History YMMV / MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha

* CompleteMonster: Precia. She wasn't one at the beginning of the story itself, but she ''is'' when we see her first on-screen. Heck, the woman crosses the MoralEventHorizon in her EstablishingCharacterMoment.

* JerkassWoobie: Precia in contrast to the original incarnation. She's still a cruel bitch of course, but you can feel bad for her too, especially since you often see her expressing emotions besides her typical cold disdain and occasional insane glee, like when she finds Alicia dead. She's even implied to [[spoiler:''regret'' what she did at the end]]. Since it is an in-universe biographical movie, the inconsistency is explained with Fate insisting on a more sympathetic portrayal of her.

** In fact, the story is quite a bit more gratuitously angsty in general. Fate doesn't recover from her HeroicBSOD in time to either team up with Nanoha or confront Precia, Chrono blames himself for the trauma that Nanoha and Fate went through, the general consensus among the Arthra's crew is that the jewel seed incident was a lost cause, and even freaking ''Raising Heart'' angsts when it thinks that it's given Nanoha faulty combat advice.

** In fact, the story is quite a bit more angsty in general. Fate doesn't recover from her HeroicBSOD in time to either team up with Nanoha or confront Precia, Chrono blames himself for the trauma that Nanoha and Fate went through, the general consensus among the Arthra's crew is that the jewel seed incident was a lost cause, and even freaking ''Raising Heart'' angsts when it thinks that it's given Nanoha faulty combat advice.

!!![=YMMVs=] introduced by TheOriginalSeries:

!!![=YMMVs=] introduced by the ''VideoGame/TheBattleOfAces'':
* MissedMomentOfAwesome: None of the characters needed to unlock Material-L in ''VideoGame/TheBattleOfAces'' get to fight her in their story modes. Not even an original vs. EvilTwin fight for Fate.
* ThatOneAttack:
** Hayate's BeamSpam.
** Vita's Swallow Flier.
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!!![=YMMVs=] introduced by the ''VideoGame/TheGearsOfDestiny'':
* AndTheFandomRejoiced:
** Arf and Yuuno, who were previously DemotedToExtra, get to make their debut.
** It just got better when [[StrikerS Vivio]], [[Manga/ViVid Einhart]] and [[NanohaForce Thoma]] were confirmed to be in.
** The [[EvilTwin Materials]] reappearing with their own story modes and the chance to fix the MissedMomentOfAwesome from ''VideoGame/TheBattleOfAces'' was also met with much cheer. Just don't mention their new names.
* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: When the official names for the Materials were revealed, there was RAEG.

* MissedMomentOfAwesome: None of the characters needed to unlock Material-L in ''Game/TheBattleOfAces'' get to fight her in their story modes. Not even an original vs. EvilTwin fight for Fate.

!!![=YMMVs=] introduced by the ''Game/TheBattleOfAces'':

!!![=YMMVs=] introduced by the ''Game/TheGearsOfDestiny'':

** The [[EvilTwin Materials]] reappearing with their own story modes and the chance to fix the MissedMomentOfAwesome from ''Game/TheBattleOfAces'' was also met with much cheer. Just don't mention their new names.

** It just got better when [[StrikerS Vivio]], [[ViVid Einhart]] and [[NanohaForce Thoma]] were confirmed to be in.

** It just got better when [[StrikerS Vivio]], [[ViVid Einhart]] and [[{{Force}} Thoma]] were confirmed to be in.

!!![=YMMVs=] introduced by the ''The Battle of Aces'':

!!![=YMMVs=] introduced by the ''The Gears of Destiny'':

** Vita's Swallow Flier from the same game.

!!![=YMMVs=] introduced by the video games:

** Hayate's BeamSpam in ''Game/BattleOfAces''.

* AndTheFandomRejoiced: Arf and Yuuno, who were previously DemotedToExtra, get to make their debut. It just got better when [[StrikerS Vivio]], [[ViVid Einhart]] and [[MagicalRecordLyricalNanohaForce Thoma]] were confirmed to be in. The [[EvilTwin Materials]] reappearing with their own story modes and the chance to fix the MissedMomentOfAwesome from ''Game/TheBattleOfAces'' was also met with much cheer. Just don't mention their new names.
* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: When ''Game/GearsOfDestiny'' revealed the official names for the Materials, there was RAEG.

* AndTheFandomRejoiced: Arf and Yuuno, who were previously DemotedToExtra, get to make their debut. It just got better when [[ViVid Einhart, Vivio]] and [[MagicalRecordLyricalNanohaForce Touma]] were confirmed to be in.

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: When ''Game/GearsOfDestiny'' revealed the official names for the Materials, there was RAEG.

** Vita's Swallow Flier from the same game.

!!![=YMMVs=] for the franchise as a whole: [-(for specific ones go to the corresponding season's YMMV page)-]
* BetterThanItSounds: Try explaining this series to someone as a recommendation. Most will be put off by the MagicalGirl aspect already.
* BrokenBase: With the exception of ''[[NanohaAs A's]]'', which is considered an EvenBetterSequel, pretty much any other entry into the main continuity has left the fandom polarised. It doesn't help that the author is constantly tinkering with the established formula in very unsubtle ways.
** ''StrikerS'' caught flak for having a 10 year timeskip, thus losing most of the lolis. It moved the setting away from Earth and shifted focus from the previous main characters, ([[DemotedToExtra demoting several to extras]] in the process), to a bunch of rookies. It was also twice as long as previous seasons, with a lot of screen time devoted to training and discussions of military policies. The Numbers cyborgs probably got the most heated debates as to whether they were credible antagonists compared to the very powerful (and better developed) rivals from seasons one and two.
** ''SoundStageX'' was basically a continuation of ''StrikerS''... with no characters introduced before that season making any appearances. People who were not fans of the new characters did not take it well.
** ''ViVid'' was the first instalment to shift from anime to manga, and a monthly one at that, so it already had a strike against it before it even started. Then it turned out it was a LighterAndSofter take on the series with [[EverythingsBetterWithPlushies plushy devices]], no interdimensional incidents, MagicalGirl tropes ''played straight'' and more lolis than ever. It actually reads more like a shonen series with magical girls... and no antagonist so far. People who liked the changes in ''[=StrikerS=]'' were disappointed, but in Japan where {{moe}} is the law it's the most successful entry in the franchise yet.
** And then there's ''[[NanohaForce Force]]''. If ''StrikerS'' broke the base, than ''Force'' Starlight Breakered what was left of it. Running concurrently with ''ViVid'', it went completely the other way, all but ensuring that fans of one series hated the other and vice versa. It dropped most magical girl tropes altogether, introduced a bunch of new characters yet again, including an angsty ''male'' lead, which was the last thing anyone expected. It only keeps getting DarkerAndEdgier - innocent people are dying in bloody ways, antagonists are killing indiscriminately for fun, fan-favourite characters are being {{curb stomp|Battle}}ed left and right with powers that seem more than [[StoryBreakerPower a little broken]] and the [[http://safebooru.org/index.php?page=post&s=view&id=503564 weapons]] [[http://safebooru.org/index.php?page=post&s=view&id=473048 and]] [[http://safebooru.org/index.php?page=post&s=view&id=534857 armor]] [[http://safebooru.org/index.php?page=post&s=view&id=465206 designs]] [[http://safebooru.org/index.php?page=post&s=view&id=455604 are]] [[http://safebooru.org/index.php?page=post&s=view&id=442117 now]] approaching ''{{Warhammer 40000}}'' levels of batshit insane. People think it's either the most [[SoCoolItsAwesome awesome thing ever]] or a DorkAge that [[FanonDiscontinuity never happened]].
* CargoShip: Raising Heart/Bardiche.
* HilariousInHindsight: Would you believe [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_RBghAfiW8 this]] was the prototype for the series. If you've watched the show for any length of time, the sight of Nanoha waving around that puny heart-shaped wand alone will be enough to make you crack up.
* JustHereForGodzilla: Subverted. Before the first season's GrowingTheBeard moment, viewers were expected to just be there to see cute little Nanoha from ''TriangleHeart3SweetSongsForever'' in a strange alternate universe. They were quickly disproven when ''Nanoha'' got more viewers than the ''Triangle Heart 3'' OVA. Ever since ''Nanoha'' became the perfect example of MorePopularSpinoff, to the point where anyone looking for ''Triangle Heart 3'' is probably just there to see Nanoha in a strange alternate universe.
* MemeticMutation / {{Fanon}}:
** BloodKnight / HeroicSociopath: Nanoha's in-story enthusiasm for magical combat tends to be exaggerated into outright bloodthirstiness by fans. All the "White Devil" [[http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/4813/nanoha2.jpg fanart]] where Nanoha is drawn as an AxCrazy StepfordSmiler and MemeticMolester of Fate.
** {{Yangire}}: Due to her whole DefeatMeansFriendship shtick, MemeticMutation has resulted in Nanoha being turned into this.
* MorePopularSpinoff: Of ''TriangleHeart''.
* {{Narm}}: The GratuitousEnglish the Devices use isn't always appropriate in dramatic moments, especially when they speak more than a single phrase or attack name.
* PeripheryHatedom: To haters of all things {{moe}}, this show has a big bright target painted on it. [[AnimeNewsNetwork Carl Kimlinger, I'm looking at you.]]
* ValuesDissonance: The TSAB makes ample use of grade-school children as [[strike: soldiers]] police officers. This is somewhat mitigated by the fact that ''every single child to ever appear in the series'' is WiseBeyondTheirYears and [[RedShirtArmy the vast majority of the TSAB's mages]] are adults, but it still rubs some people the wrong way.
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* AndTheFandomRejoiced:
** When it was revealed Chrono would be a playable character in ''Battle of Aces''.
** The announcement that Yuuno and Arf will be playable in ''Gears of Destiny'' was also met with much joy. One must wonder if it was a pre-emptive strategy to suppress the outcries when chapter 13 of ''Force'' came out around the same time.

* BetterOnDVD:
** The TV version of the "Heartless White Devil" scene in episode eight of ''[=StrikerS=]'' made a lot of people think that Nanoha had some sort of [[ShellshockedSenior Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome]] from the {{timeskip}} between ''A's'' and ''[=StrikerS=]'' and that her reaction to Subaru and Teana's dangerous tactics in the mock battle made it look as if she wasn't fit to be training the two. The DVD version of the situation helped clear up any misgivings; she had more of a "disappointed parent" look on her face than the more ''[[HigurashiNoNakuKoroNi Higurashi]]''-like look in the TV version. Various examples of [[OffModel QUALITY]] animation are fixed in the DVD releases as well.
** Just before her legendary attack in episode 25, she [[HarbingerOfAsskicking stomps on the floor]], possibly to brace herself, but more likely simply because of how [[RuleOfCool badass it makes her look]]. In the TV version, some dust is kicked up when her foot pounds onto the floor. On DVD that part of the floor is destroyed. [[SarcasmMode Inexplicably]], many people seem to prefer the second.
* BrokenBase: With the exception of ''[=A's=]'', which is considered an EvenBetterSequel, pretty much any other entry into the main continuity has left the fandom polarised. It doesn't help that the author is constantly tinkering with the established formula in very unsubtle ways.
** ''[=StrikerS=]'' caught flak for having a 10 year timeskip, thus losing most of the lolis. It moved the setting away from Earth and shifted focus from the previous main characters, ([[DemotedToExtra demoting several to extras]] in the process), to a bunch of rookies. It was also twice as long as previous seasons, with a lot of screen time devoted to training and discussions of military policies. The Numbers cyborgs probably got the most heated debates as to whether they were credible antagonists compared to the very powerful (and better developed) rivals from seasons one and two.
** ''Sound Stage X'' was basically a continuation of ''[=StrikerS=]''... with no characters introduced before that season making any significant appearances. People who were not fans of the new characters did not take it well.
** ''[=ViVid=]'' was the first instalment to shift from anime to manga, and a monthly one at that, so it already had a strike against it before it even started. Then it turned out it was a LighterAndSofter take on the series with [[EverythingsBetterWithPlushies plushy devices]], no interdimensional incidents, MagicalGirl tropes ''played straight'' and more lolis than ever. It actually reads more like a shonen series with magical girls... and no antagonist so far. People who liked the changes in ''[=StrikerS=]'' were disappointed, but in Japan where {{moe}} is the law it's the most successful entry in the franchise yet.
** And then there's ''Force''. If ''[=StrikerS=]'' broke the base, than ''Force'' Starlight Breakered what was left of it. Running concurrently with ''[=ViVid=]'', it went completely the other way, all but ensuring that fans of one series hated the other and vice versa. It dropped most magical girl tropes altogether, introduced a bunch of new characters yet again, including an angsty ''male'' lead, which was the last thing anyone expected. It only keeps getting DarkerAndEdgier - innocent people are dying in bloody ways, antagonists are killing indiscriminately for fun, fan-favourite characters are being {{curb stomp|Battle}}ed left and right with powers that seem more than [[StoryBreakerPower a little broken]] and the [[http://safebooru.org/index.php?page=post&s=view&id=503564 weapons]] [[http://safebooru.org/index.php?page=post&s=view&id=473048 and]] [[http://safebooru.org/index.php?page=post&s=view&id=534857 armor]] [[http://safebooru.org/index.php?page=post&s=view&id=465206 designs]] [[http://safebooru.org/index.php?page=post&s=view&id=455604 are]] [[http://safebooru.org/index.php?page=post&s=view&id=442117 now]] approaching ''{{Warhammer 40000}}'' levels of batshit insane. People think it's either the most [[SoCoolItsAwesome awesome thing ever]] or a DorkAge that [[FanonDiscontinuity never happened]].

* CompleteMonster:
** Precia. She wasn't one at the beginning of the story itself, but she ''is'' when we see her first on-screen. Heck, the woman crosses the MoralEventHorizon in her EstablishingCharacterMoment. Slightly less so in the movie, which significantly increases her woobieness. [[spoiler:She's even implied to ''regret'' what she did at the end]].
** Quattro is also [[{{Understatement}} kind of a bitch]].
* ContestedSequel: ''[=StrikerS=]'' and ''FORCE''. ''[=ViVid=]'' would be too, if most people didn't consider it a SpinOff, rather than a true sequel.
* EightPointEight: Carl Kimlinger's [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/magical-girl-lyrical-nanoha/dvd-box-set review]] of the first series gave it a C-. Cue FlameWar, especially over whether his emphasis on the lolicon aspects of the series was justified.
* EnsembleDarkhorse:
** Cinque of the Numbers is fairly popular, despite only appearing in two episodes and being the only one absent from the final battle.
** Despite her incredibly minor status, Sette is starting to gain popularity in some fanfiction circles.
** Isis seems to have gotten quite a few fans so far, unlike pretty much anyone else introduced in ''Force''. Arnage also has some love, unlike almost all the other members of her Family.
* EpilepticTrees: Suzuka's sister Shinobu was a vampire in ''TriangleHeart3'', and apart from beating Fate at dodgeball, Suzuka and Alyssa both appeared inside a barrier that was supposed to keep {{muggles}} out. ''Hmmm...''
* FanNickname:
** Most notably, the ''White Devil'' for Nanoha, in reference to [[MobileSuitGundam Amuro Ray]].
** Also, ''[[PunnyName Ma-hou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha]]'' (Demonic Cannon Girl Lyrical Nanoha).
** The movie manga version has garnered the nickname "Emoha" for having her DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife origins exaggerated into flat out {{Wangst}}, and later believing that she failed to get through to Fate, rather than mainly being concerned about what punishment she will receive for her crimes.
** Signum Loveless, because of Signum's very similar personality to Lamia Loveless from ''SuperRobotWars''.
** GaoGaiGar-tan and [[spoiler:Lezbot]] for Subaru.
** Loli-Rider for Lutecia, because she looks like a loli version of Rider from ''FateStayNight''.
** Spaghetti for Jail Scaglietti, for no reason at all besides the pun.
** Etnagito for Agito, because she looks exactly like [[{{Disgaea}} Etna]].
** Arnage has been called [[MobileSuitGundamWing Heavyarms-tan]] due to the Reacted form of her Divider.
** Cardiche - Fate's car in season 3, which has the same color scheme as Bardiche.
* FanonDiscontinuity:
** Some don't like ''[=StrikerS=]'' for various reasons mentioned on the page.
** ''FORCE'' - See RuinedFOREVER below.
** When ''Gears of Destiny'' revealed the official names for the Materials, there was RAEG.
* GrowingTheBeard:
** Episode 7 of the first series.
** Definitely ''A's''.
* HilariousInHindsight: Would you believe [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_RBghAfiW8 this]] was the prototype for the series. If you've watched the show for any length of time, the sight of Nanoha waving around that puny heart-shaped wand alone will be enough to make you crack up.
* HolyShitQuotient: StrikerS, episode 17.
* JerkassWoobie:
** Precia. The movie amplifies her sympatheticness quite a bit. She's still a cruel bitch of course, but you can feel bad for her too, especially since you often see her expressing emotions besides her typical cold disdain and occasional insane glee, like when she finds Alicia dead.
** Vita, before meeting Hayate, was a jerk even to the other Wolkenritter. She who also the one who seemed to suffer the most from a life of constant fighting.
* JumpingTheShark: StrikerS is this for some fans but ''FORCE'' is the season with the biggest amount of backlash to date.
* JustHereForGodzilla: Subverted. Before the first season's GrowingTheBeard moment, viewers were expected to just be there to see cute little Nanoha from ''TriangleHeart3SweetSongsForever'' in a strange alternate universe. They were quickly disproven when ''Nanoha'' got more viewers than the ''Triangle Heart 3'' OVA put out around the same time. Ever since ''Nanoha'' became the perfect example of MorePopularSpinoff, to the point where anyone looking for ''Triangle Heart 3'' is probably just there to see Nanoha in a strange alternate universe.

** {{Kidanova}}: Amongst the doujinshi-ka, Erio is one heck of a playah, leading to MemeticBadass/[[MemeticMolester Molester]]/[[MemeticSexGod Sex God]].

** MemeticBadass: Yuuno, sort of. While far from ChuckNorris levels, his haters claim that his fans make him out to be more capable than he really is.
** MemeticMolester: Hayate and Sein, due to their Skinship Grope tendencies.
** Rainbows are straighter than Subaru.
* MissedMomentOfAwesome:
** Kyouya and Miyuki are shown to be expert swordsmen in ''TriangleHeart3SweetSongsForever''. One of the enemies their sister is fighting in ''[=As=]'' is a sword master. Despite the obvious opportunity for a duel between Signum and either non-magical Takamachi sibling, the most significant event featuring those two in that season is Miyuki ribbing Kyouya about his love life.
** None of the characters needed to unlock Material-L in ''The Battle of Aces'' get to fight her in their story modes. Not even an original vs. EvilTwin fight for Fate.
** ''[=StrikerS=]'' closed with the beginning of a mock battle in which the four forwards faced Nanoha, Fate, Vita and Signum, but none of it was shown.
* MoralEventHorizon: Precia whipping Fate for not bringing enough Jewel Seeds back.

* MostWonderfulSound: The cartridge loading sound.

* NeverLiveItDown: Two [[MemeticMutation memetic]] examples for Nanoha.
** First, of course, is [[DefeatMeansFriendship her preferred method of making friends]], which was only played straight once with Fate.
** Secondly, her BloodKnight reputation comes from her abortive [[strike: duel]] brawl [[http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/show/142341 with Signum.]][[hottip:*:Note that this is a coloured and enlarged, but otherwise completely unaltered panel from the canon ''[=StrikerS=]'' manga.]]
* PanderingToTheBase: TheMovie. While Fate got a transformation, Nanoha's transformation was more fanservice-based and Bardiche and Raising Heart both got new looks, there's a lot in the movie that fans of the series already know, and what's worse, a LOT of information that ONLY fans of the series would know that isn't in the movie.

* RuinedFOREVER: ''Force'' elicited this reaction for having a heterosexual male lead and supposedly dropping the magical girl tropes. Not to mention they put some of the most cheered characters this franchise have in real danger of suffering BadassDecay, starting with [[spoiler:[[LadyOfWar Signum]]]].
* TheScrappy:
** Cypha's caught a lot of flak for handing [[spoiler: Signum]] her first real defeat, and for being [[{{Understatement}} kind of a bitch about it]].
** Tohma has drawn fire for being a male main character with a potential heterosexual love interest.
* StrawManHasAPoint: Regius is one of the few people who distrusts Hayate for her criminal past, and even Auris suggests that he keep his opinions to himself. While the viewers and those close to her know she did nothing wrong during the Book of Darkness incident, he and much of the rest of the Bureau apparently heard a version of events in which Hayate accepted full responsibility, making his distrust seem more logical if ultimately incorrect.
* ThatOneAttack:
** Hayate's BeamSpam in ''Battle of Aces''.
** Vita's Swallow Flier from the same game.
* TooCoolToLive: The original Reinforce.
* ToyShip: Erio and Caro.

* ViewerGenderConfusion:
** Otto. Female, for the record. This is compounded by her use of the masculine pronoun "[[JapanesePronouns boku]]".
** Until his profile came out, nearly everyone was convinced that Fortis was female. With his large eyes, dress-like robe, and feminine hairstyle, it's an easy mistake to make. Ironically, fortis can be translated from Latin as "manly".
* VoodooShark: The first season had a few minor plot points that were later RetConned. For example, in the original series Nanoha was the one who thought up Raising Heart's staff and cannon modes herself, but after season one all new devices have predetermined forms and require hardware upgrades for new ones. Naturally, when they remade the first season into a movie, they made sure it was consistent with the later seasons. However, this opened up a new PlotHole. While Raising Heart having its staff and cannon modes pre-loaded makes sense, it's never explained why Yuuno didn't try using either mode before handing the device over to Nanoha.
* {{Wangst}}: Nanoha is considerably more angsty in the movie manga, and some people believe she falls into this at times. For example, while at the end of the Jewel Seed case in the original anime, she was mostly satisfied with how things turned out but somewhat worried about Fate, she believes in the movie manga that she was unable to help anyone at all.
* TheWoobie:
** Fate in season one.
** Linith. Her plight is even more poignant in the movie manga, as she reveals that she wanted to take Fate and Arf away from Precia, but knew that doing so would hurt her, and realized that Precia and by extension, herself as Precia’s familiar had no more than two years to live. She thus did her best to ensure that Fate became strong and had a good relationship with Precia, and told Fate that she hoped she would find a good friend.
** Almost all the antagonists in season 2, but mostly Vita.
** Vivio during ''StrikerS''.

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* JumpingTheShark: StrikerS is this for some fans but "FORCE" is the season with the biggest amount of backlash to date.

* JumpingTheShark: StrikerS is this for some fans but 'FORCE' is the sesons with the biggest amount of backlash to date.

** Cypha's caught a lot of flak for handing [[spoiler: Signum]] her first real defeat.

* StrawManHasAPoint: Regius is one of the few people who distrusts Hayate for her criminal past, and even Auris suggests that he keep his opinions to himself. While the viewers and those close to her know she did nothing wrong during the Book of Darkness incident, he and much of the rest of the Bureau apparently heard a version of events in which Hayate accepted full responsibility, making his distrust seem more logical if ultimately incorrect.

** Isis seems to have gotten quite a few fans so far, unlike pretty much anyone else introduced in ''Force''.

* HilariousInHindsight: Would you believe [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_RBghAfiW8 this]] was the prototype for the series. If you've watched the show for any length of time, seeing Nanoha waving around that puny heart-shaped wand will be enough to make you crack up.

* {{Tear Jerker}}: The last episode of A's can cause this.

* AdaptationDisplacement

* BetterThanItSounds (Try explaining this series to someone as a recommendation. Most will be put off by the MagicalGirl aspect already.)
* BetterOnDVD (The TV version of the "Heartless White Devil" scene in episode eight of ''[=StrikerS=]'' made a lot of people think that Nanoha had some sort of [[ShellshockedSenior Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome]] from the {{timeskip}} between ''A's'' and ''[=StrikerS=]'' and that her reaction to Subaru and Teana's dangerous tactics in the mock battle made it look as if she wasn't fit to be training the two. The DVD version of the situation helped clear up any misgivings; she had more of a "disappointed parent" look on her face than the more ''[[HigurashiNoNakuKoroNi Higurashi]]''-like look in the TV version. Various examples of [[OffModel QUALITY]] animation are fixed in the DVD releases as well.)
** Just before her legendary attack in episode 25, she [[HarbingerOfAsskicking stomps on the floor]] (possibly to brace herself, but more likely simply because of how [[RuleOfCool badass it makes her look]]). In the TV version, some dust is kicked up when her foot pounds onto the floor; on DVD that part of the floor is destroyed. [[SarcasmMode Inexplicably]], many people seem to prefer the second.

** Precia. She wasn't one at the beginning of the story itself, but she ''is'' when we see her first on-screen. Heck, the woman crosses the MoralEventHorizon in her EstablishingCharacterMoment.
*** Slightly less so in the movie, which significantly increases her woobieness. [[spoiler:She's even implied to ''regret'' what she did at the end]].

* ContestedSequel: [=StrikerS=] and FORCE.
* EightPointEight (Carl Kimlinger's [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/magical-girl-lyrical-nanoha/dvd-box-set review]] of the first series gave it a C-. Cue FlameWar, especially over whether his emphasis on the lolicon aspects of the series was justified.)

* FandomNod (Hayate addressing who would win between her and Nanoha.)

** Some don't like [=StrikerS=] for various reasons mentioned on the page.

* GrowingTheBeard (At least episode 7 of the first series; definitely ''A's''.)
* HolyShitQuotient (StrikerS, episode 17. Full stop.)

* JustHereForGodzilla (Subverted and inverted. Before the first season's GrowingTheBeard moment, viewers were expected to just be there to see cute little Nanoha from ''TriangleHeart3SweetSongsForever'' in a strange alternate universe. They were quickly disproven when ''Nanoha'' got more viewers than the ''Triangle Heart 3'' OVA put out around the same time. Ever since ''Nanoha'' became the perfect example of AdaptationDisplacement [second to maybe ''{{Jaws}}'' or some other famous movie no one knows was a book], anyone looking for ''Triangle Heart 3'' is probably just ''there'' to see Nanoha in a strange alternate universe.)
* LesYay: You could fill a {{Doorstopper}} documenting all the instances. I mean, it starts the ''second'' Nanoha sees Fate. No joke.
** They add another couple with every season. The original series started Nanoha/Fate (expanded upon with each passing series); A's had Hayate/Vita, with the Sound Stages hinting at Hayate/Signum; [=StrikerS=] added Subaru/Teana; and [=ViVid=] has Vivio/Einhart (which looks [[GenerationXerox a lot like early Nanoha/Fate did.]])
*** Actually, in Hayate's case, it would be a [[LesYay foursome Yuri harem]]. She particularly has been known to grope, according from one of the Sound Stages.
** The ending of TheMovie seems to take it up a notch, or at least more than the original season did with much clearer facial expressions.

** Memetic Molester: Hayate and Sein, due to their Skinship Grope tendencies.

* MissedMomentOfAwesome: Kyouya and Miyuki are shown to be expert swordspeople in ''TriangleHeart3SweetSongsForever''. One of the enemies their sister is fighting in As is a swordmaster. Despite the obvious opportunity for a duel between Signum and either non-magical Takamachi sibling, the most significant event featuring those two in that season is Miyuki ribbing Kyouya about his love life.
** Considering what happened the first time Bardiche was used in an effort to block Laevatein, a normal blade attempting to stop an Intelligent Device sword is not going to end well.

** StrikerS closed with the beginning of a mock battle in which the four forwards faced Nanoha, Fate, Vita and Signum, but none of it was shown.

* MorePopularSpinoff (of ''TriangleHeart'')
* MostWonderfulSound (The cartridge loading sound)

** Also Signum herself apparently would never be able to live it down [[spoiler:the humiliating defeat she suffer at the hands of Cypha]], effectively following the steps of her Expy-source [[SuperRobotWars Lamia Loveless]].
* PanderingToTheBase: TheMovie. While Fate got a transformation, Nanoha's transformation was more fanservice-based and Bardiche and Raising Heart both got new looks, there's a lot in the movie that fans of the series already know, and what's worse, a LOT of information that ONLY fans of the series would know that isn't in the movie. While Raising Heart having its staff and cannon modes pre-loaded makes sense, but then FridgeLogic sets in and makes you question why Yuuno didn't use either mode before handing the device over to Nanoha, since the movie doesn't go into any details about the hows and whys Yuuno couldn't use the device. Compare to the television series where Nanoha was the one who thought up the modes herself, which actually makes more sense as to why Yuuno didn't use those modes himself, he didn't think them up.

** Tohma has drawn fire for being a male main character with an potential heterosexual love interest.
* {{Squee}} (The personal interactions between Nanoha and Fate have the tendency to provoke this. On the Nanoha/Yuuno side, there's that [[http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/5210/71281605.jpg LOOK]] she gave him in the 12th episode of the original series, though it tends to inspire catcalls or wolfwhistles as much or more than squeals.)
** The look Nanoha gives Yuuno is followed up with this similar [[http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/8041/strikerslook.jpg LOOK]] while asking him if their meeting was a coincidence in episode 8 of StrikerS.

* {{Tear Jerker}}: The last episode of A's can cause this, though {{Your Mileage May Vary}}.
* TechnologyPorn

* TooCoolToLive: The original [[Reinforce]].
* ToyShip: Erio and Caro
* ValuesDissonance: The TSAB makes ample use of grade-school children as [[strike: soldiers]] police officers. This is somewhat mitigated by the fact that ''every single child to ever appear in the series'' is WiseBeyondTheirYears and [[RedShirtArmy the vast majority of the TSAB's mages]] are adults, [[YourMilageMayVary but it still rubs some people the wrong way]].

** also Signum herself wouldn't be able to live it down [[spoiler:her humiliating defeat at the hands of Cypha]], effectively following the steps of her Expy-source [[SuperRobotWars Lamia Loveless]].