History Manga / MagicalRecordLyricalNanohaFORCE

!!!''MRLN Force'' provides examples:

* FiveManBand: Actually "Five-Girl Band"; the five girls who saved Thoma from his and the Bible of Silver Cross' berserk rampage.
** TheHeroine: Nanoha, the titular character who fought Thoma the most.
** TheLancer: Isis, the girl who wanted to save Thoma by her own and was rather incooperative with the [=SDS6=], and then saved him from his fall after he turned back to normal.
** TheBigGirl: Subaru, who saved Nanoha from Thoma and destroyed his GunBlade.
** TheSmartGirl: Fate, who directly damaged the Bible of the Silver Cross, which disrupted the link between Thoma and the Bible.
** TheChick: Lily, who finally snapped Thoma out of his crazy state not by fighting him, but rather with "ThePowerOfLove" (SayMyName, CoolDownHug and FusionDance).

* ArtEvolution: Early chapters had a noticeably different art style than the recent chapters.

For various reasons, ''Force'' was put onto a six-month hiatus in September 2013.

** Subaru wears her silver Gulf Special Rescue Unit uniform.

* BloodierAndGorier: Apart from being darker and more realistic than the rest of the franchise, as well the antagonists being more ruthless and unforgiving, ''Force'' also averts the GoryDiscretionShot and provides more NightmareFuel and NauseaFuel, thanks to the Eclipse.

* BloodierAndGorier: Aside for darker and realistic than the rest of series, as well the antagonists being more ruthless and unforgiving, ''Force'' also avert the GoryDiscretionShot and giving more either NightmareFuel or NauseaFuel, thanks to the Eclipse.

* BloodierAndGorier: Aside from being more dark and realistic than the other series, as well the antagonists being more ruthless and unforgivable, ''Force'' also avert the GoryDiscretionShot and giving more either NightmareFuel or NauseaFuel, thanks to the Eclipse.
* ContinuityCameo: Einhart and Vivio from ''Manga/{{ViVid}}'' appears in chapter 17 when Lily asks who Vivio is, as well Vivio's Device, Sacred Heart/Chris, acknowledging ''[=ViVid=]'s'' continuity with ''Force''.

* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: Once again there's a good number of new characters added to the already sizeable cast from ''[[Anime/NanohaStrikerS StrikerS]]'', many of whom appear as {{cameo}}s.

** TheSmartGirl: Fate, who directly damaged the Bible of the Silver Cross, which disrupted the link between Thoma and the bible.

** TheSmartGirl: Fate, who directly damaged the Bible of the Silver Cross.

** Done so far by Fate and Subaru, both saving Nanoha in the nick of time from a certain death. [[spoiler:Then shortly thereafter, pulled off by LILY, of all people. Who remembers her purpose, and dives in to save Thoma by [[Franchise/MassEffect Assuming Direct Control]] of the Bible of Silver Cross.]]

* FakeKillScare: Chapter 26 shows the group about to arrest [[spoiler:Hades Vandein]] but we see Teana hacked apart immediately by him. Next panel shows she is alright and that everyone in area saw the same hallucination.
* GenreShift: As noted, ''Force'' doesn't even bill itself as a MagicalGirl series. As the lead character Thoma is a male, and almost all of the Section 6 personnel are adults already, "Magical Girl" does not fit this series at all.

* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: Once again there's a good number of new characters added to the already sizeable cast from ''Anime/StrikerS'', many of whom appear as {{cameo}}s.

* ShamefulStrip: When the Hückebein capture Thoma's group, they proceed to strip them of all the equipment they can remove. Unsurprisingly, while Thoma is able to keep the InstantArmor that comes with his BlackKnight Mode, Lily and Isis are left completely naked while their enemies interrogate them.

** Nanoha and Vita wear their white Aerial Combat Instructor uniforms.

** Subaru wears her silver Special Rescue Unit uniform.
** The three new Forwards, Thoma, Lily and Isis, wear light blue uniforms.

* ShamefulStrip: When the Hückebein capture Thoma's group, they proceed to strip them of all the equipment they can remove. Unsurprisingly, while Thoma is able to keep the InstantArmor that comes with his BlackKnight form, Lily and Isis are left completely naked while their enemies interrogate them.

''Magical Record Lyrical Nanoha FORCE'' is a manga, part of the ''[[Franchise/LyricalNanoha Nanoha]]'' franchise. It's set six years after ''[[Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikerS StrikerS]]'' and is considered the fourth season, even though ''[[Manga/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaViVid ViVid]]'' chronologically predates it by two years InUniverse and a few months in RealLife. It's running in Nyantype, Newtype's SpinOff magazine.

Like ''[=ViVid=]'', ''FORCE'' has full colored tankōbon called ''Magical Record Lyrical Nanoha FORCE true colored''.

Nyantype also ran a companion feature called ''Magical Record Lyrical Nanoha FORCE NEXT'', which was a sneak peak with illustrations and detailed descriptions of new weapons and equipment that would be appearing in the upcoming chapter.

A four-panel comic based on the series, called ''Magical Record Lyrical Nanoha FORCE Dimension'', began serialization in Kadokawa's 4koma Nano Ace magazine on March 9, 2011.

For various reasons, ''FORCE'' was put onto a six-month hiatus in September 2013.

!!!''MRLN FORCE'' provides examples:

* {{BFG}}: ''FORCE'' has without a doubt [[http://safebooru.org/index.php?page=post&s=view&id=473762 the most oversized weapons yet]] and they are even mass based for the first time.

* BloodierAndGorier: Aside from being more dark and realistic than the other series, as well the antagonists being more ruthless and unforgivable, ''FORCE'' also avert the GoryDiscretionShot and giving more either NightmareFuel or NauseaFuel, thanks to the Eclipse.
* ContinuityCameo: Einhart and Vivio from ''Manga/{{ViVid}}'' appears in chapter 17 when Lily asks who Vivio is, as well Vivio's Device, Sacred Heart/Chris, acknowledging ''[=ViVid=]'s'' continuity with ''FORCE''.

* DeconstructorFleet: ''FORCE'' is taking the RealityEnsues approach to some of the Nanoha franchise's concepts, such as DefeatMeansFriendship. So far, the more friendly the approach taken by Section 6, the more stubborn, aggressive or evasive the criminal's response.

* EndOfAnAge: FORCE shows the start of the end of the magic age, with the Eclipse having AntiMagic strong enough to actually obsolete magic and force the (re)introduction of physical weapons, unlike ''[=StrikerS=]'', where the heroines could simply power through it.

* GenreShift: As noted, ''FORCE'' doesn't even bill itself as a MagicalGirl series. As the lead character Thoma is a male, and almost all of the Section 6 personnel are adults already, "Magical Girl" does not fit this series at all.

* SequelEscalation: ''FORCE'' carries on and escalates the themes [=StrikerS=] started the series on of a DarkerAndEdgier shift away from idealism, as well as giving an AntiMagic that is actually powerful enough to force a paradigm change rather than the nearly worthless stuff in ''Anime/StrikerS'' that was quickly forgotten about once the characters took off the {{Power Limiter}}s.

''Magical Record Lyrical Nanoha Force'' is a manga, part of the ''[[Franchise/LyricalNanoha Nanoha]]'' franchise. It's set six years after ''[[Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikerS StrikerS]]'' and is considered the fourth season, even though ''[[Manga/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaViVid ViVid]]'' chronologically predates it by two years InUniverse and a few months in RealLife. It's running in Nyantype, Newtype's SpinOff magazine.

Nyantype also ran a companion feature called ''Magical Record Lyrical Nanoha Force NEXT'', which was a sneak peak with illustrations and detailed descriptions of new weapons and equipment that would be appearing in the upcoming chapter.

A four-panel comic based on the series, called ''Magical Record Lyrical Nanoha Force Dimension'', began serialization in Kadokawa's 4koma Nano Ace magazine on March 9, 2011.

For various reasons, ''Force'' was put onto a six-month hiatus in September 2013.

!!!''MRLN Force'' provides examples:

* {{BFG}}: ''Force'' has without a doubt [[http://safebooru.org/index.php?page=post&s=view&id=473762 the most oversized weapons yet]] and they are even mass based for the first time.

* BloodierAndGorier: Aside from being more dark and realistic than the other series, as well the antagonists being more ruthless and unforgivable, ''Force'' also avert the GoryDiscretionShot and giving more either NightmareFuel or NauseaFuel, thanks to the Eclipse.
* ContinuityCameo: Einhart and Vivio from ''Manga/{{ViVid}}'' appears in chapter 17 when Lily asks who Vivio is, as well Vivio's Device, Sacred Heart/Chris, acknowledging ''[=ViVid=]'s'' continuity with ''Force''.

* DeconstructorFleet: ''Force'' is taking the RealityEnsues approach to some of the Nanoha franchise's concepts, such as DefeatMeansFriendship. So far, the more friendly the approach taken by Section 6, the more stubborn, aggressive or evasive the criminal's response.
* DreamTeam: Special Service Section 6 adds a number of the Combat Cyborgs to Riot Force 6 from ''[[Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikerS StrikerS]]''. They have yet to do anything though.
* EndOfAnAge: Force shows the start of the end of the magic age, with the Eclipse having AntiMagic strong enough to actually obsolete magic and force the (re)introduction of physical weapons, unlike ''[=StrikerS=]'', where the heroines could simply power through it.

* GenreShift: As noted, ''Force'' doesn't even bill itself as a MagicalGirl series. As the lead character Thoma is a male, and almost all of the Section 6 personnel are adults already, "Magical Girl" does not fit this series at all.

* SequelEscalation: Force carries on and escalates the themes [=StrikerS=] started the series on of a DarkerAndEdgier shift away from idealism, as well as giving an AntiMagic that is actually powerful enough to force a paradigm change rather than the nearly worthless stuff in ''Anime/StrikerS'' that was quickly forgotten about once the characters took off the {{Power Limiter}}s.

* DeconstructorFleet: ''Force'' is taking the RealityEnsues approach to some of the Nanoha franchise's concepts, such as DefeatMeansFriendship. So far, the more friendly the approach taken by Section 6, the more stubborn and aggressive the criminal's response, and even prefer to run away.

* TimeSkip: 6 and 2 years after ''[[Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikerS StrikerS]]'' and ''[[Manga/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaViVid ViVid]]'' respectively.

* GratuitousEnglish: Averted for Thoma's and Isis' Devices, which are the first non-unison types that speak Japanese and have proper conversations with their masters.

The plot revolves around a new [[LostTechnology Lost Logia]] called the Forbidden Book of the Silver Cross, which is somehow linked to a mysterious affliction known as the [[TheVirus Eclipse Virus]]. When a young traveller called Thoma rescues a girl called Lily from a series of cruel experiments involving the Forbidden Book, he too becomes infected with the Eclipse Virus. This grants him superhuman strength, incredible magical power, a potent HealingFactor and near-perfect AntiMagic abilities, but also [[SuperpoweredEvilSide an uncontrollable thirst for murder]].

** Done so far by Fate and Subaru, both saving Nanoha in the nick of time from a certain death. [[spoiler: Then shortly thereafter, pulled off by LILY, of all people. Who remembers her purpose, and dives in to save Thoma by [[Franchise/MassEffect Assuming Direct Control]] of the Book of Silver Cross.]]

Notice how the [[GenreShift "Magical Girl"]] was dropped from the title. Indeed this instalment departs from the signature ''Nanoha'' style, going further into DarkerAndEdgier territory than ever before, in rather sharp contrast to the concurrently running ''[=ViVid=]'' manga. Fandom reactions have been sharply divided.

* ContinuityNod: Nanoha tells Thoma that "this may hurt a little", just like she told Vivio in ''Anime/StrikerS'', before blasting him in the face with her Fortress.

The plot revolves around a new [[LostTechnology Lost Logia]] called the Forbidden Book of the Silver Cross, which is somehow linked to a mysterious affliction known as the [[TheVirus Eclipse Virus]]. When a young traveller called Tohma rescues a girl called Lily from a series of cruel experiments involving the Forbidden Book, he too becomes infected with the Eclipse Virus. This grants him superhuman strength, incredible magical power, a potent HealingFactor and near-perfect AntiMagic abilities, but also [[SuperpoweredEvilSide an uncontrollable thirst for murder]].

Meanwhile, Section Six of the TSAB mobilise to confront a new group of villains wrecking havoc across the non-administered worlds: the Hückebein Family, whose members all carry the Eclipse Virus. Finding that conventional magical weaponry is useless against the AntiMagic of the Eclipse Virus, the TSAB attempt to bring Tohma into their fold while the Hückebein try to do the same.

** Done so far by Fate and Subaru, both saving Nanoha in the nick of time from a certain death. [[spoiler: Then shortly thereafter, pulled off by LILY, of all people. Who remembers her purpose, and dives in to save Tohma by [[Franchise/MassEffect Assuming Direct Control]] of the Book of Silver Cross.]]

* ContinuityNod: Nanoha tells Tohma that "this may hurt a little", just like she told Vivio in ''Anime/StrikerS'', before blasting him in the face with her Fortress.

* DarkerAndEdgier: Maybe a bit too dark. The first villain is introduced sitting at the altar of a church, which he ransacked, and killed the three nuns there while waiting for Tohma to arrive.

* EvilCannotComprehendGood: A lot of Eclipse infectees are baffled at Touma's merciful behavior and reluctance to kill.

* GenreShift: As noted, ''Force'' doesn't even bill itself as a MagicalGirl series. As the lead character Tohma is a male, and almost all of the Section 6 personnel are adults already, "Magical Girl" does not fit this series at all.
* GratuitousEnglish: Averted for Tohma's and Isis' Devices, which are the first non-unison types that speak Japanese and have proper conversations with their masters.

* GutPunch: The DarkerAndEdgier tone of the series is settled quickly on chapter 4 with Veyron welcoming Tohma in a church filled with nun corpses, and specially cemented shortly after in chapter 7 when Cypha nearly killed Signum who was never truly defeated onscreen until that point. Things were never the same after that.

** Meanwhile Tohma, Veyron and Arnage are using Dividers that look and behave like mash-ups of conventional Earth weapons, though how they work has not been explained.

** Within this story itself, the switch from Tohma's lighthearted travels with Lily to Teana visiting the site of an apparent Hückebein attack with many dead or severely wounded and back also counts.

* MurderByCremation: A variation occurs in the first chapter. When Tohma was discovered sneaking into the facility containing Lily and successful gaining a reaction with her, the people in charge of that facility attempts to get rid of both Tohma and Lily by activating the lab's heat sterilization function, burning the entire area at temperatures that could melt metal. Fortunately, the Viral Transformation of Tohma had already completed by then, allowing him to protect both himself and Lily and subsequently escape.

* ShamefulStrip: When the Hückebein capture Tohma's group, they proceed to strip them of all the equipment they can remove. Unsurprisingly, while Tohma is able to keep the InstantArmor that comes with his BlackKnight form, Lily and Isis are left completely naked while their enemies interrogate them.
* SternChase: Tohma spends much of the first arc fleeing the TSAB and law enforcement after breaking into the lab and saving Lily.

!!!''MRLN Force'' provides examples

* ContinuityCameo: Einhart and Vivio from ''Manga/{{ViVid}}'' appears in chapter 17 when Lily asks who Vivio is, acknowledging ''[=ViVid=]'s'' continuity with ''Force''.

* ContinuityCameo: Einhard and Vivio from ''Manga/{{ViVid}}'' appears in chapter 17 when Lily asks who Vivio is, acknowledging ''[=ViVid=]'s'' continuity with ''Force''.

* SternChase: Tohma spends much of the story fleeing the TSAB and law enforcement after breaking into the lab and saving Lily.
* TechnicallyLivingZombie: Almost every Eclipse infectees are this, but most extreme example is Hückebein. [[spoiler:As seen in chapter 30.]]

* OlderHeroVsYoungerVillain: Older member of Section 6 against [[spoiler:adolescent]] Curren Hückebein.

Meanwhile, Section Six of the TSAB mobilise to confront a new group of villains wrecking havoc across the non-administered worlds: the Huckebein Family, whose members all carry the Eclipse Virus. Finding that conventional magical weaponry is useless against the AntiMagic of the Eclipse Virus, the TSAB attempt to bring Tohma into their fold while the Huckebein try to do the same.

** Also inverted with the Huckebein saving each other from the heroes.

** Since the appearance of the Huckebein, who are completely immune to magical attacks, the TSAB ban on mass based weapons has been relaxed somewhat. As a result Special Service Section 6 is now equipped with experimental hybrid weapons that convert magical energy into pure kinetic energy or plasma.

** Within this story itself, the switch from Tohma's lighthearted travels with Lily to Teana visiting the site of an apparent Huckebein attack with many dead or severely wounded and back also counts.

* OlderHeroVsYoungerVillain: Older member of Section 6 against [[spoiler:adolescent]] Curren Huckebein.

* ShamefulStrip: When the Huckebein capture Tohma's group, they proceed to strip them of all the equipment they can remove. Unsurprisingly, while Tohma is able to keep the InstantArmor that comes with his BlackKnight form, Lily and Isis are left completely naked while their enemies interrogate them.

* TechnicallyLivingZombie: Almost every Eclipse infectees are this, but most extreme example is Huckebein. [[spoiler:As seen in chapter 30.]]