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Blue-kun · 2013-12-15, 07:20

I didn't mind the cliffhangers myself, though I guess I do agree with the observation about Maria. Then again, Maria really got the short end of the stick, because she was a character who had a single motivation, but didn't have the guts to carry out whatever she needed to do to achieve that. The end was... well, Maria Kart, as we all remember.

I think the bigger issue is that they still only had 1 cour and had to fit in a larger cast. Especially when the original trio still got a lot more character development, which could only mean that some of the new ones would end up suffering. That's one of the reasons why I'm curious to see how they'll handle S3 -- will Shirabe, Kirika and Maria come back, or will they let them go in order to bring some new characters to the table?

With one cour there's a limit to how many characters one can fit, but then I'm not too sure if Symphogear could (and should) get a 2-cour thing going on. We were talking Nanoha here, and while I generally like StrikerS for the development the main characters got, the pacing suffered quite a bit. Not to mention the animation quality, of course. Didn't seem like they had enough budget for 2 cour, but still decided to go for it and... well, I'd rather not remember some of the worst cuts in that show.

Shyni · 2013-12-15, 08:53

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not to mention a lot of characters were either underused or useless till the end of the series (Maria, I'm looking at you).

Maria's uselessness was awesome, man. She wouldn't have been as amusing if she was more competent.

xizro345 · 2013-12-15, 09:06

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Maria's uselessness was awesome, man. She wouldn't have been as amusing if she was more competent.

It actually annoyed me a lot. Her permanent emo self really didn't help the story.

SaintessHeart · 2013-12-15, 09:16

Maria is plot herself. Mangatron agrees with me.

Ichuki · 2013-12-15, 11:21

This makes me really happy.

DGDCOne · 2013-12-15, 11:28

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Originally Posted by Ichuki

This makes me really happy.

You not the only one, I'm happy that season 3 is confirmed.

xizro345 · 2013-12-15, 14:57

I actually like all the characters in general (well S1 Tsubasa DID have some attitude issues....), not fond of the S2 additions though (Maria, again, in particular).

Ichuki · 2013-12-15, 16:01

I also hope Imai Asami (or any seiyuu that did Id@lmaster work) voices someone if there are new Symphogear users in season 3.

Flower · 2013-12-15, 16:44

Ahem?

Can we PLEASE cease and desist with the acidic tones of posting voice in here?

***relentlessflame*** · 2013-12-15, 16:55

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DGDCOne · 2013-12-15, 17:27

To be honest, there's no contest to me, I like all the characters (the one I like most is HibikixMiku), each characters has got great moments in pinch.

FlareKnight · 2013-12-15, 20:56

I do wonder what they might do cast wise. Honestly I do look at a series like Nanoha Strikers to see that the more you expand the cast the more trouble you can run into developing characters. We have the main cast, plus the trio introduced in season two. Depending on how involved those three are things could get packed especially if it's only one cour again. If they can get a good 20 something episodes from it then might not be bad to add some new characters.

Though I suppose it is tempting for them to keep adding characters. Since more characters can lead to more character songs and more CDs

.

Either way this time I'm going to try not to compare the new songs the moment I hear them

. Last time I thought all the new songs didn't quite match up, but after some time passed actually do like most of the new songs from the second season. Some even more than the ones from season 1.

runset · 2013-12-15, 23:20

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I do wonder what they might do cast wise. Honestly I do look at a series like Nanoha Strikers to see that the more you expand the cast the more trouble you can run into developing characters. We have the main cast, plus the trio introduced in season two. Depending on how involved those three are things could get packed especially if it's only one cour again. If they can get a good 20 something episodes from it then might not be bad to add some new characters.

I think it will be 1 cour again. The annnouncement is too fast. I doubt element garden will have enough time to compose a new song for the new character. We already have 6 character with their own unique song (7 if you count miku) to deal with.

I hope this won't be like nanoha strikers.(the third series of the show) If they want to add more character they must at least make the show into 2 cours to deal with the character interaction and development..

ZodiacBeast · 2013-12-16, 05:27

Wow, I was honestly surprised to see this get a third season, for a few reasons.

1. When the first season was airing I never heard anything positive about it. This is what made me surprised that it got a second season.
2. It seems that everything was wrapped up nicely at the end of the second season.
3. The announcement came rather fast. Didn't the second season just end?

I only watched a few episodes of the first season so I can't comment on the quality myself. I guess it should be obvious from having the second season already that enough people liked this show to support it. I really need to look up some DVD/BD numbers.

DeathAngelBR · 2013-12-16, 05:36

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1. When the first season was airing I never heard anything positive about it. This is what made me surprised that it got a second season.

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3. The announcement came rather fast. Didn't the second season just end?

Because NANA WILLS IT.

KleenexGhost · 2013-12-16, 11:51

Some Chris-chan to start off the day

Miraluka · 2013-12-16, 13:27

That one was from the Satelight's website.

Limited official works to be released on Comiket 85.

They know what sells

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Because NANA WILLS IT.

Chris make it worth.

Need more ZENBU!

Random Wanderer · 2013-12-16, 13:53

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Chris make it worth.

Need more ZENBU!

Sure thing.

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Miraluka · 2013-12-16, 14:09

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Sure thing.

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I posted that on the 2nd season thread

Hiss13 · 2013-12-16, 15:13

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Because NANA WILLS IT.

Symphogear is Nana's and a few other people's chance to just screw around, after all.

But, hey. We enjoy it.

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Blue-kun Che! Che! Che! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Brazil Age: 34	I didn't mind the cliffhangers myself, though I guess I do agree with the observation about Maria. Then again, Maria really got the short end of the stick, because she was a character who had a single motivation, but didn't have the guts to carry out whatever she needed to do to achieve that. The end was... well, Maria Kart, as we all remember. I think the bigger issue is that they still only had 1 cour and had to fit in a larger cast. Especially when the original trio still got a lot more character development, which could only mean that some of the new ones would end up suffering. That's one of the reasons why I'm curious to see how they'll handle S3 -- will Shirabe, Kirika and Maria come back, or will they let them go in order to bring some new characters to the table? With one cour there's a limit to how many characters one can fit, but then I'm not too sure if Symphogear could (and should) get a 2-cour thing going on. We were talking Nanoha here, and while I generally like StrikerS for the development the main characters got, the pacing suffered quite a bit. Not to mention the animation quality, of course. Didn't seem like they had enough budget for 2 cour, but still decided to go for it and... well, I'd rather not remember some of the worst cuts in that show. __________________

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Ichuki ┌(^o^)┘モリ!┌(^o^)┘モリ! Join Date: Sep 2010	I also hope Imai Asami (or any seiyuu that did Id@lmaster work) voices someone if there are new Symphogear users in season 3.

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FlareKnight User of the "Fast Draw" Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Canada	I do wonder what they might do cast wise. Honestly I do look at a series like Nanoha Strikers to see that the more you expand the cast the more trouble you can run into developing characters. We have the main cast, plus the trio introduced in season two. Depending on how involved those three are things could get packed especially if it's only one cour again. If they can get a good 20 something episodes from it then might not be bad to add some new characters. Though I suppose it is tempting for them to keep adding characters. Since more characters can lead to more character songs and more CDs . Either way this time I'm going to try not to compare the new songs the moment I hear them . Last time I thought all the new songs didn't quite match up, but after some time passed actually do like most of the new songs from the second season. Some even more than the ones from season 1. __________________ Anime-Evo

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ZodiacBeast Dreaming Butterfly Join Date: May 2013	Wow, I was honestly surprised to see this get a third season, for a few reasons. 1. When the first season was airing I never heard anything positive about it. This is what made me surprised that it got a second season. 2. It seems that everything was wrapped up nicely at the end of the second season. 3. The announcement came rather fast. Didn't the second season just end? I only watched a few episodes of the first season so I can't comment on the quality myself. I guess it should be obvious from having the second season already that enough people liked this show to support it. I really need to look up some DVD/BD numbers.

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