The latest visual for "Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha EXCEEDS Gun Blaze Vengeance," a brand new TV anime in the popular "Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha " series, has been released. The visual adds a mysterious female character with an ominous smile to the previously released visual. It has been revealed that the mysterious character is Shinomiya Mana, and it has been announced that she will be voiced by Sumire Uesaka. The visual is accompanied by the tagline "Shoot with love, Gun Blaze." A second promotional video, featuring intense battle scenes between Shinomiya Mana and Towa, has also been released.
Uesaka commented, "I've been watching 'Nanoha' on TV since before I became a voice actress, and now I get to participate in it...! It's such an honor! I was so excited from the moment I read the audition materials. Mana is a fascinating character who exudes a cute yet poisonous aura. Please look forward to her exploits as she manipulates everything for her own desires...!"
"Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha" is a popular series that has been developed into anime, games, novels, and manga. The first TV anime series aired from October to December 2004. The second series, "Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A's," aired from October to December 2005, the third series, "Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS," aired from April to September 2007, and the fourth series, "Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha ViVid," aired from April to June 2015.
The new series will be written and produced by Maki Tsuzuki, who also worked on the previous series, and directed by Takayuki Hamana. It will be produced by Seven Arcs. It will air on TOKYO MX and BS11 from 1 AM on July 4th. The first episode will be a 60-minute special.
