Magic Knight Rayearth

I remember this anime series as one of my favorites from my childhood, the story was like a combination of "Dungeons and Dragons" (The animated series, not the movie) "Sailor Moon" and "Saint Seiya" with giant robots. And the most incredible thing is that it works very well! Sure, at first this could sound very strange and weird, but the way in what the story starts and advances is incredibly good. The characters are very funny and likable, the plot is very easy to follow, and there are lots of comedy, drama, adventure and action The best thing of it is the development: What start like a simplistic light-hearted adventure, quickly evolves into a serious, dark epic that reaches its best point in the second season, that adds more elements of science fiction.

Even when I'm not exactly the biggest anime fan, I still like a lot this series. It was pretty good and enjoyable.

I loved this plot very much. The characters are very different. Hikaru is your normal girl who is in a family that runs a dojo. She is a wonderful jumper as well. Umi is from a rich family, and Fuu is very smart. They use these strengths to rescue princess Emeraude. They all change, and Fuu even falls in love with Ferio, a mysterious boy with a huge sword. He is also cool. In one scene later on, several monsters attack him and he destroyed them all before the bag landed on the ground. He was originally small in the manga, but was given five more appearances in the anime, one episode is totally devoted to him!

Rayearth is a wicked famous anime..and so I finally saw it. The first season is a monster-of-the-day show..that just gets tedious. But the 2nd season is ALL plot and woo...the drama of rayearth. very gripping and exciting. A must see. Recommendation: read the manga vols 1-3, then see the 2nd season anime, then finish the manga (vols 4-6). I give it 8 of 10 stars

Magic Knight Rayearth is about 3 girls sent to another world, where they must gain magic in order to save everyone from evil. This is one of CLAMP's (CLAMP is a group of Japanese comic artists) best projects. Okay, it is kind of a Sailor Moon rip-off in some small areas, but most of the series is pretty original. The ending is very shocking and this anime deserves a look.

It's a fun series, but after a strong beginning, it starts slowing down. Several episodes have very little point in the overall plot, and the Role Playing Game storyline just isn't complex enough to really fill 7 or 8 hours. Animation is decent, but occasionally they get cheap with it, especially when it comes to animating the big battles. Finally, the payoff at the ending just is not NEARLY as good as it should have been, especially considering how long the journey was. Not that I object to the ending, just that it seems like it could (and should) have built up to something much bigger. Probably worth renting or borrowing off a friend, but not worth buying.