Anime
Magic Knight Rayearth: Two Cours and New Cast Confirmed
E&H production is animating the new version, with music by Yuki Kajiura, Takumi Ozawa and Shiho Terada.
The new TV anime "Magic Knight Rayearth" premieres on October 7, 2026 and runs over two consecutive cours. The official website also reveals four more roles: Mamiko Noto voices Alcyone, Ayumu Murase takes on Ascot, Hitomi Ueda Caldina, and Hiroki Yasumoto Lafarga.
Four More Roles for Cephiro
The new names expand an already extensive cast. Hikaru Shido is voiced by Ayane Sakura, Umi Ryuzaki by Rumi Okubo and Fuu Hououji by Rie Takahashi. Saori Hayami plays Emeraude, Yuki Ono voices Zagato and Mika Kikuchi Mokona. The cast also includes Yuki Kaji as Clef, Emiri Kato as Presea and Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Ferio.
In Japan, the series airs Wednesdays at 11 p.m. in the "IMAnimation W" block of the nationwide TV Asahi network, with some regions excluded. The official website does not currently name a streaming partner for Germany.
E&H production Takes Over Animation
The director is Yui Miura, and the series composition is by Shigeru Murakoshi. Satomi Watanabe is responsible for character design and overall animation direction, while E&H production handles the animation. Yuki Kajiura, Takumi Ozawa and Shiho Terada are responsible for the music. The project is produced by TMS Entertainment, Kodansha and TV Asahi. It is based on CLAMP's manga "Magic Knight Rayearth" from Kodansha's magazine "Nakayoshi."
With the confirmation of two directly consecutive cours, it is now also clear that the new adaptation is planned across more than a single autumn cour. The official site has not yet given a specific episode count.
TMS Entertainment is also represented in the current autumn lineup with the anime film Doko yori mo Tooi Basho ni Iru Kimi e: Seven Character Clips. Another new anime based on a long-running manga brand was recently covered by the editorial team in Shin Oishinbo: TV Anime Confirmed, Atashinchi NEXT Continues.