Editing Magic Knight Rayearth (section)

{{Short description|Japanese manga series by Clamp and its adaptations}}
{{Infobox animanga/Header
| name            = 
| image           = MagicKnightRayearth.jpg
| alt             = A book cover. Near the top is text reading Magic Knight Rayearth. At the side, text reads Tokyopop. Below the number one in white is a framed picture of a girl clad in red and pink wielding a sword against a background of flames. White text at the bottom reads Clamp.
| caption         = Cover art of Tokyopop's re-release of ''Magic Knight Rayearth'' I Volume 1, featuring Hikaru Shidou
| ja_kanji        = {{ruby-ja|魔法騎士|マジックナイト}}レイアース
| ja_romaji       = Majikku Naito Reiāsu
| genre           = {{ublist
 | '''''Magic Knight Rayearth:'''''
 | [[Isekai]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=Loveridge |first1=Lynzee |title=8 Anime That Were Isekai Before It Was Cool |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/the-list/2017-08-19/.120298 |website=[[Anime News Network]] |access-date=December 5, 2018 |date=August 19, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181206110856/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/the-list/2017-08-19/.120298 |archive-date=December 6, 2018 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref> [[Mecha anime and manga|mecha]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=Shepard |first1=Chris |title=Rayearth OAV VHS 1-3 - Review |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/rayearth-oav/vhs-1-3 |website=[[Anime News Network]] |access-date=December 5, 2018 |date=January 8, 2002 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181205193443/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/rayearth-oav/vhs-1-3 |archive-date=December 5, 2018 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref> [[sword and sorcery]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://anime.about.com/od/toppicks/tp/Best-Sword-Sorcery-Anime.htm |title=Sword & Sorcery Fantasy Anime (Top Best List) |first=Serdar |last=Legulalp |website=[[About.com]] |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140812195120/http://anime.about.com/od/toppicks/tp/Best-Sword-Sorcery-Anime.htm |archive-date=August 12, 2014 |date=May 28, 2014 |access-date=May 12, 2020}}</ref>
 | '''''Rayearth:'''''
 | [[Dark fantasy]]<ref>{{cite web |author=Carlos Ross and Christi |title=Rayearth |url=https://www.themanime.org/viewreview.php?id=205 |work=THEM Anime Reviews |access-date=July 23, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180723064554/https://www.themanime.org/viewreview.php?id=205 |archive-date=July 23, 2018 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref><!-- Note: Use and cite reliable sources to identify genre/s, not personal interpretation. Please don't include more than three genres (per [[MOS:A&M]]). -->}}
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type            = manga
| author          = [[Clamp (manga artists)|Clamp]]
| publisher       = [[Kodansha]]
| publisher_en    = {{English manga publisher
  | AUS = 
  | NA  = [[Kodansha USA|Kodansha Comics]]
  | UK  = 
}}
| magazine_en     = {{English manga magazine
  | NA  = [[Tokyopop (magazine)|MixxZine]]
}}
| demographic     = ''[[Shōjo manga|Shōjo]]''
| magazine        = [[Nakayoshi]]
| first           = November 1993
| last            = April 1996
| volumes         = 6
| volume_list     = 
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type            = tv series
| director        = [[Toshihiro Hirano]]
| producer        = Mikihiro Iwata<br/>Michihiko Suwa<br/>Shigeki Nakamura<br>Masahito Yoshioka
| writer          = Keiko Maruo<br/>[[Nanase Ohkawa]]
| music           = [[Hayato Matsuo]]
| studio          = [[TMS Entertainment|Tokyo Movie Shinsha]]
| licensee        = {{English anime licensee
  | AUS = 
  | BI  = [[Anime Limited]]
  | NA  = [[Discotek Media]]
}}
 | network        = [[Nippon Television Network System|NNS]] ([[Yomiuri TV|ytv]])

| network_en = {{English anime network
| SG = [[Okto|Kids Central]]
}}
| first           = October 17, 1994
| last            = November 27, 1995
| episodes        = 49
| episode_list    = List of Magic Knight Rayearth episodes
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type            = ova
| title           = Rayearth
| director        = Toshihiro Hirano
| producer        = 
| writer          = Manabu Nakamura
| music           = [[Toshihiko Sahashi]]
| studio          = TMS-Kyokuichi
| licensee        = {{English anime licensee
  | AUS = 
  | BI  = [[Manga Entertainment|Manga Entertainment UK]]
  | NA  = [[Manga Entertainment]]
}}
| first           = July 25, 1997
| last            = December 10, 1997
| runtime         = 45 minutes (each)
| episodes        = 3
| episode_list    = 
}}
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| title           = 
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| episodes        = <!-- This parameter should only be incremented when new episodes air or when a [[Wikipedia:Identifying reliable sources|reliable source]] can confirm a specific number of episodes. -->
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{{Nihongo|'''''Magic Knight Rayearth'''''|{{ruby-ja|魔法騎士|マジックナイト}}レイアース|Majikku Naito Reiāsu}} is a Japanese [[manga]] series created by [[Clamp (manga artists)|CLAMP]]. Appearing as a serial in the [[List of manga magazines|manga magazine]] ''[[Nakayoshi]]'' from the November 1993 issue to the February 1995 issue, the chapters of ''Magic Knight Rayearth'' were collected into three [[Tankōbon|bound volumes]] by [[Kodansha]]. They were published from July 1994 to March 1995. A sequel was serialized in the same manga magazine from the March 1995 issue to the April 1996 issue. It was published by Kodansha in three bound volumes from July 1995 to April 1996.

The series follows three eighth-grade girls who find themselves transported from modern-day Japan into a magical world, where they are tasked with rescuing a princess. ''Rayearth'' combines elements from the [[magical girl]] and [[Mecha anime and manga|mecha anime]] genres with [[Parallel universe (fiction)|parallel world]] fantasy. The manga was adapted into two [[anime]] series in 1994 and an [[original video animation]] (OVA) in 1997. A new anime project has been announced.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cardine |first=Kyle |date=July 1, 2024 |title=New Magic Knight Rayearth Anime Project Announced |url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/latest/2024/7/2/magic-knight-rayearth-new-anime-announced |access-date=February 20, 2025 |website=www.crunchyroll.com }}</ref>