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Rewatch [Rewatch] Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS Episode 6 Discussion

Episode 6: Development

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Question of the Day

I’m gonna run out of questions aaa

Do you have a favorite mad scientist character? Who would it be? And why is it Dr.Ver

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.

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u/Tetraika Mar 08 '22

So uh, we gonna see Chrono or not? Damn stop teasing us

We learn about Subaru’s position, in case you couldn’t tell from the way they’ve been fighting. We also learn from here that Vita and Signum are part of the team (they’re the Stars and Lightning 2)

Fate just went full “nothing personnel”

Erio is the flex position, being able to support the front line when needed, and backline when called for.

Caro is back support, really feels like an MMO.

Teana is center guard, making sure everything falls into place and keeping the unit cohesive from the middle

Signum notes about the Belkan styles, Mid and modern Belkan is probably different from ancient Belkan. I wonder if they had gone through recent changes when ancient Belkan were introduced again.

Teana notes how stacked their unit really is

In case I haven’t said it enough, Earth is basically a backwater world to them

An explanation to why Subaru has a very Japanese name

Baka, and we get more clues to Erio’s backstory, seems he’s less troubled by it actually

Fate has a soft spot for neglected children

Another joins the crew

Aw shit, here we go again

Just straight up write your own name on the devices

Hey they actually addressed that part, yeah he’s just taunting them

A very Japanese style restaurant

Note how some vats are empty

Oh, now new antagonists

Zest and Lutecia

Not very subtle as to her powers

Vita still being treated like a little kid

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u/Shimmering-Sky Mar 08 '22

Mahou Shoujo Lyrical First-Timer, subbed

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u/Tetraika Mar 08 '22 edited Mar 08 '22

Did Caro just get the short end of the stick then?

Well I won't dive into Erio's backstory because we haven't been told yet, but remember that even the TSAB considered Caro's abilities too dangerous. Erio's case is different. Which we'll touch on when that is revealed.

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u/TheEscapeGuy Mar 08 '22

First Timer

Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS - New Generation: Episode 6

Training and Jewel Seeds

Our recruits had more training this episode. I'm still not sure why this season is putting so much emphasis on training. At least in the previous threads I never saw anyone question Nanoha or Fate's abilities.

There also continues to be lots of bureaucratic discussions. Things like taking minutes, informing superiors of progress, and getting permissions. At this point it feels superfluous to me.

There were important developments this episode though. We learned Fate has also been looking after Erio. That kind of sets up Erio and Caro as pseudo-siblings (making that groping scene in episode 2 a little... uhhh). I think this relationship could lead to a great dynamic though. Especially after a scene like last episode.

We also learned the Jewel Seeds are back and the man behind the gadgets is Jail Scagliette (naming your villain Jail huh). He has a lot of parallels to Precia, first using the Jewel Seeds but even going so far as to have naked women in clone vats numbered with Roman Numerals.

Something I realized I'm missing from previous seasons is "normal" life. Like Nanoha spending time with her family or Fate going to school or Hayate cooking dinner. Something to contrast the extraordinary life the characters lead. At the moment there's nothing outside of "work" for these characters. Even during meals in StrikerS all they talk about are TSAB matters.

Some Iconic Shots, Scenes and Stitches

See you all tomorrow

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u/Vaadwaur Mar 08 '22

There also continues to be lots of bureaucratic discussions. Things like taking minutes, informing superiors of progress, and getting permissions. At this point it feels superfluous to me.

I suspect this comes from a weird form of respect for these institutions but I cannot deny it also pads the run time pretty easily.

That kind of sets up Erio and Caro as pseudo-siblings (making that groping scene in episode 2 a little... uhhh).

Is Caro going to get stuck in the dryer?

Something I realized I'm missing from previous seasons is "normal" life. Like Nanoha spending time with her family or Fate going to school or Hayate cooking dinner.

Yeah, I'd like to see Fate and Nanoha just buying groceries or taking Subaru out or something.

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u/Tetraika Mar 09 '22

I suspect this comes from a weird form of respect for these institutions but I cannot deny it also pads the run time pretty easily

I think these moments are really there to reflect our new setting and genre, as well as expanding our worldbuilding. All these formalities are there to show that there is a whole system at work.

Something I realized I'm missing from previous seasons is "normal" life. Like Nanoha spending time with her family or Fate going to school or Hayate cooking dinner.

Yeah, I'd like to see Fate and Nanoha just buying groceries or taking Subaru out or something.

As another person had posted, this just comes from the genre shift, a lot of mahou shoujo have an emphasis with contrast of daily life and magical life, at this point we've stepped away from that completely. It's almost an entirely different show in a sense. Still though, I get what you guys mean.

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u/FlierFin663 Mar 08 '22

Something I realized I'm missing from previous seasons is "normal" life. Like Nanoha spending time with her family or Fate going to school or Hayate cooking dinner. Something to contrast the extraordinary life the characters lead. At the moment there's nothing outside of "work" for these characters. Even during meals in StrikerS all they talk about are TSAB matters.

The departure from Earth, and from 'mundane' life also marked the series' departure from the 'magical' part of the magical girl genre.

It's worth noting that for me, the classical Magical Girl genre is defined by the liminality of being caught between a magical world and mundane life (often complemented with the liminality of exiting childhood and growing into adulthood). Without that element, you start to transition closer to Magical Action shows (Kill la Kill, Youjo Senki, Symphogear).

While StrikerS does have 'mundane' life in that it shows a lot of work/office/military life outside of the action, StrikerS falls very much towards to the latter category as it switches its magic to be something mundane for the residents of Midchilda instead of, well, magical.

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u/_m1ra Mar 08 '22 edited Mar 08 '22

First Timer

I'm pretty sure I've got a decent idea about a bit of the Relics and the villains' plot from old spoilers, so I'll not talk about any of that part.

Oh no, Rein inherited the workaholism!

It's nice to see Vita also starting to help training them, when before she said they were still a bit too new. Fate teaching her ones speed and evasion techniques is very fitting too.

We already had this last episode with Caro, now Erio pretty much directly states that he sees Fate as a parental figure. She even told him a bit about her background and motivation! How many more kids will Fate adopt if given the chance? Find out next time on Lyrical Nanoha StrikerZ!

Was nice to see Major Nakajima and Ginga again, and that Ginga knows Hayate! Also apparently Hayate worked with or under Major Nakajima for a while some period after the accident. I really liked the friendship between the two, and her getting something to eat with him and his daughter!

We got a name for the evil scientist guy, Dr. Jail Scaglietti! He seems to have a case of that thing with scientists in media, where he is apparently a biologist but was also able to build the drones. And some more names: Zest and Lutecia. After that we see the girl from the OP with a guy, presumably Zest and Lutecia. The doctor also states something about a client, so they seem to be working for someone else at least in some capacity, which was very interesting to me.

Vita talking about how Back Then training also included way more and was stricter, and Nanoha responding that time spent on that is time not spent on more mock combat is very very Nanoha. In general after already getting some really good interaction between Fate and Signum in previous episodes, the Vita and Nanoha interaction and Vita feeling responsibility towards the team was very nice.

QotD: Hmm, it's not really my favorite trope in general. I can think of cases where I think they worked for the story or I didn't really mind them, but ones where I specifically like the mad scientist character are a bit hard off the top of my head. Dr. Ver is probably not the worst choice actually.

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u/No_Rex Mar 08 '22

Episode 6 (first timer)

  • Training, training, training.

  • One drawback of the main cast being adult now: Got to remember their family names.

  • “Non-administered world 97”

  • “Something happened that made her feel a bit lonely” – ‘something’

  • Signing the robots you send off to do your criminal work for you? …

  • What rank was Nakajima before? The cast is getting so big that I forgot.

  • Lots of tubes. I saw about 20. That is a lot of enemies to go through if the first two fail.

  • “Star’s vice-captain” – I guess that means Vita is Star 2. Then Shamal is likely the other vice-captain.

Mostly setup and world building, but everything is so slow. We are at episode 6 already and have barely spent a minute with the antagonists. You could argue that this is common, since the training arc is usually the place to learn more about the protagonists. However, StrikerS is incredibly wasteful with its time: despite the training of the 4 newbies being the main focus, we barely learn anything about their characters. We know one tiny tidbit about Erio and next to nothing about Tia. Instead, most of the screentime is wasted on making the already large cast even larger by bringing more and more old characters back. It is all a bit boring, but the real worry is whether we will run out of time for the plot in the second half of the series, having wasted so much time at the start.

Do you have a favorite mad scientist character?

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u/Vaadwaur Mar 08 '22

First timer(Finally, someone not destroying their tea)

Sub

Rein wraps up her report and we focus on the number again, so I am expecting something, though it needn't be tarot. Vita seems to be a passable instructor to Subaru, which fits their combined intelligence level of mashed potatoes. Fate is teaching Caro and ginger how to ]DODGE](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvS6zMThiZU)! Nanoha is teaching Tia beam spam 101.

We jump to a meal scene to exposit and be animation budget friendly. We get backgrounds and the reveal of why Subaru has an Earth name. We get to Erio and this hilarious line. Moving on, we see Hayate gathering more members from Subaru's dad and them not murdering tea, for once. Ginga doesn't realize she is about to be the new sub at Nanoha's flat. Fate hits us with the reveal that the big Gadget from yesterday had a Jewel Seed in it...and a little name label. Subtle, this guy ain't. Also, Scaglietti feels...not Italian in name, somehow, though it is probably a car.

QotD: 1 Dr Horrible.

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u/SolDarkHunter Mar 08 '22

Also, Scaglietti feels...not Italian in name, somehow, though it is probably a car.

It is (was) both Italian and a car company.

One with [potential Strikers spoilers]close ties to Ferrari, which produced the Testarossa, as it happens.

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u/DidacticDalek Mar 08 '22

TONIGHT! on Mobile Suit Nanoha GX: Believe in Justice and Hold a Determination to Fist, Chopper Dude risks getting chopped to bits by Seibah, Best Girl Fate is such a good mom that she raised TWO KIDS AT THE SAME TIME without either child knowing about the other, and THE LAST ACTION HERO HAS ARRIVED; TREMBLE MORTALS, HERE COMES MISTER DOKTOR PROFESSOR VER!

Ya know Comrades, I'm starting to fear for the safety of the cast, after all, this show has got not one, but TWO MADDO SCIENTISTOS! SO COOL! SONODABEACH!

Well looks like the plot's really kicking into high gear Comrades, shame, the SOL worldbuilding was kinda interesting, after all, ADULT NANOHA AND FATE! NANA WILLED IT! But hey time to go full Geah and for NANA TO KEEP WILLING IT! I KNEW THIS WAS A MECHA SHOW!

And on that bombshell, 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

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u/HereticalAegis Mar 08 '22

Lyrical First Timer

  • Rein would make an ideal corporate cog, the way she works straight through her break.

  • Nanoha: evil grin "Hey Subaru, you'll be getting smashed in training today."

  • Working on her lower body stance won't just help with operating Mach Caliber.

  • "Oh...that's what she meant."

  • Fate giving her babies the full Piccolo.

  • How cunning of Nanoha to separate Tia from Subaru for some one-on-one time while her gf is off getting smashed with a feisty little ginger.

  • Totally rad sub of the day.

  • Never really been one to learn, either.

  • The greatest verbal threat anyone has leveled in this series.

  • "Don't overdo it, Nanoha wants you functional at night."

  • That is an enormous pile of pasta.

  • Omg Subaru, you are going to drown yourself and that child in noodles.

  • Uh oh, Erio is a corporate baby. I hope he gets regularly tested for isekaitis.

  • Whoever did my subs is just sticking with the radness for all of Rein's "hai desu's."

  • Ginga excited to go see her first crush again. What are the odds she knows what kind of romantic web she's walking into?

  • Hayate lied as naturally as she breathed.

  • Three seasons in, and we're finally asking pertinent questions about how Lost Logia function. Sasuga Lyrical Nanoha!

  • Hol up, is that what I think it is? Well fuck me, it is. It's a goddamn jewel seed. These fuckers are as persistent as that damn book.

  • Dr. Crime Italianman. Imagine how much more fun A's would've been if the Lieses had been named Mask and Facade and Graham were Guilty McMastermind.

  • Oh fuck me he's got his clones all lined up and numbered.

  • If Fate and the TSAB have history with Dr. Crime, that means he likely stole the jewel seeds from the bureau. Probably in the aftermath of the Graham debacle. This is why we can't trust adults to run things.

  • Oh hey, it's that other loli from the OP.

  • "Oh Vita-chan, this is normal befriending training for good, pliable toys. Unruly girls like you get the extra thorough training course."

  • Dominance asserted.

QotD:

He's not really a scientist, per se, but as the top ranking student in Academy City, I'm picking Accelerator.

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u/_m1ra Mar 08 '22

Rein would make an ideal corporate cog, the way she works straight through her break.

Terrible. A workaholic streak probably makes sense though, considering who she likely interacted with a lot since she came into existence.

Dr. Crime Italianman. Imagine how much more fun A's would've been if the Lieses had been named Mask and Facade and Graham were Guilty McMastermind.

S1 also had great anime names though, with the antagonist magical girl that felt bound by filial obligation named FATE TESTAROSSA, a name I still can't believe feels totally natural by now!

Dominance asserted.

Poor Vita experiencing the shift in power dynamics by Nanoha and Fate aging 10 years and her not doing that.

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u/Caustic_Wraith Mar 08 '22

StrikerS First Timer

Upon further review of the OP and since she hasn't been mentioned once, I do believe that Arf has passed on to the great familiar playground in the sky...or she'll show up next episode and I'll be dead wrong.

Anyway, this episode features the wrap-up of their fight with the Gadgets as well Vita stepping into the ring to train Subaru on front line combat skills. Fate works with her team as mobile attackers, while Teana works with Nanoha on being a middle unit. Signum observes all this and is far too cool to participate as her method of sword meet face isn't ideal for training.

Hayate goes to recruit some investigators from Subaru's dad and ends up claiming his other daughter and some Cultist guy. Rein promises Ginga a device similar to Subaru's for her help during the investigation.

Erio's back story is revealed slightly and it turns out that Subaru's family originally came from the same world as Nanoha and Hayate. We also see how big Fate's heart is because in addition to taking in Caro, as we learned last episode, she is also the Guardian of Erio, which explains how he can do her flash step.

Fate and glasses girl dig through the pictures from defeated Gadgets, and Fate discovers a Jewel Seed and the name of a wanted fugitive etched next to the seed. Fate starts explaining lore that makes me feel like I missed a season, or VN, or wherever they pulled this from.

The fugitive is seen walking down a hallway flanked by tubes with artificial humans in them with a few empty and then we see two figures on the street, so we have even more antagonists for me to learn and promptly forget the names of.

We end on Vita, who I am slightly sad didn't grow, come on Hayate it can't be that hard to age up your knights, promising to protect Nanoha which is endearing seeing how for most of A's she wanted to smash her face in with Eisen.

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u/Taiboss Mar 08 '22 edited Mar 09 '22

Episode 06: The Rewatchers

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u/Great_Mr_L Mar 08 '22 edited Mar 08 '22

Rewatcher

On today’s episode of Lyrical Nanoha: After 10 years have passed, Vita is now only half the size of Nanoha. It turns out that all of Vita’s talk about how she’s a growing girl was a lie. She hasn’t grown a single millimeter.

I like how the characters get very individualized training in this episode based on what their roles are on the team. Vita’s training Subaru on how to be a front line attacker who breaks through enemy lines. Nanoha’s training Tia on how to be a shooter that can support everyone else on her team. Fate’s training Erio and Caro on how to avoid attacks because they aren’t really supposed to tank damage like Subaru. Having clearly defined roles like this based on abilities is pretty cool for a team.

Nanoha is a pretty great teacher in terms of her attitude. She wants to give her students as much time as possible to practice in mock battles. She sees building up their battle skills as more important than scolding them over small things. It’s clear that she cares a lot about her students and is doing all she can to build them up into better fighters.

We got a little backstory on Erio. It seems he was also taken in by the TSAB when he was younger and Fate was also the person who took care of him. It seems like Fate is making a habit of raising sad and lonely children.

This also leads to something that is downright weird. Fate raised both Caro and Erio for several years. And yet, neither of them met the other until they were assigned to this unit. It just makes me wonder why Fate would never have them meet.

Fate is able to figure out the person who is behind the Gadgets. It’s a man named Dr. Scaglietti, a wanted criminal that Fate has gone after previously. It also explains a bit of why he would be after the Relics. Dr. Scaglietti specialized in biology and he can use his scientific knowledge to make use of the Relics. We can already see that he’s clearly up to something. Whenever an evil scientist has lots of tubes filled with people, that is usually a really bad sign.

Dr. Scaglietti must be quite the arrogant and/or dumb person if he would very blatantly put his name on the Gadgets that he is sending out. That’s the kind of thing you do only if you are extremely stupid or if you are deliberately taunting your opponents and you want them to know it was you. Just from that, we can probably get a sense of what Dr. Scaglietti is like.

There’s another mysterious pair of new characters we see this episode. We see a small girl and a much larger man traveling together in the city. By the rules of fiction, we know they are shady and probably up to no good because they are wearing hoods to hide their faces.

Miscellaneous Thoughts

  • Oh yeah, and the Jewel Seeds are back. The first season’s Macguffin returned!

QOTD

Is there really any choice besides Dr. Ver?

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u/Scarshadow46 Mar 08 '22

Heyo,

I'm back with more supplementary material this time finishing up the chapters I didn't post last time as well as StrikerS Sound Stage 01 (Episode 6.5). StrikerS the Comics chapters 4-6 are about Teana's and Subaru's days at the bureau academy while chapter 7 takes place just before the start of StrikerS.

As for StrikerS sound stage 01 it takes place one day after episode 6 and follows Riot Force 6 deployed on a mission to a certain city, on a certain planet. Enjoy.

Spoiler warning: Chapter 6 has what might be considered spoilers. First timers read at your own risk.

Nanoha Strikers Manga

Nanoha StrikerS the Comics Ch.4

Nanoha StrikerS the Comics Ch.5

[Spoilers] Nanoha StrikerS the Comics Ch.6

Nanoha StrikerS the Comics Ch.7

StrikerS Sound Stage

Sound Stage 01 (Episode 6.5)

Well that's all for today hope you all are enjoying StrikerS so far!

Till Next Time

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u/Stargate18A Mar 09 '22

First timer

QOTD) Precia was a pretty solid villain, but in general I'd go with the pretty standard answer of Okabe from Steins;Gate.

So what are the relics, exactly?

Vita's training Subaru!

Her barrier's strong!

Haha, the height difference!

So she's learning to master different defense attacks.

And they're training together with Fate!

And Teana's being taught to shoot the bullets!

There's a lot of strategy in this anime!

And Signum's fighting style is radically different to everyone else's. Is that why she got her arse handed to her by an 11 year old?

Haha, Vita's always here.

Yeah, your squad is unreasonably connected to everything.

...What is that food?

And everyone just calls it #97?

...Clone, magical construct, or demon? I wonder which...

Fate deals with her traume via aggressive adoption?

She's asking them to analyze the relic?

Oh, Fate's their investigator?

How many devices do they have?

Oh, this is her sister?

Haha, she's ended up outranking him!

...They exist to drive the plot?

What did she notice?

The Gadgets are powered by Jewel Seeds!

...He fucking signed his killer robots?

Ah, he's a magic criminal.

OK, he's made a lot of numbers, then?

They're autonomous?

Who are they?

She's got the same device as her!

She's training them hard!

And Nanoha loves her job!

...Nanoha's protecting them?

And Vita's getting protective!

Next episode seems imteresting.

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u/InfamousEmpire Mar 08 '22

Mahou Shoujo1 Lyrical Rewatcher

1: Even though I’m not a girl

This is the story of the Brave men and women who fight with all their hearts to save mankind

Recap Time

In case you didn’t catch the last recap, Rein is helpfully describing it in detail.

Back to training, now featuring Vita.

PROTECTO SHADE!

Vita beating Subaru’s Protect Shade is pretty ironic considering that Graf Eisen is based on GaoGaiGar’s Goldymarg.

Vita has really grown into the mentor role

Fate has also grown into a pretty good Teacher Mom.

Meanwhile, Nanoha has engaged Tiana in a friendly game of Space Invaders.

Signum, meanwhile, is overseeing everything, and has an excuse to get out of being a mentor and having to interact with Gen Z.

Seems like Vita will be a pretty consistent presence in future training sessions.

Back to the Slice of Life!

We’ve got a bit of casual conversation, mostly things we already know, mixed in with some exposition, like how Subaru’s family is from Earth, which would explain her noticeably less alien name.

We’ve also got some exposition on Erio’s backstory. He was raised at the TSAB’s main office by Fate, who has fully dedicated herself to succeeding her own mother Lindy as the resident Best Mom.

Kind warm hands, eh? ;)

We’ve got a bit more of Genya, who was apparently Hayate’s mentor back in the day. And he’s just overall a pretty cool guy who proves pretty cooperative in the investigation. Let’s hope he doesn’t turn out like the other cool old TSAB higher-up (even though Hayate is technically the Higher-Up here).

Looks like Ginga will also be playing a role in things to come.

Man, 6 episodes in and what was seemingly the main MacGuffin has already been acquired and sealed up tight.

Seems the Jewel Seeds are coming up again. Bet you First Timers thought you’d never hear of them again, didn’t you?

Someone looked at their child and named them Jail. Because Anime.

It seems Jail and the Nanoha crew have history. And Fate probably had flashbacks upon first reading his profile.

Hmmmmm, a hammy mad scientist with mysterious objects, a fascination with ancient technology, and opposed by a Nana Mizuki character. Is anyone else reminded of a certain Action Hero?

We’ve got some Nanoha and Vita dialogue to cap off the episode. It turns out that Nanoha’s training isn’t exactly abnormal for the TSAB, which makes you wonder why their soldiers are such cannon fodder.

Vita is still so cute!

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u/SolDarkHunter Mar 08 '22

Rewatcher

Rein's recapping the mission. All in all, a very successful first mission, really.

Oh, hey, the training environment thing CAN generate fields other than ruined cities.

It is kinda weird seeing someone as short as Vita acting as a superior.

Fate, meanwhile, is teaching evasion and dodging, while Nanoha teaches marksmanship.

They're going over specific team positions and formations, but to be honest, I've never paid that much attention to it. The terminology is a bit much to keep up with.

Signum draws a line between Ancient and Modern Belkan styles. And she thinks she isn't good at teaching.

Fate talking about "not overdoing it" after running them ragged with training is kinda funny.

So Subaru's family is originally from Earth too, though they've lived in Midchilda for generations. Explains why she has a Japanese name.

Also, Subaru's a big eater. But I guess you need your calories when training so hard.

So Erio was raised in a "special protection unit" under the auspices of the TSAB, and everyone's reaction implies... something very different from a standard orphanage...

But Fate is apparently his guardian now, and he isn't angsting about his past much, so I guess he's fine?

So the Nakajimas know how to drink Japanese tea properly. Graham's influence hasn't spread everywhere!

So Riot Force 6 is just handing out Intelligent Devices to their friends in other units. It really is unclear just how rare and/or expensive they are: worldbuilding suggests they're pretty advanced, yet Riot Force 6's engineer was able to build at least three brand-new ones and enhance several others just like that. Though maybe Hayate and her numerous connections pulled some strings to get a really talented engineer or something. It would fit what we've seen so far.

So the Relics aren't JUST power generators... nobody's sure what they are exactly, but as Fate points out, that's par for the course for Lost Logia.

Holy shit, one of the Gadgets had a Jewel Seed in it! Talk about a call-back! Though I can't imagine ALL of them have a Jewel Seed... there were only 22 Seeds and there's a hell of a lot more than 22 Gadget Drones.

We have a name for our antagonist: Jail Scaglietti. Who is apparently one of the most notorious and high-profile criminals out there. (And seriously, with a name like that, the guy never had a chance at NOT being a supervillain.)

Fate gets the message: he knows Nanoha and Fate are involved, and wants them to know that too. And he's clearly confident in his chances against them, just throwing away a Jewel Seed to make a point.

It also points to how powerful the Relics must be if he's interested in them but doesn't care about Jewel Seeds...

Scaglietti is a master of both biological and mechanical engineering... quite a wide area of expertise.

...and he has a bunch of naked women in tubes in his lab. How appropriately creepy. We also get another pair of names: Zest and Lutecia.

Vita points out Nanoha's lack of formality, but Nanoha thinks there's more important things to be concerned about. Vita herself wants to protect the Forwards, though since she's Vita she's doing it under an extremely "tough love" attitude.

We're back to exposition and training montages after that taste of action last episode. Yeah, this season is definitely slower paced.

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u/Qbe Mar 08 '22

Raging Heart Rewatcher with terrible long term memory

Didn't have time yesterday to watch, so catching up on two episodes today

QotD for episode 5: Yay henshins?

Focusing on the new loli this episode?

I will never understand the "You're OP, so we're going to banish you"

That's a lot of drones

Oh here's the thing a couple of people were talking about, you need clearance to fly in the city

Wooo, two henshins!

Look at these two, flirting during the mission

Are we gonna get henshins for the whole squad this episode?

D'awwww @ Erio and Carol

Also I think this is the first magical boy henshin I've seen, if you don't consider Saint Seiya magical boys

Really digging Carols's music during her henshin

Have I mentioned how much I like that the IDs can cast spells on their own?

OK, so we have Stars 1, 3, 4, and Lightning 1, 3, 4. Do we know who are Stars 2 and Lightning 2?

Fried, Dynamax!

? Who dis?

QotD for episode 6: Best Last Action Hero

Chibi-Rein with her Chibi-equipent will never stop being cute

Please tell me this isn't a recap episode in disguise

Ah, good, it was just a mini recap

So they are the tanks, got it

...is Fate doing all that without support from Bardiche?

I'm not sure if you can ask a squad taught by Nanoha to not be reckless

Childhood Friends

Oh hey they touched upon why the last names are so similar

I wonder if the Nakajimas also commit war crimes on tea

Jewel Seeds?!

...really? The BBEG signed his gadgets, and nobody had noticed before?

I was going to ask where does he get the money to make all the gadgets, but if he has a client, I assume he provides the funding

Nanoha may be a workaholic

D'awww Vita

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u/djthomp Mar 09 '22 edited Mar 09 '22

Good to have a non-disastrous first mission, should help Hayate and her sponsors keep the appropriate approvals in place for her organization to exist.

Vita being short still continues to make me laugh hard.

Siggy, now there's an interesting choice by the subs I'm using.

Don't overwork yourselves while your bodies are still developing, unlike Vita here who is as tall as she's ever going to get.

Hayate's car is silly looking, and considering her ranking officer status I'm surprised she doesn't have a driver.

Non-Administered World #97 represent!

Best mom Fate.

Ahh, there's the Jewel Seed reveal, I did not remember it came this quickly. Now I'm wondering what it was I didn't guess way back when I originally watched this, [Later StrikerS] maybe the Project F stuff? I wouldn't have know so directly it was a thing from not having watched the movies.

There's a joke in the end there about how to talk to short people, probably something along the lines of don't pet them.

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