Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card

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Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card
Cardcaptor Sakura Clear Card manga volume 1 cover.jpg
Cover of the first manga volume
カードキャプターさくら クリアカード編
(Kādokyaputā Sakura Kuria Kādo-hen)
Genre
  • Magical girl
  • romance
Manga
Written byClamp
Published byKodansha
English publisher
MagazineNakayoshi
DemographicShōjo
Original runJuly 2016 – present
Volumes10 (List of volumes)
Original animation DVD
Directed byMorio Asaka
Produced byChiyo Kawazoe
Written byNanase Okawa
Music byTakayuki Negishi
StudioMadhouse
Licensed byCrunchyroll[1]
ReleasedSeptember 13, 2017
Runtime27 minutes
Anime television series
Directed byMorio Asaka
Written byNanase Ohkawa
Music byTakayuki Negishi
StudioMadhouse
Licensed byCrunchyroll[1]
SEA
Medialink
Original networkNHK BS Premium
Original run January 7, 2018 – June 10, 2018
Episodes22[2] (List of episodes)
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Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card (Japanese: カードキャプターさくら クリアカード編, Hepburn: Kādokyaputā Sakura Kuria Kādo-hen, lit. "Cardcaptor Sakura Clear Card Saga") is a Japanese shōjo manga series written and illustrated by the manga group Clamp. It is a sequel to Clamp's manga Cardcaptor Sakura and focuses on Sakura Kinomoto in junior high school. The manga began serialization in Kodansha's Nakayoshi magazine with the July 2016 issue. A 22-episode anime television series adaptation by Madhouse, featuring the cast and staff from the original series, aired from January to June 2018.

Plot[]

See also: List of Cardcaptor Sakura characters

Sakura Kinomoto is starting junior high school alongside her friends, including her boyfriend Syaoran, who had just returned to Tomoeda. After having a prophetic dream about a mysterious cloaked figure, all of the Sakura Cards turn blank and are rendered completely powerless, thus starting her quest to find out what is wrong. In doing so, Sakura and her friends, along with her guardians and protectors Cerberus and Yue, discover and capture the transparent cards, using the new and much stronger mystical dream key. Eriol, Spinel Sun and Ruby Moon appear as supporting characters, as does Kaho Mizuki, having returned to England, but continuing to aid Sakura and her protectors from afar. Sakura ends up befriending a transfer student named Akiho Shinomoto and meets her butler and guardian Yuna D. Kaito, from whom Syaoran detects vast amounts of magical power.

Media[]

Manga[]

See also: List of Cardcaptor Sakura chapters

Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card is written and illustrated by the manga artist group Clamp. It began serialization in the monthly shōjo (aimed at young girls) manga magazine Nakayoshi with the July 2016 issue sold on June 3.[3][4] Kodansha Comics is releasing the series in English both digitally and in print.[5]

Anime[]

See also: List of Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card episodes

A 22-episode anime television series adaptation aired from January 7 to June 10, 2018 with Morio Asaka, Nanase Ohkawa and Madhouse returning from the original anime series to direct, write and produce the new adaptation, respectively.[2][6][7] Kunihiko Hamada replaced Kumiko Takahashi as the character designer from the original series.[8] The main cast from the original anime also returns to reprise their roles.[9] An original video animation prequel titled Sakura and the Two Bears, which bridges the stories of the "Sakura Card Arc" and the "Clear Card Arc", had its world premiere at Anime Expo on July 1, 2017 and shipped in Japan as a DVD bundled with the special edition of volume 3 of the manga on September 13, 2017.[10] The first opening theme for the series is "Clear" by Maaya Sakamoto,[11] while the first ending theme is "Jewelry" by Saori Hayami.[12] Funimation premiered the simuldub on January 24, 2018.[13] The second opening theme is "Rocket Beat" by Kiyono Yasuno while the second ending theme is "Rewind" by Minori Suzuki.[14] The series was released in Japan on Blu-ray and DVD in eight volumes from May to November 2018.[2] In 2019, Funimation released the series in two Blu-ray sets of 11 episodes each in North America on February 5 and July 2.[15][16] Funimation released the complete series in one Blu-ray volume on August 11, 2020.[17]

Video game[]

Bushiroad and Monster Lab created a mobile game for iOS and Android titled Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card Happiness Memories and launched it on October 3, 2019. The game's theme song is "Flash" by Maaya Sakamoto.[18] In May 2020, Bushiroad and Monster Lab announced they were ending services for the game on June 30, 2020 due to the "state of the game" and "current operations situation."[19]

Reception[]

It was reported in April 2017 that over 1 million copies of the manga were in print in Japan.[20]

Geordi Demorest of Anime Feminist criticized the series, arguing that while the original Cardcaptor Sakura is beloved for its "LGBTQ-inclusiveness," this sequel seems "less actively progressive" and is missing the original focus on "explicitly representing LGBTQ characters," criticizing the lack of character development for Tomoyo towards her cousin Sakura, only having a brief reference to the romance "between Sakura's brother Touya and his friend Yukito." Demorest called for the series to do more to "explore sexual orientation and the gender spectrum" of the characters and called the show nostalgic while coasting on "broad characterizations" of the original cast.[21] Similarly, Lynzee Loveridge of Anime News Network wrote that she was unsure whether the series added "anything worthwhile to characters' stories," writing that it is a "facsimile of the previous series," with no traditional villains.[22] She notes that a major difference from the original series is the relationship between Sakura and Syaoran, which takes "center stage," with a central conflict for them centered on communication between both of them. She praised the series for bringing back "some of the magic" from the original series but criticized it for being "little more than a retread for nostalgia's sake" and difficult to recommend when it ends in a cliffhanger.

Tim Jones and Stig Høgset of THEM Anime Reviews gave the series a more positive review. Jones said he had some hesitation to start the series, as it was three years after Sailor Moon Crystal, and Høgset called the show like "a fun family reunion."[23] He noted that while the plot is stereotypical, it is "pure feel-good fun." Jones said that unlike the original series everything is resolved easily, without much conflict. Høgset praised the background art for the series, and the fact that it assumes you are already familiar with the franchise and its characters. Jones concludes that the series has "some of the charm" of the original series, but felt "more like a trip down memory lane than a brand-new series." Høgset added that his major complaint is that the series ends ambiguously, but said he is glad that the Cardcaptor Sakura franchise has not "lost its ability to put a smile on my face every now and then."

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Crunchyroll Announces Winter 2018 Simulcast License Acquisitions". Crunchyroll. January 8, 2018. Archived from the original on January 31, 2018. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Cardcaptor Sakura Clear Card Anime Listed With 22 Episodes". Anime News Network. January 28, 2018. Archived from the original on January 29, 2018. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
  3. ^ "新連載「カードキャプターさくらクリアカード編」スタート!!" [New series Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card Edition Starts!!] (in Japanese). Kodansha. June 3, 2016. Archived from the original on July 4, 2016. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
  4. ^ "New Cardcaptor Sakura Manga Is Sequel Launching in June". Anime News Network. April 26, 2016. Archived from the original on April 26, 2016. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
  5. ^ "Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card Manga Gets Digital English Release With Print Version Listed". Anime News Network. June 30, 2017. Archived from the original on July 1, 2017. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  6. ^ "Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card Arc Manga Gets TV Anime Series in January 2018". Anime News Network. November 26, 2016. Archived from the original on November 26, 2016. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
  7. ^ "CLAMP's Nanase Ohkawa Writes, Oversees Scripts For New Cardcaptor Sakura Anime". Anime News Network. December 26, 2016. Archived from the original on December 27, 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  8. ^ "New preview video for Cardcaptor Sakura sequel anime avoids Sailor Moon Crystal's missteps【Video】". SoraNews24. September 25, 2017. Archived from the original on January 16, 2018. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  9. ^ "Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card Arc Prologue Anime's Promo Video, Story Intro Revealed". Anime News Network. April 1, 2016. Archived from the original on April 2, 2017. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
  10. ^ "Anime Expo Holds World Premiere of Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card Arc Prologue Anime". Anime News Network. June 6, 2017. Archived from the original on June 27, 2017. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  11. ^ "Maaya Sakamoto Returns to Perform Opening Theme for Card Captor Sakura: Clear Card TV Anime". Anime News Network. September 25, 2017. Archived from the original on September 26, 2017. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
  12. ^ "Saori Hayami Performs Ending Theme for Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card Anime". Anime News Network. November 28, 2017. Archived from the original on February 13, 2018. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  13. ^ "Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card to Simulcast on Crunchyroll & Funimation". Anime UK News. December 1, 2017. Archived from the original on February 19, 2018. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
  14. ^ "Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card Promo Video Previews New Theme Songs". Anime News Network. March 25, 2018. Archived from the original on June 10, 2018. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  15. ^ "Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear CardPart One - BD". Funimation. Archived from the original on January 21, 2021. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  16. ^ "Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear CardPart Two - BD". Funimation. Archived from the original on May 2, 2019. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  17. ^ "Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear CardThe Complete Series - BD". Funimation. Archived from the original on March 31, 2021. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  18. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (September 24, 2019). "Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card Happiness Memories Smartphone Game's Video Previews Features". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on May 18, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  19. ^ Mateo, Alex (May 8, 2020). "Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card Happiness Memories Smartphone Game Ends Service on June 30". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on May 13, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  20. ^ "Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card Arc Manga's 3rd Volume Bundles Anime DVD in September". Anime News Network. April 1, 2017. Archived from the original on June 22, 2017. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
  21. ^ Demorest, Geordi (May 11, 2018). "Cardcaptor Sakura and the Stagnant LGBTQ Representation". Anime Feminist. Archived from the original on July 17, 2019. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  22. ^ Loveridge, Lynzee (November 25, 2019). "Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card Blu-Ray - Part 1 & 2 [Review]". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on January 25, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  23. ^ Jones, Tim; Høgset, Stig (2019). "CardCaptor Sakura: Clear Card [Review]". THEM Anime Reviews. Archived from the original on January 18, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2021.

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