Symphogear, which uses the power of music to counteract the Noise's destructive capability. However, Kanade sacrifices herself to protect a girl named Hibiki Tachibana, who ends up with a piece of Kanade's Symphogear relic, Gungnir, embedded in her chest. Two years later, Hibiki awakens the power of the Gungnir relic inside her body, gaining the same Symphogear armor that Kanade had. Using the power of song, Hibiki and her fellow Symphogear wielders must fight to protect the innocent and defeat those who would use the Noise for evil.

Symphogear Adaptors are individuals capable of wielding a Symphogear (シンフォギア, Shinfogia), an powered armament system created by converting an ancient mythological artifact into a gem-like relic crystal, where each Candidate (適合者, Tekigōsha; lit.'suitable person') bonds with a ruby-like relic (聖遺物, Seiibutsu) shard that generates their unique Symphogear through Phonic Gain (フォニックゲイン, Fonikku Gein), an energy source in the form of song; these Gears (ギア, Gia) manifest a personalized weapon called an Armed Gear (アームドギア, Āmudo Gia) and can assume multiple forms by overcoming system locks, with the strongest form, the X-Drive (エクスドライブ, Ekusu-Doraibu), requiring immense Phonic Gain and excess energy to activate. Users may also unleash a Superb Song (絶唱, Zesshō), a devastating attack that risks fatal backlash,; multiple users can combine their individual Superb Songs via S2CA (Superb Song Combination Arts) to create a more powerful version where the harmonization prevents backlash by either transmuting the excess power into usable energy for counterattacks or enhancing into X-Drive. Although each relic is typically restricted to Candidates with high link coefficiencies (適合係数, tekigō keisū) with the relic, some bypass this restriction via the experimental drug "Linker" (リンカ, Rinka) or by fusing with the relic.

On November 20, 2022, it was announced at the end of the "Symphogear Live 2020→2022" concert that a new project in the Symphogear franchise was being developed and would be released at an unannounced date.

A manga series illustrated by Dan Yoshii was serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's Newtype Ace magazine from December 10, 2011, to March 9, 2013. Its chapters were collected in three tankōbon volumes, released from May 10, 2012, to July 10, 2013.

A spin-off manga by Tsutanoha, titled Senki Kanshoku Symphogear: Shirabe Meshi (戦姫完食シンフォギア〜調めし〜; lit.'Feast of the Valkyries: Symphogear – Cooking with Shirabe'), began serialization in Takeshobo's Storia Dash website on June 11, 2021. The series is set in an alternate universe where the characters who died during the events of the main series have come back to life. Its chapters have been collected into individual tankōbon volumes, with the first one released on March 30, 2022. As of December 17, 2025, seven volumes have been released.

The anime, produced by Satelight and Encourage Films, began airing in Japan on Tokyo MX between January 6, 2012, and March 30, 2012. Nico Nico simulcast the series in Japan. The opening theme was "Synchrogazer" performed by Nana Mizuki, and the ending theme was "Meteor Light" performed by Ayahi Takagaki, with multiple character and insert songs performed by Aoi Yūki, Nana Mizuki, Ayahi Takagaki, Minami Takayama, and Yuka Iguchi used throughout the season. Discotek Media released this season on subtitled Blu-ray Disc in North America on October 27, 2020.

On September 5, 2012, Thomas Romain – an animator on the series – wrote on Twitter "for the ones who liked Symphogear, there will be good news soon!", later revealing on October 6, 2012, that production on a second season has begun. The second season, titled Senki Zesshō Symphogear G, aired between July 4 and September 26, 2013. The opening theme for the second season was "Vitalization" performed by Nana Mizuki, and the ending theme was "Next Destination" performed by Ayahi Takagaki, with multiple new character and insert songs performed by Aoi Yūki, Nana Mizuki, Ayahi Takagaki, Yōko Hikasa, Yoshino Nanjō, Ai Kayano, and Yuka Iguchi used throughout the season. Discotek Media released this season on subtitled Blu-ray Disc in North America on January 26, 2021.

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