The WORST episodes of Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha
Every episode of Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha!
Yuuno Scraia is a mage from a distant planet working to fix the problem he started when Jewel Seeds were accidentally spread around the world. In a failed attempt to seal a seed properly, he winds up on Earth in the form of a ferret. However, his battle with the seeds did not end upon reaching the Earth and he needs somebody else's help to seal the seeds for him. Takamachi Nanoha hears his telepathic cries for help and comes to his rescue. When she is given a pearl known as the Raging Heart she is able to transform into Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha and wield a staff to fend off the evil that lies within the Seeds. In order to help Yuuno complete his mission, she needs to seal all 21 Jewel Seeds away, but Fate may be playing a hand in the matter to prevent Nanoha's goals.
#1 - Within the Peace
Season 5 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/17/2016
Following the match, Rinne talks with Jill, stating that she intends to continue competing while training under her. Later, Fuuka and Rinne spend some time together, receiving messages from those who watched their match and rekindling their friendship. Afterwards, as Fuuka and Einhart both prepare for their match together, Jill apologises to Nove, coming to understand more about the way she trains her students. On the day of the Winter Cup final, Rinne and Jill come to support Fuuka as she goes up against Einhart.
#2 - Fuuka Reventon
Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/1/2016
After receiving some injuries following a fight with some punks, orphan Fuuka Reventon is helped out by Einhart, who invites her to come to the Nakajima Gym afterwards. Noticing Fuuka's potential as a martial artist, Einhart offers her a part-time job at the gym. Despite having a hatred of martial arts after losing to her former friend, Rinne Berlinetta, Fuuka accepts the job and starts off as a sparring partner for Vivio and her friends, becoming surprised by how strong they are. Hearing that Vivio is the one who broke Rinne's winning streak, Fuuka faces her in another sparring match, deciding to stop running away and aim to become stronger.
#3 - Nakajima Gym
Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/8/2016
Fuuka gets used to working at the Nakajima Gym while also receiving martial arts training from Einhart and her friends. The girls soon begin training using Power Mode, which lets them transform into adults, discovering that Fuuka possesses a high level of magic. After receiving invites to watch Rinne's semi-final match, Nove shows Fuuka footage of Rinne's previous battles, with Fuuka revealing her feud with Rinne spawned from her insulting the ability of one of her opponents.
#4 - Challenge
Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/15/2016
The girls gather at the arena to watch Rinne's semi-final match against Carrie Tercel, which ends as soon as it begins due to Rinne's unrelenting battle style. Following her match, as Rinne states her determination to beat Einhart, Vivio, and Miura in what she claims will be her last Under 15 tournament, she becomes surprised when Fuuka announces her intention to join the tournament too. Afterwards, Fuuka and Vivio question Rinne over why she is pushing herself to perform martial arts, to which she responds violently, stating her determination to prove her strength at the tournament.
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#5 - Rinne Berlinetta
Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/22/2016
Einhart's friend Yumina Englave informs Fuuka about the circumstances that led to Rinne's current demeanor. Four years ago, Rinne was adopted into the Berlinetta family, receiving the device Scuderia made by her adoptive grandfather. However, as Rinne became popular in her new school due to her athletic potential, she became the target of bullying. Then one day, the bullies became more violent towards Rinne, mistreating her device and preventing her from answering an emergency call as her grandfather ended up passing away. Blaming herself for her grandfather's death, Rinne took brutal revenge on her bullies, becoming determined to become stronger.
#6 - Huracan
Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/29/2016
Following the incident, which was settled outside of court, Rinne ran away from home but was kidnapped by thugs, led by the brother of one of the bullies she had beaten up. Just then, she was rescued by a woman named Jill Stolas, who became her martial arts coach, helping her to become stronger. Having heard everything from Yumina, Fuuka, satisfied that Rinne's circumstances are her own but still wanting to find a way to help her, decides that she wants to beat her and set her straight. A few days later, Fuuka finally receives her device, Huracan, and begins more advanced sparring against various fighters with tournament experience.
#7 - Winter Cup
Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/5/2016
After Fuuka manages to place first in her qualifiers, the tournament placements are announced, in which Miura is scheduled to fight against Rinne during the first round. On the night before the tournament, Miura spends the night at Fuuka's place, stating her desire to once again fight Vivio before she graduates from the Under 15 category. As the tournament begins, both Vivio and Fuuka win their first round matches with swift knockouts. During the next match, Miura gets an early advantage against Rinne, knocking her down twice with an array of strikes and counter blows. However, as Miura brings out her Sword Draw technique in the hopes of getting a knockout blow, Vivio realises that following her defeat in the Summer Cup, Rinne has been strengthening her defense. Managing to withstand Miura's attacks, Rinne delivers a powerful blow that shatters Miura's ribs, forcing Nove to throw in the towel.
#8 - Vivio Takamachi
Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/12/2016
After Einhart quickly wins her first round match, the girls check up on Miura, who is secretly upset about her failure. As Vivio decides to spend the night training, she and the others recall how she and Nove first started training and everything that had happened since. On the next day of the tournament, Vivio faces off against Rinne, delivering several quick jabs. Rinne soon starts delivering a powerful counterattack, but Vivio manages to break free, stating her determination to win and perhaps become friends with her.
#9 - Victor and Loser
Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/19/2016
Vivio continues to take control of the match through the second round, with Rinne struggling to keep up with her pace. In the third round, however, Rinne takes a direct hit to the face so she can deliver a brutal counter, dealing heavy damage to Vivio. Despite the damage taken, Vivio manages to stand up again to resume the fight. Changing up her stance, Vivio defeats Rinne with a knockout barrage, albeit sustaining enough damage that she herself will need to drop out of the finals. As both Rinne and Jill are distraught over their loss, Fuuka prepares for her next match.
#10 - Reunion
Season 5 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/26/2016
Both Fuuka and Einhart manage to win their matches and reach the finals, where they are scheduled to fight against each other. Meanwhile, Rinne has been holed up inside her room following her defeat against Vivio. As Nove encounters Jill at the hospital, they hear from Victoria that Rinne plans to quit martial arts. Hearing Fuuka's resolve to still fight Rinne, Einhart offers Rinne the opportunity to have a title match against her if she can defeat Fuuka. Accepting Einhart's proposal, Rinne arrives at Lutecia's training ground for a no-holds-barred match against Fuuka.
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#11 - Rain
Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/3/2016
With the two girls constantly exchanging blows, Fuuka gains the upper hand by using techniques she had learned from sparring with her friends. Despite Jill wanting to throw in the towel, Rinne remains determined to fight back. While Rinne remains focused on her obsession with gaining strength, Fuuka attempts to reason with her, recalling when the two of them spent time together at the orphanage. Feeling that her biggest enemy is herself, Rinne states that if she wins, Fuuka must stop meddling in her affairs.
#12 - The Strike
Season 5 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/10/2016
As the match continues, Jill recalls when she first started training Rinne, regretting not being able to save her from her self-inflicted torture. Despite being overwhelmed by Fuuka's strength and her own wavering heart, Rinne recalls all of her intense training with Jill and counters with a incredibly powerful uppercut that surpasses the field's safety setting. With both fighters no longer holding any bitterness towards each others, the girls decide to settle things with an all-offensive fist fight. As Rinne finally comes to accept that she is allowed to be happy, Fuuka wins the match by knockout, happy that the light has returned to Rinne's eyes.
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#13 - For Victory!
Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 6/5/2015
With the third round approaching, Vivio is scheduled to fight against Miura while Einhart and Corona must face against each other. Before that, Chantez faces off against Victoria Dahlgrun, managing to land some attacks with her clone magic. However, Victoria remains resistant and overcomes Chantez's clones, winning the match. Meanwhile, Corona prepares to face off against Einhart, preparing a risky technique that Nove suggests she only use as a last resort. As the match begins, Corona uses a technique against Einhart in order to create an opportunity to make her golem.
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#14 - Einhart Stratos
Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/10/2015
After questioning her about Vivio and Ixpellia, Ingvalt battles against Nove, determined to prove her own strength. Despite winning the match, Ingvalt, who, like Vivio, is a child using an adult form to battle, passes out from exhaustion. Recovered by Nove's sister Subaru and her partner Teana Lanster, Ingvalt, who is revealed to be a middle school student named Einhart Stratos, is examined by doctors, who reveal she possesses memories of the Sankt Kaiser Claus G.S. Ingvalt and has inherited his Belkan fighting style. As Nove learns more about Einhart and her ancestor's past, Vivio and her friends brush on the history of Sankt Kaiser in preparation for a meeting with Einhart.
#15 - Intermiddle Championship
Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 5/29/2015
The star players soon have their qualifying matches, with Els Tasmin facing off against former champion Harry Tribeca. Els hits Harry with her chains, but Harry manages to break her arm free and deal heavy damage in return. Els attempts a counterattack, but Harry uses her own chains against her to win the match. After all of Team Nakajima make it through the qualifying rounds, Miura faces off against Mikaya Chevelle, the one who trained Einhart for the tournament. Despite taking a lot of damage from Mikaya's sword attacks, Miura brings out the full might of her Star Saber device to defeat Mikaya with a powerful kick.
#16 - Hegemon's Fist, Creator's Desire
Season 4 - Episode 11 - Aired 6/12/2015
After a fierce battle, Einhart defeats Corona.
#17 - True Feelings
Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/17/2015
Nove invites Einhart to join Vivio in her Strike Arts training, having them participate in hand-to-hand sparring. Managing to take on Vivio's attacks and beat her with a single strike, Einhart feels disappointed that Vivio wasn't being serious, so Nove arranges a proper match for them the following week. As Vivio becomes downhearted that she couldn't live up to Einhart's expectations, she decides to train hard over the next week in order to become stronger. On the day of the match, Vivio brings out her full strength against Einhart, but once again loses to Einhart's amazing strength, though not before leaving a delayed counterattack. Despite still feeling she isn't the girl her ancestor wanted to meet, Einhart finds herself drawn to Vivio and decides to become friends with her.
#18 - Matchup Duel
Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/8/2015
The mock battle splits the mages into two teams; the Blue Team, featuring Vivio, Nanoha, Subaru, Rio, Lutecia, and Erio Mondial, and the Red Team, consisting of Fate, Einhart, Corona, Teana, Nove, and Caro Ru Lushe. As everyone focuses on their chosen opponent, Corona uses her new device to summon a Golem to fight against Rio, though still struggles against her fighting style. Believing the Blue Team's strategy revolves around Nanoha, Teana sends in Einhart who, despite managing to break out of her bind with a move she learned from Nove, is ultimately overwhelmed by Nanoha's power. The Blue Team soon carry out their plan, facing against the Red team's members two-on-one, while Teana prepares a counterattack.
#19 - Conclusion's Purpose
Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 6/19/2015
Einhart feels bad after defeating Corona and her previous opponents, but Nove teaches her the meaning of winning and losing in a competition. Elsewhere, Vivio and friends prepare for their own upcoming matches.
#20 - Sacred Heart
Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/3/2015
On the magical world of Midchilda, Vivio Takamachi is a 10-year-old girl who lives with her adoptive parents, Nanoha Takamachi and Fate T. Harlown, and goes to school with her friends Corona Timil and Rio Wesley. To celebrate Vivio entering her fourth year of elementary school, Nanoha decides to give her her own rabbit-shaped Intelligent Device, which she decides to name "Sacred Heart" or "Chris" for short. Using her new device, Vivio transforms into her mage form, taking the adult Sankt Kaiser form she previously used during an incident several years ago, which comes as a surprise to Fate. As Vivio does some late night training with Nanoha, her Strike Arts instructor, Nove Nakajima, hears about a girl going under the name of the Sankt Kaiser Heidi E. S. Ingvalt who has been attacking various people. The next day, after Nove accompanies Vivio to visit her comatose friend, Ixpellia, she is challenged by the self-proclaimed Ingvalt.
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#21 - Brand New Heart
Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/24/2015
Following school exams, Einhart is invited to join Vivio and the others to a special camping trip to Lutecia Alpine's residence in Carnaaji. The girls start off the trip with a swim in the river, where Einhart learns how to control her strength whilst in water. Afterwards, they have lunch, where Vivio tells Einhart about how Nove became her instructor.
#22 - Rival!
Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/22/2015
Vivio has a sparring match against one of the other tournament combatants, Chantez Apinion, using Chris' Contact Mode to block each of her attacks but becoming caught off guard by Chantez's special technique. Meanwhile, Hayate and her team finish completion on Einhart's new device, which she decides to call Asteon or Teo for short. Afterwards, each of the girls begin their individual training for the tournament, with Vivio studying under Nove, while Chris approaches Nanoha on how better to protect Vivio. As the day of the tournament qualifiers soon arrive, Vivio is introduced to Vita and Zafira's understudy, Miura Rinaldi, with both of them clearing their qualification rounds.
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Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/15/2015
With two fighters eliminated on each side, Nanoha and Teana launch Starlight Breakers at each other, the aftermath leaving just Vivio and Einhart remaining in the game, ultimately ending in a double knockout. After a few more mock battles featuring different matchups, Lutecia tells Einhart about the Inter-Middle Championship, a tournament for young mages which everyone is interested in entering. Wanting to fight more with Vivio, Einhart decides to enter the tournament as well. With Einhart needing a device in order to qualify, Lutecia gets into contact with Hayate Yagami, who offers to make a device that suits her fighting style. In the meantime, Nove begins training Vivio and the others for the tournament, with many strong fighters looking to enter.
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#24 - Is This What You Call a "Mysterious Encounter?"
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/2/2004
When Takamachi Nanoha, a 3rd grader elementary school girl, finds a wounded ferret and takes care of it she finds out she has magical powers and helps it fight a monster that attacked it.
