Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha A’s

Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A's / 魔法少女リリカルなのは エース / Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha A's / Nanoha Season 2
Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha A’s
Genres: Action, Comedy, Drama, Mahou Shoujo
Themes: Mahou Shoujo
Studios: Seven Arcs
Producers: Omnibus Promotion, Starchild Records
Licensors: Discotek Media, Geneon Entertainment USA
Rating: 7.95 / 10
Rank: #754
Popularity: #2896
Users Listed: 68,355
Users Scored: 35,097
NSFW: No
Last Updated: 10/06/2024
Aired: October 2, 2005 – December 25, 2005 (Fall)
Type: tv
Source: original
Age Rating: PG 13
Episodes: 13
Broadcast: Sunday at 01:35 (JST)

Synopsis:

Nanoha Takamachi’s return to a semblance of normalcy is disrupted by an unexpected threat. While pursuing her magical studies, she’s confronted by Vita, a determined young woman identifying herself as a Belka Knight. Employing advanced technology linked to a cryptic cartridge system, Vita demonstrates a formidable power that initially overwhelms Nanoha. The Space-Time Administration Bureau intervenes, revealing Vita and her companions – Shamal, Signum, and Zafila – are engaged in a clandestine mission. Their objective: the acquisition of magical energy from mages to complete the Book of Darkness, a legendary artifact known as a Lost Logia. The series explores themes of ambition, the consequences of unchecked power, and the complexities of identity through a narrative centered on a confrontation between established magic users and those seeking to reshape the very foundations of arcane ability.

Episodes:

  • Episode 1: The Beginning Comes Suddenly (Aired: 10/02/2005)
  • Episode 2: The Storm of Battle, Once Again (Aired: 10/09/2005)
  • Episode 3: Reunion and Moving! (Aired: 10/16/2005)
  • Episode 4: New Powers, Activate! (Aired: 10/23/2005)
  • Episode 5: It was a Small Wish (part 1) (Aired: 10/30/2005)
  • ... and 8 more episodes

Characters:

  • Shamal (Main) - Voice Actors: Yuzuki, Ryouka, Lindley, Shelby
  • Signum (Main) - Voice Actors: Shimizu, Kaori, Chadwick, Bailey
  • Takamachi, Nanoha (Main) - Voice Actors: Tamura, Yukari, Valenzuela, Cristina
  • Testarossa, Fate (Main) - Voice Actors: Mizuki, Nana, Alyx, Jennifer
  • Vita (Main) - Voice Actors: Sanada, Asami, Rick, Elizabeth
  • Yagami, Hayate (Main) - Voice Actors: Ueda, Kana, Lindley, Shelby
  • Zafila (Main) - Voice Actors: Ichijo, Kazuya, Meza, Jonathan
  • Arf (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kuwatani, Natsuko, Landa, Lauren
  • Atenza, Mariel (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Sakata, Kayo
  • Bannings, Alisa (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kugimiya, Rie
  • Ehrlichkeit, Noel K. (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hyo-sei, Siegel, Laura
  • Graham, Gil (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Oliver, Tony, Chou, Katsumi
  • Harlaown, Clyde (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Nakata, Jouji
  • Harlaown, Chrono (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Sugita, Tomokazu, Takahashi, Mikako, Landa, Lauren, Meza, Jonathan
  • Harlaown, Lindy (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hisakawa, Aya
  • Ishida, Sachie (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Sakuma, Kumi
  • Liese, Lotte (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Matsuki, Miyu, Dunphy, Michelle Ann, Hiyama, Nobuyuki, Breth, Brian
  • Liese, Alia (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tanii, Asuka, Post, Laura, Hiyama, Nobuyuki, Breth, Brian
  • Limietta, Amy (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Matsuoka, Yuki, Morris, Cassandra Lee
  • Linith (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Asano, Masumi, Post, Laura
  • Lowran, Leti (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Suzuki, Naoko
  • Reinforce I (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kobayashi, Sanae, Landa, Lauren
  • Reinforce II (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Yukana, Post, Laura
  • Scrya, Yuuno (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Mizuhashi, Kaori, Miller, Marin
  • Takamachi, Momoko (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Amano, Erika, Dunphy, Michelle Ann
  • Takamachi, Kyouya (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Midorikawa, Hikaru, Pitts, Roy
  • Takamachi, Miyuki (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Shiraishi, Ryouko, Yamamoto, Miley
  • Takamachi, Shirou (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ichijo, Kazuya, Tang, Kaiji
  • Testarossa, Precia (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Igarashi, Rei, Goldstein, Julie Rei
  • Testarossa, Alicia (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Mizuki, Nana, Alyx, Jennifer
  • Tsukimura, Suzuka (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Shimizu, Ai, Huynh, Xanthe

Staff:

  • Mishima, Akio (Producer)
  • Kusakawa, Keizou (Director, Episode Director, Storyboard)
  • Kameyama, Toshiki (Sound Director)
  • Hatakeyama, Shigeki (Episode Director)
  • Kurimoto, Hiroshi (Episode Director, Special Effects)
  • Nishimura, Hiroaki (Episode Director)
  • Sadohara, Takeyuki (Episode Director, Storyboard)
  • Saitou, Yoshinari (Episode Director, Storyboard, Animation Director, Key Animation, Setting)
  • Tsuzuki, Masaki (Script, Theme Song Lyrics, Original Creator)
  • Sakata, Junichi (Storyboard)
  • Takeuchi, Nobuyuki (Storyboard, Key Animation)
  • Agematsu, Noriyasu (Theme Song Composition, Theme Song Lyrics, Theme Song Arrangement)
  • Mizuki, Nana (Theme Song Performance, Theme Song Lyrics, Inserted Song Performance)
  • Ota, Masatomo (Theme Song Arrangement, Theme Song Composition)
  • Sano, Hiroaki (Theme Song Composition, Theme Song Arrangement, Music)
  • Tamura, Yukari (Theme Song Performance)
  • Aoki, Akihito (Key Animation)
  • Fukuda, Naomasa (Special Effects)
  • Hagio, Keita (Key Animation)
  • Hanawa, Miyuki (Key Animation)
  • Hashimoto, Takayoshi (Key Animation)
  • Hirabayashi, Takashi (Key Animation)
  • Hong, Beom-seok (2nd Key Animation, In-Between Animation)
  • Ibata, Shouta (Key Animation)
  • Ichihara, Keiko (Key Animation)
  • Igari, Takashi (Key Animation)
  • Iizuka, Youko (Key Animation)
  • Ishikawa, Shinsuke (Key Animation)
  • Ishikawa, Taketomo (Key Animation)
  • Kamata, Hitoshi (Key Animation)
  • Kamei, Daisuke (Key Animation)
  • Karatani, Ayako (Key Animation)
  • Katahira, Shinji (Art Director)
  • Katayama, Takahito (Key Animation)
  • Katou, Toshiyuki (Key Animation)
  • Katou, Rika (Key Animation)
  • Katou, Tsurugi (Key Animation, Assistant Animation Director)
  • Kitamura, Tomoyuki (Key Animation)
  • Kodaira, Maki (In-Between Animation)
  • Komori, Atsushi (Key Animation, Animation Director)
  • Lim, Keun-soo (Key Animation)
  • Maru, Hideo (Key Animation)
  • Masuda, Kenji (Key Animation)
  • Miura, Takahiro (Key Animation)
  • Miyamoto, Takeshi (Key Animation)
  • Miyashita, Yuuji (Key Animation)
  • Mizukami, Rondo (Key Animation)
  • Mori, Etsuhito (Key Animation)
  • Murai, Takashi (Key Animation)
  • Muranaka, Hiromi (Key Animation)
  • ... and 31 more staff

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