As far as she’s concerned, that’s exactly what drastically altered her best friend, Rinne Berlinetta, and turned her into a heartless individual who uses her strength to hurt those who are weaker than her. The weakest entry is still a 7 for me.įuuka Reventon hates martial arts. But, those shenanigans did translate fairly well into a shounen battle series, and I do like seeing more aspects of Nanoha’s world. Yeah, that fan-service is grody, it definitely needs another season or two, the character arcs are nowhere near as strong as the previous seasons, and I couldn’t help but miss the heavier themes and emotions that were sacrificed in favor of happy-go-lucky magical girl shenanigans. (Sidebar: The creator of this series has got to be a Fast and Furious fan with naming characters Corona and Rio.) I’m not gonna say the action’s terribly grounded, but it’s cool to see these established building-destroying powers adapted into hand-to-hand combat techniques.Īnd although the last fight of the season is pretty cool, it’s kinda weak since it’s between Einhart and supporting character Corona Timil. Even though the action scenes have transitioned from epic magical battles to magic martial arts fights, the quality of conflict is not lost. ![]() It’s just easier to watch adults fight each other than it is children (that’s a bigger asset in the next series). They did make a good decision by giving the girls adult forms when they transform to not only alleviate the ooky fan-service, but also to make the fights more entertaining. The fan-service here is heavier than previous seasons, and that’s just squicky since the main cast is once again children. It’s nice that the previous generations’s efforts have made the multiverse peaceful enough that magicians can train for sport instead of war. Vivio, Einhart, and their peers are magical martial artists competing for titles and tournament wins. It continues the tradition of the previous season’s antagonists becoming friends and integrating into society, and I really liked seeing characters from the past training up a new crop of fighters. Truth be told, I actually had a lot of fun watching it. There’s certainly a tonal gap between the two.īut, that’s not to say I don’t like Vivid. Vivid opens up with Vivio receiving her Intelligent Device in the form of a stuffed bunny (which does actually hold a bit of emotional weight). Strikers ended with all of the protagonists putting their lives on the line and fighting tooth and nail to save as many lives as they possibly could. It’s also pretty jarring to go from the consistent emotional maturing of the first three series to…this. It’s so glaringly obvious to anyone it’s not finished–even if they aren’t aware it’s the first one to be adapted from a manga. Yes, Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Vivid is my least favorite of the five shows. It’s probably the Anime Devil’s fault, though. Or, it could be this is an incomplete adaptation of a manga and wasn’t received too well. I assume we have Aniplex–AKA, the Anime Devil–to thank for this. Even Amazon Prime, which has the other four shows, did not have this one. I sifted through every streaming service I could think of, and I could not find it. Welcome to Part 2, everybody! I had to use some…nefarious means to watch this entry in the Nanoha franchise. And not a moment too soon! Turns out, there’s actually a warrior by the name of Einhart Stratos attacking people on the streets at night using a Belkan martial art, and it’s beginning to look like Vivio is just the opponent this young girl has been searching for. Now that she’s entering the fourth grade, her mothers and fighting coach, Nove Nakajima, agree it’s time for her to receive her own Intelligent Device–Sacred Heart. ![]() For four years she’s been the happily adopted daughter of Nanoha Takamachi and Fate T. Vivio Takamachi may be resurrected royalty from an ancient kingdom intended to control a powerful weapon, but that’s, well, in her past. Heeeeey, you got your shounen anime in my magical girl anime!
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