CLAMP’s classic 90s isekai fantasy is making its long-awaited comeback. The new Magic Knight Rayearth anime has officially locked in an October 7, 2026 premiere, with a second main trailer and brand-new key visual unveiled this weekend at Anime Expo 2026 in Los Angeles — along with three more cast members to complete the ensemble.
Three Magic Knights, Three All-Star Voices
The three Magic Knights are voiced by some of the biggest names working in anime today. Ayane Sakura (Ochako in My Hero Academia, Yor in Spy x Family) takes the lead as Hikaru Shidō; Rumi Ōkubo voices Umi Ryūzaki; and Rie Takahashi — Emilia in Re:ZERO and Megumin in KonoSuba — voices Fū Hōōji. Princess Emeraude is voiced by Saori Hayami, with Yuki Ono as the antagonist Zagato and Mika Kikuchi as the magical creature Mokona.
The three cast additions announced at Anime Expo complete the core group: Yuki Kaji as the mage Clef, Emiri Katō as Presea, and Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Ferio. It is a near-unprecedented concentration of top-tier voice talent for a single series, and it signals that TMS is treating this revival as a prestige production from the ground up.
Watch the New Main Trailer
The main PV showcases the three girls mid-battle in Cephiro, their armour designs faithfully updated from the original CLAMP artwork. Magic sequences, giant robot silhouettes, and an emotionally rich orchestral score that is unmistakably Kajiura all make their presence felt in just a few minutes of footage. For fans who grew up with the 90s series, it is a genuinely exciting first proper look at what this revival will deliver.
Yuki Kajiura on Music — The Score Singapore Fans Have Been Waiting For
The production team is stacked. Yuki Kajiura — the composer whose name alone is enough to guarantee sweeping, emotionally devastating music — is scoring the series alongside Takumi Ozawa and Shiho Terada. Singapore fans who followed Kajiura’s work on Sword Art Online, Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Fate/Zero, and the Kara no Kyokai films know exactly the kind of atmospheric, orchestral magic she brings to fantasy settings.
Directing the series is Yui Miura, making his series directorial debut after serving as episode director on Ninja Kamui and Bullet/Bullet. Shigeru Murakoshi handles series composition, with character design by Satomi Watanabe. Animation production is by E&H production, with planning and production overseen by UNLIMITED PRODUCE by TMS.
The Story — and Why It Still Hits in 2026
Magic Knight Rayearth follows three middle-school girls — Hikaru, Umi, and Fū — who are magically transported from Tokyo Tower to the fantasy world of Cephiro while on separate school trips. There, the mage Clef tells them that the world is dying: its Pillar, Princess Emeraude, has been kidnapped by the high priest Zagato, and only three fated Magic Knights can summon the legendary Rune-Gods (giant mechanical spirits) and save her.
Originally serialised by CLAMP in Monthly Shōnen Magazine from 1993 to 1995 and adapted into an anime by TMS in 1994, the series was groundbreaking — one of the earliest isekai to feature magical-girl protagonists who also pilot giant mecha, a combination that still feels fresh decades on. Many Singapore fans in their 30s and 40s caught the original on local TV, and the emotional gut-punch of the story’s mid-series twist remains legendary among those who experienced it unspoiled. This new version, with CLAMP’s involvement as original creators, promises to honour that legacy while bringing it to a new generation.
When and Where Singapore Fans Can Watch
The new anime premieres in Japan every Wednesday from October 7 at 11:45 PM on TV Asahi’s nationwide IM Animation W block. International streaming rights have not yet been officially announced for Southeast Asia, so Singapore fans should watch streaming platforms like Crunchyroll and Disney+ for updates as October approaches. If you want to get ahead of the premiere, the original 1994–1996 series is currently available to stream on Crunchyroll — fair warning that the ending hits hard even on a rewatch.
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