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{{Short description|Japanese manga series by Clamp}}
[[Image:Cc11.gif|thumb|150px|right|Cardcaptor Sakura volume 11 manga cover Japanese edition.]]
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'''''Cardcaptor Sakura''''' (カードキャプターさくら ''kādo kyaputā sakura''), also known as '''''Card Captor Sakura''''' (with the space) and often abbreviated to '''''CCS''''', is a [[manga]] series from the well-known all-women artist team [[CLAMP]]. It is also an [[anime]] show (1998-2000) based off of the manga, consisting of 60 half-hour episodes in three seasons, two theatrical-release movies and also several specials.
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{{Infobox animanga/Header
| image = Cardcaptor Sakura vol1 cover.jpg
| caption = The first volume of ''Cardcaptor Sakura'' featuring [[Sakura Kinomoto]]
| ja_kanji = カードキャプターさくら
| ja_romaji = Kādokyaputā Sakura
| genre = {{ubl|[[Magical girl]]<ref name="ANN-DVD18"/>|[[Romance comics|Romance]]<ref name="MangaGuide" />}}<!--Discuss in talk page before adding or removing genres; however, keep in mind [[WP:MOS-AM#Content]]. Thank you.-->
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type = manga
| author = [[Clamp (manga artists)|Clamp]]
| publisher = [[Kodansha]]
| publisher_en = {{English manga publisher
| AUS = [[Madman Entertainment]]
| NA = [[Kodansha USA|Kodansha Comics]]
| JP = Kodansha (bilingual)
}}
| demographic = ''[[Shōjo manga|Shōjo]]''
| magazine = [[Nakayoshi]]
| first = June 1996<!--Issue date-->
| last = August 2000<!--Issue date-->
| volumes = 12
| volume_list = List of Cardcaptor Sakura chapters
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type = tv series
| director = [[Morio Asaka]]
| producer = Eizo Kondo
| writer = [[Nanase Ohkawa]]
| music = [[Takayuki Negishi]]
| studio = [[Madhouse (company)|Madhouse]]
| licensee = {{English anime licensee
| AUS = [[Madman Entertainment]]
| BI = [[Anime Limited]]
| CA = [[Nelvana]]
| NA = [[Nippon Ichi Software|NIS America]]
| SEA = [[Medialink]]
}}
| network = [[NHK|NHK BS2]]
| network_en = {{English anime network
| AU = [[Network Ten]], [[Toonami (Australia)|Toonami]]
| CA = [[Teletoon]]
| SEA = [[Animax (Asian TV channel)|Animax Asia]]
| UK = [[Nicktoons (British and Irish TV channel)|Nicktoons]], [[CITV]], [[Channel 4]]
| US = [[Kids' WB]], [[Cartoon Network]] ([[Toonami]])
}}
| first = April 7, 1998
| last = March 21, 2000
| episodes = 70
| episode_list = List of Cardcaptor Sakura episodes
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Other
| title = Other
| content =
* ''[[Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie]]''
* ''[[Cardcaptor Sakura Movie 2: The Sealed Card]]''
* ''[[Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card]]''
}}
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{{Nihongo|'''''Cardcaptor Sakura'''''|カードキャプターさくら|Kādokyaputā Sakura|lead=yes}}, abbreviated as '''''CCS''''', <onlyinclude>is a Japanese [[manga]] series written and illustrated by the manga group [[Clamp (manga artists)|Clamp]]. [[Serial (literature)|Serialized]] monthly in the [[shōjo manga|''shōjo'' manga]] magazine ''[[Nakayoshi]]'' from the June 1996 to August 2000 issues, it was also published in 12 ''[[tankōbon]]'' volumes by [[Kodansha]] between November 1996 and July 2000. The story centers on [[Sakura Kinomoto]], an [[elementary school]] student who discovers magical powers after accidentally freeing a set of magical cards into the world; she must retrieve the cards to prevent catastrophe. Each of these cards grants different magical powers, and can only be activated by someone with inherent magical abilities. A sequel by Clamp, ''[[Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card]]'', focusing on Sakura in junior high school, was serialized in ''Nakayoshi'' from the July 2016 to January 2024 issues.
The series begins as a simple girls' anime of the [[magical girl]] genre (similar series include ''[[Sailor Moon]]'' and ''[[Pretty Sammy]]''). Ten-year-old Sakura Kinomoto opens a mysterious book in her father's study and accidentally lets loose the magical Clow Cards. As she lost them, it is her job to retrieve them, which involves finding each card and battling its magical personification. She is assisted by [[Cerberus]] (a.k.a., Kero-chan), the ''beast of the seal'' assigned to protect the cards, but who was asleep when Sakura opened the Clow book. Kero-chan, who appears throughout most of the series rather like an animated plush toy, makes Sakura into the ''Cardcaptor'' and gives her the ''key of the seal'' which allows her to fight and capture the cards.


The manga was adapted into a 70-episode [[anime]] television series by [[Madhouse (company)|Madhouse]] that aired on Japan's [[satellite television]] channel [[NHK|NHK BS2]] from April 1998 to March 2000. Additional media include two anime films, [[video game]]s, [[art book]]s, [[picture book]]s, and [[film comic]]s. [[Tokyopop]] released the manga in English in North America from March 2000 to August 2003. After Tokyopop's license expired, [[Dark Horse Comics|Dark Horse Manga]] released the series in [[omnibus edition]]s from October 2010 to September 2012.</onlyinclude> The anime was [[dubbing (filmmaking)|dubbed]] in English by [[Hong Kong]]'s Omni Productions, and was aired in [[Southeast Asia]] and [[South Asia]] on the channel [[Animax Asia]].
As ''CCS'' progresses, there is a pattern of foreshadowing and dreams that lead to an unusual conclusion. Like in ''[[Magic Knight Rayearth]]'', one of CLAMP's previous works, ''CCS'' is a new twist on an old genre.


[[Nelvana]] licensed the TV series and first film for North America under the English title '''''Cardcaptors''''', which first aired on [[Kids' WB]] from June 2000 to December 2001. All 70 episodes were dubbed; while other English-speaking territories received the full run, the version aired on American television was heavily edited into 39 episodes. ''Cardcaptors'' also aired on [[Cartoon Network]] ([[Toonami]]), [[Teletoon]], [[Nickelodeon (UK and Ireland)|Nickelodeon]], [[Network Ten]], and [[RTÉ2]]. The TV series and films were sub-licensed by [[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Geneon]], which released them unedited with English subtitles. The TV series was also released by [[Madman Entertainment]] in Australia and New Zealand.
Due in part to its animation, ''Cardcaptor Sakura'' has a wide fanbase on the [[Internet]], particularly in the [[yaoi]], [[shojo|shōjo]], [[yuri]] and [[lolicon]] fandom.


''Cardcaptor Sakura'' was critically well received. Critics praised the manga for its creativity and described it as a quintessential ''shōjo'' manga, as well as a critical work for manga in general. The manga series was awarded the [[Seiun Award]] for Best Manga in 2001. The television series was praised for transcending its target audience of young children and being enjoyable to older viewers, and for its artwork, humor, characterization, and animation; it won the [[Animage|Animage Grand Prix]] award for Best Anime in 1999. The American edit of ''Cardcaptors'', however, was criticized for removing elements essential to the plot.
The Cardcaptor Sakura characters also appear in a manga called [[Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle]].
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== Plot ==
''CCS'' is published in Japan by [[Kodansha]]. ''CCS'' was once serialized in the magazine ''[[Nakayoshi]]''.
{{See also|List of Cardcaptor Sakura characters{{!}}List of ''Cardcaptor Sakura'' characters}}
''Cardcaptor Sakura'' takes place in the fictional town of Tomoeda, which is located somewhere near the Japanese capital of [[Tokyo]]. Ten-year-old [[Sakura Kinomoto]] accidentally releases a set of magical cards known as Clow Cards from a book in her basement created by and named after the sorcerer Clow Reed. Each card has its own unique ability and can assume an alternate form when activated. The guardian of the cards, Cerberus (nicknamed Kero), emerges from the book and explains that only a person with magical powers could open the seal of the book, revealing that Sakura can do magic. Kero chooses Sakura to retrieve the missing cards. As she finds each card, she battles its magical personification and defeats it by sealing it away. Cerberus acts as her guide, while her best friend and second cousin, Tomoyo Daidouji, films her exploits and provides her with both battle costumes and moral support. Sakura's older brother Toya Kinomoto watches over her, while pretending that he is unaware of what is going on.


[[Syaoran Li]], a boy of Sakura's age and a descendant of Clow Reed, arrives from Hong Kong to recapture the cards himself. While initially antagonistic, he comes to respect Sakura and begins aiding her in capturing the cards. Once Sakura captures all of the cards, she is tested by Yue, the cards' second guardian, to determine if she is worthy of becoming the cards' true master; Yue is also the true form of Yukito Tsukishiro, Toya's best friend whom Sakura has a crush on. Aided by her school teacher Kaho Mizuki, Sakura passes the test and becomes the new master of the Clow Cards.
==English adaptations==


Afterwards, Eriol Hiiragizawa, a transfer student from England and later confirmed as the reincarnation of Clow Reed (albeit one who holds only Clow Reed's memories and is not the sorcerer himself), arrives in Tomoeda and begins causing disturbances with two guardian-like creatures, Spinel Sun and Ruby Moon; the latter of whom takes on a human persona (Nakuru) and goes to the same school as Sakura's brother Toya. At some point Yukito reveals to Sakura that he loves Toya, who later reveals indirectly to Yukito (while recovering after giving his magic to Yue to save both their lives) that he loves him in return. Sakura finds herself suddenly unable to use the Clow Cards and transforms her wand, beginning the process of evolving the cards into Sakura Cards as Eriol causes strange occurrences that forces her to use and thus transform certain cards. Once all the cards have been transformed, Eriol tells Sakura that he aided her in converting the cards so they would not lose their magic powers, while Spinel reveals to Sakura that Eriol stopped himself from ageing long ago so that he could go to class and befriend and help her.<ref>The revelation that Eriol is actually an adult exists only in the manga version, with Spinel at one point asking Eriol how long he intends to stay in the form of a child.</ref> Syaoran later confesses his love to Sakura, who comes to realize she also loves him. Sakura reveals to Syaoran that she loves him back; telling him that he is her "Number One" (the person she loves the most). Syaoran reluctantly returns to Hong Kong but now knowing that Sakura loves him the same way he promises her that he will come back when he's finished with some business he needs to attend to there. He desperately asks Sakura if she will wait for him, and vows that she will. Two years later, Syaoran moves back to Tomoeda permanently, and happily reunites with Sakura.
===Cardcaptors ''English Anime''===
''Cardcaptor Sakura'' was dubbed into English by [[Nelvana]] and brought to the [[United States]] under the name '''''Cardcaptors''''' - but it is almost universally believed that Nelvana could not have been completely aware of show's content, as the assorted romantic pairings are clearly questionable for an American children's programme. Practically all romantic subtext - not just the [[shōjo-ai]] and [[shōnen-ai]] - was excised from the show, and entire episodes of the original series were taken apart and spliced together in a haphazard manner, ostensibly to make ''Cardcaptors'' more appealing to [[United States|American]] [[teenager|teenage]] [[boy]]s, as the conception that, with the exception of ''[[Sailor Moon]]'', girl-oriented series would not succeed. It's not surprising that this led to the dub of the series being almost completely reviled by viewers of the original, who swiftly dubbed it "''Card-[[crap]]-tors''". Also, as a result of the US dub, most of the sites related to Cardcaptors are "flame sites" with no regard to show any advantages in the dub.


The plot of the anime series is extended, featuring 52 Clow Cards from the manga's original 19, and certain scenes are stretched and delayed, such as Cerberus' true form not being revealed until just before Yue's appearance.<ref name="Animerica"/> Sakura creates a 53rd card, Hope, a talent she is not shown to have in the manga. Some of the circumstances around the capturing of the cards is changed, such as Syaoran capturing several cards himself and being tested by Yue in the Final Judgment. Syaoran's cousin and fiancée Meiling Li is introduced in the anime, who positions herself as a jealous and romantic rival for Sakura and later becomes a friend until she returns to Hong Kong. The television series leaves the relationship between Sakura and Syaoran unresolved, but Sakura confesses her love to Syaoran at the end of the [[Cardcaptor Sakura Movie 2: The Sealed Card|second anime film]].
For a while it was on the [[WB Television Network]], the same network that carried ''[[Pokémon (anime)|Pokémon]]'' in the [[United States]], where ran for 39 episodes (as compared to the original series' 70-episode run) before it was ultimately cancelled. These episodes ran in a different order compared to the original episodes, and, as mentioned above, some consisted of multiple episodes spliced together, thus there is a feeling that the plot was disjointed. However, in [[Canada]] and other English-speaking countries (such as [[Australia]] and the [[Republic of Ireland]]), it ran in a more complete form, with all 70 episodes being shown in its original order (although in edited form), in some cases eschewing the English opening and closing themes in favor of dubbed versions of the original themes. The DVD line was cancelled after the ninth volume (the beginning of the second story arc); however, Pioneer released an uncut, [[subtitled]] version of the show on DVD that ran all 70 episodes on 18 discs.


== Production ==
The two movies have also been dubbed into English, and as both the ''Cardcaptor Sakura'' version and the ''Cardcaptors'' version can be found on the same DVD, the only major differences between the two are the dialogue. The second movie is more faithful to the original (retaining the original names and much of the original dialogue), and has a different voice cast from ''Cardcaptors''.
''Cardcaptor Sakura'' was first conceived shortly before the conclusion of Clamp's ''[[Magic Knight Rayearth]]'', which was serialized in ''[[Nakayoshi]]''.<ref name="CCS-Memorial">{{cite book|title=Cardcaptor Sakura Memorial Book|publisher=[[Kodansha]]|date=February 2001|isbn=978-4-06-324535-6|language=ja}}</ref> Clamp's head editor Yamonouchi asked them to do another series in ''Nakayoshi'', and Clamp decided to make a "''Nakayoshi''-esque" series, as opposed to ''Rayearth'', which Clamp described as unlike anything they had done before. Head Clamp writer [[Ageha Ohkawa|Nanase Ohkawa]]'s first impulse was to create a [[magical girl]] series, despite not being well-versed in the genre. Ohkawa wanted the heroine Sakura to be in the same age group as the majority of ''Nakayoshi''{{'}}s readers so that fans could relate to her. Due to it being different from how Clamp normally conceived characters, Ohkawa designed the other characters such as Tomoyo and Cerberus to be more like Clamp's previous creations. Once Ohkawa had enough information on the characters, she had the three artists in Clamp—[[Mokona]], [[Tsubaki Nekoi]] and [[Satsuki Igarashi]]—design them based on her descriptions. When designing Cerberus, Ohkawa wanted a mascot-type companion for Sakura, but Nekoi tried various forms, including dogs and squirrels, before designing the final version. Syaoran and Toya were conceived to be a common type of character featured in Clamp's works.<ref name="CCS-Memorial"/>


Various other titles were suggested for the series such as ''Cardcaster Sakura'' and ''Card Character Sakura'' before Nekoi suggested ''Cardcaptor Sakura''.<ref name="CCS-Memorial"/> While Ohkawa planned out ''Cardcaptor Sakura'' from beginning to end, she never consulted the plot with the other members, instead giving them the script one chapter at a time. Mokona initially drew Tomoyo so it would look like she was in love with Toya, which led to her surprise when she received the script for the chapter which reveals Tomoyo loves Sakura. The story was planned to have the theme of "if you try your best, it'll work out", but Ohkawa did not start out with Sakura's "It'll definitely be okay" mindset. Ohkawa addressed the relationships featured in the series by using Tomoyo and Sakura as an example. She explained that the reason Tomoyo and Sakura did not end up together was because Sakura did not love Tomoyo in a romantic way.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://chibiyuuto.com/clamp-interviews/clamp-interview-card-captor-sakura-memorial-book-february2001/|title=CLAMP Interview – Card Captor Sakura Memorial Book (February/2001)|website=Chibi Yuuto's Chronicles|date=June 18, 2016 |access-date=November 14, 2024}}</ref><ref name="CCS-Memorial"/>
In addition to its negative reviews, ''Cardcaptors'' merchandise was not widely received as certain parents were concerned that, as the Clow Cards vaguely, but significantly, resembled the [[tarot cards]], the series could be seen as promoting witchcraft or the occult. So much so that when ''Cardcaptors'' toys were released in [[Taco Bell]] in 2002, two of the four (Sakura's tarot-like card book, and Li's Lasin Board) were pulled within a week due to articles published by Christian groups.


The central theme of ''Cardcaptor Sakura'' is [[love]] and human relationships. Throughout the series, many forms of love are showcased, including "sibling love, childhood crushes, unrequited love, [and] true love."<ref name="MangaGuide"/> At times, Clamp even ignores the Clow Cards for several chapters to focus more on the relationships of Sakura and those around her. Each of these relationships are presented nonjudgmentally and without commentary on the correctness of the relationships. In particular, the romantic relationship between elementary student [[Rika Sasaki]] and her teacher [[Yoshiyuki Terada]] is presented in such a way that it can be seen as a sweet and innocent tale of "wish fulfillment", or if examined more seriously, as a mildly disturbing story of [[Pedophilia|pedophilic]] love.<ref name="MangaGuide"/>
[http://www.cardcaptors-uncensored.com/ ''Cardcaptors'' Uncensored] provides an incomplete list of changes between the two series. The site was last updated in [[2001]].


The artists, especially Mokona, were told by Ohkawa to use thin lines and to try to express things through curved lines as opposed to straight lines.<ref name="CCS-Memorial"/> The style of artwork was decided at the beginning to unify the world view of ''Cardcaptor Sakura''. Ohkawa wanted the series to have a "soft, cute-like" feel, so she asked the artists to not use a lot of ink and to make the pages light. For the multitude of flower imagery used in the manga, Nekoi looked through various books to find appropriate flowers, and tried to avoid using the same flower more than once in one chapter. Igarashi remarked that they "never had to draw so many flowers for one series," but they made a point to not use roses.<ref name="CCS-Memorial"/> Clamp wanted to incorporate transformation scenes into ''Cardcaptor Sakura'', but because many magical girl manga have the girls wearing the same outfit, they wanted Sakura to wear different costumes. They felt that "it's pretty sad for a girl to wear the same outfit all the time."<ref>{{cite news|author=Solomon, Charles|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/28/arts/design/28clam.html?_r=1|title=Four Mothers of Manga Gain American Fans With Expertise in a Variety of Visual Styles|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=November 28, 2006|access-date=September 26, 2010|archive-date=June 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220607090108/http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/28/arts/design/28clam.html?_r=2|url-status=live}}</ref>
[http://www.miraclegenki.com/cherryblossoms/initialdubanalysis.html Initial Dub Analysis], written by Moonbrat of [http://www.miraclegenki.com/cherryblossoms/ Cherry Blossoms] contains an in-depth review of many of the aspects in ''Cardcaptors'', as well as multiple comparisons between it and its original.


===English Manga===
== Media ==
=== Manga ===
{{See also|List of Cardcaptor Sakura chapters{{!}}List of ''Cardcaptor Sakura'' chapters}}
[[File:Cardcaptor Sakura Japanese logo.svg|thumb|Logo of the ''Cardcaptor Sakura'' manga series]]
''Cardcaptor Sakura'' began as a [[manga]] series written and illustrated by the manga artist group [[Clamp (manga artists)|Clamp]]. It was serialized in the monthly ''[[shōjo manga|shōjo]]'' (aimed at young girls) [[List of manga magazines|manga magazine]] ''[[Nakayoshi]]'' from the June 1996 to August 2000 issues.<ref name="Animerica"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000041006|title=カードキャプターさくら 新装版 (1)|publisher=[[Kodansha]]|access-date=April 21, 2024|language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000041034|title=カードキャプターさくら 新装版 (12) ＜完＞|publisher=[[Kodansha]]|access-date=April 21, 2024|language=ja}}</ref> The individual chapters were collected and published in 12 ''[[tankōbon]]'' volumes by [[Kodansha]] from November 1996 to July 2000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?isbn=9784063197433|script-title=ja:カードキャプターさくら(1)|trans-title=Cardcaptor Sakura (1)|publisher=[[Kodansha]]|access-date=November 26, 2014|language=ja|archive-date=January 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180104220511/http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?isbn=9784063197433|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?isbn=9784063343267|script-title=ja:カードキャプターさくら(12)|trans-title=Cardcaptor Sakura (12)|publisher=[[Kodansha]]|access-date=November 26, 2014|language=ja|archive-date=January 15, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180115005901/http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?isbn=9784063343267|url-status=live}}</ref> Kodansha released the first six volumes in bilingual editions that included both Japanese and English from May 2000 to July 2001.<ref>{{cite book|script-title=ja:カードキャプターさくら―バイリンガル版 (1)|trans-title=Cardcaptor Sakura Bilingual Edition (1)|publisher=[[Amazon.com|Amazon.co.jp]]|language=ja|isbn=978-4770026446|year=2000}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|script-title=ja:カードキャプターさくら―バイリンガル版 (6)|trans-title=Cardcaptor Sakura Bilingual Edition (6)|publisher=[[Amazon.com|Amazon.co.jp]]|language=ja|isbn=978-4770028822|year=2001}}</ref> The bilingual volumes were part of an experimental line for helping Japanese children learn English. Kodansha stopped releasing the bilingual editions after the series was licensed in English for distribution in North America by [[Tokyopop]].<ref name="Animerica"/><ref>{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-07-01/kodansha-to-publish-sell-manga-in-u.s-in-september|title=Kodansha to Publish, Sell Manga in U.S. in September|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=July 1, 2008|access-date=May 24, 2009|archive-date=April 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190411103747/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-07-01/kodansha-to-publish-sell-manga-in-u.s-in-september|url-status=live}}</ref>


In addition to the regular 50 chapters of the manga series, Clamp also wrote and drew two special chapters that were released in Japan as part of two volumes of a collection of artbooks titled ''Cardcaptor Sakura: Illustrated Collection''. The first special chapter, which was published in the first volume, focuses on Toya and Sakura’s relationship, with Toya caring for her while she has a cold.<ref>Cardcaptor Sakura Illustrations Collection – Clow Cards by Clamp, published July 28, 1998, P.107-121</ref> The second special chapter, which focuses on Sakura's (at that time unrealized) love for Syaoran, has a similar premise, but with Syaoran catching a cold and Sakura caring for him while he is unwell.<ref>Cardcaptor Sakura Illustrations Collection 2 by Clamp, published April 26, 2000, P.104-120</ref>
The [[manga]] was translated into [[English language|English]] by [[TOKYOPOP]] (Formerly Mixx); the characters kept their [[Japanese language|Japanese]] names in the translated manga. The manga was mostly unchanged from the original.
The earlier edition of the first six volumes, were flipped to read left to right, while the later six volumes, under the name '''''Cardcaptor Sakura: Master of the Clow''''', read the original right to left way. The original six volumes have been re-released as the original right-to-left format manga.


Tokyopop released the volumes of ''Cardcaptor Sakura'' from March 2000 to August 2003.<ref>{{cite book|title=Cardcaptor Sakura 1|year=2000|publisher=[[Amazon.com]]|isbn=978-1892213365}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Cardcaptor Sakura: Master of the Clow, Book 6|date=August 5, 2003 |publisher=[[Amazon.com]]|isbn=978-1892213808}}</ref> Tokyopop initially released the first six volumes with the book "flipped" from the original Japanese orientation, in which the book is read from right-to-left, to the Western format with text oriented from left-to-right. These volumes were later re-released with the original orientation in two box sets, each containing three volumes.<ref>{{cite book|title=Cardcaptor Sakura (Boxed Set, Collection 1)|date=7 October 2003|publisher=[[Amazon.com]]|isbn=978-1591825890}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Cardcaptor Sakura: Boxed Set Volumes 4-6: Special Collector's Edition|date=August 5, 2003 |publisher=[[Amazon.com]]|isbn=978-1892213808}}</ref> Volumes seven through twelve were released in the original orientation with the subtitle ''Master of the Clow''. [[Madman Entertainment]] used Tokyopop's English translation to release the series in Australia and New Zealand.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.madman.com.au/periodicals/home/19/cardcaptor-sakura-master-of-the-clowmanga|title=Cardcaptor Sakura: Master of the Clow (Manga)|publisher=[[Madman Entertainment]]|access-date=September 13, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303202605/http://www.madman.com.au/periodicals/home/19/cardcaptor-sakura-master-of-the-clowmanga|archive-date=March 3, 2016}}</ref> [[Dark Horse Comics|Dark Horse Manga]] published an English edition of the series in four omnibus volumes containing three of the original volumes each from October 2010 and September 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.darkhorse.com/Books/16-632/Cardcaptor-Sakura-Omnibus-Vol-1-TPB|title=Cardcaptor Sakura Omnibus Vol. 1 TPB|publisher=[[Dark Horse Comics]]|access-date=November 5, 2010|archive-date=April 11, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120411041003/http://www.darkhorse.com/Books/16-632/Cardcaptor-Sakura-Omnibus-Vol-1-TPB|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="DarkHorse4">{{cite web|url=http://www.darkhorse.com/Books/18-480/Cardcaptor-Sakura-Book-4-TPB|title=Cardcaptor Sakura Book 4 TPB|publisher=[[Dark Horse Comics]]|access-date=May 8, 2012|archive-date=May 7, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120507054602/http://www.darkhorse.com/Books/18-480/Cardcaptor-Sakura-Book-4-TPB|url-status=live}}</ref> After Dark Horse Comics' license expired, [[Kodansha USA|Kodansha Comics]] licensed it and began releasing the series in hardcover Collector's Edition volumes in 2019.<ref>{{cite web|last=Ressler|first=Karen|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-11-17/kodansha-usa-licenses-cardcaptor-sakura-tales-of-berseria-fate-grand-order-manga/.139548|title=Kodansha USA Licenses Cardcaptor Sakura, Tales of Berseria, Fate/Grand Order Manga|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=November 17, 2018|access-date=March 28, 2020|archive-date=November 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108125711/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-11-17/kodansha-usa-licenses-cardcaptor-sakura-tales-of-berseria-fate-grand-order-manga/.139548|url-status=live}}</ref> The manga series is licensed for additional regional language releases by [[Pika Édition]] in France,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pika.fr/new/node/1103|title=Card Captor Sakura|publisher=[[Pika Édition]]|access-date=September 13, 2010|language=fr|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100703053546/http://www.pika.fr/new/node/1103|archive-date=July 3, 2010}}</ref> [[Star Comics (Italy)|Star Comics]] in Italy,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.starcomics.com/scheda.php?id=1299|title=Card Captor Sakura - 1|publisher=[[Star Comics (Italy)|Star Comics]]|access-date=September 13, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716132014/http://www.starcomics.com/scheda.php?id=1299|archive-date=July 16, 2011|language=it}}</ref> [[Egmont Manga & Anime]] in Germany,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.manganet.de/index.php/cat/c278_card_captor_sakura.html|title=Card Captor Sakura|publisher=[[Egmont Manga & Anime]]|access-date=September 13, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130526045620/http://www.manganet.de/index.php/cat/c278_card_captor_sakura.html|archive-date=May 26, 2013|language=de|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Editora JBC]] in Brazil,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mangasjbc.uol.com.br/titulos/sakura-card-captors/|title=Sakura Card Captors|publisher=[[Editora JBC]]|access-date=September 13, 2010|language=pt|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100826194440/http://mangasjbc.uol.com.br/titulos/sakura-card-captors/|archive-date=August 26, 2010}}</ref> [[Ever Glory Publishing]] in Taiwan,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.egmanga.com.tw/manga/top_gbs_col01.htm|title=01 Clamp|publisher=[[Ever Glory Publishing]]|access-date=September 13, 2010|language=zh|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629125354/http://www.egmanga.com.tw/manga/top_gbs_col01.htm|archive-date=June 29, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> Ediciones Glénat in Spain,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.edicionesglenat.es/fitxa.aspx?pid=54|title=Cardcaptor Sakura|publisher=Glènat España|access-date=September 13, 2010|language=es|archive-date=November 29, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101129141833/http://edicionesglenat.es/fitxa.aspx?pid=54|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Editorial Ivrea]] in Argentina,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.librosar.com.ar/portal/detallesLibro.aspx?codigo=219702|title=Sakura card captor|publisher=Librosar|access-date=September 13, 2010|language=es|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706082001/http://www.librosar.com.ar/portal/detallesLibro.aspx?codigo=219702 |archive-date=July 6, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> and Editorial Toukan and later Editorial Kamite in Mexico.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animexis.com/htm/mangamxinfo.php?id=000036|title=Sakura Card Captors|publisher=Animexis|access-date=September 13, 2010|language=es|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707143958/http://www.animexis.com/htm/mangamxinfo.php?id=000036|archive-date=July 7, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cinepremiere.com.mx/kamite-manga-cardcaptor-sakura.html|title=Kamite anuncia manga Cardcaptor Sakura {{!}} Cine Premiere|date=December 26, 2017|work=Cine Premiere|access-date=January 31, 2018|language=es|archive-date=February 1, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180201021735/https://www.cinepremiere.com.mx/kamite-manga-cardcaptor-sakura.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[Kodansha]] also published bilingual editions to help Japanese children learn English. Many English-reading fans preferred the paper quality and translations of these editions to the TOKYOPOP editions. Kodansha stopped publishing the editions when it was found that English-speakers in North America imported Kodansha's translations ahead of TOKYOPOP's releases and did not buy TOKYOPOP's releases. Therefore, only TOKYOPOP has all of the volumes translated.


=== Anime ===
The American translation is imported to Australia by [[Madman Entertainment]].
{{See also|List of Cardcaptor Sakura episodes{{!}}List of ''Cardcaptor Sakura'' episodes}}
[[File:Cardcaptor Sakura anime logo.svg|thumb|Logo of the ''Cardcaptor Sakura'' anime series]]
A 70-episode [[anime]] television series adaptation produced by the animation studio [[Madhouse (company)|Madhouse]] aired in Japan on the [[NHK]] television network spread over three seasons.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www3.nhk.or.jp/anime/sakura/story01_10.html|script-title=ja:これまでのストーリー|trans-title=The Story So Far|publisher=[[Madhouse (company)|Madhouse]]|access-date=October 2, 2010|language=ja|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100405222443/http://www9.nhk.or.jp/anime/sakura/story01_10.html|archive-date=April 5, 2010}}</ref><ref name="staff-cast">{{cite web|url=http://www3.nhk.or.jp/anime/sakura/staff.html|script-title=ja:スタッフ&キャスト|trans-title=Staff & Cast|publisher=[[NHK]]|access-date=September 23, 2010|language=ja|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100921080924/http://www3.nhk.or.jp/anime/sakura/staff.html|archive-date=September 21, 2010}}</ref> The first season, consisting of 35 episodes, aired between April 7 and December 29, 1998.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archives.nhk.or.jp/chronicle/B10001200999804070130248/|script-title=ja:カードキャプターさくら <新>｢さくらと不思議な魔法の本｣|trans-title=Cardcaptor Sakura (New) "Sakura and the Mysterious Magic Book"|publisher=[[NHK]]|access-date=October 21, 2014|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811184650/http://archives.nhk.or.jp/chronicle/B10001200999804070130248/|archive-date=August 11, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://archives.nhk.or.jp/chronicle/B10001200999812290130103/|script-title=ja:カードキャプターさくら <終>｢さくらのすてきなクリスマス｣|trans-title=Cardcaptor Sakura (End) "Sakura's Wonderful Christmas"|publisher=[[NHK]]|access-date=October 21, 2014|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811184704/http://archives.nhk.or.jp/chronicle/B10001200999812290130103/|archive-date=August 11, 2011}}</ref><ref name="Madhouse1">{{cite web|url=http://www.madhouse.co.jp/column/tantei/02.html|title=第2回 ｢最長のTVシリーズ作品は?｣|trans-title=Round 2: What Are Your Longest TV Series?|publisher=[[Madhouse (company)|Madhouse]]|access-date=December 10, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314063608/http://www.madhouse.co.jp/column/tantei/02.html|archive-date=March 14, 2012|language=ja}}</ref> The second season, with 11 episodes, aired between April 6 and June 22, 1999.<ref name="Madhouse1"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://archives.nhk.or.jp/chronicle/B10001200999906220130221/|script-title=ja:カードキャプターさくら ｢さくらと最後の審判｣|trans-title=Cardcaptor Sakura "Sakura and the Final Judgment"|publisher=[[NHK]]|access-date=October 21, 2014|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811184748/http://archives.nhk.or.jp/chronicle/B10001200999906220130221/|archive-date=August 11, 2011}}</ref> The third season, containing 24 episodes, aired between September 7, 1999 and March 21, 2000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archives.nhk.or.jp/chronicle/B10001200999909070130243/|script-title=ja:カードキャプターさくら ｢さくらと不思議な転校生｣|trans-title=Cardcaptor Sakura "Sakura and the Mysterious Transfer Student"|publisher=[[NHK]]|access-date=October 21, 2014|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811184913/http://archives.nhk.or.jp/chronicle/B10001200999909070130243/|archive-date=August 11, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://archives.nhk.or.jp/chronicle/B10002200090003210130076/|script-title=ja:カードキャプターさくら <終> ｢さくらと本当の想い｣|trans-title=Cardcaptor Sakura (End) "Sakura and Her True Feelings"|publisher=[[NHK]]|access-date=October 21, 2014|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811185042/http://archives.nhk.or.jp/chronicle/B10002200090003210130076/|archive-date=August 11, 2011}}</ref> Directed by [[Morio Asaka]], Clamp was fully involved in the project, with head writer [[Ageha Ohkawa|Nanase Ohkawa]] writing and composing the screenplay and [[Mokona]] overseeing the costumes and card designs.<ref name="staff-cast"/> The series was later released by [[Bandai Visual]] to 18 [[VHS]], [[Laserdisc|LD]] and [[DVD]] compilation volumes from September 1998 to May 2000.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00005EENJ/|script-title=ja:カードキャプターさくら Vol.1 (VHS)|trans-title=Cardcaptor Sakura Vol. 1 (VHS)|date=25 September 1998|publisher=[[Amazon.com|Amazon.co.jp]]|access-date=September 23, 2010|language=ja|archive-date=December 22, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111222001730/http://www.amazon.co.jp/%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89%E3%82%AD%E3%83%A3%E3%83%97%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC%E3%81%95%E3%81%8F%E3%82%89-Vol-1-VHS-%E4%B8%B9%E4%B8%8B%E6%A1%9C/dp/B00005EENJ|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://store.tsutaya.co.jp/item/rental_dvd/131408597.html|script-title=ja:カードキャプターさくら18|trans-title=Cardcaptor Sakura 18|publisher=Tsutaya|access-date=September 23, 2010|language=ja|archive-date=March 10, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310170633/http://store.tsutaya.co.jp/item/rental_dvd/131408597.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00005EDN0/|title=カードキャプターさくら Vol.1 (DVD)|date=September 23, 1999 |trans-title=Cardcaptor Sakura Vol. 1 (DVD)|publisher=[[Amazon.com|Amazon.co.jp]]|access-date=September 23, 2010|language=ja|archive-date=June 23, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120623062827/http://www.amazon.co.jp/%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89%E3%82%AD%E3%83%A3%E3%83%97%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC%E3%81%95%E3%81%8F%E3%82%89-Vol-1-DVD-%E6%B5%85%E9%A6%99%E5%AE%88%E7%94%9F/dp/B00005EDN0|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00005EDNH/|script-title=ja:カードキャプターさくら Vol.18 (DVD)|trans-title=Cardcaptor Sakura Vol. 18 (DVD)|publisher=[[Amazon.com|Amazon.co.jp]]|access-date=September 23, 2010|language=ja|archive-date=November 8, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108131215/http://www.amazon.co.jp/%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89%E3%82%AD%E3%83%A3%E3%83%97%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC%E3%81%95%E3%81%8F%E3%82%89-Vol-18-DVD-%E4%B8%B9%E4%B8%8B%E6%A1%9C/dp/B00005EDNH|url-status=live |date=May 25, 2000 }}</ref> Two [[Blu-ray Disc]] box set volumes were released by Geneon in 2009.<ref name="BD-boxset1">{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B001NJR3I4/|title=カードキャプターさくら ―クロウカード編― BOX (期間限定生産) (Blu-ray)|date=March 27, 2009 |trans-title=Cardcaptor Sakura Clow Card Arc BOX (limited production) (Blu-ray)|publisher=[[Amazon.com|Amazon.co.jp]]|access-date=September 23, 2010|language=ja|archive-date=December 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202132435/https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B001NJR3I4/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="BD-boxset2">{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B001NJR3IE/|script-title=ja:カードキャプターさくら ―さくらカード編― BOX (期間限定生産) (Blu-ray)|trans-title=Cardcaptor Sakura Sakura Card Arc BOX (limited production) (Blu-ray)|publisher=[[Amazon.com|Amazon.co.jp]]|access-date=September 23, 2010|language=ja|archive-date=November 3, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151103203930/http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B001NJR3IE/|url-status=live |date=June 26, 2009 }}</ref> An upgraded [[4K resolution|4K]] remaster was released in December 2017 as an 11-disc set in both DVD and Blu-ray Disc box sets.<ref>{{cite web|last=Komatsu|first=Mikikazu|url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2017/10/28/see-how-cardcaptor-sakura-anime-visuals-are-upgraded-in-4k-scan-remastered-edition|title=See How "Cardcaptor Sakura" Anime Visuals are Upgraded in 4K Scan Remastered Edition|website=[[Crunchyroll]]|date=October 28, 2017|access-date=February 15, 2018|archive-date=February 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180216204327/http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2017/10/28/see-how-cardcaptor-sakura-anime-visuals-are-upgraded-in-4k-scan-remastered-edition|url-status=live}}</ref>


[[Nelvana]] licensed ''Cardcaptor Sakura'' in North America, dubbed the series into English with [[Ocean Studios]] featuring [[Carly McKillip]] as Sakura, and released it under the name ''Cardcaptors''.<ref>{{cite news|author=Considine, J. D.|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/20/movies/television-radio-making-anime-a-little-safer-for-americans.html?scp=2&sq=sailor%20moon&st=cse|title=Television/Radio; Making Anime A Little Safer For Americans|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=January 20, 2002|access-date=September 23, 2010|archive-date=December 22, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111222002038/http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/20/movies/television-radio-making-anime-a-little-safer-for-americans.html?scp=2&sq=sailor%20moon&st=cse|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Anime Essentials: Every Thing a Fan Needs to Know|first=Gilles|last=Poitras|year=2001|publisher=[[Stone Bridge Press]]|isbn=978-1-880656-53-2|page=27}}</ref> This version was heavily edited from the original Japanese version, and Nelvana spent roughly $100,000 on each episode to incorporate new music, scripts, and vocal tracks.<ref>{{cite web|first=Brian|last=Lowry|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-jun-16-ca-41391-story.html|title=A Firm From the Great White North Takes Off|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=June 16, 2000|accessdate=December 24, 2021|archive-date=December 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211224150230/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-jun-16-ca-41391-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The initial version of the dub covered all 70 episodes, although character names were changed, some Japanese text was changed to English, and subjects considered controversial at the time, such as [[same-sex relationship]]s, were edited out. One of the censored themes was that of homosexual characters, including Tomoyo, who was changed from having a crush to being just a friend, and the gay relationship between Toya and Yukito, which was also portrayed as just friends.<ref>{{cite web|last=Dornemann|first=Emlyn|url=http://cbldf.org/2019/03/anime-censorship-in-the-early-2000s/|title=Anime Censorship in the 90s and Early 2000s|website=[[Comic Book Legal Defense Fund]]|date=March 18, 2019 |access-date=December 8, 2019|archive-date=December 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191204200236/http://cbldf.org/2019/03/anime-censorship-in-the-early-2000s/|url-status=live}}</ref> The musical score was completely replaced with new music and some of the sound effects were replaced when they could not be separated into separate tracks, although the original opening and ending themes were dubbed into English. This version aired in Australia on [[Network Ten]] and [[Cartoon Network (Australia)|Cartoon Network]], in Ireland on [[RTÉ2]],<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020902033014/http://isis.rte.ie/newtv/singlechannel.asp?Channel=36|archive-date=September 2, 2002|url=http://isis.rte.ie:80/newtv/singlechannel.asp?Channel=36|title=RTE Guide - TV Schedules|publisher=[[RTÉ2]]|access-date=May 27, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> in the UK on [[CiTV|CITV]] and [[Fox Kids UK|Fox Kids]], and in Canada on [[Teletoon]] (which also aired the episodes with a French dub). An alternative English dub of the series was produced by Omni Productions in [[Hong Kong]] to air on [[Animax Asia]] and it has been shown entirely unedited and uncut making it very faithfully closer to the original Japanese version, which it broadcast on its English-language networks in [[Southeast Asia]] and [[South Asia]].
===Other versions===
The anime is called '''Sakura, la chasseuse de cartes''' in France.


''Cardcaptors'' first aired in the United States on [[Kids' WB]] between June 17, 2000 and December 14, 2001.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tv.msn.com/tv/series/cardcaptors/|title=Cardcaptors|publisher=[[MSN TV]]|access-date=October 2, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120910215037/http://tv.msn.com/tv/series/cardcaptors/|archive-date=September 10, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://tv.msn.com/tv/episode/cardcaptors/revelations.2/|title=Cardcaptors - 'Revelations' Episode Info|publisher=[[MSN TV]]|access-date=October 2, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120910215043/http://tv.msn.com/tv/episode/cardcaptors/revelations.2/|archive-date=September 10, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> The version that aired on Kids' WB was an alternate version of the Nelvana dub that was heavily edited even further with episodes re-ordered and some left out completely.<ref name="Cardcaptors Explained">{{cite web|url=http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/619.html|title=Sailor Moon Explained, Plus Fushigi Yugi, Cardcaptors, More Pioneer Has Loads of Shojo|website=[[ICv2]]|date=August 12, 2001|access-date=May 24, 2009|archive-date=August 12, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120812154608/http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/619.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The editing to the original Nelvana dub was done to refocus the series to be more action oriented for the appeal of male viewers, as they were seen as the largest audience of animation at the time.<ref name="Animerica"/> The first episode aired in Kids' WB's version was "Sakura's Rival", the eighth episode of the series, having removed episodes focusing on Sakura and to have the show start with Syaoran's arrival.<ref name="Animerica"/><ref name="Animefringe-Cardcaptors"/> The series ran for 39 episodes, changing the original episode order but finishing with the show's actual final episode. Rather than using the English versions of the original opening and ending themes like in Australia, the North American runs of the series used a new opening theme produced for the dub.
The series also was aired in Israel, with all 70 episodes and with Hebrew dubbing and slight editing. The series was titled '''סאקורה''' (''Sakura'') in Israel.


[[Pioneer Entertainment]] released the first 27 US ''Cardcaptors'' episodes to nine VHS and DVD compilation volumes from November 2000 to July 2002;<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00004Y56X/|title=Cardcaptors&nbsp;— Tests of Courage (Vol. 1) (VHS)|website=[[Amazon (company)|Amazon]]|date=November 14, 2000 |access-date=September 24, 2010|archive-date=December 22, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111222002802/http://www.amazon.com/Cardcaptors-Tests-Courage-Vol-VHS/dp/B00004Y56X|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00004Y56Y/|title=Cardcaptors&nbsp;— Tests of Courage (Vol. 1) (2000)|website=[[Amazon (company)|Amazon]]|date=November 14, 2000 |access-date=September 24, 2010|archive-date=October 14, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014180329/http://www.amazon.com/Cardcaptors-Tests-Courage-Vol-1/dp/B00004Y56Y|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000066C8K/|title=Cardcaptors&nbsp;— Star Power (Vol. 9) (VHS)|website=[[Amazon (company)|Amazon]]|date=July 9, 2002 |access-date=September 24, 2010|archive-date=December 22, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111222002637/http://www.amazon.com/Cardcaptors-Star-Power-Vol-VHS/dp/B000066C8K|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000066C6S/|title=Cardcaptors: V.9 Star Power (ep.25-27)|website=[[Amazon (company)|Amazon]]|date=July 9, 2002 |access-date=September 24, 2010|archive-date=February 11, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120211050149/http://www.amazon.com/Cardcaptors-V-9-Star-Power-ep-25-27/dp/B000066C6S|url-status=live}}</ref> a planned tenth volume was cancelled in June 2002.<ref>{{cite web|last=Macdonald|first=Christopher|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2002-06-29/cardcaptors-vol-10-canceled|title=Cardcaptors vol. 10 canceled|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=June 29, 2002|access-date=January 25, 2022}}</ref> They also released the unedited ''Cardcaptor Sakura'' series with the original Japanese audio tracks and English subtitles,<ref name="Animerica"/><ref name="Cardcaptors Explained"/> to 18 DVDs from November 2000 to November 2003;<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00004W1ZN/|title=Cardcaptor Sakura&nbsp;— The Clow (Vol. 1)|website=[[Amazon (company)|Amazon]]|date=November 14, 2000 |access-date=September 24, 2010|archive-date=May 28, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120528230207/http://www.amazon.com/Cardcaptor-Sakura-The-Clow-Vol/dp/B00004W1ZN|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0000C3IBR/|title=Cardcaptor Sakura&nbsp;— Revelations (Vol. 18)|website=[[Amazon (company)|Amazon]]|date=November 11, 2003 |access-date=September 24, 2010|archive-date=May 16, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120516071814/http://www.amazon.com/Cardcaptor-Sakura-Revelations-Vol-18/dp/B0000C3IBR|url-status=live}}</ref> the first 11 volumes were also released in VHS.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00004UTXE/|title=Cardcaptor Sakura&nbsp;— The Clow Volume 1 (VHS)|website=[[Amazon (company)|Amazon]]|date=November 14, 2000 |access-date=September 24, 2010|archive-date=April 21, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120421154331/http://www.amazon.com/Cardcaptor-Sakura-The-Clow-Volume/dp/B00004UTXE|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00006ADHO/|title=Cardcaptor Sakura&nbsp;— Trust (Vol. 11) (VHS)|website=[[Amazon (company)|Amazon]]|date=August 20, 2002 |access-date=September 24, 2010|archive-date=December 22, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111222002756/http://www.amazon.com/Cardcaptor-Sakura-Trust-Vol-VHS/dp/B00006ADHO|url-status=live}}</ref> The ''Cardcaptor Sakura'' TV series DVDs went out-of-print at the end of 2006 when the license expired. [[Nippon Ichi Software|NIS America]] has licensed the ''Cardcaptor Sakura'' TV series and re-released the entire series with Japanese and an unedited English audio track ([[Animax Asia]]'s dub) on DVD and Blu-ray on August 5, 2014.<ref name="NISAmerica">{{cite web|last=Ressler|first=Karen|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-04-30/nis-america-licenses-cardcaptor-sakura-tv-anime|title=NIS America Licenses Cardcaptor Sakura TV Anime|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=April 30, 2014|access-date=April 30, 2014|archive-date=July 24, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170724211445/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-04-30/nis-america-licenses-cardcaptor-sakura-tv-anime|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Characters==


[[Madman Entertainment]] licensed the original ''Cardcaptor Sakura'' episodes in its uncut form with Japanese audio and English subtitles in Australia and New Zealand,<ref>{{cite web|last=Blair|first=Georgia|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-03-24/madman-to-release-card-captor-sakura-and-rozen-maiden-overture|title=Madman to Release Cardcaptor Sakura and Rozen Maiden Overture|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=June 9, 2013|archive-date=2014-04-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140410104602/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-03-24/madman-to-release-card-captor-sakura-and-rozen-maiden-overture|url-status=live}}</ref> and later released the series in two DVD box collections, one consisting of season one and the other consisting of seasons two and three. Each DVD box set contained the textless openings and endings of the series; the second DVD box set also contained an exclusive interview with [[Sakura Tange]], Sakura Kinomoto's Japanese voice actress. The first DVD box collection was released in September 2012,<ref name="MadmanCol1">{{cite web|url=http://www.madman.com.au/news/cardcaptor-sakura-collection-1-moved-to-september/|title=Cardcaptor Sakura Collection 1 Moved to September|publisher=[[Madman Entertainment]]|access-date=June 19, 2013|archive-date=August 27, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120827062024/http://www.madman.com.au/news/cardcaptor-sakura-collection-1-moved-to-september/|url-status=live}}</ref> and the second DVD box collection was released in November 2012.<ref name="MadmanCol2">{{cite web|url=http://www.madman.com.au/catalogue/view/17885/cardcaptor-sakura-uncut-collection-2-eps-3670-subtitled-edition|title=Cardcaptor Sakura (Uncut) Collection 2 (eps 36-70)|publisher=[[Madman Entertainment]]|access-date=June 19, 2013|archive-date=December 1, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121201042402/https://www.madman.com.au/catalogue/view/17885/cardcaptor-sakura-uncut-collection-2-eps-3670-subtitled-edition|url-status=live}}</ref>
Names are written using the Western naming order (given names first), with the original name listed first, followed by the name used in the ''Cardcaptors'' dubbed anime. Names are romanized according to the [[TOKYOPOP]] manga. The name romanized according to the [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style for Japan-related articles]] is notated in [[Japan]]ese order next to the name in Japanese characters. In the case of the Syaoran Li (Shaoran Li in the uncut anime), the [[TOKYOPOP]] name is given first, with the actual [[pinyin]] notated. In Meiling Li's case, the pinyin in Western order is given first.


[[Anime Limited]] licensed ''Cardcaptor Sakura'' in its original, uncut form in the United Kingdom and Ireland, and made the first season of the series available on [[Channel 4]] via [[All 4]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://animeuknews.net/2019/10/anime-limited-acquires-cardcaptor-sakura-and-inuyasha-anime-reveals-b-the-beginning-ultimate-edition/|title=Anime Limited Acquires Cardcaptor Sakura and InuYasha Anime, Reveals B: The Beginning Ultimate Edition|date=October 25, 2019|website=Anime UK News|access-date=October 25, 2019|archive-date=October 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191025151723/https://animeuknews.net/2019/10/anime-limited-acquires-cardcaptor-sakura-and-inuyasha-anime-reveals-b-the-beginning-ultimate-edition/|url-status=live}}</ref> Pre-orders for a Blu-ray release of the series became available in December 2021. The collection includes all 70 episodes across 10 discs, uses the 2017 remaster of the series in 4K resolution, the Pioneer subtitles, and a 16-page collector's booklet. It does not use the ''Cardcaptors'' dub, but the dub aired on Animax Asia.<ref>{{cite web|author=NormanicGrav|url=https://animeuknews.net/2021/11/anime-limited-reveals-12-days-of-christmas-2021-early-bird-line-up-with-belladonna-of-sadness-4k-ultra-hd-cardcaptor-sakura-el-hazard-my-hime-more/|title=Anime Limited Reveals 12 Days of Christmas 2021 Early Bird Line-up with Belladonna of Sadness 4K Ultra HD, Cardcaptor Sakura, El-Hazard, My-HiME & More|website=Anime UK News|date=November 16, 2021|access-date=November 16, 2021|archive-date=November 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211116090113/https://animeuknews.net/2021/11/anime-limited-reveals-12-days-of-christmas-2021-early-bird-line-up-with-belladonna-of-sadness-4k-ultra-hd-cardcaptor-sakura-el-hazard-my-hime-more/|url-status=live}}</ref> From November 2022 to January 2024, the Animax Asia dub of the series streamed on ITV Hub, along with its successor, [[ITVX]].<ref>{{cite web|date=2022-11-09|title=Anime Now Streaming on ITV Hub • Anime UK News|url=https://animeuknews.net/2022/11/anime-now-streaming-on-itv-hub/|access-date=2022-11-27|website=Anime UK News|language=en-GB}}</ref>{{CN|date=July 2024}}
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===Sakura Kinomoto/Sakura Avalon===
=== Films ===
{{Main|Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie{{!}}''Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie''|Cardcaptor Sakura Movie 2: The Sealed Card{{!}}''Cardcaptor Sakura Movie 2: The Sealed Card''}}
(木之本 桜 ''Kinomoto Sakura'')
[[Madhouse (company)|Madhouse]] produced two, 82-minute anime films as an extension to the anime television series. The first, ''[[Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie]]'', was released on August 21, 1999.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.madhouse.co.jp/works/2000-1999/works_movie_cardcapturesakura.html|script-title=ja:劇場版カードキャプターさくら|trans-title=Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie|publisher=[[Madhouse (company)|Madhouse]]|access-date=October 2, 2010|language=ja|archive-date=February 29, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229181423/http://www.madhouse.co.jp/works/2000-1999/works_movie_cardcapturesakura.html|url-status=live |title=Madhouse.co.jp }}</ref> Set between the first and second seasons of the TV series, the film shows Sakura and her friends going to Hong Kong, where they encounter a [[vengeful spirit]] who was hurt by Clow Reed in the past. It was released to VHS, LD and DVD in Japan by Bandai Visual in February 2000.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00005EEVT/|title=カードキャプターさくら【劇場版】 (VHS)|date=February 25, 2000 |trans-title=Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie (VHS)|publisher=[[Amazon.com|Amazon.co.jp]]|access-date=September 27, 2010|language=ja|archive-date=November 8, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108131335/http://www.amazon.co.jp/%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89%E3%82%AD%E3%83%A3%E3%83%97%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC%E3%81%95%E3%81%8F%E3%82%89%E3%80%90%E5%8A%87%E5%A0%B4%E7%89%88%E3%80%91-VHS-%E6%B5%85%E9%A6%99%E5%AE%88%E7%94%9F/dp/B00005EEVT|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00005EDNP/|title=カードキャプターさくら【劇場版】 (DVD)|date=February 25, 2000 |trans-title=Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie (DVD)|publisher=[[Amazon.com|Amazon.co.jp]]|access-date=September 27, 2010|language=ja|archive-date=September 2, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120902024812/http://www.amazon.co.jp/%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89%E3%82%AD%E3%83%A3%E3%83%97%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC%E3%81%95%E3%81%8F%E3%82%89%E3%80%90%E5%8A%87%E5%A0%B4%E7%89%88%E3%80%91-DVD-%E4%B8%B9%E4%B8%8B%E6%A1%9C/dp/B00005EDNP|url-status=live}}</ref> Nelvana released an English dubbed version of the film, retaining the same name and story changes as its main ''Cardcaptors'' dub, although it was dubbed with no visual edits and was released in cut and uncut versions. As with the TV series, Pioneer Entertainment also released the film with the original Japanese audio and English subtitles, and also released a bilingual DVD containing both audio tracks. Both the edited and unedited versions were released on VHS and DVD in March 2002.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00005V9KA/|title=Cardcaptors&nbsp;— The Movie [VHS] (2000)|website=[[Amazon (company)|Amazon]]|date=March 26, 2002 |access-date=September 23, 2010|archive-date=April 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140414064743/http://www.amazon.com/Cardcaptors-The-Movie-Matt-Hill/dp/B00005V9KA|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00005V9HE/|title=Cardcaptor Sakura&nbsp;— The Movie (1999)|website=[[Amazon (company)|Amazon]]|date=March 26, 2002 |access-date=September 23, 2010|archive-date=April 4, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120404115314/http://www.amazon.com/Cardcaptor-Sakura-The-Movie-Tange/dp/B00005V9HE|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Discotek Media]] released the first film on Blu-ray Disc and DVD on September 30, 2014, in North America.<ref>{{cite web|last=Loveridge|first=Lynzee|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-07-16/discotek-adds-devilman-tv-cardcaptor-sakura-film-jin-roh-dallos|title=Discotek Adds ''Devilman TV'', ''Cardcaptor Sakura'' Film, ''Jin-Roh'', ''Dallos''|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=July 16, 2013|access-date=July 17, 2013|archive-date=July 20, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130720004930/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-07-16/discotek-adds-devilman-tv-cardcaptor-sakura-film-jin-roh-dallos|url-status=live}}</ref>


The second film, ''[[Cardcaptor Sakura Movie 2: The Sealed Card]]'', was released in Japan on July 15, 2000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.madhouse.co.jp/works/2001-2000/works_movie_cardcapturesakura.html|script-title=ja:劇場版カードキャプターさくら 封印されたカード|trans-title=Cardcaptor Sakura Movie 2: The Sealed Card|publisher=[[Madhouse (company)|Madhouse]]|access-date=October 2, 2010|language=ja|archive-date=February 29, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229181445/http://www.madhouse.co.jp/works/2001-2000/works_movie_cardcapturesakura.html|url-status=live}}</ref> It provided a conclusion to the TV series, in which Syaoran returns to Tokyo in hopes of getting Sakura's answer to his love confession, but her own confession is interrupted by the appearance of a 53rd Clow Card. It was released to LD (as a limited edition) and DVD in January 2001, and to VHS in July 2001.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00005HSBV/|title=劇場版 カードキャプターさくら 封印されたカード (DVD)|date=January 25, 2001 |trans-title=Cardcaptor Sakura Move 2: The Sealed Card (DVD)|publisher=[[Amazon.com|Amazon.co.jp]]|access-date=September 27, 2010|language=ja|archive-date=May 31, 2012|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6859zJwIZ?url=http://www.amazon.co.jp/%E5%8A%87%E5%A0%B4%E7%89%88-%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89%E3%82%AD%E3%83%A3%E3%83%97%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC%E3%81%95%E3%81%8F%E3%82%89-%E5%B0%81%E5%8D%B0%E3%81%95%E3%82%8C%E3%81%9F%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89-DVD-%E4%B8%B9%E4%B8%8B%E6%A1%259|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00005LCHF/|title=劇場版カードキャプターさくら 封印されたカード~ばっちしV (VHS)|date=July 25, 2001 |trans-title=Cardcaptor Sakura Movie 2: The Sealed Card Batchishi V (VHS)|publisher=[[Amazon.com|Amazon.co.jp]]|access-date=September 27, 2010|language=ja|archive-date=May 31, 2012|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6859zyo8W?url=http://www.amazon.co.jp/%E5%8A%87%E5%A0%B4%E7%89%88%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89%E3%82%AD%E3%83%A3%E3%83%97%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC%E3%81%95%E3%81%8F%E3%82%89-%E5%B0%81%E5%8D%B0%E3%81%95%E3%82%8C%E3%81%9F%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89%EF%BD%9E%E3%81%B0%E3%81%A3%E3%258|url-status=live}}</ref> It was released in North America to DVD by Pioneer in November 2003 and featured an English dub by [[Bang Zoom! Entertainment]] instead of Nelvana and Ocean Studios, now with [[Kari Wahlgren]] as Sakura, and this time retaining the original character names and the content unedited and uncut.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0000C8ARJ/|title=Cardcaptor Sakura&nbsp;— The Movie 2 - The Sealed Card (Special Edition)|website=[[Amazon (company)|Amazon]]|date=November 18, 2003 |access-date=September 27, 2010|archive-date=April 4, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120404115933/http://www.amazon.com/Cardcaptor-Sakura-Sealed-Special-Edition/dp/B0000C8ARJ|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Mays|first=Jonathan|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2003-06-18/cardcaptor-sakura-movie-2-licensed-new-dub-cast|title=Cardcaptor Sakura Movie 2 Licensed, New Dub Cast|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=June 18, 2003|access-date=May 24, 2009|archive-date=December 21, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221194318/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2003-06-18/cardcaptor-sakura-movie-2-licensed-new-dub-cast|url-status=live}}</ref> The films as released by Pioneer (later renamed Geneon) remained in print in North America until late 2007.<ref>{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-09-26/geneon-usa-to-cancel-dvd-sales-distribution-by-friday|title=Geneon USA to Cancel DVD Sales, Distribution by Friday|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=September 26, 2007|access-date=September 27, 2010|archive-date=June 23, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110623032042/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-09-26/geneon-usa-to-cancel-dvd-sales-distribution-by-friday|url-status=live}}</ref> A bonus [[short film]] titled ''Leave it to Kero!'' was played with the theatrical screening of the second film.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2000-04-17/card-capture-sakura|title=Card Capture Sakura News|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=April 17, 2000|access-date=February 5, 2011|archive-date=January 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170109140901/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2000-04-17/card-capture-sakura|url-status=live}}</ref>
''article: [[Sakura Kinomoto]]''


=== Audio CDs ===
The main character of the series. Sakura is a student at Tomoeda Elementary School in Tomoeda (''Cardcaptors'' calls the town Reedington). She is very good at athletics, but hates mathematics. Among her extracurricular activities is cheerleading, but during baton twirling practice she sometimes gets distracted, which results in the baton hitting her in the head. She finds herself in love with Yukito, despite the fact that he is her older brother's best friend, but as the series unfolds, she finds out that this is because Yukito reminds her of her father. Her birthday is [[April 1]]. Sakura was originally going to be called "Nikki" in ''Cardcaptors'', Nelvana kept her name as Sakura due to fan demand and the difficulty and expense of editing out numerous appearances of her name in [[romaji|rōmaji]]. In the English dub, stress is put on the "ku", while in Japanese the stress would be on the "sa".
As a preview to the anime series, Kodansha released a ''tankōbon''-sized CD volume titled ''CD Comic Cardcaptor Sakura'' in August 1997 containing two [[Image song|character songs]] sung by the voice actors of Sakura and Tomoyo and [[Radio drama in Japan|drama]] tracks.<ref>{{cite book|script-title=ja:CDコミックカードキャプターさくら|trans-title=CD Comic Cardcaptor Sakura|publisher=[[Amazon.com|Amazon.co.jp]]|language=ja|isbn=978-4062088770}}</ref> Two drama CDs were released for the series. The first, ''Sakura to Okaa-san no Organ'', was released in July 1998 featuring a script written by Clamp author [[Ageha Ohkawa|Nanase Ohkawa]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jvcmusic.co.jp/m-serve/-/Discography/-/VICL-60262.html|script-title=ja:さくらとお母さんのオルガン|trans-title=Sakura to Okaa-san no Orgen|publisher=[[Victor Entertainment]]|access-date=September 27, 2010|language=ja|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050427093445/http://www.jvcmusic.co.jp/m-serve/-/Discography/-/VICL-60262.html|archive-date=April 27, 2005}}</ref> It depicts Sakura having a dream about her mother playing an organ and choosing to write about her the following day for a school project. The second CD, ''Sweet Valentine Stories'', was released in February 1999 and depicts a single day in the life of the girls in Sakura's class, including Sakura herself.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jvcmusic.co.jp/m-serve/-/Discography/-/VICL-60344.html|title=Sweet Valentine Stories|publisher=[[Victor Entertainment]]|access-date=September 27, 2010|language=ja|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050427093502/http://www.jvcmusic.co.jp/m-serve/-/Discography/-/VICL-60344.html|archive-date=April 27, 2005}}</ref> Four original soundtrack CD albums were released for the anime television series from July 1998 to March 2000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jvcmusic.co.jp/m-serve/-/Discography/-/VICL-60263.html|script-title=ja:オリジナルサウンドトラック|trans-title=Original Soundtrack|publisher=[[Victor Entertainment]]|access-date=September 27, 2010|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005061511/http://www.jvcmusic.co.jp/flyingdog/-/Discography/-/VICL-60263.html|archive-date=October 5, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jvcmusic.co.jp/m-serve/-/Discography/-/VICL-60544.html|script-title=ja:オリジナル・サウンドトラック4|trans-title=Original Soundtrack 4|publisher=[[Victor Entertainment]]|access-date=September 27, 2010|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021154036/http://www.jvcmusic.co.jp/flyingdog/-/Discography/-/VICL-60544.html|archive-date=October 21, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> The soundtracks included instrumental [[background music]] and the vocal theme songs. Two soundtracks were produced for the films: the first film's soundtrack was released in August 1999, followed by the second film's soundtrack in August 2000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jvcmusic.co.jp/m-serve/-/Discography/-/VICL-60446.html|script-title=ja:オリジナル・サウンドトラック|trans-title=Original Soundtrack|publisher=[[Victor Entertainment]]|access-date=September 27, 2010|language=ja|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050427093413/http://www.jvcmusic.co.jp/m-serve/-/Discography/-/VICL-60446.html|archive-date=April 27, 2005}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jvcmusic.co.jp/m-serve/-/Discography/-/VICL-60591.html|script-title=ja:オリジナル・サウンドトラック|trans-title=Original Soundtrack|publisher=[[Victor Entertainment]]|access-date=September 27, 2010|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021154047/http://www.jvcmusic.co.jp/flyingdog/-/Discography/-/VICL-60591.html|archive-date=October 21, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>


Nine [[Single (music)|singles]] were released; six for its television series and three for its films. Opening themes include "Catch You Catch Me" by [[Megumi Hinata|Gumi]] in April 1998, "Tobira o Akete" by [[Anza (singer)|Anza]] in April 1999, and "[[Platinum (Maaya Sakamoto song)|Platinum]]" by [[Maaya Sakamoto]] in October 1999.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jvcmusic.co.jp/m-serve/-/Discography/A011901/VIDL-30200.html|title=Catch You Catch Me|publisher=[[Victor Entertainment]]|access-date=September 27, 2010|language=ja|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080312181342/http://www.jvcmusic.co.jp/m-serve/-/Discography/A011901/VIDL-30200.html|archive-date=March 12, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jvcmusic.co.jp/m-serve/-/Discography/A013192/VIDL-30422.html|script-title=ja:扉をあけて|trans-title=Tobira o Akete|publisher=[[Victor Entertainment]]|access-date=September 27, 2010|language=ja|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120906102011/http://www.jvcmusic.co.jp/m-serve/-/Discography/A013192/VIDL-30422.html|archive-date=September 6, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jvcmusic.co.jp/-/Discography/A008957/VIDL-30450.html|script-title=ja:プラチナ|trans-title=Platinum|publisher=[[Victor Entertainment]]|access-date=September 27, 2010|language=ja|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090417164827/http://www.jvcmusic.co.jp/-/Discography/A008957/VIDL-30450.html|archive-date=April 17, 2009}}</ref> Ending themes included "Groovy!" by [[Kohmi Hirose]] in September 1998, "Honey" by Chihiro in May 1999, and "Fruits Candy" by Megumi Kojima in November 1999.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jvcmusic.co.jp/-/Discography/A005276/VIDL-30249.html|title=Groovy!|publisher=[[Victor Entertainment]]|access-date=September 27, 2010|language=ja|archive-date=October 5, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005061434/http://www.jvcmusic.co.jp/-/Discography/A005276/VIDL-30249.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jvcmusic.co.jp/m-serve/-/Discography/-/VIDL-30423.html|title=Honey|publisher=[[Victor Entertainment]]|access-date=September 27, 2010|language=ja|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080312181337/http://www.jvcmusic.co.jp/m-serve/-/Discography/-/VIDL-30423.html|archive-date=March 12, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jvcmusic.co.jp/m-serve/-/Discography/-/VIDL-30454.html|title=Fruits Candy|publisher=[[Victor Entertainment]]|access-date=September 27, 2010|language=ja|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080416220918/http://www.jvcmusic.co.jp/m-serve/-/Discography/-/VIDL-30454.html|archive-date=April 16, 2008}}</ref> Two of the ending themes for its films include "Tōi Kono Machi de" by Naomi Kaitani in August 1999 for the first film, and "Ashita e no Melody" by Chaka in July 2000 for the second film.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jvcmusic.co.jp/-/Discography/A012413/VIDL-30441.html|script-title=ja:遠いこの街で|trans-title=Tōi Kono Machi de|publisher=[[Victor Entertainment]]|access-date=September 27, 2010|language=ja|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111116075841/http://www.jvcmusic.co.jp/-/Discography/A012413/VIDL-30441.html|archive-date=November 16, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jvcmusic.co.jp/m-serve/-/Discography/-/VIDL-30498.html |script-title=ja:明日へのメロディー|trans-title=Ashita e no Melody|publisher=[[Victor Entertainment]]|access-date=September 27, 2010|language=ja|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050427093602/http://www.jvcmusic.co.jp/m-serve/-/Discography/-/VIDL-30498.html|archive-date=April 27, 2005}}</ref> The theme song for its [[short film]] ''Leave It To Kero!'' shown with the second film, "Okashi no Uta", was released in July 2000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jvcmusic.co.jp/m-serve/-/Discography/-/VICL-35153.html|script-title=ja:おかしのうた|trans-title=Okashi no Uta|publisher=[[Victor Entertainment]]|access-date=September 27, 2010|language=ja|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050309192437/http://www.jvcmusic.co.jp/m-serve/-/Discography/-/VICL-35153.html|archive-date=March 9, 2005}}</ref>
At the end of the manga, Eriol tells her that she has inherited Clow's ability to see the future, but she can choose whether to use this ability or not. From her expression, it seems she never will.


Six character song singles sung by the voice actors of Sakura, Toya, Cerberus, Tomoyo, Yukito and Syaoran released in June 1998; each single also contained a short drama track.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jvcmusic.co.jp/m-serve/-/Discography/-/VIDL-30224.html|title=Character Single Sakura|publisher=[[Victor Entertainment]]|access-date=September 27, 2010|language=ja|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050427093525/http://www.jvcmusic.co.jp/m-serve/-/Discography/-/VIDL-30224.html|archive-date=April 27, 2005}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jvcmusic.co.jp/m-serve/-/Discography/-/VIDL-30225.html|title=Character Single Touya|publisher=[[Victor Entertainment]]|access-date=September 27, 2010|language=ja|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050427093529/http://www.jvcmusic.co.jp/m-serve/-/Discography/-/VIDL-30225.html|archive-date=April 27, 2005}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jvcmusic.co.jp/m-serve/-/Discography/-/VIDL-30226.html|title=Character Single Kero|publisher=[[Victor Entertainment]]|access-date=September 27, 2010|language=ja|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051206165626/http://www.jvcmusic.co.jp/m-serve/-/Discography/-/VIDL-30226.html|archive-date=December 6, 2005}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jvcmusic.co.jp/m-serve/-/Discography/-/VIDL-30227.html|title=Character Single Tomoyo|publisher=[[Victor Entertainment]]|access-date=September 27, 2010|language=ja|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050427093537/http://www.jvcmusic.co.jp/m-serve/-/Discography/-/VIDL-30227.html|archive-date=April 27, 2005}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jvcmusic.co.jp/m-serve/-/Discography/-/VIDL-30228.html|title=Character Single Yukito|publisher=[[Victor Entertainment]]|access-date=September 27, 2010|language=ja|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051201011748/http://www.jvcmusic.co.jp/m-serve/-/Discography/-/VIDL-30228.html|archive-date=December 1, 2005}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jvcmusic.co.jp/m-serve/-/Discography/-/VIDL-30229.html|title=Character Single Syaoran|publisher=[[Victor Entertainment]]|access-date=September 27, 2010|language=ja|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050427093545/http://www.jvcmusic.co.jp/m-serve/-/Discography/-/VIDL-30229.html|archive-date=April 27, 2005}}</ref> A character song album titled ''Cardcaptor Sakura Character Songbook'' was released in January 1999 containing tracks from the previously released character song singles as well as new tracks sung by the various voice actors.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jvcmusic.co.jp/m-serve/-/Discography/-/VICL-60318.html|title=Character Songbook|publisher=[[Victor Entertainment]]|access-date=September 27, 2010|language=ja|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051122235638/http://www.jvcmusic.co.jp/m-serve/-/Discography/-/VICL-60318.html|archive-date=November 22, 2005}}</ref> An album titled ''Tomoeda Elementary Choir Club Christmas Concert'', released in December 1999, contains seven tracks by a children's choir, including five where they are joined by Junko Iwao, the voice actress for Tomoyo.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00005GXRM/|script-title=ja:カードキャプターさくら｢友枝小学校コーラス部クリスマスコンサート｣|trans-title=Cardcaptor Sakura Tomoeda Elementary Choir Club Christmas Concert|publisher=[[Amazon.com|Amazon.co.jp]]|access-date=September 26, 2010|language=ja|archive-date=May 31, 2012|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/685AFQLXT?url=http://www.amazon.co.jp/%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89%E3%82%AD%E3%83%A3%E3%83%97%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC%E3%81%95%E3%81%8F%E3%82%89%E3%80%8C%E5%8F%8B%E6%9E%9D%E5%B0%8F%E5%AD%A6%E6%A0%A1%E3%82%B3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A9%E3%82%B9%E9%83%A8%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B9%E3%83|url-status=live}}</ref> A four-CD compilation set, ''Complete Vocal Collection'', was released in February 2001 compiling the series' theme songs, tracks from the character song singles, [[remix]]es of previously released songs, and new music.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00005HT1Y/|script-title=ja:カードキャプターさくら ｢コンプリート・ボーカル・コレクション｣|trans-title=Cardcaptor Sakura Complete Vocal Collection|publisher=[[Amazon.com|Amazon.co.jp]]|access-date=September 26, 2010|language=ja|archive-date=May 31, 2012|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/685AGE4zg?url=http://www.amazon.co.jp/%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89%E3%82%AD%E3%83%A3%E3%83%97%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC%E3%81%95%E3%81%8F%E3%82%89-%E3%80%8C%E3%82%B3%E3%83%B3%E3%83%97%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9C%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AB%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B3%E3%258|url-status=live}}</ref> An album containing music from the entire series and films titled ''Cardcaptor Sakura Theme Song Collection'' was released in December 2001.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jvcmusic.co.jp/m-serve/-/Discography/-/VICL-60820.html|script-title=ja:主題歌コレクション|trans-title=Theme Song Collection|publisher=[[Victor Entertainment]]|access-date=September 27, 2010|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111010060906/http://www.jvcmusic.co.jp/flyingdog/-/Discography/-/VICL-60820.html|archive-date=October 10, 2011|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> [[Victor Entertainment]] released the albums and singles for ''Cardcaptor Sakura''. For [[Western world|Western]] releases, there is an original soundtrack for ''Cardcaptors'' titled ''Cardcaptors: Songs from the Hit TV Series'' that was released in September 2001 by [[Rhino Entertainment]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00005NTPW/|title=Cardcaptors: Songs from the Hit TV Series|website=[[Amazon (company)|Amazon]]|access-date=September 26, 2010|archive-date=January 22, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130122035514/http://www.amazon.com/Cardcaptors-Songs-Hit-TV-Series/dp/B00005NTPW|url-status=live}}</ref>
===Cerberus/Keroberos===
(ケルベロス ''Keroberosu'') (usually referred to as Kero-chan)


=== Video games ===
Cerberus is the Guardian of the Seal, sleeping when Sakura opens ''The Clow'' and releases all of the cards. When the family is not at home, Cerberus is often playing one of Sakura's video games. Although Cerberus does not need to eat, it has an affection for snacks and sweets. Due to the fact that ''The Clow'' had been in [[Osaka]] for a long time, Cerberus speaks in an [[Dialects of Japanese language|Osaka accent]]. Cerberus appears in two different forms, the smaller of which is referred to as simply "Kero-chan". He is based on [[Cerberus]], from [[Greek mythology]]. In the English anime Keroberos has a [[New York City]] accent.
Ten [[video game]]s have been produced based on the series and released on a variety of [[video game console|video game]] and [[handheld game console|handheld consoles]]. They feature various genres, such as [[Adventure video game|adventure]] and [[role-playing video game]]s.
The older TOKYOPOP releases render his name as "Kerberos".


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===Tomoyo Daidouji/Madison Taylor===
(大道寺 知世 ''Daidōji Tomoyo'')

[[Tomoyo Daidouji]] is Sakura's best friend and distant cousin. One of Tomoyo's hobbies is filming Sakura and providing her with the various outfits that Sakura wears. She first finds out of Sakura's magical abilities when she captures Sakura on film and Kero-chan in her backpack. Because she often appears with a camera while accompanying Sakura with her quest to find the various Clow Cards, Tomoyo is sometimes referred to as the Videocaptor by fans. She is an excellent singer, and a few episodes showcase this talent (the Song and Voice card episodes, and the episode in which Song is transformed). She is also in love with Sakura, and she is pretty much in the same scenario as her mother, who was in love with Sakura's mother. She once told Sakura that she loved her, but Sakura misinterpreted her to mean a "friendship" kind of love. Tomoyo always takes pleasure in knowing Syaoran likes Sakura. She also has very sharp perception, as she was able to tell right from the start that Eriol mean no harm, due to the kindness he always had in his eyes when he looked at Sakura. Her birthday is [[September 3]]. In the English dub, Madison has a "[[Valley Girl]]" accent.

===Touya Kinomoto/Tori Avalon===
(木之本 桃矢 ''Kinomoto Tōya'')

Sakura's older brother. He holds the belief that as Sakura's older brother, he was the only person entitled to make fun of her, a belief that his best friend Yukito refers to as a "sister complex". However, he is also protective and caring of her, which led him to dislike Syaoran when they first meet. He is often working, and a running gag in the series involves Sakura and Yukito running into him while at work. Touya was born with some magical ability, and used to be able to see ghosts (including that of his late mother). He gave up his magical abilities to keep Yukito from fading away. He's in love with Yukito. He has a vague idea of what Sakura's been up to as the Cardcaptor, despite Sakura's attempts to keep it a secret. His birthday is [[February 29]].

===Fujitaka Kinomoto/Aiden Avalon===
(木之本 藤隆 ''Kinomoto Fujitaka'')

Sakura's father. Fujitaka is a college professor of [[archaeology]] at Towa University, who still finds time for both Touya and Sakura. One of the differences between the manga and the anime versions is that in the manga, he is explicitly stated as one of the two reincarnations of Clow Reed, creator of the Clow Cards, but holds no magical abilities himself, while in the anime, this connection was erased altogether, as he was shown as one of the people affected by Eriol's sleep spell. In the manga, being half of Clow's reincarnation, he was unaffected by his spell and even showed up after Sakura managed to transform Light and Dark cards and dispel Eriol's sleep spell. Towards the end of the manga, after he received half of Eriol's magical power, he is able to see the spirit of his deceased wife, Nadeshiko. His birthday is [[January 3]].

===Yukito Tsukishiro/Julian Star===
(月城 雪兎 ''Tsukishiro Yukito'')

Yukito is Touya's best friend, with similar athletic abilities to that of Touya. He moved to town at the start of his tenth year, where he quickly became Toya's best friend. He eats a lot in the later half of the series as Sakura's inability to support him magically manifested itself as an insatiable hunger. Sakura has an enormous crush on him, but he treats her more like a little sister because he's in love with Touya. His birthday is [[December 25]].

===Yue===
(月 ''Yuè'' or ''Yue4'', ユエ), also spelled '''Yueh'''

Yue is the alter-ego of Yukito. While Cerberus selects the Cardcaptor, it is Yue who tests them. However, with Sakura and Syaoran owning all the cards between them, Yue battles both of them, one at a time, with the condition that should both lose, a great disaster would befall all who were involved (which Sakura believes to be some kind of physical disaster). Yue is more serious and intimidating than Kero, and shared a special bond with Clow that makes it hard for him to accept Sakura as a "replacement" for his creator.

===Syaoran Li/Li Showron===
''article: [[Syaoran Li]]''

(李 小狼 ''Lǐ Xiǎoláng'' or ''Li3 Xiao3lang2'') (spelled '''Shaoran''' in the uncut anime, sounds similar to the name '''Lee Chaolan''')

Syaoran is a student from [[Hong Kong]] who travels to Tomoeda in order to try to capture the Clow Cards. At first he tries to bully Sakura out of the cards in her possession, much to her brother's displeasure, but later goes on to work with Sakura, and eventually begin to show affection for Sakura. He also has feelings for Yukito, but it is generally because of Yue's power of the moon. He has a certain dislike for other characters with magical abilities, most notably Mizuki-sensei and Cerberus, who, in its small form, he calls a "plush toy". In the manga, he lives alone, while in the anime, he lives with Wei, one of the family butlers. In addition, his mother, Yelan Li, is a direct descendant of the Clow Reed.

One of the major changes made in ''Cardcaptors'' was to push Li so that he becomes a male lead character, rather than a supporting character in the original. In the manga, he did not manage to seal a single card and thus played no role in the final judgement.
In ''Cardcaptors'', Li is referred to as a Cardcaptor, while he is not referred to as such in the original (as Cerberus never selected him). His birthday is [[July 13]].
In the older TOKYOPOP releases, his name was rendered in Chinese order (Li Syaoran).

===Meiling Li/Meilin Rae===
(李 苺鈴 ''Lǐ Méilíng'' or ''Li3 Mei2ling2'')

Meiling is Syaoran's cousin and fiancée (something that isn't rare in most asian countries), helping Syaoran capture the Clow Cards, much to Syaoran's displeasure. Although she has no magical abilities (a rarity for someone of her lineage), she believes that her physical talents would more than make up for it. Although initially jealous of Sakura, Meiling's feelings for Sakura changed later on, when she tries to help Syaoran express his love for Sakura. Meiling does not appear in the manga version. Her birthday is [[March 25]].

===Chiharu Mihara/Chelsea===
(三原 千春 ''Mihara Chiharu'')

Chiharu is a girl in Sakura's class, and Yamazaki's childhood friend (and girlfriend). She is in the cheerleading squad with Sakura. Her birthday is [[May 28]]. In ''Cardcaptors'', Zachary is Chelsea's cousin. Chiharu is the girl that usually beats up Yamzaki because of his lies.

===Takashi Yamazaki/Zachary===
(山崎 貴史 ''Yamazaki Takashi'')

Yamazaki is a boy in the same class as Sakura, and often tells stories that are obviously false, but somehow Sakura and Syaoran accept as truth, until another character, usually Chiharu, expose it as a lie. Yamazaki is also very athletic, with abilities near that of Sakura or Syaoran. His birthday is [[June 1]]. In ''Cardcaptors'', Chelsea is Zachary's cousin.
===Naoko Yanagisawa/Nikki===
(柳沢 奈緒子 ''Yanagisawa Naoko'')

Naoko is a classmate of Sakura, a member of a cheerleading club along with Chiharu and Sakura, and is into reading various types of stories. Among them are fantasy stories (which Sakura quickly gets hooked on) and ghost stories (which scare Sakura). Her birthday is [[October 11]]. Naoko is the one who finds the Create Card by mistake.

===Rika Sasaki/Rita===
(佐々木 利佳 ''Sasaki Rika'')

Rika is another student in Sakura's class. Although she is one of the more mature students, she has a crush on her teacher, Yoshiyuki Terada. Rika, who is engaged to Terada in the manga, has this crush as he reminds her of her father, who is often away. Her birthday is [[July 24]].

===Nadeshiko Kinomoto/Natasha Avalon===
(木之本 撫子 ''Kinomoto Nadeshiko'')

Nadeshiko Amamiya was a student of Fujitaka Kinomoto in his first year as a teacher, and also worked as a model while in school. She married Fujitaka when she was sixteen, much to the displeasure of her various relatives (especially her cousin Sonomi and grandfather Masaaki). (In Japan girls are allowed to marry at 16) She fell ill and died when Sakura was three, although Fujitaka has kept her memory alive by putting a picture of her in the Kinomoto household and changing the picture every day. Her ghost occasionally appears to check up on her two children, though only Touya can see her while Sakura can only sense her mother's presence. Her birthday was [[May 20]].

===Sonomi Daidouji/Samantha Taylor===
(大道寺 園美 ''Daidōji Sonomi'')

Sonomi Daidouji née Amamiya is the cousin of Nadeshiko and mother of Tomoyo, and was once a student of Fujitaka. Sonomi runs a large toy corporation, and owns a large estate. She treats Sakura as if she was her own daughter despite the fact that she does not hold Fujitaka in the highest regard (because he stole Nadeshiko's heart). Her birthday is [[October 13]].

===Kaho Mizuki/Layla Mackenzie===
(観月 歌帆 ''Mizuki Kaho'')

Kaho is a teacher, having instructed (and having had a relationship with) Touya when the Kinomoto family moved to Tomoeda. She later broke up with him to study abroad. Later in the first season she returns to Tomoeda and becomes Sakura's mathematics teacher. Kaho has strong magical abilities related to the moon's power, and is shrine maiden at the Tsukimine Shrine. She often tells Sakura about events that are about to unfold, and watches over Sakura as she captures Clow Cards. She was entrusted with a relic of Clow's, a mystical bell, which she used to help Sakura both in capturing the Maze card and in the Final Judgement with Yue. The bell provided the moon power necessary to transform the wand and a single use of Windy. This is why Sakura was able to use Windy against Yue in the final judgement, but later had to transform the cards before she could utilise them, as the wand no longer had any residual power left. Her birthday is [[February 11]].

When Kaho broke up with Touya, she said that when she returned, both she and Touya would have found their partners. She is of course, refering to Eriol and Yukito/Yue.

===Yoshiyuki Terada/Mr. Terada===

Mr. Terada is Sakura's homeroom teacher. Rika Sasaki has a crush on him, and they are engaged in the manga.
===Eriol Hiiragizawa/Eli Moon===
(柊沢 エリオル ''Hiiragizawa Erioru'')

Eriol is a student from [[England]], and is one of the two reincarnations of Clow Reed, with much of his magical powers. His birthday is [[March 23]]. Eriol is also the mastermind of various incidents in Tomoeda that forces Sakura to change the Clow Cards she collected into Sakura Cards. He is in many ways, more elegant and refined than others of his age (largely due to possessing some of Clow's memories), but also because he is actually much older than he appears. He stopped himself from aging so that he could get near Sakura as a student in the second part of the series, and has been waiting for the right moment ever since.

He had always intended for Sakura to become the new mistress of the Clow cards, as evident by his making the wand a cute pink colour, and the entrusting of the moon bell to Kaho to ensure that Sakura would prevail against Yue in the final judgement, knowing full well that with her kind nature, she could never bear to hurt Yue in the slightest bit.

It is also hinted that he has a romatic relationship with Kaho. This is verified at the end of the manga, but only hinted at in CCS: The 2nd Movie, in the short scene of him and Kaho together when he calls Sakura to warn her of the sealed card.

In the anime, his sole purpose was to help Sakura in transforming all the clow cards into sakura cards, but he is portrayed as somewhat more self-serving in the manga. In the manga, his true objective was to make Sakura a more powerful magician than him, thus getting her to split his magic equally between him and Sakura's father, who was the other half of Clow's reincarnation, something he was unable to accomplish himself. With this, he is finally rid of his ability to foresee the future.

===Spinel Sun===
(スピネル・サン ''Supineru Sun'')

Spinel is one of Eriol's guardians, and is Cerberus' counterpart. Whereas Kero tends to be more mellow, Spinel is more calm and refined, and spends much of his time on-screen reading. Spinel gets "drunk" after eating snacks or sweets, and because of this, it has a certain distaste for it. Though maybe be because Nakuru likes to force him sugar and cookies most of the time. Like Cerberus, Spinel has a smaller and larger form, and Spinel is often called Soupy (Suppi-chan, known in the English cartoon as "Spinner") by Nakuru in its smaller form, a fact which annoys him to no end.

===Ruby Moon===
(ルビー・ムーン ''Rubī Mūn'')

Ruby is one of Eriol's guardians, and is Yue's counterpart. Despite the fact that she is technically genderless, she prefers dressing in women's clothes as it looks cuter. She also enjoys antagonizing her counterpart, Yue, in both true and "false" forms. In ''Cardcaptors'', both forms share the name of Ruby.

===Nakuru Akizuki/Ruby Moon===
(秋月 奈久留 ''Akizuki Nakuru'')

Nakuru is Ruby Moon's alternate form, and is a classmate of Toya and Yukito at Seijyu High School. She seems to be attracted to Toya due to his magical power, to the point that he finds her annoying. In ''Cardcaptors'', both forms share the name of Ruby. She always distracts and annoys Toya intentionally, whenever he is about to tell Yukito that he knows he is Yue.

===Clow Reed===
(クロウ・リード)

Clow Reed is the creator of the Clow Cards, a series of cards resembling [[tarot cards]] with various magical powers within them. In addition, he is the creator of Yue and Cerberus. In ''Cardcaptors'', he is also a local figure, with the town of Reedington being named after him.

==Title Names In Other Languages==

*Chinese:
**Hong Kong: 百變小櫻
*English: Cardcaptors
*French: Sakura, la chasseuse de cartes
*Hebrew: סאקורה (sakura)
*Japanese: カードキャプターさくら (kādo kyaputā sakura)
*Korean: 카드캡터 사쿠라
**NOTE: TV series title is 카드캡터 체리
*Spanish and Portuguese: Sakura Card Captors

==Broadcasting==

The original version was broadcasted in Japan on March 2000. It was rerun on April 10,2004 on NHK Educational TV. In other countries it was broadcasted in the Philippines and Singapore on ABS-CBN and then Animax-Asia on August 5 2004.

The English version (Cardcaptors) was done in 2 versions with both. The “controversial” US dub and the obscure UK\Australia dub. The US dub was oriented on the action packed episodes with Sakura and Li. While the UK version featured all the episodes in the same order as in CCS (Only with the yuri and yaoi scenes and a few other scenes omitted as well as the name changes). The UK version also had the first 2 seasons merged together to form one whole season. This meant the first season was based on the clow cards and the second season on the transformation into star cards.

The US dub was broadcasted in the US on Cartoon Network as part of its Toonami segment before being transferred to Kids WB. In Canada it was broadcasted on Teletoon in both English and French.

The UK dub was broadcasted to the rest of the English-speaking commonwealth and related countries. In the UK itself it was broadcasted on Nickelodeon and CITV in 2001. In Australia it was broadcasted on Cartoon Network. In Ireland it was broadcasted on TV3’s Saturn TV. In Indonesia it was broadcasted on RCTI. In New Zealand it was broadcasted on TV3’s Sticky TV (no relation to Ireland’s TV3) and Cartoon Network. In India it is broadcasted on Cartoon Network.

Ironically, The US dub of Cardcaptors was broadcasted on GMTV2 in late July\early August 2005 with Sky's synopsis of the series using the japanese name for Tomoyo.

The Spanish\Portuguese version (Sakura Card Captors) was broadcasted on Cartoon Network in Mexico, Argentina, Brazil and the rest of Latin America. It was also broadcasted in San Diego, USA on XEWT. There were no name changes in this version except for Sakura’s surname, which was Daniella (but only in the Portuguese version, the Spanish version remained the same as the original)

The French version (Sakura, la chasseuse de cartes) was broadcasted on Fox kids in 1999 and then on M6 in 2001. Roughly the same time as the UK broadcasts. Also, like the UK dub, the first two seasons were merged into one whole season. It was also aired in French speaking regions of Canada. There were name changes in this version.

CCS was also broadcasted in the Netherlands on Yorin Station in September 2002 and in Italy as Pesca la tua carta Sakura.

==Intros==
The original Japanese version used 3 Intros. The US dub used 2 of its own as did the UK dub, however the UK dub only used the first intro through both seasons with the second season intro only shown once.

The French dub is even more complex. On Fox Kids, they used the same intros as the original, only with the songs in French. In the M6 version there were two new intros.

==Voice casts==

===Japanese version (Cardcaptor Sakura)===
{| border="1"
!Character !! Voice Actor ''([[Seiyuu]])''<br>
|-
|-
!width=50%;| Title
|Sakura Kinomoto
!Release date
|[[Sakura Tange]]
!Producer(s)
!Platform
|-
|-
|{{Nihongo4|''Cardcaptor Sakura: Itsumo Sakura-chan to Issho!''|カードキャプターさくら　～いつもさくらちゃんといっしょ～|Cardcaptor Sakura: Forever with Sakura-chan}}
|Kero
|{{vgrelease|JP|May 15, 1999<ref name="MTO-catalog">{{cite web|url=http://www.mto-power.com/gamecatalog.html|script-title=ja:ゲームカタログ：エム・ティー・オー株式会社|trans-title=Game Catalog: MTO.Co., Ltd.|publisher=[[MTO (video game company)|MTO]]|access-date=September 24, 2010|language=ja|archive-date=May 24, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120524142338/http://www.mto-power.com/gamecatalog.html|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
|[[Aya Hisakawa]]
|Published by [[MTO (video game company)|MTO]]
|[[Game Boy Color]]
|-
|-
|{{Nihongo4|''Animetic Story Game 1: Cardcaptor Sakura''|アニメチックストーリーゲーム　(1)　カードキャプターさくら}}
|Keroberos
|{{vgrelease|JP|August 5, 1999<ref name="Arika-CCS-Animetic">{{cite web|url=http://www.arika.co.jp/product/sakura/index.html|script-title=ja:アニメチックストーリーゲーム (1) カードキャプターさくら|trans-title=Animetic Story Game (1) Cardcaptor Sakura|publisher=[[Arika]]|access-date=September 24, 2010|language=ja|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110518181600/http://www.arika.co.jp/product/sakura/index.html|archive-date=May 18, 2011}}</ref>}}
|[[Masaya Onosaka]]
| Published and developed by [[Arika]]
|[[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]]
|-
|-
|{{Nihongo4|''Cardcaptor Sakura: Sakura to Fushigi na Clow Cards''|カードキャプターさくら ～さくらとふしぎなクロウカード～|Cardcaptor Sakura: Sakura and the Mysterious Clow Card}}
|Syaoran Li
| {{vgrelease|JP|December 2, 1999<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00014ATAQ|title=カードキャプターさくら WS|trans-title=Cardcaptor Sakura WS|publisher=[[Amazon.com|Amazon.co.jp]]|access-date=March 9, 2014|language=ja|archive-date=December 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202132251/https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00014ATAQ|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
|[[Motoko Kunai]]
| Published by [[Bandai]] and developed by Sims
| [[WonderSwan]]
|-
|-
|{{Nihongo4|''Cardcaptor Sakura: Tomoyo no Video Daisakusen''|カードキャプターさくら 知世のビデオ大作戦|Cardcaptor Sakura: Tomoyo's Video Battle}}
|Tomoyo Daidouji
|{{vgrelease|JP|December 28, 2000<ref name="GS-CCS-Tomoyo">{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/dreamcast/puzzle/cardcaptorsakuratnvtle/tech_info.html|title=Card Captor Sakura: Tomoyo no Video Daisakusen for Dreamcast|publisher=[[GameSpot]]|access-date=September 24, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108195540/http://www.gamespot.com/card-captor-sakura-tomoyo-no-video-daisakusen/techinfo/platform/dreamcast/|archive-date=November 8, 2012}}</ref>}}
|[[Junko Iwao]]
|Published by [[Sega]] and developed by [[Sega AM3|Sega Rosso]]
|[[Dreamcast]]
|-
|-
|{{Nihongo4|''Cardcaptor Sakura: Clow Card Magic''|カードキャプターさくら クロウカードマジック}}
|Toya Kinomoto
|{{vgrelease|JP|January 27, 2000<ref name="Arika-CCS-Clow">{{cite web|url=http://www.arika.co.jp/product/sakura_card/index.html|script-title=ja:カードキャプターさくら クロウカードマジック|trans-title=Cardcaptor Sakura: Clow Card Magic|publisher=[[Arika]]|access-date=September 24, 2010|language=ja|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101215175900/http://www.arika.co.jp/product/sakura_card/index.html|archive-date=December 15, 2010}}</ref>}}
|[[Tomokazu Seki]]
|Published and developed by Arika
|PlayStation
|-
|-
|{{Nihongo4|''Tetris with Cardcaptor Sakura: Eternal Heart''|TETRiS with カードキャプターさくら　エターナルハート}}
|Yukito Tsukishiro/Yue
|{{vgrelease|JP|August 10, 2000<ref name="Arika-CCS-Tetris">{{cite web|url=http://www.arika.co.jp/product/sakura_tetris/index.html|title=TETRiS with カードキャプターさくら エターナルハート|trans-title=Tetris with Cardcaptor Sakura: Eternal Heart|publisher=[[Arika]]|access-date=September 24, 2010|language=ja|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101215210103/http://www.arika.co.jp/product/sakura_tetris/index.html|archive-date=December 15, 2010 }}</ref>}}
|[[Megumi Ogata]]
|Published and developed by Arika
|PlayStation
|-
|-
|{{Nihongo4|''Cardcaptor Sakura: Tomoe Shōgakkō Daiundōkai''|カードキャプターさくら　～友枝小学校大運動会～|Cardcaptor Sakura: Tomoe Elementary School Battle Athletes}}
|Meiling Li
|{{vgrelease|JP|October 6, 2000<ref name="MTO-catalog"/>}}
|[[Yukana Nogami]]
|Published by MTO
|Game Boy Color
|-
|-
|{{Nihongo4|''Cardcaptor Sakura: Sakura Card de Mini-Game''|カードキャプターさくら ～さくらカードdeミニゲーム～}}
|Fujitaka Kinomoto
|{{vgrelease|JP|December 12, 2003<ref name="IGN-CCS-Mini">{{cite web|url=http://gameboy.ign.com/objects/621/621435.html|title=Cardcaptor Sakura: Sakura Card de Mini Game|website=[[IGN]]|access-date=September 24, 2010|archive-date=November 2, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102040050/http://www.ign.com/games/cardcaptor-sakura-sakura-card-de-mini-game/gba-621435|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
|[[Hideyuki Tanaka]]
|Published and developed by [[TDK|TDK Core]]
|[[Game Boy Advance]]
|-
|-
|{{Nihongo4|''Cardcaptor Sakura: Sakura Card-hen Sakura Card to Tomodachi''|カードキャプターさくら <さくらカード編> ~さくらとカードとおともだち~|Cardcaptor Sakura: Sakura Card Edition: Sakura Card and Friend}}
|Eriol Hiiragizawa
|{{vgrelease|JP|April 23, 2004<ref name="MTO-CCS-Tomodachi">{{cite web|url=http://www.mto-power.com/character/sakura/01.html|script-title=ja:どんなゲーム?-カードキャプターさくら|trans-title=What Kind of Game?–Cardcaptor Sakura|publisher=[[MTO (video game company)|MTO]]|access-date=September 24, 2010|language=ja|archive-date=March 21, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321170909/http://www.mto-power.com/character/sakura/01.html|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
|[[Nozomu Sasaki]]
|Published by MTO
|Game Boy Advance
|-
|-
|{{Nihongo4|''Cardcaptor Sakura: Sakura-chan to Asobo!''|カードキャプターさくら 「さくらちゃんとあそぼ!」|Cardcaptor Sakura: Play with Sakura-chan}}
|Nakuru Akizuki/Ruby Moon
|{{vgrelease|JP|December 2, 2004<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00067HN4I/|script-title=ja:カードキャプターさくら さくらちゃんとあそぼ!|trans-title=Cardcaptor Sakura: Sakura-chan to Asobo!|publisher=[[Amazon.com|Amazon.co.jp]]|access-date=December 10, 2010|language=ja|archive-date=May 31, 2012|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/685ALfIgE?url=http://www.amazon.co.jp/NHK%E3%82%BD%E3%83%95%E3%83%88%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A7%E3%82%A2-%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89%E3%82%AD%E3%83%A3%E3%83%97%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC%E3%81%95%E3%81%8F%E3%82%89-%E3%81%95%E3%81%8F%E3%82%89%E3%81%A1%E3%82%83%E3%82%93%E3%81%A8%E3%81%82%25|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
|[[Ryouka Yuzuki]]
|Published by [[NHK|NHK Software]]
|-
|[[PlayStation 2]]
|Spinel Sun
|[[Katsuyuki Konishi]]
|-
|Souppy
|[[Yumi Touma]]
|-
|Kaho Mizuki
|[[Emi Shinohara]]
|-
|Chiharu Mihara
|[[Miwa Matsumoto]]
|-
|Naoko Yanagisawa
|[[Emi Motoi]]
|-
|Takashi Yamazaki
|[[Kazunari Miyazaki]]
|-
|Rika Sasaki
|[[Tomoko Kawakami]]
|-
|Yoshiyuki Terada
|[[Toru Furusawa]]
|-
|Sonomi Daidouji
|[[Miki Ito]]
|-
|Wei Li
|[[Motomu Kiyokawa]]
|-
|Clow Reed
|[[Kazoi Hayashi]]
|-
|Nadeshiko Kinomoto
|[[Yuko Minaguchi]]
|-
|Masaki Amamiya
|[[Osamu Saka]]
|-
|Yelan Li (1st Movie)
|[[Kikuko Inoue]]
|-
|The Sorceress (1st Movie)
|[[Megumi Hayashibara]]
|-
|Maki Matsumoto
|[[Kotono Mitsuishi]]
|-
|Mariko Midori
|[[Kei Hayami]]
|}
|}


=== Other media ===
Kodansha published three [[art book]]s for the manga series and three art books from for the anime television series featuring art by character designer Kumiko Takahashi.<ref name="Animerica"/> The three books for the manga titled ''Cardcaptor Sakura Illustration Collection'' were released from July 1998 to December 2000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?isbn=9784063245257|script-title=ja:カードキャプターさくら イラスト集|trans-title=Cardcaptor Sakura Illustration Collection|publisher=[[Kodansha]]|access-date=November 26, 2014|language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?isbn=9784063245349|script-title=ja:カードキャプターさくら イラスト集 (3)|trans-title=Cardcaptor Sakura Illustration Collection (3)|publisher=[[Kodansha]]|access-date=November 26, 2014|language=ja|archive-date=June 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170619164104/http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?isbn=9784063245349|url-status=live}}</ref> The three for the TV series titled ''Cheerio!'' were released from April 1999 to September 2000.<ref>{{cite book|script-title=ja:アニメーション カードキャプターさくら イラストコレクション チェリオ！|trans-title=Animation Cardcaptor Sakura Illustration Collection Cheerio!|publisher=[[Amazon.com|Amazon.co.jp]]|language=ja|isbn=978-4063245264|date=12 April 1999}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|script-title=ja:アニメーション カードキャプターさくら イラストコレクション チェリオ！(3)|trans-title=Animation Cardcaptor Sakura Illustration Collection Cheerio! (3)|publisher=[[Amazon.com|Amazon.co.jp]]|language=ja|isbn=978-4063245301|year=2000}}</ref> A set of the 52 Clow Cards featured in the TV series was released in August 1999 and a ''Clow Card Fortune Book'', which contains information on how to use the Clow Card replica set as [[tarot]] cards, was released in March 2000.<ref>{{cite book|script-title=ja:カードキャプターさくらクロウカードセット|trans-title=Cardcaptor Sakura Clow Card Set|publisher=[[Amazon.com|Amazon.co.jp]]|language=ja|isbn=978-4063363081}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|script-title=ja:クロウカードフォーチュンブック―カードキャプターさくら|trans-title=Clow Card Fortune Book&nbsp;– Cardcaptor Sakura|publisher=[[Amazon.com|Amazon.co.jp]]|language=ja|isbn=978-4063342987|year=2000}}</ref>


A fan book for the manga titled ''Cardcaptor Sakura Memorial Book'' was published on February 27, 2001, containing various illustrations from the series, as well as information on branded merchandise based on the series and interviews.<ref>{{cite book|script-title=ja:カードキャプターさくら メモリアルブック|trans-title=Cardcaptor Sakura Memorial Book|publisher=[[Amazon.com|Amazon.co.jp]]|language=ja|isbn=978-4063342987|year=2000}}</ref> Four fan books under the title ''Complete Book'' were released for the TV series and films. The first two for the TV series were labeled {{nihongo|''Clow Card-hen''|クロウカード編|Clow Card Arc}} and {{nihongo|''Sakura Card-hen''|さくらカード編|Sakura Card Arc}} and were released in July 1999 and June 2000, respectively.<ref>{{cite book|script-title=ja:テレビアニメーションカードキャプターさくら コンプリートブック クロウカード編|trans-title=TV Animation Cardcaptor Sakura Complete Book: Clow Card Arc|publisher=[[Amazon.com|Amazon.co.jp]]|language=ja|isbn=978-4063245271|year=1999}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://bookclub.kodansha.co.jp/bc2_bc/search_view.jsp?b=3245322|script-title=ja:テレビアニメーションカードキャプターさくら コンプリートブック (2) さくらカード編|trans-title=TV Animation Cardcaptor Sakura Complete Book (2) Sakura Card Arc|publisher=[[Kodansha]]|access-date=February 27, 2014|language=ja|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140228064642/http://bookclub.kodansha.co.jp/bc2_bc/search_view.jsp?b=3245322|archive-date=February 28, 2014}}</ref> The latter two for the films were released in October 1999 and October 2000, respectively.<ref>{{cite book|script-title=ja:劇場版カードキャプターさくら コンプリートブック|trans-title=Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie Complete Book|publisher=[[Amazon.com|Amazon.co.jp]]|language=ja|isbn=978-4063245288|date=29 October 1999}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|script-title=ja:劇場版カードキャプターさくら封印されたカード コンプリートブック|trans-title=Cardcaptor Sakura Movie 2: The Sealed Card Complete Book|publisher=[[Amazon.com|Amazon.co.jp]]|language=ja|isbn=978-4063245332|date=27 October 2000}}</ref> A poster box containing several posters and a T-shirt was released on August 22, 2001.<ref>{{cite book|script-title=ja:カードキャプターさくらポスターBOX|trans-title=Cardcaptor Sakura Poster Box|publisher=[[Amazon.com|Amazon.co.jp]]|language=ja|isbn=978-4063451948}}</ref>
===Mexico (Spanish) version (Sakura Card Captors)===
{| border="1"
!Character !! Voice Actor ''([[Seiyuu]])''<br>
|-
|Sakura Kinomoto
|Cristina Hernandez
|-
|Kero
|Yamil Atalaristina
|-
|Syaoran Li
|Uraz Huerta
|-
|Tomoyo Daidouji
|Monica Villaseñor
|-
|Touya Kinomoto
|Luis Daniel Ramirez
|-
|Yukito Tsukishirou/Yue
|Enzo Fortuni
|-
|Meiling Li
|Gabriela Willert
|-
|Fujitaka Kinomoto
|Enrique Mederos
|-
|Kaho Mizuki
|Dulce Guerrero
|-
|Takashi Yamazaki
|Kalimba Marichal
|-
|Rika Sasaki
|Circe Luna
|-
|Sonomi Daidouji
|Monica Manjarrez
|}


Ten volumes of a [[film comic]] sharing the same name as the manga and anime series were published from August 1998 to November 2000 covering the first two anime seasons, though some episodes were skipped.<ref>{{cite book|script-title=ja:アニメブックス カードキャプターさくら(1)|trans-title=Anime Books Cardcaptor Sakura (1)|publisher=[[Amazon.com|Amazon.co.jp]]|language=ja|isbn=978-4063246513|year=1998}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|script-title=ja:アニメブックス カードキャプターさくら (10)|trans-title=Anime Books Cardcaptor Sakura (10)|publisher=[[Amazon.com|Amazon.co.jp]]|language=ja|isbn=978-4063246605|year=2000}}</ref> Three more were published under the subtitle, ''Sakura Card-hen'' from March 2001 to February 2002 covering up to episode 59, though again some episodes were skipped.<ref>{{cite book|script-title=ja:アニメブックス カードキャプターさくら さくらカード編 (1)|trans-title=Cardcaptor Sakura Sakura Card Arc 1|publisher=[[Amazon.com|Amazon.co.jp]]|language=ja|isbn=978-4063246612|year=2001}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|script-title=ja:カードキャプターさくら さくらカード編 (3)|trans-title=Cardcaptor Sakura Sakura Card Arc (3)|publisher=[[Amazon.com|Amazon.co.jp]]|language=ja|isbn=978-4063246643|year=2002}}</ref> Four [[picture book]]s were released for the TV series from September 1998 to November 2000.<ref>{{cite book|script-title=ja:カードキャプターさくら (1)わたしのひみつをおしえてあげるね!|trans-title=Cardcaptor Sakura (1) I'll Tell You My Secret!|publisher=[[Amazon.com|Amazon.co.jp]]|language=ja|isbn=978-4063440287|year=1998}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|script-title=ja:カードキャプターさくら (4) さくらカードたんじょう！|trans-title=Cardcaptor Sakura (4) Sakura Birthday Card!|publisher=[[Amazon.com|Amazon.co.jp]]|language=ja|isbn=978-4063441475|year=2000}}</ref> Four [[sticker]] books were released for the TV series from August 1999 to March 2004.<ref>{{cite book|script-title=ja:カードキャプターさくらシールあそびえほん|trans-title=Cardcaptor Sakura Seal Asobi Ehon|publisher=[[Amazon.com|Amazon.co.jp]]|language=ja|isbn=978-4061774780|year=1999}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|script-title=ja:カードキャプターさくらシールあそびえほん 2004―さくらカードがいっぱい!|trans-title=Cardcaptor Sakura Seal Asobi Ehon 2004&nbsp;– Sakura Card ga Ippai!|publisher=[[Amazon.com|Amazon.co.jp]]|language=ja|isbn=978-4061781207|year=2004}}</ref>


Between February and July 2018, three ''Cardcaptor Sakura''-themed cafés opened in [[Tokyo]], [[Osaka]] and [[Sapporo]]. The restaurants featured decorations of artwork from the series, and served menu items connected to ''Cardcaptor Sakura'' characters or items.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://en.rocketnews24.com/2018/02/05/new-cardcaptor-sakura-cafe-opens-in-tokyo-two-other-cities-with-themed-food-drinks-and-art/|title=New Cardcaptor Sakura Cafe opens in Tokyo, two other cities with themed food, drinks, and art|work=SoraNews24|date=February 5, 2018|access-date=February 15, 2018|archive-date=February 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180216143910/https://en.rocketnews24.com/2018/02/05/new-cardcaptor-sakura-cafe-opens-in-tokyo-two-other-cities-with-themed-food-drinks-and-art/|url-status=live}}</ref>
===French version (Sakura, La Chasseuse de Cartes)===
{| border="1"
!Character !! Voice Actor ''([[Seiyuu]])''<br>
|-
|Sakura Gauthier
|Patricia Legrand
|-
|Kero
|Dolly Vanden
|-
|Kérobéros
|Mathieu Rivolier
|-
|Lionel Li
|Suzanne Sindberg
|-
|Tiffany (Tomoyo)
|Léa Gabrièle
|-
|Thomas Gauthier (Toya)
|Yann Pichon
|-
|Yué
|Constantin Pappas
|-
|Stéphanie Li (Meiling Li)
|Suzanne Sindberg
|-
|Dominique Gauthier (Fujitaka)
|Phillipe Roulier
|-
|Anthoney (Eriol)
|Frédérique Wojaik
|-
|Samantha (Nakuru/Ruby Moon)
|unknown
|-
|Gothar (Suppii)
|unknown
|-
|Melle Moreau (Kaho)
|Suzanne Sindberg
|-
|Naoko
|Suzanne Sindberg
|-
|Sonia (Rika Sasaki)
|Suzanne Sindberg
|-
|Yoshiyuki Terada
|Yann Pichon
|-
|Clow Reed
|Patrick Pellegrin
|}


== Reception ==
=== Manga ===
The manga has over 17 million copies in print by April 2018.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2018-04-01/cardcaptor-sakura-gets-new-exhibition-in-tokyo-in-october/.129797|title=Cardcaptor Sakura Gets New Exhibition in Tokyo in October|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=April 1, 2018|access-date=April 12, 2018|archive-date=April 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180413124513/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2018-04-01/cardcaptor-sakura-gets-new-exhibition-in-tokyo-in-october/.129797|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Cardcaptor Sakura'' was popular with Japanese readers, ranking among the top five sellers during its release.<ref name="Animerica2">{{cite journal|author=Oshiguichi, Takashi|date=December 2008|title=Anime Focus: On Cardcaptor Sakura|journal=[[Animerica]]|volume=8|issue=11|page=70|publisher=[[Viz Media]]|location=San Francisco, California|issn=1067-0831|oclc=27130932}}</ref> The manga series was awarded the [[Seiun Award]] for Best Manga in 2001.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sf-fan.gr.jp/awards/list.html|script-title=ja:星雲賞リスト|trans-title=Seiun Award List|publisher=Federation of the Science Fiction Fan Groups of Japan|access-date=September 26, 2010|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101013043459/http://www.sf-fan.gr.jp/awards/list.html|archive-date=October 13, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Shaenon K. Garrity|Shaenon Garrity]] of ''[[The Comics Journal]]'' described the series as a quintessential ''shōjo'' manga, which is praised for its mature direction in the second half.<ref name="2010-best-worst">{{cite web|author=Aoki, Deb|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100829081314/http://manga.about.com/od/recommendedreading/tp/2010-Comic-Con-Best-And-Worst-Manga-Panel.htm|url=http://manga.about.com/od/recommendedreading/tp/2010-Comic-Con-Best-And-Worst-Manga-Panel.htm|archive-date=August 29, 2010|title=2010 Comic-Con Best and Worst Manga Panel|publisher=[[About.com]]|access-date=November 26, 2014}}</ref> ''Cardcaptor Sakura'' has been described as a "critical work" of manga by Christopher Butcher of Comics212.<ref name="2010-best-worst"/> In a review by Lisa Anderson of Manga Life, the subplots in the series related to the interactions between characters were noted to be of special interest. Anderson praised how the manga, while at the onset begins with a costumed Sakura chasing after a Clow Card, takes a "rather big leap in another direction" when focusing on the characters. The manga is further lauded for its depth.<ref name="mangalife">{{cite web|author=Anderson, Lisa|url=http://www.mangalife.com/reviews/CardcaptorSakurav1.html|title=Cardcaptor Sakura v1|work=Manga Life|publisher=Silver Bullet Comics|access-date=September 26, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060219051308/http://www.mangalife.com/reviews/CardcaptorSakurav1.htm|archive-date=February 19, 2006|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''[[Anime News Network]]'' (ANN) reviewer Robert Nguyen felt ''Cardcaptor Sakura'' is an "atypical ''shōjo''" manga, which puts an "emphasis on the emotions of the character."<ref name="ANN-vol1">{{cite web|last=Nguyen|first=Robert|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/cardcaptor-sakura-gn-1|title=Cardcaptor Sakura Manga Vol. 1|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=September 26, 2010|archive-date=November 15, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161115220644/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/cardcaptor-sakura-gn-1|url-status=live}}</ref>


In ''[[Manga: The Complete Guide]]'', Mason Templar states that the series is not "just one of the best kids' manga in translation, it's one of the very best manga available in English, period." He praises Clamp for their creativity and shrewd business sense, in being able to create a series that "clearly has merchandising in line" and an "utterly forgettable premise" into a story that is "brimming with warmth and joy and wonder" and is "much more than the sum of its parts."<ref name="MangaGuide">{{cite book|last=Thompson|first=Jason|author-link=Jason Thompson (writer)|title=[[Manga: The Complete Guide]]|date=October 9, 2007|publisher=[[Del Rey Books]]|location=New York, New York|isbn=978-0-345-48590-8|oclc=85833345|pages=43–44}}</ref> The manga is cited as being cute by critics, and in some cases too cute;<ref name="ANN-vol1"/> however, Anderson stated that "much like ''[[Magic Knight Rayearth]]'', even a cute story will have its depth and drama."<ref name="mangalife"/> The artwork of the manga is praised for being detailed and having "beautifully drawn pictures of the Clow Cards themselves." The cards are described as having "an artful blend of magical fantasy and reality."<ref name="ANN-vol1"/>
===English Dubs===

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=== Anime ===
'''Cardcaptors'''
The anime adaptation was popular with viewers in Japan, despite having a timeslot that normally has low viewership.<ref name="Animerica"/> The ''Cardcaptor Sakura'' anime adaptation won the [[Anime Grand Prix|Animage Grand Prix]] award for best anime in 1999.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://animage.jp/old/gp/gp_2000.html|script-title=ja:第22回アニメグランプリ (2000年6月号)|trans-title=22nd Animage Grand Prix (June 2000 issue)|website=[[Animage]]|language=ja|access-date=May 24, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150410004053/http://animage.jp/old/gp/gp_2000.html|archive-date=April 10, 2015}}</ref> In May 2000, volumes 8 and 17 of the anime [[Laserdisc|LD]] release were among the top selling titles, with volume 17 being in first place.<ref>{{cite web|title=Japan's Top 10 Bestselling Anime|url=http://j-pop.com/anime/news/top10.html|publisher=[[Viz Media]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010706135824/http://j-pop.com/anime/news/top10.html|archive-date=July 6, 2001}}</ref> The 18th DVD volume was the eighth best selling anime DVD in Japan in June 2000.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Anime Radar: News|journal=[[Animerica]]|date=November 2000|volume=8|issue=10|page=32|publisher=[[Viz Media]]|location=San Francisco, California|issn=1067-0831|oclc=27130932}}</ref> ''[[Animerica]]'' contributor Kevin Lew felt the series had a "sophisticated design sense" that allowed the series to transcend its target audience of young children and be enjoyable to older viewers as well.<ref name="Animerica">{{cite journal|author1=Lew, Kevin|author2=Ovalle, Carlos|author3=Chow, Winnie|date=December 2000|title=Animerica Spotlight: Cardcaptor Sakura|journal=[[Animerica]]|volume=8|issue=11|page=15|publisher=[[Viz Media]]|location=San Francisco, California|issn=1067-0831|oclc=27130932}}</ref> Fellow contributor Takashi Oshiguichi found the character Sakura to be appealing and praised the series art work. He felt that while it was "very calculated" to attract male readers, the series was attractive to fans due to Clamp's "unique entertainment style" that incorporates "perfectly time[d] appearances of "fascinating villains" and the unusual element of having the main character change costume for every capture.<ref name="Animerica2"/> The magazine's Winnie Chow felt the series' animation was "far above average for a TV series", and compliments Sakura's magic-casting scenes for being nearly unique due to the regular costume changes.<ref name="Animerica3">{{cite journal|author=Chow, Winnie|date=March 2001|title=Anime Radar: News|journal=[[Animerica]]|volume=9|issue=2|page=75|publisher=[[Viz Media]]|location=San Francisco, California|issn=1067-0831|oclc=27130932}}</ref>
{| border="1"

!Character !! Voice Actor ''([[Seiyuu]])''<br>
Zac Bertschy of ANN praised ''Cardcaptor Sakura'' for taking an "incredibly stale and repetitive" magical girl genre and "providing something fun, clever, beautifully animated, touching and exciting all at once;" Bertschy goes on to call the series "the best magical girl show ever produced."<ref name="ANN-DVD18">{{cite web|last=Bertschy|first=Zac|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/cardcaptor-sakura/dvd-18|title=Cardcaptor Sakura DVD 18: Revelations|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=January 21, 2004|access-date=September 27, 2010|archive-date=March 31, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331204627/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/cardcaptor-sakura/dvd-18|url-status=live}}</ref> The animation was described as being "incredibly fluid" with the character designs "maintain[ing] a consistent and impressive level of detail, even during action scenes."<ref name="ANN-DVD18"/> The series has been described as formulaic, but this is not said to detract from the show's enjoyment.<ref name="ANN-DVD1">{{cite web|last=Shepard|first=Chris|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/cardcaptor-sakura/dvd-1-the-clow|title=Cardcaptor Sakura DVD 1 - The Clow|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=September 27, 2010|archive-date=December 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191224195910/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/cardcaptor-sakura/dvd-1-the-clow|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Dong|first=Bamboo|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/cardcaptor-sakura/dvd-11|title=Cardcaptor Sakura DVD 11: Trust|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=January 1, 2003|access-date=September 27, 2010|archive-date=January 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170101064852/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/cardcaptor-sakura/dvd-11|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="ManiaDVD1">{{cite web|last=Beveridge|first=Chris|url=http://www.mania.com/cardcaptor-sakura-vol-01_article_73462.html|title=Cardcaptor Sakura Vol. #01|publisher=Mania|date=February 9, 2002|access-date=September 27, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100115143142/http://www.mania.com/cardcaptor-sakura-vol-01_article_73462.html|archive-date=January 15, 2010}}</ref> While ''Cardcaptor Sakura'' is normally intended for an audience of young girls, the anime is lauded for containing "elements that can be enjoyed by anyone, regardless of age or gender, providing they are open-minded enough."<ref name="ANN-DVD1"/> In 2001, the anime ranked 46th on ''Wizard's Anime Magazine''{{'}}s "Top 50 Anime released in North America" ranking.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2001-07-16/wizard-lists-top-50-anime|title=Wizard lists Top 50 Anime|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=July 6, 2001|access-date=February 2, 2014|archive-date=April 2, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140402111019/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2001-07-16/wizard-lists-top-50-anime|url-status=live}}</ref> Cat Dennis of ''[[Screen Rant]]'' praised Sakura for maintaining a "conventionally feminine persona" rather than adopting male characteristics, with her power stemming from her outfits, heart, and love, meaning that the show "explores the complexities of love, both platonic and romantic."<ref>{{cite web|last=Dennis|first=Cat|title=15 Ways Cardcaptor Sakura Had To Be Censored In America|url=https://screenrant.com/cardcaptors-sakura-censored-america/|website=[[Screen Rant]]|access-date=July 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200505055247/https://screenrant.com/cardcaptors-sakura-censored-america/|archive-date=May 5, 2020|date=September 22, 2019|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Hannah Collins of ''[[The Mary Sue]]'' called the series an anime "filled with genuine warmth, tenderness, and a strong, underlying message of acceptance,".<ref>{{cite web|last=Collins|first=Hannah|title=Cardcaptor Sakura Is Back Just When We Need Her Most|url=https://www.themarysue.com/cardcaptor-sakura-back-when-we-need-her/|website=[[The Mary Sue]]|access-date=July 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190717013056/https://www.themarysue.com/cardcaptor-sakura-back-when-we-need-her/|archive-date=July 17, 2019|date=January 17, 2018|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
|-

|Sakura Avalon
The Nelvana version of the ''Cardcaptors'' dub was panned by critics. Jake Godek of ''[[THEM Anime Reviews]]'' called it "the worst thing that has ever happened to anime that had a good Japanese name," with the dubbing being "one of the worst if not the worst dubbing done for a program." He also criticized the editing, saying that it had "demolished the plot" and noting that it cut out vital character backgrounds needed in order to understand the show.<ref name="THEM-Cardcaptors">{{cite web|last=Godek|first=Jake L.|url=https://www.themanime.org/viewreview.php?id=908|title=CardCaptors|website=[[THEM Anime Reviews]]|date=February 6, 2006<!--Source for date: https://themanime.org/viewnews.php?m=2&y=2006-->|access-date=September 26, 2010|archive-date=April 2, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402070539/http://www.themanime.org/viewreview.php?id=908|url-status=live}}</ref> Adam Arnold of ''Animefringe'', reviewing the first ''Cardcaptors'' DVD, said it was "nothing more than an attempt to dilute a fan favorite anime," with the dubbed voices described as "not up-to-par with the originals." The ordering of the episodes on the DVD was also criticized, noting that starting with episode eight meant that the cast are "left without their backgrounds fleshed out." However, he also approved of the episode stories being left intact, and praised the voices of [[Carly McKillip]] as Sakura Avalon and [[Rhys Huber]] as Syaoran Li, stating that they were the "only voices that really shine above the rest."<ref name="Animefringe-Cardcaptors">{{cite web|last=Arnold|first=Adam|url=http://www.animefringe.com/magazine/00.12/reviews/2/index.php3|title=Cardcaptors Vol.1: Tests of Courage|website=Animefringe|access-date=September 26, 2010|archive-date=August 6, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120806040159/http://www.animefringe.com/magazine/00.12/reviews/2/index.php3|url-status=live}}</ref>
|[[Carly McKillip]]

|-
In January 2002, the restaurant chain [[Taco Bell]] began a month-long promotion in which four ''Cardcaptors'' toys were available in their [[kids' meal]]s and the company expected to distribute up to 7 million of the toys during the month.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/1002.html|title=Taco Bell's Cardcaptor Promotion Runs through January 30|website=[[ICv2]]|date=January 8, 2002|access-date=May 25, 2009|archive-date=December 7, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141207180152/http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/1002.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The "conservative Christian political orientation" [[American Family Association]] complained about the promotion as the organization felt the Clow Cards in the series were too similar to tarot cards and Eastern mythology. However, the organization's complaints did not begin until the promotion was already scheduled to end, so it is unclear whether the complaints had any actual effect.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/1088.html|title=Was Cardcaptors Promo Pulled Due to 'Occult' Complaints? Or Did It End on Schedule|website=[[ICv2]]|date=February 5, 2002|access-date=May 25, 2009|archive-date=December 7, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141207180457/http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/1088.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|Kero

|[[Matt Hill]]
== References ==
|-
{{reflist|30em}}
|Keroberos

|[[Richard Newman]]
== Further reading ==
|-
* {{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/20/movies/television-radio-making-anime-a-little-safer-for-americans.html|title=Television/Radio: Making Anime A Little Safer For Americans|author=Considine, J. D.|date=January 20, 2002|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=April 1, 2011}}<!-- discusses changes made between English dub and original -->
|Li Showron
* {{cite web|last=Thompson|first=Jason|title=Card Captor Sakura|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/house-of-1000-manga/2011-03-31|department=House of 1000 Manga|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=March 31, 2011|access-date=April 1, 2011|author-link=Jason Thompson (writer)}}
|[[Rhys Huber]] (1st), [[Jordan Kilik]] (2nd)
* {{cite book|title=The Japanification of Children's Popular Culture: From Godzilla to Miyazaki|first1=Mark|last1=West|first2=Bill|last2=Ellis|publisher=[[Scarecrow Press]]|location=Lanham, Maryland|chapter=Folklore and Gender Inversion in Cardcaptor Sakura|pages=249–266 |date=October 2008|isbn=978-0-8108-5121-4|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yuYcFUYvkkQC&q=%22Folklore+and+Gender+Inversion+in+Cardcaptor+Sakura%22&pg=PA249|via=[[Google Books]]}}
|-
|Madison Taylor (Tomoyo)
|[[Maggie Blue O'Hara]]
|-
|Tori Avalon (Toya)
|[[Tony Sampson]]
|-
|Julian Star (Yukito)/Yue
|[[Sam Vincent]]
|-
|Meilin Rae
|[[Nicole Oliver]]
|-
|Aidan Avalon (Fujitaka)
|[[Brian Drummond]]
|-
|Eli Moon (Eriol)
|[[Bill Switzer]]
|-
|Ruby Moon
|[[Willow Johnson]]
|-
|Spinner Sun/Spinner
|[[Colin Murdoch]]
|-
|Layla Mackenzie (Kaho Mizuki)
|Linda Rae
|-
|Chelsea (Chiharu)
|[[Jocelyne Loewen]]
|-
|Nikki (Naoko)
|[[Kelly Sheridan]]
|-
|Mr. Terada
|[[Brian Drummond]]
|-
|Samantha Taylor (Sonomi)
|[[Venus Terzo]]
|-
|Wei Li
|[[Ron Halder]]
|-
|Clow Reed
|[[Dale Wilson]]
|-
|Natasha Avalon (Nadeshiko)
|[[Janyse Jaud]]
|-
|Yelan Li (1st Movie)
|[[Stevie Vallance]]
|-
|The Sorceress (1st Movie)
|[[Nicole Oliver]]
|-
|Maggie, Owner of the Twin Bells </br>(Maki Matsumoto)
|[[Nicole Oliver]]
|}
</div><div style="float:right; width:45%;">
'''Cardcaptor Sakura: The Sealed Card (The 2nd Movie only)'''
{| border="1"
!Character !! Voice Actor ''([[Seiyuu]])''<br>
|-
|Sakura Kinomoto
|[[Kari Wahlgren]]
|-
|Kero
|[[Wendee Lee]]
|-
|Keroberos
|[[Dave Wittenberg|Dave Lelyweld]]
|-
|Syaoran Li
|[[Mona Marshall]]
|-
|Tomoyo Daidouji
|[[Michelle Ruff]]
|-
|Toya Kinomoto
|Robert Lloyd
|-
|Yukito Tsukishirou/Yue
|[[Steve Cannon]]
|-
|Meilin Li
|[[Julie Maddalena]]
|-
|Fujitaka Kinomoto
|[[Michael McConnohie]]
|-
|Eriol Hiiragizawa
|[[Johnny Yong Bosch]]
|-
|Spinner Sun (Suppii)
|[[Philece Sampler| Sue Beth Arden]]
|-
|Kaho Mizuki
|[[Philece Sampler| Sue Beth Arden]]
|-
|Chiharu Mihara
|[[Dorothy Elias-Fahn]]
|-
|Naoko Yanagisawa
|Roberta Kim
|-
|Takashi Yamazaki
|[[Joshua Seth]]
|-
|Rika Sasaki
|Stevie Bloch
|-
|Yoshiyuki Terada
|Andrew Watton
|-
|Sonomi Daidouji
|[[Wendee Lee]]
|-
|The Nothing Card/The Hope Card
|[[Lia Sargent]]
|}
</div><br clear="all">


==External Links==
== External links ==
{{Commons category}}
*[http://www.clowbook.com/ Official Cardcaptors Website]
{{Wikiquote}}
*[http://dmoz.org/Arts/Comics/Manga/Creators/CLAMP/ CLAMP Entry] at the dmoz.org directory
* {{Official website|http://ccsakura-official.com/}} {{in lang|ja}}
*[http://dmoz.org/Arts/Animation/Anime/Titles/C/Card_Captor_Sakura/ ''Card Captor Sakura'' Entry] at the dmoz.org directory
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20101120155823/http://www3.nhk.or.jp/anime/sakura/ ''Cardcaptor Sakura''] at [[NHK]] {{in lang|ja}}
*[http://www.usagi.org/~doi/sakura/ Information from Hitoshi Doi]
* {{anime News Network|manga|1552}}
*[http://www.miraclegenki.com/cherryblossoms/ Cherry Blossoms] fan site by MoonBrat
* {{IMDb title|qid=Q29972136}}
*[http://www.suppi.net/slg/ SLG CCS Network] fan site by Saffy
*[http://kss.mysticalaura.com/ Kawaii Sakura Shrine] fan site by Ruka
*[http://www.strictlyshoujo.com/cardcaptor/ Cherry Blossom festival] fansite by Hillary
*[http://www.theanimempire.net/ Anime Empire] : Site for anime info on such series like [[Fruits Basket]], Cowboy Bebop, Cardcaptors, Inuyasha, and Gundam Wing
*[http://cardcaptor_schlueter.tripod.com Card Captor Science Theater 3000] [[MSTing]]s done by the characters from Cardcaptor Sakura
*[http://sakurabme.com/en/index.htm Sakura's BME clinic] Fansite which contains transcripts for the orginal and both english dubs.
*[http://www.michaelsfavorites.com/home1.html Michael's Cardcaptors] Fansite by Michael. Contains dub infomation amongst others.


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Cardcaptor Sakura
The first volume of Cardcaptor Sakura featuring Sakura Kinomoto
カードキャプターさくら
(Kādokyaputā Sakura)
Genre
Manga
Written byClamp
Published byKodansha
English publisher
MagazineNakayoshi
DemographicShōjo
Original runJune 1996 – August 2000
Volumes12 (List of volumes)
Anime television series
Directed byMorio Asaka
Produced byEizo Kondo
Written byNanase Ohkawa
Music byTakayuki Negishi
StudioMadhouse
Licensed by
Original networkNHK BS2
English network
Original run April 7, 1998 – March 21, 2000
Episodes70 (List of episodes)
Other
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Cardcaptor Sakura (Japanese: カードキャプターさくら, Hepburn: Kādokyaputā Sakura), abbreviated as CCS, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by the manga group Clamp. Serialized monthly in the shōjo manga magazine Nakayoshi from the June 1996 to August 2000 issues, it was also published in 12 tankōbon volumes by Kodansha between November 1996 and July 2000. The story centers on Sakura Kinomoto, an elementary school student who discovers magical powers after accidentally freeing a set of magical cards into the world; she must retrieve the cards to prevent catastrophe. Each of these cards grants different magical powers, and can only be activated by someone with inherent magical abilities. A sequel by Clamp, Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card, focusing on Sakura in junior high school, was serialized in Nakayoshi from the July 2016 to January 2024 issues.

The manga was adapted into a 70-episode anime television series by Madhouse that aired on Japan's satellite television channel NHK BS2 from April 1998 to March 2000. Additional media include two anime films, video games, art books, picture books, and film comics. Tokyopop released the manga in English in North America from March 2000 to August 2003. After Tokyopop's license expired, Dark Horse Manga released the series in omnibus editions from October 2010 to September 2012. The anime was dubbed in English by Hong Kong's Omni Productions, and was aired in Southeast Asia and South Asia on the channel Animax Asia.

Nelvana licensed the TV series and first film for North America under the English title Cardcaptors, which first aired on Kids' WB from June 2000 to December 2001. All 70 episodes were dubbed; while other English-speaking territories received the full run, the version aired on American television was heavily edited into 39 episodes. Cardcaptors also aired on Cartoon Network (Toonami), Teletoon, Nickelodeon, Network Ten, and RTÉ2. The TV series and films were sub-licensed by Geneon, which released them unedited with English subtitles. The TV series was also released by Madman Entertainment in Australia and New Zealand.

Cardcaptor Sakura was critically well received. Critics praised the manga for its creativity and described it as a quintessential shōjo manga, as well as a critical work for manga in general. The manga series was awarded the Seiun Award for Best Manga in 2001. The television series was praised for transcending its target audience of young children and being enjoyable to older viewers, and for its artwork, humor, characterization, and animation; it won the Animage Grand Prix award for Best Anime in 1999. The American edit of Cardcaptors, however, was criticized for removing elements essential to the plot.

Plot

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See also: List of Cardcaptor Sakura characters

Cardcaptor Sakura takes place in the fictional town of Tomoeda, which is located somewhere near the Japanese capital of Tokyo. Ten-year-old Sakura Kinomoto accidentally releases a set of magical cards known as Clow Cards from a book in her basement created by and named after the sorcerer Clow Reed. Each card has its own unique ability and can assume an alternate form when activated. The guardian of the cards, Cerberus (nicknamed Kero), emerges from the book and explains that only a person with magical powers could open the seal of the book, revealing that Sakura can do magic. Kero chooses Sakura to retrieve the missing cards. As she finds each card, she battles its magical personification and defeats it by sealing it away. Cerberus acts as her guide, while her best friend and second cousin, Tomoyo Daidouji, films her exploits and provides her with both battle costumes and moral support. Sakura's older brother Toya Kinomoto watches over her, while pretending that he is unaware of what is going on.

Syaoran Li, a boy of Sakura's age and a descendant of Clow Reed, arrives from Hong Kong to recapture the cards himself. While initially antagonistic, he comes to respect Sakura and begins aiding her in capturing the cards. Once Sakura captures all of the cards, she is tested by Yue, the cards' second guardian, to determine if she is worthy of becoming the cards' true master; Yue is also the true form of Yukito Tsukishiro, Toya's best friend whom Sakura has a crush on. Aided by her school teacher Kaho Mizuki, Sakura passes the test and becomes the new master of the Clow Cards.

Afterwards, Eriol Hiiragizawa, a transfer student from England and later confirmed as the reincarnation of Clow Reed (albeit one who holds only Clow Reed's memories and is not the sorcerer himself), arrives in Tomoeda and begins causing disturbances with two guardian-like creatures, Spinel Sun and Ruby Moon; the latter of whom takes on a human persona (Nakuru) and goes to the same school as Sakura's brother Toya. At some point Yukito reveals to Sakura that he loves Toya, who later reveals indirectly to Yukito (while recovering after giving his magic to Yue to save both their lives) that he loves him in return. Sakura finds herself suddenly unable to use the Clow Cards and transforms her wand, beginning the process of evolving the cards into Sakura Cards as Eriol causes strange occurrences that forces her to use and thus transform certain cards. Once all the cards have been transformed, Eriol tells Sakura that he aided her in converting the cards so they would not lose their magic powers, while Spinel reveals to Sakura that Eriol stopped himself from ageing long ago so that he could go to class and befriend and help her.[3] Syaoran later confesses his love to Sakura, who comes to realize she also loves him. Sakura reveals to Syaoran that she loves him back; telling him that he is her "Number One" (the person she loves the most). Syaoran reluctantly returns to Hong Kong but now knowing that Sakura loves him the same way he promises her that he will come back when he's finished with some business he needs to attend to there. He desperately asks Sakura if she will wait for him, and vows that she will. Two years later, Syaoran moves back to Tomoeda permanently, and happily reunites with Sakura.

The plot of the anime series is extended, featuring 52 Clow Cards from the manga's original 19, and certain scenes are stretched and delayed, such as Cerberus' true form not being revealed until just before Yue's appearance.[4] Sakura creates a 53rd card, Hope, a talent she is not shown to have in the manga. Some of the circumstances around the capturing of the cards is changed, such as Syaoran capturing several cards himself and being tested by Yue in the Final Judgment. Syaoran's cousin and fiancée Meiling Li is introduced in the anime, who positions herself as a jealous and romantic rival for Sakura and later becomes a friend until she returns to Hong Kong. The television series leaves the relationship between Sakura and Syaoran unresolved, but Sakura confesses her love to Syaoran at the end of the second anime film.

Production

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Cardcaptor Sakura was first conceived shortly before the conclusion of Clamp's Magic Knight Rayearth, which was serialized in Nakayoshi.[5] Clamp's head editor Yamonouchi asked them to do another series in Nakayoshi, and Clamp decided to make a "Nakayoshi-esque" series, as opposed to Rayearth, which Clamp described as unlike anything they had done before. Head Clamp writer Nanase Ohkawa's first impulse was to create a magical girl series, despite not being well-versed in the genre. Ohkawa wanted the heroine Sakura to be in the same age group as the majority of Nakayoshi's readers so that fans could relate to her. Due to it being different from how Clamp normally conceived characters, Ohkawa designed the other characters such as Tomoyo and Cerberus to be more like Clamp's previous creations. Once Ohkawa had enough information on the characters, she had the three artists in Clamp—Mokona, Tsubaki Nekoi and Satsuki Igarashi—design them based on her descriptions. When designing Cerberus, Ohkawa wanted a mascot-type companion for Sakura, but Nekoi tried various forms, including dogs and squirrels, before designing the final version. Syaoran and Toya were conceived to be a common type of character featured in Clamp's works.[5]

Various other titles were suggested for the series such as Cardcaster Sakura and Card Character Sakura before Nekoi suggested Cardcaptor Sakura.[5] While Ohkawa planned out Cardcaptor Sakura from beginning to end, she never consulted the plot with the other members, instead giving them the script one chapter at a time. Mokona initially drew Tomoyo so it would look like she was in love with Toya, which led to her surprise when she received the script for the chapter which reveals Tomoyo loves Sakura. The story was planned to have the theme of "if you try your best, it'll work out", but Ohkawa did not start out with Sakura's "It'll definitely be okay" mindset. Ohkawa addressed the relationships featured in the series by using Tomoyo and Sakura as an example. She explained that the reason Tomoyo and Sakura did not end up together was because Sakura did not love Tomoyo in a romantic way.[6][5]

The central theme of Cardcaptor Sakura is love and human relationships. Throughout the series, many forms of love are showcased, including "sibling love, childhood crushes, unrequited love, [and] true love."[2] At times, Clamp even ignores the Clow Cards for several chapters to focus more on the relationships of Sakura and those around her. Each of these relationships are presented nonjudgmentally and without commentary on the correctness of the relationships. In particular, the romantic relationship between elementary student Rika Sasaki and her teacher Yoshiyuki Terada is presented in such a way that it can be seen as a sweet and innocent tale of "wish fulfillment", or if examined more seriously, as a mildly disturbing story of pedophilic love.[2]

The artists, especially Mokona, were told by Ohkawa to use thin lines and to try to express things through curved lines as opposed to straight lines.[5] The style of artwork was decided at the beginning to unify the world view of Cardcaptor Sakura. Ohkawa wanted the series to have a "soft, cute-like" feel, so she asked the artists to not use a lot of ink and to make the pages light. For the multitude of flower imagery used in the manga, Nekoi looked through various books to find appropriate flowers, and tried to avoid using the same flower more than once in one chapter. Igarashi remarked that they "never had to draw so many flowers for one series," but they made a point to not use roses.[5] Clamp wanted to incorporate transformation scenes into Cardcaptor Sakura, but because many magical girl manga have the girls wearing the same outfit, they wanted Sakura to wear different costumes. They felt that "it's pretty sad for a girl to wear the same outfit all the time."[7]

Media

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Manga

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See also: List of Cardcaptor Sakura chapters
Logo of the Cardcaptor Sakura manga series

Cardcaptor Sakura began as a manga series written and illustrated by the manga artist group Clamp. It was serialized in the monthly shōjo (aimed at young girls) manga magazine Nakayoshi from the June 1996 to August 2000 issues.[4][8][9] The individual chapters were collected and published in 12 tankōbon volumes by Kodansha from November 1996 to July 2000.[10][11] Kodansha released the first six volumes in bilingual editions that included both Japanese and English from May 2000 to July 2001.[12][13] The bilingual volumes were part of an experimental line for helping Japanese children learn English. Kodansha stopped releasing the bilingual editions after the series was licensed in English for distribution in North America by Tokyopop.[4][14]

In addition to the regular 50 chapters of the manga series, Clamp also wrote and drew two special chapters that were released in Japan as part of two volumes of a collection of artbooks titled Cardcaptor Sakura: Illustrated Collection. The first special chapter, which was published in the first volume, focuses on Toya and Sakura’s relationship, with Toya caring for her while she has a cold.[15] The second special chapter, which focuses on Sakura's (at that time unrealized) love for Syaoran, has a similar premise, but with Syaoran catching a cold and Sakura caring for him while he is unwell.[16]

Tokyopop released the volumes of Cardcaptor Sakura from March 2000 to August 2003.[17][18] Tokyopop initially released the first six volumes with the book "flipped" from the original Japanese orientation, in which the book is read from right-to-left, to the Western format with text oriented from left-to-right. These volumes were later re-released with the original orientation in two box sets, each containing three volumes.[19][20] Volumes seven through twelve were released in the original orientation with the subtitle Master of the Clow. Madman Entertainment used Tokyopop's English translation to release the series in Australia and New Zealand.[21] Dark Horse Manga published an English edition of the series in four omnibus volumes containing three of the original volumes each from October 2010 and September 2012.[22][23] After Dark Horse Comics' license expired, Kodansha Comics licensed it and began releasing the series in hardcover Collector's Edition volumes in 2019.[24] The manga series is licensed for additional regional language releases by Pika Édition in France,[25] Star Comics in Italy,[26] Egmont Manga & Anime in Germany,[27] Editora JBC in Brazil,[28] Ever Glory Publishing in Taiwan,[29] Ediciones Glénat in Spain,[30] Editorial Ivrea in Argentina,[31] and Editorial Toukan and later Editorial Kamite in Mexico.[32][33]

Anime

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See also: List of Cardcaptor Sakura episodes
Logo of the Cardcaptor Sakura anime series

A 70-episode anime television series adaptation produced by the animation studio Madhouse aired in Japan on the NHK television network spread over three seasons.[34][35] The first season, consisting of 35 episodes, aired between April 7 and December 29, 1998.[36][37][38] The second season, with 11 episodes, aired between April 6 and June 22, 1999.[38][39] The third season, containing 24 episodes, aired between September 7, 1999 and March 21, 2000.[40][41] Directed by Morio Asaka, Clamp was fully involved in the project, with head writer Nanase Ohkawa writing and composing the screenplay and Mokona overseeing the costumes and card designs.[35] The series was later released by Bandai Visual to 18 VHS, LD and DVD compilation volumes from September 1998 to May 2000.[42][43][44][45] Two Blu-ray Disc box set volumes were released by Geneon in 2009.[46][47] An upgraded 4K remaster was released in December 2017 as an 11-disc set in both DVD and Blu-ray Disc box sets.[48]

Nelvana licensed Cardcaptor Sakura in North America, dubbed the series into English with Ocean Studios featuring Carly McKillip as Sakura, and released it under the name Cardcaptors.[49][50] This version was heavily edited from the original Japanese version, and Nelvana spent roughly $100,000 on each episode to incorporate new music, scripts, and vocal tracks.[51] The initial version of the dub covered all 70 episodes, although character names were changed, some Japanese text was changed to English, and subjects considered controversial at the time, such as same-sex relationships, were edited out. One of the censored themes was that of homosexual characters, including Tomoyo, who was changed from having a crush to being just a friend, and the gay relationship between Toya and Yukito, which was also portrayed as just friends.[52] The musical score was completely replaced with new music and some of the sound effects were replaced when they could not be separated into separate tracks, although the original opening and ending themes were dubbed into English. This version aired in Australia on Network Ten and Cartoon Network, in Ireland on RTÉ2,[53] in the UK on CITV and Fox Kids, and in Canada on Teletoon (which also aired the episodes with a French dub). An alternative English dub of the series was produced by Omni Productions in Hong Kong to air on Animax Asia and it has been shown entirely unedited and uncut making it very faithfully closer to the original Japanese version, which it broadcast on its English-language networks in Southeast Asia and South Asia.

Cardcaptors first aired in the United States on Kids' WB between June 17, 2000 and December 14, 2001.[54][55] The version that aired on Kids' WB was an alternate version of the Nelvana dub that was heavily edited even further with episodes re-ordered and some left out completely.[56] The editing to the original Nelvana dub was done to refocus the series to be more action oriented for the appeal of male viewers, as they were seen as the largest audience of animation at the time.[4] The first episode aired in Kids' WB's version was "Sakura's Rival", the eighth episode of the series, having removed episodes focusing on Sakura and to have the show start with Syaoran's arrival.[4][57] The series ran for 39 episodes, changing the original episode order but finishing with the show's actual final episode. Rather than using the English versions of the original opening and ending themes like in Australia, the North American runs of the series used a new opening theme produced for the dub.

Pioneer Entertainment released the first 27 US Cardcaptors episodes to nine VHS and DVD compilation volumes from November 2000 to July 2002;[58][59][60][61] a planned tenth volume was cancelled in June 2002.[62] They also released the unedited Cardcaptor Sakura series with the original Japanese audio tracks and English subtitles,[4][56] to 18 DVDs from November 2000 to November 2003;[63][64] the first 11 volumes were also released in VHS.[65][66] The Cardcaptor Sakura TV series DVDs went out-of-print at the end of 2006 when the license expired. NIS America has licensed the Cardcaptor Sakura TV series and re-released the entire series with Japanese and an unedited English audio track (Animax Asia's dub) on DVD and Blu-ray on August 5, 2014.[67]

Madman Entertainment licensed the original Cardcaptor Sakura episodes in its uncut form with Japanese audio and English subtitles in Australia and New Zealand,[68] and later released the series in two DVD box collections, one consisting of season one and the other consisting of seasons two and three. Each DVD box set contained the textless openings and endings of the series; the second DVD box set also contained an exclusive interview with Sakura Tange, Sakura Kinomoto's Japanese voice actress. The first DVD box collection was released in September 2012,[69] and the second DVD box collection was released in November 2012.[70]

Anime Limited licensed Cardcaptor Sakura in its original, uncut form in the United Kingdom and Ireland, and made the first season of the series available on Channel 4 via All 4.[71] Pre-orders for a Blu-ray release of the series became available in December 2021. The collection includes all 70 episodes across 10 discs, uses the 2017 remaster of the series in 4K resolution, the Pioneer subtitles, and a 16-page collector's booklet. It does not use the Cardcaptors dub, but the dub aired on Animax Asia.[72] From November 2022 to January 2024, the Animax Asia dub of the series streamed on ITV Hub, along with its successor, ITVX.[73][citation needed]

Films

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Main articles: Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie and Cardcaptor Sakura Movie 2: The Sealed Card

Madhouse produced two, 82-minute anime films as an extension to the anime television series. The first, Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie, was released on August 21, 1999.[74] Set between the first and second seasons of the TV series, the film shows Sakura and her friends going to Hong Kong, where they encounter a vengeful spirit who was hurt by Clow Reed in the past. It was released to VHS, LD and DVD in Japan by Bandai Visual in February 2000.[75][76] Nelvana released an English dubbed version of the film, retaining the same name and story changes as its main Cardcaptors dub, although it was dubbed with no visual edits and was released in cut and uncut versions. As with the TV series, Pioneer Entertainment also released the film with the original Japanese audio and English subtitles, and also released a bilingual DVD containing both audio tracks. Both the edited and unedited versions were released on VHS and DVD in March 2002.[77][78] Discotek Media released the first film on Blu-ray Disc and DVD on September 30, 2014, in North America.[79]

The second film, Cardcaptor Sakura Movie 2: The Sealed Card, was released in Japan on July 15, 2000.[80] It provided a conclusion to the TV series, in which Syaoran returns to Tokyo in hopes of getting Sakura's answer to his love confession, but her own confession is interrupted by the appearance of a 53rd Clow Card. It was released to LD (as a limited edition) and DVD in January 2001, and to VHS in July 2001.[81][82] It was released in North America to DVD by Pioneer in November 2003 and featured an English dub by Bang Zoom! Entertainment instead of Nelvana and Ocean Studios, now with Kari Wahlgren as Sakura, and this time retaining the original character names and the content unedited and uncut.[83][84] The films as released by Pioneer (later renamed Geneon) remained in print in North America until late 2007.[85] A bonus short film titled Leave it to Kero! was played with the theatrical screening of the second film.[86]

Audio CDs

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As a preview to the anime series, Kodansha released a tankōbon-sized CD volume titled CD Comic Cardcaptor Sakura in August 1997 containing two character songs sung by the voice actors of Sakura and Tomoyo and drama tracks.[87] Two drama CDs were released for the series. The first, Sakura to Okaa-san no Organ, was released in July 1998 featuring a script written by Clamp author Nanase Ohkawa.[88] It depicts Sakura having a dream about her mother playing an organ and choosing to write about her the following day for a school project. The second CD, Sweet Valentine Stories, was released in February 1999 and depicts a single day in the life of the girls in Sakura's class, including Sakura herself.[89] Four original soundtrack CD albums were released for the anime television series from July 1998 to March 2000.[90][91] The soundtracks included instrumental background music and the vocal theme songs. Two soundtracks were produced for the films: the first film's soundtrack was released in August 1999, followed by the second film's soundtrack in August 2000.[92][93]

Nine singles were released; six for its television series and three for its films. Opening themes include "Catch You Catch Me" by Gumi in April 1998, "Tobira o Akete" by Anza in April 1999, and "Platinum" by Maaya Sakamoto in October 1999.[94][95][96] Ending themes included "Groovy!" by Kohmi Hirose in September 1998, "Honey" by Chihiro in May 1999, and "Fruits Candy" by Megumi Kojima in November 1999.[97][98][99] Two of the ending themes for its films include "Tōi Kono Machi de" by Naomi Kaitani in August 1999 for the first film, and "Ashita e no Melody" by Chaka in July 2000 for the second film.[100][101] The theme song for its short film Leave It To Kero! shown with the second film, "Okashi no Uta", was released in July 2000.[102]

Six character song singles sung by the voice actors of Sakura, Toya, Cerberus, Tomoyo, Yukito and Syaoran released in June 1998; each single also contained a short drama track.[103][104][105][106][107][108] A character song album titled Cardcaptor Sakura Character Songbook was released in January 1999 containing tracks from the previously released character song singles as well as new tracks sung by the various voice actors.[109] An album titled Tomoeda Elementary Choir Club Christmas Concert, released in December 1999, contains seven tracks by a children's choir, including five where they are joined by Junko Iwao, the voice actress for Tomoyo.[110] A four-CD compilation set, Complete Vocal Collection, was released in February 2001 compiling the series' theme songs, tracks from the character song singles, remixes of previously released songs, and new music.[111] An album containing music from the entire series and films titled Cardcaptor Sakura Theme Song Collection was released in December 2001.[112] Victor Entertainment released the albums and singles for Cardcaptor Sakura. For Western releases, there is an original soundtrack for Cardcaptors titled Cardcaptors: Songs from the Hit TV Series that was released in September 2001 by Rhino Entertainment.[113]

Video games

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Ten video games have been produced based on the series and released on a variety of video game and handheld consoles. They feature various genres, such as adventure and role-playing video games.

Title Release date Producer(s) Platform
Cardcaptor Sakura: Itsumo Sakura-chan to Issho! (カードキャプターさくら　～いつもさくらちゃんといっしょ～, Cardcaptor Sakura: Forever with Sakura-chan)
Published by MTO Game Boy Color
Animetic Story Game 1: Cardcaptor Sakura (アニメチックストーリーゲーム　(1)　カードキャプターさくら)
Published and developed by Arika PlayStation
Cardcaptor Sakura: Sakura to Fushigi na Clow Cards (カードキャプターさくら ～さくらとふしぎなクロウカード～, Cardcaptor Sakura: Sakura and the Mysterious Clow Card)
Published by Bandai and developed by Sims WonderSwan
Cardcaptor Sakura: Tomoyo no Video Daisakusen (カードキャプターさくら 知世のビデオ大作戦, Cardcaptor Sakura: Tomoyo's Video Battle)
Published by Sega and developed by Sega Rosso Dreamcast
Cardcaptor Sakura: Clow Card Magic (カードキャプターさくら クロウカードマジック)
Published and developed by Arika PlayStation
Tetris with Cardcaptor Sakura: Eternal Heart (TETRiS with カードキャプターさくら　エターナルハート)
Published and developed by Arika PlayStation
Cardcaptor Sakura: Tomoe Shōgakkō Daiundōkai (カードキャプターさくら　～友枝小学校大運動会～, Cardcaptor Sakura: Tomoe Elementary School Battle Athletes)
Published by MTO Game Boy Color
Cardcaptor Sakura: Sakura Card de Mini-Game (カードキャプターさくら ～さくらカードdeミニゲーム～)
Published and developed by TDK Core Game Boy Advance
Cardcaptor Sakura: Sakura Card-hen Sakura Card to Tomodachi (カードキャプターさくら <さくらカード編> ~さくらとカードとおともだち~, Cardcaptor Sakura: Sakura Card Edition: Sakura Card and Friend)
Published by MTO Game Boy Advance
Cardcaptor Sakura: Sakura-chan to Asobo! (カードキャプターさくら 「さくらちゃんとあそぼ!」, Cardcaptor Sakura: Play with Sakura-chan)
Published by NHK Software PlayStation 2

Other media

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Kodansha published three art books for the manga series and three art books from for the anime television series featuring art by character designer Kumiko Takahashi.[4] The three books for the manga titled Cardcaptor Sakura Illustration Collection were released from July 1998 to December 2000.[123][124] The three for the TV series titled Cheerio! were released from April 1999 to September 2000.[125][126] A set of the 52 Clow Cards featured in the TV series was released in August 1999 and a Clow Card Fortune Book, which contains information on how to use the Clow Card replica set as tarot cards, was released in March 2000.[127][128]

A fan book for the manga titled Cardcaptor Sakura Memorial Book was published on February 27, 2001, containing various illustrations from the series, as well as information on branded merchandise based on the series and interviews.[129] Four fan books under the title Complete Book were released for the TV series and films. The first two for the TV series were labeled Clow Card-hen (クロウカード編, Clow Card Arc) and Sakura Card-hen (さくらカード編, Sakura Card Arc) and were released in July 1999 and June 2000, respectively.[130][131] The latter two for the films were released in October 1999 and October 2000, respectively.[132][133] A poster box containing several posters and a T-shirt was released on August 22, 2001.[134]

Ten volumes of a film comic sharing the same name as the manga and anime series were published from August 1998 to November 2000 covering the first two anime seasons, though some episodes were skipped.[135][136] Three more were published under the subtitle, Sakura Card-hen from March 2001 to February 2002 covering up to episode 59, though again some episodes were skipped.[137][138] Four picture books were released for the TV series from September 1998 to November 2000.[139][140] Four sticker books were released for the TV series from August 1999 to March 2004.[141][142]

Between February and July 2018, three Cardcaptor Sakura-themed cafés opened in Tokyo, Osaka and Sapporo. The restaurants featured decorations of artwork from the series, and served menu items connected to Cardcaptor Sakura characters or items.[143]

Reception

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Manga

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The manga has over 17 million copies in print by April 2018.[144] Cardcaptor Sakura was popular with Japanese readers, ranking among the top five sellers during its release.[145] The manga series was awarded the Seiun Award for Best Manga in 2001.[146] Shaenon Garrity of The Comics Journal described the series as a quintessential shōjo manga, which is praised for its mature direction in the second half.[147] Cardcaptor Sakura has been described as a "critical work" of manga by Christopher Butcher of Comics212.[147] In a review by Lisa Anderson of Manga Life, the subplots in the series related to the interactions between characters were noted to be of special interest. Anderson praised how the manga, while at the onset begins with a costumed Sakura chasing after a Clow Card, takes a "rather big leap in another direction" when focusing on the characters. The manga is further lauded for its depth.[148] Anime News Network (ANN) reviewer Robert Nguyen felt Cardcaptor Sakura is an "atypical shōjo" manga, which puts an "emphasis on the emotions of the character."[149]

In Manga: The Complete Guide, Mason Templar states that the series is not "just one of the best kids' manga in translation, it's one of the very best manga available in English, period." He praises Clamp for their creativity and shrewd business sense, in being able to create a series that "clearly has merchandising in line" and an "utterly forgettable premise" into a story that is "brimming with warmth and joy and wonder" and is "much more than the sum of its parts."[2] The manga is cited as being cute by critics, and in some cases too cute;[149] however, Anderson stated that "much like Magic Knight Rayearth, even a cute story will have its depth and drama."[148] The artwork of the manga is praised for being detailed and having "beautifully drawn pictures of the Clow Cards themselves." The cards are described as having "an artful blend of magical fantasy and reality."[149]

Anime

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The anime adaptation was popular with viewers in Japan, despite having a timeslot that normally has low viewership.[4] The Cardcaptor Sakura anime adaptation won the Animage Grand Prix award for best anime in 1999.[150] In May 2000, volumes 8 and 17 of the anime LD release were among the top selling titles, with volume 17 being in first place.[151] The 18th DVD volume was the eighth best selling anime DVD in Japan in June 2000.[152] Animerica contributor Kevin Lew felt the series had a "sophisticated design sense" that allowed the series to transcend its target audience of young children and be enjoyable to older viewers as well.[4] Fellow contributor Takashi Oshiguichi found the character Sakura to be appealing and praised the series art work. He felt that while it was "very calculated" to attract male readers, the series was attractive to fans due to Clamp's "unique entertainment style" that incorporates "perfectly time[d] appearances of "fascinating villains" and the unusual element of having the main character change costume for every capture.[145] The magazine's Winnie Chow felt the series' animation was "far above average for a TV series", and compliments Sakura's magic-casting scenes for being nearly unique due to the regular costume changes.[153]

Zac Bertschy of ANN praised Cardcaptor Sakura for taking an "incredibly stale and repetitive" magical girl genre and "providing something fun, clever, beautifully animated, touching and exciting all at once;" Bertschy goes on to call the series "the best magical girl show ever produced."[1] The animation was described as being "incredibly fluid" with the character designs "maintain[ing] a consistent and impressive level of detail, even during action scenes."[1] The series has been described as formulaic, but this is not said to detract from the show's enjoyment.[154][155][156] While Cardcaptor Sakura is normally intended for an audience of young girls, the anime is lauded for containing "elements that can be enjoyed by anyone, regardless of age or gender, providing they are open-minded enough."[154] In 2001, the anime ranked 46th on Wizard's Anime Magazine's "Top 50 Anime released in North America" ranking.[157] Cat Dennis of Screen Rant praised Sakura for maintaining a "conventionally feminine persona" rather than adopting male characteristics, with her power stemming from her outfits, heart, and love, meaning that the show "explores the complexities of love, both platonic and romantic."[158] Hannah Collins of The Mary Sue called the series an anime "filled with genuine warmth, tenderness, and a strong, underlying message of acceptance,".[159]

The Nelvana version of the Cardcaptors dub was panned by critics. Jake Godek of THEM Anime Reviews called it "the worst thing that has ever happened to anime that had a good Japanese name," with the dubbing being "one of the worst if not the worst dubbing done for a program." He also criticized the editing, saying that it had "demolished the plot" and noting that it cut out vital character backgrounds needed in order to understand the show.[160] Adam Arnold of Animefringe, reviewing the first Cardcaptors DVD, said it was "nothing more than an attempt to dilute a fan favorite anime," with the dubbed voices described as "not up-to-par with the originals." The ordering of the episodes on the DVD was also criticized, noting that starting with episode eight meant that the cast are "left without their backgrounds fleshed out." However, he also approved of the episode stories being left intact, and praised the voices of Carly McKillip as Sakura Avalon and Rhys Huber as Syaoran Li, stating that they were the "only voices that really shine above the rest."[57]

In January 2002, the restaurant chain Taco Bell began a month-long promotion in which four Cardcaptors toys were available in their kids' meals and the company expected to distribute up to 7 million of the toys during the month.[161] The "conservative Christian political orientation" American Family Association complained about the promotion as the organization felt the Clow Cards in the series were too similar to tarot cards and Eastern mythology. However, the organization's complaints did not begin until the promotion was already scheduled to end, so it is unclear whether the complaints had any actual effect.[162]

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