Kodansha put the November 2026 issue of Nakayoshi on sale this Friday, October 2, 2026. The issue costs 660 yen and uses the release date to reopen a classic: a reprint of CLAMP's Magic Knight Rayearth begins in this volume, tied to the new anime adaptation.
The cover and lead color pages go to Ema Toyama's Mahou Renshuusei Lily Raspberry. The physical insert is a makeup-palette-style sticky-note pack based on that series. According to Comic Days, the digital edition does not include the bonus or some of the promotional pages.
What changes relative to the already announced anime
Rayearth's return to the magazine is not a new chapter and not a cast announcement. It is a republication of the original manga, marked by the publisher as a celebration of the TV adaptation. Comic Days points to October 7 as the start of the animated series. The reprint therefore works as a print showcase in the week of the premiere, not as a continuation of the story.
The same issue launches the new series Lunatica Blue no Kimi ni Sasagu Mahou by Sae Asanagi. It also includes the one-shot Katsu no wa Watashi! by Kou Satsuki and the short story Lily Sacrament: the knight girl and the sisters' pact, with an original by Eri Hao, manga by Aki Hiiragi and character design by Nun Yukimaru, linked to an Aoi Tori Bunko project.
Why it matters
Rayearth is one of the titles that defined 1990s adventure shoujo, mixing isekai, mecha and CLAMP's trio of magical girls. Republishing the manga in the magazine where the work originally ran helps introduce Hikaru, Umi and Fuu to readers arriving through the anime, without replacing the adaptation that already has a date.
So far, Kodansha has not detailed in this announcement how many chapters the reprint will occupy or whether there will be extra material from CLAMP. What is confirmed is the start of the republication in the October 2 issue and the editorial link to the October 7 television premiere.
Sources
- MANGA Watch: Magic Knight Rayearth reprint in the November Nakayoshi
- Comic Days: November 2026 Nakayoshi issue
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