11 October 2006: Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS
Fate saves Nanoha's ass.
Fate Testarossa, Nanoha A's costume.
There's an apparently canonical manga bridging Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha A's with the upcoming third season, Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS. Here, we get our first view of the characters' new battle costumes:
Fate, Hayate, and Nanoha in their StrikerS guise.
Fate T. Haraoun, StrikerS costume.
Admittedly, it is not an especially good look, but it's clear enough to see the basic elements of the new costumes. I'll have to see it in its final form and animated to be sure, but so far I like Fate's old EVIL DRACULA CAPE garb more than her new light-colored cape over dark-colored double-breasted long coat combo. The new appearance is more business-like, while the old costure was more about beatdowns—moe beatdowns.
