Symphogear

Symphogear
Cover of the first Blu-ray Disc volume
戦姫絶唱シンフォギア (Senki Zesshō Shinfogia)
Genre	Action, Science fiction, Magical girl
Manga
Written by	Akifumi Kaneko, Noriyasu Agematsu
Illustrated by	Dan Yoshii
Published by	Kadokawa Shoten
Demographic	Shōnen
Magazine	Newtype Ace
Original run	November 2011 – April 2013
Volumes	3
Anime television series
Senki Zesshō Symphogear
Directed by	Tatsufumi Itō
Written by	Akifumi Kaneko
Music by	Noriyasu Agematsu, Elements Garden
Studio	Encourage Films, Satelight
Original network	Tokyo MX, tvk, TVA, CTC, MBS, Kids Station
Original run	January 6, 2012 – March 30, 2012
Episodes	13 (List of episodes)
Anime television series
Senki Zesshō Symphogear G
Directed by	Katsumi Ono
Written by	Akifumi Kaneko
Music by	Elements Garden
Studio	Satelight
Original network	MBS, TVA, BS11, Tokyo MX
Original run	July 4, 2013 – September 26, 2013
Episodes	13 (List of episodes)
Anime television series
Senki Zesshō Symphogear GX
Directed by	Katsumi Ono
Written by	Akifumi Kaneko
Music by	Elements Garden
Studio	Satelight
Original network	MBS, Tokyo MX, TVA, BS11
Original run	July 3, 2015 – September 25, 2015
Episodes	13 (List of episodes)
Anime television series
Senki Zesshō Symphogear AXZ
Directed by	Katsumi Ono
Written by	Akifumi Kaneko
Music by	Elements Garden
Studio	Satelight
Original network	MBS, Tokyo MX, BS11
Original run	July 2017 – scheduled

Symphogear (Japanese: 戦姫絶唱シンフォギア, Hepburn: Senki Zesshō Shinfogia^?, lit. Superb Song of the Valkyries: Symphogear) is a Japanese anime television franchise animated by Satelight. The original season aired on Tokyo MX between January 6, 2012 and March 30, 2012. A second season entitled Symphogear G aired between July 4, 2013 and September 26, 2013, while a third season, Symphogear GX, aired between July 3, 2015 and September 26, 2015. A fourth season, Symphogear AXZ, will begin airing in July 2017, with a fifth season also planned. A manga adaptation was serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's Newtype Ace magazine between November 2011 and April 2013, and a video game is currently in production.

Two idols, Tsubasa Kazanari and Kanade Amō, collectively known as ZweiWing, 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 ends up sacrificing 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 ends up awakening 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.

A manga accompaniment to the series, illustrated by Dan Yoshii, was serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's NewType Ace magazine between November 2011 and April 2013.

The anime, produced by Satelight and Encourage Films, began airing in Japan on Tokyo MX between January 6, 2012 and March 30, 2012. Funimation Entertainment licensed the series for North America and simulcast the series on Nico Nico. 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, 2013 and September 26, 2013. A third season, titled Senki Zessho Symphogear GX, aired in Japan between July 3, 2015 and September 25, 2015 and was simulcast by Crunchyroll. Crunchyroll also began streaming the first season from September 2, 2015, followed by Symphogear G on September 18, 2015. A fourth and fifth season were announced on February 28, 2016, at the Symphogear Live 2016 event in Japan, and are currently in production. The fourth season, titled Symphogear AXZ (pronounced "axis"), will begin airing in July 2017.