“Earth conquered by Cephiro; Magic Knights must awaken Mashin to fight evil warlocks and save their world.”
Rayearth
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Synopsis
Earth conquered by Cephiro; Magic Knights must awaken Mashin to fight evil warlocks and save their world.
The Earth lies darkened and deserted. Despite the best efforts of the film's heroine, Hikaru, the evil-filled castle of Cephiro has taken over the world and stands in the center of a lifeless Tokyo. Before the ice-witch Alcyone can take her revenge on Hikaru, she is rescued by Lantis, a young man who seals her into a magical maze where she is challenged to prove her powers while her friends are hunted down by Cephiro's warlocks. Fleeing through the silent city, Umi and Fuu must seek out the sleeping Mashin; godlike creatures that will fuse with them to form giant warriors of awesome destructive power. But the Magic Knights are afraid, untrained and alone... will even the Mashin be enough to save them from the evil acts of Cephiro? (Source: AniDB)
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Community consensus
Derived from 8 sampled reviews
What 8 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 1.80 · split reception
3.7 pts
Recommenders 7.5 · others 3.8
↓ 3.00
Running avg · Jun 2010 → Mar 2026
- 8 “This OVA was created as a stand alone adventure, so if you're looking for a manga based movie then forget it. The only things that are the same are names of people and locations. The biggest...”
- 7 “Oh gosh where to even begin with this thing. It is not bad as far as Super Robot Horror anime go, but this is not Rayearth. It is not even an Isekai like every other version of Rayearth is. This...”
- 6 “Ok, I think this OVA was an average retelling of the show with few exceptions. Good stuff: the English dub (in which has Tara Sands, Amy Birnbaum, Lisa Ortiz, and Debora Rabbai as the saving grace...”
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- Format 3 × 44′ eps × min
- Total runtime 2h 12m all episodes
- Aired Jul 1997 – Nov 1997
- Source Ova media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-1782 catalog
Produced by
- Polygram Japan Producer
- Kodansha Producer
- TMS-Kyokuchi Producer
Licensed by
- Manga Entertainment Licensor