The November issue of
Nyantype
magazine is announcing the staff and cast of the
Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha ViVid
anime
series on Tuesday.
Yuuki Itoh
(
Vividred Operation
assistant director) will direct the series at
A-1 Pictures
.
Naruo Kobayashi
(
ToHeart2
,
Itazura na Kiss
) will write the scripts, and
Masaaki Yamano
(
Oreshura
,
Nanana's Buried Treasure
animation director) will design the characters.
Kaori Mizuhashi
(
Madoka Magica
's
Mami,
Hidamari Sketch
's
Miyako) will star as Vivio Takamachi and
Mamiko Noto
(
Akame ga KILL!
's
Shelle,
Lagrange - The Flower of Rin-ne
's Y?ko) will star as Einhart Stratos.
Yukari Tamura
and
Nana Mizuki
will reprise their roles as Nanoha Takamachi and Fate, respectively.
Masaki Tsuzuki
and
Takuya Fujima
launched
the
Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha ViVid
manga
in
Kadokawa
's
Comp Ace
magazine in May 2009.
Kadokawa
released
the 12th compiled volume in July.
The manga takes place four years after the JS incident in
Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS
, and stars Vivio Takamichi, a fourth-year elementary student at St. Hilde Academy of Magic. Vivio has learned to conjure her adult form and has received her own Device ? named Sacred Heart ? from Nanoha, and has promised Nanoha to never use either for mischief. Then a mysterious magical fighter appears and targets Vivio.
Tsuzuki's
Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha
franchise
includes three television anime series, two anime films, and numerous spinoff manga. A third
film
,
Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha The Movie 3rd: Reflection
, was
listed
in January as being slated for this year.