As the series progresses, she continues finding herself in situations which cause her to have to transfer the cards, unaware they are being caused by Eriol and two guardian-like creatures, Spinel Sun and Ruby Moon. Sakura transforms her wand and creates a new activation spell for it, enabling her to then transform one of the Clow Cards into a Sakura Card. Yue and Cerberus find themselves unable to aid Sakura during a magical attack, and Sakura is unable to use the Clow Cards. With Sakura as the new master of the Clow Cards, life initially is peaceful until the arrival of a new transfer student from England, Eriol Hiiragizawa, which coincides with new disturbances occurring in Tomoeda. Sakura is aided in the test by Kaho Mizuki, who is later revealed to have been sent by Clow to ensure Sakura is able to pass the test because he chose Sakura to be the cards' new master when he knew he was going to die. Yue is the one who must test Sakura and Syaoran to determine which one is worthy of becoming the cards' true master. Yukito Tsukishiro, Sakura's crush and the best friend of her brother, is revealed to be the false form of the card's second guardian Yue. Once Sakura has captured all of the cards, she must undergo the Final Judgement. A descendant of the late Clow Reed, creator of the Clow Cards' and their guardians, Syaoran travels to Japan from Hong Kong to recapture the cards, but finds his goal complicated as he comes to respect Sakura and begins aiding her instead. Cerberus acts as her guide and mentor throughout the quest, while her classmate and best friend Tomoyo Daidouji films her exploits and provides her with costumes, insisting that she must "wear special clothes for special occasions." Her older brother, Touya Kinomoto, watches over his sister while pretending that he is unaware of what is going on.Īs the series progresses, a rival in the form of Syaoran Li appears. As she finds each card, she must battle its magical personification and defeat it in order to seal it away. Upon learning the cards are gone, he tells Sakura that she must have special powers, and that it is now her responsibility to retrieve the missing cards. Each card has its own personality and characteristics and can assume alternate forms when activated.Ĭerberus, the "Guardian Beast of the Seal", awakens and emerges from the book's cover. Created by the half-English half-Chinese sorcerer Clow Reed, the Clow Cards were sealed within the Clow Book upon his death and represent a combination of magic from Clow's mixed heritage. Ten-year-old fourth grader, Sakura Kinomoto opens a mysterious book in her father's study and accidentally releases the magical Clow Cards. She is then tasked with retrieving those cards in order to avoid an unknown catastrophe from befalling the world. The story focuses on 10 year old Sakura Kinomoto, who discovers that she possesses magical powers after accidentally freeing a set of magical cards from the book they had been sealed in for years. カードキャプターさくら ( Kādokyaputā Sakura, Cardcaptor Sakura), is a shojo manga series written and illustrated by the mangaka team, CLAMP. Original cover of Vol.1 published by Kodansha in Japan.
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