Cardcaptor Sakura

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Synonyms: CCS, Cardcaptors, Card Captor Sakura
Japanese: カードキャプターさくら
English: Cardcaptor Sakura
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Type: TV
Episodes: 70
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Apr 7, 1998 to Mar 21, 2000
Premiered: Spring 1998
Broadcast: Tuesdays at 18:00 (JST)
Producers: NHK, Kodansha, Sogo Vision
Studios: Madhouse
Source: Manga
Genres: AdventureAdventure, ComedyComedy, DramaDrama, RomanceRomance
Themes: Mahou ShoujoMahou Shoujo, SchoolSchool
Demographic: ShoujoShoujo
Duration: 25 min. per ep.
Rating: PG - Children

Statistics

Score: 8.171 (scored by 225253225,253 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #4352
2 based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #530
Members: 450,793
Favorites: 13,951

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Synopsis

Ten-year-old Sakura Kinomoto is an ordinary fourth-grade student living in Tomoeda until, one day, she stumbles upon a mysterious book of cards titled "The Clow." Pondering over her discovery, she unintentionally causes a magical gust of wind to scatter the cards all over town.

The accident awakens the Beast of the Seal—Keroberos, nicknamed "Kero"—who tells Sakura that she has released the mystical "Clow Cards" created by the sorcerer Clow Reed. Due to each Card's ability to act independently and their incredible power, Clow had sealed them away. Now that they have been set free, the Cards pose great danger to the world, and it is up to Sakura to put an end to them.

Appointing Sakura as the "Cardcaptor" and granting her the Sealed Key, Kero tasks her with finding and recapturing all the Clow Cards. Alongside her best friend Tomoyo Daidouji, and with Kero's guidance, Sakura must learn to balance her new secret duty with the everyday troubles as she takes flight on her magical adventures as Cardcaptor Sakura.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Background

Cardcaptor Sakura won the Animage Grand Prix award for Best Anime in 1999.

Characters & Voice Actors


Staff

Asaka, Morio
Director, Episode Director, Storyboard
Mima, Masafumi
Sound Director


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Opening Theme

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1: "Catch You Catch Me" by Gumi (eps 1-35)
2: "Tobira wo Akete" by ANZA (eps 36-46)
3: "Platinum" by Maaya Sakamoto (eps 47-70)
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Ending Theme

1: "Groovy!" by Koumi Hirose (eps 1-35)
2: "Honey" by Chihiro (eps 36-45)
3: "Tobira wo Akete" by ANZA (eps 46)
4: "Fruits Candy" by Megumi Kojima (eps 47-69)
5: "Platinum" by Maaya Sakamoto (eps 70)

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Aug 24, 2024
Speaking about The Tempest, Samuel Johnson wrote that "whatever might be Shakespeare's intention in forming or adopting the plot, he has made it instrumental to the production of many characters, diversified with boundless invention, and preserved with profound skill in nature, extensive knowledge of opinions, and accurate observation of life." Although much has changed from the days of either Johnson or Shakespeare, Cardcaptor Sakura manages to establish its own form of genre hyperspecificity. With this in mind, traditional English theatre should not be viewed as directly comparable to anime, owing to the lack of production value and choreography (as it is understood within a cinematic ...
Dec 29, 2023
Mixed Feelings
*The ending's strong brainwash still left the messy spots unperturbed*

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I don't even think I've outgrown children's shows. I literally adore Takahata's adaptation of Anne of Green Gables. Looking at my favorites, Inazuma Eleven's high up there as well, so I cannot give the reason of me growing out of pure, innocently hopeful, and straightforward tales such as Cardcaptor Sakura as the cause of my substantial lack of affection. Much to my frustration, I noticed a lot of flaws in mind.

To get straight to it, the magical system's ceiling is far too high for a child like Sakura to reach. Clow Cards! Amazing, ...
Jul 3, 2020
NOTE: I am not comparing this anime to the manga.

Story: The story itself is good. The plot on paper seems like it would be a great action-packed anime with lots of complex relationships and a cool backstory. The problem arises in the execution itself. The story is dragged out slightly, with pacing issues riddled throughout the series. Leading up to the finale of the first season was definitely dragged out, with a dream sequence appearing in the last 15 episodes that were just repeated over and over again and got really tiring. The second season could have been done better, with what feels like a ...

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