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12	->''"It's those weapons. Why in this day and age are you so set on using knives and katana?"\
13	"I'm not '''set''' on using them."''
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15	Also known as ''Triangle Hearts Sweet Songs Forever'', [[InconsistentSpelling depending on which piece of merchandise you're looking at.]]
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17	The third entry in the ''Triangle Heart'' {{eroge}} series, which, like its predecessors, focuses on one boy and two girls trained in an ancient fighting style, the supernatural phenomenon surrounding them, and the threats that greed, lust and power present.
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19	The titular triangle is formed by Kyouya Takamachi, only living heir to the Fuwaryuu sword style and also practitioner of the Mikamiryuu style; his "sister" Miyuki (actually his cousin), whose mother gave her to her uncle (her mother's brother) and ran off to seek revenge against the man that killed her family; and Fiasse Crystela, an IdolSinger and long-lost childhood friend who has hurt her voice and is staying at their house.
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21	Kyouya's father, Shirou, was killed by the same (supernatural) terrorist organization that once killed off the rest of his family save for Kyouya, Miyuki, and her mother, and now they set their sights upon the main trio. Kyouya has to stop them, as well as work out his friends' more-than-mundane problems. It helps that they work for a clandestine special defense anti-terrorist force forged from an alliance between China, Japan and the United States.
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23	There is also a 4-episode [=OVA=] that takes place after the game. Fiasse is back on tour, but has received death threats, so, naturally, she calls upon the Takamachis. Her real bodyguard, Elise [=MacGaren=], absolutely refuses to let some amateurs she knew as a child take her place, and begrudgingly agrees to work with them, provided they stay on the sidelines. Elise uses a gun and insults Kyouya and Miyuki's insistence on the sword, despite quickly learning [[KatanasAreJustBetter how much better off they are with katanas]]. But there's still something that she doesn't want to face, and seeing those two again is far too painful.
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25	However, this novel is probably best known for introducing Kyouya's adorable eight-year-old sister Nanoha Takamachi. Starting out as a satellite character with little relevance to the plot, [[EnsembleDarkHorse she proved popular enough]] to be given her own MagicalGirl spinoff game, and then an anime... which eventually took off and [[Franchise/LyricalNanoha became an entire multiverse of its own]].
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28	!!This game and OVA provide examples of:
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30	%% * ActionMom: Mikami Misato.
31	%% * AdoptivePeerParent: Kyouya and Miyuki are 14 and 16 years younger than Momoko respectively.
32	* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: In the absence of [[OfficialCouple Fate]], Nanoha/Chrono is canon in this verse. And he's evil.
33	%% * AlternateContinuity: And one that's far better known than the game itself.
34	* AnalogyBackfire: Elise, arguing against allowing the "amateur" Kyouya and Miyuki to provide security for Fiasse, tries to tell Fiasse that professionals don't sing on the same stage as amateurs. Fiasse, a talented singer who does not see it as SeriousBusiness, says that anyone who likes to sing can do it together.
35	%% * AscendedExtra: [[Franchise/LyricalNanoha Nanoha]], of course.
36	%% * AudibleSharpness
37	%% * AxCrazy: Slicer from the OVA.
38	%% * {{Backstory}}
39	%% * BackToBackBadasses: Kyouya and Elise in the OVA opening.
40	%% * BadassFamily: The Takamachis.
41	%% * BattleButler: Noel, Elise, and Kyouya and Miyuki themselves.
42	%% * BewareTheNiceOnes: Nanoha; although her "befriending" isn't ''quite'' as violent as [[Franchise/LyricalNanoha the one we know and love]], she still intimidates people twice her age despite her cuteness. Shinobu, too.
43	%% * BigFancyHouse.
44	%% * BloodKnight: Many of the characters. Utterly averted by Miyuki, though.
45	%% * BreakoutCharacter: [[Franchise/LyricalNanoha Nanoha]], of course.
46	%% * BrotherSisterTeam
47	* CherryBlossoms: Nami, Nami, Nami, Nami, Nami. It helps that the trees are planted all over her shrine.
48	* ChildhoodFriendRomance:
49	** Unlucky: Officially, [[spoiler:Fiasse and Miyuki, although Miyuki's a cousin. Elise from the OVA is the strongest example, as she doesn't have a story path in the game and therefore can only ever lose.]]
50	** Victorious: [[spoiler:Shinobu officially; Fiasse and Miyuki if you pick their routes.]]
51	%% * ChineseGirl: Yung-fa from the original ''Toraha'' and new character Lian-fei.
52	* CloseCallHaircut: Miyuki's braids get sliced off when she ducks a sword swing.
53	* ContinuityNod: Two haremettes from the first two games appear as side characters.
54	%% * CreepyCrossdresser: The Slicer infiltrates the concert disguised as a woman.
55	%% * DatingSim
56	* DefeatMeansFriendship: Nanoha's first-ever "befriending"--she and Chrono hook up after she beats the tar out of him.
57	* DemotedToExtra:
58	** Most characters in this game who carry over to ''Nanoha''--especially Kyouya--suffer a steep decline in importance with regards to the original series and are virtually phased out in ''A's'' and ''[=StrikerS=]''.
59	** In-game example: Shinobu is the ''winning girl'', right? So why does she get so few scenes in the anime?
60	%% * DisappearedDad: Plenty of 'em, most prominent of which is Kyouya's father Shirou.
61	%% * DysfunctionJunction
62	%% * FailureKnight: Elise to Fiasse.
63	%% * FairyCompanion: Lindy to Nanoha in her mini-scenario in the fan box.
64	* FantasyKitchenSink: Ghosts, kitsune, Japanese Vampires, {{Magical Girl}}s, {{Robot Girl}}s, pixies, interdimensional invaders, and that's just this one game.
65	%% * ForgottenFriendNewFoe: Elise from the OVA.
66	* FullNameBasis: Elise addresses most characters this way, and in Western naming order, at that.
67	* GoodStepmother: Momoko cares equally about her biological child and step-children, and is shown to be a loving and understanding mother to them.
68	* GratuitousEnglish: Quite a bit of it in the OVA, especially when an otherwise-chilling conversation involving the main villain turns into {{Narm}} because of poor pronunciation and grammar. Also, Elise's "FREEZE!"
69	%% * HeirToTheDojo
70	%% * IdolSinger: Fiasse.
71	%% * ImportantHaircut
72	%% * ImprobablyFemaleCast: Sort of. The school and town part are perfectly fine, but the special defense forces?
73	%% * [[OurVampiresAreDifferent Japanese Vampire]]: Shinobu.
74	%% * {{Joshikousei}}
75	%% * KillAllHumans: Kuon.
76	%% * KissingCousins: The Miyuki route.
77	%% * LastNameBasis: Kyouya and Shinobu, despite FirstNameBasis being fairly common among the cast.
78	%% * {{Meido}}: Noel.
79	* MartialPacifist: Miyuki, who states she can never get used to fighting, but nevertheless fights to protect Fiasse.
80	%% * {{Miko}}: Nami.
81	* MoralityPet: Kuon gets a lot nicer from hanging around cute little Nanoha. Make "[[DefeatMeansFriendship befriending]]" jokes as you will; AlternateContinuity or not, it ''is'' Nanoha.
82	%% * MysteriousParent: Misato.
83	* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Slicer from the OVA.
84	%% * NinjaMaid: Noel.
85	* NotBloodSiblings: Miyuki and Kyouya are cousins who grew up together (even if she doesn't use UsefulNotes/JapaneseSiblingTerminology on him), but can end up in a relationship.
86	%% [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot Robot Ninja Maid]].
87	%% * PsychoForHire: Slicer [[RuleOfThree yet again]].
88	%% * RoadCone: The OVA, although it doesn't matter much, barely focusing on the Shinobu[=/=]Kyouya arc.
89	%% * RobotMaid: Noel.
90	%% * [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot Robot Ninja Maid]]: Noel.
91	* SecretArt: The Fuwa-ryuu sword style, exclusive to the Takamachi family.
92	* SinkOrSwimFatherhood: Kaori, a woman Shiro had an affair with leaves Kyouya with him before leaving again, forcing him to raise Kyouya by himself.
93	%% * StalkerWithACrush: The Fan, Fiasse's terrorist stalker.
94	* SweetBaker: Momoko is a baker by trade and an epitome of the GoodParents trope. In the ''Nanoha'' continuity, Momoko is strongly implied to be Nanoha's main role-model and the main reason why her daughter is both [[HumbleHero so selflessly heroic and so down-to-earth]] (Nanoha's badass streak, on the other hand, probably comes from her ex-{{ninja}} dad Shiro).
95	%% * ThirdPersonPerson: Shinobu refers to herself as "Shinobu-chan".
96	* TookALevelInBadass: Miyuki started training after Kyouya and Nanoha's father died.
97	%% * TwoGuysAndAGirl: Cheerful hero--Miyuki (despite being female); angsty hero--Kyouya; DamselInDistress--Fiasse.
98	%% * UnusualEars: Kuon.
99	%% * WhodunnitToMe: Alisa.
100	* WorthlessTreasureTwist: In the OVA, the villain is trying to get to Fiasse in order to get control of an inheritance that she'll only receive upon her marriage, which turns out to be [[spoiler:the deed to a honeymoon villa and a box of home videos.]]
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