Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha

Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha

Original Creator: Masaki Tsuzuki

Production by: Seven Arcs

Spinoff of: Triangle Heart ~Sweet Song Forever~ OAV
OAVs: none
Movies: one. (an alternate retelling.)
Live Action: none
Extra: there are two sequel series.

Genre: magical girl, adventure, comedy, technology/fantasy.
Number of Episodes: 13

ANN's Plot Summary: " Yuuno Scraia is a mage from a distant planet working to fix the problem he started when Jewel Seeds were accidentally spread around the world. In a failed attempt to seal a seed properly, he winds up on Earth in the form of a ferret. However, his battle with the seeds did not end upon reaching the Earth and he needs somebody else's help to seal the seeds for him. Takamachi Nanoha hears his telepathic cries for help and comes to his rescue. When she is given a pearl known as the Raging Heart she is able to transform into Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha and wield a staff to fend off the evil that lies within the Seeds. In order to help Yuuno complete his mission, she needs to seal all 21 Jewel Seeds away, but Fate may be playing a hand in the matter to prevent Nanoha's goals."

My Ranking: 3 1/2 hoshi
My Rating: PG
This series has not that much bad in it. There is a bit of partial nudity but there is no swearing and only a bit of blood. other than that, its a-okay.

My Review: "Magical Girl on steroids". That's a pretty good description. You usually see a magical girl series and automatically think "bah. just another shojo." Well there are quite a few things that set this series apart from the general stereotype of Magical Girl aka Mahou Shojo.

For one, the characters are not the regular age. Instead of being pre-teen to teenagers, Nanoha is only in 3rd grade. One may wonder how watching an eight year old could be any good, but I personally prefer it. Nanoha's innocence is actually quite refreshing. When you have teen characters there can't help but be drama and potential emo situations. Nanoha on the other hand seems surprisingly sure of herself. She doesn't let other things compromise her ideals. And here we find a kind of innocent wisdom about the series.

This brings on another good difference about the series. When the main character is unfazed and has less to contemplate about what do you get?.....Less talking more action. YES! While it wouldn't be anime without the dialogue in the middle of a battle, they don't linger and hence you get more boom factor. I'm serious about the boom. "Steroids?" you ask. Let's just say that I nearly had to turn my volume down during some of the battles. These little magic kids may be short and cute, but they can kick more ass in one episode than Naruto ever could in seven.

The fact that its not all magic but also technology is also something unique to MGL Nanoha. The series actually involves time and space. The Magical Wands are actually intelligence devices kinda like a computer. Its different but really cool. Kinda like a cross between magical girl and gundam.

I found this series quite enjoyable. It maintains a cute theme while still kickin some butt starting around episode 4. Its only 13 eps long but it leaves me wanting to watch the rest of the saga. And that's pretty good in my book.

Comparison: there's really nothing to really compare considering this series has no corresponding manga series. But I will give the info just the same.
This series is licenced by funimation and subbed by DamagedGoodz and The Triad.

Sample Vid: there are really awesome amv's for the two sequel series and those are what got me watching but what would i use for this review. so i found a pretty good MAD. the song is a bit odd at first but believe me it grows on you. there are only spoilers at the end when they show clips from the last two eps. so if you dont want to have the ending given away only watch to 3:05.
please click HQ. trust me it needs it.