History Anime / MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaAs

* LighterAndSofter: The first season's BigBad, Precia Testarossa was clearly meant to be unsympathetic. The antagonists in A's however, are all {{Anti Villain}}s and {{Well Intentioned Extremist}}s

* FantasticNuke: The Arc-en-Ciel, which could have destroyed a fair chunk of Japan's landmass had it been fired at the surface. Firing it even utilizes a two-man switch system (meaning no one person can fire it on their own) and requires authorization by the highest authorities, heightening the similarities.

* GreatBigLibraryOfEverything: The Infinity Library is stated to hold the history of countless planets and civilizations. One requires "good search magic" to find anything.

* GreatBigLibraryOfEverything: The Infinity Library is stated to hold the history of countless planets and civilizations. One requires 'good search magic; to find anything.

* TheLibraryOfBabel: The Infinity Library is stated to hold the history of countless planets and civilizations. One requires 'good search magic; to find anything.

* RetCon: In-universe example - Graham's involvement in the incident is completely cut out from the movie by the TSAB (see CompilationMovie).

** According to the Drama CDs, the movies are “propaganda” by the TSAB made post-SSX (Suspected a bit before Vivid) in order to inspire young mages to join.

* BigDamnHeroes: Slightly degraded with Fate as her coming in was interrupted by Signum. However, her moment came after slicing the big drill in half.

* Retcon: In-universe example - Graham's involvement in the incident is completely cut out from the movie by the TSAB (see CompilationMovie).

* BondageIsBad: Arf's bind, Nanoha's bind, Fate's bind. And yes, Binds, I mean, Book of Darkness, loves using Arf's binds (mainly to curbsmash girls to ground).

* ItOnlyWorksOnce: The Wolkenritter must seek new targets every episode because the Book of Darkness can only drain a individual's linker core once.

* CurbStompBattle: Compiled such that Nanoha, Fate and Arf got defeated by Vita, Signum and Shamal and Zafira, respectively.
** Natchwal vs Vita and Zafira, respectively.

* NeverTrustATrailer: Lindy vs Signum... yay! [[spoiler: Not.]]

* FrillyUpgrade: “Living with the memories of the past in her heart, (her cloak/Barrier Jacket is her) snow-white wings for protecting her loved ones. It can be said that it is Fate’s will to embrace the future given form.”: A white cape and a skirt within a skirt to tie in better to StrikerS.

* ThisIsADrill: [[spoiler: Reinforce brings up one.]]

!!!''MGLN A's'' provides examples of:

* LimitedSpecialCollectorsUltimateEdition: [[http://www.nanoha.com/disc_bddvd1.html Nanoha Super Special Box]]. Animate and Gamer's version taken up to eleven for 15,750 yen.

* CompilationMovie: Actar: "I am well aware that things needed to be moved around and cut due to time restrictions. However, I felt that they did a much better job in the first movie than the second. Of course, the first series had far less ‘relevant plot’ than A’s. Thus, A’s had much more to lose in the process what with most of the show time being about character interactions, emotional buildup and story development."

* TakingYouWithMe: [[spoiler: As opposed to getting shot down by somebody.]]

* * FrillyUpgrade: “Living with the memories of the past in her heart, (her cloak/Barrier Jacket is her) snow-white wings for protecting her loved ones. It can be said that it is Fate’s will to embrace the future given form.”: A white cape and a skirt within a skirt to tie in better to StrikerS.

* GoodCostumeSwitch

* BiologicalMashup: The corrupted defense program of the Book of Darkness, which seems to be a hybrid of the magical monsters whose linker cores the Wolkenritter absorbed.

* BittersweetEnding: The threat of the Book of Darkness is over, as is its control over Hayate and the Wolkenritter's lives, but [[spoiler:this requires Reinforce's HeroicSacrifice, preventing her from sharing her mistress and knights' happiness and greatly upsetting Hayate]].

* GoodVersusGood: With a side order of world-killing EldritchAbomination thrown in at the very end so both sides can really cut loose.

* LateArrivalSpoiler: Fate's HeelFaceTurn.
* TheLibraryOfBabel: The Infinity Library.

* MadeOfIndestructium: Technically you can destroy the Book of Darkness, but it just pops back, good as new, ''somewhere completely different''. So the book is functionally indestructible and can only be neutralized by freezing it... which doesn't work. Ultimately they hit it with something capable of taking out a good chunk of a planet. And even then it's not completely gone until [[spoiler: they seal Reinforce as well]].
* MoodWhiplash: The relationship between Hayate and the Wolkenritter is absolutely adorable, until it's revealed that they are only able to serve her since the Book of Darkness is slowly devouring her soul. No one involved is really happy about this.

* OpposingCombatPhilosophies: Present in the later seasons as well, but probably best showcased here. In general, Midchildian Mages use a mixture of defensive barriers, support magic and [[WaveMotionGun ranged attacks]] designed to support any situation or tactic. Belkan Knights specialise entirely in combat magic, using punishing melee attacks and cartridge-enhanced weaponry to make themselves unrivalled in one-on-one fights. (Of course, there are exceptions to both rules like Fate and Hayate.)

** In Vita's second fight with the title character, Nanoha fires a cartridge-boosted MagicMissile spread of twelve (in the first fight, Nanoha used twos or fours at most when shooting). Vita responds by deploying [[BeehiveBarrier Panzer Hidernis]] to protect herself while saying: "Are you stupid?! There's no way you control all these bullets!" A moment later, [[ImprobableAimingSkills the bullets start speeding up]], and Vita's Panzer Hidernis begins cracking. [[SarcasmMode Good job, Oh Great Hammer Knight]].

It has a supplementary SliceOfLife manga and [[AudioAdaptation Sound Stages]] that take place between the episodes. The NamcoBandai game for the PlaystationPortable, ''[[VideoGame/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaAsPortable The Battle Of Aces]]'', is an AlternateContinuity sequel to ''A's'' which changes the events of the last episode. A movie remake of ''A's'', following the continuity of the first movie, is also in the works with an expected release date in 2012.

** Episode 9 begins with Nanoha having Fate over for dinner and planning to surprise Hayate in the hospital. The surprise visit causes them to run into the Wolkenritter (who had originally took pains to not be there when Nanoha and the others visited to avoid them finding out about Hayate being their master). Things then get '''much'' [[ItGotWorse worse]].

* TalkingIsAFreeAction: {{Deconstructed}} twice. Chrono gets the drop on Shamal as she's telepathically talking to Zafira, but is himself ambushed as he reads her the TSAB's equivalent of MirandaRights.