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7/10.
I really liked Nanoha and A's (would have given them both 9/10). Both were very compelling stories where the "bad guys" weren't really your run-of-the-bill villain. Instead, the stories provided us with a lot of sympathy for Fate and the Wolkenritter and made a true sympathetic hero out of Nanoha trying to solve the problems instead of just mindlessly attacking the other side.
Strikers was a neat action/adventure series that had our favorite characters return to lead the way for the new generation, but it didn't have that same emotional impact until the last few episodes with Nanoha vs. Vivio. The beginning, especially, dragged on for far too long before the plot wheels started turning, and we got introduced to WAY too many characters right off the bat, many of whom weren't even important enough to give a name.
The middle of the series really started to pick up, and perhaps they should have just started there, in media res, rather than fill up 6-8 episodes with essentially opening narrative.
Music was good, but the OP and ED just couldn't keep up with Nanoha or even A's, IMHO (Innocent Starter and the Nanoha OP is one of my all-time favorites, and Eternal Blaze is not too far behind).
Once the story got going around Ep. 8 or 9, we saw the character development begin and it got nicely involved, and the series had some great moments (Nanoha blasting through half the Cradle to get to Quattro was too awesome for words. The look on Quattro's face when she realized the inevitable...), but the slow start took away some points.
And... what the hell happened to poor Yuuno and Arf (especially Arf)? Relegated to a cameo and backstory after giving Raising Heart to Nanoha and after being Fate's loyal friend since childood? Too cruel.
Ciao!
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