Magic Knight Rayearth

 After Galient and Dunbine, my Fantasy Mecha journey stops at Rayearth which is the culmination of this genre. Out of the Fantasy Mecha series that i have watched, Magic Knight Rayearth no doubt held very high position among its peers despite its potential is not even fully tapped by the TV series. First part of Rayearth is the best one but the series could have use some breather to pull off more coherent second half of the series. Doing 49 episodes in one go is not exactly good idea if you are planning to build robust storyline. Rayearth can be considered very well rounded, having most of the things that makes good fantasy mecha and the Rune Gods are one of the coolest looking for their type. The only catch for me is the setting rather too noblebright for my taste especially the second half part probably due to the Shoujo theme, but it is still not as bad as Escaflowne. Out of the Magic Knights, Fu Hououji surprisingly my favorite out of the three and her romance with Ferio could have gone better in second half part. With this i have prepared myself for SRW T if i got myself a copy in the future. Despite the great design, i still wonder why the Rayearth Rune Gods haven't got any noteworthy Toys that they rightfully deserved. But at very least i believe Rayearth, Selece and Windam have a good shot considering their Magic Knights got Figma recently. Lastly if you are looking for a good gateway for Fantasy Mecha, no doubt Rayearth is one of the best choice out there.