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Day 12: Cardcaptor Sakura Clear Card
It’s finally Christmas time, and you know what that means? Yep, my last post in the 12 Days of Anime. I’m giving my final spotlight to Cardcaptor Sakura:…
Episode 75: Cardcaptor Sakura – Volume 12
We did it! We’ve made it to volume 12 of Cardcaptor Sakura—the final volume! But there’s plenty of anime after this, don’t worry (and someday, many years from…
Day 12: Cardcaptor Sakura Clear Card
It’s finally Christmas time, and you know what that means? Yep, my last post in the 12 Days of Anime. I’m giving my final spotlight to Cardcaptor Sakura:…
Cardcaptor Sakura
By Andrew Osmond. Cardcaptor Sakura shows how the biggest, most wonderful adventure can start from the smallest of things. In the show’s first episode, Sakura Kinomoto, a happy,…
Cardcaptor Sakura – 67 – Scarfknitter Sakura
When Sakura wakes up in the morning, it’s the first time she does so knowing Yukito’s answer definitively. When Syaoran lent her his ear, he enabled her to…
The Cardcaptor Sakura Movies
Cardcaptor Sakura: Hey, it’s time to discuss some Cardcaptor Sakura once again. The series was great, but I didn’t watch these films when I went through it. So…
Cardcaptor Sakura Anime Review
AKA: Kādokyaputā Sakura, カードキャプターさくら Genre: Magical Girl, Romance Studio: Madhouse Episodes: 70 Seasons: 1 Available On: Netflix, Crunchyroll Summary Ten-year-old Sakura lives a pretty normal life with her older brother, Toya, and…
Episode 329 - Cardcaptor Sakura
This week, Shaun was in the mood for a bit of a throwback with 5 episodes of Cardcaptor Sakura!Meanwhile Remington presses a funny looking button on his green…
Cardcaptor Sakura: Unlimited Kindness
A Push For More Shoujo? I have watched a lot of anime in my life. Once again, you can see how many I have watched by looking at…
Cardcaptor Sakura Part 2
Jess and Ashley discuss Cardcaptor Sakura vol. 7-12, plus the first volume of the new CCS: Clear Card manga! There's a debate about the merits of passive versus…
Cardcaptor Sakura Anime Review
AKA: Kādokyaputā Sakura, カードキャプターさくら Genre: Magical Girl, Romance Studio: Madhouse Episodes: 70 Seasons: 1 Available On: Netflix, Crunchyroll Summary Ten-year-old Sakura lives a pretty normal life with her older brother, Toya, and…
The Summer of Love IV with Cardcaptor Sakura: Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie
The Summer of Love IV continues! Last week we finally wrapped up our look at the final few episodes of the first half of the series. With that…
Cardcaptor Sakura – 24 – HOEEEny, I Shrunk the Cardcaptor
One afternoon Sakura watching Tours of European Castles while wistfully dreaming about living in one, Touya reads a magazine beside her. He ribs her for not being “princess…
Cardcaptor Sakura – 41 – Dress Rehearsal
The Arts Festival is upon us, and Sakura’s class will be performing a play; specifically, Sleeping Beauty. Mizuki-sensei employs amidakuji in order to determine who plays what role. As…
Fanart Friday: Cardcaptor Sakura Go!
Artist おおね has posted some four-dozen Cardcaptor Sakura art pieces over the last two months, much to my delight! Here’s just a sample of the lovely art arising…
Cardcaptor Sakura – 22 – Enter Sandcard
It’s probably for the best that CCS decided to take a break from Meiling and Syaoran to return the focus to the impressive Kinomoto family. When Touya and Sakura’s…
Cardcaptor Sakura – 25 – Double Trouble
Sakura is grocery shopping for dinner, but once she’s bought everything she needs, she heads home…only for a second Sakura to appear, wearing a face that’s just…just wrong. …
Cardcaptor Sakura – 35 – Christmas Inferno
After having the Tokyo Tower dream again—this time while in class—Sakura wakes up with Mizuki-sensei looking right at her, giving further credence to the theory that she’s the shadowy…
Cardcaptor Sakura – 36 – White April
Welcome to April 1999 and to the second season of the iconic Cardcaptor Sakura! We get a new OP and ED, and are quickly and efficiently re-introduced to…
Cardcaptor Sakura – 17 – ERASED (Temporarily)
It’s CCS’ first beach episode! That means ample chances for Sakura to show off her talent for swimming as well as potato peeling during dinner prep. Turns out…
Cardcaptor Sakura – 57 – Going Up…
This will probably go down in the annals of CCS as a landmark episode in the development of Sakura x Syaoran. Specifically, the latter’s feelings for the former begin…
Cardcaptor Sakura – 37 – The Voice
We begin this episode with the demonstration of a new Daidouji Brand prototype portable karaoke mic, perfect for picnics like the one Sakura and her friends are having.…
Cardcaptor Sakura – 43 – Meiling Out
While in the middle of another disastrous attempt to bake an edible cake for Syaoran (has she never heard of a timer?) Meiling gets a call from her…
Cardcaptor Sakura – 69 – Tsukimine Showdown
This is it: with just one episode left in reserve (presumably for an epilogue), the big clash between Team Eriol and Team Sakura has finally come. After revealing…
Cardcaptor Sakura – A Storyboard Journey
In the past few weeks I’ve been making my way through the 1998 anime series Cardcaptor Sakura, which I know very well needs no introduction. I initially meant…
Cardcaptor Sakura – 64 – Mean Slopes
Sakura heads from the pool to the slopes in consecutive episodes, and from the first shot of her in her ski outfit admiring the snowy mountains, you just knew…
Cardcaptor Sakura – 30 – The Cardcaptor’s Dilemma
This week CCS switches things up a bit, dropping us in right in the middle of a card-capturing mission. Sakura’s in a gaudy new battle costume, Tomoyo is recording…
Cardcaptor Sakura – 50 – Thread and Thrum
Sakura wakes up early, but seeming a little down. Kero-chan tells her whatever the deal is with the Sakura Cards, she needs to keep her spirits up and…
Cardcaptor Sakura – 07 – Enjoy the Silence
Sakura and Tomoyo’s class go on art museum to sketch the various works, and we’re able to witness just how good Tomoyo’s artistic skills are. Sakura is able…
Episode 63: Cardcaptor Sakura – Volume 2
for those using the Darkhorse release).
Cardcaptor Sakura – 58 – Within the Bubble
Whether you consider it testing Sakura or just plain fucking with her, Eriol keeps up his little secret game this week. Sakura, Syaoran, Tomoyo, Kerberus and Yue all…
Episode 73: Cardcaptor Sakura – Volume 10
Lucy and Robin discuss volume 10 of Cardcaptor Sakura! Only a couple volumes left, folks…
Episode 71: Cardcaptor Sakura – Volume 8
Lucy and Robin discuss volume 8 of Cardcaptor Sakura, as the new threat keeps Sakura and her friends on their toes.
Episode 84: Cardcaptor Sakura – English Dubs
Lucy and Robin are joined by Caitlin Like to discuss the English dubs of Cardcaptor Sakura (mostly Cardcaptors). This our final Cardcaptor Sakura episode (for now), so buckle…
Cardcaptor Sakura – 44 – Feeling the Moon
Something new has shown up in Sakura’s dream: someone with long, silvery hair and black wings. When Sakura wakes up, Kero-chan takes note of the Sakura doll by…
Cardcaptor Sakura – 66 – These Bitter Tears
Nakuru’s movie is a big hit, with particular praise going to Sakura’s cuteness, but as Yukito sits with Touya in the projector room, his heart is uneasy, since…
Cardcaptor Sakura – 40 – Tower of Dreams
Sakura, Tomoyo, Syaoran and Meiling go on a shopping and sightseeing trip to Tokyo…on their own. Wait, aren’t these eleven-year-old kids who require supervision during such a trip? Appa…
Cardcaptor Sakura and Giant Spider & Me
The White Sox were snowed out for three straight games and suck with runners in scoring position....
Cardcaptor Sakura – 05 – Heart of Plushiness
This week we are formally introduced to the rest of Sakura’s crew: Chiharu, Rika and Naoko. Chiharu in particular is a big plushie afficionado so the group is…
Cardcaptor Sakura – 04 – Into the Woods
Sakura is super-hyped about a Sunday picnic with Tomoyo, but that particular bubble is burst when Touya reminds her that she has to do all of the house chores…
Cardcaptor Sakura and Giant Spider & Me
The White Sox were snowed out for three straight games and suck with runners in scoring position. It’s baseball season. Also I went to a Rockies and Dodgers…
Cardcaptor Sakura – 10 – Flowers and Family
It’s Sports Day, which means it’s truly Sakura’s time to shine. She wows classmates and parents alike with her running speed, and while she accidentally lets a baton…
Episode 66: Cardcaptor Sakura – Volume 4
In this episode, we discuss Cardcaptor Sakura volume 4!
Cardcaptor Sakura – 51 – Bearing the Brunt
Sakura can’t quite make her homemade teddy bear not look like Kero-chan, so Eriol volunteers to help her fix it. When a delighted Sakura asks what he’d like as…
Beck and Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card
I tweeted earlier that all the Manga In Your Ears episodes were done and edited, then I went and recorded another one, so all but one are recorded.…
Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad, Cardcaptor Sakura, Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card
Cardcaptor Sakura. Aged Anime 1998 - 2000.
Cardcaptor Sakura was a very cute and ingenious anime based off of the Clamp manga series. The manga was very well received in Japan and is...
Episode 68: Cardcaptor Sakura – Volume 6
Lucy and Robin dig into Cardcaptor Sakura volume 6! Will an Evil really befall the Earth, or will Sakura be able to prevent it?
Episode 70: Cardcaptor Sakura – Volume 7
We’re back! And so are Sakura and her friends. But with all the Clow Cards collected…what’s left for a Cardcaptor to do?
Cardcaptor Sakura – 21 – On Your Marks
I tellya, if Sakura doesn’t start taking her rival seriously, this could soon turn into The Meiling and Syaoran Show! In all seriousness, since arriving Meiling has done…
Episode 74: Cardcaptor Sakura – Volume 11
Lucy and Robin discuss Cardcaptor Sakura volume 11—just one more after this, and then, the anime!