Title: 魔法騎士レイアース (Magic Knight Rayearth) Vol. 1
Artist/Author: CLAMP
Book Size/Pages: B-6, 202pp., w/furigana
Volume: 1/3
Original Serialization: Nakayoshi 11/93-3/94
First Printing: 12/17/02
Rating: 4/4

Rayearth has been on my "to read" list for a long time. I bought the first volume a long time ago but never read it. Then they had these re-release versions so I decided that if I were to read one, it would be the new versions which I got only a few months ago.

I've already seen the anime a long time ago, so the story in itself isn't a surprise to me anymore. What I'm most surprised at was that this is only three volumes. I believe the anime was much much longer at 20 episodes. Reading though this gives me a strong sense of nostalgia though back to the days when anime was the only direct form of Japanese entertainment for me.

The re-released version doesn't have as much bonuses as the original. I like the smaller size, but the only bonus is an afterward by a peer, 梶研吾 (Kengo Kaji) who writes about CLAMP in general.

Umi, Fuu, and Hikari are three students from different schools who have just met each other atop Tokyo Tower. As they are they, the three of them hear a voice from Princess Emerald that summons them to the planet Cephiro. After they are transported there, they meet Clef, a master magician who tells them about their job as Magic Knights to save the princess. The princess is the anchor for the world and without her, the world will fall into chaos. Currently, she's being held captive by Zagato and their job is to free her. He equips them with some armor that will grow over time and send them to Presea's place to pick up some armor. There, they meet her and Mokona. Presea tells them that they need to find some Escudo to make complete their weapons so they take Mokona and search for some Escudo. After an enemy or two, they meet a strange guy.

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