Magic Knight Rayearth is a magical girl anime and manga series by CLAMP with a strong fan following around the world. Rayearth consists of a 2-season TV anime series which is based upon a 6-volume manga (comicbook). Both have been adapted into English, along with the two manga artbooks and the follow-up 3-episode OAV series.
Rayearth is a shoujo series starring junior
high school heroes who are courageous and resourceful and utterly likeable.
The setup is simple: three girls from different private schools are transported suddenly from the familiar
landscape of Tokyo Tower and thrust into battle in a fantasy land. Finding
themselves turned into magical girls, complete with novice armor and
elemental magical powers, Hikaru, Umi
and Fuu must take charge of a magical realm whose entire
world system is crumbling. They are destined to profoundly change the utopian
world of Cephiro through decisions fueled by their
personal value system, which is often at conflict with the battle-centric
world. The process of saving Cephiro from itself parallels the girls' growing
maturity, as they are able to bring fresh viewpoints to the conflicted world.
In the tradition of the best magical girl stories, Rayearth is a coming
of age journey.
In My Heart is a fan site dedicated to all aspects of the Magic Knight Rayearth series and aims to be a comprehensive resource of series information, shopping guide, and image and music downloads. Rayearth is a fun little series, with a healthy dose of angst that never overshadows its optimism that the strength of friendship and love can change the world. The art and music are especially good, and I'm quite fond of both the anime and manga.
In My Heart: Magic Knight Rayearth is owned by Michelle Bacon © 1998-2009.
