In the anime they return to Cephiro because of their (especially Hikaru's) strong desire to do so.Įventually, Hikaru is chosen to become the new Pillar. In the manga it is later discovered that the mysterious Mokona is responsible for their being summoned back to Cephiro, and he is, in fact, the creator of both the Earth and Cephiro. Hikaru, Umi, and Fuu are once again summoned to Cephiro. The second story arc deals with the complications caused by the first season's climax: three warring planets have begun their attempts to conquer Cephiro and a new Pillar must be chosen before the whole planet is destroyed. When the girls finally reach Emeraude, they learn that she had fallen in love with Zagato, hindering her ability to pray solely for Cephiro's well-being, and had summoned the Magic Knights to kill her since no one on Cephiro could harm the Pillar. They are given a bizarre creature named Mokona to guide them on their journey. The three girls are charged with the task of saving the Princess by activating the three Rune-Gods (魔神, Mashin). In the first story arc, the current Pillar, Princess Emeraude, has been captured by her high priest, Zagato. One person, the Pillar, whose will is stronger than anyone else's, is responsible for maintaining through her prayers the well-being of Cephiro.' The dark fears in people's hearts become monsters, while a well-intended wish can do miracles. Once there, they meet Master Mage Clef who explains to them, 'In Cephiro, one's will has the ability to change reality for better or worse. They fall through the sky into another world. While Hikaru Shidou, Umi Ryuuzaki, and Fuu Hououji are on a field trip to the Tokyo Tower with their respective schools, the girls are blinded by a flash of light and hear a voice calling for the Legendary Magic Knights to save Cephiro. The manga was adapted into an anime series in 1994 and an OVA in 1997.Īn English version of the manga is available from Tokyopop, while Media Blasters and Manga Entertainment licensed the series and OVA respectively. It was published in Kodansha's Nakayoshi from November 1993 to April 1996. 魔法騎士レイアース ( Majikku Naito Reiāsu, Magic Knight Rayearth) is a manga series created by CLAMP that combines elements from the magical girl and mecha anime genres with parallel world fantasy. Nanase Ohkawa, Keiko Maru, Osamu Nakamura Magic Knight Rayearth Wiki for more information!

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