It just has a much lighter and appropriate feeling to it. One thing I also really appreciate is that Sakura is just your normal girl who is collecting magical cards to stop them from causing havoc rather than a girl (or group of girls) pitched against an evil force to save the earth from certain doom.
In fact, all the magic is much more akin to more traditional witches and wizard's and even draws on Chinese mythology. She wears a different 'magical girl' costume for most chapters, but they are all tailored by her best friend Tomoyo and are really just for variety and cuteness (and surely the artists having their fun) rather than any magical process that all other magical girls go through. Sakura doesn't actually transform through any magical means. It undoubtedly is, but I do find it drops some of this genre's typical tropes - and I mean that in the best way possible. I've always struggled to view Cardcaptor Sakura as a magical girl manga. Although this manga's art is a tad less intricate and almost simple in the use of screen toning, there's something very light and loveable about it and it's undeniably adorable. It's definitely one of their bigger works, especially as it features the characters that are later featured as the protagonists of CLAMP's crossover work: Tsubasa: RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE. The art is as gorgeous as one can expect and it's almost unavoidable to read if one wants to delve into the multiverse these artists have created. With each card Sakura adds to her collection, her own magical powers grow.Ĭardcaptor Sakura already wins points simply by being a work of CLAMP. The cards were created by the mightiest magician to have lived - Clow. Elementary Schooler Sakura finds a book in her father's library which not only proves to be magical but also releases the lion-like creature Kero-chan who tasks her with finding all the magical cards the book once contained. While not as big as similar titles such as Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon, Cardcaptor Sakura is definitely a manga household name. With each card Sakura adds to her collection,
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Review for the complete series While not as big as similar titles such as Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon, Cardcaptor Sakura is definitely a manga household name.
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