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“Three Tokyo girls become Magic Knights to rescue Cephiro's princess from Zagato's evil.”
Magic Knight Rayearth
魔法騎士（マジックナイト）レイアース
7.46
2,309 rank · 79,952 viewers · 638 favorites
Adventure
Fantasy
Isekai
Shoujo
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Synopsis
Three Tokyo girls become Magic Knights to rescue Cephiro's princess from Zagato's evil.
Hikaru Shidou, Umi Ryuuzaki, and Fuu Hououji are strangers brought together by fate when they meet during a seemingly normal field trip to Tokyo Tower. Accompanied by a great flash of light, they hear a mysterious woman's plea to save "Cephiro," and the junior high heroines are suddenly swept away by a giant flying fish. Afterwards, they arrive in an unknown land, where they encounter a man called Master Mage Clef. Clef informs the girls that they were summoned by Princess Emeraude to fulfill their destinies as Magic Knights, restoring peace and balance in Cephiro. The formerly lively and peaceful land has been in disarray ever since High Priest Zagato imprisoned the princess, who acted as Cephiro's pillar of stability. The Magic Knights reluctantly accept Clef's words as truth and embark on a journey to save Cephiro from the clutches of evil.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 28 sampled reviews
6.9
/10
What 28 viewers settled on.
89%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7
mode 7
σ 1.91
Agreement
Polarized
σ 1.91 · split reception
The polarity gap
3.6 pts
Recommenders 8.1 · others 4.5
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No
Score over time
↓ 0.07
Running avg · Sep 2008 → Feb 2026
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “Magic Knight Rayearth is a classic story about ordinary people from Earth who get transferred to another dimension to save another land. The characters are likable and innocent, but a bit childish....”
- 10 “Magic Knight rayearth is a very unique anime. Unlike Sailor Moon which also has the same artstyle it also involves mecha in it which I was not excepting since the main characters in this series are...”
- 7 “I started watching this show since I was very little and I fell in love with it. I wanted to be just like Hikaru. The series might drag a little in between but overall its a great series that I...”
Verbosity
Short · 29%
Medium · 32%
Long · 39%
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A Tv Production · Fall 1994
Tokyo Movie Shinsha.
in association with
Yomiuri Telecasting · Polydor Records
- Format 20 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 8h 00m all episodes
- Aired Oct 1994 – Mar 1995 Fall 1994
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-0409 catalog
Produced by
- Yomiuri Telecasting Producer
- Polydor Records Producer
Licensed by
- Media Blasters Licensor
- Discotek Media Licensor