{"rewrite":{"id":"r_0d7291df545d24b77059f659","clusterId":"c_1def2ff99efdb13c2158ad1a","slug":"magic-knight-rayearth-casts-saori-hayami-yuki-ono-mika-kikuchi","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Magic Knight Rayearth Anime Casts Saori Hayami, Yuki Ono, Mika Kikuchi","summary":"The new Magic Knight Rayearth anime has added three cast members, the production announced on June 5. Saori Hayami will voice Princess Emeraude, Yuki Ono will play the priest Zagato, and Mika Kikuchi will voice the creature Mokona. The anime is set to premiere in October 2026 on TV Asahi's IMAnimation W block. A world premiere screening of episodes 1 and 2 will take place at Anime Expo 2026 on July 4, with appearances by voice actors Rie Takahashi and Saori Hayami. The series is directed by Yui Miura in his series directorial debut, with E\u0026H Production handling animation. Shigeru Murakoshi is writing the series scripts, Satomi Watabe is designing the characters, and Yuki Kajiura, Takumi Ozawa, and Shiho Terada are composing the music. UNLIMITED PRODUCE by TMS is producing the project. Previously announced main cast members include Ayane Sakura as Hikaru Shido, Rumi Okubo as Umi Ryuzaki, and Rie Takahashi as Fuu Hoji.","whyItMatters":"The casting of Mika Kikuchi, who began her voice acting career as Mokona in Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle, marks a rare instance of a voice actor returning to the same character role across different CLAMP adaptations two decades later.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eMika Kikuchi, who voiced Mokona in \u003cem\u003eTsubasa Reservoir Chronicle\u003c/em\u003e, said in a statement that Mokona \"was the start of my voice acting career.\" She added, \"I had always wished to meet Mokona again someday, but I never imagined it would actually come true.\" Kikuchi's return to the role comes more than 20 years after her first performance as the creature.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSaori Hayami, cast as Princess Emeraude, said she approached the recording \"hoping to imbue Princess Emeraude's delicate emotions into my voice.\" Yuki Ono, voicing the priest Zagato, said the audition \"was extremely challenging, but that made it rewarding.\" He added that he wants \"to perform while empathizing with his own 'wishes.'\"\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe world premiere screening at Anime Expo 2026 on July 4 will include appearances by Rie Takahashi, who voices Fuu Hoji, and Hayami. The anime will air in October 2026 on TV Asahi's IMAnimation W block on Wednesdays at 11:45 p.m. JST.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Mika Kikuchi, who started her voice acting career as Mokona in Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle, will voice Mokona again in the new Magic Knight Rayearth anime-over 20 years later.","twitterPost":"Saori Hayami joins the Magic Knight Rayearth cast as Princess Emeraude. The anime premieres in October 2026, with a world premiere at Anime Expo on July 4.","threadsPost":"Mika Kikuchi is returning to play Mokona, the role she said started her voice acting career. The new Magic Knight Rayearth also adds Saori Hayami as Princess Emeraude and Yuki Ono as Zagato. Episodes 1 and 2 premiere at Anime Expo 2026 before the series airs in October.","newsletterBlurb":"The new Magic Knight Rayearth anime has cast Saori Hayami as Emeraude, Yuki Ono as Zagato, and Mika Kikuchi as Mokona. A world premiere of the first two episodes will screen at Anime Expo 2026 on July 4. The series airs in October.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-06-05/new-magic-knight-rayearth-anime-reveals-3-more-cast-members/.238165\",\"title\":\"New Magic Knight Rayearth Anime Reveals 3 More Cast Members\"},{\"source\":\"Anime Anime\",\"url\":\"https://animeanime.jp/article/2026/06/05/99783.html\",\"title\":\"CLAMP's \\\"Magic Knight Rayearth\\\": Saori Hayami as Emeraude, Yuki Ono as Zagato, Mika Kikuchi as Mokona Announced! \\\"Mokona=Modoki was the start of my voice acting career\\\"\"},{\"source\":\"Anime Corner\",\"url\":\"https://animecorner.me/magic-knight-rayearth-2026-anime-reveals-additional-cast-july-4-world-premiere/\",\"title\":\"Magic Knight Rayearth 2026 Anime Reveals Additional Cast, July 4 World Premiere\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":11142,"outputTokens":1195,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1780649435,"createdAt":"2026-06-05T08:43:54.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-06-05T08:46:21.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-05T08:46:21.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_1def2ff99efdb13c2158ad1a","canonicalTitle":"CLAMP原作「魔法騎士レイアース」エメロード役に早見沙織、ザガート役に小野友樹、モコナ役に菊地美香が決定！「モコナ=モドキが私の声優人生の始まりでした」","representativeArticleId":"a_d5822cf0077fbd89f11dd21d","sourceCount":4,"writtenSourceCount":3,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":false,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Magic Knight Rayearth\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Saori Hayami\",\"Yuki Ono\",\"Mika Kikuchi\"],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"written","firstSeenAt":"2026-06-05T08:00:03.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-06-05T17:24:03.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-06T14:14:18.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-06-05/new-magic-knight-rayearth-anime-reveals-3-more-cast-members/.238165","title":"News\nNew Magic Knight Rayearth Anime Reveals 3 More Cast Members"},{"source":"Anime Corner","url":"https://animecorner.me/magic-knight-rayearth-2026-anime-reveals-additional-cast-july-4-world-premiere/","title":"Magic Knight Rayearth 2026 Anime Reveals Additional Cast, July 4 World Premiere"},{"source":"Anime Anime","url":"https://animeanime.jp/article/2026/06/05/99783.html","title":"CLAMP原作「魔法騎士レイアース」エメロード役に早見沙織、ザガート役に小野友樹、モコナ役に菊地美香が決定！「モコナ=モドキが私の声優人生の始まりでした」"},{"source":"The Fandom Post","url":"https://www.fandompost.com/2026/06/05/2026-magic-knight-rayearth-anime-reboot-expands-cast/","title":"2026 ‘Magic Knight Rayearth’ Anime Reboot Expands Cast"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Magic Knight Rayearth"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["Saori Hayami","Yuki Ono","Mika Kikuchi"],"type":"announcement","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Mika Kikuchi, who voiced Mokona in Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle, returns to the same role for the new Magic Knight Rayearth anime more than 20 years later.","Saori Hayami voices Princess Emeraude, Yuki Ono voices Zagato, and Mika Kikuchi voices Mokona in the new Magic Knight Rayearth anime.","The anime premieres in October 2026 on TV Asahi's IMAnimation W block on Wednesdays at 11:45 p.m. JST.","A world premiere screening of episodes 1 and 2 takes place at Anime Expo 2026 on July 4, with appearances by voice actors Rie Takahashi and Saori Hayami.","The series is directed by Yui Miura in his series directorial debut, with E\u0026H Production handling animation and UNLIMITED PRODUCE by TMS producing."]}