

Hikaru Shidou ( 獅堂 光, Shidō Hikaru ?) is an eighth-grade girl, small for her age and often teased for her size and "boyishness".Main article: List of Magic Knight Rayearth characters It is also revealed by the Rune Gods that the girls were summoned back to Cephiro by their own will, most notably Hikaru's as her strength of heart also allowed her to become the new Pillar, a position she rejects in a similar fashion to the manga. Most notable differences are the creation of two anime only antagonists, Nova and Lady Debonair, who were born from the intense despair of Hikaru and the people of Cephiro respectively after the death of Princess Emeraude. The first season remains mostly faithful to the first arc of the manga aside from the inclusion of the original character Inouva and a multitude of subplots, but the second season shows a rapid departure. Hikaru, Fuu and Umi return to earth, but still can visit their loved ones in Cephiro. However, she rebels against the Pillar system, deciding that the fate of the planet should not be the responsibility of only one person which, like Emeraude before her, effectively prevents that person from ever being able to live and love freely. It is later discovered that Hikaru, Umi, and Fuu's will to go to Cephiro sent them back once again in the anime, whereas in the manga they were summoned by Mokona.Įventually, Hikaru is chosen to become the new Pillar. Hikaru, Umi, and Fuu are once again summoned to Cephiro. The second story arc deals with the complications caused by the first season's climax: three warring planets, Autozam, Fahren, and Chizeta, have begun their attempts to conquer Cephiro and a new Pillar must be chosen before the whole planet is destroyed. After a short defensive fight against Emeraude, the Magic Knights had no choice but to kill her. Her dark side then took over, seeking to destroy the Magic Knights for killing her love. Feeling responsible for her actions, she summoned the Magic Knights to kill her since no one from Cephiro could harm the Pillar. They at first believed that Zagato had attempted to solve the problem on his own terms by stealing and imprisoning Emeraude, but in truth, she imprisoned herself. After the girls find and destroy Zagato, they finally reach Emeraude, but they learn that she had fallen in love with Zagato, hindering her ability to pray solely for Cephiro's well-being. They are given a bizarre creature named Mokona to guide them on their journey. The three girls are charged with the task of saving Cephiro by activating the three Rune-Gods ( 魔神, Mashin ?).

In the first story arc, the current Pillar, Princess Emeraude, has been captured by her high priest, Zagato. One person, the Pillar, whose will is stronger than anyone else's, is responsible for maintaining through her prayers the well-being of Cephiro." The dark fears in people's hearts become monsters, while a well-intended wish can do miracles. Clef explains, ", one's will has the ability to change reality for better or worse. They fall through the sky into another world, Cephiro. The girls are blinded by a flash of light and hear a voice calling for the Legendary Magic Knights to save Cephiro. Hikaru Shidou, Umi Ryuuzaki, and Fuu Hououji are on a field trip to the Tokyo Tower with their respective schools. 1.1 Differences in the anime adaptation.
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The manga was adapted into two anime series in 1994 and an original video animation (OVA) in 1997. Rayearth combines elements from the magical girl and mecha anime genres with parallel world fantasy. Magic Knight Rayearth ( 魔法騎士』(マジックナイト)レイアース, Majikku Naito Reiāsu ?) is a Japanese manga series created by Clamp, a manga artist team made up by Satsuki Igarashi, Ageha Ohkawa, Tsubaki Nekoi and Mokona. Tokyopop (former), Dark Horse Comics (current) Tokyopop's re-release of Magic Knight Rayearth I Volume 1 For the Australian television series, see My Kitchen Rules. For the Lincoln concept car, see Lincoln MKR.
