- MAGIC KNIGHT RAYEARTH OVA EPISODE 1 ENGLISH DUB MOVIE
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However, the Ocean pilot was allegedly screened at FanimeCon 1996. No clips or footage have surfaced of the Ocean pilot, or of the episodes dubbed through Summit Media. This adaptation kept the original Japanese names for the characters. rights to Rayearth lapsed a few years later, Media Blasters acquired the rights and produced a new English dub in 1999. This dub also used a changed opening theme and the TMS International names for the Knights.Īfter the U.S. It is suspected that the ratings flop of Sailor Moon may have played a part in networks not wanting to pick up the series. However, due to the lack of interest or buyers, this adaptation fell through and was shelved. This dub was pitched to networks such as Fox Kids, and there were hopes to air it in syndication by September 1995. Little is known about the voice cast of this pilot, other than Venus Terzo, who had apparently voiced Hikaru ("Luce"), which was given in an article in Animerica during production of the pilot.Īn entire first season (of at least 13 episodes ) was reportedly dubbed as well, through the Summit Media Group, a New York-based company who would later be involved in production with Pokemon. This pilot was heavily criticized by fans who had the chance of seeing it screened at conventions, as well as by those who had worked on the English adaptation of the Rayearth video game. The pilot used the above name changes, as well as a new opening theme.
MAGIC KNIGHT RAYEARTH OVA EPISODE 1 ENGLISH DUB MOVIE
Tokyo Movie Shinsha first enlisted Ocean Studios for the production of a pilot, which was made at some point in early 1995.
MAGIC KNIGHT RAYEARTH OVA EPISODE 1 ENGLISH DUB SERIES
Shortly after the anime was first released, Tokyo Movie Shinsha attempted to market the series worldwide and had mandated specific localized names to be used in the adaptations (these can still be seen in TMS International's catalog entry for the series ): Both manga storylines received an anime adaptation by Tokyo Movie Shinsha, which aired from Octoto November 27, 1995. Magic Knight Rayearth is a Japanese manga series by CLAMP, serialized in the magazine Nakayoshi from November 1993 to February 1995, followed by a sequel ( Magic Knight Rayearth 2) from March 1995 to April 1996.