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Lo, and behold, for there is much Niftyness!!
Now that I've settled down from my Nanoha fix, I have to say that I
thoroughly enjoyed it. Some complain that there wasn't enough "action"
in the first episode- I figure that watching Subaru and Teana go through
their paces was plenty of action. It may not have been as dramatic as when Nanoha tachi were nearly taken down by the Wolkenritter, and Nanoha
had her Linker Core tapped (that scene gave me some chills, when I saw it the first time), and Subaru seemed quite the Drama Queen, but many good series
don't start with a bang in the first ep.
Interesting tech the firefighters have- looks like high-pressure water mist guns.
This is actual technology for firefighting that's being developed- IIRC, the french
developed a mist cannon for helicopters to fight skyscraper blazes. (the Mist works much better to cool the heated gases, and to smother the fire, than a stream of high pressure water. Nanoha makes a big boom! This is the first time
I can remember Nanoha causing physical damage to a structure- Of course, she
hasn't been trying to blast buildings before... But that is one big hole she made.
(The firing lock- this could be atributed to her having actually joined the TSAB
officially- she likely didn't have any restrictions before, because she was a "non-affilliated civilian" from a world not administered by the Bureau, regardless
of being a AAA mage or not.
I have to say, the op music doesn't quite have the punch of Eternal Blaze, but the opening animation is plenty nifty. It looks like we'll be seeing mecha playing a more visible supporting role in this series, besides just the Arthra, if the transport
that was glimpsed in the op is any indication. Which makes sense, since Hayate's
group is supposed to be a mobile unit, and the junior members cant't fly (yet). I have to say, that Subaru's roller blades actually make some sense for a ground combat mage- even if physical abilities can be boosted with magic, running
would cost quite a bit of energy, not to mention the strain on magical reserves. So, Subaru has the equipment for covering quite a bit of ground quickly, as she so
_clearly_ demonstrated. (Braking? What is this "braking" you speak of?) ^_^
Subaru and Teana have some cool moves, anyway. Well, next episode looks to be
more exposition on what the terrible trio are up to, and why (the manga has more
backround, but the Airport incident seems to get the ball rolling), so those who want to see some magical mayhem may (may, I say) disappointed. I'll be looking forward to it, anyway.
I do feel a bit sad that Yuuno appears to have little to no part to play, especially the way the teaser at the end of A's had him show up, but I'll wait and see. On the whole, it does appear that we'll be treated to quite a bit of action in the course of the series.
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