Anime loves a comeback, and today it’s going all the way back to 1994.
Magic Knight Rayearth officially returns with a brand new anime adaptation premiering in Japan today, October 7.
If the name means nothing to you, welcome. If it does, there’s a decent chance your inner child is currently screaming.
The original Magic Knight Rayearth came from CLAMP, the legendary manga group also behind Cardcaptor Sakuraand xxxHolic. The manga ran in the 1990s and quickly became an anime that mixed magical girls, fantasy adventure and giant robots before mixing genres like that became completely normal.
The story follows Hikaru, Umi and Fuu, three schoolgirls who meet during a trip to Tokyo Tower and suddenly get transported to the magical world of Cephiro.
Naturally, instead of being allowed to finish their school trip, they get told they need to save an entire world.
Very reasonable afternoon.
The 2026 version starts the story again for a new generation rather than continuing directly from the old anime.
And there’s serious talent behind it.
The series is being directed by Yui Miura at E&H Production, while music comes from Yuki Kajiura, Shiho and Takumi Ozawa.
That makes this comeback interesting beyond pure nostalgia.
Older fans get to revisit something they grew up with, while everyone who missed the 90s version gets a clean way in without doing anime homework first.
Thirty plus years later, the Magic Knights have officially been summoned again.
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