As we basically expected, the social media teasing of Princess Emeraude essentially calling out for help for Cephiro and announcement on the anniversary of the original Magic Knight Rayearth anime had to do with the new adaptation’s debut date. The new series will air in Japan in 2026. There’s no pinned down debut date yet, so we don’t know if it will appear in the Winter, Spring, or Fall season. There is a new piece of art, though.
The new Magic Knight Rayearth anime adaptation will appear on TV Asahi in Japan in 2026. It’s unknown which streaming service will pick it up worldwide. Currently, the original anime is available on Crunchyroll. The Anime! on TMS Official Channel on YouTube also shared episodes, with things like the first English dub episode available for free.
This latest announcement did come with another teaser. In the series, three high school girls from different schools named Hikaru Shidou, Umi Ryuuzaki, and Fuu Hououji are teleported to Cephiro by Princess Emeraude when all three are on school trips to the Tokyo Tower in Japan. As they are, the princess begs them to save that world, as it can’t survive unless Emeraude is constantly supporting it as its pillar. Once they arrive, they meet with her attendant Clef and are given weapons and the ability to become her Magic Knights. To help set the stage for things, there’s new art showing how all three heroines look this time around.
Here’s that teaser:
Image via CLAMP
The new Magic Knight Rayearth anime will air in Japan in 2026, the manga is available worldwide via Kodansha, and the original anime is streaming on Crunchyroll and YouTube.