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Episode Magic Knight Rayearth (2026) - Episode 3 discussion
Magic Knight Rayearth (2026), episode 3
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u/ObvsThrowaway5120 9h ago
Must be some archery club and dojo the girls were part of back on earth. They just whooped that giant monster’s ass like nothing lol.
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u/LeonKevlar x2https://myanimelist.net/profile/LeonKevlar 10h ago
I just love how Fuu uses Dragon Quest as a baseline for their journey. She was so happy too when she thought they were getting their weapons for free. Unfortunately, a Magic Knight's weapon is just too unique to be handed over just like that.
Hikaru offering the only thing she has in her pocket to Presea was too adorable. Hikaru is so earnest and sincere that it actually feels fresh to see a character like her again. And clearly Presea loved the gesture from her.
So we finally get to the next step of the trio's quest! They need to search for the escudo Presea needs to craft their weapons from the legendary Spring of Eterna, which apparently no one has returned from. And the girls finally get their starter gear from Presea!
They've just started their journey and Mokona is already being a little shit. According to Presea, he should know where to go, but the dude is just happy he gets to travel with them and even ended up leading them to where the monsters are!
I'm glad that we finally get to see the girls in their first actual combat! It turns out the reason the girls got the weapons they have is because all of them have some sort of experience. Fuu is with the archery club, Hikaru's family runs a kendo dojo, and I think it's pretty obvious from her stance that Umi is a trained fencer.
Welp, looks like Presea was right about their magic not working in the forest. I do love how disappointed Umi was about being unable to cast spells because she can't live out her magical girl dreams. xD
The girls did an amazing job working together on taking down that monster tho! And it looks like that encounter really increased their bond with each other.
That final scene, tho! There he is. I am excited for his proper introduction next episode :)
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u/Frontier246 9h ago
Fuu reacts like a gamer, Umi reacts like a normal (slightly high-strung) person, Hikaru reacts like a kid.
I guess the fact that the girls all have some experience in combat arts was why they were picked to be the Magic Knights rather than just plucking them randomly. Umi looks rather dashing with a rapier (until she starts talking like a gremlin).
Umi and Mokona are a match made in annoyance.
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u/BosuW 4h ago
Umi looks rather dashing with a rapier
Anyone who can properly use a rapier will look dashing, I love how even the real teqchniques farm aura. I mean just look at this lol
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u/Mistral-Fien 8h ago
There he is. I am excited for his proper introduction next episode :)
It's
XiaoKiritoFerio. :P1
u/Frostbitten_Moose 6m ago
That intro scene for the RPG Fuu's talking about. Could be wrong since it's been literal decades, but pretty sure that's the intro to the actual Magic Knights Rayearth RPG for the SNES.
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u/Mrz_ryuu 9h ago
Umi is my spirit animal. I love her.
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u/Frontier246 9h ago
I love how everything in this world seeks to annoy, deflate, or confuse her lol.
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u/naruhinamoonkissplz 7h ago
It was HILARIOUS. The original anime was all serious and stuff. This one... is NOT. Well, YET.
Also: The "game screen" drop was BEYOND hilarious. Note: MKR actually was created "as/for a game", loool.
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u/Historical_Working42 9h ago
Umi 🤝 Kurogane
"We hate Mokona; that thing's annoying af."
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u/Frontier246 9h ago
Also having to deal with that one party member who is having way too much fun lol.
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u/Siqueiradit https://myanimelist.net/profile/lampadatres 4h ago
Who's Kurogane?
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u/BasroilII 4h ago
A character from Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicles. It was also made by CLAMP and brings together characters from many of the series they created like Cardcaptor, XXXHolic, and Rayearth.
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u/zackphoenix123 2h ago
Wait, is that series like a Fate/Strange Fake, Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse, Avengers type thing but for CLAMP works!? I never knew such a thing existed!
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u/FLorianGran 10h ago
Not exactly hiding how much of this is someone’s idea for an RPG.
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u/naruhinamoonkissplz 7h ago
For a real life reason, mind you. See other comments. I think it was literally "made for a game", loool.
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u/EmergencyEntrance 4h ago
Watching EP3. Here's random thoughts as usual
hope you liked the shot of Umi becoming bigger than Presea because here it is again
the recaps aren't really necessary, they sorta eat into the Runtime and with the anime being available on streaming services it's not impossible to catch up
would've been a cool easter egg to reuse one of the original games for the game sequence but getting the rights would've been a nightmare
man, Umi's got some amazing facial expressions when not in chibi form, they should do that more often
I like the vibe and the lighting of the armory scene
please don't turn the chibi switches into a way to save budget, thanks
something that I've noticed already is that during comedy situations poses persist between shots, EP2 had Umi fall to the ground in chibi form and keep the pose even in normal proportions, and this time around the SFX visual stays on her head
it's also a physical object, Fuu is tending to Umi in the very next shot LMAO
Presea really is in her underwear under her apron wtf. Wear some shorts
does Umi get more animation budget because she's rich? Asking for a friend
Hikaru suddenly on the spot
the weapon granting scene went a bit too fast, I get they're trying to cram in as much stuff as possible but it's almost a blink-and-you'll-miss moment
FUU DON'T JINX IT
Fuu how the hell are you running. She's clearly enjoying herself. Also Umi I'm sure that scene was longer than 23 seconds
...hello sudden transition!
yeah I'm not vibing with how sudden some of these transitions are
there's a split second frame of Fuu dodging that made me absolutely lose my shit, I don't know why
man that's the third flashback during the Whole episode. I'm starting to see a pattern
again, Umi is a goldmine for facial expressions
just parry the multi-ton beast, go get them champ--holy shit she did it
Ayane Sakura once again selling me Hikaru's voice
I usually skip EDs but I really like the animation on this one tbh
Looking forwards to next week.
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u/BosuW 5h ago
For as much talk as current Isekai make of being like a videogame (primarily because they have stat screens), I'm noticing this story feels a lot more like one. I didn't play any videogame old enough to be a contemporary of the og, but it's giving TLoZ vibes with like how there's obviously many areas we're going to, one by one, or how you don't get your signature weapon at first. It's very fun! Fuck it's been long since I played Zelda...
I like how Hikaru's borrowed sword's guard kinda looks like a Garabonc Sword's, which is a Byzantine style of the 9th century or so. Only if it was proportionally quite larger haha
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u/chilidirigible 3h ago
Funny thing is that going into this episode I was wondering when they'd stop to eat or drink. I don't think they've been in Cefiro for very long in real time?
After all, that's how the game is played!
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The dreaded encumberance rules.
"It's dangerous to go alone. Take this with you."
The source material might be 30 years old, but fantasy world mechanics are older than that, and it's surprisingly fun to see things played straight here. With massive amounts of self-awareness from the characters.
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u/No-Win-8949 8h ago edited 8h ago
Between Magic Knight Rayearth, The Strongest Witch, and Suikoden: The Anime, this feels like a very RPG-heavy anime season for me.
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u/Mistral-Fien 8h ago
Full Clearing Another World under a Goddess with Zero Believersalso has RPG mechanics.6
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u/D3k4s 10h ago
I want to thank the random dude who posted a video about Yuki Kajiura's soundtrack for this Anime, made me give it a chance. And I have to say it's a pretty solid Anime, really surprised about the vibrant art style and how expressive the characters are.
The action sequences are also decent, episode 2 had a fantastic OST too. Looking forward to the next episode.
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u/Frontier246 9h ago
The action sequences are also decent, episode 2 had a fantastic OST too. Looking forward to the next episode.
They seem to rely on CG models for far off shots, but I'm glad they seem to prioritize the action being hand-drawn.
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u/zackphoenix123 2h ago
It's gonna be interesting if this show manages to pull more people through... other means? like "oh shit! Yuki Kajiura is doing the OST!" in your case, or "Oh shit! Takahashi Rie is voicing Fuu!"
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u/naruhinamoonkissplz 7h ago
Someone mentioned "folk dance". The SUPER HILARIOUS fact? "Mayim, Mayim"... is an Israeli dance. LOOOL!
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u/Eunuchest 10h ago
Hikaru offering a candy as payment was really adorable even Presea was charmed by it
Classic materials for equipment gathering. Staple of JRPGs
Well for first timers they're doing really well killing a monster. But hey this is a classic isekai so im less bothered by it than its modern counterparts
I cant remember who this guy is but we got our 3rd ally
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u/Frontier246 10h ago
Well for first timers they're doing really well killing a monster. But hey this is a classic isekai so im less bothered by it than its modern counterparts
Fuu: "This is basically the starting area, so it makes sense the monsters would be scaled back to match our levels!"
Umi: "What levels?!"
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u/BosuW 5h ago
Well for first timers they're doing really well killing a monster. But hey this is a classic isekai so im less bothered by it than its modern counterparts
Also despite being quite large it's obviously a pretty much tutorial monster. I don't think we're going to be one-shotting endgame Bosses here lol
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u/Frontier246 9h ago
Presea really is in her underwear under her apron wtf. Wear some shorts
It's either a leotard or underwear...or both.
of all things they decided to adapt, the folk dance quips made it in as its own scene rather than a background event. Granted it's hilarious
I'm disappointed we didn't get to see them do folk dances!
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u/EmergencyEntrance 8h ago
Hey! Sorry about that. Is it okay if I split the comment into one for the source material corner and another for the anime only discussion and repost it after clean up?
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u/Frontier246 10h ago
Glad the girls and Presea were able to get over the whole awkward “breaking and entering” and “locking the Legendary Magic Knights in a cage” thing so we can get to the business of saving Cefiro! And they’ll need Presea to forge them the weapons they’ll need to achieve that!
But this isn’t the kind of RPG where you need to buy equipment (especially since the girls are effectively broke), or where Hikaru will have to give her precious candy away to Presea (though she’ll accept it as a token of affection), or where the girls will have to become Cinderella and do all the housework. Instead they’ll have to travel to the Legendary Lake of Eterna and find the legendary Ore Escudo so Presea can forge weapons that will level up with them!
I feel like Fuu is probably going to shop for gear the first town they get to just for the sake of truly living out that RPG experience.
Poor Umi. Literally NOTHING in this adventure goes how she expects/wants it too and she can’t be as blasé or roll with it as well as Fuu does.
It’s impractical to carry basically EVERY weapon Presea has made, so it’s convenient that their temporary weapons all call out to them! A sword for Hikaru! A rapier for Umi! A bow for Fuu! Fitting for a kendo/fencing/archery kid!
Alcyone failed once, but she better pray she doesn’t fail again…though I guess Zagato should probably appreciate how she seems absolutely devoted to him and his goals.
And thus do the girls set off on their journey with Mokona…who is frankly no help and seems like Mokona is just there for the fun travel vibes. At least before they stumble onto their first monster.
Cue epic weapon summoning from the gauntlets! Cue epic posing! Cue Hikaru epically unleashing her magic…which she can’t use in the forest! But good to know for future reference!
But in the end the day is won thanks to the girls’ teamwork and skills, and truly solidifying their friendship as a trio of Magic Knights.
Yet the girls aren’t alone in the Forest of Silence…as they get saved from a plant monster by some green-haired dude voiced by Yoshitsugu Matsuoka.
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u/ernie2492 9h ago
Legendary Lake of Mitsubishi Eterna
Eterna is basically Galant liftback version (and Indonesian name for the six generation Galant)
Ore Suzuki Escudo
Vitara's name for JDM version until 2024
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u/naruhinamoonkissplz 7h ago
Rayearth is saturated with puns in a specific theme, loool. This really makes it even more funnier.
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u/ClearlyQ 9h ago
Mokona continues to be one of the cutest mascot-type characters in anime. Gods bless.
IDK if it's just because it's been a while since I've watched an anime-anime, as in one that really dives into the tropes of the genre, but the pacing and character interactions haven't been working on me as well as I'd been hoping. If I didn't have so much nostalgia for the show I probably wouldn't continue past this episode, which makes me a little sad. But maybe I just need to give a little more time to reconnect with my sense of whimsy!
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u/zackphoenix123 8h ago
That's interesting. For me, new watcher, I'm really loving the pace of the remake. It's slow, but that time is just given to really get to know these girls and I'm becoming more and more attached hahah.
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u/ClearlyQ 8h ago
It actually feels like a mix of too fast and then too slow for me, at points. The pacing isn't really what I'm used to anymore, haha.
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u/MillenniumKing x2myanimelist.net/profile/MillenniumKing 3h ago
Never trust Mokona.
So we wil get weapons here.
We gotta pay for the gear? Well shit... were poor.
But we have candy so were ok.
So we get lender weapons for now...
So we will go to make weapoons but we gotta survive the trip first.
We need legendary ore to make our weapons well shit.
We need the legendary weapons to activate the mechs.
We got to goto the legendary spring to get the legendary ore.
Find wespons that call to you.
Sword, Rapier, Bow answered.
We got fist weapons nice.
We need to take Mokona with us.
Time for a leasiurly journey to mordor.
Edge and Pantless will mess with them more oh boy.
Mokona is a menace.
Time to get good and shape up girls.
Well we got shit to fight already oh boy.
MAGICAL GIRL WEAPON POWERRRRRRRRRRRRRR
Pinks sword looks kind of like Syaoran's sword.
Just gotta learn on the job and get gud.
And we all became friends.
WE MET A MAN IN THE FOREST
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u/DemonWraith2500 35m ago
Imaging you are the only hope to save their world and they still charge you for weapons??? Feel like a scam.
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u/joey_joestar1 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Joey_Joestar1 1h ago
All these years later and Umi crashing out is still funny
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