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NoSanninWa
2007-03-12, 03:19
There are many questions that don't need a whole thread to discuss them. A simple practical answer straight from the anime or manga without any speculation can solve this connundrums. If someone has such a question about Nanoha which can be solved by answering with facts from any of the anime seasons, mangas, drama CDs, games or whatnot, then please ask that question here.

Please don't post in this thread unless you are asking a question or answering one. Please remember that it only takes 1 person to answer a question. And don't speculate! You can only reply with cold, hard, merciliessly unforgivable facts. If you have to speculate, then please just tell the querrant that no answer is known, but here are some facts that might help him make up his own mind.

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Question
2007-03-12, 11:55
So to start off, how many series of this are there, and what are they about?

Chaos2Frozen
2007-03-12, 12:09
Wow... Thats a very general question...

Well, I'm pretty sure there's tons of people here who are willing to write essay answers to them, so I'll just answer the lesser one.

There're 2 seasons of 'Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha'. The second season is call ' Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha A's ' A third one is about to be air on the 3rd(?) of next month call 'Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS '.

If you want the synopsis for them, I'll direct you to ANN...

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=4576

My personal opinion, watch it, seat through the painful first few episodes, then you'll see why we have a thread that contains 2000+ posts...

...Oh yeah, ignore the transformation scene if you're squeamish. :rolleyes: , The music's great though.

EadTaes
2007-03-14, 09:34
Does it mantion anywere how many season in total their will be?

LoweGear
2007-03-14, 09:54
As of current, there will be three seasons, StrikerS being the third. It's not known whether there will be further seasons after that.

Schala
2007-03-15, 12:02
I hope it's alright to ask a Lyrical Party question here... Anyone know if there's anyway to still get Lyrical Party tickets for someone who doesn't understand much Japanese? Cause I'm going to be in Japan on that day, but I've been unsuccessful at procuring tickets...

Dragnfly@Gamefaqs
2007-03-15, 13:40
I'm going too and got my tickets back when they first went on sale and my brother's wife (who bought them for me) ask if it was extremely popular because apparently there was a crowd.

All I can suggest doing is finding a japanese speaker who will check for you. Kinda hard core, I know. But meh, it's Lyrical Party. It's already hard core so a bit more wouldn't hurt.

I'd check for you but I don't speak Japanese either.

sezen_atacan
2007-03-16, 23:18
I have a multi-part question involving both the anime and lyrical toy box.

a) What kind of character is Chrono in Lyrical Toy Box?

b) Is there personality differences of Chrono between Lyrical Toy Box and the anime?

c) Does Chrono originally have an atitude in Lyrical Toy Box like in most shounen anime? He seems kinda plain in the anime. Which makes me wonder were doujin makers get the idea of making Chrono more emotional.

d) At the end of Lyrical Toy Box is the Bond between Chrono and Nanoha as strong as Fate and Nanoha in the anime?

e) In Lyrical Toy Box, is Chrono just a one man army or is he working for someone?

f) How do things work out that ended the fight between Chrono and Nanoha in Lyrical Toy Box? Well, there had to come a solution that both sides can agree on right? How does Nanoha save Chrono's people from annihilation?

h) Also I heard that Suzuka, the purple haired friend of Nanoha is a vampire in Lyrical Toy Box. What role does Suzuka play in Lyrical Toy Box? Bad guy, good guy, neutral? Sounds like an interesting gothic mystery with Suzuka being an undead and all.

Kiety
2007-03-24, 22:46
I hope it's alright to ask a Lyrical Party question here... Anyone know if there's anyway to still get Lyrical Party tickets for someone who doesn't understand much Japanese? Cause I'm going to be in Japan on that day, but I've been unsuccessful at procuring tickets...

the easiest method to obtain a ticket now would probably to buy one from a Japanese auction site because they've been up for auction on Yahoo Japan Auctions for a while, but expect to pay a fairly high premium and any deputy costs if u don't have a friend/relative in japan who can get it for you. The tickets to Lyrical Party are *sold out* according to my cousin who's in japan.

Key Board
2007-04-02, 14:50
Yeah, Chrono is pretty much like Fate Testarossa in ToyBox

Nanoha likes moody misunderstood people for some reason

Kamesan
2007-04-02, 19:50
I was looking for something new to watch and was considering Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS. However, I didn't watch the previous series and I know relatively little about it. Is it OK for me to watch it or am I going to be completely lost?

Klashikari
2007-04-02, 20:02
You can actually watch StrikerS without the original, and A's series, but it would cut short your possibility to understand the background without the prequels. (the plot itself isn't dependant of the 2 previous series, but you will not be able to fully understand the character cast, and the themes, such like "technologic" Magic, as Mild-childa and so forth)

to put it bluntly, it would be like watching DBZ without the original serie : the plot won't give any problem, but the setup and characters might be too shady.

i would suggest you to watch the prequels first : they aren't too long (13 episodes each), and they are quite enjoyable. (also, they might give you an idea of StrikerS. if you don't like the prequels, you will most likely not like StrikerS, except if your only problem with original and A's is the "loli" parts)

Lost
2007-04-11, 13:33
I was looking for something new to watch and was considering Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS. However, I didn't watch the previous series and I know relatively little about it. Is it OK for me to watch it or am I going to be completely lost?
I second Klashikari's reply above. Yes, watch the 2 prequels, you will be much better off with them under your belt.

Noppapana
2007-04-15, 06:11
which day does StrikerS air weekly ?

Thisguy
2007-04-16, 07:06
which day does StrikerS air weekly ?Every day except Wednesday. Yep, even on Saturday and Sunday too.
For more information, the fastest airing is on Sunday 25:10 at Wakayama.

Anh_Minh
2007-04-16, 08:05
How old are Chrono and Amy? Compared to, say, Nanoha?

Darco_emp
2007-04-16, 08:08
Chrono 20 years old at end of A's according to wiki. so is 5 years older then Nanoha. I can't find the age of Amy, but I do remember reading somewhere she is abit older then Chrono

Chaos2Frozen
2007-04-16, 08:54
By 2 years.

Noppapana
2007-04-16, 19:34
Every day except Wednesday. Yep, even on Saturday and Sunday too.
For more information, the fastest airing is on Sunday 25:10 at Wakayama.

you seriously that StrikerS airs everyday ?

Sister Princess
2007-04-16, 19:40
Different provinces = different TV stations = different air time and date

It happens just about every anime.

Schwertkreuz
2007-04-21, 20:17
About Nanoha a's ep 12, anyone knows the chant spell that Hayate-chan uses on casting Misteltein (with english translation)? I will greatly appreciate your help.

Darco_emp
2007-04-21, 20:47
From Triad's Translaton:

Approach from beyond, Mistletoe branches;
And become spears of sliver moon;
Pierce it, Stone spears;
Misteltein.

selkirk
2007-04-21, 20:58
About Nanoha a's ep 12, anyone knows the chant spell that Hayate-chan uses on casting Misteltein (with english translation)? I will greatly appreciate your help.

NanohaWiki (http://nanoha.julynet.jp/?%A5%D9%A5%EB%A5%AB%BC%B0%28%B9%B6%B7%E2%29#rd1f2e fc)
彼方より来たれ、やどりぎの枝。銀月の槍となりて、撃ち貫け。石化の槍、ミストルティン
Approach from the beyond, mistletoe branches, and become spears of the silver moon! Pierce it! Stone spears, Misteltein!

xris
2007-04-30, 16:57
From the first post in this thread.
Please don't post in this thread unless you are asking a question or answering one. Please remember that it only takes 1 person to answer a question. And don't speculate! You can only reply with cold, hard, merciliessly unforgivable facts. If you have to speculate, then please just tell the querrant that no answer is known, but here are some facts that might help him make up his own mind.
Please do not use the Q & A thread for discussion, it's here to ask and answer questions. Due to this, the recent posts have been removed.

Nightengale
2007-05-01, 11:11
Okay, I know this is going to sound extremely ridiculous, but...

have we ever seen Yuuno eating MEAT?

raidou
2007-05-01, 11:38
Never seen him eating em directly in the manga/anime but i assume he did because in A's to Strikers during party(chapter03) there was tons of meat dishes there :heh:

Kha
2007-05-01, 12:59
Okay, I know this is going to sound extremely ridiculous, but...

have we ever seen Yuuno eating MEAT?

My first response was, "well have we seen the girls' reproductive canals, even when in full view?"

My guess is basic needs arent necessary in this world.

But I jest. I have an impression of him eating something, its just that it's that kind of thing that flits by without anyone noticing...

Noppapana
2007-05-01, 18:16
okay after 5 eps
where the hell is Chrono ? is he still on that ship ?
btw which position does Chrono have in the StrikerS ? captain ?

Skane
2007-05-01, 21:33
okay after 5 eps
where the hell is Chrono ? is he still on that ship ?
btw which position does Chrono have in the StrikerS ? captain ?
Admiral Chrono. It was already stated in Ep03.

Cheers.

Chaos2Frozen
2007-05-02, 05:44
@ Noppapana

Unfortunately, you can pretty much assume he's not going to around so soon... Maybe after half-time?

(Though it's interesting how his name pops up once in awhile...)


Admiral Chrono. It was already stated in Ep03.

Cheers.

Actually, that's what concerns me.

Wasn't there an article that states his rank as 'Commodore'?

Unless it's the same thing for TSAB, I smell trouble.

Skane
2007-05-02, 06:07
~ Actually, that's what concerns me.

Wasn't there an article that states his rank as 'Commodore'?

Unless it's the same thing for TSAB, I smell trouble.
If Commodore is not the same, then it is probably a lower rank, and Chrono has ascended since then. I doubt it is higher, since Admiral is the same rank as Leti and Lindy, and it is heavily implied that Admirals are not common (and very highly ranked).

Recall the conversation that Chrono had with Acous about the three Admirals, and Hayate's conversation about how having the support of 3 Admirals is a lot.

Also, if I am not mistaken, the Admirals are not part of the Ground Forces, but the "Navy"?

Cheers.

Nightengale
2007-05-02, 06:16
Also, if I am not mistaken, the Admirals are not part of the Ground Forces, but the "Navy"?

That is right. Navy uses the rank of Admiral to reflect one of the highest military ranks, while the Ground/Air Forces uses General/Marshal. Naturally, there are subsidies within the particular ranks itself like Grand Admiral > Fleet Admiral > Admiral, but we're not sure of how TSAB ranks their officers, since Commodore is supposed to be a rank lower than Admiral if I'm not mistaken.

Chaos2Frozen
2007-05-02, 06:37
Thats the problem, it IS lower.

I recall the article having information that fits for the 'middle' parts of the series, not the beginning- Like Subaru and Teana being B ranked, not C rank like at the start of episode 1.

And we all know that people can go up and down ladders.

Kha
2007-05-02, 08:16
Also, if I am not mistaken, the Admirals are not part of the Ground Forces, but the "Navy"?

Cheers.

I'd rather "Spacey". :heh:

Thats the problem, it IS lower.

I recall the article having information that fits for the 'middle' parts of the series, not the beginning- Like Subaru and Teana being B ranked, not C rank like at the start of episode 1.

And we all know that people can go up and down ladders.

Oh dear. Did Chrono try to sleep with the GA's daughter? :heh:

Tokkan
2007-05-04, 08:49
Actually, that's what concerns me.

Wasn't there an article that states his rank as 'Commodore'?

Unless it's the same thing for TSAB, I smell trouble.

Someone translated his rank listed on the official site as Commodore, yes. It's inconsistent with my translation of the rank, though. My translation gives "Admiral". I think the same person gave Vice's rank as "Non-commissioned Officer", which I got as "Sergeant" (there's no grading though, it's just "Sergeant", no indication of whether he's just a plain Sergeant, a First Sergeant, a Master Sergeant or a Sergeant Major).

Kha
2007-05-04, 08:59
Someone translated his rank listed on the official site as Commodore, yes. It's inconsistent with my translation of the rank, though. My translation gives "Admiral". I think the same person gave Vice's rank as "Non-commissioned Officer", which I got as "Sergeant" (there's no grading though, it's just "Sergeant", no indication of whether he's just a plain Sergeant, a First Sergeant, a Master Sergeant or a Sergeant Major).

Vice's rank can also be interpretted as Warrant Officer, the one rank just below 2nd Lt and the one that Sergeants become after Sergeant Major in the US Marines. I don't think that rank of officer has been commissioned yet.

Speaking of Marines, was there any genuine mention that Nanoha was in the TSAB Special Forces? If so, was its name given?

Tokkan
2007-05-04, 09:24
Vice's rank can also be interpretted as Warrant Officer, the one rank just below 2nd Lt and the one that Sergeants become after Sergeant Major in the US Marines. I don't think that rank of officer has been commissioned yet.

Um... Griffith is a Warrant Officer (准陸尉). Vice is quite clearly a Sergeant (陸曹). He's outranked by Reinforce Zwei, whom is a Chief Master Sergeant (空曹長). Though I find it odd that Reinforce Zwei has an Air Force rank when she's in the TSAB's Ground Armed Services. She should be a Sergeant Major (陸曹長).

Meophist
2007-05-04, 10:06
Has the birthdays of any of the character been revealed?

Kha
2007-05-04, 11:49
Um... Griffith is a Warrant Officer (准陸尉). Vice is quite clearly a Sergeant (陸曹). He's outranked by Reinforce Zwei, whom is a Chief Master Sergeant (空曹長). Though I find it odd that Reinforce Zwei has an Air Force rank when she's in the TSAB's Ground Armed Services. She should be a Sergeant Major (陸曹長).

Oh I take back what I said then. Made too many assumptions. :heh:

Question
2007-05-05, 03:10
For A's, was a OST released?

Erio
2007-05-05, 15:45
For A's, was a OST released?
No, only the 6 mini-OSTs that were bundled with the anime DVDs.

iamandragon
2007-05-05, 18:37
For A's, was a OST released?

I can give you a lead to where you can find the OST of A's (and original + soundstage + singles etc.) ^^

Lelouch
2007-05-06, 10:25
necessary for me to watch the first 2 series in order to understand what is going on ?

Darco_emp
2007-05-06, 10:32
necessary for me to watch the first 2 series in order to understand what is going on ?

It will help, especially if you have watched Nanoha A's. and to under stand Nanoha's relationship with Fate its best to watch season one too.

But it is possible to follow StrikerS, but you will miss stuff....

I would suggest you reading the manga too when it come down to it

Kha
2007-05-06, 11:16
It will help, especially if you have watched Nanoha A's. and to under stand Nanoha's relationship with Fate its best to watch season one too.

But it is possible to follow StrikerS, but you will miss stuff....

I would suggest you reading the manga too when it come down to it

Don't mislead people! *punch**kicks*

You won't just understand that, you'll see that its a figment of imagination that the producers place into you, for the manga, S1 and A's will tell you otherwise. Bascally, you gotta get them all to know it all.

Kikaifan
2007-05-07, 13:47
Dude, chill. That's a totally accurate statement about season one's focus. Nanoha is the main character, and all her little stage-setting monologues are about Fate.

Vexx
2007-05-07, 18:19
It really does help to watch the first two seasons (be aware season 1 eps 1-4 can be a bit plodding). Otherwise, its like dropping into season seven of Star Trek and not understanding any of the remarks or meaningful glances between characters who have gone through a lot together. Not quite as bad as starting to read LOTR after the battle at Helmsdeep/Orthanc but why do that sort of thing to yourself?

iamandragon
2007-05-07, 18:33
If you want to save time, you can watch season one in 2x speed and read all the subtitles (I watched it in 8x speed...), then you'll understand the plot well enough to enjoy A's.
In my opinion, I still think the fights in A's are more exciting since both sides are actually on even footing. (well maybe not for the last fight but it's less than one episode, and Brave Phoenix made it really worthwhile)

Erio
2007-05-08, 13:00
If you want to save time, you can watch season one in 2x speed and read all the subtitles (I watched it in 8x speed...), then you'll understand the plot well enough to enjoy A's.
In my opinion, I still think the fights in A's are more exciting since both sides are actually on even footing. (well maybe not for the last fight but it's less than one episode, and Brave Phoenix made it really worthwhile)
I do not agree with the first part of this answer. The first season had an entirely different focus compared to A's. It would be considered "slow" for action anime lovers, but that's because the focus of the series is not action but character interaction and character development (specially for Fate). With that in mind, it is a very good series, very touching and with lots of heart-warming moments. As Vexx says, the first three introductory episodes may be plodding, but after that it only gets better. Overall, it is a good series that is worth your time, specially because of its sequel, A's.

Vexx
2007-05-08, 14:28
Aye... I really don't *like* magical girl shows, so I almost dropped season one a few episodes in. What kept me around long enough was:
1) the musical background; surprisingly orchestral
2) the special effects

Then Fate showed up and the show sailed in a direction I'd not seen taken before in other shows of this nature. Season Two started off with a serious bang - and it remains one of the few anime where I seriously was able to believe these people were trying to really hurt each other on a personal level. Most so-called action shows just fail at that sort of portrayal.

So far season 3 has been "boot camp comraderie" and getting to know the new characters - so I can't characterize the series yet or decide if it is going to maintain the energy. So far I haven't been disappointed though I've also not gotten seriously excited either.

iamandragon
2007-05-12, 08:31
Should be because I prefer action than magic--I often compare myself with Konata in Lucky Star.

krisslanza
2007-05-13, 21:46
Something that's been bugging me... What are these "sound stages" exactly?
The phrase has too many meanings for me to know what they are. =/

Meophist
2007-05-13, 21:51
Something that's been bugging me... What are these "sound stages" exactly?
The phrase has too many meanings for me to know what they are. =/
Err… they're music CDs for Nanoha that contains what's basically an original episode in sound form. They each have songs in it as well.

raidou
2007-05-13, 22:24
Something that's been bugging me... What are these "sound stages" exactly?
The phrase has too many meanings for me to know what they are. =/
It is similar/the same as Drama Cd's of games/anime if you are faimiliar with that term

Erio
2007-05-13, 23:31
I keep reading about some "Nanoha novels." What are those, when did they come out, how can I get them? Google doesnt have any information about them. :(

Meophist
2007-05-13, 23:39
I keep reading about some "Nanoha novels." What are those, when did they come out, how can I get them? Google doesnt have any information about them. :(
I'm not 100%, but I've been hearing that there was a novel that was released right before the first TV series. It was basically a telling of the first TV series, but it split off from the storyline at one point, so it's probably not canon.

Thisguy
2007-05-14, 10:07
I'm not 100%, but I've been hearing that there was a novel that was released right before the first TV series. It was basically a telling of the first TV series, but it split off from the storyline at one point, so it's probably not canon.Amazon (http://www.amazon.co.jp/%E9%AD%94%E6%B3%95%E5%B0%91%E5%A5%B3%E3%83%AA%E3%8 3%AA%E3%82%AB%E3%83%AB%E3%81%AA%E3%81%AE%E3%81%AF-%E9%83%BD%E7%AF%89-%E7%9C%9F%E7%B4%80/dp/4059035068/ref=sr_11_1/249-7644406-5636315?ie=UTF8&qid=1179155097&sr=11-1) is your friend, it's basically a novelized version of 1st season, with revealing many background settings.
It's written by Masaki Tsuduki too, so you can consider it canon... I suppose.
(I don't have one myself, maybe I should buy it as well)

KiNA
2007-05-15, 09:31
Question.. I dont want to watch 1st 2 series.. would it be weird if i only watch the current 1 for adult Fate? :D

raidou
2007-05-15, 09:34
Question.. I dont want to watch 1st 2 series.. would it be weird if i only watch the current 1 for adult Fate? :D
am just gonna quote klashikari on this one
You can actually watch StrikerS without the original, and A's series, but it would cut short your possibility to understand the background without the prequels. (the plot itself isn't dependant of the 2 previous series, but you will not be able to fully understand the character cast, and the themes, such like "technologic" Magic, as Mild-childa and so forth)

to put it bluntly, it would be like watching DBZ without the original serie : the plot won't give any problem, but the setup and characters might be too shady.

i would suggest you to watch the prequels first : they aren't too long (13 episodes each), and they are quite enjoyable. (also, they might give you an idea of StrikerS. if you don't like the prequels, you will most likely not like StrikerS, except if your only problem with original and A's is the "loli" parts)
If you want to watch it just to see adult fate :heh: might not be a problem though but storyline wise might be pretty confusing later on.Since they are starting to link 1st season with this one.
Plus if you want to follow the discussion in episode thread, you might not catch get some jokes/reference.

KiNA
2007-05-15, 09:39
Thank you, I'm watching Ikkitousen for the story :D.. I doubt I'll have problems here .. Dont worry, I got plenty of time to bug the hell out of DK if I need to understand something then :heh:

mdauben
2007-05-15, 09:41
Question.. I dont want to watch 1st 2 series.. would it be weird if i only watch the current 1 for adult Fate? :D
Some others have answered that question previously, but in short I think you can watch it, as the series is relatively self-contained.

Certainly the story of the "newbies" in StrikerS is all contained in this season. There is however a lot of back-story about Nanoha, Fate, Hayate, and the Knights (Signum, Vita, Shamal, and Zafila) in the previous seasons. You will understand their personalities, and there interactions with each other better if you see the other two seasons first.

All that aside, the first two seasons (Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha, and Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha A's) are just excellent shows, and worth watching in their own right. So, why would you not watch them? ;)

KiNA
2007-05-15, 09:42
Because of the loli tag :p

mdauben
2007-05-15, 09:47
Because of the loli tag :p
Eh, the "loli" aspects of Fate in the first two seasons are I think vastly overstated. Sure, it's there is you are looking for it, but it's not over the top or offensivly presented. Some series are very "in your face" at presenting loli characters as sexual objects, with lots of suggestive scenes and actions. That is never the case with Fate. I found Fate much more intersting as a personality than as any sort of "lolicon" fantasy. :rolleyes:

Keroko
2007-05-15, 09:49
Ahh, the downsides of the loli tag. You can safely ignore any of the negative implications of the loli tag when Nanoha is concerned, trust me. There's no such thing as 'older people in love with the main char' or anything like that.

Edit: Darn, beaten to it.

Meophist
2007-05-15, 09:57
Edit: Forget it.

Pheonixfyre
2007-05-19, 13:13
Why do people say a mage has to be Rank A in order to fly?

Meophist
2007-05-19, 13:20
Why do people say a mage has to be Rank A in order to fly?
It's been stated that it is difficult for mages under the rank of "A" to fly. Some took this assumption a bit too far, but that's the general idea.

Chaos2Frozen
2007-05-19, 17:28
It is also can be assumed that 'flight' ability training are only opened to those A rank or higher...

iamandragon
2007-05-20, 17:29
Or maybe 'A' rank means the amount of mana a person has? Flying takes up a lot of energy I suppose, since not only you have to move around without using reaction forces, but to oppose gravity as well.

Chaos2Frozen
2007-05-20, 21:26
Or maybe 'A' rank means the amount of mana a person has? Flying takes up a lot of energy I suppose, since not only you have to move around without using reaction forces, but to oppose gravity as well.

Possible.

The rank is a combination of raw power and skill.

Being an AAA rank mage, Nanoha probably relied on her huge magical source to maintain flight for the first time, rather than skill which she lack greatly back then.

Zelene2004
2007-05-23, 01:05
How many episodes are there?
And can someone explain the mage ranks and magic ranks?
Thanks!

Chaos2Frozen
2007-05-23, 01:33
How many episodes are there?

26 episodes in total.

8 has been shown. 6 has been subbed in english.


And can someone explain the mage ranks and magic ranks?
Thanks!

Think of them as the 'official' level of a mage... It is a mix of the mages' magic potential, as well as their skill in using magic spells.

The ranking goes from F to SSS+

KempoCatholic
2007-05-23, 12:42
Is there an F rank? I guess it would make sense if there were. I always figured that D was a trainee, C was a normal grunt, and anything higher than that is just getting more and more elite.

Well, maybe F rank would be a normal, non-magical person.

Keroko
2007-05-23, 13:57
the complete list of rankings would be: F, E, D, C, B, A, AA, AAA, S, SS, SSS. Plusses and minusses can also be added to each rank.

azziz
2007-05-23, 14:37
so nanoha-and thus fate-is no even a S level mage?(someone said AAA)i tought they were among the strongest,both of them.i'm disapointed.

Meophist
2007-05-23, 14:43
so nanoha-and thus fate-is no even a S level mage?(someone said AAA)i tought they were among the strongest,both of them.i'm disapointed.Nanoha and Fate were AAA in A's(Chrono, I believe, was AAA+). They're S+ in StrikerS, and Hayate became a SS(apparently the highest acheivable by human).

Nanoha and Fate ARE among the strongest. I imagine there's only a handful(if even) of SS-rank mages.

justsomeguy
2007-05-23, 15:16
A different question with no relation to the story: how many stations are airing StrikerS, and why are the raws so bad?

raidou
2007-05-23, 15:36
A different question with no relation to the story: how many stations are airing StrikerS, and why are the raws so bad?

According to MoonPhase there are 7 station airing it,Wakayama TV being the earliest broadcast (http://cal.syoboi.jp/tid/1029).

Not too sure about why the raw quality so bad, i heard the 1st few broadcast area has crap raw (encoding?).

Proto
2007-05-23, 17:22
(apparently the highest acheivable by human).

That was just supposition people made a little ago on the episode 08 thread. However no cannon material has been released whether SSS is monster-exclusive or not.

Zelene2004
2007-05-24, 02:26
If Nanoha is the White Devil, then does Fate or anyone else have a nickname?

Nightengale
2007-05-24, 02:42
White Devil is a fanon title for Nanoha. Likewise, Fate's fanon title opposite of Nanoha's is Black Angel. However, the only canon title she has is "Ace of Aces".

Fate's canon title is "Golden Lightning", I think. Hayate's nickname was...Mistress of the Night Sky?

Anyway, Signum and Vita have a title too if I'm not wrong, but don't hold me up on it.

LoweGear
2007-05-24, 02:47
White Devil is a fanon title for Nanoha. Likewise, Fate's fanon title opposite of Nanoha's is Black Angel. However, the only canon title she has is "Ace of Aces".

Fate's canon title is "Golden Lightning", I think. Hayate's nickname was...Mistress of the Night Sky?

Anyway, Signum and Vita have a title too if I'm not wrong, but don't hold me up on it.

IIRC, Signum's title is "Blazing Flame General", which was originally a title bestowed upon her by the Book of Darkness, and Vita's would be "Scarlet Iron Knight".

Avatar_notADV
2007-05-24, 03:37
Keep in mind that the rank system isn't just descriptive, but more like a certification - you take a test to get "promoted", which verifies that you've learned all the stuff that you're supposed to know at that rank, and can actually use it. We see Fate's AAA-rank test in a chapter of the manga, including a mock battle with Chrono (she loses, but does well enough to count.)

Skills have a rank associated with them, and doing a particular skill when it's harder than your achieved rank is a special sort of accomplishment - so Teana's ability to use Variable Shot, which is a AA-rank skill, is actually doin' really well for a B-rank mage.

The only problem I have is that, if flying is A-rank, well... the TSA has a friggin' ton of flying mages. We see whole crowds of flying mages in A's and early in StrikerS. Presumably the majority of those mages are actually A-rank and not just gifted aviators, so that means that there's actually a pretty good amount of A-rank mages in the TSA (at least in the air force arm.) Kind of puts a limit on how rare that rank is, and obviously the new forwards have a ways to go on that score.

(Mind you, we've seen precisely one army battalion, and they're absolutely not up to magical snuff, to the point where they were more or less overwhelmed by -firefighting- until some kids on vacation showed up. So it's not too much to say that the TSA has a definite bias towards higher-ranked mages in the air arm, and thus we'd expect to see very few mages with high ranks come up through the ground forces. Or, if people tend to join up with the ground forces, like Subaru, and then get promoted into the air arm when they master the skills necessary, that'd be a source of really fierce interservice rivalry...)

Anyway, just because none of the new forwards are A-rank, it doesn't mean that they're unable to fly. However, where their capabilities exceed their rank, the show's been letting us know, and we haven't seen any of them catch air yet, so it's entirely reasonable to guess that they can't actually do it yet. However, it's just the sort of thing that we'd see in a moment of dramatic tension... of course, Caro doesn't really need to fly herself when she can just catch a ride, but still. Adding flight capability to Subaru wouldn't improve radically on her Wing Road either. But it would make a tremendous difference to both Teana and Elio, so if either of them need a mid-season power-up, we can expect this to be in there somewhere.

Darco_emp
2007-05-24, 06:09
With regards to mage rank, about 5% of population (I forgot if its mage population) achives AAA rank.

Also even if its not often used Fate also have "Striker Friendship" under her belt.

Thisguy
2007-05-24, 06:19
That was just supposition people made a little ago on the episode 08 thread. However no cannon material has been released whether SSS is monster-exclusive or not.Actually speaking, recent Megami (iirc) magazine actually describes Hayate as "one of the highest-rank among TSAB".
(It's the same article to the one that had the infamous "time table")

This does NOT, however, defines that there were/will be no human mage of SS+ and above.
It simply says that Hayate is of highest rank at present time, and under TSAB rank, so there're lots of room for exception.

Chaos2Frozen
2007-05-24, 09:47
^
So... In other words... It still doesn't prove anything, does it? :heh:

Thisguy
2007-05-24, 10:15
^
Well... yeah, kinda. :heh:

Aaron008R
2007-05-25, 04:08
Okay, my question now. I remember a conversation in A's about Lotte begging Chrono to release their powers during his conversation with Graham (After Chrono captured the Lieze twins). Just wondering, is it an additional effect of Struggle Bind? You'd get to hold the power of the one you captured even when the bonds are not present? If so, perhaps the limiters work in a similar way.

raidou
2007-05-25, 04:24
Is that even struggle bind? i dont remember him actually saying the bind name when he caught lieze twin.They just suddenly got bind out of nowhere.
Perhaps after the twin rendered unmovable, he casted something else on em with similar effect to limiter.It might not be necessarily part of the bind itself.

So far we have seen that device's limiters are removed through long arch control station.Most probably body's limiter also worked the same just require special key or something ala gaogaigar.Since there is level activation for the device , perhaps they could also control the amount of body's limiter release (Hayate goes from AA to S only for example)

LoweGear
2007-05-25, 04:33
Is that even struggle bind? i dont remember him actually saying the bind name when he caught lieze twin.They just suddenly got bind out of nowhere.

Perhaps after the twin rendered unmovable, he casted something else on em with similar effect to limiter.It might not be necessarily part of the bind itself.

He did mention the name of the spell (in english no less), when the binds activated unto the twins before he revealed himself.

Aaron008R
2007-05-25, 04:34
Is that even struggle bind? i dont remember him actually saying the bind name when he caught lieze twin.They just suddenly got bind out of nowhere.

Perhaps after the twin rendered unmovable, he casted something else on em with similar effect to limiter.It might not be necessarily part of the bind itself.

I see. But the limiter being some kind of bind sounds quite feasible to me.

And by the way, he did identify the bind as Struggle Bind and provided an explanation after he caught the twins.

Thanks.:)

raidou
2007-05-25, 04:35
Ahh ok i forgot about it then :) my bad,Thanks... Yuuno struggle bind doesn't seem to have that effect though, he used em much in A's if i remember correctly.

Chaos2Frozen
2007-05-25, 05:43
Chrono's Struggle bind was described as "A very powerful binding spell that also acts as a magical "ground", specifically, it inhibits magical abilities of the target and can even dissolve transformations in use"

While Yuuno's Struggle bind was simply to bind.

I remember Chrono saying that he had learnt from the twins to always continuously improve himself, so I believe it is possible that Chrono had 'customized' his bind to add in those other effects.

Zelene2004
2007-05-26, 22:33
What is this 300 and the Legion that I keep reading everywhere?

Proto
2007-05-26, 22:47
One of (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_300) those things (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legion_%28demon%29) that remind us that the forum discussions are full of traps and illusions :p

Fuyu no Sora
2007-05-26, 23:23
What is this 300 and the Legion that I keep reading everywhere?

Ha ha. That brings back some funny things to mind. '300' is the name people that support Yuuno x Nanoha relationship gave themselves. 'The Legion' is the name we, those who support Fate x Nanoha relationship, gave ourselves. We used to fight a lot about this in the episode threads and it went so out of control that when it was driven from one thread it jumped to another. Heck even the Image thread was attained by the war. This was stopped a long while after, since people began to grow tired of the shipping wars and so you get an idea of how out of control it went, Moderators and other staff members had to step in, although some of the members (300 and Legion) were already trying to stop it by the time Mods. stepped in.

Chaos2Frozen
2007-05-27, 08:36
Actually, I'm more surprised when h- *runs to check profile* erm, SHE said 'everywhere' :)

Did you mean just in AS-forums? Or did we really went global? :heh:

darkalpha
2007-05-28, 16:25
I'll make it simple: are there any text-based translations of ANY (I'd prefer all of them) of Nanoha CD dramas?

Due to my deafness, it bothers me a lot that I'm missing out on scenes and dialogue from them since they're audio-based.

Keroko
2007-05-28, 16:29
The music discussion thread (http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?t=37267) has several translations, provided by Nagumo.

Ratler
2007-05-29, 02:40
Ok my turn to ask something that I feel I should already know^^

What is the ranking system in the TSAB I have looked at all of the (USA) military branches and it seams to be a combination of them but not in order. A little help would be appreciated^^

Links, lists, or anything at all :) thanks

selkirk
2007-05-29, 02:48
Ok my turn to ask something that I feel I should already know^^

What is the ranking system in the TSAB I have looked at all of the (USA) military branches and it seams to be a combination of them but not in order. A little help would be appreciated^^

Links, lists, or anything at all :) thanks

It's very similar to the JSDF ranks.
Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_ranks_and_insignia_of_the_Japan_Self-Defense_Forces)

Keroko
2007-05-29, 02:55
Well, you have to realize that the TSAB has both land, air and naval forces (naval being spaceships in this case).

A good wiki with ranks should be this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General the table on the right has common military rankings.

According to this, the TSAB seems to follow the navy ranking system, though this does create confusion with Hayate's ranking as commander.

Skane
2007-05-29, 03:02
Well, you have to realize that the TSAB has both land, air and naval forces (naval being spaceships in this case).

A good wiki with ranks should be this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General the table on the right has common military rankings.

According to this, the TSAB seems to follow the navy ranking system, though this does create confusion with Hayate's ranking as commander.
Why? The Land Forces acknowledge her as a LTC, which is the direct counterpart to the Navy's Commander.

Cheers.

Chaos2Frozen
2007-05-29, 03:33
Keroko, you've answered the question yourself :heh:

The TSAB has Land, Air and Naval division.

Hayate's in the Land division, hence her rank is "Lt. Colonel", following the Army...

Chrono, who is in the Naval division, has the rank "Admiral", following the Navy...

And Nanoha, who was in the Air division, has the rank "Captain"... (Though 'Captain' is kinda found in all 3 :heh:...)

...Following the Air Force...

Keroko
2007-05-29, 04:44
Why? The Land Forces acknowledge her as a LTC, which is the direct counterpart to the Navy's Commander.

Cheers.

Which is the confusion, in the navy Captain is higher then commander. If we asume that RF 6 uses navy ranks (as they do call her commander, I believe) then Nanoha and Fate would outrank her. However, if they would use land/air forces ranks, she would be a lieutenent-colonel instead of a commander.

That is my confusion.

Ottocycle
2007-05-29, 05:29
Hayate definitely outranks Nanoha and Fate, as the TSAB uses land forces' ranks as far as we've heard in the series, Admiral aside, which means we'll just need to use the centre section of the table provided in the wiki you gave.

Keroko
2007-05-29, 06:05
Okay, I double checked the translation of Hayate's rank, which is 'butaicho', and the literal translation I got was 'commanding officer', not commander. Now, I'm no genius on military rankings, but doesn't this mean that Hayate could technically be any rank, which makes the ground/air forces rank of lt. colonel the most likely choice.

Thanks for the help, that's what I get when I trust fansubs a bit too much. :heh:

Ottocycle
2007-05-29, 06:40
Well, there's always the official site with its biodata page, which explicitly states her appointment/rank as Commander of RF6/Lieutenant Colonel

Exact text: 機動六課部課長/陸上二佐

Keroko
2007-05-29, 06:47
That settles that then. Thanks, my computer here does not suport kanji, so I had no way of checking.

Chaos2Frozen
2007-05-29, 06:58
Sigh :heh:

They're using the Army's ranking because Hayate's with the ground forces...

Fuyu no Sora
2007-05-30, 17:36
Here's a question (Now that we're talking about military ranks and all): Anyone know exactly what Fate's TSAB Rank is? I know Nanoha is Flight Lieutenant, Hayate is Lieutenant-Colonel and Fate is Enforcer. Now, what would be the equivalent of an Enforcer? A Lieutenant Junior Grade? (Navy of course)

selkirk
2007-05-30, 18:03
Here's a question (Now that we're talking about military ranks and all): Anyone know exactly what Fate's TSAB Rank is? I know Nanoha is Flight Lieutenant, Hayate is Lieutenant-Colonel and Fate is Enforcer. Now, what would be the equivalent of an Enforcer? A Lieutenant Junior Grade? (Navy of course)

武装隊では一尉扱い
Treated as a Captain (NATO OF-2) in the armed forces.

It probably makes more sense to also call Nanoha a Captain (一等空尉, 1st class air officer) to follow JSDF ranks, rather than Commonwealth ranks... they are equivalent ranks, but calling her a Lieutenant can make her sound lower ranking than she really is.

Fuyu no Sora
2007-05-30, 18:06
Treated as a Captain (NATO OF-2) in the armed forces.

It probably makes more sense to also call Nanoha a Captain (一等空尉, 1st class air officer) to follow JSDF ranks, rather than Commonwealth ranks... they are equivalent ranks, but calling her a Lieutenant can make her sound lower ranking than she really is.

Oh, Thanks. I did follow the JSDF, that's why I reffered to Fate as Lieutenent Junior Grade (Equivalent of First Flight Lieutenant ^^)

Thanks a lot! :D :D

selkirk
2007-05-30, 20:12
Translation of all of the non-paragraph data from nanoha.com. I'm not quite bored enough to do the paragraphs yet :p. Haven't done the new antagonist updates yet either.

Thumbnail:http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/jonathanyuac/Other/th_Ranks_v2.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/jonathanyuac/Other/Ranks.jpg)

(Disclaimer: Translations are subjective, so take this with a grain of salt)

Edit: V2 to fix some formatting errors, and make it easier to read.

Fuyu no Sora
2007-05-30, 20:19
Translation of all of the non-paragraph data from nanoha.com. I'm not quite bored enough to do the paragraphs yet :p. Haven't done the new antagonist updates yet either.

Thumbnail:http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/jonathanyuac/Other/th_Ranks.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/jonathanyuac/Other/Ranks.jpg)
(Disclaimer: Translations are subjective, so take this with a grain of salt)

Whoa! OO! Thanks! This is really helpful :D :D

Chaos2Frozen
2007-05-30, 20:27
This is interesting...

"Belka Self-governed Region"

LoweGear
2007-05-31, 01:20
Translation of all of the non-paragraph data from nanoha.com. I'm not quite bored enough to do the paragraphs yet :p. Haven't done the new antagonist updates yet either.

Thumbnail:http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/jonathanyuac/Other/th_Ranks_v2.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/jonathanyuac/Other/Ranks.jpg)

(Disclaimer: Translations are subjective, so take this with a grain of salt)

Edit: V2 to fix some formatting errors, and make it easier to read.


This'll come in handy for future reference, and also the OC thread :D:D:D Our deepest gratitudes :)

Kha
2007-05-31, 03:43
This is interesting...

"Belka Self-governed Region"I translated the chinese subs, during epi 4 or 5 I think went they flashed a scene of the Grand Church, to mean Self Administrated Region, therefore I've been using Belka SAR for short, and placing the area in the same league as Hong Kong now. :D

So here's my question: Does Self Governed Region = Self Administrated Region?

Keroko
2007-05-31, 04:18
I translated the chinese subs, during epi 4 or 5 I think went they flashed a scene of the Grand Church, to mean Self Administrated Region, therefore I've been using Belka SAR for short, and placing the area in the same league as Hong Kong now. :D

So here's my question: Does Self Governed Region = Self Administrated Region?

Considering Velka have their own millitary, I would say so. It would certainly relieve pressure from the TSAB if other organisations would patrol their own regions.

Chaos2Frozen
2007-05-31, 07:04
Considering Velka have their own millitary, I would say so. It would certainly relieve pressure from the TSAB if other organisations would patrol their own regions.

They have their own military?

You mean the knights?

Keroko
2007-05-31, 07:09
They have their own military?

You mean the knights?

Okay, quasi, millitary. But still not something you simply toss aside.

Keroko
2007-06-02, 14:04
Scuse the double post, but I have been wondering, what are the exact mage-rankings for the Wolkenritter? We know Hayate is currently a SS rank, but what about the knights?

Meophist
2007-06-02, 14:10
Vita - AAA+(Air)
Signum - S-(Air)
Shamal - AA+(Mixed)
Zafira - AA(Estimated)
Reinforce Zwei - A+(Mixed)

Keroko
2007-06-02, 14:16
Thanks, been looking for that for a while.

Vali
2007-06-03, 22:00
I have a question. I dont know if this has been asked before (forgive me if it has), but do you have to watch the other two seasons before you watch this one?

Fuyu no Sora
2007-06-03, 22:06
I have a question. I dont know if this has been asked before (forgive me if it has), but do you have to watch the other two seasons before you watch this one?

Not necessarily, but it helps to understand many things.

Chaos2Frozen
2007-06-03, 23:52
I have a question. I dont know if this has been asked before (forgive me if it has), but do you have to watch the other two seasons before you watch this one?

Yeah... You're pretty much the fifth person who asked :heh:

It's highly prefered if you watch the first 2 seasons first... The first half of season one is VERY deceiving, but if you survived that you would fall in love with the rest of the series :)

(Just... Don't support yuri :uhoh:)

Fuyu no Sora
2007-06-04, 00:57
(Just... Don't support yuri :uhoh:)

Although the series suggest yuri, the show is based on really close friendship between the cast members. Don't let what it looks like to cloud your mind and fog what it really is.

Chaos2Frozen
2007-06-04, 05:27
Although the series suggest yuri, the show is based on really close friendship between the cast members. Don't let what it looks like to cloud your mind and fog what it really is.

Yeah, though for some it's easier said than done...

Bottomline, we strongly recommend you to watch the first two seasons :)

Cats
2007-06-04, 08:16
Ep9 practically spoils the entire two seasons for you (not like the others aren't spoilerific enough) so if you're not going to watch them before then there might not be much of a point after...

Chaos2Frozen
2007-06-04, 08:42
Ep9 practically spoils the entire two seasons for you (not like the others aren't spoilerific enough) so if you're not going to watch them before then there might not be much of a point after...

That's not exactly true :heh:

He/She would miss out on alot of the good stuff that happened... As I've proved several times before, not everything good about the show is it's plot...

Sometimes it's the little things in life :)

Cats
2007-06-04, 09:00
I totally agree.
But why not enjoy it to the fullest ~
As in plot + little-bits. :p

Maritime
2007-06-05, 12:09
I have a question. I dont know if this has been asked before (forgive me if it has), but do you have to watch the other two seasons before you watch this one?
To get the full Nanoha experience you really should watch the first two seasons. The first season takes about five or six episodes to really get going and there are more than a few moments that'll make you cringe and question why you're watching at all but stick with it as it becomes very interesting when it finally gets serious. The second season is a must-see although it picks up where the first season ends so you'll be lost if you haven't seen season one.

Fate Testarossa
2007-06-09, 09:12
I've always wanted to ask this question.What is the difference of full set-up & just putting on barrier jacket??Will the barrier jacket become stronger???

Chaos2Frozen
2007-06-09, 09:39
I've always wanted to ask this question.What is the difference of full set-up & just putting on barrier jacket??Will the barrier jacket become stronger???

Can i assume that a "full set-up" means activating the device as well?

If thats the case, then no... The Barrier Jacket's capability would still remain unchanged.

Having a device out would just increase the Mage's potential for spell casting.

Keroko
2007-06-09, 09:41
I've always wanted to ask this question.What is the difference of full set-up & just putting on barrier jacket??Will the barrier jacket become stronger???

what do you mean by 'just putting on the barrier jacket?' It's not like they keep the barrier jackets in the closet, the only way to equip the is to do a full set-up.

Aaron008R
2007-06-09, 09:43
what do you mean by 'just putting on the barrier jacket?' It's not like they keep the barrier jackets in the closet, the only way to equip the is to do a full set-up.

Hmm. That would depend of the mage in question. Lindy, Chrono and the other TSAB mages come to mind.

Keroko
2007-06-09, 09:46
Hmm. That would depend of the mage in question. Lindy, Chrono and the other TSAB mages come to mind.

*tilts head* what, you mean their uniform?

Aaron008R
2007-06-09, 09:49
*tilts head* what, you mean their uniform?

I'm under the impression that standard-issue/common BJ's can be worn like normal clothes. Chrono and Yuuno doesn't seem to require a full set up.

Chaos2Frozen
2007-06-09, 09:51
Yuuno didn't have a device, and he was able to set up his Barrier Jacket.

Chrono set up Durandal after he has his Barrier Jacket on.

That means the device is an independent factor.

It just so happens that when in most cases when they set up their jacket, they would want their device out as well.

An Hero in Disguise
2007-06-09, 09:55
I've always wanted to ask this question.What is the difference of full set-up & just putting on barrier jacket??Will the barrier jacket become stronger???

*points at name* Shouldn't you know better? :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

Full set-up is just an excuse for a fan-service scene anyway :heh:

Chaos2Frozen
2007-06-09, 09:57
Full set-up is just an excuse for a fan-service scene anyway :heh:

Lets try to keep answers within their dimension and out of OURS okay? :heh:

Thisguy
2007-06-09, 09:57
Also reminded that Nanoha and Fate wore BJ without setting up their device in A's too.

Considering from the fact that defence magics are appeared to be mostly non device-dependant, I don't see why BJs are as one of it's class.

Cats
2007-06-09, 10:00
The jacket is dependent on the device at least in Nanoha's case. (season 1 episode 1)
Also the device, for example RH, is just the little marbel not the pointy stick.

They can draw out their weapon or armor at any time ~ they are supposedly independent. (seson 2 - Fate)

Keroko
2007-06-09, 10:04
The jacket is dependent on the device at least in Nanoha's case. (season 1 episode 1)
Also the device, for example RH, is just the little marbel not the pointy stick.

They can draw out their weapon or armor at any time ~ they are supposedly independent. (seson 2 - Fate)

In season 1 Nanoha was still a rookie, and StrikerS has shown that she does not need RH to be active for her barrier jacket to remain active.

Cats
2007-06-09, 10:23
But she needs RH to activate it in the first place ~ ;)

Chaos2Frozen
2007-06-09, 10:25
But she needs RH to activate it in the first place ~ ;)

Not exactly.

In all those situations that she activates RH, she would need her Barrier jacket as well.

Kha
2007-06-09, 12:49
I've always wanted to ask this question.What is the difference of full set-up & just putting on barrier jacket??Will the barrier jacket become stronger???Well, in our universe? Fan-service.

In their universe, its a lot more cloudy. I play with the idea that full set up releases the BJ or KA at max power, ready to take on any blow, while the truncated one saves time but releases the armor at lower power, with total charging time greater than that of full-henshin.

But as I said, that's a fan's explanation of something that doesn't have a canon explanation. :heh:

Cats
2007-06-09, 14:39
I've always wanted to ask this question.What is the difference of full set-up & just putting on barrier jacket??Will the barrier jacket become stronger???

Referencing Ep9 where it's Vita, Fate & Nanoha Vs. Spagetti drone-fighters.
Nanoha did a full one with no service ~ looks like the difference is .6s at most :p

I could shove some statistical tests in
..to prove to you it's insignificant difference.
But it's really pointless ~ too obvious.100Please refer to Kha's post above for further clarification.

iamandragon
2007-06-09, 16:02
Just asking...does anyone here watches the OP everytime? In the last section, who's that poor thing that got beat up by both Nanoha and Fate together?

Meophist
2007-06-09, 16:07
Just asking...does anyone here watches the OP everytime? In the last section, who's that poor thing that got beat up by both Nanoha and Fate together?
I watch the OP everytime; I also watch the ED everytime. I believe the "poor thing" are just drones(model 2 and I think there might be a model 3 in there too).

Kha
2007-06-09, 19:16
Just asking...does anyone here watches the OP everytime? In the last section, who's that poor thing that got beat up by both Nanoha and Fate together?It's a drone that has been made to look like it was standing on the Velka summoning square, thus giving the impression that Lute got blasted when she is standing in some wood safe from return fire (which she usually does).

As for what type of drone, it looks like a big ball (Type-3 possibly?). Or maybe this?http://www.mahq.net/mecha/gundam/gg/ma-09.jpg

:uhoh:

iamandragon
2007-06-10, 14:23
If type 3 possess the threat to have to be dealt with 60% of armed forces in the TSAB, I can't imagine how would type 4 be like...perhaps there's none.

Chaos2Frozen
2007-06-10, 15:07
If type 3 possess the threat to have to be dealt with 60% of armed forces in the TSAB, I can't imagine how would type 4 be like...perhaps there's none.

Have you seen the "Monkeylord", aka Spiderbot :heh: ?

(Supreme Commanders)

outlaw97
2007-06-10, 21:59
Do Nanoha and company qualify to be in a Super Robot Wars game? I mean, they pack enough firepower to qualify as a mech...


(No I don't expect this to be answered, just wishful thinking for a SRW-style Nanoha attack)

An Hero in Disguise
2007-06-10, 22:04
Do Nanoha and company qualify to be in a Super Robot Wars game? I mean, they pack enough firepower to qualify as a mech...


(No I don't expect this to be answered, just wishful thinking for a SRW-style Nanoha attack)

With the number of characters in MGLN they could've easily done something standalone, like BattleMoonWars.

tshouryuu
2007-06-11, 07:54
With the number of characters in MGLN they could've easily done something standalone, like BattleMoonWars.

Super Magical Girls Wars perhaps?:heh:

Adr 00
2007-06-11, 10:19
Hey um i once saw a gadget using missles!I thought there were no types 4s yet.

Ps.Does anyone find Caro's BJ design very cute?

Chaos2Frozen
2007-06-11, 10:26
Hey um i once saw a gadget using missles!I thought there were no types 4s yet.

Does it look like a plane?



Ps.Does anyone find Caro's BJ design very cute?

I would say... It fits her :p

Keroko
2007-06-11, 10:47
I would say... It fits her :p

It keeps reminding me of a white mage. :heh:

Adr 00
2007-06-11, 11:18
No it looked like a type 1 with mounted missles launchers.It was seen for a short while in ep7.

Ps. I think Caro is also a very cute character.I kinda like her BJ's Cap.

Keroko
2007-06-11, 13:53
No it looked like a type 1 with mounted missles launchers.It was seen for a short while in ep7.

Ps. I think Caro is also a very cute character.I kinda like her BJ's Cap.

That was more an add-on then a completely new type. Simply a type 1 with missile launchers strappen in.

Adr 00
2007-06-12, 04:22
Hey is it just me or when no matter how i look at the way RF6 forward team is built, taking even one of them out would cause the whole team to crumble?

Chaos2Frozen
2007-06-12, 05:24
Hey is it just me or when no matter how i look at the way RF6 forward team is built, taking even one of them out would cause the whole team to crumble?

It's a 4 man party :heh:

Everybody's important.

Adr 00
2007-06-12, 10:58
Who in the show had the idea of putting these particular four into a team in the first place anyway?I kinda cant find who.

An Hero in Disguise
2007-06-12, 11:02
Who in the show had the idea of putting these particular four into a team in the first place anyway?I kinda cant find who.

I suppose they were picked by the Aces somehow.

FreedomMS
2007-06-12, 21:30
i was thinking... during nanoha A's when hayate transform into reinforce all her body grow bigger..then the question is.. if the master is a male? how do he transform into reinforce

Chaos2Frozen
2007-06-12, 21:36
i was thinking... during nanoha A's when hayate transform into reinforce all her body grow bigger..then the question is.. if the master is a male? how do he transform into reinforce

Which then you wonder... Has there ever been a male master of the Book of Darkness?

An Hero in Disguise
2007-06-12, 21:43
Which then you wonder... Has there ever been a male master of the Book of Darkness?

There must have been male masters ... Or I'll need to rethink some parts of the story I intend to post in OC thread :rolleyes: Well, not that much to change anyway

Keroko
2007-06-13, 03:16
i was thinking... during nanoha A's when hayate transform into reinforce all her body grow bigger..then the question is.. if the master is a male? how do he transform into reinforce

They'll probably pull a Ranma when that happens.

Kha
2007-06-13, 05:15
They'll probably pull a Ranma when that happens.Ah yes my non-serous answer. :D

I suppose that a trenchcoat and shorts wouldn't be too bad. Or even something like a Rein1 themed Archer would be intriguing. BUT when he opens his mouth, I demand nothing less than either:

a. 2 voices stacked on top of one another

b. Reinforce's voice for the sheer disturbing kick of it. :heh:

FreedomMS
2007-06-13, 08:56
Ah yes my non-serous answer. :D

I suppose that a trenchcoat and shorts wouldn't be too bad. Or even something like a Rein1 themed Archer would be intriguing. BUT when he opens his mouth, I demand nothing less than either:

a. 2 voices stacked on top of one another

b. Reinforce's voice for the sheer disturbing kick of it. :heh:

i more curious when a male transform to reinforce
how will he grow breast
and what will happen to his birdy:heh::heh:

Adr 00
2007-06-13, 09:44
the above post gives me the creeps

Anyway why does everyone like Erio?just curious.

Chaos2Frozen
2007-06-13, 10:02
Anyway why does everyone like Erio?just curious.

Haven't you been asking that question ever since episode 10 :heh:?

Adr 00
2007-06-13, 10:11
perhaps i forgot to add something to the question as well.
And i dont think i asked that,even if i did i dont think i got an answer.

How did anyone think up of Erio x lutecia pairing?

Chaos2Frozen
2007-06-13, 10:16
perhaps i forgot to add something to the question as well.
And i dont think i asked that,even if i did i dont think i got an answer.

How did anyone think up of Erio x lutecia pairing?

You want the truth? Or a normal answer? :heh:

Adr 00
2007-06-13, 10:20
um both?Normal answer please first.

Chaos2Frozen
2007-06-13, 10:30
um both?Normal answer please first.


How did anyone think up of Erio x lutecia pairing?


Normal answer?

"Bah! It's just the crazy mind of fans! Take no heed of them for their idea comes straight from the twisted nether!"

Truth?




One of us, I think it might even be me :heh:, had wondered out loud how amusing it would be for Erio to bag all the new lolis from this season.

Mind you, this was somewhere after the revolutionary scene from episode 2 and we were all still high over it :heh:

So one thing lead to another and it ended up becoming one of the most anticipated thing of StrikerS :p

Fuyu no Sora
2007-06-13, 20:49
perhaps i forgot to add something to the question as well.
And i dont think i asked that,even if i did i dont think i got an answer.

How did anyone think up of Erio x lutecia pairing?

Well, the thing is that most people are placing their hopes in Elio after the utterly failure of Yuuno in seasons 1 and 2. Besides, that boy has nerve :D :D :D

FlareKnight
2007-06-13, 21:59
I think Erio became incredibly popular because of episode 2. He was a guy who actually got involved very quickly with a loli. Making quicker strides than Yuuno and going farther on the screen. So pretty quickly he became a symbol and when people saw Lutecia well he had to get her.

Have to admit I helped push these things along. With my expectations of episode 10 and a Lutecia encounter. Erio has just had people placing hopes on him. He felt up Caro in episode 2 without consequence. The guy can't be stopped :).

tshouryuu
2007-06-14, 00:33
I've got an incredibly stupid question to ask but can Fate be classified as a yanmama?

Fuyu no Sora
2007-06-14, 00:35
I've got an incredibly stupid question to ask but can Fate be classified as a yanmama?

Not really. Fate isn't the Japanese version of a "Yankee". :heh: :heh:

Anh_Minh
2007-06-14, 00:47
Well, she's blond, she used to do bad stuff and get into fights...

Kha
2007-06-14, 02:30
I've got an incredibly stupid question to ask but can Fate be classified as a yanmama?Please don't turn me into a MILFer. :heh:

tshouryuu
2007-06-14, 02:39
Don't worry, I won't. Or more rather, its not that I can since you're already one. :heh:

Kha
2007-06-14, 04:52
Don't worry, I won't. Or more rather, its not that I can since you're already one. :heh::eyebrow:...

WARE WA ZENGA--

Wait someone died doing that. :upset:

You and your *ding* Festival. It's t3h most reflective barrier I've encountered. :heh:

And I state again, Fate is NOT a yanmama (I won't allow it. :heh:).

Thisguy
2007-06-14, 04:52
Not really. Fate isn't the Japanese version of a "Yankee". :heh: :heh:Well, that yanmama could simply refer to "Young Mama".
In that case, she already has two (adopted, yes) children (10 yrs old!) and is very young for that :heh:

Kha
2007-06-14, 05:04
Well, that yanmama could simply refer to "Young Mama".
In that case, she already has two (adopted, yes) children (10 yrs old!) and is very young for that :heh:Officially, Erio is under Lindy's name, and Caro is not adopted, and we don't see any plans of that happening soon. :heh:

Chaos2Frozen
2007-06-14, 05:38
Officially, Erio is under Lindy's name, and Caro is not adopted, and we don't see any plans of that happening soon. :heh:

If Erio's under Lindy's name, why is it still 'Mondial' ? :D

tshouryuu
2007-06-14, 05:47
Officially, Erio is under Lindy's name, and Caro is not adopted, and we don't see any plans of that happening soon. :heh:
Not if I'm reading Starting Stars Phase 3 correctly. Although Erio is adopted under Lindy's name, it seems like Caro is under Fate's.:heehee:

Chaos2Frozen
2007-06-14, 05:48
Not if I'm reading Starting Stars Phase 3 correctly. Although Erio is adopted under Lindy's name, it seems like Caro is under Fate's.:heehee:

Guardian, not adopted parent.

They still keep their last name.

Kha
2007-06-14, 06:11
If Erio's under Lindy's name, why is it still 'Mondial' ? :DFigure of speech! (Though I got to admit that was in Singlish. :heh:) Of course I meant under Lindy's guardianship, anything but Fate's. :heh:

Thisguy
2007-06-14, 07:15
Of course I meant under Lindy's guardianship, anything but Fate's. :heh:Legality doesn't matter, just look at her motherly action in EP10 :D

*puts a 500-yen coin on "Fate's gonna open an orphanage in epilogue"*

Chaos2Frozen
2007-06-14, 07:18
Legality doesn't matter, just look at her motherly action in EP10 :D

*puts a 500-yen coin on "Fate's gonna open an orphanage in epilogue"*

Now THATs obsession :heh:

(I don't care if I'm not being politically correct, I just want to say it!)

Kha
2007-06-14, 07:26
Legality doesn't matter, just look at her motherly action in EP10 :D

*puts a 500-yen coin on "Fate's gonna open an orphanage in epilogue"*Now THATs obsession :heh:

(I don't care if I'm not being politically correct, I just want to say it!)Because it sounds so plausible... I fear for my OC. :heh:

Adr 00
2007-06-17, 10:29
If Erio has no biological relatives, how does he have that sir name:mondial?

tshouryuu
2007-06-17, 10:54
Hmm.. was the name of the loli found in ep 10 mentioned anywhere?

Chaos2Frozen
2007-06-17, 14:41
If Erio has no biological relatives, how does he have that sir name:mondial?

He comes with the label... (:uhoh:)

Hmm.. was the name of the loli found in ep 10 mentioned anywhere?

Yeah... Under 'spoiler' :p

Noppapana
2007-06-17, 15:43
was it ever mentioned which magic grade Gin-nee has ?

Chaos2Frozen
2007-06-17, 15:54
was it ever mentioned which magic grade Gin-nee has ?

She's A ranked.

Ottocycle
2007-06-17, 21:24
She's A ranked.

To add to that, she's Land Combat A Rank, if you're wondering why she can't fly.

Chaos2Frozen
2007-06-17, 22:10
To add to that, she's Land Combat A Rank, if you're wondering why she can't fly.

I just guessed that she gets air sick easily... :D

But hey, any excuse to get her matching blades with Subaru...

Avatar_notADV
2007-06-21, 23:21
One points out that there are three/only three characters in the show named after Ferraris... Fate, Elio, and Scaglietti. ;p

Chaos2Frozen
2007-06-21, 23:45
One points out that there are three/only three characters in the show named after Ferraris... Fate, Elio, and Scaglietti. ;p


Coincidents? :D :p :eyebrow:

Kha
2007-06-22, 07:39
Is there a Ferrari named Zone? Just checking.

Nightengale
2007-06-22, 07:43
Is there a Ferrari named Zone? Just checking.

coughENZOcough

:heh:

Adr 00
2007-06-25, 23:46
Hey i wonder why does everyone treat Erio and Caro like they are already married?

Chaos2Frozen
2007-06-25, 23:51
Hey i wonder why does everyone treat Erio and Caro like they are already married?


Oi oi~

Now you're just trying too hard :heh:

Adr 00
2007-06-25, 23:55
Oi oi~

Now you're just trying too hard :heh:

i see alot of ppl saying Caro as Mrs Mondial:heh::confused:

Chaos2Frozen
2007-06-26, 00:01
i see everyone saying Caro as Mrs Mondial:heh::confused:

It's just for this episode :p Erio and Caro apparently looked alot like doting parents when they're taking care of Vivio...

Cats
2007-06-26, 02:25
Hey i wonder why does everyone treat Erio and Caro like they are already married?It's a disease ~ :heh:

No, just kidding,
I asked about Erio x Caro in Ep12, the answers were pretty clear.
( see Page #30 (http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?t=49358&page=30) )

Chaos2Frozen
2007-06-26, 02:29
It's a disease ~ :heh:

No, just kidding,
I asked about Erio x Caro in Ep12, the answers were pretty clear.
( see Page #30 (http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?t=49358&page=30) )

Adr 00's question was slightly more specific though... :heh:

Kha
2007-06-26, 02:31
Hey i wonder why does everyone treat Erio and Caro like they are already married?I think I'm the only person who uses the term Mrs Mondial around here, so it's not really reflective of the general populace. :heh:

Chaos2Frozen
2007-06-26, 02:36
I think I'm the only person who uses the term Mrs Mondial around here, so it's not really reflective of the general populace. :heh:


We could start doing the same if that's what people want... :D

Fuyu no Sora
2007-06-26, 13:26
I think I'm the only person who uses the term Mrs Mondial around here, so it's not really reflective of the general populace. :heh:

Non, non. I started using that surname for Mrs. Mondial, Kha-kun, don't take away the credit :D (I also use it :p)

Although this is mostly the fault of those Striker Nano's :heh: :heh:

Kha
2007-06-26, 21:31
Non, non. I started using that surname for Mrs. Mondial, Kha-kun, don't take away the credit :D (I also use it :p)

Although this is mostly the fault of those Striker Nano's :heh: :heh:Oops, must've been so long ago that I forgot... :heh:

Chaos2Frozen
2007-06-26, 21:35
Oops, must've been so long ago that I forgot... :heh:


Wait, if that's the case, then how long have YOU been calling her Mrs Mondial in your head? :heh:

Kha
2007-06-26, 21:36
Wait, if that's the case, then how long have YOU been calling her Mrs Mondial in your head? :heh:I think... From the moment Erio pulled a fast one, literally. :D

Chaos2Frozen
2007-06-26, 21:39
I think... From the moment Erio pulled a fast one, literally. :D

LOL!

Good one :p

Cyz
2007-06-30, 09:07
I forgot the name of Subaru's sister. What's her name again?

LoweGear
2007-06-30, 09:10
I forgot the name of Subaru's sister. What's her name again?

Ginga Nakajima. Currently one of the most prolific characters in this board :D

Chaos2Frozen
2007-06-30, 09:13
Ginga Nakajima. Currently one of the most prolific characters in this board :D

Even if she doesn't get much screentime till recent :p

Adr 00
2007-06-30, 10:15
Is garyuu a familar?

Tokkan
2007-06-30, 10:20
Is garyuu a familar?

Garyuu's a summon. A bit different from a familiar, actually.

Cats
2007-06-30, 11:11
So Friedo would be both a familiar and a summon. :heh:
I think they are all familiars in their own special way.

Chaos2Frozen
2007-06-30, 11:13
I think they are all familiars in their own special way.

Huh :confused: ?

You mean it as in relationship-wise or...?

raidou
2007-06-30, 11:15
So Friedo would be both a familiar and a summon. :heh:
I think they are all familiars in their own special way.
It seems that fried actually more like a pet dragon.Caro said at one point that she raised him and he hatched from egg.

Keroko
2007-06-30, 12:49
It seems that fried actually more like a pet dragon.Caro said at one point that she raised him and he hatched from egg.

Well, the two are bound to eachother, so it's no miracle that Caro raised Fried from an egg.

raidou
2007-06-30, 13:24
Well, the two are bound to eachother, so it's no miracle that Caro raised Fried from an egg.
hmm what should we called him then :confused: ^^ clearly not a summon or familiar.

Jimmy C
2007-06-30, 13:37
Here's a thought, we don't know how she got the egg in the first place. That could have been the summon.

Chaos2Frozen
2007-06-30, 19:40
Here's a thought, we don't know how she got the egg in the first place. That could have been the summon.

If the egg was a summon, then Fried would have the same qualities of a summon, which he didn't.

And if those two aren't related, it still doesn't explain what Fried should be known as :p

Satty
2007-06-30, 21:35
I'm wondering....what's Mid-Childan year 0075 translate to in Earth years?

Tokkan
2007-06-30, 21:50
I'm wondering....what's Mid-Childan year 0075 translate to in Earth years?

Going by dates, the first 2 series are implied to take place in 2005 (1st series in Spring 2005, A's in December 2005). StrikerS takes place 10 years after, therefore it's most likely equivalent to 2015 in Earth years. But that's just a guess. The year the first 2 series take place in isn't ever stated, just implied.

Dark Wing
2007-06-30, 23:06
Garyuu's a summon. A bit different from a familiar, actually.

The difference seems to be that Summons can't take but Familiars can but both kinds can still interact with their masters.

Chaos2Frozen
2007-07-01, 01:02
The difference seems to be that Summons can't take but Familiars can but both kinds can still interact with their masters.

My personal belief is that a Familiar is a constant while a summon is temporary that could be dismissed.

Familiars would always be draining a portion of her master's magic source, I'm not so sure about summons, but even if they do drain, it's most likely only when they're called forth.

sausk3209
2007-07-01, 06:52
why is this so popular?

Chaos2Frozen
2007-07-01, 06:58
why is this so popular?

I-Is that a serious question?

Darco_emp
2007-07-01, 07:04
why is this so popular?

I'll leave Chaos or Kha to write a long winded essay on this....

I'll give a serious answere. It first I watched it since I was bored and the great animation from the first few eps of season one and Fate came along... Then for A's just watch the first two eps....

Liingo
2007-07-01, 07:05
why is this so popular?

Umm I'll try to answer some of this.. feel free to back me up guys... :heh:

Heres a picture that explains it...click here, (http://damagedgoodz.net/board/)the pictures at the top of the page

Don't let the 'Mahou Shojou' in the name put you off.. It's just a ploy to cover up the battle sequences.. Also it gives us good fanservice transformation scenes that the guys can drool over..

In particular the first two seasons had lolis which drew a good crowd to the series.

Plus if you're so inclined you can join in the madness that is the OC thread since it's really easy to create characters in the Nanohaverse.

If anyone else wants to add something feel free...:heh:

Darco_emp
2007-07-01, 07:07
Umm I'll try to answer some of this.. feel free to back me up guys... :heh:

Heres a picture that explains it...click here, (http://damagedgoodz.net/board/)the pictures at the top of the page

Don't let the 'Mahou Shojou' in the name put you off.. It's just a ploy to cover up the battle sequences.. Also it gives us good fanservice transformation scenes that the guys can drool over..

In particular the first two seasons had lolis which drew a good crowd to the series.

Plus if you're so inclined you can join in the madness that is the OC thread since it's really easy to create characters in the Nanohaverse.

If anyone else wants to add something feel free...:heh:

:heh:, Never throught there is a day the you would speak up for the series

Liingo
2007-07-01, 07:09
:heh:, Never throught there is a day the you would speak up for the series

I'm one of those mad denziens of the OC thread.... Of course I would speak for the series.. :heh:

Chaos2Frozen
2007-07-01, 07:42
I'll leave Chaos or Kha to write a long winded essay on this....


I'll pass on that :heh:

It's just not worth it... The long-winded explaination that is.

Sephi
2007-07-04, 03:55
Hi. Forgive me if it's been asked before. But 13 pages was a bit to much to read true.

Does anyone know the following info about the characters?

Caro
Magic typ
Device name

Teana
Magic typ

Rein
Magic typ

Lutecia
Magic typ
Device name
Age

For example:
Subaru
Magic typ is Modern Belka
Device is Mach Caliben
Age 15

Thanks in advance

Chaos2Frozen
2007-07-04, 04:02
Hi. Forgive me if it's been asked before. But 13 pages was a bit to much to read true.

Does anyone know the following info about the characters?

Caro
Magic typ
Device name

Teana
Magic typ

Rein
Magic typ

Lutecia
Magic typ
Device name
Age

For example:
Subaru
Magic typ is Modern Belka
Device is Mach Caliben
Age 15

Thanks in advance



Caro
Kerykeion
Mid-Childan

Teana
Mid-Childan

Rein
Velka

Lutecia
Velka
Asclepius
unknown

Adr 00
2007-07-10, 01:27
How did Erio feel in episode 5 when he found himself in Caro's arms?I cant find a word or phrase to describe it

Keroko
2007-07-10, 02:21
Embarrased, I'd say. Or nervous.

Ratler
2007-07-12, 15:32
Ok a friend asked me a few questions yesterday and i though they deserved a post so i shall do my best to repeat it.

What powers the TSAB's space ships??
How do the ships use magic like teleportation?
And is the Arc-En-Ciel a Magic spell or a weapon??

sorry if any of this is a repost.

Chaos2Frozen
2007-07-12, 16:15
Ok a friend asked me a few questions yesterday and i though they deserved a post so i shall do my best to repeat it.

What powers the TSAB's space ships??
How do the ships use magic like teleportation?
And is the Arc-En-Ciel a Magic spell or a weapon??

sorry if any of this is a repost.

There hasn't been any official statement, remember that this show doesn't swing that way. But base on best guess...

1. Whatever powers any other space ships from any other sci-fic series. Except the energy source would most likely be magic.

Think Guilty Gear. Free Energy.

2. The same way as the humans use magic like teleportation, only this time it's via machine.

Think Guilty Gear. The Gears.

3. It's a 'magicial' weapon.

Ratler
2007-07-12, 21:17
Thanks Chaos I'll pass that along

Kha
2007-07-15, 06:04
Okay, I've watched Epi 12, and I've got a messy notebook of Influent Skills. While I figured out their names, and how they work and are activated, I can't seem to attach the skill to the Number it belongs to. These are the IS I could find:

Heavy Barrel
Silver Curtain
Wide Impulse
Deep Diver

Are there more? And who do these and others belong to? It would also be helpful if someone can help me translate the meaning of the Number's name too... :heh:

Thanks a bunch guys!