Nanoha Takamachi and Fate Testarossa, the central characters of the franchise
Since its start as a spin-off of the Triangle Heart video game series, the Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha franchise has come to endorse various media formats. The following is the list of significant installments of the Nanoha meta-series.
TV and DVD differences[]
All three anime seasons thus far have had two separate releases: the original versions shown on Japanese television and the ones released on the DVD and used in foreign dubs. The differences between the two are numerous but mostly concern improved animation. One of the most notable differences is the change of Nanoha's infamous "dead" expression when casting Crossfire Shoot on Teana in StrikerS to a more disappointed one.
Official works[]
- Sound Stages are considered episodes of their respective anime seasons and therefore not listed below unless they lie outside of their series' chronological frame. See the main Sound Stage article instead for a full list.
| Title | Format | Published | Continuity | Timeline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Triangle Heart 3 | Video game | 8 December 2000 | Original | 0064 |
| Lyrical Toy Box | Video game | 29 June 2001 | Original | 0065 |
| Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha | Anime series | 1 October 2004 | Primary | 0065 |
| Nanoha Sound Stage 02 | Sound Stage | 13 January 2005 | Primary | 0063 |
| Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A's THE COMICS | Manga series | 31 July 2005 | Primary | 0065 |
| Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha | Light novel | 30 September 2005 | Adaptation | 0065 |
| Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A's | Anime series | 1 October 2005 | Primary | 0065 |
| Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha/A's Visual Fan Book | Artbook | 10 March 2006 | Primary | ---- |
| Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS THE COMICS | Manga series | 30 September 2006 | Primary | 0075 |
| Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS | Anime series | 1 April 2007 | Primary | 0075 |
| StrikerS Sound Stage X | Sound Stage | 29 October 2008 | Primary | 0078 |
| Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha ViVid | Manga series | 26 May 2009 | Primary | 0079 |
| Magical Record Lyrical Nanoha Force | Manga series | 30 July 2009 | Primary | 0081 |
| Magical Girl Lyrical NANOHA MOVIE 1st THE COMICS | Manga series | 30 July 2009 | Standalone | 0065 |
| Nanoha×Fate | Manga series | 2010 | Standalone | 0065 |
| Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A's Portable: The Battle of Aces | Video game | 21 January 2010 | Portable | 0065 |
| Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha The MOVIE 1st | Anime movie | 23 January 2010 | Movie | 0065 |
| Magic Girl Fatal Fate | Manga series | 2011 | Standalone | 0065 |
| Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A's Portable: The Gears of Destiny: Material Girls. | Manga series | November 2011 | Standalone | 0065 |
| Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A's Portable: The Gears of Destiny | Video game | 22 December 2011 | Portable | 0066 |
| Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha The MOVIE 2nd A's | Anime movie | 14 July 2012 | Movie | 0065 |
| Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha INNOCENT | Manga series | 26 July 2012 | Brave Duel | ---- |
| Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Material Girls. INNOCENT | Manga series | 26 March 2013 | Brave Duel | ---- |
| Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha INNOCENT | Video game | 31 March 2013 | Brave Duel | ---- |
| ORIGINAL CHRONICLE Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha The 1st | Manga series | 30 November 2013 | Movie | 0065 |
| Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha INNOCENTS | Manga series | 26 April 2014 | Brave Duel | ---- |
| Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha ViVid | Anime series | 3 April 2015 | Adaptation | 0079 |
| ViVid Strike! | Anime series | 2 October 2016 | Primary | 0080 |
| Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Reflection | Anime movie | 22 July 2017 | Movie | 0067 |
| Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Reflection THE COMICS | Manga series | 26 December 2017 | Movie | 0067 |
| Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Detonation | Anime movie | 19 October 2018 | Movie | 0067 |