Release Date: July 4, 2013
Studio: Encourage Films/Satellite
Genre: Action/Adventure, Sci-Fi, Drama, Magical Girl
Premise: The second season of Senki Zessho Symphogear continues the adventures of Hibiki Tachibana, Tsubasa Kazanari and Yukine Chris, users of the Symphogear - a special armor driven by the power of song that is the only effective weapon against monsters known as Noise.
Verdict: Instant must-watch. I usually don't bother writing about sequels, but the first season, which premiered last year, holds a special place in my heart. If you tl;dr 'ed at that link, the basic gist of my mountain of text was this: Symphogear was the first magical girl anime since Puella Magi Madoka Magica to really "go there." Although PMMM remains the magical girl to beat (it is definitely in any Top 10 List I make, anime or otherwise), Symphogear displayed a similar willingness to get real. It didn't pull punches when it came to showing death or raising the stakes, and it built to a satisfying conclusion in spite of its admittedly silly premise.
Cue Season 2. The story picks up three months after the action-packed Season 1 finale of (literally) cosmic proportions. Hibiki and Chris have taken over the duties of fighting the antagonistic Noise while Tsubasa is on tour with a recently discovered vocalist, Maria Cadenzavna Eve. It doesn't take long for all hell to break loose as Hibiki and Chris begin to encounter strangely intelligent Noise, suggesting that something (or someone) is controlling them. There appears to be a whole host of new characters and revelations waiting to debut, and sure enough the first bombshell drops right before the credits roll. This is shaping up to be the first must-watch of the Summer, and I recommend you give it a spin (or go back and view the original if you haven't already)!
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