Series synopsis
Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha, also known as 魔法少女リリカルなのは is a Japanese animation action & adventure drama sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on Teletama on October 2, 2004. It ended on June 19, 2015. It stars Yukari Tamura, Nana Mizuki, Aya Hisakawa and Mikako Takahashi.
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 ...
Premise
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.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Yukari Tamura as Nanoha Takamachi (voice)
- Nana Mizuki as Fate Testarossa (voice)
- Aya Hisakawa as Lindy Harlaown
- Mikako Takahashi as Chrono Haraoun
- Natsuko Kuwatani as Arf
- Rei Igarashi as Precia Testarossa
- Yuki Matsuoka as Amy Limiette
- Kaori Mizuhashi as Yūno Scrya
Supporting cast
- Rie Kugimiya as Alisa Bannings
- Ai Shimizu as Suzuka Tsukimura
- Donna Burke as Raising Heart
- Kevin J England as Bardiche
- Erika Amano as Momoko Takamachi
- Hikaru Midorikawa as Kyōya Takamachi
- Yokote Kumiko as Noel
- Asuka Tanii as Farin K. Ehrlichkeit
- Kazuya Ichijo as Shiro Takamachi
- Miyu Matsuki as Shinobu Tsukimura
- Ryoko Shiraishi as Miyuki Takamachi
- Kana Ueda as Hayate Yagami
Episodes
This series spans 5 seasons with 88 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 24 | October 19, 2018 | |
| Season 1 | 13 | October 2, 2004 | December 25, 2004 |
| Season 2 | 13 | October 2, 2005 | December 24, 2005 |
| Season 3 | 26 | April 2, 2007 | September 24, 2007 |
| Season 4 | 12 | April 3, 2015 | June 19, 2015 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | |
| 2 | Episode 2 | |
| 3 | Episode 3 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
That's a mysterious meeting, is it not? When Takamachi Nanoha, a 3rd grader elementary school girl, finds a wounded ferret and takes care of it she finds out she has magical powers and helps it fight a monster that attacked it. |
October 2, 2004 |
| 2 |
The charm is 'lyrical'? After Nanoha transformed into a magical girl she and Yuuno fight the Jewel Seed and win. Yuuno tells Nanoha about him, the Jewel Seeds and her new magical powers when a new Jewel Seed appears and they go fight it. |
October 9, 2004 |
| 3 |
The Town's in a Lot of Danger? Nanoha is exhausted from living her life as a normal girl during the day, and her magical girl life at night, but she has managed to get five Jewel Seeds. When a boy on her father's soccer team activates a Jewel Seed, it is up to Nanoha to save the town. |
October 16, 2004 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Beginning Comes Suddenly Nanoha is ambushed by Vita for her Linker Core. |
October 2, 2005 |
| 2 |
Once Again, the Storms of Battle Nanoha and Fate fight the much stronger Wolkenritter. |
October 9, 2005 |
| 3 |
Reunion and Relocation! Raising Heart and Bardiche demand a new and dangerous modification to their design. |
October 15, 2005 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wing to the Sky Subaru Nakajima and Teana Lanster are taking a test to increase their rank from C to B. During the test, Nanoha, Fate, Hayate, and Rein observe their progress. Near the end of the test, Teana injures her ankle, but Subaru has a plan to complete the test in time. |
April 2, 2007 |
| 2 |
Riot Force 6 Subaru and Teana are informed that they have failed their promotion exam, but are given another chance by Nanoha and Reinforce to take the exam again in a week. In the meantime, they are told about the Sixth Mobile Division, which is a special division about to be formed and led by Nanoha, Fate, and Hayate. Erio and Caro make an appearance and meet for the first time. |
April 9, 2007 |
| 3 |
Gathering of Troops Hayate's dream of this new unit has finally been realized and the training begins for the new recruits. New characters are introduced which gives insight to the new villan's plot of the Lost Logia named Relic. |
April 16, 2007 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Sacred Heart On the magical world of Midchilda, Vivio Takamachi is a 10-year-old girl who lives with her adoptive parents, Nanoha Takamachi and Fate T. Harlown, and goes to school with her friends Corona Timil and Rio Wesley. To celebrate Vivio entering her fourth year of elementary school, Nanoha decides to give her her own rabbit-shaped Intelligent Device, which she decides to name "Sacred Heart" or "Chris" for short. Using her new device, Vivio transforms into her mage form, taking the adult Sankt Kaiser form she previously used during an incident several years ago, which comes as a surprise to Fate. As Vivio does some late night training with Nanoha, her Strike Arts instructor, Nove Nakajima, hears about a girl going under the name of the Sankt Kaiser Heidi E. S. Ingvalt who has been attacking various people. The next day, after Nove accompanies Vivio to visit her comatose friend, Ixpellia, she is challenged by the self-proclaimed Ingvalt. |
April 3, 2015 |
| 2 | Einhart Stratos | April 10, 2015 |
| 3 | True Feelings | April 17, 2015 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Teletama |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 2, 2004 |
| Last aired | June 19, 2015 |
| Runtime | 25 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Friday at 22:30:00 |