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Symphogear GX Spinoff Comedy Anime Shorts Streamed
posted on by Rafael Antonio Pineda
The official YouTube channel of the Senki Zesshō Symphogear anime series began streaming the "Senki Zesshō Shinai Symphogear series of spinoff comedy anime shorts on Monday. The shorts depict the lives of carious characters in the Senki Zesshō Symphogear GX anime series.
The following shorts are available in the anime's third Japanese Blu-ray and DVD volume, which was released on November 25:
The following shorts are available in the fourth volume, slated for December 23:
The following shorts are available in the fifth volume, slated for January 27:
The following shorts are available in the sixth volume, slated for February 24:
The Senki Zesshō Symphogear GX series premiered in Japan on July 3. Crunchyroll streamed the series as it aired in Japan.
An abridged version of the anime's prologue story, which appeared on the MoCa News site on June 10 reads:
After the frontier incident, everyone who knew the circumstances believed the Noise were gone and the pain they caused was at an end. But a new conflict approached unseen. In the Yokohama Harbor Oosan-bashi Pier, a new pattern is detected that is similar to the Noise. A combat group wielding mysterious technology stands in the way of Hibiki and the others. When she hears of this enemy of unprecedented strength, Tsubasa hurries back home from England. But the Symphogear users see no opening to counterattack are forced into a difficult fight. In this situation of extreme disparity, the battle for the song that will end the world begins.
Funimation streamed the first series as it aired in Japan. After the series Senki Zesshō Symphogear GX finished airing in September, Crunchyroll added the first two series to its catalog.
Source: Anime! Anime!
