About
Cardcaptor Sakura (japanese: カードキャプターさくら Kādokyaputā Sakura) is a shōjo manga and anime series created by the manga group Clamp that was published by Kodansha from 1996 to 2000 and aired on Japanese television from 1998 to 2000.
Premise
The story follows Sakura Kinomoto, a 4th grade school girl who opened a mysterious book that unleashes magical cards known as the clow cards onto the world. Because of this, it has become Sakura’s duty to recapture all of the cards with the help of her best friend Tomoyo, a mysterious boy named Syaoran Li, and Keroberos, the guardian of the clow cards who bestow Sakura with the magical powers needed to accomplished her mission.
History
The original manga series was created by the manga group Clamp and was published by Kodansha on Nakayoshi magazine from May, 1996, to June, 2000 with a total of 12 volumes. The anime adaptation was produced by Madhouse studio and aired on NHK BS2 from April 7th, 1998, to March 21st, 2000 with a total of 70 episodes. The anime was also aired in the west under licensing by Madman Entertainment in Australian and NIS America in North America.
Reception
As of June, 2015, the anime holds a user rating of 8.19 on MyAnimeList[1], a 4,5 out of 5 stars rating on Crunchyroll[2], an 8.0 user rating on IMDb[3], and a very good user rating on Anime News Network[4]. While the original anime was very well received, the english dub version by NIS America which was titled as Cardcaptors was heavily criticized for making cuts and changes to the original anime like changing several of the character’s names and cutting down the number of episodes from 70 down to 38. The dubbing was also criticized for its lackluster quality.
Online Presence
Discussions regarding the series can be found on several sites such as MyAnimeList[5], Anime News Network[6], 4chan[7], and Tumblr[8]. On January 10th, 2004, Urban Dictionary user Steph submitted an entry regarding Sakura Kinomoto[9]. On April 24th, 2004, Urban Dictionary user NeNay submitted an entry regarding The Cardcaptors NIS America dub[10]. On June 18th, 2005, Urban Dictionary user Guardian of the Seal submitted an entry regarding the series[11].
On Deviantart, typing the keyword “cardcaptor sakura” would yield more than 38.400 results[12] while typing the keyword “カードキャプターさくら” on Pixiv would yield more than 10.250 results[13].
Search Interest
External References
[1]MyAnimeList – Cardcaptor Sakura
[2]Crunchyroll – Cardcaptor Sakura
[3]IMDb – Cardcaptor Sakura
[4]Anime News Network – Cardcaptor Sakura
[5]MyAnimeList – Forum Search Cardcaptor Sakura
[6]Anime News Network – Search keyword Cardcaptor Sakura
[7]archive.moe – Search for Cardcaptor Sakura
[8]Tumblr – Search for Cardcaptor Sakura
[9]Urban Dictionary – Sakura Kinomoto
[10]Urban Dictionary – Cardcaptors
[11]Urban Dictionary – Cardcaptor Sakura
[12]Deviantart – Browse for Cardcaptor Sakura
[13]Pixiv – Browse for カードキャプターさくら