Lyrical Nanoha/Shout-Out: Difference between revisions

Amusingly, the show is absolutely ''crammed'' with shout-outs to other series/franchises.

* The producer of the series, Akio Mishima, has come out on record as saying that much of the series was inspired by Nanoha's "''[[Gundam]]''-ish" concept art, particularly the staff and the colours of her uniform (''Nanoha'' tribute fanbook, in Megami Magazine #91).

* He's also apparently a fan of ''[[Super Robot Wars]]''.

** The <s>worst</s> best offender has got to be the [[Expy|abundant similarities]] between Signum and [[Super Robot Wars|Lamia Loveless]] - on top of the similarities in background, personality, and even attacks, they also have the same voice.

** While this is less of a blatant one than the previous one, maybe you should give Zest Grangeitz a look. Now imagine what happens when you give '''[[Badass|Sanger Zonvolt, The Sword That Smites Evil!]]''' brown hair... see what I mean?

** SRW has started giving ''Nanoha'' [[Shout-Out|Shout Outs]] back - in SRWZ, the Balgora Glory's attacks suspiciously resemble Nanoha's.

* In fact, ''several'' of the characters are schoolgirl-shaped versions of various mecha. Nanoha herself is such an expy of the original RX78-2 that she appropriated its nickname "The White Devil", which is now more associated with her than with the mecha in some circles. Standard powerup curve makes her resemble later gundams of the UC timeline as she levels up. Nanoha uses ''funnels'' during the third series, making the resemblance even more pronounced.

* The plot arc of the first three series is broadly similar to that of the ''[[Gundam]]'' series ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam]]'' and ''[[Zeta Gundam]]'', with the blond nemesis doing a [[Heel Face Turn]] and appearing as an ally in the second series, and a long [[Time Skip]] between the penultimate series and the third installment, during which the protagonists grow up (''[[Chars Counterattack]]''). The main difference is that Fate, unlike Char, does not undergo a later [[Face Heel Turn]].

* The second episode features an [[Expy]] of Ein from [[Cowboy Bebop]] being possessed by a Jewel Seed.

* Teana's weapon, Cross Mirage is named after a mech from ''[[The Five Star Stories]]'' & its design appropriately has a slight Mamoru Nagano vibe to it.

* Not an anime shout-out, but the ''A's'' in ''Nanoha A's'' is a phonetic sound-alike of "Ace," and that season also features the first appearance of "Belkan Knights," who utilize a triangle array in their magic. In ''[[Ace Combat]]'', the Belkan Air Force uses a triangle as its emblem and is rooted in the traditions of the ancient orders of Belkan knights.

* Fate's Bardiche has a whole heck of a lot of [[Shout-Out]] metamorphoses.

** The Zanber Form bears a distinct resemblance to a [[Super Robot Wars|Zankantou]].

** The Riot Zanber Stinger form bears a striking resemblance to the weapon used by Shelke in ''[[Dirge of Cerberus]]''.

* Thoma makes a "contract" with a mysterious girl being held captive. His left eye starts bleeding, then he transforms into a being called "The Black Knight" and casts a spell called "Divide Zero". ''[[Code Geass]]'' anyone?

* The villains of ''Force'' are the ''[[Super Robot Wars|Huckebein]]'' family. And in both ''[[Ace Combat]] Zero'' and ''[[Ace Combat]] 5'', there is another [[Ace Pilot]] NPC who's nicknamed "Huckebein".

* Lutecia's summon, Garyu, is an insect like humanoid monster with a similar design to a ''[[Kamen Rider]]''. To add to this, its arm can form a blade similar to the one [[Kamen Rider Agito|Gils]] can form, has a [[Scarf of Asskicking]] and, in a fight with Erio, kicks in a very similar way to a Rider Kick.

** Ginga's "Revolver Gimlet" attack also resembles ''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]'', to the point that fans have dubbed it "[[Fan Nickname|Ginga Drill Breaker]]".

* Both Einhart in ''ViVid'' and Lily in ''Force'' wear outfits similar to Saber's casual clothes.

* Agito was obviously inspired by [[Disgaea|Etna]].

** The similarities become more pronounced when you realize that he uses a '''GUNBLADE'''.

* The Numbers's outfits suspiciously resemble plugsuits from [[Neon Genesis Evangelion]], right down to the wristcuffs, shoulder armor things, and hair ornaments.

* In the first scene of Caro's appearance, she's wearing a hooded cloak that looks suspiciously like one worn in the first appearance of [[Final Fantasy IX|a certain other summoner/white mage staff chick.]] Which was, itself, a [[Mythology Gag]] in reference to the original White Mage class from the NES [[Final Fantasy|Final Fantasies]].

* [http://news.dengeki.com/elem/000/000/245/245390/img.html One of Material-L's palettes] gives her greenish-blue in place of her standard sky blue, which may remind one of [[Vocaloid|Hatsune Miku]].

* Cinque wears a [[Badass Longcoat]] and has the ability to charge throwing weapons with explosive energy, similar to [[X-Men|Gambit]].

* Much like in ''[[Macross]]'', [[The Movie]] of the first season actually is an in-universe movie produced on Midchilda.

* In A's, Hayate Yagami has many similarities in appearance to Lain from ''Serial Experiments Lain'' most obviously in the form of her hair ornament, but with other, subtler examples.

* Some of Fate's abilities/attacks have very familiar-sounding names. [[Final Fantasy VI|Riot Blade]]? [[Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic Drive]]?

* In ''StrikerS'', certain characters are given "limits" on their power that, with approval, they can release in order to power up. For most of the series, doing so is merely referred to as "releasing your limit", but in one episode, Nanoha specifically talks to Hayate about using her [[Final Fantasy|Limit Break]], with "Limit Break" said in [[Gratuitous English]] more than once.

 

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