Kodansha's legendary shojo magazine Nakayoshi has officially kicked off a memorial reprint serialization of CLAMP's foundational 1993 fantasy series, Magic Knight Rayearth. Headlining the November issue, the revival arrives as a strategic prelude to the franchise's upcoming television anime broadcast on TV Asahi's nationwide "IMAnimation W" programming block.
Cephiro's Enduring Legacy
Originally conceived by the creative quartet CLAMP—the powerhouse team responsible for landmark titles like Cardcaptor Sakura, Tokyo Babylon, and xxxHOLiC—Magic Knight Rayearth remains one of the defining genre crossovers of the 1990s, blending traditional magical girl iconography with high-stakes isekai fantasy and mecha combat. The narrative tracks Tokyo middle schoolers Hikaru Shidou, Umi Ryuuzaki, and Fuu Hououji after they are summoned from Tokyo Tower to the collapsing realm of Cephiro, where the weight of a person's willpower dictates reality itself.
Alongside the magazine run, Kodansha is executing a comprehensive archival campaign. All six original compiled tankobon volumes are receiving limited reprints recreating the legendary 1990s covers and obi bellybands, flanked by a dual-volume reissue of the definitive Magic Knight Rayearth Original Illustrations artbook collection.
Fresh Fantasy Lineup
Beyond the classic revival, the November issue spotlights modern shojo fantasy talent. Ema Toyama leads the front pages with Maho Renshusei Lili Raspberry, offering chapter color inserts alongside an exclusive makeup palette stationery appendix ahead of the second collected volume release. The issue also debuts Sae Asanagi's new serialized romance Lunatica Blue no Kimi ni Sasagu Maho, following a protagonist who shifts between boy and witch beneath the day and night skies.
The issue rounds out its roster with four distinct one-shot works, including Aki Hiiragi's chivalric drama Lily Sacrament: Kishi no Shoujo to, Shimai no Seiyaku, newcomer Kou Satsuki's rival school romance Katsu no wa Watashi!, and a horror double-feature spotlighting Kirin Uchida and Satoru Nakaba.
