“Magic Knights return to chaotic Cephiro, reuniting to restore balance amid new threats and transformed realm.”
Magic Knight Rayearth II
魔法騎士(マジックナイト)レイアース II
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Synopsis
Magic Knights return to chaotic Cephiro, reuniting to restore balance amid new threats and transformed realm.
After their first adventure in the magical realm of Cephiro, the three Magic Knights—Hikaru, Umi, and Fuu—find themselves drawn back to Tokyo Tower, where their journey began. Though they've returned to their normal lives in Tokyo, each girl feels an unshakable connection to the world they once saved. When a familiar light appears at the tower's summit, the friends make the fateful decision to return to Cephiro. But the magical kingdom they once knew has changed dramatically. The land now lies in turmoil, its once-peaceful landscape transformed by chaos and conflict. With the realm's protective magic weakened, various factions have emerged to claim power, while mysterious new threats rise to challenge the kingdom's stability. United once more as the Magic Knights, Hikaru, Umi, and Fuu must navigate this transformed Cephiro, facing challenges that will test both their magical abilities and the bonds of friendship they forged. As they work to understand what has befallen the realm and how they might help restore balance, they'll encounter new allies and adversaries in a world where nothing is quite as they remember.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 6 sampled reviews
What 6 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 2.00 · split reception
4.2 pts
Recommenders 7.7 · others 3.5
↑ 3.00
Running avg · Oct 2008 → Jun 2025
- 7 “Well, watching this season hard on the heels of the first season is a mistake. You should allow yourself a couple days between them simply to absorb the first season fully. That said, however, this...”
- 9 “Magic Knight Rayearth 2 is the telling of the second arc of the manga. While it differs from the manga, it is still a good story. The tone of the series becomes much darker in this season, and it...”
- 7 “Overall: this was a really enjoyable show with a lot of flaws, that was not as strong as the the first season. It probably could have been sped up, have some things fleshed out with others cut out,...”
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- Format 29 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 11h 36m all episodes
- Aired Apr 1995 – Nov 1995 Spring 1995
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-1420 catalog
Produced by
- Dentsu Producer
- Yomiuri Telecasting Producer
Licensed by
- Media Blasters Licensor
- Discotek Media Licensor