Why Card Captor Sakura? There's a lot of anime out there. Why, out of all that would I choose to
make a webpage about this one? Well, to begin with, the anime I prefer is typically that of the shoujo
(anime aimed at girls) variety. My favorites include Fushigi Yugi, Revolutionary
Girl Utena, Sailormoon, Magic Knight Rayearth and Card Captor Sakura. Of these,
the first three have been in a release long enough that they have gained the
status of Most Popular Series on the Anime Turnpike. Meaning there are countless
pages devoted to each of them. Card Captor hasn't gone into any sort of commerical
release in the United States (as I write this) and therefore, there are very
few webpages regarding it. Those that do exist are mostly very thin (sometimes
to prevent offering spoilers, sometimes because the page is just of poor quality.
it happens.) and cover relatively little about the series. As much as I've enjoyed Sailormoon and considered making a webpage about it,
I felt there were a good deal of fabulous pages about it already in existence.
So I have held off. As I was introduced to Card Captor Sakura by a good friend
who prefers to go by the name Ashke on the net, I quickly fell in love with the
series. It's just cute. And since I have no small amount of personality in kind with
Kero-chan (that's pudding smell! you had pudding without me??!) how could I not
like it? Anyhow, as I began to search the web for more information on the show,
I quickly discovered a great derth in the existence of English websites on the
subject matter. Knowing that Nelvana will soon begin to release the series on
American television, I believe that there will be a large number of people
looking for more information. If you're one of them, I hope this site has
helped you on your quest. Still, a small number of websites is hardly a good reason to make a new one.
There has to be something more that I like about the series. To begin with,
I enjoy the characters. Kero-chan is my favorite. He's bossy. He's a
bottomless pit. He has no compunction whatsover in telling people just
what he thinks about them. If he thinks Syaoran is a twirp, he refuses to
even use Syaoran's name. Instead, Syaoran gets called 'kid'. He's also cute.
But don't tell him I said so. He /hates/ being called cute. Then there's Touya. A monument to big brothers everyone. First to pick on
and first to defend Sakura. He's utterly deft at tormenting her. Which is good,
because without Touya there to drive Sakura crazy and make her afraid of
ghosts, she'd have no weaknesses whatsoever and would probably end up being
totally dull and boring.
I also admit to a real fascination with Meilin. Her relationship with Syaoran
reminds me of Usagi/Serena with Mamoru/Darien. She's engaged to Syaoran, but
never really knows how he feels about her which makes her act totally pyschotically
paranoid about their relationship. But instead of being a crybaby as a whole,
Meilin is a fighter and has a sassy attitude. Meilin likes to think she can
accomplish anything, but frequently runs up against things she can't do on her own.
Still, it doesn't dimenish her perseverence to keep on trying. Being a CLAMP work, the art design is also outstanding. I love the appearances
of Sakura's many costumes, not to mention the subtle teasing of other magical
girl shows that CLAMP does in this series. Most of the cards are well done,
and some of them are downright funny. I mean, really, The Glow? The Flower?
They're so preposterous, they're just funny. Sakura herself recognizes this when
she captures The Flower and asks Kero what it does. Upon finding out, her
response was simply 'That's /all/?' It makes me wonder what sort of guy Clow
Reed was, to create a card with this kind of power. Maybe he was trying to impress
a girl at the time? As for the story line, it's a bit more straightforward than other anime, but
but each episode is enjoyable so I see nothing wrong with that. It still has its
surprises in store, along with the added suspense of finding out Kero-chan looks
like in his true form. All in all, what really matters it that I like it. You can make your
own decision. If you disagree, there's plenty of other anime out there. Try
some Starblazers. Or Legend of Arislan. Or The Record of the Lodoss War.
They're all good too. Honana!
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