Magic Knight Rayearth Revival Anime Sets October 7 Premiere on TV Asahi
A 30-year gap between TV adaptations is long enough that the audience for this one is mostly people who never saw the 1994 series, which makes the revival a bet on CLAMP's manga readership rather than on nostalgia.
Reporting from 1 source: GAME Watch (Impress).
The revival anime of CLAMP's Magic Knight Rayearth starts October 7 on the TV Asahi network's IMAnimation W slot, airing Wednesdays at 23:45 for two consecutive cours. Streaming begins October 8, Thursdays at 0:15. The opening theme is Juumei's "Otome no Ken"; the ending theme is Kawaguchi Yurina's "Hoshitou." The story follows three middle school girls summoned to the world of Cephiro.
The new adaptation airs Wednesdays at 23:45 on the TV Asahi network's IMAnimation W slot for two consecutive cours, with streaming from October 8, Thursdays at 0:15, sequentially. Episode 1 is titled "From Another World."
Hikaru Shidou, Umi Ryuuzaki, and Fuu Hououji are summoned from Tokyo Tower during a school field trip to Cephiro, where Princess Emeraude has been captured. The three are asked to become the legendary Magic Knights.
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- GAME Watch (Impress) CLAMPの「魔法騎士レイアース」が30年以上ぶりアニメ化！ 10月7日～放送開始【秋アニメ2026】