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Originally Posted by Kaijo
*THAT* is the reason other characters eventually fade into the background in this series. And that, is the most damaging thing to the franchise, and to Nanoha and Fate themselves. They can't develop to anything else, because they are held back by a fanbase that wants the same thing over and over. As someone who honestly does like the characters, I'd rather see them cover knew ground and new relationships with other people. Tsuzuki has gone out of his way to create such an interesting, fascinating world... and to focus in on only two characters while shoving others into the background, denies the very nature of his creation. Yet he does it to cash in with the otaku. That is the sole reason other characters are pushed away, and why NanoFate is prominent.
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Neither Force nor Vivid focuses on Nanoha and Fate though. Heck, even the games weren't, and SSX doesn't even have them. Even StrikerS, while still heavily featuring the pairing (to the detriment of their development) still focused a large amount of screentime and development on Teana and Subaru. Yes, the series focused heavily on Nanoha and Fate, but the franchise as a whole has moved away from that focus.
Also, there's Innocent in which none of the cast has tragic pasts too.