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[ECSNorway]

I just came to a striking realization.

We've all praised Nanoha for being innovative and cool for taking mecha tropes and applying them to a magical girl show.

But it isn't all that new.

It's an inversion of Macross 7. Yes. Macross 7, I have realized, applies Magical Girl tropes to a Mecha show.

Basara is clearly The Chosen One.

Once they get the Sound Booster harneses we go straight to Beam of Love and Everything's Better With Sparkles.

Monster of the Week: The various Protodeviln

Heel-Face Turn caused by The Power of Love: Gigil and Sivil

Fairy Companion: Guvava

Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Gamlin, obviously

Magic Wand: Basara and Mylene's guitar-controlled Valkyries

Non-Human Sidekick: Veffidas. She's a Zentraedi.

Power Gives You Wings: They fly Valkyries

Sealed Evil in a Can: Protodeviln

Transformation Sequence: Launch bits of the Sound Boosters and their linkup with Sound Force planes

Useless Boyfriend: Lt. Docker

Need I continue?
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Sucrose Octanitrate.
Proof positive that with sufficient motivation, you can make anything explode.