Superb Song of the Valkyries: Symphogear Season 1

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Aoi Yuki

Hibiki Tachibana (voice)

Age : 32 | Popularity : 43%

Yuka Iguchi

Miku Kohinata (voice)

Age : 35 | Popularity : 11%

Nana Mizuki

Tsubasa Kazanari (voice)

Age : 44 | Popularity : 37%

Ayahi Takagaki

Chris Yukine (voice)

Age : 38 | Popularity : 13%

Hideo Ishikawa

Genjuro Kazanari (voice)

Age : 54 | Popularity : 4%

Kenji Akabane

Fujitaka Sakuya (voice)

Age : 39 | Popularity : 9%

Asami Seto

Tomosato Aoi (voice)

Age : 31 | Popularity : 23%

Soichiro Hoshi

Ogawa Shinji (voice)

Age : 51 | Popularity : 5%

Episodes

Episode 1

06 January 2012 - Awakening Heartbeat

When bizarre creatures known as the Noise threatens the Earth, only popular singing duo Zwei Wing has the power to fight back. But what happens after one of the idols sacrifices herself to save a civilian girl?

Episode 2

13 January 2012 - Noise and Disharmony

When Hibiki is attacked by the Noise, she suddenly transforms into an armored warrior to fight them off. But when the government comes to clean up, instead of actually thanking her, they... arrest her...?!

Episode 3

20 January 2012 - Passing in the Night

It's been one month since Hibiki's first battle. As she slowly adjusts to life as a Symphogear user, her grades start to plunge. After much effort, she finally turns in her make-up report and is free to look forward to the meteor shower that night. But then she gets another call...

Episode 4

27 January 2012 - Falling Tears

A new relic user has appeared, and she's not friendly. She's using the armor of Nehushtan, which was stolen in the attack on the concert two years ago. Tsubasa loses control of herself and prepares to sing her Superb Song...

Episode 5

03 February 2012 - From the Bottom of Darker Depths

The Japanese Government has decided that the enemy is getting too close to Durandal, the powerful intact relic kept at the bottom of the Abyss. They want to move it to a secure location, which means transporting by car. But the Noise are sure to notice, which means a high-speed car chase through a dangerous chemical plant.

Episode 6

10 February 2012 - Where Omens Lead

As Hibiki is spending more and more time fighting the Noise, it means less time for her studies and less time for her friends. Miku is feeling alone and isolated, but she makes a promise with Hibiki to go get some snacks after school. But when school ends, Hibiki gets another call...

Episode 7

17 February 2012 - Fate Just Keeps Firing

Hibiki and Tsubasa work together to defeat Chris, who runs away. But now Miku has seen Hibiki fighting, and she's very upset that Hibiki's been keeping secrets...

Episode 8

24 February 2012 - No Shadows in the Sunlight

Miku is still upset that Hibiki didn't tell her about the Symphogear. She starts skipping school and binging on Okonomiyaki, but she's caught outside during another Noise attack...

Episode 9

02 March 2012 - The Protector's Song

Chris is alone and scared, and cut off from anyone who could help her. She's living out of an abandoned building in the evacuated zone, when she's met by an unlikely friend. Meanwhile, Tsubasa has recovered enough to start fighting again. To celebrate her return, Hibiki decides to take her on a date!

Episode 10

09 March 2012 - What Only Clasped Hands Can Create

Chris finally joins Division 2, and she brings with her valuable information: the name of the project that Finé is working on. But before they can get there to stop her, four massive flying Noise appear in the skies over Tokyo.

Episode 11

16 March 2012 - Shoot the Moon

Kadingir is complete, and Finé's master plan is revealed. She's going to shoot a giant rail gun at the moon, and blow it up!

Episode 12

23 March 2012 - Symphogear

Hibiki goes out of control, and Tsubasa is defeated by Finé. Everything looks lost when Miku reactivates the power to the school, and the other students start singing the anthem over the speakers...

Episode 13

30 March 2012 - Meteoroids Falling, Burning, Disappearing, And Then...

With their new unlimited gears, the Symphogear wielders easily defeat Finé's legions of Noise. But Finé has a final plan: absorb the Noise and become a huge, laser-shooting monster!

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Series Director	Tatsufumi Itoh
Visual Effects	Character Designer	Satoshi Koike
Art	Art Direction	Thomas Romain
Writing	Series Composition	Akifumi Kaneko
Sound	Theme Song Performance	Nana Mizuki
Crew	Creator	Akifumi Kaneko Noriyasu Agematsu
Department	Role	Name

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