However, these are either fixable or minor flaws in what remains a promising start for an already strong anime. The series will have to face its characters’ growing pains at some point if it wants to remain honest. To keep the show’s existing fans overdosed with nostalgia, CLAMP might choose to ignore the elephant in the room: Sakura is growing up. It feels like the characters were caught in a time warp - they haven’t changed at all. I listed the similarity of the episode to the original series as a positive point, but it obviously has a negative side. Sakura capturing cards isn’t something new it is a repetition of the first season. There is also a worry that the new series may refuse to do anything adventurous with the plot. A landmine I see for The Clear Card Arc is a gimmicky and cutesy overemphasis on Sakura and Syaoran’s relationship, rather than the troubles it should naturally face. Further, we have no explanation as to why everyone in the show suddenly has touchscreen gadgets, even though it should ideally be the early 2000s. Despite the stunning visuals, the new sequence for sealing a card is awkward the 3D animated crystal is ugly and makes me cringe every time. Touya and Sakura’s banter shows Touya’s caring side for his younger sister Syaoran and Tomoyo’s interaction paints them as mature characters who care deeply about Sakura.Īll said, the episode is not perfect. Short interactions between the characters reveal telling details about the story and characters. In fact, the episode is cleverly written so that it functions as a jump-on point for new viewers. Sakura reveals the new sealing wand | Source: YouTubeĭespite this constant stream of new information, the episode does not feel overwhelming. Lighter shades of pink give the scene an adorable dream-like appeal. This lean towards the softer style really works for Sakura and Syaoran’s reunion. Animation has changed a lot since CCS last aired it has become softer, abandoning the heavy, dark, almost sketch-quality of the 1990s. It has heartfelt dialogues, delivered with a truckload of nostalgia: the opening song from season three, Platinum, plays in the background of this reunion. The moment where Sakura and Syaoran reunite is beautiful. But when Li Syaoran - Sakura’s elementary school crush - comes back from Hong Kong, things do begin to change. Things have changed, but CLAMP drops us into a Tomoeda that is in sync with the Tomoeda of Cardcaptor Sakura Movie 2: The Sealed Card. Sakura is now a middle school student the cards are all secure, and we are assured in flashbacks and conversations that the supporting cast from the previous seasons are enjoying happy lives. The new series picks up a year after the events of the original anime. Naturally, I had high expectations for The Clear Card Arc.įor the existing fans, the cardcaptor world feels like familiar territory from the very beginning before the opening, Kero-chan gives a hurried rundown of the series in the segment “Leave it to Kero-chan!” - a throwback to an aftershow segment that ran with the first season of the show. Cardcaptor Sakura was a good show even otherwise the anime had beautiful visuals, good characters, and a fun plot driven by the development of those characters. I watched this original series as a child, so the anime was drenched with the nostalgia of ‘the good old days’. The guardian of the Book of Clow, Kerberos, tells Sakura that she must now capture the cards lest they wreak havoc in her town, Tomoeda. The original series followed the adventures of Kinomoto Sakura, an elementary schoolgirl who accidentally breaks the seal of a book containing magical cards. Sakura commands a card a shot from the original series | Source: Pinterest
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