Alternative Titles
Synonyms: Rayearth OVA, Magic Knight Rayearth OVA
Japanese: レイアース
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Type:
OVA
Episodes:
3
Status:
Finished Airing
Aired:
Jul 25, 1997 to Nov 24, 1997
Licensors:
Manga Entertainment
Studios:
TMS Entertainment
Source:
Manga
Theme:
Mecha
Demographic:
Shoujo
Duration:
44 min. per ep.
Rating:
PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
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Ranked:
#52142
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Popularity:
#5473
Members:
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Favorites:
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Your Feelings Categories Jun 25, 2010
This OVA was created as a stand alone adventure, so if you're looking for a manga based movie then forget it. The only things that are the same are names of people and locations. The biggest difference in this movie is character relations. People who are friends or would become friends in the manga and TV series are enimies all the way through the movie. I personally like the movie because it gives a fresh perspective on a proven title, but don't go watching this movie expecting certain people to be the same as in the manga and TV series or you'll dissapoint yourself.
Jan 7, 2018
Japan has an affection and an affinity for making movies and TV shows about giant things battling each other. The kaiju genre of film is one of Japan's most well known exports with Godzilla being a recognisable icon no matter where in the world you are. And not just kaiju films, but also things like Gundam or Power Rangers feature giant robots that fight to protect a city (which they usually end up trashing).
The Rayearth OVA is that kind of anime. It's basically what would happen if you took Power Rangers made the rangers cute anime girls and added a whole bunch random fantasy elements ... Oct 6, 2019
I'm sincerely surprised that the rating for this is above a 2 or a 3. It's horrendous. The art is terrible, they "sexed up" the teenage girls and stripped them nude in one scene, the plotline makes as little sense as I've ever witnessed in any film or series ever, and all the character interactions are unnecessarily different and confusing.
Whereas the Utena movie, while a very weird and surreal retelling of the original series, actually added something to the experience by being at least coherent, and having an ending that in an interesting way enhanced and explained the original ending... This does the opposite. It's ... Oct 4, 2021
There are some parts of this OVA that are serviceable, and other parts that are just really terrible. The art is nice (and more modern than the original series) and the sound is solid. The first of the three episodes is actually pretty good as a start. If you don't know much about the original series or are open to a new take, the premise (at least the beginning) is pretty interesting.
The show is definitely more grim and dark, in my opinion the result of it being made in a post-Evangelion world. It has the hallmarks of a lot ... Jul 17, 2024
Ok, I think this OVA was an average retelling of the show with few exceptions.
Good stuff: the English dub (in which has Tara Sands, Amy Birnbaum, Lisa Ortiz, and Debora Rabbai as the saving grace es of the dub, the animation is so beautiful.) the characters are giving a fresh new look in the ova and the relationship are twisted into a fresh new eyes. Bad stuff: the dub script was so literal that the writing sounded so stiff and weird. The plot might be a little confusing to those who never watched the tv show. Overall, the ova had some very enjoyable moments. Feb 20, 2025
I don't understand why this OVA was made. Magic Knight Rayearth was completely adapted with generally the same story beats even if some changes were made here and there. This was completely unnecessary.
I think the only change I liked in this "retelling" of Magic Knight Rayearth was Emeraude looking more adult for most of it but that's about the only praise I have. For all the changes it made, they didn't really do anything for my enjoyment and with how little runtime this OVA had clocking in at a little over 2 hours, I understand why since there simply wasn't enough time to meaningfully ... |