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Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A's - Recommendations
Alt title: Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha A's
If you're looking for anime similar to Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A's, you might like these titles.
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Rozen Maiden
- TV (12 eps)
- 2004
In an era when ordering on the internet has become the norm, online vendors have a new favorite customer: Sakurada Jun! From voodoo dolls to x-ray specs, there's nothing this middle schooler can't get enough of -- until a strange package arrives one day. Inside is a sentient doll named Shinku, who is one of a special hand crafted set of dolls called Rozen Maiden. Luckily for Jun, not only does he get to keep her, but she's decided he'll be... her new servant?! Join Jun as he struggles to keep his sanity in a house full of dolls who all want his servant skills for themselves!
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Reasons you might like Rozen Maiden...
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Roxas says...
It's actually sort of difficult to explain why you would like both shows, but the fan bases for these two overlap quite heavily. Both the Nanoha and Rozen Maiden franchises definitely fall within the "magical girl" genre, but in many ways innovate past the genre's conventions and provide a similarly entertaining experience despite a lack of directly shared traits.
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Himitsu says...
Lyrical Nanoha A's and Rozen Maiden appear on the surface as "girly" anime, but I personally think that they can be liked by any type of audience. There are enticing fight scenes, and the personalities in the characters are very likeable. There's an underlying plot that runs deeper than what they first present, and that's what I love about the direction in these two titles.
Jubei-chan 2
- TV (13 eps)
- 2004
Following the events of the first television series, Jiyu Nanohana was happy; her days as Jubei Yagyu the 2nd were over, and she finally felt she could live a normal life again. However, when a clan of samurai calling themselves the Siberian Yagyu want revenge on Yagyu Jubei for their banishment to Siberia 300 years ago, once again young Jiyu is forced to take up the sword as the re-incarnation of the legendary swordsman.
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Reasons you might like Jubei-chan 2...
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Nohansen says...
Jubei-chan and Lyrical Nanoha are recognized for their magical girl stylings: an unwilling female protagonist, the wise sidekick who guides her as she takes her first steps into a larger world, and a mystical artifact that's the source of the heroine's power.
J2 and Nanoha A's are the epitome of sequels: the animation is slicker and the action sequences are much more elaborate. But be forewarned - while it is possible to enjoy the series on a purely superficial level, watching their respective predecessors will allow you to fully grasp the plot and see how these sequels improve on the original.
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Hethran says...
Jubei-chan 2 and Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A's are both magical girl series. Moreover, they are both unusual in that they aren't necessarily aimed at a female audience, as are most magical girl series. In addition, they both have superb action sequences and a protagonist who manages to reach out to many of her foes and show them the error of their ways. Both are also sequel series that have more elaborate action sequences than the originals, and feature far more badass protagonists.
Puella Magi Madoka Magica
- TV (12 eps)
- 2011
One night, Madoka has a terrible nightmare – against the backdrop of a desolate landscape, she watches a magical girl battle a terrifying creature, and lose. The next day, the teen's dream becomes reality when the girl – Homura – arrives at Mitakihara Middle School as a transfer student, mysteriously warning Madoka to stay just the way she is. But when she and her best friend Miki are pulled into a twisted illusion world and meet a magical creature named Kyubey, the pair discovers that magical girls are real, and what's more, they can choose to become one. All they must do is sign a contract with Kyubey and agree to fight witches that spread despair to the human world, and in return they will be granted a single wish. However, as Homura's omen suggests, there's far more to becoming a magical girl than Madoka and Miki realize...
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Reasons you might like Puella Magi Madoka Magica...
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thariinye says...
Both of these series can be called subversions of the 'classic' Magical Girl story, each with a different focus; Nanoha amps up the action, while Madoka amps up the darkness.
Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya 3rei!!
- TV (12 eps)
- 2016
Illya and the gang have finished their battle against the heroic spirit residing in the eighth class card. They're back in vacation mode again, looking to make the most of what they have left of summer break. But their hopes get crushed in the blink of an eye. An all-too-unrealistic silhouette appears before them when they go to investigate the strange event at Mount Enzou. After a short skirmish, the entire space ends up being warped. Illya wakes up in a wintry Fuyuki City... in a parallel world. This is the world where Miyu was born and raised.
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Reasons you might like Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya 3rei!!...
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redstormer says...
Sorry for Spoilers
Both Series Want to Save something. Both Have simillar plot in the story because they had something they wanted to protect and did it because they had to. but they were to weak at first which in nanoha got beat up so fast in start of series same with illya did. But Illya manga not finish but i can assume There might be a unexpected ending tho. Both these series start off with a new system that the main character didn't know how to use yet. but later knows how to use them for example like. In Nanoha A's The Wolkenritter used the cartridge System & the Ainworth used Servant cards. Then the Main characters later learn and use their system to fight equally with them. Illya = Nanoha Miyu= Fate Ainsworth=Wolkenritter Angelica(Gilgamesh Card)=Signum Beatrice Flowerchild(Thor Card) =Vita Julian Ainsworth =Liese Twins -Because Vita was killed by the twins and then Beatrice also got grabbed by the heart by by julian. I but so far Erika=Hayate because they are both mistress to them.
Vividred Operation
- TV (12 eps)
- 2013
That is everyone's wish. Here in a world where science has solved all questions. This story is set in Oshima. The happy, carefree 14 year old Akane Isshiki lived a poor, but well loved life together with her reliable little sister, Momo, who does all the housework, and her grandfather, Kenjirou, a genius inventor who only created useless devices. When the weather is clear, they can see the artificial island, Blue Island, across the sea. In the center of that island rises the revolutionary Manifestation Engine, a discovery that solved the world's energy problems.
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Reasons you might like Vividred Operation...
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kjenta says...
Six months after the Jewel Seeds incident, Nanoha is still using her magical powers to help the Time-Space Administration Bureau maintain dimensional stability. However, new adversaries involved with the dreaded "Book of Darkness" Lost Logia have appeared, wielding weapon systems that far outclass Nanoha's Raising Heart and Fate's Bardiche. Nanoha, Fate and friends must now find a way to match the strength of their new opponents and once again use their powers to prevent a large time-space disaster from happening – an event which threatens not only their world, but multiple dimensions!
Magical Girl Pretty Sammy
- OVA (3 eps)
- 1995 - 1997
Pretty Sammy is a light comedy taking place in an alternate Tenchiverse. Sasami, the adorable girl from Tenchi Muyo, gets the spotlight as she is turned into a "magical girl" by Tsunami, an otherworldly woman from Juraihelm. However, Sasami's best friend is also transformed into a magical girl, and consequently, her arch-rival. Hijinks ensue in this strange, but funny series.
Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part 4: Walpurgisnacht - Rising
- Movie
- 2024
Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card (New)
Magical Girl Pretty Sammy TV
- TV (26 eps)
- 1996 - 1997
Sasami Kawai leads an ordinary life; she attends school, helps out at her parents’ music store, and tries to bring her shy friend Misao Amano out of her shell. However, things change when she meets a strange talking animal named Ryo-Oki and subsequently becomes involved in the contest to decide the next queen of the magical world of Juraihelm. At the risk of great personal embarrassment, Sasami transforms into Pretty Sammy, a magical girl charged with doing good deeds to restore balance in Juraihelm. But standing in her way are rival magical girl Pixy Misa and her hordes of Love-Love Monsters. Now, Sasami must juggle her magical girl obligations with dealing with the boys in her class, her ditzy homeroom teacher Mihoshi, and a certain mad scientist of a teacher who is hell-bent on discovering the secrets of magical girls!
Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card-hen
- TV (22 eps)
- 2018
Sakura had managed to capture all of the Clow Cards which could bring disaster to the world and turned them into her own Sakura Cards. Now it’s spring. With cherry trees in full blossom, Sakura is just entering middle school. Her beloved Syaoran has returned from Hong Kong, and Sakura was thrilled to be going to school with him again. But one night, something strange happens to her Cards... On top of that, strange things keep happening in Tomoeda. Guided by the Key she encountered in her dream, Sakura starts collecting Cards again. And then, a new girl transfer into her class...