Senki Zesshō Symphogear

[Buffalobiian]

Kanade dying got zero emotional points from me. I think it's for a variety of reasons:

1) Her character overall gave me the impression of a brute (particularly attack style, as well as the hair colour/style)
2) Her voice kept obscuring Mizuki Nana's in the songs.
3) I never liked giant spears like hers. Traditional spears, sure, but not since Erio put me off that type (because I dislike him in general too)

The wonky dance movements that made the arms look like jelly were simply weird. I have no idea how the studio would think otherwise when they reviewed it.

I'm only half expecting Tsubasa to have a possible grudge against Hibiki.

Despite what I've said above as well as Kanade's fighting-song not sounding as polished as Tsubasa's, but it actually sounded as if she was fighting/running while she sang. The fight + singing gave off a sense of difficulty - as if she needed to maintain the tempo and tonal accuracy in order to stayed powered-up. Tsubasa's was more polished, but felt much more like your usual anime-song-layered-over-a-fight than being an integral part of it.

While less "cool" to the ears, Kanade's performance matched the idea of having to sing even while you were coughing up blood.

--------------------------------------

"Japs" (derogatory term)

It depends..

Jap is an English abbreviation of the word "Japanese." Today it is generally regarded as an ethnic slur, although English-speaking countries differ in the degree to which they consider the term offensive. In the United States, Japanese Americans have come to find the term controversial or offensive, even when used as an abbreviation. In the past, Jap was not considered primarily offensive; however, during and after the events of World War II, the term became derogatory.

In Singapore and Hong Kong, the term is used freely as a contraction of the adjective "Japanese" rather than as a derogatory term. The Brazilian equivalent japa is also non-derogatory (although widely considered a slang term) and sometimes used in mass media and by Japanese Brazilian population itself. The Australian news service Asia Pulse also uses the term. In 1970, the Japanese fashion designer Kenzo Takada opened the "Jungle Jap" boutique in Paris.

--------------------------------------

It's definitely something you notice on Youtube clips of Japanese concerts. The majority of the concert goers all have glowsticks, and they all wave them in sync to the songs. It's kinda bizzare coming from this side of the pond, but I suppose for a culture that queue up in MMOs...it's not so unusual that they would be so orderly.

I thought the concert scene was a perfect example of how Japanese pop starlet concerts look and feel. Look up a clip of Mizuki Nana live (since she's one of the two singers here), it's pretty much the same.

I've seen Asian concerts televised. Glowsticks are pretty much the norm. Pop a stick and wave it to the music~

Glowsticks have less of a monopoly there though compared to the Japanese concerts, but more illuminated fan-made signs and all.

Imagine it like rocking side to side when a slow-ish song plays.
Then the guy next to you rocks at the same pace.
Then you pop some glow sticks.
Then stop caring about whether the song's fast or slow.. and there you have it.