Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha EXCEEDS Gun Blaze Vengeance has released its second major promotional trailer, offering an action-heavy look at the completely new television anime joining the long-running magical girl franchise.
The new video introduces more of the conflict surrounding Shiina Kuze, an invasive-species hunter living in the island nation of Mizuho, while also highlighting the return of Nanoha Takamachi, Fate Testarossa Harlaown and Hayate Yagami.
The trailer previews the opening theme, “CRIMSON BULLET”, performed by Nana Mizuki, and introduces Mana Shinomiya, a dangerous Majin whose desire for power appears to place her at the center of the approaching crisis.
An updated version of the anime’s main visual was released alongside the trailer, adding Mana to the group of heroes, hunters and mysterious figures already featured in the illustration.
Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha EXCEEDS Gun Blaze Vengeance will begin its Japanese broadcast with a special one-hour premiere on July 4 at 25:00 JST, effectively July 5, 2026, at 1:00 a.m.
The New Nanoha Anime Premieres With a One-Hour Episode
The new television series will make its Japanese debut through the TV Tokyo network on July 4 at 25:00 JST.
Japanese television schedules commonly treat late-night programs as part of the previous day, meaning the premiere will technically occur on July 5 at 1:00 a.m.
The opening broadcast will run for approximately one hour, giving the production additional time to introduce the new world, its central characters and the threat facing humanity.
- Japanese broadcast: July 4, 2026, at 25:00 JST
- Effective calendar date: July 5 at 1:00 a.m. JST
- Premiere format: One-hour special
- Animation studio: Seven Arcs
- Director: Takayuki Hamana
- Opening theme: “CRIMSON BULLET” by Nana Mizuki
- Ending theme: “Ephemeral” by Hina Aoki
Crunchyroll has included the series in its Summer 2026 streaming lineup, bringing the newest Nanoha production to viewers outside Japan.
The Second Trailer Introduces a World on the Edge of Destruction
Gun Blaze Vengeance takes place in a world permanently changed by the appearance of mysterious creatures known as Invaders.
These invasive lifeforms first appeared approximately 30 years before the beginning of the story and nearly caused the collapse of human civilization.
Humanity eventually recovered enough territory to create protected areas, but the danger never completely disappeared. Settlements remain vulnerable to sudden attacks, and another large-scale disaster could place the world at risk of destruction once again.
The trailer presents this setting through ruined environments, heavily armed fighters, magical combat and civilians attempting to maintain ordinary lives while surrounded by constant danger.
Rather than beginning in the familiar peaceful environment associated with Nanoha’s childhood, the new story opens in a society where combat against supernatural creatures has become part of everyday survival.
EXCEEDS Was Created to Fight the Invaders
The United Nations establishes the Hazardous Lifeform Investigation Agency known as EXCEEDS to confront incidents caused by the Invaders.
The organization investigates the creatures, responds to disasters and deploys specialists capable of protecting civilian populations.
EXCEEDS appears to combine conventional military resources, scientific investigation and magical technology.
Hayate Yagami serves as the organization’s governor, placing one of the franchise’s most experienced magical fighters in a position of international authority.
Nanoha and Fate are also connected to the organization’s efforts, although the complete details of their current positions and responsibilities will be revealed through the anime.
Shiina Kuze Is the New Central Heroine
Shiina Kuze is the principal new protagonist introduced in Gun Blaze Vengeance.
She lives on a remote island in the far-eastern nation of Mizuho, where she works as a hunter eliminating invasive creatures.
Shiina does not begin the story as a sheltered student unexpectedly discovering magic. She already understands the danger posed by the Invaders and has practical experience killing them.
Her combat abilities appear closely connected to firearms, magical ammunition and specialized equipment designed to fight creatures that cannot be defeated through ordinary weapons alone.
The new trailer shows Shiina moving through intense battles with determination, but her primary motivation is not fame or military advancement.
She wants to protect the quiet life she shares with her younger sister, Setsuna.
Azusa Tachibana Voices Shiina Kuze
Azusa Tachibana voices Shiina Kuze.
Tachibana described Shiina as a character possessing both straightforward determination and a gentle form of strength.
The role requires a performance capable of balancing an experienced hunter’s courage with the emotional vulnerability of a young woman whose only family could be taken from her.
Shiina’s involvement gives the new anime a perspective distinct from earlier Nanoha protagonists while preserving the franchise’s focus on characters who fight because they want to communicate and protect others.
Setsuna Kuze Is Shiina’s Only Family
Setsuna Kuze is Shiina’s younger sister and the most important person in her life.
The sisters live together on the remote island and attempt to preserve a peaceful home despite the danger surrounding them.
Their relationship gives Shiina a personal reason to continue hunting Invaders even when the work places her own life at risk.
The new trailer suggests that Setsuna may become directly connected to the larger mystery rather than remaining only a civilian Shiina must protect.
Her safety, identity or hidden abilities could become one of the forces drawing Shiina into EXCEEDS and the wider conflict.
Rina Hidaka Voices Setsuna Kuze
Rina Hidaka portrays Setsuna.
Setsuna’s relationship with Shiina will be essential to the emotional foundation of the new series.
The peaceful moments between the sisters establish what Shiina stands to lose whenever she enters battle.
Nanoha Takamachi Returns to Action
Nanoha Takamachi returns as an experienced magical fighter rather than the elementary-school student introduced in the original 2004 television series.
The trailer shows Nanoha using the powerful shooting and bombardment magic that made her one of the franchise’s most recognizable heroines.
Her presence connects Shiina’s new story with the history of the Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha franchise.
Nanoha has always preferred communication over unnecessary conflict, but she is also willing to use overwhelming magical force when words alone cannot protect someone.
Gun Blaze Vengeance places that philosophy inside a world where humanity has spent decades treating unknown creatures as enemies that must be exterminated.
The story may challenge Nanoha to determine whether every being classified as an Invader is truly beyond understanding.
Yukari Tamura Returns as Nanoha
Yukari Tamura once again voices Nanoha Takamachi.
Tamura has portrayed the character across television seasons, movies, original video animations and other franchise projects.
Her return provides continuity even as the production introduces a new protagonist, new setting and considerably darker threat.
Fate Testarossa Harlaown Joins the Mission
Fate Testarossa Harlaown also appears throughout the new trailer.
Fate began the franchise as Nanoha’s rival during the conflict surrounding the Jewel Seeds. Their confrontation eventually developed into one of the central friendships of the entire series.
As an adult, Fate has become an experienced operative capable of handling investigations, rescue missions and high-level magical combat.
Her speed and close-range abilities complement Nanoha’s long-distance bombardment magic.
Fate’s personal history also makes her especially sensitive to children and young people being manipulated by powerful organizations or abusive authority figures.
Nana Mizuki Returns as Fate and Performs the Opening
Nana Mizuki returns as Fate Testarossa Harlaown and performs the opening theme, “CRIMSON BULLET.”
Mizuki has provided many of the franchise’s best-known theme songs, making her return as the opening performer an important connection to earlier Nanoha productions.
“CRIMSON BULLET” is featured prominently in the second trailer, accompanying rapid magical battles, firearm attacks and confrontations involving both the new and returning characters.
The title reflects the combination of magic and weapon imagery defining Gun Blaze Vengeance.
Hayate Yagami Leads EXCEEDS
Hayate Yagami returns in a significantly more authoritative role as the governor of EXCEEDS.
Hayate originally entered the franchise during Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A’s as the young master of the Book of Darkness.
Her compassionate relationship with the Wolkenritter became essential to resolving that conflict without simply destroying the people connected to the cursed artifact.
In Gun Blaze Vengeance, Hayate is responsible for an organization operating on an international scale.
She must make decisions involving civilian lives, dangerous creatures and agents deployed into potentially fatal situations.
The trailer presents a more mature and composed Hayate, but her familiar warmth remains visible beneath her official responsibilities.
Kana Ueda Returns as Hayate Yagami
Kana Ueda reprises her role as Hayate.
Ueda described this version of Hayate as the most adult interpretation of the character so far.
Her performance must communicate the authority expected from the leader of EXCEEDS while preserving the personality longtime viewers recognize.
Rein Returns in an Older Form
Rein, previously known to viewers as Reinforce Zwei, returns with a more mature physical appearance.
She continues supporting Hayate, but the passage of time has changed both her body and her position.
The official cast information identifies her as Yagami Rein, emphasizing her place within Hayate’s family and organization.
Yukana returns to voice the character.
Towa Yorumi Is a Mysterious Majin
Towa Yorumi is one of the central new characters and is described as a mysterious girl operating as a Majin.
The new trailer presents Towa with an atmosphere of danger and emotional isolation.
She has survived a painful environment and continues searching for meaning in her life.
Her actions may place her in opposition to Shiina and EXCEEDS, but the franchise’s history suggests that apparent enemies often possess motivations more complicated than simple destruction.
Towa could occupy a position similar to earlier characters who were forced into conflict by circumstances, manipulation or the belief that no peaceful alternative remained.
Asaki Yuikawa Voices Towa Yorumi
Asaki Yuikawa voices Towa.
Yuikawa described the character as someone who grew up in extremely painful circumstances while continuing to search for a reason to live.
Her comments indicate that Towa’s hidden feelings will become an important part of the story and that even Towa herself may not completely understand what she truly wants.
Mana Shinomiya Debuts in the Second Trailer
Mana Shinomiya makes her major promotional debut in the second trailer.
She is another Majin operating behind the scenes and appears motivated by an intense desire for power.
Mana possesses a cute but poisonous visual identity, combining an attractive appearance with an unstable and threatening personality.
The trailer shows her manipulating events and enjoying the conflict created around her.
She was also added to the updated main visual, appearing in the corner as a figure observing or influencing the larger group.
Her position suggests that she may become one of the anime’s principal antagonists or an unpredictable force whose actions create conflict among EXCEEDS, Shiina and Towa.
Sumire Uesaka Voices Mana Shinomiya
Sumire Uesaka joins the cast as Mana Shinomiya.
Uesaka described Mana as cute, poisonous and willing to manipulate everything around her to satisfy her desires.
The character’s energetic instability contrasts with the more emotionally restrained presentation of Towa.
Shiina Gains New Allies
The new anime introduces several young women connected to Shiina and the operations of EXCEEDS.
Shiori Aizawa is described as dependable and strongly committed to her beliefs.
Yuna Kitamori is kind, loyal to her companions and possesses the appearance and confidence of a fashionable gyaru.
Aoi Niina is another determined young woman whose experiences become connected to the larger crisis.
Yuzu Kodera also joins the central cast and will interact with both the new heroines and returning Nanoha characters.
Together, they form part of the new generation carrying the story while Nanoha, Fate and Hayate serve as experienced figures within the wider conflict.
Main Japanese Voice Cast
- Azusa Tachibana as Shiina Kuze
- Rina Hidaka as Setsuna Kuze
- Yukari Tamura as Nanoha Takamachi
- Nana Mizuki as Fate Testarossa Harlaown
- Kana Ueda as Hayate Yagami
- Yukana as Yagami Rein
- Asaki Yuikawa as Towa Yorumi
- Chiharu as Shiori Aizawa
- Aika Kobayashi as Yuna Kitamori
- Ayasa Ito as Aoi Niina
- Hina Aoki as Yuzu Kodera
- Sumire Uesaka as Mana Shinomiya
Hina Aoki Performs the Ending Theme
The ending theme is titled “Ephemeral” and is performed by Hina Aoki, who also voices Yuzu Kodera.
The song provides a more emotional contrast to the explosive energy of Nana Mizuki’s opening theme.
Its title suggests something temporary or fragile, matching a world where peaceful lives can disappear when the Invaders attack.
The ending may also reflect the uncertain relationships among Shiina, Setsuna, Towa and the other young characters caught between different organizations and supernatural forces.
Takayuki Hamana Directs the New Series
Takayuki Hamana directs Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha EXCEEDS Gun Blaze Vengeance at Seven Arcs.
Hamana previously directed the movies Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Reflection and Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Detonation.
His return is important because the new television anime takes place in the continuity following those films rather than functioning as a direct continuation of every earlier television installment.
The production therefore builds on the movie timeline’s versions of Nanoha, Fate, Hayate and their allies.
Masaki Tsuzuki Writes the Original Story and Screenplay
Masaki Tsuzuki, one of the central creators behind the Nanoha franchise, is responsible for the original story and screenplay.
His involvement ensures that the new protagonists and world remain connected to the themes that have defined the series for more than two decades.
Nanoha stories frequently begin with characters fighting because they cannot understand one another.
The emotional resolution usually comes when they recognize the pain, loyalty or manipulation hidden behind an opponent’s actions.
Gun Blaze Vengeance brings that philosophy into a setting built around exterminating creatures classified as invasive threats.
Seven Arcs Returns to the Franchise
Seven Arcs is handling animation production.
The studio has a long connection to Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha and is responsible for bringing the franchise back to television with a completely new storyline.
The second trailer emphasizes fast aerial movement, firearm choreography, magical artillery and mechanical Devices.
The action combines military science fiction with traditional magical girl transformation and combat imagery, one of the defining qualities separating Nanoha from many other productions in the genre.
Main Production Staff
- Original story and screenplay: Masaki Tsuzuki
- Director: Takayuki Hamana
- Assistant director: Hiroaki Sato
- Character design and chief animation director: Issei Arakaki
- Sub-character designers: Minami Hirahara, Akane Idota and Takao Maki
- Original character, Device and Barrier Jacket concepts: Shuichi Kawakami
- Device design: Hiroyuki Taiga
- Weapon design: Hisao Muramatsu
- Creature design: Yasushi Moriki
- Prop design: Noritaka Suzuki and Goichi Iwahata
- Color design: Sayuri Yoshida
- Art setting: Yuriko Imase
- Art director: Yoko Nakao
- 3DCG production: Graphinica
- 3DCG director: Masafumi Gorai
- Director of photography: Fumiaki Nimura
- Editor: Kazuhiko Seki
- Sound director: Kazuzo Hamano
- Music: Kai Shiono
- Animation production: Seven Arcs
A New Story Connected to Reflection and Detonation
Gun Blaze Vengeance takes place in the timeline following the two-part film storyline formed by Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Reflection and Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Detonation.
This distinction is important because the Nanoha franchise contains television, movie and alternate-continuity versions of several events.
Viewers preparing for the new anime will benefit most from familiarity with the original Nanoha and Nanoha A’s stories, followed by Reflection and Detonation.
The new production is designed around Shiina and the EXCEEDS setting, so it may still provide enough introductory information for viewers who do not remember every previous storyline.
The First New Nanoha Anime Since 2018
Gun Blaze Vengeance is the franchise’s first major new animated production since Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Detonation was released in 2018.
It also marks a return to television after many years focused on films, manga, games and anniversary projects.
The anime was announced as part of the franchise’s 20th-anniversary celebrations.
Rather than relying only on nostalgia, the production introduces a new generation and a different global crisis while maintaining Nanoha, Fate and Hayate as active participants.
The EXCEEDS Manga Expands the Project
The broader project also includes the manga Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha EXCEEDS.
The manga began publication in 2025 and presents another story within the expanded EXCEEDS project.
It features a younger version of Nanoha and provides additional material connected to the franchise’s world and characters.
Gun Blaze Vengeance is a distinct television storyline, meaning viewers should not assume the anime is simply a direct adaptation of every event from the manga.
What Is Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha About?
The original series follows Nanoha Takamachi, an ordinary elementary-school student who encounters a wounded mage named Yuuno Scrya.
Yuuno gives Nanoha the intelligent magical Device Raising Heart and asks for her help recovering dangerous artifacts known as Jewel Seeds.
Nanoha eventually encounters Fate Testarossa, another young magical fighter searching for the same artifacts.
Although they begin as enemies, Nanoha recognizes Fate’s loneliness and refuses to accept that fighting must be their only form of communication.
Their rivalry becomes a lifelong friendship and establishes the emotional pattern followed by many later Nanoha stories.
The franchise gradually expands from a local magical incident into an extensive science-fantasy universe involving dimensional travel, magical law enforcement, ancient weapons and military organizations.
Why the Second Trailer Matters
The earlier promotional videos established the world, Shiina’s relationship with Setsuna and the return of the classic heroines.
The second trailer provides a clearer look at the series’ central conflict and the role of the Majin operating outside EXCEEDS.
Mana’s introduction adds a more visibly unstable threat, while Towa appears positioned as a tragic character whose choices may be shaped by her past.
The footage also confirms that Nanoha, Fate and Hayate will be active participants rather than brief anniversary cameos.
Combined with the preview of “CRIMSON BULLET,” the trailer presents Gun Blaze Vengeance as a high-intensity continuation built around firearms, magical technology and emotionally complicated enemies.
What to Expect From the Premiere
The one-hour first episode is expected to introduce the devastated world, the Invaders and Shiina’s daily work as a hunter.
The episode should also establish her relationship with Setsuna before an incident disrupts their quiet life.
EXCEEDS and its returning Nanoha characters are likely to enter the story as the scale of the threat becomes clear.
Towa and Mana may initially appear as enemies or mysterious figures whose complete objectives are deliberately concealed.
The extended runtime gives the production enough space to present the new cast without reducing the returning heroines to exposition.
Final Thoughts
Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha EXCEEDS Gun Blaze Vengeance will begin with a one-hour Japanese broadcast on July 4 at 25:00 JST, effectively July 5, 2026, at 1:00 a.m.
The second promotional trailer previews Nana Mizuki’s opening theme, “CRIMSON BULLET,” and presents new footage of Shiina Kuze fighting invasive creatures alongside the organization EXCEEDS.
Nanoha Takamachi, Fate Testarossa Harlaown, Hayate Yagami and Rein return, while Shiina, Setsuna, Towa and the other new characters bring the franchise into a world transformed by 30 years of conflict.
The trailer also introduces Mana Shinomiya, a power-hungry Majin voiced by Sumire Uesaka who appears ready to manipulate the crisis for her own benefit.
Takayuki Hamana directs the anime at Seven Arcs, with Masaki Tsuzuki writing the original story and screenplay, Issei Arakaki designing the characters and Kai Shiono composing the music.
With a new heroine, an international organization, returning franchise legends and a battle that combines magical artillery with humanity’s struggle for survival, Gun Blaze Vengeance is preparing the most substantial new chapter in the Nanoha franchise in nearly a decade.
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