Cardcaptor Sakura facts for kids

Cardcaptor Sakura is a popular manga (Japanese comic) and anime (Japanese animation) series. People sometimes call it CCS for short.

The series was created in 1996 by a group of artists called CLAMP. Cardcaptor Sakura is one of their most famous works. The manga was first published in a magazine called Nakayoshi from 1996 to 2000.

The story is about a girl named Sakura Kinomoto. She is a middle school student who accidentally opens a magical book. This book releases a deck of special cards. The book's guardian, a creature named Keroberos (or Kero), tells Sakura she must find and capture all the lost cards. The series shows Sakura's adventures, her friendships, and how she learns about love and family.

The anime TV show aired in Japan from 1998 to 2000. It added some new characters and changed parts of the manga's story. There are also two Cardcaptor Sakura movies.

Story

Sakura Kinomoto is a ten-year-old girl who is good at sports. One day, she finds a strange book called the Clow Book in her father's study. Inside, she finds the Clow Cards. These cards are magical. Sakura accidentally sets them free when she says the name of the Windy Card.

Kero, the book's guardian, gives Sakura a special task. She must find and capture all the cards. She uses a magical item called the Clow Wand to seal them back into their card forms. Sakura's best friend, Tomoyo Daidouji, helps her. Tomoyo designs cool battle costumes for Sakura and records all her adventures.

Sakura soon meets Syaoran Li, a boy her age. He is related to Clow Reed, who created the Clow Cards. Syaoran also wants to capture the cards. At first, he is Sakura's rival, but they later become good friends. Together, they manage to capture all the cards.

After capturing the cards, Sakura and Syaoran must face Yue. Yue is the second guardian of the Clow Cards. This challenge decides who will become the new master of the cards. It turns out that Yue is the true form of Yukito Tsukishiro. Yukito is a friend of Sakura's older brother, Toya. Sakura wins against Yue and becomes the new owner of the Clow Cards.

Later, a new student named Eriol Hiiragizawa comes to Sakura's town from England. He starts causing magical problems. Sakura learns she needs to change the Clow Cards into "Sakura Cards." If she doesn't, the cards will lose their magic and become normal. Eriol is actually Clow Reed, reborn. After one last challenge from Eriol, all the cards successfully change into Sakura Cards.

Syaoran realizes he has feelings for Sakura and tells her. Sakura also falls in love with him. Syaoran goes back home to Hong Kong. But he returns two years later to be with Sakura.

Characters

Here are some of the main characters. Their Japanese names are listed first, followed by their English names.

Media

Cardcaptor Sakura is shown in many countries around the world. CCS is very popular because of its cute characters and exciting story. There are many posters, toys, and other items related to the series.

See also

• In Spanish: Cardcaptor Sakura para niños