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Cardcaptor Sakura (Boxed Set,
Collection 1)
All contained within an eye-catching original box with
special Cardcaptor artwork by CLAMP
Relaunched in the 100% Authentic Right to Left format. A three volume set! |
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Cardcaptor Sakura: Collectors
Continue the magic filled, comedy, romance with
Cardcaptor Sakura the second three volume set of the best-selling girl's shoujo
adventure that spawned the mega-hit Kid's WB anime! |
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Tsubasa : RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE
CLAMP's latest work involving the CCS characters in an
alternate universe. But other CLAMP characters also make appearances. Tsubasa is
crossover overkill! |
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Cardcaptor Sakura - The Movie (DVD)
from
Amazon.com
In the first feature based on the popular series, Sakura wins a trip to Hong
Kong. Her father is away on business, so she goes with Toya, Yukito, and Tomoyo.
Hong Kong is the home of her classmate and sometime ally Li Shaoran and his
obnoxious cousin Meilin, and the cast is soon reunited. Clow Reed, the wizard
who invented the magical Clow Cards, also lived in Hong Kong, and his presence
lingers there in the memory of the redoubtable sorceress Madoushi. Although Li
Shaoran, his beautiful mother, and Kero offer their assistance, Sakura uses her
inner resources to defeat Madoushi, a more powerful and evil foe than any of the
Cards. This longer adventure preserves the qualities that have won the series so
many fans, and it's more entertaining in the subtitled Japanese version than in
the clunky English dub. Unrated; suitable for ages 9 and up: Violence.
-Charles Solomon |
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Cardcaptor Sakura - The Movie
2 (DVD)
from
Amazon.com
Four months after the end of the broadcast series, Sakura and her friends are
starting 6th grade; Toya and Yuki are college freshmen. The magical Clow Cards
have been captured, but Shaoran Li has returned to Hong Kong, and Sakura has yet
to respond to his declaration of love. Tomoyo arranges for him and Meilin to
visit for the opening of an amusement park on the site of Eriol's house. The
bulldozers free an unknown 53rd Card, which promptly causes problems. In a plot
that recalls Tenchi in Tokyo, the Card wrecks havoc not out of malice, but
because of the loneliness it endured while it was sealed away. Sakura manages to
resolve everything satisfactorily--with some help from her friends. The English
vocal cast is better than the one for Cardcaptors, but the film is more
entertaining in Japanese with subtitles. (Rated 13 and older: minor violence)
-Charles Solomon |
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Cardcaptor Sakura Collection
Vol. 1-15 (DVD)
from
Amazon.com
An imaginative mixture of adventure, charm, and emotional warmth made Cardcaptor
Sakura a big hit in both Japan and America. In contrast to the one-note and
often bratty girls in American animation, ten-year-old Sakura Kinomoto is a
good-natured but never saccharine character who learns and grows from her
magical experiences. A cheerful 4th grader, she lives with her older brother
Toya and her widowed father, a professor of archeology. Sakura dislikes math and
Toya's teasing, and nurtures a crush on his friend Yukito. When she opens a
mysterious book in her father's study, glowing forms fly into the night. Kero,
the winged, toy-like creature from the book's cover, explains that she has
released the magical cards created by the sorcerer, Clow Reed. Despite her
protests, Kero insists that Sakura must become a Cardcaptor and retrieve them
before they work mischief on the world. |
As she pursues various Cards, Sakura's
best friend Tomoyo videotapes her adventures. Shaoran Li, a student from Hong
Kong related to Clow Reed, initially challenges Sakura's right to the Cards. As
they move from reluctant allies to friends, the relationship is complicated by
Shaoran’s loudmouth cousin Meilin. Toya, who "sees things other people can't,"
keeps a watchful eye the magical goings-on.
Sakura wins increasingly powerful Cards, but is haunted by a recurring dream in
which she battles an unseen foe atop Tokyo Tower. Meilin returns to Hong Kong,
allowing the partnership between Sakura and Shaoran develop smoothly. When
Sakura captures the last Card, she faces the confrontation she saw in her
dreams. Losing this battle would have dire consequences. But Sakura proves
herself worthy to become the new master of the Cards: the timid girl of the
first episodes has discovered reserves of inner strength she didn't know she
possessed. The arrival of Eriol, who is somehow linked to Clow Reed, produces
new troubles for Sakura and her friends, just as Shaoran is coming to grips with
the awkward realization that he likes Sakura. The interplay of personal moments
and the increasingly ominous plot keeps this extremely popular "magical girl"
series moving smoothly through the two and half seasons included in this
collection. (Note: this series is rated "13 and Older," but appropriate for
viewers three years younger. The popular Cardcaptors series heavily edits this
original series for a much younger audience.) -Charles Solomon |
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