A thirteen episode anime animated by [[Seven Arcs]] and directed by Akiyuki Shinbo that aired between October and December of 2004, and the first installment of the [[Lyrical Nanoha]] franchise.

The series is a spin-off of the [[Triangle Heart]] series of games and OVAs.

A sequel, [[Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha A's]], aired between October and December of 2005. A third series, titled [[Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS]] began airing on April 1, 2007. Two manga sequels, [[Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha ViVid]] and [[Mahou Senki Lyrical Nanoha Force]], had their first chapters published in May 2009.

h4. Characters

* [[Alicia Testarossa]]
* [[Amy Limietta]]
* [[Arf]]
* [[Arisa Bunnings]]
* [[Chrono Harlaown]]
* [[Fate Testarossa]]
* [[Lindy Harlaown]]
* [[Presea Testarossa]]
* [[Takamachi Nanoha]]
* [[Tsukimura Suzuka]]
* [[Yuuno Scrya]]

h4. Gear

* [[Raising Heart]]
* [[Bardiche (nanoha)|]]

h4. External links

* "Wikipedia: Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magical_Girl_Lyrical_Nanoha
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