Magic Knight Rayearth Vol 2

[meganbmoore]

Hey, why is it Magic Knight instead of Magic Knights, since there are three?

I really like the cover of this volume, despite how absurd Umi's "armor" is.  I think it's the colors.

Someone explain to me, please, how Hikaru can be this cute and chipper and dim and bubbly without ever being annoying?  She's like a less potent Sakura.  A contagious one!

Ferio is fun and his seemingly mutual crush with Fuu is darling.  But Clamp!  What happened to the borderline "Hikaru's two mommies" bonding from the first volume?   His dialect makes me twitch a bit, but that's because of the stereotyped "southern hick" approach the translation seems to take with it.  Though I can't help but think his only salvation from being tricked by Fuu every time will be his ability to make her blush.  I look forward to seeing how he fits into the grand scheme.  And I'm positive he's shown up in Tsubasa, but can't remember where/when.  His scars look familiar even beyond that, too.

I got confused with his intro/exit though.  Wasn't he there for the Escudo too?  Why did he just up and leave?  Was it because he realized they were the real Magic Knights?

I love the constant referrences to RPG games and fantasy.  It may eventually become a little too self-aware, but for now, it's great.

Umi's comment about how this could make even her lose her cool is one of the best lines ever.

It's a pity about the sorceress who used to be Clef's disciple.  She had potential to be fun.

I liked the girls "inner demons" in the pool, especially Fuu's.  I like that they managed to make the one special to her be herself while still having it be herself because she knows she's important than others, instead of simple narcissism.
 
So, was this series the beginning of Clamp's cosplay/costume fetish, or did it begin somewhere else?

Spoiler code in case someone answers the Tsubasa question.  (Or when referring to future events, but mostly for that.)

<span style="color: #333333;background-color: #333333">Spoilers here.</span> 

Comments

[logically.livejournal.com]

Broken spoilers! :(

I like MKR a lot, but haven't read it in years. Now I want to pick it up again. 8D

[etrangere.livejournal.com]

So, was this series the beginning of Clamp's cosplay/costume fetish, or did it begin somewhere else?
Isn't Tokyo Babylon older than MKR?

I read these manga a VERY long time ago, before I'd read anything by CLAMP and all I remember from them was that I got extremely bored at it and that it left it me with a big prejudice against CLAMP :) I wonder if I should try rereading it now that I've become something of a clamp fangirl ^^

[avianthropy.livejournal.com]

why is it Magic Knight instead of Magic Knights, since there are three?

The name Rayearth appears in the manga at a later point as belonging in a sort of indirect way to one of them in particular. Some fans do call it "Magic Knights Rayearth," though, I assume because all three share the spotlight as main character most of the time. Or because they dislike the one it refers to and don't want to admit that CLAMP meant for her to be the main main character. /bitter grudge against old-school MKR fandom.

[amewarashi.livejournal.com]

Hmmmm, I don't really remember Ferio in Tsubasa :/ There's a whole load of MKR cameos, but I don't recall seeing him at all.

[smillaraaq.livejournal.com]

why is it Magic Knight instead of Magic Knights, since there are three?

Over-literal translation/localization, perhaps? My understanding is that there's no plural noun form in Japanese, so that could be taking the title directly from the original...

[seriousfic.livejournal.com]

Hey, why is it Magic Knight instead of Magic Knights, since there are three?

Only one is real. The other two are split personalities.