Magic Knight Rayearth (2026)

Last updated: 7 November 2026

About Magic Knight Rayearth (2026)

Magic Knight Rayearth (2026) is a new TV anime of CLAMP's manga, arriving about 30 years after the original anime. Animation is by E&H Production and production is by TMS Entertainment. Yui Miura directs, Shigeru Murakoshi handles series composition, and Satomi Watabe designed the characters. The music comes from a strong team: Yuki Kajiura, Takumi Ozawa and Shiho Terada. The series premiered on 7 October 2026 in TV Asahi's IMAnimation W block and airs on Wednesdays at 11:45 p.m. It is set for two consecutive cours, so the story runs well into 2027 instead of wrapping up in a single season. Crunchyroll streams the series as it airs. The cast mixes fresh voices for a familiar trio. Ayane Sakura leads as Hikaru Shidou, Rumi Okubo plays Umi Ryuuzaki and Rie Takahashi plays Fuu Hououji. Saori Hayami voices Princess Emeraude, Yuki Ono is the priest Zagato, and Mika Kikuchi returns to the role of Mokona.

Magic Knight Rayearth (2026) is a TV anime from 2026, first released in Fall 2026. It belongs to the Fantasy and Adventure and Action genres and is listed as currently airing. The summary above is written by the AnimeYug team in our own words.

Official Trailer

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Story & Plot

Hikaru Shidou, Umi Ryuuzaki and Fuu Hououji are ordinary Tokyo schoolgirls. Then, in a flash of light, the three of them are pulled out of their world and dropped into Cephiro, a land where willpower shapes reality itself.

Cephiro is held together by one person: Princess Emeraude, the Pillar of the world. Her constant prayers keep the land at peace. But Emeraude has been taken and shut away by Zagato, the high priest who was supposed to protect her, and without her prayers the world is starting to fall apart.

The mage Clef tells the girls why they were summoned. They are the legendary Magic Knights, the only ones who can rescue the princess. Hikaru takes up fire, Umi takes up water and Fuu takes up wind, and three schoolgirls who met that same day set out across a strange and dangerous world to save it.

Story Arcs & Episode Guide

The Magic Knight Rayearth (2026) anime is split into story sagas. Here is every saga in order, with its episodes and years.

Why Watch Magic Knight Rayearth (2026)

• A remake of CLAMP's classic, about 30 years after the original anime
• Two consecutive cours, premiering 7 October 2026 on TV Asahi
• Animated by E&H Production, produced by TMS Entertainment
• Music by Yuki Kajiura, Takumi Ozawa and Shiho Terada
• Ayane Sakura, Rumi Okubo and Rie Takahashi voice the three Magic Knights
• Streaming on Crunchyroll

Who Is It For?

This one suits viewers who like classic fantasy adventure with a warm centre. Three girls, three elements, one world to save. Long time fans get to revisit a story they grew up with, and new viewers get a clean starting point, because a remake needs no homework at all.

Hikaru Shidou

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Umi Ryuuzaki

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Fuu Hououji

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Princess Emeraude

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Zagato

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Mokona

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Clef

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Ferio

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Voice Actors

The Japanese voices behind the main characters of Magic Knight Rayearth (2026).

• Hikaru ShidouLeader of the Magic Knights, knight of fire
  Japanese voiceAyane Sakura
• Umi RyuuzakiMagic Knight of water
  Japanese voiceRumi Okubo
• Fuu HououjiMagic Knight of wind
  Japanese voiceRie Takahashi
• Princess EmeraudePrincess and Pillar of Cephiro
  Japanese voiceSaori Hayami
• ZagatoHigh priest who has imprisoned Emeraude
  Japanese voiceYuki Ono
• MokonaThe mysterious creature who travels with the Knights
  Japanese voiceMika Kikuchi
• ClefMaster mage of Cephiro who guides the Knights
  Japanese voiceYuki Kaji
• PreseaThe smith who crafts the Knights' weapons
  Japanese voiceEmiri Kato
• FerioA wandering swordsman the Knights meet on their journey
  Japanese voiceYoshitsugu Matsuoka
• AlcyoneA sorceress serving Zagato
  Japanese voiceMamiko Noto

Staff & Production

Original Creators

CLAMP

Director

Yui Miura

Series Composition

Shigeru Murakoshi

Character Design

Satomi Watabe

Music

Yuki Kajiura, Takumi Ozawa and Shiho Terada

Animation Studio

E&H Production

Production

TMS Entertainment

Manga & Source Material

The anime adapts the manga by CLAMP, the creative group behind Cardcaptor Sakura and xxxHolic. This 2026 series is a remake of their classic, returning to Cephiro about 30 years after the original anime introduced the Magic Knights to TV audiences.

• Manga by CLAMP
• A remake of the CLAMP classic, about 30 years after the original anime
• Animated by E&H Production with production by TMS Entertainment
• Directed by Yui Miura, with series composition by Shigeru Murakoshi

Series Timeline

1. October 2026

   Magic Knight Rayearth (2026) premieres on 7 October on TV Asahi's IMAnimation W block, with Crunchyroll streaming the series.

2. Fall 2026

   The first cour airs on Wednesdays at 11:45 p.m. in Japan, and the remake quickly charts on the season's popularity polls.

3. 2027

   The second of the two consecutive cours continues the story of the Magic Knights in Cephiro.

Release Schedule

Premiere

Wednesday 7 October 2026

Broadcast

TV Asahi, IMAnimation W block, Wednesdays at 11:45 p.m.

Run

Two consecutive cours

Streaming

Crunchyroll

Details as of 7 November 2026, from the official site and premiere reporting. The total episode count has not been announced.

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