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| Buy | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 10 | bitem_e | # |
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wow. this sequel begins with a bang, the type of all out fight you see at the end of things, not at the beginning. all the characters are brought in in the first two episodes. i must say, i'm extremely impressed with the magical fighting, in the first series, and now in the second series i notice it even more. there's also a battle mentality that they put in the signum/fate fight that i was surprised to see in a show just as this one. i really have no complaints about this one. it's pretty fantastic. the story's once again very well done, the characters very rounded, the music tasteful if not memorable, and of course the animation is very very fluid. the final fight, while epic and cool cause you get to see everyone in action (i could have wished for more of chrono fighting and yuuno fighting, they didn't get much screentime), i still like the first fight better. more emotion involved instead of just standing around shooting. and the integrationg between technology and magic is never more apparent than at the end. it's really very cool. a series well worth buying.
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| Buy | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | AstroNerdBoy | # |
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Having found itself a good foundation in Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha, this sequel series continues were that one left off. So we get to see the continued look at Fate-chan's life and how she comes into a new family, which is very nice. This ran through the course of the series and while not a major topic of focus, it was never forgotten. Hat's off to the writers for that. Since a new villian was required for a new series (and another Lost Logia artifact), we didn't get just one, but rather four villians. As before, the villians aren't just two-dimentional things, but rather are 3D characters with a very understandable purpose. Since they are guardians to the crippled, wheelchair-bound Hyatte-chan, it makes them even more interesting. Hyatte-chan is certainly a very "moé" character, and she makes things more interesting with her innocence and positive outlook on life. Raging Heart and Bardiche get upgraded in this series, which is pretty cool. Donna Burke is still fun to hear as Raging Heart, but the Japanese have her saying dopy things like, "Please call me 'cartridge load'" when they mean "Please order me to 'cartridge load'." Why hire a native English speaker to speak clear English, only to have her speak Engrish sentences? Makes no sense to me. Should there be a third season, I'm hopeful that the Japanese writers will come to understand this and consult with Donna to have proper English sentences spoken. The lolicon crowd will be happy that Nanoha and Fate-chan get naked again. In episode 4, they are given a new transformation sequence so show off their lolicon goods. To be fair, I don't remember there being that many transformation sequences this time compared to last. The final episode was very cool, with the character shown six-years later at the end of the episode. So we know what everyone is doing at that time, and I liked seeing that. Rumor has it that a third series is in the works and it will take place with the girls as 3rd-year middle schoolers. I hope that is the case. Bottom line: a suprisingly decent mahou shoujo sequel title that continues to build on the success of the original. As such, I give it a "buy" rating.Last updated Friday, January 20 2006. | ||||||||
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