Magic Knight Rayearth: Difference between revisions

Although ultimately a drama, ''Magic Knight Rayearth'' leavens its serious storylines with occasional mild doses of slapstick and [[Super-Deformed]] action. Much like the gravedigger scene in ''Hamlet'', this comedy doesn't detract from the story but instead throws its more serious aspect into sharper relief. Although supposedly targeted at young teen girls, it is easily watchable by adults of all ages.

 

 

There is also a video game adaption of it for a couple systems in Japan, with the [[Sega Saturn]] version released in the United States by [[Working Designs]]. This version is noteworthy not so much for the actual game, but for the [[Development Hell]] that it went through - it was delayed for so long that it ended up as the final title ever released for the Saturn in the U.S.

* [[Badass Adorable]]: The Magic Knights, but especially Hikaru.

* [[Because Destiny Says So]]: Once summoned, the Magic Knights ''have'' to awaken the Mashin and save Cephiro. No buts. {{spoiler|Emeraude also believed this about being the Pillar: pray only for Cephiro on her own forever or be executed, no middle ground. Hikaru [[Subverted Trope|rejects this notion]].}}

* [[Big Bad]]: Zagato in the first season (probably), and Debonair in the second.

* [[Bishonen]] and [[Bishoujo]]: As per [[CLAMP]]'s standard modus operandi for character designs.

* [[Bittersweet Ending]]: The ending of the anime series. {{spoiler|Cephiro is restored, the Big Bad (Lady Debonair) is defeated, but Eagle is dead and the three girls have to return home for good.}}

* [[Bodyguard Crush]]: One of the most heartwretching cases ''ever'' in CLAMP manga and anime: {{spoiler|Zagato and Emeraude}}.

* [[Bond Creatures]]: The Rune Gods/Mashin. Whatever injuries they sustain, the Knights will, too, albeit at a smaller scale. Rayearth getting his shield sliced in half results in Hikaru having a very nasty cut on her arm.