![]() ![]() Rinne snaps.Īfter finding out about Rinne’s tragedy, Fuuka makes it her personal mission to restore her friendship with Rinne by beating some sense into her-literally. Possessed of her own innate magical talent, she finally snapped: After almost killing three girls who were picking on her at school, she came under the wing of a martial arts instructor and subjected herself to torturous training in the hopes that learning to fight might ease her pain. Rather than finding the easy life, Rinne suffered from harassment at school, a kidnapping attempt, and the death of a close family member. Rinne and Fuuka had lived at the same orphanage, and Fuuka had often defended Rinne from bullies before a wealthy family took Rinne in. She gets extra motivation when she discovers that a girl who had once been her close friend, Rinne Berlinetta, is also an MMA fighter. Gosh, I wish that were me.Īfter some initial reluctance, Fuuka becomes an enthusiastic novice, going through grueling hours of training to refine her natural talent. After bringing Fuuka to the gym, they turn her into a punching bag, hooking her up to a protective device (a handwavium that prevents injury without blocking pain) and using her for sparring practice. Unlike the mages of the previous series, who mostly fought with weapons or long-range magic blasts, these girls prefer bare-knuckle combat with feet and fists. The girls of the gym, of which there are several, are competitors in the “under fifteen” category of magical mixed martial arts. A surly tween orphan with latent magical powers and a knack for brawling, Fuuka has a propensity for violence that’s landed her in a tight spot: Having lost both her job and her home, she ends up on the street but soon has a fateful encounter with a girl with the unlikely name of Einhard Stratos (another character from ViVid), who takes her in and gives her both a place to live and a place to work-at the Nakajima Gym. Vivio.īut the story isn’t about Vivio instead, it focuses on Fuuka Reventon. Nanoha’s adopted daughter, Vivio Takamachi, whom we first met in StrikerS, is now an accomplished professional fighter in mixed martial arts, training at a place called the Nakajima Gym. Nanoha herself does not appear in this series she was already an adult in StrikerS, so the franchise has now moved on to the next generation. Although it would undoubtedly fill in a few gaps here and there, knowledge of ViVid is not necessary to understand ViVid Strike! I have previously reviewed three Nanoha titles, Magical Girl Lyrical Nahoha, Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A’s, and Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS. Another anime series, ViVid, follows those, but is apparently unavailable in English. Indeed, although it is not without its problems, ViVid Strike! is arguably the strongest entry in the long-running franchise, or at least the one with the clearest vision … as well as the most brutal violence. But on the other hand, despite a radical departure from the previous incarnations of the franchise, ViVid Strike! takes Lyrical Nanoha back to its roots, back to the core concept that made the franchise so enormously popular in first place-magic-powered little girls viciously beating each other to a bloody pulp in the name of friendship. On the one hand, that hardly matters because this series is designed to stand alone: No previous knowledge of Lyrical Nanoha is necessary to understand and enjoy what’s going on here. ViVid Strike! is the fifth anime series in the main continuity of the Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha franchise. Starring Eri Kitamura, Inori Minase, and Mamiko Noto. ![]() ViVid Strike!, directed by Junji Nishimura. ![]()
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