History Franchise / LyricalNanoha

* BleachedUnderpants: In addition to the series' roots in {{eroge}}, the animation studio Seven Arcs made nothing but porn before they made ''Nanoha''.

* OldMagic: * ZigZagged: in the [[Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha first season]], every mage uses a tradition of magic later dubbed the "Midchilda System", after the current central hub of the magic-using worlds. However, [[Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaAs season two]] introduces characters wielding the much older "Belkan System", once used throughout the Belkan Empire, AbusivePrecursors of the current magic civilization. While not inherently more powerful than the Midchildan System, the Belkan one is much more geared towards combat, making its users a major threat. However, in the ten-year TimeSkip before the [[Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikers next season]], Midchildan combat mages reverse-engineer Belkan magic and fuse the two systems into the so-called "Modern Belkan System", which becomes the most common form of Belkan-style magic in the multiverse, while the Old Belkan system more or less dies out again.

* ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikerS'' (2007)

* ''Manga/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaViVid'' (2009-2017) - a manga sequel/spinoff, partially adapted to anime in 2015.

** Has a canon spin-off in the form of a {{Yonkoma}} {{Comedy}}/SliceOfLife manga called ''Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha [=ViVid=] Life'' mostly featuring Vivio and her friends from school but sometimes focusing on the old cast such as Nanoha, Fate, Hayate, and the Wolkenritter. The timeline of the manga is set in the two month gap between visiting Lutecia's home and the tournament from ''[[Manga/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaVivid ViVid]]''.

* A currently unnamed crossover between the movie continuity and the ''Anime/SenkiZesshouSymphogear'' franchise.

* ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikers'' (2007)
* ''Audioplay/StrikersSoundStageX'' (2008) - an audio drama sequel;
* ''Manga/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaVivid'' (2009-2017) - a manga sequel/spinoff, partially adapted to anime in 2015.

* MilitaryMage: All field operatives in the TSAB are mages by default since mass-based weaponry is illegal. Nanoha herself holds the rank of 1st Captain.

* ChildLaborIsLegal: The TSAB appears to lack an age of majority. ChildSoldiers appear constatly with nary a comment and Fuka holds a job at the Nakajima Gym while only being fourteen.

** ''Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha The Movie First'' (2010) - an in-universe retelling of the first season
** ''Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha The Movie Second As'' (2012) - an in-universe retelling of ''A's''

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** ''Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha The Movie First'' (2010) - a RecursiveCanon retelling of the first season
** ''Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha The Movie Second As'' (2012) - a RecursiveCanon retelling of ''A's''
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** ''Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Movie First The Comics''- the manga companion of the movie, which is yet another retelling of ''Nanoha Original'' but [[ReWrite significantly different]] from both sources; (2009-2010)

* PSP verse: Fighting games for the PSP - ''[[VideoGame/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaAsPortable The Battle Of Aces]]'' (2010) and ''[[VideoGame/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaAsPortable The Gears Of Destiny]]'' (2011); AlternateTimeline sequels to ''[[Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaAs A's]]'' with OriginalGeneration characters.
* Movie Verse: ''Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha The Movie First'' (2010) and ''Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha The Movie Second As'' (2012) are RecursiveCanon retellings of ''Nanoha Original'' and ''A's'', while [[index]]''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaReflection'' (2017) and its sequel ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaDetonation'' (2018) are stories with fairly original plots incorporating the OriginalGeneration characters introduced in the ''A's Portable games'';
* ''Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Movie First The Comics''- the manga companion of the movie, which is yet another retelling of ''Nanoha Original'' but [[ReWrite significantly different]] from both sources; (2009-2010)

* ''Manga/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaINNOCENT'' - a multimedia series including a manga and a {{Collectible Card|Game}} MobilePhoneGame. A [[HighSchoolAU Grade School AU]], where {{Magical Girl}}s are avatars in a VirtualReality game with cards. Also starring the OriginalGeneration characters from the PSP verse. (2012-2016)

* Movie Verse: ''Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha The Movie First'' (2010) and ''Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha The Movie Second As'' (2012) are RecursiveCanon retellings of ''Nanoha Original'' and ''A's'', while [[index]]''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaReflection'' (2017) and its sequel ''Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Detonation'' (2018) are stories with fairly original plots incorporating the OriginalGeneration characters introduced in the ''A's Portable games'';

* FieryStoic: Signum has a natural affinity for the fire element (allowing her to convert her mana into flame at will) and includes flames in pretty much all of her combat spells. Personality-wise, she is one of the biggest stoics in the series, to the point of GermanicDepressives. This is possibly justified by elemental affinities being a random genetic trait, rather than being tied to mages' personalities.

** Forbidden by the mechanics of FunctionalMagic for the title character: her most powerful SignatureMove only works after a considerable number of magical blows have already been exchanged in the airspace.

* Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha - TheOriginalSeries (2004)
* Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaAs (2005)
* Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikers (2007)
* Audioplay/StrikersSoundStageX (2008) - an audio drama sequel;
* Manga/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaVivid (2009-2017) - a manga sequel/spinoff, partially adapted to anime in 2015.

* Anime/VividStrike (2016) - a spin-off anime taking place 1 year after the events of [[Manga/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaVivid ViVid]].
* Manga/MagicalRecordLyricalNanohaForce (2009, on hiatus since 2013) - a manga sequel.

* Manga/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaINNOCENT - a multimedia series including a manga and a {{Collectible Card|Game}} MobilePhoneGame. A [[HighSchoolAU Grade School AU]], where {{Magical Girl}}s are avatars in a VirtualReality game with cards. Also starring the OriginalGeneration characters from the PSP verse. (2012-2016)

* BreakingTheCycleOfBadParenting: Fate Testarossa from was raised by her incredibly abusive mother (at least until she was adopted by [[GoodParents Lindy Harlaown]]), and from ''[=StrikerS=]'' onward she is driven to be as good a parent as possible to her three adopted children. While she normally does a good job, [[IAmNotMyFather her desire to not repeat her mother's mistakes]] occasionally causes her to overcompensate and come across as MyBelovedSmother.

* BreakingTheCycleOfBadParenting: * Fate Testarossa from was raised by her incredibly abusive mother (at least until she was adopted by [[GoodParents Lindy Harlaown]]), and from ''[=StrikerS=]'' onward she is driven to be as good a parent as possible to her three adopted children. While she normally does a good job, [[IAmNotMyFather her desire to not repeat her mother's mistakes]] occasionally causes her to overcompensate and come across as MyBelovedSmother.