Art of Magic Knight Rayearth

Magic Knight Rayearth is an animation series produced by Tokyo Movie Shinsha (now TMS Entertainment) and directed by Toshihiro Hirano in 1994. The anime was based on the homonym manga series created by Clamp. Rayearth combines elements from the magical girl and mecha anime genres with parallel world fantasy. The first season remains mostly faithful to the first arc of the manga aside from the inclusion of the original character Inouva and a multitude of subplots, but the second season shows a rapid departure. The pictures on this page are a collection of artworks created for this series and were collected by Settei Dreams, you can download them in high definition HERE


THE STORY

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…


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