Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A's
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Japanese Name: 魔法少女リリカルなのはＡ’ｓ [エース]
Genres: Bishōjo, Magical girl
Original Run: October 1, 2005 – December 12, 2005 (Complete)
Number of Episodes: 13
Licensed by: Geneon Entertainment (USA) Inc.
[edit] Plot Summary
Several months after Nanoha first became a Magical Girl, she still is unable to personally meet with her new close friend, Fate Testarossa, who is being tried in the Space / Time Administration Bureau for her association in the Lost Logia case. They still communicate through video-mail and hope to see each other in-person once again. Their reunion is not a happy one, unfortunately, as several people who call themselves "Velka-Type Knights" battle Nanoha above the city. Their objective is to fill the pages of the Book of Darkness by stealing the magical power of anyone they can find. Nanoha and Fate must once again team up to stop their plans and save the world.
[edit] Characters
Nanoha Takamachi
Seiyu: Kaori Mizuhashi
A sweet girl, perhaps a little too trusting, but has faith in herself and her friends. Nanoha is a rarity in that she comes from Earth but has a surprisingly strong aptitude for magic. Wielding her staff, Raising Heart, she finds her calling in protecting her friends with magic. She awaits the return of her friend, Fate, but it comes just as she is ambushed by Vita for her linker core, and she is thrown into the fray once again.
Fate Testarossa
Seiyu: Nana Mizuki
After the events of the previous season, Fate is acquitted as an accessory to her mother's crime and recruited by the Time-Space Administration Bureau. Quiet and reflective, she serves as a contrast to her dearest friend, Nanoha. Her familiar, Arf, and her device, Bardiche, are the only ones that were always there for her. She is adopted by Lindy Harlaown after her abusive, insane mother commits suicide rather than be captured in the first season.
Hayate Yagami
Seiyu: Kana Ueda
Hayate, a sweet wheelchair-bound orphan, is under the care of the Wolkenritter, though they keep their battles from her; she knows that the completion of the Book of Darkness will grant her vast power, but does not want it at the expense of the lives of others. However, the Book of Darkness is feeding off her own life force, causing her paralysis, and will eventually kill her if it is not completed... Hayate and Suzuka become fast friends after Suzuka helps her around the library, which may cause trouble if their respective friends learn that they have been fighting each other.
Yūno Scrya
Seiyu: Yukari Tamura
Yūno is an archaeologist hailing from an alternate world named Mid-childa. Yūno is also proficient with protective and binding spells and often provides support for Nanoha and the rest of the team. True to his surname, Yūno has exceptional scrying abilities and was able to find a lot of information regarding the Book of Darkness while sifting through the material located within the Infinity Library.
Arf
Seiyu: Natsuko Kuwatani
Arf is Fate's familiar and is a fox/wolf hybrid in her regular form. However, she no longer assumes this form since it is less intimidating for Fate's friends when she is down on Earth and instead changes into the form of a puppy dog. She is capable of casting both offensive attack spells and support-based binding spells. In major battles, Arf is usually alongside Yūno, acting as support by nullifying the enemies' attack capabilities with their binding spells. She has a 'human' form that is actually more in keeping with a fox demihuman - similar to the catgirls of some other shows.
[edit] Wolkenritter ("Cloud Knights")
Signum
Seiyu: Kaori Shimizu
Signum has a long pink ponytail and appears to be the oldest of the group. Lævatein, her chain-link sword, is a powerful weapon that crosses Fate and Bardiche in every battle. Signum, unlike Vita, keeps calm at almost all times and, though she has a strong will to absorb her enemies' Linker Cores into the Book, Signum nonetheless respects their level of power and does not take them lightly. She has an extensive knowledge of how the mind works, which is probably what made her the group's leader, besides her strength.
Shamal
Seiyu: Ryoka Yuzuki
Shamal, being Yūno's counterpart, does not actually fight, but uses her ring devices to defend, create portals, absorb victims' Linker Cores into the Book of Darkness, and the like. Shamal acts as the 'mother' of the group, doing the shopping, worrying excessively over the others' well-being, and constructing excuses to Hayate as to why they're out so often ("The grocery store doesn't have our brand of olive oil"). She knows that Hayate does not want them to fight anyone for her, but it is still no question that they must.
Vita
Seiyu: Asami Sanada
A hot-tempered young redhead with a complex about her rabbit hat. She begins to question why she doesn't remember the fates of her former masters. Always pitted against Nanoha in battles, she uses her hammer, Graf Eisen, to fight. Vita arrogantly refuses to call Nanoha by her real name, always inventing some variation, until she and Nanoha join forces in the final battle.
Zafira
Seiyu: Kazuya Ichijou
The Wolkenritter's familiar, a large grey wolf. He transforms into a muscular dark-skinned man, and in battles, always finds himself facing Arf.
[edit] Theme Songs
Opening Songs
- "ETERNAL BLAZE" by Nana Mizuki
Ending Songs:
- "Spiritual Garden" by Yukari Tamura
Insert Songs
- "Snow Rain" by Ueda Kana (In Episode 11)
- "Brave Phoenix" by Nana Mizuki (In Episode 12)
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