As a mahou shoujo it is good, but as a romance it is excellent.Ĭardcaptor Sakura is mainly a lighthearted and fun series. The end result is one of the most natural and endearing romances in anime. Character interaction and body language are used to express this- not conveniences followed by dramatic outcomes. There is not even a confession by the end of the 70-episode run, yet there is no need for one as the anime has already communicated how strongly the two feel for each other. The feelings between Sakura and Li naturally grow and evolve over the course of the series, with no contrived events used to advance their relationship. There is certainly idealizing, sparkles and bubbles, but the depth is there.
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Shoujo series are a bit infamous for their overly-idealized and sudden romances but Cardcaptor Sakura is again an exception. You contempt Li when he's first introduced and by the end you grow to enjoy his presence almost as much as Sakura herself. This is a very gradual change and it's paced well enough that it feels completely natural, a change you might not even notice without retrospect. This relationship serves as the basis for the central theme of the series as their feelings and relationship change and develop immensely, from rivals to friends and finally to lovers. Syaoran Li, a boy from Hong Kong, suddenly transfers into Sakura's class and disturbs the situation by antagonizing Sakura and competing for the Clow Cards. The series is largely changed and complicated with the introduction of the deuteragonist in the eighth episode. After Sakura fights against the power behind the card and then seals it away it becomes a part of her possession that she can then use at will.Īt least, this is how the story first seems. Some of these cards are immensely powerful, including the ability to manipulate time and dreams, while others are fairly weak or trivial in comparison and encompass smaller abilities like creating flowers or making objects float. Sakura's role as the chief protagonist is to capture the fifty-three magical cards of Clow Reed, each inhabiting a unique power that inconveniences Sakura and the people around her in some way. A happy-go-lucky girl suddenly comes across magical power and begins her quest alongside a cute lion-like caricature serving as her The premise itself is fairly typical for a mahou shoujo anime. And while Cardcaptor Sakura may seem like a standard mahou shoujo anime at first glance, there is a lot more depth here than a cursory glance might reveal. It's an example of a series that was not afraid to take risks and defy common conventions of the genre in order to maximize quality. It's more than just a classic or a title that's influential. Alongside her best friend Tomoyo Daidouji, and with Kero-chan's guidance, Sakura must learn to balance her new secret duty with the everyday troubles of a young girl involving love, family, and school, all while she takes flight on her magical adventures as Sakura the Cardcaptor.Ĭardcaptor Sakura is perhaps the best mahou shoujo anime produced. Now that the Cards are set free, they pose a grave danger upon the world, and it is up to Sakura to prevent the Cards from causing a catastrophe!Īppointing Sakura the title of "the Cardcaptor" and granting her the Sealed Key, Keroberos tasks her with finding and recapturing all the Cards. Each of them possesses incredible powers, and because they like acting independently, Clow sealed all the Cards within a book. Suddenly awakened from the book, the Beast of the Seal, Keroberos (nicknamed Kero-chan), tells Sakura that she has released the mystical Clow Cards created by the sorcerer Clow Reed. Unfortunately, she has little time to divine what the cards mean because she accidentally stirs up a magical gust of wind and unintentionally scatters the cards all over the world. Sakura Kinomoto is your garden-variety ten-year-old fourth grader, until one day, she stumbles upon a mysterious book containing a set of cards.
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