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Magic Knight Rayearth (TV)

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© CLAMP/KODANSHA • TMS


[ adapted from Magic Knight Rayearth (manga) ]

Related anime:
    Magic Knight Rayearth 2 (TV 2) (1995-04-10 to 1995-11-27, sequel)
    Rayearth (OAV) (1997-07-25, alternate retelling)

Alternative title:
Guerreiras Magicas de Rayearth (Portuguese)
Las Guerreras Mágicas (Spanish)
Magic Knight Rayearth - La saga di Sephiro (Italian)
Rayearth
Rayearth's magiska riddare (Swedish)
Taikasoturit
Una porta socchiusa ai confini del sole (Italian)
Wojowniczki z Krainy Marzeń (Polish)
魔法騎士[マジックナイト]レイアース (Japanese)
마법기사 레이어스 (Korean)
Genres: adventure, fantasy
Age rating: Teenagers (May contain bloody violence, bad language, nudity)
Plot Summary: Three young girls, Hikaru, Umi, and Fuu, are transported to a magical world called Cephiro during a field trip to Tokyo Tower. They are soon greeted by Master Mage Clef, who explains to them that they have been summoned to become the Legendary Magic Knights and save Cephiro. The girls are less than enthusiastic about this idea, and only want to return home. Clef further explains that they must seek out the three Rune Gods to help them fight. He bestows armor and magical powers to each of them. They learn from Clef that High Priest Zagato has kidnapped the Pillar of Cephiro, Princess Emeraude. The Pillar of Cephiro has the sole responsibility of keeping Cephiro alive and in balance with her prayers. Without Princess Emeraude, Cephiro would fall into ruin. Hikaru, Umi, and Fuu must fight off Zagato's henchman and find the Rune Gods if they ever want to get back home. They soon learn that friendship and loyalty are the only things they can rely on in the crumbling Cephiro.
Video:
User Ratings: 893 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 37 votes (sub:18, dub:12, Spa.dub:5, ?:1, Por.sub:1)
 Excellent: 107 votes (sub:68, dub:29, Spa.dub:3, Tag.dub:2, Spa.sub:2, ?:1, Por.sub:1, Por.dub:1)
 Very good: 224 votes (sub:142, dub:59, Spa.dub:5, Tag.dub:3, edit.dub:3, Spa.sub:3, ?:3, raw:2, Ita.dub:2, Kor.dub:1, Fre.sub:1)
 Good: 271 votes (sub:172, dub:75, Spa.dub:6, Tag.dub:4, raw:3, Pol.dub:2, Por.sub:2, ?:2, Pol.sub:1, Spa.sub:1, Fre.sub:1, Por.dub:1, Rus.sub:1)
 Decent: 137 votes (sub:82, dub:33, Spa.dub:4, raw:3, ?:3, Tag.dub:3, edit.dub:2, Ita.edit.dub:1, Spa.sub:1, Ita.dub:1, Por.sub:1, Pol.dub:1, Por.dub:1, Pol.edit.dub:1)
 So-so: 55 votes (sub:30, dub:20, Ita.dub:1, Ger.sub:1, raw:1, edit.dub:1, ?:1)
 Not really good: 24 votes (sub:16, dub:5, Spa.dub:1, ?:1, Por.dub:1)
 Weak: 24 votes (sub:16, dub:7, Pol.edit.dub:1)
 Bad: 8 votes (sub:6, dub:2)
 Awful: 4 votes (dub:3, Pol.edit.dub:1)
 Worst ever: 2 votes (sub:2)
Seen in part or in whole by 2188 users, rank: #256
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 7.074 (Good+.07), std. dev.: 1.6643, rank: #1588
Weighted mean: 6.969 (Good-.03), rank: #1593 (seen all: 7.26 / seen some: 6.35 / won't finish: 4.34)
Bayesian estimate: 6.976 (Good-.02), rank: #1353
Running time: 25 minutes per episode
Number of episodes: 20
Episode titles: We have 20
Vintage: 1994-10-17 to 1995-03-13
Opening Theme:
"ゆずれない願い (Yuzurenai Negai)" by Naomi Tamura
Ending Theme:
"明日への勇気 (Asue no Yuuki)" by Keiko Yoshinari
Links: We have 6
Trivia: We have 10
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Related reviews:
    Rayearth VHS 1-2

Related releases:
    Magic Knight Rayearth - Economy Box I (DVD) 2005-06-14 (from $24.99)
    Magic Knight Rayearth - World of DVD Box Set (DVD) 2006-12-05 (from $35.38)
    Magic Knight Rayearth - Season 1 Remastered (DVD) 2009-10-27 (from $29.99)
    Magic Knight Rayearth - Economy Box (DVD 2) 2005-08-16 (from $22.49)
    Magic Knight Rayearth - Memorial Box 1 (DVD 1-5) 2000-05-30 (from $95.99)

Japanese staff 
Japanese cast 

Chief Director: Toshihiro Hirano

Director: Masami Obari (OP)

Scenario:
Keiko Maruo (0 episodes

eps 1-3, 6-7, 9, 11, 15, 17
)
Nanase Ohkawa (eps 14-20)
Osamu Nakamura (0 episodes
eps 4-5, 8, 10, 12-13, 16, 18
)

Script:
Keiko Maruo (supervisor)
Nanase Ohkawa (supervisor)
Osamu Nakamura

Storyboard:
Hajime Kamegaki (0 episodes

eps 4, 9, 14, 19
)
Hitoyuki Matsui (eps 12, 16)
Koichi Chigira (0 episodes
eps 2, 7, 13, 18
)

Mari Koeda (eps 8, 15, 17)
Masakatsu Iijima (ep 6)
Takehiro Nakayama (eps 5, 20)
Toshihiro Hirano (eps 1, 10)
Yasuhiro Matsumura (ep 11)
Yorimichi Nakano (ep 17)
Yoshikata Nitta (ep 3)

Episode Director:
Hajime Kamegaki (0 episodes

eps 4, 9, 14, 19
)
Hitoyuki Matsui (eps 12, 16)
Keitaro Motonaga (0 episodes
eps 1, 5, 10, 15, 20
)

Koichi Chigira (0 episodes
eps 2, 7, 13, 18
)

Tarou Hotani (ep 6)
Yorimichi Nakano (eps 11, 17)
Yoshikata Nitta (eps 3, 8)

Music: Hayato Matsuo

Original creator: CLAMP

Character Design: Atsuko Ishida

Art director: Tsutomu Ishigaki

Animation director:
Akira Takeuchi (eps 3, 8)
Atsuko Ishida (ep 1)
Hideyuki Motohashi (0 episodes

eps 4, 9, 14, 19
)
Hiroaki Nakajima (ep 17)
Hiroshi Kubo (ep 11)
Keiji Gotoh (0 episodes
eps 2, 7, 12, 16
)

Madoka Hirayama (eps 13, 18)
Takashi Kobayashi (eps 6, 11)
Takehiro Nakayama (eps 5, 10, 15)

Mecha design: Masahiro Yamane

Sound director: Yasuo Uragami

Director of Photography: Takashi Nomura

Producer:
Masahito Yoshioka
Michihiko Suwa
Shigeki Nakamura

Animation:
Kazuto Nakazawa (OP)
Kooichi Ishihara (OP)
Masahiro Yamane (OP)
Osamu Nabeshima (OP)
Osamu Ohkubo (ED)
Shinji Sorita (OP)
Takehiro Nakayama (OP)
Takuya Suzuki (OP)
Tatsuya Suzuki (OP)
Yooichi Ueda (OP)

Animation Check:
Fujio Inose
Hiromitsu Kawasaki
Yumechi Hayashi
Yuumi Enozawa

Animation producer: Keitaro Motonaga (ED)

CG Work:
Hiroshi Ohno
Junichi Nakagawa

Color design:
Chiyoko Shimizu
Kaeko Matsuo
Reiko Hirayama
Sanae Kimura
Yuko Nishikawa

Editing: Hajime Okayasu

Layout: Hiroyuki Onoda

Monster Design: Masahiro Yamane

Music producer: Yuuki Horio

Music Supervision: Koichi Sugiyama

Planning: Naohiko Noda

Series Organization: Keiko Maruo

Series Supervision: Nanase Ohkawa

Sound Effects: Junichi Sasaki

Special Effects:
Kou Yamamoto
Takashi Maekawa
Yoshimi Hayashi

Theme Song Performance:
Keiko Yoshinari (ED)
Naomi Tamura (OP)

 

Hekiru Shiina as Hikaru Shidou

Hiroko Kasahara as Fuu Hououji

Konami Yoshida as Umi Ryuuzaki

Akio Ohtsuka as Windham

Emi Shinohara as Presea

Hideyuki Tanaka as Rayearth

Juurouta Kosugi as Zagato

Megumi Ogata as Princess Emeraude

Minami Takayama as Ascot

Nozomu Sasaki as Clef

Ryotaro Okiayu as Inouva

Takumi Yamazaki as Ferio

Tesshô Genda as Ceres

Yukimasa Kishino as Lafarga

Yuko Nagashima as Caldina

Yuri Amano as Alcione

Yuri Shiratori as Mokona

Chafurin as villager 1 (ep 11)

Kae Araki as Hikaru's friend B (eps 1, 20)

Masaharu Satou as
Golem (ep 2)
Monster (ep 4)

Minoru Inaba as innkeeper (ep 11)

Naoki Makishima as villager 3 (ep 11)

Rin Mizuhara as female restaurant owner (ep 8)

Saeko Shimazu as Narration

Saeko Yoshizawa as Hikaru's friend A (eps 1, 20)

Sanae Miyuki as Hikari (ep 8)

Satomi Koorogi as Sera (ep 15)

Tomokazu Seki as villager 2 (ep 11)

Yousuke Akimoto as Mayor (ep 11)

Yuka Imai as Girl (Mira) (ep 4)

Yumi Touma as
Ferio (young, ep 17)
Hasegawa-senpai (Fencing Captain) (ep 9)

Keiji Fujiwara

Japanese companies 

Animation:
Anime World Osaka
Hadashi Pro
IMAGIN
M I
Mizo Planning
Nakamura Production
Soul Kids
Studio Boomerang
Studio Egg
Studio Jungle Gym
Studio March
Studio Wanpack
Tokyo Animation Center

Backgrounds:
Baku Production
Eternitat Studio
Ishigaki Production
Studio CATS
Studio Martha
Studio Yuni

Broadcaster: Yomiuri TV

Film Developing: Tokyo Developing Laboratories

Finish Animation:
AIC
Anime World Osaka
Hadashi Pro
Kyuuma Pro
Mizo Planning
Oscar Planning
Shima Studio
Soul Kids
Studio Bogie
Studio Griffon
Studio Kyuuma
Studio March
Suzuki Animation Planning
Tokyo Carol

Music Production:
Polydor
Sugiyama Koubou

Photography:
Studio Cosmos
TMS Photo

Photography Cooperation: Tenpyo Film

Production: Tokyo Movie Shinsha

Recording Studio: A.P.U Studio

Sound Production: Audio Planning U

Titles: Maki Pro

English cast 
English staff 

ADR Director: Eric P. Sherman

Translation: Rika Takahashi

Executive producer:
Doug Lu
John Sirabella

ADR Recording Engineer: Patrick Rodman

Closing Music Engineer: Danny Williams

Music Mixing Engineer: Joe Romersa

Packaging Design: Merideth Mulroney

Production Associate: John M. Cusimano

Production Supervision: Clark Cheng

Re-Recording Mixing: Thomas J. Maydeck

Studio Administration:
Kendra Doherty
Tracy Clark

Theme Song Performance: Sandy Fox

Julie Maddalena as Hikaru Shidou

Ruby Marlowe as Fuu Hououji

Wendee Lee as Umi Ryuuzaki

Alexis Lang as Zagato

Barbara Goodson as Alcyone

Jane Alan as Presea

John Smallberries as Lafarga

Kaeko Sakamoto as Mokona

Lex Lang as
Rayearth
Windam

Mona Marshall as Ascot

Selece Zan as Caldina

Steve Cannon as Master Mage Clef

Terrence Stone as
Innova
Selece

Terry Roberts as Ferio

Wendee Lee as Princess Emeraude

Brianne Siddall as Ferio (young, ep 17)

Bridget Hoffman as Mother (ep 4)

Doug Stone as Innkeeper

Jane Alan as Hasegawa-senpai (Fencing Captain) (ep 9)

Jessica Gee as Hikaru's Friend B (eps 1, 20)

Lex Lang as
Mayor (ep 11)
Monster (ep 4)

Michelle Ruff as Sera (ep 15)

Penelope Price as Narration

Sandy Fox as
Hikari (ep 8)
Hikaru's Friend A (ep 1)

Steve Cannon as villager (ep 11)

Wendee Lee as Girl (Mira) (ep 4)

English companies 

ADR Production: Bang Zoom! Entertainment

Distributor: AnimeWorks

Licensed by: Media Blasters

French staff 
French cast 

ADR Director: Emmanuel Liénart

ADR Script:
Laurence Marie Fuchez
Marie Fuchez
Sabrina Boyer

ADR Coordination:
Jean-François Dufour
Jean-Yves Rigaud
Réane Diop
Sandrine Ringuière

ADR Supervision: Benoit Dupac

Sound Engineer:
Benjamin Cabaj
Marc Lacroix

 

Claire Tefnin as Fuu

Julie Basecqz as Umi

Nathalie Hugo as Hikaru

Nathalie Hugo as Hikaru, Mokona

Alexandre Crépet as Innova

Beatrice Wegnez as Préséa, Fério enfant

Célia Torrens as Alcyone

Christophe Hespel as Lantis

Gregory Praet as Clef

Hélène Couvert as Princesse Emeraude

Lionel Bourguet as Zagato, Ceres

Marcha Van Boven as Caldina, Sera

Marsha Van Boven as Caldina, Sera

Olivier Cuvelier as Fério, Lafarga

Stéphane Excoffier as
Ascot
Présentatrice

Cathy Boquet

Elisabeth Guinand

Gilles Wiermik

Sébastien Hebrant

French companies 

ADR Production: Midisync

Distributor: IDP Home Video Music

Dubbing: Mirroring

Spanish staff 
Spanish cast 

Dubbing Director: Roberto Colucci

 

Angelines Santana as Marina (Umi)

Gladys Parra as Marina (Umi)

Ivette Gonzalez as Lucy (Hikaru)

Marcela Bordes as Anais (Fuu)

Alejandro Abdalah as Ceres

Ana Grinta as Alanis (Alcyone)

Angelines Santana as Ascot (Young)

Carlos Carrillo as Zagato 

Erika Araujo as Princesa Esmeralda

Gabriela DeMarco as Caldina

Gabriela León as
Caldina (ep 9)
Presea

Guillermo Romano as Rayearth

Juan Cuadra as Windom

Juan Zadala as
Windom (ep 15)
Zagato

Ruben Trujillo as Rafaga (Lafarga)

Ulises Cuadra as Paris (Ferio)

Victor Mares Jr. as Guru Clef

Érika Robledo as Lulú (Kuu Hououji) (ep 21)

Gabriela León as Narrator

Guillermo Romano as Umi's Father (ep 21)

Ruben Trujillo as Saturno (Satoru) (ep 21)

Victor Mares Jr. as
Cameo (Kakeru) (ep 21)
Maciel (Masaru) (ep 21)

Spanish companies 

Broadcaster:
Canal RCN (Colombia)
ETC...TV (Chile)
Magic Kids (Argentina)
Megavision (Chile)
TV Azteca (Mexico)

Distributor:
Cloverway, Inc. (Latin America, New)
Dicitel Television (Latin America, Expired)

Dubbing: VDI - Point.360 (formerly All Post / L.A. dub)

Producer: TMS Entertainment, USA, Inc.

Italian staff 
Italian cast 

Dubbing Director:
Gabriele Calindri (TV edition)
Stefania Patruno (VHS edition)

Translation: Achille Brambilla (TV edition)

Dialogues:
Cristina Robustelli (TV edition)
Elisa Bellia (VHS edition)
Nicola Bartolini Carrassi (TV edition)

Mixing: Moreno Grossi Pometti (TV edition)

Publisher: Nicola Bartolini Carrassi (TV edition)

Synchronization: Giancarlo Martino (TV edition)

Theme Song Performance:
Cristina D'Avena (TV edition)
Stefano Bersola (VHS edition)

Transcription:
Ignazio Giardina (TV edition)
Tiziano Pellegris (TV edition)

 

Alessandra Karpoff as Luce (Hikaru Shido) (VHS ed.)

Cinzia Massironi as Marina (Umi Ryuzaki) (VHS ed.)

Daniela Fava as Anemone (Fuu Hooji)

Elisabetta Spinelli as Luce (Hikaru Shido)

Emanuela Pacotto as Anemone (Fuu Hooji) (VHS ed.)

Patrizia Scianca as Marina (Umi Ryuzaki)

Aldo Stella as Imago (Innova)

Davide Garbolino as
Clef (VHS ed.)
Guru Clef (Clef)

Diego Sabre as Innova (VHS ed.)

Enrico Bertorelli as Ceres (VHS ed.)

Federica Valenti as Principessa Emeraude

Irene Scalzo as Ascot (VHS ed.)

Loredana Nicosia as Principessa Emeraude (VHS ed.)

Lorella De Luca as Alcyone

Mariagrazia Errigo as Caldina (VHS ed.)

Maurizio Scattorin as Rayearth

Monica Bonetto as Caldina

Nicola Bartolini Carrassi as Ascot da adulto

Patrizia Salmoiraghi as Alcyone (VHS ed.)

Patrizio Prata as Ferio (VHS ed.)

Riccardo Lombardo as
Rayearth (VHS ed.)
Windam (Windom)

Riccardo Rovatti as Windom (VHS ed.)

Simone D'Andrea as Ferio

Caterina Rochira as
Debonair
Madre Di Marina

Claudio Moneta as Geo Metro (VHS ed.)

Dania Cericola as Tatra

Debora Magnaghi as
Ascot da bambino
Xera

Emanuela Pacotto as Aska

Fabrizio De Giovanni as Rafaga

Federica Valenti as Primera (VHS ed.)

Flavio Arras as Lantis

Gabriele Calindri as Aquila Bianca (Eagle Vision)

Giusy Di Martino as Tata

Gledis Pace as Primera

Lara Parmiani as Imperatrice Asuka (VHS ed.)

Lisa Mazzotti as San-Yun (VHS ed.)

Loredana Nicosia as Nova (VHS ed.) 

Lorella De Luca as Tarta (VHS ed.)

Luca Bottale as Rafaga (VHS ed.)

Maddalena Vadacca as Presea

Marcella Silvestri as Piripicchio

Marcello Cortese as Aquila (Eagle Vision) (VHS ed.)

Marco Balzarotti as
Daniel
Zagato (VHS ed.)

Marina Thovez as Debonair (VHS ed.)

Monica Bonetto as Zazu Torque (VHS ed.)

Oliviero Corbetta as Zagato

Paolo Torrisi as Jack

Patrizia Scianca as
Kuu, Sorella di Anemone (VHS ed.)
Madre Di Marina (VHS ed.)
Tatra (VHS ed.)

Roberta Gallina Laurenti as Presea / Sierra (VHS ed.)

Sergio Romano' as Mokona

Simone D'Andrea as Johnny

Stefania Patruno as Voce Narrante (VHS ed.)

Tony Fuochi as Feres

Italian companies 

Broadcaster:
Hiro (from 2 June 2009)
Italia 1 (from July 1997)
Italia Teen Television (from November 2003)

Dubbing:
DEA Digital Editing Audio (VHS edition)
DENEB FILM - Milano (TV edition)

Publisher: Yamato Video


German staff 
(none)
German companies 

Publisher: Carlsen Comics

German cast 
(none)
Tagalog staff 
Tagalog cast 

Dubbing Director: Danny Mandia (ABS-CBN)

Translation:
Danny Mandia (ABS-CBN)
Montreal Repuyan
Rhodora Filio
Roni Abario

Theme Song Performance:
Cynthia Villanueva (Tagalog OP)
Daisy May Carino (Tagalog OP)
Maripette Narvasa (Tagalog OP)

 

Aya Bejer as Luce (Hikaru - ABS-CBN dub)

Charmaine Cordoviz as Fuu Hououji (GMA dub)

Cynthia Villanueva as Anemone (Fuu - ABS-CBN dub)

Daisy May Carino as Marina (Umi - ABS-CBN dub)

Grace Cornel as Umi Ryuuzaki (GMA dub)

Michiko Azarcon as Hikaru Shidou (GMA dub)

Charmaine Cordoviz as
Ascot (GMA Dub)
Mokona (GMA Dub)

Dada Carlos as
Alcyone (GMA dub)
Presea (GMA dub)

Filipina Pamintuan as Ascot (ABS-CBN dub)

Gino Alcoba as Innova (ABS-CBN dub)

Maripette Narvasa as Presea (ABS-CBN dub)

Montreal Repuyan as
Innova (GMA dub)
Zagato (ABS-CBN dub)

Vincent Gutierrez as
Ferio (GMA Dub)
Master Clef (GMA dub)

Alexx Agcaoili as Rafaga (Lafarga - ABS-CBN dub)

Arnold Abad as
Ferio (ABS-CBN dub)
Rayearth (ABS-CBN dub)

Dada Carlos as Prinsesa Emeraude (GMA dub)

Michael Punzalan as Guru Clif (ABS-CBN dub)

Vincent Gutierrez as Lafarga (GMA dub)

Wendy De Leon as Prinsesa Emeraude (ABS-CBN dub)

Tagalog companies 

Broadcaster:
ABS-CBN
GMA Network

Dubbing:
ABS-CBN
Telesuccess Productions, Inc.

Portuguese staff 
Portuguese cast 

Dubbing Director: Gilberto Baroli

Theme Song Performance: Larissa Tassi

 

Cecília Lemes as Lucy (Hikaru Shidou)

Fátima Noya as Anne (Fuu Hououji)

Noeli Santisteban as Marine (Umi Ryuuzaki)

Alessandra Araújo as Alcyone

Angelica Santos as Ascot (Young)

Carlos Campanile as Rafaga

Carlos Silveira as Innova

Cassius Romero as Windom

Cláudia Carli as Mokona

Denise Reis as Princesa Esmeralda (Esmeraude)

Fábio Moura as Zagato

Francisco Brêtas as Ferio

Gilberto Baroli as Ceres

Jacqueline Rosa as Caldina

Maralise Tartarine as Priscila (Presea)

Marcelo Campos as Guru Clef

Jonas Mello as Narrator

Rosa Maria as Narrator

Portuguese companies 

Broadcaster: SBT (Brazil)

Dubbing Studio: Gota Mágica (Brazil)

 
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