>>48199451This is an image of the two main characters as they progress through the series.
>Light-beam based melee weapons>Armor plated affecations on the outfits, particularly the boots and gloves>Defensive spells are all barriers and layered shields>Battles have lots of gratiutous shots of the weapons venting steam and chambering/reloading magical ammo used to fuel spells>MC's solution to 95% of problems is "Hit it with progressively bigger lasers", with the last 5% being "hug it after I have hit it with the REALLY BIG laser">Transformation trinkets speak in full English with robotic voices.>Most spell/attack names are in English>When they get upgrades, naming structure is "transformation trinket" with a new addendum to the name.>At least part of a cityscape WILL be destroyed at every major battle or your pizza's free.>To top it all off, Nanoha follows the ancient rule of /m/: "If you're rivals for 7 years, you're gay partners". And then she takes it to the next level by eventually marrying the rival and having a gay adopted baby with her.Nanoha is a Mecha Anime disguised as a Mahou Shojou.