The new and upcoming Magic Knight Rayearth anime revealed three additional cast members on Friday along with a July 4 world premiere at this year’s Anime Expo. Studio E&H Production is animating the series which is slated for broadcast in October 2026 and is part of the Fall 2026 anime line-up. Joining the cast are:
- Saori Hayami as Emeraude
- Yuki Ono as Zagato
- Mika Kikuchi as Mokona
Rie Takahashi and Saori Hayami will also attend the world premiere.
The previously announced main cast of Magic Knight Rayearth includes:
- Ayane Sakura as Hikaru Shidou
- Rumi Okubo as Umi Ryuuzaki
- Rie Takahashi as Fuu Hououji
Yui Miura is directing the anime with Shigeru Murakoshi handling the series composition. Satomi Watanabe is on character design while Yuki Kajiura, Takumi Ozawa, and Shiho Terada are composing the music. UNLIMITED PRODUCE by TMS are credited as planning and production.
Magic Knight Rayearth is a Japanese manga series created by CLAMP. It was serialized in the Nakayoshi magazine from November 1993 to February 1995. A sequel was serialized in the same manga magazine from March 1995 to April 1996. Kodansha published both series in a total of 6 volumes.
The manga was adapted into two anime series in 1994 and an original video animation (OVA) in 1997. The first anime ran for a total of 49 episodes through 2 seasons and was animated Tokyo Movie Shinsha (now TMS Entertainment). The OVA was animated by studio TMS-Kyokuichi and had a completely different story from the original.
Kodansha licensed the manga in English, describing the story:
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.
Source: Magic Knight Rayearth Official X, website
© CLAMP, ST/KODANSHA, TMS, TV-Asahi
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