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The series takes place in Nanoha's movie continuity, which began as a retelling of the franchise's first season and A's but spun off into its own timeline following the release of Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Reflection and Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Detonation. In the aftermath of those movies' events, Nanoha and her friends, now teenagers, founded the EXCEEDS organization, which travels between parallel Earths and cooperates with their governments to end conflicts before they potentially spill over into other dimensions.

30 years ago, a mysterious "Invasive Alien Species" suddenly appeared and nearly brought about the end of the world. Although humanity has persevered and people continue to go about their daily lives, the world remains on the brink of collapse due to occasional territorial clashes with these creatures. In response, the United Nations unveils EXCEEDS, an organization tasked with investigating and combating the Alien Species.

The story follows Shiina Kuze, a young hunter in the far-eastern nation of Mizuho who exterminates invasive species to afford a living for herself and her younger sister, Setsuna. However, their peaceful life is shattered when Shiina is mortally injured in an alien attack, prompting Setsuna to grant her the power of a "Diaboli"—a mutant—leading to her being recruited into EXCEEDS.

Shiina Kuze (久瀬 シイナ, Kuze Shiina)

Voiced by: Azusa Tachibana^[1]

A 17-year-old high school student in the country of Mizuho on a parallel Earth who hunts Invasive Alien Species to earn a living for herself and her adoptive younger sister, Setsuna. However, one day, she is mortally injured after they are attacked by a Diaboli, prompting Setsuna—revealed to also be a Diaboli—to save her by sacrificing herself and turning her into one as well with pyrokinetic powers, leading to her being recruited into EXCEEDS.

Towa Yorumi (夜海 トワ, Yorumi Towa)

Voiced by: Asaki Yuikawa^[1]

An 18-year-old member of the Diaboli organization "Diaboli Hunt". She fights using a katana and possesses multiple combat-related mutations.

Nanoha Takamachi (高町 なのは, Takamachi Nanoha)

Voiced by: Yukari Tamura^[1]

A 13-year-old EXCEEDS investigator who stumbles upon Shiina and recruits her into the organization. In the original series, she was a 9-year-old elementary school student on Earth who discovered she has strong magical potential upon meeting an injured TSAB agent and partnering with the sentient magic device Raising Heart, after which she was tasked with taking over their mission of retrieving several magical relics that had crashlanded on Earth.

Fate Testarossa (フェイト・テスタロッサ, Feito Tesutarossa)

Voiced by: Nana Mizuki^[1]

A 13-year-old EXCEEDS enforcer. In the original series, she was a 9-year-old citizen of the magical world of Midchilda who, alongside her sentient magical device Bardiche, was tasked by her criminal mother with stealing several magical relics that had crashlanded on Earth, leading her to come into conflict with Nanoha before eventually befriending her after being taken under TSAB protection.

Hayate Yagami (八神 はやて, Yagami Hayate)

Voiced by: Kana Ueda^[1]

The head of EXCEEDS, who is actually only 13 years old but uses magic to take on an adult appearance befitting her role. In A's, she was an orphaned 9-year-old girl on Earth who became the master of the cursed Tome of the Night Sky, which granted her strong magical potential but also slowly consumed her life, though she was ultimately saved with Nanoha and Fate's help after the tome's consciousness sacrificed itself.

Setsuna Kuze (久瀬 セツナ, Kuze Setsuna)

Voiced by: Rina Hidaka^[1]

An 11-year-old elementary school student and Shiina's adoptive younger sister. Secretly a Diaboli with pyrokinesis, she hid her true nature from Shiina for fear of rejection. However, she was forced to reveal herself when another Diaboli attacked her and Shiina, who accepted her regardless. Unfortunately, the Diaboli mortally injured them both, prompting her to transfer her powers to Shiina, saving her by turning her into a Diaboli as well, at the cost of her own life.

Shiori Aizawa (相沢 シオリ, Aizawa Shiori)

Voiced by: Chiharu Hokaze [ja]^[1]

A 20-year-old member of the Diaboli organization "Diaboli Hunt". Her mutation allows her to produce energy strings and small spiders with a variety of uses.

Yuuna Kitamori (喜多森 ユーナ, Kitamori Yuuna)

Voiced by: Aika Kobayashi^[1]

A 17-year-old member of the Diaboli organization "Diaboli Hunt". Her mutation allows her to produce giant energy arms that she can use to overpower her opponents.

Aoi Niina (新名 アオイ, Niina Aoi)

Voiced by: Ayasa Itō^[1]

A 14-year-old member of the Diaboli organization "Diaboli Hunt". She specializes in infiltration but is also a capable combatant.

Yuzu Kodera (古寺 ユズ, Kodera Yuzu)

Voiced by: Hina Aoki [ja]^[1]

A 13-year-old member of the Diaboli organization "Diaboli Hunt". Though possessing a quiet personality, she is capable of getting violent if the situation demands it and possesses a powerful mutation.

Mana Shinomiya (篠宮 マナ, Shinomiya Mana)

Voiced by: Sumire Uesaka^[2]

A mysterious Diaboli who seeks power.

A prequel manga written by Masaki Tsuzuki and illustrated by Shuichi Kawakami, titled Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Exceeds, began serialization on Kodansha's Niconico-based Suiyōbi no Sirius manga service on April 16, 2025.^[3] The manga's chapters have been collected in two tankōbon volumes as of February 2026.^[4]

The new anime television series was announced at the franchise's 20th anniversary event on December 28, 2024.^[6][7] It is produced by Seven Arcs and directed by Takayuki Hamana, written and created by Masaki Tsuzuki, with original character designs by Shuichi Kawakami and Issei Aragaki adapting the designs for animation.^[3] The series premiered on July 5, 2026, on Tokyo MX and other networks.^[8][9][a] The opening theme song is "Crimson Bullet", performed by Nana Mizuki,^[10] while the ending theme song is "Ephemeral", performed by Hina Aoki.^[11] Crunchyroll is streaming the series.^[12]