Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha

Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha (魔法少女リリカルなのは Mahō Shōjo Ririkaru Nanoha) is a Japanese anime television series produced by Seven Arcs. The Japanese Association of Independent Television Stations broadcast 13 episodes between October and December 2004.

Geneon Entertainment licensed the series for release in North America, though due to Geneon switching distribution labels between September 2007 and July 2008, FUNimation Entertainment distributed the series. In October 2023, the license right has been transferred to Discotek Media.

Synopsis 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.

Cast[]

Image	Character	Seiyū	Dub Actor
	Nanoha Takamachi	Yukari Tamura	Cristina Vee
	Fate Testarossa	Nana Mizuki	Jennifer Alyx
	Yuuno Scrya	Kaori Mizuhashi	Marin Miller
	Raging Heart	Donna Burke	Bailey Chadwick
	Bardiche	Kevin J. England	Jonathan Meza
	Aruf	Natsuko Kuwatani	Lauren Landa
	Chrono Harlaown	Mikako Takahashi
	Lindy Harlaown	Aya Hisakawa	¿?
	Amy Limiette	Yuki Matsuoka	¿?
	Kyōya Takamachi	Hikaru Midorikawa	Roy Pitts
	Miyuki Takamachi	Ryōko Shiraishi	Miley Yamamoto
	Shirō Takamachi	Kazuya Ichijō	Kaiji Tang
	Momoko Takamachi	Erika Amano	Michelle Ann Dunphy
	Precia Testarossa	Rei Igarashi	Julie Rei Goldstein
	Alicia Testarossa	Nana Mizuki	Jennifer Alyx
	Alisa Bannings	Rie Kugimiya	¿?
	Suzuka Tsukimura	Ai Shimizu	Xanthe Huynh
	Shinobu Tsukimura	Miyu Matsuki	¿?
	Noel K. Ehrlichkeit	Hyo-sei	Laura Siegel
	Falin K. Ehrlichkeit	Asuka Tanii	Michelle Ann Dunphy

Additional Voices[]

• Jennifer Cascio - Homeroom Teacher (eps. 1-2, 9)
• Michelle Ann Dunphy - S2U (ep. 12)

Notes[]

• Many production credits for the English-language release are missing, with none of the voice cast being credited. Due to the cast consisting primarily of new-coming, or one-time voice actors, much of the cast is still unknown.

Video Releases[]

Distributor	Year	Format	Content	Region	Country
FUNimation Entertainment	2008		The Complete Series	1 NTSC	United States
			3 Discs
	2009		The Complete Series
			3 Discs

External Links[]

• Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha at the Internet Movie Database
• Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia