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The Best Episodes of Superb Song of the Valkyries: Symphogear

Every episode of Superb Song of the Valkyries: Symphogear ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Superb Song of the Valkyries: Symphogear!

During a concert by idol group Zwei Wing, an alien force known as the Noise attack the stage. Group members Tsubasa Kazanari and Kanade Amou suppress the attack using their Symphogear armor, but despite their best efforts, innocent bystander Hibiki Tachibana is fatally injured. Distraught and much to Tsubasa's dismay, Kanade sacrifices herself in the process to save Hibiki. Two years later, Hibiki lives on. Tsubasa now fights alone. With the threat of the Noise increasing, Hibiki finds herself encountering the Noise once again but this time she is granted a chance to become attuned with the same Symphogear that Kanade wielded.

Genres:AnimationSci-Fi & FantasyAction & AdventureDrama
Network:Tokyo MX

Top Episode Ratings Summary

The best episode of "Superb Song of the Valkyries: Symphogear" is "Awakening Heartbeat", rated 10/10 from 1 user votes. It was directed by Yasushi Muroya and written by Akifumi Kaneko. "Awakening Heartbeat" aired on 1/6/2012 and is rated 0.0 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "From the Bottom of Darker Depths".

  • Awakening Heartbeat
    10.0/10 1 votes

    #1 - Awakening Heartbeat

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/6/2012

    When bizarre creatures known as the Noise threaten the Earth, only popular singing duo Zwei Wing has the power to fight back. But what happens after one of the idols sacrifices herself to save a civilian girl?

    Director: Yasushi Muroya

    Writer: Akifumi Kaneko

  • From the Bottom of Darker Depths
    10.0/10 1 votes

    #2 - From the Bottom of Darker Depths

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2/3/2012

    The Japanese Government has decided that the enemy is getting too close to Durandal, the powerful intact relic kept at the bottom of the Abyss. They want to move it to a secure location, which means transporting by car. But the Noise are sure to notice, which means a high-speed car chase through a dangerous chemical plant.

    Director: Yasushi Muroya

    Writer: Akifumi Kaneko

  • Fate Just Keeps Firing
    10.0/10 1 votes

    #3 - Fate Just Keeps Firing

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 2/17/2012

    Hibiki and Tsubasa work together to defeat Chris, who runs away. But now Miku has seen Hibiki fighting, and she's very upset that Hibiki's been keeping secrets...

    Director: Daisuke Tsukushi

    Writer: Akifumi Kaneko

  • What Only Clasped Hands Can Create
    10.0/10 1 votes

    #4 - What Only Clasped Hands Can Create

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 3/9/2012

    Chris finally joins Division 2, and she brings with her valuable information: the name of the project that Finé is working on. But before they can get there to stop her, four massive flying Noise appear in the skies over Tokyo.

    Director: Kenji Yasuda

    Writer: Akifumi Kaneko

  • Shoot the Moon
    10.0/10 1 votes

    #5 - Shoot the Moon

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 3/16/2012

    Kadingir is complete, and Finé's master plan is revealed. She's going to shoot a giant rail gun at the moon, and blow it up!

    Director: Yoshihiro Mori

    Writer: Akifumi Kaneko

  • Meteoroids Falling, Burning, Disappearing, and Then...
    10.0/10 1 votes

    #6 - Meteoroids Falling, Burning, Disappearing, and Then...

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 3/30/2012

    With their new unlimited gears, the Symphogear warriors easily defeat Finé's legions of Noise. But Finé has a final plan: Absorb the Noise and become a huge, laser shooting monster!

    Director: Tatsufumi Itoh

    Writer: Akifumi Kaneko

  • Power and Lies in Her Heart
    10.0/10 1 votes

    #7 - Power and Lies in Her Heart

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 7/11/2013

    Maria summons Noise and attacks Tsubasa at the Queens of Music concert. If Tsubasa wants to transform and fight back, it will mean revealing to the entire world that she is a Symphogear wielder.

    Director: Katsumi Ono

    Writer: Akifumi Kaneko

  • Those Who Long for the End, Those Who Challenge the End
    10.0/10 1 votes

    #8 - Those Who Long for the End, Those Who Challenge the End

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 7/18/2013

    Headquarters tracks Finé's base to an abandoned hospital outside town. When the Symphogear wielders attack the base, their powers are weakened by a strange red gas, and they are attacked by a monster which doesn't seem to be a Noise...

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Place I Call Home
    10.0/10 1 votes

    #9 - The Place I Call Home

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 7/25/2013

    Maria and Tsubasa fight a battle on top of the Section 2 submarine. After Maria escapes, the wielders return for the school cultural fair. Chris is drafted into a singing competition, but just as she's about to win, a surprise challenger appears.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Bloodstained Serenade
    10.0/10 1 votes

    #10 - Bloodstained Serenade

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 8/1/2013

    Kirika and Shirabe sing "Orbital Beat" at the school singing competition. Not wanting to fight them at the school, the wielders agree to fight a duel at another place. But when they arrive, instead of the girls they find Dr. Ver.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Miracle Is a Cruel Thing
    10.0/10 1 votes

    #11 - A Miracle Is a Cruel Thing

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 8/8/2013

    After being seriously injured by the Nephilim, Hibiki is unable to control her Symphogear. She flies into a rage, destroying the Nephilim and ripping out its heart. During the post-fight medical exam, it's discovered that if she continues to use her gear, she'll die.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • When You Stop Being You
    10.0/10 1 votes

    #12 - When You Stop Being You

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 8/15/2013

    Kirika and Shirabe attempt to recover Dr. Ver so that he can treat their mom. They run into Hibiki, whose fusion has progressed to the point where she can touch a Noise with her bare hands. Dr. Ver injects them with a LiNKER boost, and they attempt to use their Superb Songs, which might kill them.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Hand in Hand for Me, as I Waver...
    10.0/10 1 votes

    #13 - Hand in Hand for Me, as I Waver...

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 8/22/2013

    The Moon is going to crash into the Earth, and there is no way to stop it. Finé's plan has been to raise the floating continent of Frontier in order to survive, but they lack the needed technology. They attempt to make a deal with the American government, which betrays them instead. Ver's Noise intervene to save them, but Hibiki is nearby, and she's forced to transform to survive.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Origin of a Hero
    10.0/10 1 votes

    #14 - The Origin of a Hero

    Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 8/29/2013

    Miku is missing after the explosion at the Sky Tower, but there's hope she might still be alive. Despite the danger, the wielders decide to try and recover her from Finé's clutches.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Countdown to Loss
    10.0/10 1 votes

    #15 - Countdown to Loss

    Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 9/5/2013

    Dr. Ver arms Miku with a Symphogear, both in order to raise Frontier and defeat the wielders. His use of LiNKER means that any serious shocks could kill her. Hibiki tries to stop her, but she only has two minutes and forty seconds before the overload from her Gear kills her as well.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Destiny Ark
    10.0/10 1 votes

    #16 - Destiny Ark

    Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 9/12/2013

    Hibiki's gear is destroyed, Chris has gone rogue, and the floating continent is raised. Only Tsubasa is left to fight Dr. Ver and the rest of Finé. With no one else to help them, Division 2 turns to Shirabe.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Striking Spear
    10.0/10 1 votes

    #17 - Striking Spear

    Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 9/19/2013

    Dr. Ver's activation of Frontier has brought the Moon closer to crashing on to the surface. Maria and her mom have a plan to stop it, but they need the help of everyone on Earth to do it. And after everything that's happened, Maria doesn't feel like she can...

    Director: Yoshihiko Iwata

    Writer: Akifumi Kaneko

  • In the Distance, That Day... When the Star Became Music
    10.0/10 1 votes

    #18 - In the Distance, That Day... When the Star Became Music

    Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 9/26/2013

    Dr. Ver's plans to murder most of humanity and make himself king have failed, so he sets the Nephilim's reactor to explode. With only minutes before it blows up into a trillion-degree heat, the Symphogear wielders must use all their power to stop it.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Hell at Val Verde
    10.0/10 1 votes

    #19 - Hell at Val Verde

    Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 7/2/2017

    With the great alchemist slain and the dissection of the world stopped, it's time for Hibiki to face her greatest enemy yet: summer homework!

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Passing in the Night
    9.0/10 1 votes

    #20 - Passing in the Night

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 1/20/2012

    It's been one month since Hibiki's first battle. As she slowly adjusts to life as a Symphogear user, her grades start to plunge. After much effort, she finally turns in her make-up report and is free to look forward to the meteor shower that night. But then she gets another call...

    Director: Tooru Yoshida

    Writer: Akifumi Kaneko

  • Falling Tears
    9.0/10 1 votes

    #21 - Falling Tears

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 1/27/2012

    A new relic wielder has appeared, and she's not friendly. Even worse, she's using the Nehushtan Armor, which was stolen in the attack on the concert two years ago. Tsubasa loses control of herself and prepares to sing her Superb Song...

    Director: Katsumi Ono

    Writer: Akifumi Kaneko

  • Where Omens Lead
    9.0/10 1 votes

    #22 - Where Omens Lead

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2/10/2012

    As Hibiki is spending more and more time fighting the Noise, it means less time for her studies and less time for her friends. Miku is feeling alone and isolated, but she makes a promise with Hibiki to go get some snacks after school. But when school ends, Hibiki gets another call...

    Director: Kazunobu Shimizu

    Writer: Akifumi Kaneko

  • No Shadows in the Sunlight
    9.0/10 1 votes

    #23 - No Shadows in the Sunlight

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 2/24/2012

    Miku is still upset that Hibiki didn't tell her about the Symphogear. She starts skipping school and binging on Okonomiyaki, but she's caught outside during another Noise attack...

    Director: Kiyoshi Egami

    Writer: Akifumi Kaneko

  • Protector's Song
    9.0/10 1 votes

    #24 - Protector's Song

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 3/2/2012

    Chris is alone and scared, and cut off from anyone who could help her. She's living out of an abandoned building in the evacuated zone, when she's met by an unlikely friend. Meanwhile, Tsubasa has recovered enough to start fighting again. To celebrate her return, Hibiki decides to take her on a date!

    Director: Katsumi Ono

    Writer: Akifumi Kaneko

  • The Gungnir Girl
    9.0/10 2 votes

    #25 - The Gungnir Girl

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 7/4/2013

    Over a hundred days after the Lunar Attack, Hibiki and Chris are carrying the Staff of Solomon to an American military base. The train they're on is suddenly attacked by Noise, and the Noise seems to be being controlled.

    Director: Katsumi Ono

    Writer: Akifumi Kaneko