The remake to the beloved magical girl classic is set to premiere sometime in October 2026.
The official website and social media accounts of the upcoming remake of CLAMP's “Magic Knight Rayearth” has unveiled new additional cast members ahead of its October 2026 premiere.
The remake was initially announced in 2024 through the 30th anniversary celebration of the original anime adaptation, which aired in 1994 and lasted 49 episodes.
An exact date for the premiere is yet to be revealed, although it has been announced that the anime remake will air every Wednesday on TV Asahi Network.
Magic Knight Rayearth
Premiere window: October 2026
Animation studio: E&H Production
Streaming service: yet to be announced
Who are the additional cast joining the Magic Knight Rayearth remake?
The additional cast members are:
- Saori Hayami as Princess Emeraude
- Yuki Kaji as High Priest Zagato
- Mika Kikuchi as Mokona
While the previously announced main cast members are:
- Ayane Sakura as Hikari Sojo
- Rumi Ookubo as Umi Ryuzaki
- Rie Takahashi as Fuu Hououji
Who are the staff members of Magic Knight Rayearth?
Yui Miura will direct the remake series at E&H production, with Shigeru Murakoshi handling series composition. Yuki Kajiura, Takumi Ozawa, and Shiho Terada will work in collaboration for the series's music.
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.