The English dub premiered this Wednesday, with the first episode now available to watch.
Crunchyroll unveiled the English dub cast and staff for the remake of Clamp's Magic Knight Rayearth. The first dubbed episode premiered on Wednesday, 21 October, on the platform.
The series premiered on 7 October, 2026.
Magic Knight Rayearth
Premiere date: 7 October, 2026
Animation studio: E&H Production
Streaming platform: Crunchyroll, Ani-One
Who are the English dub cast members of Magic Knight Rayearth?
- Rebecca Chiara Marano as Hikaru
- Bryn Apprill as Umi
- Kelly Greenshield as Fuu
- Caitlin Glass as Emeraude
- Bradley Gareth as Zagato
- Jacob Hopkins as Clef
- Erin Nicole Lundquist as Alcyone
- Christopher Wehkamp as Lafarga
- Cassie Ewulu as Caldina
- Sarah Roach as Ascot
Additional voices were provided by Abigail Blythe, Monica Flatley, Lisette Monique Diaz, Kayla Temshiv, Kayla Parker, Kim Rivera, Samantha Snow, Marcus D. Stimac, and Kiane Chula King.
Who is working on the English dub of Magic Knight Rayearth?
Justin Cook, Michael Harcourt, Nathanael Harrison produces the English dub at Crunchyroll, the rest of the staff for Episode 1 are:
- Producer: Samantha Herek
- Adaptation Supervisor: Ben Phillips
- Adaptation: Jessica Sluys
- Adaptation Prep: Marilyn M. Reyes
- Voice Director: Jonathan Rigg
- Talent Coordination: Tara A. Williams, Brittni Hurley
- Engineering Managers: Gino Palencia, Brandon Peters
- Engineer: Jeremy Woods
- Assistant Engineers: Lyndon Douglas, Stevie Rae Kreiger
- Mixer: William Dewell
What is Magic Knight Rayearth about?
The original Magic Knight Rayearth was created by the popular manga group CLAMP, and appeared as a series in the Japanese Magazine Nakayoshi from November 1993 to February 1995. Kodansha would later collect the chapters into three tankobon volumes, which were released from July 1994 to March 1995. A sequel series soon followed from March 1995 to April 1996.
Kodansha publishes the Magic Knight Rayearth manga series in English, and describes the story as:
While on a field trip to Tokyo Tower, three teenage girls cross a magical portal and are transported to another world called Cefiro. There they are summoned through the last remaining strength of the Princess Emeraude, who believes the trio will become the magic knights who will save her, as prophesied by legend.
The Japanese cast are:
- Ayane Sakura as Hikari Sojo
- Rumi Ookubo as Umi Ryuzaki
- Rie Takahashi as Fuu Hououji
- Saori Hayami as Princess Emeraude
- Yuki Kaji as High Priest Zagato
- Mika Kikuchi as Mokona
- Yuuki Kaji as Clef
- Emiri Kato as Presea
- Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Ferio
- Mamiko Noto as Alcyone
- Ayumu Murase as Ascot
- Hitomi Ueda as Caldina
- Hiroki Yasumoto as Lafarga
Yui Umemoto is directing the anime at E&H Production, with Shigeru Murakoshi handling series composition. Satomi Watanabe serves as character designer and chief animation director, while Yuki Kajiura, Takumi Ozawa, and Shiho Terada compose the music.