 A lot of people have been asking me
about information about the Card Captor Sakura
anime, so I've decided to make a page about it. This page
contains anything and everything about the anime I could
find. Some of this information I found myself, but a big
thanks to Hitoshi Doi's Card Captor Sakura
Page for the hard
to find facts!!
Movie and Video Game!! Is
it true?
Yes indeedy
it is! The video games will come out sometime the
beginning of next year. They will be on Playstation and
Game Boy. (Lovely! I got both!) The movie will be coming
out next May! Stay tuned for updates!
When is it on and what
channel (in Japan)?
Card Captor
Sakura comes on every Tuesday on channel NHK BS-2 (I
believe this is a satellite channel) at 6:00 PM. It's a
30 minute show.
How many episodes are
there?
I believe there
will be around 34 episodes in all. It started back on
April 7, 1998 and will probably run until the end of the
year (according to CLAMP School Web Campus).
Will there be a second
season?
As far as I
know, yes. More than likely there will be a second season
because the manga has run into a new storyline, and the
anime seems to be quite popular in Japan. (According to Animage
July, 1998, issue, Sakura Kinomoto is the fifth most
popular character. How 'bout that? ^_^)
Are there any LDs/video
tapes?
Yes, there
are!! I know the first LD and VHS tape is out. If it's
one of the first print, it has a special video with it
titled "Suteki Desuwa, Sakura-chan! Tomoyo no Card
Captor Sakura Katsuyaku Video Nikki." It contains
the first three episodes of Card Captor Sakura.
Here's the info you may need if you want to order it (I
suggest ordering it from Nikaku Animart. They can special order
any LD.):
Card Captor Sakura
volume 1
LD: BELL-1278 (CLV)
VHS: BES-2134
50 minutes, color, Ľ5000 (This is about $45 American,
but it could be more or less depending on the yen rate.)
What about other things,
like CDs and toys?
Oh, man. There
are a BILLION toys and a few CDs. Okay, for starters,
there's the singles of the opening song, "Catch Me,
Catch You," and the ending song,
"Hitorijime," both sung by Gumi. At Gumi's page, there's
some wave files in which you can get a short clip of both
songs. Both are pretty good. Plus there some character
CDs, drama CDs, and another song called
"Groovy!".
As for toys,
there's a bunch of Kero-chan dolls. The one which I
really want is the "Watashi no Kero-chan (My
Kero-chan)," which has a cute bow around its neck
and a locket. I think it also can talk! but it's Ľ5800
(about $53, kinda expensive ^_^;;). There are also some
keychains, cards, school supplies, Sakura models,
costumes (which are VERY expensive), posters, clocks, and
of course, some freebies Nakayoshi gives you (like a
lovely pack of playing cards with pictures from the
anime). There are also two anime comic books. Go to CLAMP School Web Campus for information on new
toys.
If ANY of you can
tell me where I can get any of the toys or CDs, please contact me.
Are there any differences
between the anime and manga?
I'll tell you
the truth. I haven't seen much of the anime yet, except
for a few clips. But I have heard about some differences.
For one, there's a Clow Card named RAIN who only appears
in the anime.
Plus, there are
some characters who only appear in the anime. One for
instance is Mei Lin Li. Judging from her name, she might
be related to Shaolan. She has black hair that is pulled
up like Sailor Moon's hair, brown eyes (same shade as
Shaolan's), and likes to wear red. She has a similar
costume to Shaolan's.
Will it come to the U. S.?
I just put this
section up because I'd like to see this series come to
the U.S., along with the manga! Hey, it has a chance. CLAMP
School Detectives made to the U.S. on video, so Card
Captor Sakura has a chance too! But, then again, the Magic
Knight Rayearth anime never made it to the U.S., so
there is the possibility it never will. But you gotta
hope!!
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