Magic Knight Rayearth
| I agree, Magic Knight Rayearth is an underrated anime. I like how blends the isekai, magical girl, and mecha genres. The character development feels well done. |
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| It's quite low rated wherever you go but I still want to watch it. I just have to...somehow want to watch a mahou shoujo. I love the first opening, it gives me a nostalgic feeling even though I never watched the anime. It must be because of the vibes. |
| This is one I've been looking forward to watching for a good while, nice to know that you enjoyed it. I'm very fond of the art style. Unlike modern isekai, 1990's shows of the genre did not kill off the characters and have them be reborn. The 80s did too. Currently I've been going through Aura Battler Dunbine (one of the first ever isekai) which had the mc randomly getting whisked away to a fantasy world along with his sweet ass motorcycle. Thought I'd mention it because it's similar to Rayearth and Escaflowne in that combines mecha and fantasy together. |
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| seeing people remember Rayearth exists make me want to reread the manga... or rather I should actually get to the anime for once |
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| I too love Rayearth. It's hard to believe it has a lower score than both Sailor Moon and Escaflowne, the latter which sucks badly. Rayearth 2 isn't particularly good either. |
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SoapySamurai said: Dunbine has some interesting episodes but is paced rather poorly.Currently I've been going through Aura Battler Dunbine (one of the first ever isekai) which had the mc randomly getting whisked away to a fantasy world along with his sweet ass motorcycle. Thought I'd mention it because it's similar to Rayearth and Escaflowne in that combines mecha and fantasy together. |
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SoapySamurai said: Oh! I've heard of Aura Battler Dunbine but haven't looked into it much yet! How do you like it so far? I am looking for more shows to add to plan to watch list like Escaflowne and Rayearth so if you have any other recommendations as well just tell me! I love 90's art styles so this show is especially beautiful to me but a lot of 80's shows, like Macross, look really great too. What do you think about Rayearth btw?This is one I've been looking forward to watching for a good while, nice to know that you enjoyed it. I'm very fond of the art style. Unlike modern isekai, 1990's shows of the genre did not kill off the characters and have them be reborn. The 80s did too. Currently I've been going through Aura Battler Dunbine (one of the first ever isekai) which had the mc randomly getting whisked away to a fantasy world along with his sweet ass motorcycle. Thought I'd mention it because it's similar to Rayearth and Escaflowne in that combines mecha and fantasy together. |
| I don't know if underrated, but surely undercredited. It was probably the first isekai of the "someone is summoned from another universe to save our world" type and yet barely anyone mentions this series when discussing those origins. Not to mention the series is top-tier in terms of style, especially when it comes to the designs of the mechas, costumes, armors and weapons. |
Enderobot said: So far, I've been enjoying it. If you haven't seen many 80s anime it might take a bit to get used to it. Some say it drags out later on which I've yet to get to. Others including Lucifrost have problems with its pacing like you've seen. I like its idea of having batches of normal everyday youngsters being forcibly transported to this world for the sole purpose of being a solider in an ongoing war. I'd say its main appeal are the sci fi aspects. One example, are these bug inspired mech designs. SoapySamurai said: Oh! I've heard of Aura Battler Dunbine but haven't looked into it much yet! How do you like it so far? I am looking for more shows to add to plan to watch list like Escaflowne and Rayearth so if you have any other recommendations as well just tell me! I love 90's art styles so this show is especially beautiful to me but a lot of 80's shows, like This is one I've been looking forward to watching for a good while, nice to know that you enjoyed it. I'm very fond of the art style. The 80s did too. Currently I've been going through Aura Battler Dunbine (one of the first ever isekai) which had the mc randomly getting whisked away to a fantasy world along with his sweet ass motorcycle. Thought I'd mention it because it's similar to Rayearth and Escaflowne in that combines mecha and fantasy together. Macross, look really great too. I'd urge you to check out the Macross Do You Remember Love movie if you haven't seen it. One of the most gorgeous anime I've seen. If I think of anything else that might interest you I'll leave you a comment. What do you think about Rayearth btw? I've yet to watch it. From the few clips of it I've seen on Youtube it looks pretty fun. Your review on it gives me hope on that it's good. |
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SoapySamurai said: I think the later episodes are the better ones.Some say it drags out later on which I've yet to get to. |
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SoapySamurai said: Enderobot said: So far, I've been enjoying it. If you haven't seen many 80s anime it might take a bit to get used to it. Some say it drags out later on which I've yet to get to. Others including Lucifrost have problems with its pacing like you've seen. I like its idea of having batches of normal everyday youngsters being forcibly transported to this world for the sole purpose of being a solider in an ongoing war. I'd say its main appeal are the sci fi aspects. One example, are these bug inspired mech designs. Oh! I've heard of Aura Battler Dunbine but haven't looked into it much yet! How do you like it so far? I am looking for more shows to add to plan to watch list like Escaflowne and Rayearth so if you have any other recommendations as well just tell me! I love 90's art styles so this show is especially beautiful to me but a lot of 80's shows, like Macross, look really great too. I'd urge you to check out the Macross Do You Remember Love movie if you haven't seen it. One of the most gorgeous anime I've seen. If I think of anything else that might interest you I'll leave you a comment. What do you think about Rayearth btw? I've yet to watch it. From the few clips of it I've seen on Youtube it looks pretty fun. Your review on it gives me hope on that it's good.I’ll add Macross: Do You Remember Love ? to my plan to watch list! I watched the original show years ago and had some issues with it as Hikaru was kind of annoying as he said a lot of sexist stuff. I know it’s from the 1980’s but still it bothered me. I liked most everything else about the show though so seeing a movie adaptation of it after the few years since I’ve seen it sounds like a good idea! Definitely check out Rayearth when you get an urge to, it was a lot of fun! I’ll check out Aura Battler Dunbine too! |
| it has some pretty good fanservice so it's okay in my book. |
Enderobot said: tchitchouan said: it has some pretty good fanservice so it's okay in my book. That was really the only part of the show that bothered me, but that’s my main issue with almost all anime so it’s a moot point for most shows depending on how much there is It's what mostly grabbed my attention for me to watch it, without it i wouldn't have been interested. |
tchitchouan said: I didn't have that in mind as I was watching, but I will say in hindsight that Nova and Debonair are the only thing I like about season 2. Nova's figure is attractive albeit fully clothed.It's what mostly grabbed my attention for me to watch it, without it i wouldn't have been interested. |
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Enderobot said: My favorite anime directed by Tomino is Heavy Metal L-Gaim. Though not isekai like Dunbine, it is more fantastical than Gundam. I like the setting, the comedy, and the character designs.I am looking for more shows to add to plan to watch list like Escaflowne and Rayearth so if you have any other recommendations as well just tell me! I love 90's art styles so this show is especially beautiful to me but a lot of 80's shows, like Macross, look really great too. L-Gaim's spiritual successor is 5 Star Stories. It is written and drawn by Mamoru Nagano, who designed the characters and mecha for L-Gaim. I dislike 5 Star Stories, but you may wish to watch it anyway. The anime faithfully adapts the 1st arc and it looks quite pretty. Since you mentioned Escaflowne and I mentioned 5 Star Stories, I feel obligated to point out that Nobuteru Yuuki worked on both those anime as well as Lodoss. |
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Lucifrost said: tchitchouan said: I didn't have that in mind as I was watching, but I will say in hindsight that Nova and Debonair are the only thing I like about season 2. Nova's figure is attractive albeit fully clothed.It's what mostly grabbed my attention for me to watch it, without it i wouldn't have been interested. Yeah, she does have a very appealing and slender silhouette. |
Lucifrost said: Enderobot said: My favorite anime directed by Tomino is Heavy Metal L-Gaim. Though not isekai like Dunbine, it is more fantastical than Gundam. I like the setting, the comedy, and the character designs.I am looking for more shows to add to plan to watch list like Escaflowne and Rayearth so if you have any other recommendations as well just tell me! I love 90's art styles so this show is especially beautiful to me but a lot of 80's shows, like Macross, look really great too. L-Gaim's spiritual successor is 5 Star Stories. It is written and drawn by Mamoru Nagano, who designed the characters and mecha for L-Gaim. I dislike 5 Star Stories, but you may wish to watch it anyway. The anime faithfully adapts the 1st arc and it looks quite pretty. Since you mentioned Escaflowne and I mentioned 5 Star Stories, I feel obligated to point out that Nobuteru Yuuki worked on both those anime as well as Lodoss. I especially love the art style of Record Of Lodoss War so that sounds promising! I’m not sure what my favorite art style is but Revolutionary Girl Utena might be up there. I haven’t ever finished it though due to the weird incest stuff early on. Does that go away? |
| Oh, yes. It was a beautiful anime. One of the finest gems from 1990s. It's a shame that it's such an underrated series here. It was not only a good anime per se, but it successfully mixed several different genres (mecha, isekai, mahou shoujo), which resulted in really entertaining show. And very well done from audiovisual point of view as well. But that's how it is, I guess. Only few of the most important shows of their respective decades preserve the mainstream aspect of their cult status. Even years after the series had airing. We mustn't forget about its opening song ("Yuzurenai Negai" sang by Naomi Tamura) that was, is, and will be an absolute banger. |
| It is not underrated, just an obscure and unpopular story. Also the filler episodes are terrible and nonsensical. |
Enderobot said: Magic Knight Rayearth Is Beyond Underrated Here! For an Anime that was released in the early to mid 90s, "Magic Knight Rayearth" never actually officially aired on any Western TV network that I ever knew about. Apparently the Anime series eventually made it on DVD in the early 1999 in the West but I never saw it in any Video stores till after the turn of the century. A good explanation as to why "Magic Knight Rayearth" is underrated on MAL is the same reason why most Anime is underrated on MAL that was released in the 90s, it's mainly due to not very many Users on MAL actually growing up watching it. I remember watching a few episodes when I rented it at blockbuster video around 2003 just to give it a shot, but I barely recall what the story was actually about other than there being Magical girls in it. But considering that it still managed to keep a score on MAL of 7.47, this is actually better than most Anime released around the same time period in the west with similar availability history. Then again who really cares about ratings? I personally wouldn't even care if all of my favorite Anime on MAL had a Score of 1.00 or even less. |
| Magic Night Rayearth is good! I like it too. I liked it so much I even bought the art book. I read the manga series in a magazine every month and enjoyed watching the anime every week in real time. As for the anime, I sometimes want to revisit it because of the high level of drawing in the opening image with the dancing feathers. Since the original author also wrote the script for the anime, the second season was also good, although there are differences between the anime and the manga. |
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Enderobot said: There's actually more of it later on.I’m not sure what my favorite art style is but Revolutionary Girl Utena might be up there. I haven’t ever finished it though due to the weird incest stuff early on. Does that go away? |
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