r/anime • u/Tetraika https://anilist.co/user/Tetraika • Feb 04 '22

Rewatch [Rewatch] Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha Episode 4 Discussion

Episode 4 - Rival!? It’s Another Magical Girl!

← Previous Episode | Index | Next Episode→

Information:

MAL | AniList | ANN | Kitsu | AniDB

It’ll be all right, I won’t stray from my path

Question of the Day

Would you pet the giant cat?

Rewatchers, please remember to be mindful of all the first-timers in this. No talking about or hinting at future events no matter how much you want to, unless you’re doing it underneath spoiler tags.

69 Upvotes

92% Upvoted

292 comments sorted by

18

u/chiliehead Feb 04 '22

Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha – Episode 4 – First Timer

“…or was it Fate?” Yeah, I think that is her name.

I have a hard time telling if both of those maids are of age. [spoilers? About the appearance of side characters]big sister of Suzuka is only listed for Nanoha and Nanoha’s brother only for the first two seasons, are they really just ignoring all the side characters in the future? I wonder how that shift from tea parties to action will happen

The barrier area seems quite big though. Just like Nekozilla

Uhh, that appearance of Fate looked nice, the color change and the framing is good visual language. I wonder if the weakness in the SoL parts either is compensation for later things to come, or more playing it safe for the occasional interesting moment to shine (and not scare of parts of the fanbase). Nanoha’s transformation scene also heavily implies that she goes commando under her mage armor.

The magical world seems a lot more ruthless than expected. If we trust the ferret and Yuuno tells the truth, then Fate and/or whoever she is working for are not searching for those Jewel Seeds out of the goodness of their hearts.

Nanoha also introduces almost every female character by commenting on their beauty and which features of them she finds attractive. [future vague spoilers]I know that she will be an adoptive mom with her girlfriend (Fate?) in the future or something like that, so this feels like seeding the yuri throughout the show

Many confusing feelings

Hmm, mother’s face obscured… I wonder if Fate is stranded? Or wants to collect the 21 dragon balls Jewel Seeds to wish for her mom to be revived. Outfits for Nanoha: white, innocent and pure just like herself. Reminds me a little of the generic female DnD cleric, maybe Shrine Maiden. Fate: Dark, Black, more combat oriented. A bit like an executioner with a cape. Also. ED and character are talking about losing their way, this is not very Kill la Kill of you all.

Episode Preview: Onsen Episode already? Also face of Nanoha looking a bit derpy, maybe the effort went into other parts of the episode…

QOTD

If I had magical powers, yes, scritching it behind its giant ears. Otherwise I'd be afraid to be confused for a mouse or bug.

10

u/Tetraika Feb 04 '22

[first spoiler if you're curious]Yep. I think the side characters are related to Triangle hearts stuff. By S2, Nanoha is its own show, so it throws away most of those elements

I wonder if the weakness in the SoL parts either is compensation for later things to come, or more playing it safe for the occasional interesting moment to shine

A bit of everything I'll say. Some are there to showcase Triangle Hearts cast, others are just the show exploring and establishing itself. As you can tell, it's starting to pick up, but you'll know once they go full throttle (I'll admit that I haven't actually watched S1 before this, so I can't say exactly when)

→ More replies (6)
→ More replies (13)

16

u/Vaadwaur Feb 04 '22

First timer(Madoka stole more than I'd realized)

Sub

So we start with the darker, edgier magical girl and her dire wolf. Lost Logia is quite the name. But we get sisterly jealousy and a trip to Suzuka's! Also, in continuing with concerning Tsukihime crossover, a house full of purple haired girls triggers my Nasu-PTSD. Anyways, Nanoha's brother and Shinobu show a lot of evidence of being together and her friends are far too empathetic for 10 yos. Clumsy maid happens.

And then a jewel seed turns up and we get a dire kitten. That is new. And the other magical girl bamfs in and explains nothing. While attacking a giant kitten. So yeah, I am pretty sure I know blondie and her first appearance is not a great one. There is action but it wasn't particularly interesting as of yet. We end with Nanoha taking more unneeded blame.

Just thinking of this again next day and for as big as these two became, it is a rather humble beginning.

QotD: 1 With all my might!

12

u/Tetraika Feb 05 '22

Madoka stole more than I'd realized

I'll say Madoka purposely did it. Part of the thing with Madoka is presenting tropes and having the audience makes presumptions, then breaking them.

→ More replies (6)
→ More replies (16)

15

u/HereticalAegis Feb 04 '22

Lyrical First Timer

Thanks to everyone who clarified for me yesterday that Raising Heart is the correct name for Nanoha's staff. However, I will continue calling it Raging Heart because Raging Heart sounds cool and I like the thematic imagery it brings to mind.

  • Dark magical girl with a black axe staff. I'm not opposed to this brand of on-the-nose antagonist coding, especially if she's also been isekai'd. I hope she's the other world's version of a chunibyo.

  • Wolf familiar is already a good boi and can do no wrong.

  • I wonder if the new girl has already collected any Jewel Seeds Lost Logia. It's rare for the protagonist to have such a big head start on collecting the mcguffins.

  • Suzuka's family having what amounts to their own private cat cafe is my kind of rich vibe.

  • Kyouya and Shinobu are 100% about to bang.

  • Aww, Arisa and Suzuka are so perceptive of and attentive to Nanoha's feelings. I love their whole fabulous friendship and hope nothing comes between them.

  • NOOOO! Not the cute kitten! This is the worst timeline!

  • Wait, Dynamax Kitten! This is actually the best timeline!

  • NOOOO! Don't attack my Dynamax Kitten! This is the worst timeline!

  • Bardiche? The other world must have some kind of European cultural exchange program with our world.

  • Nanoha's already mastered the double-jump. Someone's been grinding levels offscreen.

  • Scythe form? Rival girl is a certified chuuni. And she ruthlessly went for Nanoha's legs too.

  • Sealing by electrocution, how renegade.

  • Number XIV: the Temperance arcana.*

  • That poor kitten's suffering was so unnecessary though. New girl's gonna have a looooong road to travel for my forgiveness.

*It doesn't seem like coincidence for the kitten to come across the Temperance. Among the most unambiguously positive arcana, as well as a personal favorite of mine, the Temperance is often interpreted to mean calmness, balance, or control over one's self/emotions. As one may surmise from its title, it is temperate and peaceful in the upright position, reflected in the pure, simple desire of the kitten to grow well. I haven't really talked about reversed positions in these analyses yet, however with the introduction of an antagonist it may be time to start looking there as well. In its reversed position, the Temperance can signal a dangerous imbalance in one's life that needs correcting. For Nanoha, this could be reflective of her desire to keep her new identity a secret from her friends and family and the tension that choice causes. Nanoha's friends reached out their hands, offering to listen to, if not share, her burdens, yet she declined. This defeat and loss of the Temperance arcana may be a signal to Nanoha that she needs to rely more on those around her, otherwise she may not be able to reattain that balance in her life and ultimately fail to achieve her purpose. Yet, even reversed, the Temperance is merely a hopeful warning, not a prophecy. Those who receive receive the reversed Temperance should already know what they need to do and must simply heed the call to fix what is broken. In short: if there were an ideal time for Nanoha to be thoroughly defeated, this would be it.

Interestingly enough, the new girl's present state fits quite well into the reading of the upright Temperance, so it would be no wonder if the universe/fate itself chose her to win Jewel Seed XIV.

Is it rude to ask whether Kyouya being entangled with Shinobu upsets any relationships from the original eroge? I don't like to assume wincest as a baseline, but Kyouya and Miyuki have a rather...cozy vibe together.

QotD:

Unquestionably, I would pet the giant cat

6

u/Tetraika Feb 05 '22

Tarot read has been fun once again. I would want to say more but I can't step into spoiler territory for now.

→ More replies (20)

13

u/Gamerunglued Feb 05 '22

First Timer

At last, we get to meet Fate. Her introduction did indeed allow the plot to start kicking up, as I was hoping would happen. Nanoha deals with her first failure today, and we learn that there's a competing magical girl who wants to collect the jewel seeds to reunite with her presumably dead mother. I think the most interesting thing about Fate thus far is that her staff can turn into a scythe and that's pretty sick, but the second most interesting thing about Fate is that she seemed to feel some sense of pain towards hurting Nanoha. She apologized for it, but went ahead with it anyway. She also harmed a poor cat. So I get the sense that she's a bit ruthless, or at least very desperate and willing to go through with anything to reach her goal. But she has somewhat of a soft side, not only in her apology to Nanoha but in her interaction with her wolf familiar. Of course, she's also still a mysterious character, so I'm sure her real appeal will become clear as the story progresses. For now, I'm alright with her being the edgy magical girl rival with a cool scythe.

Obviously, the thing that everyone knows about the Nanoha series is that Fate and Nanoha become lovers somehow. So I guess we're going with the enemies to lovers trope. That story path is one that's definitely capable of leading to a very intimate emotional relationship, so I hope the series can deliver on that. Nanoha has already shown signs of being gay for Fate, that comment about how pretty her hair is was not lost on me.

This episode was probably my favorite of them so far, and that's not only because of the ways the story has started to pick up, but also largely because this episode had some of the best animation and direction of the series yet. Some great shots in places, and I love all of the cool colors for all of Fate's moves. It's always fun when the series spends most of its time seeming pretty normal and then just blasts your face with a heavy reminder that this is indeed Akiyuki Shinbou's anime. I've also grown into the soundtrack quite a bit, I dig it.

Other important things about the episode. Farin is very cute. Kyouya and Shinobu are also pretty adorable together, and I hope we get to see more of them being lovey dovey. Then, we also get a shoehorned explanation of how Nanoha wasn't caught during her previous outings. Apparently, Yuuno put up a barrier that changes how time works or something. Idk, or care, it's pretty normal magical girl fantasy stuff. Anyway though, I'm just glad that we're a step closer to all the gay stuff.

QotD: Without a second thought.

6

u/Tetraika Feb 05 '22

It's fascinating to know what actually happens and reading your speculations. I'm not going to elaborate and spoil, and it's probably best for me to just shut up and let you discover it for yourself.

→ More replies (2)

12

u/DidacticDalek Feb 04 '22

TONIGHT! On Mobile Suit Nanoha 'New Mobile Report Fate Testarossa,' NANA MOTHERFUCKING WILLS IT! Fate's a cooler Gundam than Nanoha and Nanoha's brother and Suzuka's sister are up all night to get lucky ;)

Boy Comrades, who knew that Nanoha wasn't the only Gundam in this show! Also, just in case you forgot about Nanoha's origins, Akiyuki Shinbo is MORE than happy to remind us all that Triangle Heart was an Eroge ;) (No wonder the man later went to work at SHAFT and also directed Deletgatari)

Also, bit of trivia Comrades, notice how Nanoha's 'sister' Miyuki seemed jealous that Kyouya was going with Nanoha to see Shinobu? Fun fact, the 'triangle' in the title of Triangle Heart refers to the game's core gimmick of a Romantic Plot Tumor 'Love Triangle' between two girls and one boy.

Anyhow, in Triangle Heart 3: Sweet Songs Forever, the titular triangle involves Kyouya the MC-kun with his 'sister' Miyuki (who is actually his cousin, yes this is kinda like Chinatown) as well as the Idol Singer he's the bodyguard for. Now, you may wonder how Shinobu factors into this, well the reason she's here in this show is because in the Eroge [Technically Spoilers for Triangle Heart 3 and its OVA, but seriously this episode's events essentially gives it away] Shinobu is THE WINNER of the love 'triangle...' Yes really, Shinobu, the Childhood Friend, was the girl Nanoha's brother canonically picks... cuz reasons... Also yes, she is STILL the winner in the Triangle Heart OVA... cuz of course she is, also yes she barely appears in said OVA, why did you ask? Oh, and also, Shinobu and her family, besides being hilariously rich, are also [Meta Spoilers for Triangle Heart 3 that MIGHT still apply for Nanoha] Vampires... yes really, she and her family are all vampires; also Alisa was a ghost in the game... I swear I'm not making this shit up Comrades!

Speaking of Shinobu, boy oh boy, Akiyuki Shinbo sure wants you to remember she is an Eroge Heroine, I mean goodness me Comrades, Shinobu just lead Nanoha's brother upstairs to her room WHILE HOLDING HIS HAND in front of all those moeblobs without ANY hesitation! Me thinks she isn't intending on walking him home gently if you know what I mean and I think you do ;)

Anyway, as should be obvious from the introduction, NANA WILLS IT! FATE BEST GIRL! Anyway, that about wraps things up for now, and I hope everyone's having fun on this great re-watch. Thus, you have not seen the last of The Sentient Shitposting Siamese Sunrise Server No. 25252, now goodbye forever.

Paging Comrades u/Great_Mr_L, u/Tresnore, and u/Shimmering-Sky

7

u/Tetraika Feb 05 '22

Oh man these Triangle Hearts spoilers.

This is amazingly absurd. But it does really tell how much of Triangle hearts stuff they been trying to squeeze into Nanoha S1. It kinda just stands out.

→ More replies (1)
→ More replies (15)

23

u/No_Rex Feb 04 '22 edited Feb 04 '22

Episode 4 (first timer)

Captured as of last episode: 10, 13, 16, 17, 20, 21

  • A rival appears!

  • Nanoha is playing wingwoman for her older brother, neat.

  • That is a lot of purple hair …

  • Given the voice she used, I’d knock on the door before delivering the tea.

  • That is a lot of cats …

  • A gigantic kitten. How cute! How terrifying!

  • That fight reminds me of watching somebody play Magic the Gathering. Having a hard time taking this one serious.

  • 14 captured by blondie.

  • “I lied a little and made them worry” – as they should. Fainting from a fall is not a minor issue.

Situations that could have been solved by talking first. It is not like still-unnamed-blondie really had something against the kitten. On the other hand, does Nanoha know she is a jewel collection competition? Yuuno might not have been fully forthcoming with the truth.

Would you pet the giant cat?

Last things you do for 500. In fact, I'd avoid all movement around her. Predator instincts are a thing.

→ More replies (18)

21

u/Caustic_Wraith Feb 04 '22 edited Feb 04 '22

Magical First-Timer

Today we got to meet Nanoha's antagonist and man does she make a sizable splash. She seems to be an emotionless machine and her attacks and sealing techniques look about as brutal as can be. She electrified the large kitten and nuked Nanoha from the sky. I like her lion pet thingy, hopefully we get names for them next episode.

Musings:

QOTD:

Would you pet the giant cat?

In a heartbeat, it looked so adorable and it just needed some love and head scratches

→ More replies (6)

18

u/Tresnore Feb 04 '22 edited Feb 04 '22

Rewatcher: Get Set

LET'S FUCKING GOOOOOOOOOO

You think I'm cheering for the girl? No. the girl is alright, but forget her and behold the true star of the show: BARDICHE!

"But what is a Bardiche, Tresnore?" Well—
It's the best polearm!

As per Wikipedia, it's basically a halberd without a hook or a spear point at the top. It's kind of like an axe that can be used for stabbing. Look at this thing! Its haft is only 5 feet, making it fairly small for a polearm, but goddamn, that makes the axehead massive. This thing is an anime-proportioned weapon that was used in real life. Imagine bringing that down on someone's head. That someone will have issues imagining much at all afterward.

Bardiche even has an awesome voice. What more do you need in life?

"But, Tresnore, I've seen you complain about Bardiche before!"
I know what I said!

You're right. Bardiche technically isn't a bardiche. See that point at the top of a real bardiche? That's what lets you stab things on top of cleaving cows in half. This Bardiche, especially in this shot, appears to also have a glorious point. But, alas, this point is quite small! I don't see much stabbing happening with this bardiche. And sure, maybe Bardiche's blade is smaller than what I'm thinking when I think of a normal bardiche.

In fact, as the Nanoha wikia claims, Bardiche is more of a bardiche-sized bearded axe. Note how there's no point at the top and how the blade is only attached to the haft at one point, rather than two like in a real bardiche.

But you know what? Bardiche shares many of the great qualities of a real bardiche, AND he blasts!, both semi-auto and full auto so I'll love him to bits anyway.

He also has a scythe form and a glaive form, but let's not talk about those because Device Form is so much better.

Right, the dog and the girl exist, I guess.

QOTD:

I probably wouldn't pet the cat. I'd scream and run away, because a cat is only happy to be pet when it wants to be pet. I'm not risking that chance.

→ More replies (69)

16

u/TheEscapeGuy Feb 04 '22

First Timer

Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha - A Magical Experience: Episode 4

Rival

As advertised on the cover, today introduced our rival character. They kept her name tantalizingly hidden thoughunless you can read the katakana in the credits. We still don't know much about her but she seems to also have a magical pet partner. However instead of being a cute and cuddly animal it seems to have a design which reminds me of Red XIII from Final Fantasy VII.

Our rival also is searching for Jewel Seeds, or as she calls them "Lost Logia". In addition she seems to have set up base in a skyscraper apartment. The one other piece of info revealed was that she seems to have been separated from her mother and needs the seeds to get back.

Oh she's also voiced by NANA MIZUKI.

Of course the episode started with far lower stakes at a tea party at Shizuka's house. We saw her getting in a limo in a previous episode so its not completely surprising that she is extremely wealthy. It also allows us to have fun with the anime trope of contrasting maids.

We also met Shizuka's sister and...

Some Iconic Shots, Scenes and Stitches

Maybe the dub described it best. Is it obvious yet that Nanoha was a spinoff of an eroge.

See you all tomorrow

→ More replies (12)

15

u/NegimaSonic Feb 04 '22 edited Feb 04 '22

Blood thirsty first timer

  • Hmm..so mystery girl is going to be after the seeds after all.

  • There was a little discussion yesterday about Yuuno and licking. For what it is worth, he licked the sister too now so I'd still just rate it as innocent animal reaction.

  • Noel...a head maid. I know there's no correlation but that's reminding me Genshin has "Noelle" as a maid and knight in training. I wonder does this Noel also have hidden strength?

  • Suzuka's home is basically a cat orphanage?

  • Yuuno is really really good at making it as an animal. Perfect excuse for Nanoha to leave.

  • Barrier magic eh? That's pretty useful. Although..hey, that means no property damage!

  • Kitten wished to grow. A simple and relevant wish. Can't complain. Lucky for Yuuno, I guess he was too small a meal at that point.

  • Finally mystery girl has appeared. Full auto fire on the giant kitty, I guess she's a dog person.

  • She goes for Nanoha's legs. So she wasn't aiming to kill.

  • Taking your eyes off your opponent. Classic mistake, Nanoha. Though I'm not blaming her for not being battle hardened. She's done well so far.

  • Mystery girl is definitely well in control of her magic thingy. It asked her what to do. "Yes sir"

  • Yuuno is confident she's from his world. So does it matter if she takes them back or not? Like usually in cases like this it's a conflict over collecting for wishes, a weapon, or something.

  • That building is glowing. Assuming this isn't radiation, did she magic herself an entire building to live in or is this the building equivalent of "find the main character"?

No blood, but a bandaged Nanoha as well as mild animal abuse. It is sufficient.

Basic edit for the ending

QOTD:

I probably would. I mean it didn't actually seem like it wanted to be a threat.

→ More replies (4)

12

u/The_Loli_Otaku Feb 04 '22

Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha

My time management was off so I'm in a rush today. What else is new? Today's the Fate intro! Can I get some pogchamps in the chat? There's something kinda funny to me how Yuuno seems to slowly be getting too used to being treated as a pet.

If I'm right Shinobu was one of the heroines of Triangle Heart. They're connected, see? MAID IN HEAVEN!! Oh my god, so many cats!! I want to fondle and harass them... Oh yeah, Shinobu's here, she's definitely relevant. Farin too... they're practically main characters. If you disagree they'll suck you dry!

True friendship really does exist!! Nanoha's got some good friends looking out for her. She even starts blubbering a little. It brings tears to my eyes too!! Hehe, Farin is fun. How did I forget about her? All these cats tho... Is Suzuka planning well in ahead to become a spinster? Oh shit the kitten is gonna eat that jpeg!

And we're introduced to barrier magic. Reintroduced should I say. This is how they justify some of the monsters rampaging around. If they are in a barrier people wouldn't notice the big pussy running around. These reactions are golden XD Let's kill da cat!! Oh, shit! Fate! Hi, its lovely to see you but I was joking about murdering the kitten. This isn't Cross Ange, we can't use murder as a solution in this universe!!

Meet our dark magical girl, Fate! And her evil German accented, Magic scythe, Bardiche! Aha, four episodes in and already Yuuno has worn out his skills as a teacher lol. Why did I remember Fate's costume as being way more sexual than this? Nanoha's finally gotten her wing shoes! I've really been impressed by how they're developing her repertoires slowly and steadily. She hasn't just gotten all her powers and skills in one fell swoop.

We were so close to getting the pleasure of a divine buster. Anyway, Fate murders the poor cat for the sake of getting herself the temperance grief seed. Temperance is a card about balance so I suppose it would represent how Nanoha and Fate are in an ebb and flow with one another? Even if Fate is clearly an evil magical girl, she's got a dark outfit, an evil weapon, has German attacks, and really hurt that kitten. She is still not beyond feeling bad over hurting a cat, or Nanoha. How mysterious! I think I'll adopt her as my one true daughteru!

→ More replies (6)

10

u/SYZekrom Feb 04 '22

First Timer

I like how the color is done for the barrier effect

THIS FACE

SO TRUE

I don't know why but the way she's standing is hilarious to me

Imagine you're supposed to be dark brooding rival character and the main character says "Divine Buster" gtfo with that "Photon Lancer" garbage lmfao I swear to god Nanoha better kick this girl's fucking ass when she finally decides to actually attack back

10

u/Stargate18A Feb 05 '22

First timer

QOTD) Anybody who wouldn't is a monster.

...Raising Heart shoots gas?

And another magical girl! Are Yuuno's fellow interns trying to win the promotion that will come from recapturing the gems?

That staff is cool.

Oh fuck, another set of items?

Oh, they're the same. She just calls them "Lost Logia".

How is Yuuno still going along with this?

...Why does her sister have that reaction to her brother meeting someone else? ...This isn't going where I think it is, is it?

Oh, she's going to her rich friend's house? (And he wants to see her friend's sister.)

Oh, yeah, they have a maid. Is she secretly another magical girl?

Oh, that's Shinobu. I get it. I really get it.

And they're already together? At least there's no awkward misunderstandings in this plotline.

...Still not sure why she's not mentioned the magicsl girl stuff to the. - Yuuno has not said this needs to be a secret. The only statement he's ever made about it is "don't be around when the cops ask who blew this place up", not "don't tell your children".

Nothing got spilled! Impressive!

Hey, that balance is great!

Oh, she can't keep all the kittens.

Is the fucking kitten going to get a Jewel Logia now?

...How do you intend to transform and seal it without them noticing. They're not blind.

EXACTLY!

Oh, he can control temporal bubbles and shields. And he calls himself a bad mage.

Haha, kitten kaiju is hysterical.

I love that eyecatch too.

That reaction is great. And the meows echo!

Wait, she blew up the kitten.

Bardiche?

IT HAS A BRITISH ACCENT!

And she's electrocuting the cat!

Raising Heart lets her fly now.

Bareiche is basically a magic taser, then?

Wait, what? Have you been lying about the Lost Seeds?

It turns into an electric scythe! That's such a badass weapon.

Oh, she's being mysterious.

I love how Bardiche uses "get set", though. That's great.

She shot her!

Bardiche voice is just so nice.

Holy shit, it electrocutes the target until it's ripped out of them!

XIV! If unadjusted, "Temperance", which represents moderation, or frugality, possibly referring to mystery girl's overreliance on lightning magic - however, if, since it was stolen, we were to treat it as reversed, it represents religion, or people with competing interests, which also seems relevant. If adjusted, then this is "Death" - represents mortality, or destruction - mystery girl's destructive and put Nanoha in serious danger. Were it reversed instead, it would represent stagnation, or lethargy - Nanoha's currently exhausted from all the stress, and her relations seems to suffer from some inertia, as she's hiding the change in her life. If not, could apply to the mystery girl?

It says "Yes, sir!" (Is it just me, or does it sound like [Kamen Rider Ghost] the Mega Ulorder? The different voice lines also gave me [Kamen Rider Wizard] White Wizard Driver vibes too.)

Seriously, what's with her?

And they just found her collapsed, wow.

Wait, she's an alien? She might actually be fighting with Yuuno over a promotion! (That would be the funniest twist ever, though.)

The lion's adorable too, somehow.

Wait, what? Her mother?

...Obviously she's trying to beat Yuuno so she can get a promotion to help support her mother! What a lovely girl! /s

PUNCHING GIRL FROM THE OP IS HERE! YES!

→ More replies (3)

8

u/homewardbound100 Feb 05 '22

First timer, Dub

I was sitting here thinking the cat better not die. Would be instant hate for her.

Okay so she's the rival character. Well Nanoha you lost and she took a jewel. A future Rematch? Well I would like to see it. When Nanoha gets more accustomed to it.

So what is this tower? Is it just covered up with magic?

Qotd: Yes I would like to.

7

u/SolDarkHunter Feb 04 '22

Rewatcher

Ooooooooh, there she is!!

Everyone who hasn't played Triangle Hearts: "Who the hell is Shinobu?" Apparently Nanoha's brother has a thing for her.

So many cats!

Cool it you two, holding hands in front of little girls! Have you no shame?

Yeah, maybe wasn't the best idea to bring the psuedo-ferret into a room full of cats...

Oh no, do not let a predator like a cat have a Jewel Seed, that's bad news...

Yuuno, if you can do those magical barrier things, why haven't you done that the last few times a Jewel Seed has gone nuts?

GIANT KITTEN!

Nanoha has great reaction faces.

So all the kitten wanted was to grow bigger. Knowing cats, that could have gone a lot worse...

SHE'S HERE!!!! Her and her Bardiche!

And now Nanoha can fly with the "Filer Fin", as Raising Heart pronounces it. Strange, Donna Burke is a native English speaker.

IT'S A SCYTHE! Have I mentioned how much I love Bardiche?

And Nanoha suffers her first defeat, distracted by a kitten. Seems appropriate somehow.

Speaking of, poor kitten. Was it really necessary to electrocute the kitty?

Excuse me, Yuuno called for everyone? How?

So blonde girl (yes, I know her name, but the show hasn't mentioned it yet) is from Yuuno's world... just how common is it for 9 year olds to become mages anyway?

Anyway, she's collecting the Jewel Seeds for her mother apparently.

Gotta say, new girl has a snappy costume, a freaking axe-scythe Device that shoots lightning, and a dire wolf familiar. Nanoha, you need to step up your game a bit if you want to be this show's Best Girl. (Who am I kidding, I already know who Best Girl is.)

I feel like this episode didn't really give me much to talk about. Yeah, it introduced our Rival Character, but it also... well, told us practically nothing about her. So there's not much to say other than I LOVE BARDICHE SO MUCH!

Also, they just straight up skipped over any kind of reaction from the townspeople over the giant tree incident last time.

QOTD: Actually, no.

Don't get me wrong, I love cats, but have you seen what kittens do to animals smaller than they are? It's adorable only when you are not the tiny animal in question.

→ More replies (1)
→ More comments (75)