Complete Watch Order (Release Order)Recommended
0 / 4 watchedEvery animated entry in the order it came out.
- 1 Magic Knight Rayearth Season 1 20 episodes, October 1994 to March 1995. Adapts the first half of the CLAMP manga.
- 2 Magic Knight Rayearth Season 2 29 episodes, April to November 1995. Continues into anime-original storylines.
- 3 Rayearth (OVA) 3 episodes released July to December 1997. A darker retelling set mostly in Tokyo, not a sequel.
- 4 Magic Knight Rayearth (2026) Remake series premiering October 7, 2026. A fresh adaptation, not a continuation.
TV Series Only (Essentials)
0 / 3 watchedThe core story without the alternate retelling.
- 1 Magic Knight Rayearth Season 1 20 episodes. Start here for the original telling.
- 2 Magic Knight Rayearth Season 2 29 episodes. Finishes the 1990s run.
- 3 Magic Knight Rayearth (2026) Watch after the original, or as a standalone entry point once it airs.
About Magic Knight Rayearth
Three eighth graders are pulled from Tokyo into the magical world of Cephiro and told they must become Magic Knights to save Princess Emeraude. The 1994 TV series covers the manga story across two seasons, the 1997 OVA retells it as a separate tale set in Tokyo, and a full remake series premieres in October 2026.
Good to know
The remake premieres October 7, 2026 on TV Asahi's IMAnimation W block, so this guide stays marked ongoing until it airs. Release order is the safe path since the OVA assumes you already know the characters.
