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Format
TV
Episodes
13
Episode Duration
25 min per ep
Status
Finished Airing
Premiered
Fall 2004
Aired
2004-10-03 to 2004-12-26
Source
Original
Rating
PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
Genres
Action
Comedy
Drama
Mahou Shoujo
Studios
Seven Arcs
Producers
Starchild Records
Omnibus Japan
Licensors
Geneon Entertainment USA
Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha (魔法少女リリカルなのは)
Nanoha Takamachi, an ordinary third-grader who enjoys spending time with her family and friends, rescues an injured ferret that she had dreamed about the night before. The next day, the ferret cries out to her telepathically, asking Nanoha to save him. The ferret reveals himself to be Yuuno Scrya, a mage from another world who is trying to collect the dangerous 21 Jewel Seeds that he accidentally scattered across the world. He enlists Nanoha's help, gifting her the magical wand Raising Heart, and teaches her how to become a powerful mage. Days later, after reclaiming a few of the Jewel Seeds, another mage appears: Fate Testarossa. Stronger than Nanoha, Fate refuses to divulge her reasons in trying to collect the Jewel Seeds. Nanoha senses a melancholy in her eyes, but Fate refuses to communicate. Directed by Akiyuki Shinbo, Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha is a story about the clash of emotions when goals collide. [Written by MAL Rewrite]