Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS is shaping up to be a pretty good series. Most of the cast is introduced now and all in one place, and we even have hints of the ultimate evil the gang will have to face. But aren’t the relics just like the jewel seeds? We might have an evil-doer of the week format coming up. I would like it if some of the older characters, like Chrono, Arf, Lindy, and Yuuno would show up, or, hell, just be mentioned at all. I guess that NanohaXYuuno relationship hasn’t moved anywhere in four years. Probably Fate’s fault. Other really random thoughts:

Oh god, Small Boss has a small desk! So moe I’m gonna die! But seriously, what kind of paperwork is so small Rein can even work on it? And where did they get a working lamp that small?

I found Fate and Signum’s reunion funny. I get this idea of ex-lovers, since Signum can’t help but keep egging Fate on with what to call her, with Fate just blushing and pushing it aside. Fate can’t help but accept her true love for Nanoha. Signum already has Hayate anyways.

Small Boss is angry! Don’t make her mad or she’ll fly down your throat and choke you. Or blow you to atoms with all that magical power she has. The choking death would be cooler though. It’d be awesome if Rein changed into her adult healthy form when Hayate releases all her power, but I don’t think that’s going to happen. Healthy Rein vs. Small Boss would be the greatest moe battle evar.

When I was watching this I was thinking “Man, Elio and Kyaro are really short.” That and “Teana has big breasts,” but that’s not the point. So I checked wiki and just realized Elio and Kyaro are both ten-years-old. Now, Nanoha and Fate fighting at that age are fine, since they were both special cases, but how does any army accept little kids as soldiers? I wouldn’t think that the TSAB lacks applicants, since everyone and their mom seems to serve in it. Sad thing is, Elio and Kyaro could still kick most adults asses.

Nanoha in training mode is awesome. She’s just so smug and arrogant. “Oh yeah, I forgot to tell you your magic won’t work at all. Have a nice landing, Subaru. And were working at this till midnight, just so you know. Now what’s my name, bitch?” Now I can only think of her as the R.Lee Ermey of magical girls. “Now get up maggots and blow the shit out of those robots! I don’t care if your only ten! I was destroying interdimensional witches and unstoppable, uberHAX magic before you were even some sperm in daddy’s nutbladder!”

Elio, for being a shota who wears short-shorts, is surprisingly badass. His level of destructive power seems to be up there with Subaru and Teana. Must be all that extra tutoring from Fate. I think everyone would respect him more if his outfit included pants.

Subaru is still awesome. She takes down a robotic drone larger than her just by flipping it onto its back and beating the crap out of it. Real magical girls fight with their fists of fury. And I still find that ribbon oddly sexy. Most anticipated moment of StrikerS: Subaru taking Ginga’s left hand Revolver Knuckle and performing her own HELL AND HEAVEN attack. She’s already used Broken Magnum. It would be the greatest attack evar. Now, if they could find her a golden hammer…


Oh god, Small Boss lives in a small box! And eats food larger than her! So moe I’m gonna die! When Hayate asked Vita to get a small plate I immediately thought they had an actual really small plate, with really small utensils, just for Rein. I was disappointed when it turned out just to be a regular size small plate.

Wow, that’s a really big bed. Too big a bed for one person. Apparently Fate/stays the night every night. The most blatant piece of fanservice I’ve ever seen in Nanoha. It’s like the director is are saying “Yeah, they’re a couple, but it’s not like we’ll ever tell you that.” Curse you Director! All I want is one kiss! On a side note, I wonder how large Hayate’s bed is…