Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light
1987 1 season · 13 ep live_tv Scripted Japan

Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light

Synopsis

The planet Prysmos suffers a collapse of its high-tech civilization due to a solar re-alignment. Two groups rise to dominance from the devastation to wage war upon each other. One is controlled by honest and law-abiding people and the other by criminals and villains. Following an open challenge thrown down by the great wizard Merklynn, fourteen surviving knights are granted powers of transformation and magical energy. The groups are now divided between the good Spectral Knights and the evil Darkling Lords. The battle for supremacy begins…

The 1986–1988 Japan Window

99 Japan seriess released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light sits at position #30.

  1. Legend of the Galactic Heroes
    #1

    Legend of the Galactic Heroes

    ★ 9.0 · 1988

  2. The Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye
    #2

    The Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye

    ★ 8.6 · 1986

  3. Silver Fang
    #3

    Silver Fang

    ★ 8.6 · 1986

  4. Grave of the Fireflies
    #4

    Grave of the Fireflies

    ★ 8.5 · 1988

  5. Saint Seiya
    #5

    Saint Seiya

    ★ 8.5 · 1986

  6. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
    #6

    The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

    ★ 8.3 · 1986

  7. Dragon Ball
    #7

    Dragon Ball

    ★ 8.2 · 1986

  8. My Neighbor Totoro
    #8

    My Neighbor Totoro

    ★ 8.1 · 1988

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The 1980s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 1980s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light premiered. 280 total titles in this decade from Japan.

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Broadcast Timeline

First Air Date
September 21, 1987
Last Air Date
December 14, 1987
Broadcast Span
3 months
Total Episodes
13 across 1 season
Total Runtime
≈ 5.2 hours

Reception Benchmarks

7.3
TMDB Rating
17
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #1,673 of 4,579 Japan seriess indexed here (63rd percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.4 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #1,226 of 2,532 (top 48%).

Production Details

Primary Country Japan
All Production Countries Japan, United States of America
Original Language En
Production Companies Tokyo Movie Shinsha
Series Type Scripted
Seasons / Episodes 1 / 13
Release Date September 21, 1987