Fourth-grader Sakura Kinomoto has always been pretty content and happy with
her life. She has a wonderful and caring father, a pesky but protective older brother,
and a nice home.
Sakura's mother had passed away when she was little but never had she felt
that life was incomplete. Lately though Sakura has been having weird dreams, dreams of magic and strange
visions.
One day, Sakura stumbles upon a mysterious book full of cards in the basement. Upon opening it, Sakura unwittingly releases numerous magical spirits
imprisoned in the cards!
Thus, Kerberos (Kero-chan for short), guardian of the cards, awakens and
informs Sakura that she must retrieve the spirits she released and seal them
back into the cards before they cause havoc in the world outside. With this, a new magical girl is born... Cardcaptor Sakura!
Cardcaptor Sakura Anime Review
Before anything else, I'd like to point out that what I am reviewing here is
the original uncut version of Cardcaptor Sakura anime.
I didn't want to waste my time on anything less, but even so I wasn't really
gung-ho about watching Crunchyroll Cardcaptor Sakura.
Cardcaptor Sakura review has a fairly simple plot -- young school girl has to capture the cards she
unintentionally set free. It's actually sort of a cross between Pokemon (you know, gotta catch 'em all),
Magic the Gathering (the cards are spell cards), and Sailormoon (cute girl
with magic and card of the day theme).
Sakura has to use her newly discovered magical abilities and wits (yes!) to
catch all the cards, and there's a card to catch every episode.
What took me by surprise was the fact that Cardcaptor Sakura is not a brainless magical girl
show.
Our girl has to devise strategies on how to catch those darned cards using the
spell cards she has on hand and whatever resources are available to her. In one ep, Sakura had to capture the Watery card.
At that time, she only had the Windy, Fly, and Shadow card. Sakura lured
Watery into a freezer and used the Windy card to open the huge freezer door
and shut Watery in.
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After Watery was frozen solid, Sakura was able to seal it and gain another
spell card.
Cardcaptor Sakura won't bore you with the usual lengthy magical girl transformations. Plus, the heroine does more than pose and use fancy paraphernalia.
Cardcaptor Sakura anime also gives you a nice portion of humor and comical situations. A possible flaw to all this is the overall "card of the day" theme. It could eventually get to you after 70 eps (and that's just the first
season).
More mature fans may also find Cardcaptor Sakura a bit kiddy-ish.
The art and animation are predominantly cutesy in style but exquisitely done. I think this series showcases Clamp's best art yet. Gone are Clamp's trademark severely drawn eyes (see Magic Knight Rayearth, RG Veda, and X).
Cardcaptor Sakura review characters are markedly milder and more amiable-looking. A new battle costume is also featured every episode, thanks to Sakura's best
friend and couturier Tomoyo. Cardcaptor Sakura characters actually change clothes a lot, which is interesting for me.
The
songs and music are cute, and complements the series perfectly.
Yes, Cardcaptor Sakura is a girly series... but it's a very good girly series.
Miscellanies: Cardcaptor Sakura
Of all the Clamp works I've watched Cardcaptor Sakura Crunchyroll and read Cardcaptor Sakura manga, I think I like this best.
Fan Art: Cardcaptor Sakura
Cardcaptor Sakura | |
| Genre | Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance |
|---|---|
| Episodes | 79 |
| Status | Finished Airing |
| Aired | Apr 7, 1998 to Mar 21, 2000 |
| Producers | NHK, Kodansha, Sogo Vision |
| Studio | Madhouse |
| Rating | PG - Children |
| Themes | Mahou Shoujo, School |
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