{"rewrite":{"id":"r_6f095adf216d28921b6ae532","clusterId":"c_41656e861d982280de34970e","slug":"magic-knight-rayearth-new-anime-reveals-theme-songs-and-four-more-cast-members","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Magic Knight Rayearth New Anime Reveals Theme Songs and Four More Cast Members","summary":"The KyoMAF special stage for the new Magic Knight Rayearth anime revealed a second main trailer on Sunday, along with two theme songs and four additional cast members. Toaka performs the opening theme \"Otome no Tsurugi\" (A Young Lady's Sword), and Yurina Kawaguchi performs the ending theme \"Hoshiakari\" (Starlight); the trailer previews both. Mamiko Noto joins as Alcione, Ayumu Murase as Ascot, Hitomi Ueda as Caldina, and Hiroki Yasumoto as Lafarga. The event also confirmed the anime will air for two consecutive cours, a half-year run. It debuts on October 7 in the IMAnimation W programming block on TV Asahi and affiliated channels at 11:45 p.m. (10:45 a.m. EDT). Ayane Sakura, Rumi Okubo, and Rie Takahashi lead as Hikaru Shido, Umi Ryuzaki, and Fuu Hououji. Yui Miura directs in his series directorial debut, with E\u0026H production animating, Shigeru Murakoshi on series scripts, Satomi Watabe designing characters, and Yuki Kajiura, Takumi Ozawa, and Shiho Terada composing.","whyItMatters":"Two source renderings of the theme song titles diverge (\"Otome no Tsurugi\" versus \"Otome no Ken\"), the kind of translation discrepancy that usually gets locked down closer to broadcast.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eToaka\u0026#39;s opening theme is titled \u0026#34;Otome no Tsurugi\u0026#34; (A Young Lady\u0026#39;s Sword) in Anime News Network\u0026#39;s report, but \u0026#34;Otome no Ken\u0026#34; in Anime Corner\u0026#39;s report.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eYurina Kawaguchi\u0026#39;s ending theme is \u0026#34;Hoshiakari\u0026#34; (Starlight) in Anime News Network\u0026#39;s report and \u0026#34;Seira\u0026#34; in Anime Corner\u0026#39;s report.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eMamiko Noto is Alcione in Anime News Network\u0026#39;s spelling and Alcyone in Anime Corner\u0026#39;s.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eSatomi Watabe designs characters; Anime Corner spells the name Satomi Watanabe and calls the role character design.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eUNLIMITED PRODUCE by TMS is producing the project.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eSunghoo Park is the creative producer.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eTakayuki Sano is assistant director, with Hiroki Mutaguchi on Rune God design and mechanic direction.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eKazumaru Ando is art director, Chiho Nakamura is color key artist, and Tomohiko Kan handles 3D supervision.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eHitoshi Tamura is compositing director of photography, Keisuke Yanagi edits, and Shuhei Abe is sound director.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eE\u0026amp;H production animates, and Yui Miura\u0026#39;s prior credits include episode direction on Ninja Kamui and Bullet/Bullet.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eShigeru Murakoshi\u0026#39;s script credits include Zombie Land Saga, Ninja Kamui, and Apocalypse Hotel.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eSatomi Watabe\u0026#39;s design credits include Escha Chron and Aikatsu Friends!\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eSaori Hayami voices Emeraude, Yuki Ono is Zagato, Mika Kikuchi is Mokona, Yuki Kaji is Clef, Emiri Kato is Presea, and Yoshitsugu Matsuoka is Ferio.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe story follows Hikaru, Umi, and Fuu, transported from a Tokyo Tower field trip to Cephiro, where the mage Clef tells them the world is dying after Zagato kidnapped Princess Emeraude.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eCLAMP serialized the manga in Kodansha\u0026#39;s Nakayoshi from 1993 to 1996 in six volumes; Anime Corner dates the first run November 1993 to February 1995 and the sequel March 1995 to April 1996.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eTwo television anime seasons followed, the first from October 1994 to March 1995 and Magic Knight Rayearth 2 from April to November 1995, plus a 1997 three-episode OVA retelling.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eMedia Blasters released the television anime on VHS and DVD in the United States; Discotek Media licensed it in 2014 and released a complete DVD and Blu-ray collection in 2017 that omitted the OVA.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Magic Knight Rayearth's new run is two consecutive cours, and Yui Miura directs in his series directorial debut. A half-year order hands a first-time director a longer runway than most debuts get.","twitterPost":"Magic Knight Rayearth gets two consecutive cours, and Yui Miura makes his series directorial debut on it.","threadsPost":"Magic Knight Rayearth returns for two consecutive cours, a half-year run, with Yui Miura directing in his series directorial debut. A debut director holding a two-cour order is the detail behind the trailer.","newsletterBlurb":"A second trailer for the new Magic Knight Rayearth anime arrived Sunday with two theme songs and four new cast members, including Mamiko Noto and Ayumu Murase. The series will run two consecutive cours and debuts October 7. One wrinkle: outlets romanize the opening theme title differently.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-20/new-magic-knight-rayearth-anime-2nd-main-trailer-reveals-more-cast-theme-songs/.242011\",\"title\":\"New Magic Knight Rayearth Anime's 2nd Main Trailer Reveals More Cast, Theme Songs\"},{\"source\":\"Anime Corner\",\"url\":\"https://animecorner.me/magic-knight-rayearth-2026-unveils-new-trailer-featuring-theme-songs-additional-cast/\",\"title\":\"Magic Knight Rayearth 2026 Unveils New Trailer Featuring Theme Songs, Additional Cast\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":10310,"outputTokens":1817,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1789894150,"createdAt":"2026-09-20T08:38:39.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-20T08:43:20.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-20T08:43:20.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_41656e861d982280de34970e","canonicalTitle":"Magic Knight Rayearth 2026 Unveils New Trailer Featuring Theme Songs, Additional Cast","representativeArticleId":"a_ad38661da7133a4be14d409e","sourceCount":2,"writtenSourceCount":2,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":false,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Magic Knight Rayearth\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Mamiko Noto\",\"Ayumu Murase\",\"Hitomi Ueda\",\"Hiroki Yasumoto\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-20T05:27:31.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-20T05:27:31.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-20T08:43:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-20/new-magic-knight-rayearth-anime-2nd-main-trailer-reveals-more-cast-theme-songs/.242011","title":"News\nNew Magic Knight Rayearth Anime's 2nd Main Trailer Reveals More Cast, Theme Songs"},{"source":"Anime Corner","url":"https://animecorner.me/magic-knight-rayearth-2026-unveils-new-trailer-featuring-theme-songs-additional-cast/","title":"Magic Knight Rayearth 2026 Unveils New Trailer Featuring Theme Songs, Additional Cast"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Magic Knight Rayearth"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["Mamiko Noto","Ayumu Murase","Hitomi Ueda","Hiroki Yasumoto"],"type":"news","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["The new Magic Knight Rayearth anime debuts on October 7 in the IMAnimation W programming block on TV Asahi and affiliated channels.","Toaka performs the opening theme and Yurina Kawaguchi performs the ending theme, both previewed in the second main trailer.","Four cast members were added: Mamiko Noto as Alcione, Ayumu Murase as Ascot, Hitomi Ueda as Caldina, and Hiroki Yasumoto as Lafarga.","The anime will air for two consecutive cours for a half-year run.","Yui Miura directs in his series directorial debut, with E\u0026H production animating and Shigeru Murakoshi on series scripts."]}