Magic Knight Rayearth
While on a field trip to the Tokyo Tower, three middle school girls suddenly find themselves in another world and must save its princess to return home.
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Three junior high school girls are brought together by fate when they hear a voice asking them to save the world. The land that calls them is named Cephiro and the voice belongs to Princess Emeraude. She stands as the Pillar whose will maintains the peace of this magical world where belief is power. But the peace in Cephiro is now threatened as Princess Emeraude is imprisoned and monsters begin to invade. With her last bit of strength, the princess summons forth the three girls who must fulfill their destiny to become the Magic Knights in the hopes of saving her world.
1.The Birth of the Legendary Magic Knights
6.017-10-199425mDurning a field trip at the Tokyo Tower, three girls from three different schools, are transported to a medieval like land named Cephiro. The girls introduces themselves, Hikaru,...
2.Presea, the Master Smith in the Forest of Silence
7.024-10-199425mGuided by Clef's words stuck in their head, they reach the Silent Forrest. They are dropped off by the big griffin like bird, and wonders how the hell are they getting into the ma...
3.Ferio, the Handsome, Mysterious Swordsman
7.031-10-199425mWhile travelling to Eterna Lake, they run into a guy named Ferrio who saves them from a monster. Ferrio then offer them to be their guide to get out of the Silence forest. They s...
4.Alcyone, the Vengful Sorceress
7.007-11-199425mThe girls run into what seems like to be a deserted village. They are captured in a net, and find out that the villagers were hiding from monsters, corrupting their land. A monst...
5.Escudo, the Legenday Ore
0.014-11-199425mAlcyone begs Zagato for another chance, to kill the Magic Knights, after saying she has a plan (this time). The girls reach a lake, thinking it's Eterna. Mokona tells them it's n...
6.Lives at Stake - Presea's Weapons
8.021-11-199425mAscot sends one of his worm creatures to kill the Magic Knights. Ascot decides to take a nap while his creature kills them. The girls gives Presea Escudo, along with their weapon...
7.Ferio in Desperation - A Romance in the Desert
7.028-11-199425mClef tells the girls with each earthquake that happens in Cephiro it means that Cephiro is falling. If Cephiro falls completely, they cannot go back to their world. He then tells...
8.The Terrible Trap of Summoner Ascot
7.005-12-199425mHikaru takes an estrange monster for caring. She names it Hikaru after her dog. We then find out that ""Hikari"" is actually a ""pet""/monster that Ascot was training. Hikaru sp...
9.The Magic Knights' Greatest Crisis
7.012-12-199425mAlycone manages to trick Ascot into freeing her from a barrier that was holding her against her will. She promised him to give power to one of his monsters that would kill those M...
10.Revival of Selece, the Legendary Rune-God
7.009-01-199525mThe girls reach a lake, and Mokona reveals a Machine is in it. They travel underneath the water, to a place with air (thanks to Mokona.) Umi doesn't feel good, and starts to glow...
11.The Legend of the Rune-God - In a World Called Cephiro
7.016-01-199525mThe girls are flying off to the flying mountain that the first saw when they were transported there. The mountain is holding the castle were Princess Emeraude is being held. When...
12.The Fearsome Illusionist Caldina
7.023-01-199525mThe girls are travelling, when Mokona tells them to go up. Mokona then reveals a Machine is up there in one of the flying mountains. Caldina and Ascot manages to catch up with th...
13.The Most Valuable Thing in This World
7.030-01-199525mCaldina is determine to kill the girls inorder to receive the pile of money from Zagato. Ascot doesn't care for it anymore, and tries to convince Caldina not to attack them. Cald...
14.Hikaru, Umi, and Fuu's Unyielding Wish
7.006-02-199525mAfter battling a fierce monster, the girls find out that Mokona is able to project the land of Cephiro. They soon find out that they need to head for the skies for the other Machi...
15.The Second Rune-God Windam, the Lord of the Skies
7.013-02-199525mInnova asks Zagato to have his turn to try and kill the girls, and he agrees. In Cephiro's very first storm, the girls take refuge in a cave, near the sky shrine, where another Ma...
16.A Powerful Foe! Lafarga the Swordmaster
7.020-02-199525mZagato informs Princess Emeraude that he is using mind control to send one of the Princess' skilled swordsmen/royal guard to kill the girls. She begs Zagato to stop, but he doesn'...
17.The Truth About Inouva and the Return of Memories
7.027-02-199525mInnova once again begs Zagato to return him to his true form. To his surprise Zagato does, and Innova, who transforms into a wild beast wolf-like creature goes after the girls. M...
18.The Last Rune-God: Rayearth, the Lord of Fire
8.006-03-199525mAlcyone spies on Zagato, as he talks with Emeraude. She notices again, he is not physically attacking her, but merely just verbally making trouble. She slolwy gets more of her do...
19.Showdown! The Magic Knights Versus Zagato
8.013-03-199525mThe girls start to head towards the flying mountain in the sky, and remembers the good times, and bad times they had. They then get a message from Princess Emeraude, telling them...
20.The Unbelievable Truth About the Legendary Magic Knights
8.013-03-199525mThe girls head to the castle where a girl, looking like Princess Emeraude is waiting for them. After mentioning Zagato's name, she goes berzerk, and climbs into her own machine....
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