Magic Knight Rayearth: The Complete Series
(
TV) (1994-1995)
Magic Knight Rayearth: The Complete Series Blu-ray delivers stunning video and audio in this exceptional Blu-ray release
Hikaru Shidou, Umi Ryuuzaki, and Fuu Hououji are three regular high school girls. While on a field trip to the Tokyo Tower, the three girls’ minds are on anything but different worlds filled with magic and wonder. That is, until Princess Emeraude, the Pillar of Cephiro, cries out for the Magic Knights to save her world - and that just happens to be those three!
The girls must learn to control the magic they suddenly possess, drive back the monsters that plague the land, revive the Rune Gods that have been sealed away, and then fight against the High Priest Zagato, who has kidnapped Princess Emeraude. It’s the only way they can return home, for willpower influences Cephiro, and it is the Princess’s will that the three girls become the Magic Knights of legend, and save her world.
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Magic Knight Rayearth: The Complete Series and the Magic Knight Rayearth: The Complete Series Blu-ray release, see
Magic Knight Rayearth: The Complete Series Blu-ray Review published by Neil Lumbard on March 12, 2023 where this Blu-ray release scored
4.5 out of
5.
Writers:
Clamp, Nanase Ôkawa
Starring:
Hekiru Shiina, Konami Yoshida, Megumi Ogata, Hiroko Kasahara, Hideyuki Tanaka, Akio Ôtsuka
Narrator:
Saeko Shimazu
Producers:
Michihiko Suwa, Mikihiro Iwata
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Magic Knight Rayearth: The Complete Series Blu-ray Review
Reviewed by Neil Lumbard, March 12, 2023
Magic Knight Rayearth is a fantasy-adventure classic beloved as an essential in the medium. Created by CLAMP
(Cardcaptor Sakura, Chobits), Magic Knight Rayearth is an important anime classic. Produced by Masahito
Yoshioka (Case Closed, Project ARMS), Michihiko Suwa (City Hunter, Inuyasha), Mikihiro
Iwata (Lupin III: Voyage to Danger, Tetsujin 28-go FX), and Shigeki Nakamura (Saint Tail, Slam
Dunk), Magic Knight Rayearth features animation by production studio TMS Entertainment (Fruits Basket,
Kamisama Kiss).
Hikaru Shidou (Hekiru Shiina), Fuu Hououji (Hiroko Kasahara), and Umi Ryuuzaki (Konami Yoshida) become intertwined in a tale of unexpected
destiny when the three girls are spirited away by the whirlwind of a giant fish. Brought to a new and unexpected territory – a land unlike
anything else experienced before – Hikaru, Fuu, and Umi find themselves banding together for their unique and complex destinies as
magical knights. The union of the three girls brings a new sense of adventure.
The three girls were summoned to help bring peace to the land of Cephiro. Now determined to save the land from the clutches of evil, Hikaru,
Fuu, and Umi become magical knights and fulfill their roles as the saviors the world needs. Can the world be saved before it is too late? With some
unexpected help from the creature Mokona (Yuri Shiratori), the magic knights will stop at nothing to save the day – and put an end to the
darkness overshadowing the land of Cephiro.
The series is all the more thrilling because of the trio at the helm of Magic Knight Rayearth. The central cast of characters are
essential to the series strong foundation. Hikaru, Fuu, and Umi work together to fight for Cephiro. With excellent character designs by Atsuko Ishida
(The Brave Fighter of Legend Da-Garn, Shamanic Princess), Magic Knight Rayearth excels with the perfect
cast.
The animation is stunning and showcases the wonderful world of the production. Featuring art direction by Tsutomu Ishigaki (Lupin III:
Part III, Space Adventure Cobra), Magic Knight Rayearth showcases the artistry of the animators in spades.
Ishigaki did a great job as art director and the production looks outstanding as a result. The team of animators involved with Magic Knight
Rayearth delivered an incredibly vivid world.
The cinematography by Takashi Nomura (Case Closed, Lupin III: Part II) is one of the most impressive
elements of the production. Nomura provides a sophisticated aesthetic with the cinematographic approach. The series has a great use of color and
lighting. The results enhance the mood of the storytelling.
The score composed by Hayato Matsuo (Hellsing Ultimate, Saint Tail) is beautiful and adds something special to the
entire experience. The music provides an exciting and action-packed backdrop to the series. Matsuo provides themes for the characters and for the
spectacle of the series.
As written by Keiko Maruo (Maple Town Stories, Urusei Yatsura), Magic Knight Rayearth is a gem
of a series. Maruo does a great job adapting the original work of CLAMP. The writing has a great sense of creativity. The production is creative,
vibrant, and charming – much of this inherit in the screenwriting.
Under the chief direction of Toshihiro Hirano (Vampire Princess Miyu, Devil Lady), Magic Knight
Rayearth is a breathtaking series and something that holds up as an importance classic. Anime enthusiasts who appreciate classic anime
series in a hand-drawn style will be especially drawn to the magic inherit in Magic Knight Rayearth. The series is well directed and the
end result is a thrilling and exciting production – there is much to appreciate.
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