Hey guys. Well it is once again time for this! For the last three years I’ve spent every summer taking a real hard look at a certain series. A series that is part of my past, or something tha…
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Cardcaptor Sakura – 19 – Last of the Summer Swine
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Cardcaptor Sakura – 70 (Fin) – The Card of Love
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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 – 24 – HOEEEny, I Shrunk the Cardcaptor
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Cardcaptor Sakura – 06 – Forest of Illusion
Sakura isn’t a fan of ghosts, like, at all. So when her friends suggest they investigate the forest behind the school for signs of haunting, she basically has to…
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 – 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 – 62 – Dreaming of Darkness
New Year has come, and Sakura gets gussied up in a lovely pink kimono even her brother has to admit looks good (for a kaiju!). She and her…
Cardcaptor Sakura – 01 – The Start of Something Beautiful
My entry into the gorgeous, charming, feel-good world of Cardcaptor Sakura was the Clear Card arc of Winter 2018, twenty years before the original. Now that Netflix has…
Cardcaptor Sakura – 31 – Sakurazilla, Queen of the Kaiju
Touya does it almost every morning: Calling Sakura a kaiju for stomping down the steps and being too loud. One day, Sakura vows to grow tall enough to “stomp”…
Cardcaptor Sakura – 16 – Light Side of the Rainbow
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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…
Cardcaptor Sakura – 46 – Love Not Lest Ye Be Loved
Yue is in no mood for delays; he’s going to judge Sakura right here and now: she’ll either subdue him with her mastery of the cards, or she’ll…
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…
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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…
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 – 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…
Cardcaptor Sakura – 30 – The Cardcaptor’s Dilemma
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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…
Cardcaptor Sakura – 33 – A Thawing of Relations
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Cardcaptor Sakura – 49 – Beware of Grand Pianos
After ending the rain with her first Sakura Card, poor Sakura is wiped. She can’t even sit up in bed! Thankfully, she doesn’t have a fever, and Sakura assures…
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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 – 69 – Tsukimine Showdown
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Cardcaptor Sakura – 41 – Dress Rehearsal
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