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1994魔法騎士レイアースMagic Knight Rayearth

Anime series / 1994

Magic Knight Rayearth

魔法騎士レイアース

Synopsis

Hikaru Shidou, Umi Ryuuzaki and Fuu Hououji, three girls each visiting Tokyo Tower on a separate school field trip, are suddenly enveloped in light and summoned to the world of Cephiro. There, the High Priest Zagato has abducted Princess Emeraude, the "Pillar" who upholds Cephiro, and the land is on the verge of collapse. Called by the princess to become the legendary Magic Knights, the girls must learn to use magic and revive the sealed Rune Gods (Mashin) to fight Zagato, which is also their only way back home. Based on the manga by CLAMP.

Original Release1994
Episodes49
Episode Runtime in MinutesNot Listed
GenreFantasy

Titles

English Title
Magic Knight Rayearth[3][2][4]
Spanish Title
Las Guerreras Mágicas[5][6][7][8][9]

Official Localized Title · Latin American Spanish · Latin America (Netflix Spanish-language pages for Mexico, Argentina, Chile and Colombia)[5]

1994–95 TV anime (Netflix lists it as 1995, 2 seasons); Spanish-language title in Latin America. Not a Spain title; not the 2026 series.

Original Japanese Title
魔法騎士レイアース[1]

People Behind the Work

Other / Unspecified

  • TV anime (Yomiuri TV / Tokyo Movie Shinsha, 1994-10-17 to 1995-11-27, 49 episodes); original design and character concept (オリジナルデザイン、キャラクター原案)

    [1]
  • TV anime (Yomiuri TV / Tokyo Movie Shinsha, 1994-10-17 to 1995-11-27, 49 episodes); credited as シリーズ構成 (series composition), shared with 大川七瀬 (CLAMP); also among the credited 脚本 (screenplay) writers

    [1]
  • TV anime (Yomiuri TV / Tokyo Movie Shinsha, 1994-10-17 to 1995-11-27, 49 episodes); credited as シリーズ構成 (series composition), shared with まるおけいこ, listed as 大川七瀬(CLAMP); also among the credited 脚本 (screenplay) writers

    [1]

Source Author

  • TV anime (Yomiuri TV / Tokyo Movie Shinsha, 1994-10-17 to 1995-11-27, 49 episodes); original manga serialized in Nakayoshi (Kodansha)

    [1]

Director

  • TV anime (Yomiuri TV / Tokyo Movie Shinsha, 1994-10-17 to 1995-11-27, 49 episodes); credited as 監督 (director) under the name 平野俊弘 (TMS: 平野俊弘(現:平野俊貴)); series-level credit, no per-episode breakdown

    [1]

Character Designer

  • TV anime (Yomiuri TV / Tokyo Movie Shinsha, 1994-10-17 to 1995-11-27, 49 episodes); credited as キャラクターデザイン (character design); original design and character concept credited separately to CLAMP

    [1]

Composer

  • TV anime (Yomiuri TV / Tokyo Movie Shinsha, 1994-10-17 to 1995-11-27, 49 episodes); credited as 音楽 (music); music supervision (音楽監修) credited separately to すぎやまこういち

    [1]

Studios and Companies

  • 電通Production Cooperation

    TV anime (Yomiuri TV / Tokyo Movie Shinsha, 1994-10-17 to 1995-11-27, 49 episodes); credited as 制作協力 (production cooperation)

    [1]
  • Yomiuri TVProduction

    TV anime (Yomiuri TV / Tokyo Movie Shinsha, 1994-10-17 to 1995-11-27, 49 episodes); credited as 制作 (production) jointly with 東京ムービー新社; also the station listed in TMS's 放送局/配給会社 (broadcaster/distributor) field

    [1]
  • 東京ムービー新社Production

    TV anime (Yomiuri TV / Tokyo Movie Shinsha, 1994-10-17 to 1995-11-27, 49 episodes); credited as 制作 (production) jointly with よみうりテレビ

    [1]

Sources and Notes

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トムス・エンタテインメント — 魔法騎士レイアース 作品情報 (1話30分 / 全49話, 1994-10-17 to 1995-11-27; OP3 #43~49)
Source Notes

トムス・エンタテインメント — 魔法騎士レイアース 作品情報 (あらすじ・スタッフ・制作・放送局; 1話30分 / 全49話, 1994年10月17日放送開始)

Episode Count, English Synopsis, Spanish Synopsis

Accessed: 2026-11-02

TV anime (Yomiuri TV / Tokyo Movie Shinsha), broadcast 1994-10-17 to 1995-11-27, 49 episodes

トムス・エンタテインメント — 魔法騎士レイアース 作品情報 (1話30分 / 全49話, 1994年10月17日放送開始, 1995年11月27日放送終了, よみうりテレビ)

Original Japanese Title, Release Year, Format

Accessed: 2026-11-02

TV anime (Yomiuri TV / Tokyo Movie Shinsha, 1994-10-17 to 1995-11-27, 49 episodes); original design and character concept (オリジナルデザイン、キャラクター原案)

トムス・エンタテインメント — 魔法騎士レイアース 作品情報

People and Roles

Accessed: 2026-10-30

TV anime (Yomiuri TV / Tokyo Movie Shinsha, 1994-10-17 to 1995-11-27, 49 episodes); original manga serialized in Nakayoshi (Kodansha)

トムス・エンタテインメント — 魔法騎士レイアース 作品情報

People and Roles

Accessed: 2026-10-30

TV anime (Yomiuri TV / Tokyo Movie Shinsha, 1994-10-17 to 1995-11-27, 49 episodes); credited as 監督 (director) under the name 平野俊弘 (TMS: 平野俊弘(現:平野俊貴)); series-level credit, no per-episode breakdown

トムス・エンタテインメント — 魔法騎士レイアース 作品情報 (あらすじ・スタッフ・制作・放送局; 1話30分 / 全49話, 1994年10月17日放送開始)

People and Roles

Accessed: 2026-11-02

TV anime (Yomiuri TV / Tokyo Movie Shinsha, 1994-10-17 to 1995-11-27, 49 episodes); credited as シリーズ構成 (series composition), shared with 大川七瀬 (CLAMP); also among the credited 脚本 (screenplay) writers

トムス・エンタテインメント — 魔法騎士レイアース 作品情報 (あらすじ・スタッフ・制作・放送局; 1話30分 / 全49話, 1994年10月17日放送開始)

People and Roles

Accessed: 2026-11-02

TV anime (Yomiuri TV / Tokyo Movie Shinsha, 1994-10-17 to 1995-11-27, 49 episodes); credited as シリーズ構成 (series composition), shared with まるおけいこ, listed as 大川七瀬(CLAMP); also among the credited 脚本 (screenplay) writers

トムス・エンタテインメント — 魔法騎士レイアース 作品情報 (あらすじ・スタッフ・制作・放送局; 1話30分 / 全49話, 1994年10月17日放送開始)

People and Roles

Accessed: 2026-11-02

TV anime (Yomiuri TV / Tokyo Movie Shinsha, 1994-10-17 to 1995-11-27, 49 episodes); credited as キャラクターデザイン (character design); original design and character concept credited separately to CLAMP

トムス・エンタテインメント — 魔法騎士レイアース 作品情報 (あらすじ・スタッフ・制作・放送局; 1話30分 / 全49話, 1994年10月17日放送開始)

People and Roles

Accessed: 2026-11-02

TV anime (Yomiuri TV / Tokyo Movie Shinsha, 1994-10-17 to 1995-11-27, 49 episodes); credited as 音楽 (music); music supervision (音楽監修) credited separately to すぎやまこういち

トムス・エンタテインメント — 魔法騎士レイアース 作品情報 (あらすじ・スタッフ・制作・放送局; 1話30分 / 全49話, 1994年10月17日放送開始)

People and Roles

Accessed: 2026-11-02

TV anime (Yomiuri TV / Tokyo Movie Shinsha, 1994-10-17 to 1995-11-27, 49 episodes); credited as 制作協力 (production cooperation)

トムス・エンタテインメント — 魔法騎士レイアース 作品情報 (あらすじ・スタッフ・制作・放送局; 1話30分 / 全49話, 1994年10月17日放送開始)

Studios and Companies

Accessed: 2026-11-02

TV anime (Yomiuri TV / Tokyo Movie Shinsha, 1994-10-17 to 1995-11-27, 49 episodes); credited as 制作 (production) jointly with 東京ムービー新社; also the station listed in TMS's 放送局/配給会社 (broadcaster/distributor) field

トムス・エンタテインメント — 魔法騎士レイアース 作品情報 (あらすじ・スタッフ・制作・放送局; 1話30分 / 全49話, 1994年10月17日放送開始)

Studios and Companies

Accessed: 2026-11-02

TV anime (Yomiuri TV / Tokyo Movie Shinsha, 1994-10-17 to 1995-11-27, 49 episodes); credited as 制作 (production) jointly with よみうりテレビ

トムス・エンタテインメント — 魔法騎士レイアース 作品情報 (あらすじ・スタッフ・制作・放送局; 1話30分 / 全49話, 1994年10月17日放送開始)

Studios and Companies

Accessed: 2026-11-02

Discotek Media (US distributor) — Magic Knight Rayearth: Complete Collection Blu-ray (episodes 1-49; 49 Episodes On 6 Discs)
Source Notes

Discotek Media (US distributor) — Magic Knight Rayearth: Complete Collection Blu-ray (episodes 1–49; series description)

Episode Count, English Synopsis, Spanish Synopsis

Accessed: 2026-11-02

TV anime, complete series, episodes 1–49 (US release title)

Discotek Media (US distributor) — Magic Knight Rayearth: Complete Collection Blu-ray (episodes 1-49, 1994)

English Title

Accessed: 2026-11-02

TMS Entertainment (global site) — MAGIC KNIGHT RAYEARTH (30min. / 49eps., overseas license)
Source Notes

TV anime, 49 episodes (TMS overseas-license title)

English Title

Accessed: 2026-11-02

TMS Entertainment (global site) — MAGIC KNIGHT RAYEARTH (series description; based on the manga by CLAMP)

English Synopsis, Spanish Synopsis

Accessed: 2026-11-02

Netflix (Mexico, English UI) — Magic Knight Rayearth (2 Seasons; genres incl. Sci-Fi & Fantasy Anime; tag Fantasy)
Source Notes

TV anime as streamed by Netflix in two seasons (Netflix lists the year as 1995); genre listing 'Sci-Fi & Fantasy Anime' and tag 'Fantasy'

English Title, Genre

Accessed: 2026-11-02

Netflix (Mexico, Spanish UI) — Las Guerreras Mágicas (1995, 2 temporadas, Animes)
Source Notes

Spanish Title

Accessed: 2026-11-02

1994–95 TV anime (Netflix lists it as 1995, 2 seasons); Spanish-language title in Latin America. Not a Spain title; not the 2026 series.

Alternative Titles

Accessed: 2026-11-02

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