History Manga / MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaViVid

The series is [[SugarBowl a lot]] LighterAndSofter than any other incarnation of ''Nanoha'' and so far lacks a major antagonist and an over-arcing plot. It is by no means less action-packed though, as it focuses heavily on magical martial arts and feels much like a shonen series with magical girls. So far it's also the most successful in terms of sales figures.

* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: The Sankt Kaiser, until chapter 3, where her name was finally revealed to be Olivie.
* {{Expy}}: The Sankt Kaiser looks ''exactly'' like [[VisualNovel/FateStayNight Saber.]]
* FantasticFightingStyle: Strike Arts and Kaiser Arts. All the named rivals in the tournament arc have some uniquely named fighting style, but it's not clear whether they are officially recognised or just their own variations.
** Parodied with Harry's ''ore-shiki'', which means "Me-style" or "Style of Me".

** FullContactMagic: All those heavy-impact punches and kicks still count as magic. Vivio especially, she's attempting to weave magic and martial arts together, something that her ancestor was apparently a grandmaster of.

* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: It includes appearances from characters from every other entry in the series, even ''Audioplay/StrikersSoundStageX'' and just keeps piling more new characters on top of those and that's before the TournamentArc. If it continues like this it may even smash the record of ''[[Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikerS StrikerS]]''.
** Just [[http://gallery.minitokyo.net/view/527212 look at this picture]] and how big the cast is already.

* PaperRam: Micaiah Chevelle follows this build. She's an IaijutsuPractitioner with great speed and power but no defense. She's primarily a Charger, aiming to finish her fights with a lightning fast blow, but having problems if her opponent manages to survive that and could perform a counter attack.

* SlidingScaleOfFreeWillVsFate: Einhart. Did she learn fighting and becoming friends with Vivio because it was her choice, or is it force on her due to her ancestor causing GeneticMemory on his descendants and it is the only way to stop having the same nightmare every night?
** Considering she's based on Fate the character this is probably intentional

* XMeetsY: ''Franchise/LyricalNanoha'' + All other fighting games/shows in the universe.

* RealityEnsues: Even though they are the main viewpoint characters, Vivio and her friends are still amateaurs in comparison to the veterans. As a result, all of them, with the exception of Miura (who was personally trained by the [[BadassCrew Wolkenritter]]), have ended up losing to the veterans when they battled.

* MismatchedEyes: Vivio

-->''"This is a tale of the only daughter of the former Ace of the Sky, Takamachi Nanoha; a fourth elementary grade student of the St. Hilde Academy of Magic... A vivid tale of Takamchi Vivio."''

* HeroOfAnotherStory: While the tournament follows the underdog story in Vivio and her friends, the story also fleshes out the friendly rivalries and camaraderie of the returning contestants like Sieglinde, Victoria, and Harry, making it difficult to chose whether to root for the newcomers to overcome the veterans or the veterans to be finally able to conclude their personal duels.

* BarbieDollAnatomy: Used extensively in transformation sequences, but [[NippledAndDimed averted]] with the adults in all other cases.

''Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha [=ViVid=]'' is the fourth entry into the main ''[[LyricalNanoha Nanoha]]'' continuity and the first to debut as a manga and not anime. It began running in Comp Ace in 2009. It's set four years after ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikerS'' and one year after ''StrikersSoundStageX''.

* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: It includes appearances from characters from every other entry in the series, even ''StrikersSoundStageX'' and just keeps piling more new characters on top of those and that's before the TournamentArc. If it continues like this it may even smash the record of ''[[Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikerS StrikerS]]''.

* FightingSeries: With Magical Girls.

* XMeetsY: MahouShoujoLyricalNanoha + All other fighting games/shows in the universe.

** Just [[http://gallery.minitokyo.net/view/527212 look at this picture]] and how big the cast is alredy.

* TournamentArc: Has one coming up.

* AnimeAnatomy: Used extensively in transformation sequences, but [[NippledAndDimed averted]] with the adults in all other cases.

''[=ViVid=]'' is actually more a SpinOff than a true sequel and features Nanoha's and Fate's adopted daughter Vivio (first introduced in ''[=StrikerS=]'') as a MagicalGirlWarrior that [[OlderAlterEgo turns into her teenage form when she needs to battle]] [[TransformationTrinket with the power of Sacred Heart]] - her... [[EverythingsBetterWithBunnies bunny plushie Device]]. That's right, it's a return to more traditional MagicalGirl fare, complete with a rival MagicalGirl in the form of Hegemon Ingvalt, a [[WarriorPrince king from the era of Ancient Belka]] similar to Vivio. It also has many recurring characters from ''[=StrikerS=]'', including the reformed Numbers cyborgs.

* SuperRobot: In much the same way as the previous casts tended to be seen as expies of either Real Robot's or their pilots. Those individuals that are reincarnations/decendants of ancient warrior-kings tend to come across as general expies of these.

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''Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha [=ViVid=]'' is the fourth entry into the main ''[[LyricalNanoha Nanoha]]'' continuity and the first to debut as a manga and not anime. It began running in Comp Ace in 2009. It's set four years after ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikerS'' and one year after ''StrikersSoundStageX''.

''[=ViVid=]'' is actually more a SpinOff than a true sequel and features Nanoha's and Fate's adopted daughter Vivio (first introduced in ''[=StrikerS=]'') as a MagicalGirlWarrior that [[OlderAlterEgo turns into her teenage form when she needs to battle]] [[TransformationTrinket with the power of Sacred Heart]] - her... [[EverythingsBetterWithBunnies bunny plushie Device]]. That's right, it's a return to more traditional MagicalGirl fare, complete with a rival MagicalGirl in the form of Hegemon Ingvalt, a [[WarriorPrince king from the era of Ancient Belka]] similar to Vivio. It also has many recurring characters from ''[=StrikerS=]'', including the reformed Numbers cyborgs.

The series is [[SugarBowl a lot]] LighterAndSofter than any other incarnation of ''Nanoha'' and so far lacks a major antagonist and an over-arcing plot. It is by no means less action-packed though, as it focuses heavily on magical martial arts and feels much like a shonen series with magical girls. So far it's also the most successful in terms of sales figures.

'''NOTE:''' Only general tropes for the series are listed here. For character-specific ones, check out the [[Characters/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaVivid character]] [[Characters/LyricalNanoha sheets.]]
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!!!''MGLN [=ViVid=]'' provides examples of:

* AnimeAnatomy: Used extensively in transformation sequences, but [[NippledAndDimed averted]] with the adults in all other cases.
* CurbStompBattle: A few on- and off-screen ones during the opening of the TournamentArc. Chapter 25 has a montage of team Nakajima curbstomping unnamed opponents.
* DemotedToExtra: With the exceptions of Vivio, Lutecia and a few of the Numbers, all the other recurring characters have had their screen time cut, even Nanoha and Fate. This isn't a bad thing though, as Vivio and Einhart do a very good job of copying their dynamic and a new generation of magical girls are stepping in to fill the gaps.
* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: The Sankt Kaiser, until chapter 3, where her name was finally revealed to be Olivie.
* {{Expy}}: The Sankt Kaiser looks ''exactly'' like [[VisualNovel/FateStayNight Saber.]]
* FantasticFightingStyle: Strike Arts and Kaiser Arts. All the named rivals in the tournament arc have some uniquely named fighting style, but it's not clear whether they are officially recognised or just their own variations.
* FightingSeries: With Magical Girls.
* GenreShift: On the surface it appears to be an attempt to return the series to its roots of MagicalGirl cuteness, but it's so overloaded with various martial-arts related tropes, one could almost be forgiven for mistaking it for a shonen fighting series.
* HitPoints: Used in both the mock battle and the Inter-dimensional tournament in order to prevent the fights from dragging for too long and increasing the risk of injuries. Even so fighters can be KO'd before their hit points reach zero.
* HotSpringsEpisode: Chapter 11.
* LetsGetDangerous: What everyone looked like to Einhart when she first gets to see Nanoha & Co. in action.
--> '''Einhart:''' It must be wonderful to have two such gentle and family-devoted mothers... but they can do magical combat too?
--> '''Nove:''' *starts collapsing in giggles behind Einhart and Vivio*
* LighterAndSofter: Stubbornly defies the franchise's gradual slippage into DarkerAndEdgier territory by ditching most of the military sci-fi elements and playing up the franchise's MagicalGirl roots with a dosage of KungFuWizard for good measure.
* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: It includes appearances from characters from every other entry in the series, even ''StrikersSoundStageX'' and just keeps piling more new characters on top of those and that's before the TournamentArc. If it continues like this it may even smash the record of ''[[Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikerS StrikerS]]''.
* MoodWhiplash: [[ShmuckBait Do not read this]] back-to-back with the [[DarkerAndEdgier other]] currently running ''Nanoha'' manga, ''[[Manga/MagicalRecordLyricalNanohaForce Force]]'', or you'll be in need of a new metaphorical neck before you know it.
* MyKungFuIsStrongerThanYours: Arguably the whole point of the series, with multiple practitioners of different fighting styles squaring off to see who will come out on top.
* PantheraAwesome: The snow leopards of Shutra, which Olivie and Klaus kept as pets as shown in a flashback.
* PowerLimiter: The girls form team Nakajima all train with bracelets that act like training weights, draining their physical and magical energies to help foster their growth. By the end of their training they are wearing four of them each. Their introduction even included a quick ContinuityNod to Nanoha's TrainingFromHell in the ''[[Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaAs A's]]'' manga, where Nanoha used a cruder version with Raising Heart's Pressure Mode.
* SuperRobot: In much the same way as the previous casts tended to be seen as expies of either Real Robot's or their pilots. Those individuals that are reincarnations/decendants of ancient warrior-kings tend to come across as general expies of these.
* TimeSkip: A 4-year one between ''[[Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikerS StrikerS]]'' and ''[=ViVid=]''.
* ToBeAMaster: To be declared the strongest in all dimensions (at least, within the 10-19 age group).
* TournamentArc: Has one coming up.
* WorldOfBadass: If there was any doubt before ''[=ViVid=]'' made it obvious that kicking ass and taking names is a requirement for any girl over the age of ten. They even have an inter-dimensional tournament where the best of the best go to beat each other up with magical kung-fu for fun. With no shortage of candidates.

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* {{Expy}}: The Sankt Kaiser looks ''exactly'' like [[FateStayNight Saber.]]

** Einhart: It must be wonderful to have two such gentle and family-devoted mothers... but they can do magical combat too?
** Nove: *starts collapsing in giggles behind Einhart and Vivio*