Mahou Kishi Rayearth

Description

From Kodansha:
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.

Type

Manga

Related Series

Mahou Kishi Rayearth 2 (Sequel)

Tsubasa - Reservoir Chronicle (Alternate Version)

Associated Names

Guerreiras Mágicas de Rayearth

Hiệp sĩ có phép màu

Luchadoras de leyenda

Magic Knight Rayearth

Mahou Kishi Reiasu

Mhaou Kishi Rayearth

Rayearth

Магический рыцарь Раэрт

Рыцари магии

เมจิกไนท์ เรย์เอิร์ธ (VBK)

マジックナイトレイアース

魔法騎士レイアース

魔法骑士

마법기사 레이어스

Groups Scanlating

N/A

Latest Release(s)

N/A

Status in Country of Origin

3 Volumes (Complete)
1 Omnibus (Complete)

Completely Scanlated?

Yes

Anime Start/End Chapter

Starts at Vol 1, Chap 1 (1994) / Alternate Setting (OVA)

Ends at Vol 3, Chap 15 (1994 S1)

User Reviews

Magic Knight Rayearth by Alissa

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User Rating

Average: 7.4 / 10.0 (391 votes)

Bayesian Average: 7.32 / 10.0

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Last Updated

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Genre

Action Adventure Drama Fantasy Mecha Shoujo Supernatural
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Author(s)

Artist(s)

Year

Original Publisher

Kodansha (1994; 2002; 2012)

Serialized In (magazine)

Nakayoshi (Kodansha)

Licensed (in English)

Yes

English Publisher

Dark Horse (1 Omnibus [3-in-1] - Complete/Expired)

Kodansha USA (3 Volumes - Complete; digital | Print Fall 2023)

TokyoPop (3 Volumes - Complete/Expired)

Activity Stats (vs. other series)

Weekly Pos #751

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Monthly Pos #1999 (No change)

3 Month Pos #2962

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6 Month Pos #3881

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Year Pos #4518

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List Stats

On 182 reading lists

On 350 wish lists

On 1308 completed lists

On 39 unfinished lists

On 218 custom lists

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My first intro to manga and CLAMP

by CCheshire
1 year ago

Rating: N/A

I felt immense nostalgia for this series as it's the 30th anniversary and I read this pretty much when I was in grade school. Also, one of the few series that CLAMP did that's complete too which is probably rare nowadays with their modern stuff. I have to say it does feel pretty rushed in a bit like there's no real time to explore the world beyond their main goals.

The characters looking back on it now do feel a bit flat or cardboard-like compared to other works but they still are fairly iconic and I recall their main personalities even now. Overfall, I feel like the plot twist is the most memorable part along with the lack of weird parts with modern isekai series.

Also, the use of a lot of slang and chibi I can take or leave it but it did read a little outdated but that's to be expected.

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Classic CLAMP

by WinterCedar
2 years ago

Rating: 8.0 / 10.0

Quite a lot to like here. The art is gorgeous and the main three girls are likable. My biggest gripe would be the breakneck pace the story takes. We rarely get to dwell on anything and are always moving straight on to the next plot beat. I was ready to rate it a few points lower until the end.

By the end, it's revealed that the princess and the big bad were lovers, and the whole reason the princess brought the MCs to the other world was to assist her suicide. With the only choices being either kill the princess or be destroyed along with everything else, the girls combine power and kill her. They're transported back to Tokyo the moment she stops breathing and the story just ends with them crying together. It's just as abrupt as the rest of the story but it actually works here. There is no happily ever after. The girls were simply tools of powers much greater than themselves. They were made to be divine instruments of punishment, making the princess pay the ultimate price for neglecting her duties for even a moment. It's a starkly bleak ending for a shojou

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Magical Girl RPG

by ayaneninja
5 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

Do you like Sailor Moon or Wedding Peach? Do you also like D&D, Phantasy Star or Dragon Quest? If so, this might be the perfect manga for you. Magic Knight Rayearth is a manga that unapologetically flaunts both of those influences and makes a story that is engaging, moving and a total blast to follow. Mythical weapons are found, foes are encountered and the mystery of the world, and why our heroines were called there are all slowly revealed as the story progresses. The manga is a great series for new people just getting a feel for magical girl manga and long time fans of the genre who may have missed this series alike to get lost in and enjoy. While not as prolific as CLAMP's other magical girl saga, Cardcaptor Sakura, Rayearth is a classic in the genre that is sure to scratch your itch for both magical girl antics and RPG-esque high fantasy.

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nostalgia overload

by Nyajinsky
10 years ago

Rating: 7.5 / 10.0

The anime ended differently, this ending I liked more, mostly because there wasn’t Nova. I hate Nova. Also, it wasn’t that bitter.

Story
Three girls got stuck in a magic world, they got powers and had to fight some guy to save the princess. Hmm, okay. This will be heavily influenced by the fact, that I watched the anime when I was young. It wasn’t that original, that they got their power that matched their names: fuu - wind, Umi (Japanese for sea) - water, hikaru (Japanese for to shine) - fire. Also, she had red hair and Umi had blue hair. But okay. Normally this would bother me and I think it still does. The story is made like a game. When I was reading it, I thought: "man, this would be good as a game". It isn’t a good thing. So you had this stages, enemies, one enemy at a time, one dragon at a time, and then they defeated the main guy, Zagato.

They had to kill the princess, for she is ruining the country cause she fell with love. (this was really sweet and sad). That was the end of the main story and then they returned to help the country. At the end, Mokona, the animal sidekick is relieved to be god. The second part of the story was worse than the first one I think. But at least it wasn’t as bad as the anime. Shoujo magic type of story.

Art
I actually like Clamp art, kill me. But too much chibis. They weren’t made so good, so it killed the mood. Also, the story was more dramatic and when they gave the chibis in there, it didn’t really fit. But the art was good.

Characters
I can't believe I actually liked Fuu when I was a kid (okay, I was like 13, but that time, such age still meant you are a kid). Fuu was so annoying, I hate her. She was supposed to be the smart of the three, but she always stated just the obvious. Umi was the one who was smart, and she was mine favourite too. Tastes change so much in just 10 years, jeez. I really liked Umi, Hikaru was this happy go lucky character and the other characters were quite original, but their characters were too forced I guess.

Enjoyment
Yes, for personal reasons, but if I didn’t know the story before, I would give a lower rating. I also liked the emotional stuff with Emeraulde(?) and Zagato. It was really sad. Maybe it deserved more time. Also, the second part wasn't necessary.

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Cefiro

by Honeymilk8
12 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

I love the names, such as the name of the new country as noted in the subject. Characters all go a little to the girl-stereotype, but I even have a large canvas I painted in my room of Hikaru, Umi, and Fuu when they were introducing themselves to the woman who makes their swords. Also, Mokina is quite interesting. Though the end lines are kind of cheesy. That doesn't spoil anything.

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I really really love the message

by monkry
13 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

I learnt something that IMO really, really valuable, from this series.

Emerald as the Pillar that prays endlessly for the sake of Zephyr stability, which means she bear the responsibility of protecting the happiness of all the inhabitants in Zephyr. But then who's the one that protects and prays for her happiness?
Ah, something like that. Clef the one that said something like that, and it left very, very deep impression for me.

And reading some comments, yeah, Hikaru really is perfect, but Clamp seems to love making a chara like that (e.g. Nokoru, Suou, Akira, the main chara of Suki Dakara Suki, etc).

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Classic Mahou Shoujo

by akari_mizunashi
15 years ago

Rating: 6.0 / 10.0

Magic Knight Rayearth is yet another magical girl classic cranked out by the prolific four-woman team of Clamp. The story is far from being original and in fact proudly wears its derivativeness from RPGs and fantasy video games on its sleeve, but it's solid. The characters are Mary Sues through and through but wholly likeable. And the art, of course, has Clamp's usual level of great. It's going to be nostalgia that prompts a lot of the twenty-something geeks of today's manga scene to pick up this series, but the rosy glasses of nostalgia aren't necessary to enjoy this mahou shoujo gem.

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I love it...the manga of course

by Ashamed Kawaii
16 years ago

Rating: N/A

Well, what can I sad? I luv so much how was the end, the crush and the relationship. Geez! Hikaru sighs no offenses— was so dumped, when Lantis say "married me" and she say even if I write ahg pissed me off...Apart of this I like so much the manga. Umi is my fav magic Knight with her crush with Ascot...and Fuu personally in the anime she's bored but in the manga aw i like it, with her relationship with Ferio.

I like much the manga 'cause CLAMP don't have any preference with one girl all they are the stars but the anime the star is Hikaru everything is focus on her is a little bored. I hate the ending of the anime —y'know is and end completely different.

Perhaps I'm a "pink" girl with this happily ever after. Even I see the anime when I was 10 years-old and re-saw but I finished the saw the manga first and I support the manga.

Guys is your first time you see this story I'll tell you, you have the read FIRST the manga and then see the anime. Anyway the manga is the winner 'cause is the important in the story not the anime. But at the end you choose :)

XOXO

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Passable

by luzzz
17 years ago

Rating: N/A

This actually proved to be quite an enjoyable read. It's very cute and brings me back to the good old days of Sailor Moon-type anime I watched on tv. Sure the girls are all Mary Sues but I can forgive CLAMP here because the manga is definitely targeted at the younger demographic - what with the "power of love and friendship" messages and all that fuzzy stuff. The only problem I have with the story is the pacing. Everything went by so fast and the ending was just so abrupt with no foreshadowing whatsoever. I think the manga would benefit from an extra 2 volumes so that the characters and their motives could be fleshed out a little bit more.

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Quite okay

by zoro105
17 years ago

Rating: N/A

I kind of liked the whole series, probably the first manga series i read that had a female lead while I was a kid. Hated Umi and Hikaru, but aside from the two of them, everything else is okay. Kind of liked the parts when they were still fighting with swords. But when it turned into mecha...

But overall, good drawings, good story, good manga, kind of lasted long in my heart.

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