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63-503: Sakura Kinomoto is starting junior high school alongside her friends and her boyfriend Syaoran Li , who had just returned to Tomoeda. After having a prophetic dream about a mysterious cloaked figure, all of the Sakura Cards turn blank and are rendered completely powerless, thus starting her quest to find out what is wrong. In doing so, Sakura and her friends, along with her guardians and protectors Cerberus and Yue , discover and capture

126-402: A February 2001 interview, Nanase Ohkawa praised people for supporting Sakura and Syaoran's relationship, but dismissed potential concerns that this ending was chosen for heteronormative reasons, outright stating that Sakura loves him as a person in the first place and would still have fallen in love with him under different circumstances like greater difference in age or even the same gender. In

189-568: A blog of Friedman, joined the domain of Yuricon and ALC publishing stopped publishing new material. In later years, the webpage of the Yuricon website as a whole was improved, while the group's founder, Erica Friedman, asked for donations to ensure that Yuricon and Okazu are "on the cutting edge of Yuri Culture." Later, the new-and-improved Yuricon store would be opened and the page listing yuri essays would be improved. Then, in May 2018, Friedman appeared at

252-610: A deep friendship with Yukito. One of Sakura's most notable traits is her "invincible spell", "Everything will be alright" ( 絶対大丈夫だよ , "Zettai daijōbu dayo" ) , which has carried her through innumerable trials and obstacles as she masters her magical skills. Sakura's outfits number in the hundreds, which change frequently throughout the series. Unlike other anime magical girls , whose costumes seemingly form out of magical energy, Sakura's battle outfits are hand-sewn by her friend and cousin Tomoyo. Her most commonly worn iconic everyday outfit

315-418: A girl to wear the same magical costume all the time influenced by the manga series Sailor Moon . Between the manga and the anime adaptation, nearly 300 costumes were made with most of them being created specifically for Sakura. As the series' main theme is "love", Clamp focused on the multiple relationships Sakura has. Both Syaoran Li and Tomoyo Daidoji were found as popular characters for often comforting

378-408: A girl, but rather because Sakura did not love Tomoyo in a romantic way. Sakura's character design for the manga was originally developed by Mokona of Clamp. She was designed to capture the image of Mokona's then two-year-old niece Kawaji. The original character's facial expression changed considerably until the manga started. Her many magical costumes were introduced as CLAMP felt it was "sad" for

441-713: A guest panelist at AnimeNEXT in Atlantic City, NJ. The following year, Yuricon joined forces with PacSet to launch a guided trip across Japan "dedicated to the Yuri genre of Japanese animation and manga," which would take place in September of that year. The same year, Erica Friedman appeared at the Toronto Comic Arts Festival to celebrate 100 years of Yuri, while speaking at various other events that year. In May 2020, Yuricon hosted an online panel about yuri. Yuricon has

504-574: A new website. The same year, the Kyoto International Manga Museum added works published by ALC Publishing, the publishing arm of Yuricon, into its permanent collection. Also that year, Renbooks, an Italian publisher announced that an Italian edition of Rica 'tte Kanji!? would be published. The following year, ALC Publishing announced a partnership with JManga to publish POOR POOR LIPS! , Kimi no Tamenara Shineru , and three other yuri comic titles. The next year, Okazu, then just

567-412: A number of real-world replicas of Sakura's fashions. Concurrent with the exhibition is the adjacent Sakura Cafe & Parlor , a Cardcaptor Sakura restaurant and gift shop. Clamp's editor Editor Kiichiro Sugawara commented that when Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle started, most of his colleagues kept mentioning the series was interesting for having an alternate version of Sakura Kinomoto as he found that

630-602: A publishing arm, ALC Publishing, the only all-yuri publisher in the world. Publications include translations from the Japanese—such as Rica 'tte Kanji!? and WORKS —as well as the original English-language anthology series Yuri Monogatari . Friedman has run guest lectures about yuri at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign , MIT , Kanagawa University , International Christian University , and University of Michigan, Ann Arbor . Additionally, Friedman has run

693-469: A red neckerchief and a black pleated miniskirt. All year round, black Mary Jane shoes are worn along with white socks and a white sailor hat with a black trim. Her common outfit at home has two double transparent red sometimes green(episode 26 original series) beaded scrunchie to keep her hair on the sides popping out. After the Final Judgement, a vision of the spirit of Clow Reed tells her that her magic

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756-401: A story that "minorities would feel comfortable with." The series' main theme is expressed through Sakura, a main character designed to be open-minded about different family structures and kinds of love. Ohkawa addressed the relationships featured in the series by using Tomoyo and Sakura as an example. She explained that the reason Tomoyo and Sakura did not end up together was not because Tomoyo is

819-468: A trip to Hong Kong, where she meets Syaoran's family and encounters the spirit of a woman angry at Clow Reed who mistakenly calls Sakura to her because of her being the holder of the Clow Cards. In Cardcaptor Sakura Movie 2: The Sealed Card , she learns that there is a fifty-third Clow Card, The Nothing, which acts as a balance to the positive magic of the others. Sakura is a playable character in eight of

882-464: Is "Flash" by Maaya Sakamoto . In May 2020, Bushiroad and Monster Lab announced they were ending services for the game on June 30, 2020 due to the "state of the game" and "current operations situation." To date, 2 Clear Card Drama CDs and 2 bonus manga stories have been released in Japan. Both Drama CDs were released with special editions of Clear Card Volumes 7 and 8, respectively. The first bonus manga story

945-626: Is an energetic and cheerful young girl. Sakura has short, honey-blonde hair, fair skin, and emerald green eyes. As a descendant of the sorcerer Clow Reed, Sakura inherited magical powers and spends the series searching for the Clow Cards ( クロウカード , Kurō Kādo ) she accidentally lost. Yukito is Sakura's first crush. He is seven years older than her, but it never bothers her. Due to him being her brother's best friend, she tries to get him to come over to her house and commutes to school with her brother to see Yukito every morning. Although heartbroken, she learns to accept that he loves her brother and maintains

1008-492: Is capable of sealing ghostly spirits into special magic cards, which she can use again at will. The Staff also serves as a conduit for her abilities, changing shape as necessary depending on the skill. When not in use, the staff is a small pendant she wears around her neck. Despite her variety and massive strengths, Sakura still has limited control over the Sakura/Clear Cards, and cannot use them to their fullest extent; using

1071-410: Is her school uniform, which changes depending on the season. Her winter school uniform is a black long-sleeved shirt with red and white sleeve cuffs, a white neckerchief with a red stripe, and a white pleated miniskirt with a frilly white knee-length petticoat. On particularly cold days, she wears a thick black coat with her school insignia on the back. Her summer uniform is a white half-sleeved shirt with

1134-501: Is important in her life (in contrast to their initial bad relationship) and is the person she loves the most. The decision to have Sakura and Syaoran become a couple was popular amongst fans, with Nanase Ohkawa noting this in a February 2001 interview; saying that she was glad that the readers were happy that Sakura and Syaoran got together. Sakura's relationship with Syaoran highly stands out among other love interests in Clamp's works because

1197-523: Is introduced as a nine-year-old girl who lives in the town of Tomoeda in Japan, where she attends Tomoeda Elementary School. During the Clow Card Arc and Sakura Card Arc storylines, she canonically ages to be twelve years at the series end, in both the anime and manga versions. In the Clear Card Arc storyline, she canonically ages to be fourteen years while attending Tomoeda Junior High School. Sakura

1260-416: Is not drawn from the sun nor from the moon, but from her own star, which may start small, but is ever-shining with its own brilliant light. However, like Clow Reed's magic, Sakura's is a balance of sun and moon magic . Eriol gave half of his powers to Sakura's father, the other half of Clow's incarnation. This made Sakura the most powerful magician in the world, even surpassing her predecessor Clow Reed. In

1323-474: Is oblivious to what type of disaster the Clow Cards might cause. Through her talks with Kerberos, Sakura becomes afraid that such a disaster would be her loss of memories. Sakura is also unaware that Syaoran develops feelings for her rather but they become close when he aids her whenever she becomes concerned about how to solve her issues. Sakura herself also develops romantic feelings towards Syaoran but her naivety makes her not understand her own feelings. However,

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1386-470: Is releasing the series in English both digitally and in print. A 22-episode anime television series adaptation aired from January 7 to June 10, 2018 with Morio Asaka , Nanase Ohkawa and Madhouse returning from the original anime series to direct, write and produce the new adaptation, respectively, loosely adapted from the first twenty-eight chapters of the manga. Kunihiko Hamada replaced Kumiko Takahashi as

1449-412: Is that Sakura meets the person she loves and thus can achieve happiness. Saiga further comments that Sakura is an audience surrogate as across the narrative, both the reader and Sakura mature and explore the concept what is the love they seek. Still, Sakura also stands out within magical girls as, rather than changing like other superheroes, Sakura's optimistic feelings remain the same in the manga. In

1512-421: Is the main protagonist and title character of Clamp 's manga series Cardcaptor Sakura . In the English anime adaptation by Nelvana of the series, Cardcaptors , she is known as Sakura Avalon , though her surname was changed back in the second film 's dub by Bang Zoom! Entertainment . A student in the town of Tomoeda, Japan, Sakura Kinomoto was originally nine years old when she began her journey as

1575-450: Is the oneiromancy and precognition ability to see the future through her dreams which serves as an ideal protection for the protagonist. In some of her dreams, Sakura sees the man she loves, Yukito Tsukishiro, and often interacts with him as her brother, Toya, is a classmate of him. Despite not knowing her late mother due to being too young when she died, Sakura still cares for her based on what her father, Fujitaka, used to tell her. Sakura

1638-562: Is unaware Toya also possesses magic powers but she keeps it a secret though Toya is clearly able to tell when her sister is making magic. Sakura goes through a character arc when Toya is hurt by the spirit of the magic card Mirror. As a result, Sakura goes from a passive to a more active characterization in regard to her journey of finding all Clow Cards. In contrast to the distant Syaoran Li, who keeps off his distance from people related to magic, Sakura becomes attached to her math teacher Kaho Mizuki. Although Sakura cares about her journey, she

1701-685: Is voiced by Carly McKillip through Cardcaptors and the first film . In the Animax English-language dub production, which is much closer to the Japanese original than the Nelvana version (in terms of scenes cut), she is voiced by Andrea Kwan. She is voiced in the second film by Kari Wahlgren . For the English-language dub of the Clear Card series, she is voiced by Monica Rial , who also does

1764-576: Is written and illustrated by the manga artist group Clamp . It was serialized in monthly shōjo (aimed at young girls) manga magazine Nakayoshi from the July 2016 issue sold on June 3 to the January 2024 issue sold on December 1, 2023. A bonus chapter was released in March 2024. The chapters were released in a collection of 16 tankōbon volumes by Kodansha between December 2017 and April 2024. Kodansha Comics

1827-620: The Animage Grand Prix for "Best Female Character". In 2001 Sakura Kinomoto won the "Cutest Anime Girl of the Year" award from All Anime World. In a Newtype poll from August 2001, Sakura was voted as the fourth most popular female anime character, and in a March 2010 poll, she was voted as the fourth "Most Popular Female Anime Character" from the 1990s. She also won the Anime Saimoe Tournament 2002, an online popularity contest for

1890-465: The Cardcaptor Sakura video games , and her character design is featured in the series' version of Tetris . The character design of Sakura Kinomoto is reused in the Clamp series Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle , which presents an alternate world story that also uses characters from many of the group's previous series. In Tsubasa the design is used for several characters named Sakura, including

1953-635: The "Most Moe Anime Character of the Year". On April 1, 2016, as part of her 20th anniversary, eight "Card Captor Sakura"-themed × Animate Cafe national stores opened. The Mori Art Center Gallery , located in Tokyo, Japan, featured a Cardcaptor Sakura Exhibition -The Enchanted Art Museum- gallery dedicated to Sakura and her story. The exhibition, which opened in October 2018, is the single largest gathering of Cardcaptor Sakura art ever amassed. The exhibition has an entire section set up as "Tomoyo’s Sewing Room", with

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2016-491: The Cardcaptor, an unintentional student of the mystical deceased magus Clow. Breaking the seal on his spellbook, she released several powerful spirits from their prison in the form of tarot cards, which then went out to cause chaos and havoc in her hometown. Working alongside the two familiars of the book, Cerberus and Yue, Sakura set out to capture each of the cards and restore their seals, gaining their abilities for her own use in

2079-600: The OVA Tsubasa Tokyo Revelations as a spirit or vision that Princess Sakura sees, which guides her back to where she came from, the Tocho (government building) when she gets lost. She disappears when Princess Sakura sees the building. In the short anime film Shiritsu Horitsuba Gakuen Bangai-hen: Tenkōsei ni Dokkidoki Sakura appears as a student from the anime's titular school and the younger cousin from Tsubasa ' s Sakura. In both 1999 and 2000, Sakura won

2142-526: The Shoujo Arts Society, which focused on women's roles in animation and comics. Two years after that, in 2007, Yuricon ran a small one-day event, named Yurisai, to recreate the feel of the Tokyo event from 2005. During this time period, Yuricon hosted several panels, cosplay events, anime music video contests, and other competitions, while Yuricon maintained a library of yuri manga for attendees to read. Some years later, in 2011, Yuricon moved to

2205-472: The cards fit in some way under the Six Major Cards, which grant Sakura their respective abilities. In the second film, three special cards also exist; The Nothing (Strong as all other cards combined), The Nameless Card (A personification of romantic love), and The Hope (Complete counter to The Nothing). The Clear Cards are new cards that started to appear after the Sakura Cards had turned blank and clear. It

2268-541: The central character named Princess Sakura (Sakura-hime) . Sakura also plays an important role during the last arc of Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle , in a dream of a reincarnated Princess Sakura. During this vision, Sakura gives her alternate self the Star Wand and assures her that "everything will be all right" (hinting at Clear Card Arc's ending). The wand is later seen in Yuuko Ichihara's shop. Sakura also appeared in

2331-458: The character designer from the original series. The main cast from the original anime also returns to reprise their roles. An original video animation prequel titled Sakura and the Two Bears , which bridges the stories of the "Sakura Card Arc" and the "Clear Card Arc", had its world premiere at Anime Expo on July 1, 2017 and shipped in Japan as a DVD bundled with the special edition of volume 3 of

2394-441: The crush of Sakura on Yuki and acceptance of him as the lover of Toya "fell by the wayside." Jack Eaton of Gamerant noted that the series did not receive "the same critical and commercial success" as the original, and called for a "a second chance at a sequel" which is more fitting than this series, or a remastering of the original. Shamus Kelley, in his review of the final three episodes of the series for Den of Geek , criticizing

2457-514: The ending as a "convoluted mess", called the plot "heavy-handed", noted the series focus on Tomoyo's "endless obsession with Sakura", and praised the series as "really fun" but fighting "against itself." In reviews of other episodes within the series, Kelley criticized the plot as "fairly lackluster", not expanding on possible queer themes, "lazily aping" the original series, and described the plot as creepy. Sakura Kinomoto Sakura Kinomoto ( Japanese : 木之本 桜 , Hepburn : Kinomoto Sakura )

2520-457: The evolution of Sakura's magic and the improvement of her staff solves as a symbol of Sakura's growth. Another major impact in her journey is how Sakura gains allies, most notably Yue, the true form of Clow's servant who had developed a human form, Yukito. Although Yue is devoted to Clow Reed, Sakura's kind heart causes him to choose her as his second master. In the last chapters of the series, Sakura confesses her feelings towards Yukito. As Yukito

2583-484: The main character based on how the readers related themselves with their feelings for Sakura. Picking a Japanese actress to voice Sakura was difficult. Neither Ohkawa nor anime director Morio Asaka was satisfied with any of the voice actresses who auditioned for the role. In the end, Sakura Tange was selected for the role, with sound director Masafumi Mima believing her to fit the character thanks to her quiet and strong voice. There are fictional magical cards used in

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2646-530: The manga and anime series Cardcaptor Sakura . They serve as magical items for the protagonist to use for various means. The deck consists of nineteen cards in the manga and fifty-three in the anime. The popularity and success of Cardcaptor Sakura led to the creation of several toys of the Clow Cards, including a set of toy cards released by the Nakayoshi magazine to celebrate its sixtieth anniversary. In Nelvana 's English adaptation titled " Cardcaptors ", Sakura

2709-459: The manga is aimed towards a younger demographic in contrast to darker stories. Writer Kiyoshi Saiga comments that the focus on multiple types of relationships is Clamp's signature style of writing and Cardcaptor Sakura heavily focuses on these ideas rather than the search for magic cards. The handling of unconditional love is portrayed early through Tomoyo, who is in love with Sakura, but, as she can tell, Sakura does not share such feelings. Her dream

2772-476: The manga on September 13, 2017. The first opening theme for the series is " Clear " by Maaya Sakamoto , while the first ending theme is "Jewelry" by Saori Hayami . Funimation premiered the simuldub on January 24, 2018. The second opening theme is "Rocket Beat" by Kiyono Yasuno while the second ending theme is "Rewind" by Minori Suzuki . The series was released in Japan on Blu-ray and DVD in eight volumes from May to November 2018. In 2019, Funimation released

2835-485: The ongoing Clear Card arc, her innate magical powers have developed further and increased drastically to the point that she can effectively create entirely new cards subconsciously which embody her various magic. It is a means as to "not being able to control her powers", according to Eriol. As such, she has the very powerful and rare ability to freely see into the past , even with the "Record" card or without her knowledge. In Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie , Sakura wins

2898-475: The original Syaoran Li was not popular within Cardcaptor Sakura . As a result, Sugawara wanted Syaoran to also become popular among readers of the series. Yuricon Yuricon was an anime convention geared toward fans of yuri anime and manga. The first Yuricon event was held in 2003 in Newark, New Jersey with about 200 attending, although Yuricon has existed as an online entity since 2000. The event

2961-440: The original series will enjoy this manga, and said she was happy with "this kiddy ride full of pretty art and nice kids", but gave low-ratings for yuri themes. The anime adaptation received mixed reviews. Miranda Sanchez of IGN reviewed the first two episodes of the series, praising the storytelling, and animation style, but was critical of the second episode, calling it "mundane". Geordi Demorest of Anime Feminist criticized

3024-455: The plot with the other members, instead giving them the script one chapter at a time. Mokona initially drew Tomoyo so it would look like she was in love with Toya, which led to her surprise when she received the script for the chapter which reveals Tomoyo loves Sakura. The story was planned to have the theme of "if you try your best, it'll work out", but Ohkawa did not start out with Sakura's "It'll definitely be okay" mindset. Ohkawa wanted to write

3087-400: The previous series," with no traditional villains. Tim Jones and Stig Høgset of THEM Anime Reviews gave the series a more positive review. Jones said he had some hesitation to start the series, as it was three years after Sailor Moon Crystal , while Høgset called the show like "a fun family reunion" and praised the background art for the series. Timothy Donohoo of CBR stated the series

3150-471: The process. It took four years, but Sakura succeeded in capturing, and sealing, each of the Clow Cards, as well as transforming them into her own creation, Sakura Cards, further increasing her abilities with them. For all Japanese-language productions of the anime (including films, audio CDs, and video games), Sakura is voiced by Sakura Tange . For the Nelvana English-language dub production, she

3213-483: The same interview she said that Sakura loves Tomoyo but not the same way she feels about Syaoran. In November 2016, Ohkawa added that Sakura is someone who believes that "those around her will be there to catch her." During a CLAMP Twitter Space discussion in April 2024, Nanase Ohkawa indirectly revealed that Sakura will one day marry Syaoran, but expressed doubts at the time about their wedding ever being shown, expressing

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3276-602: The series in two Blu-ray sets of 11 episodes each in North America on February 5 and July 2. Funimation released the complete series in one Blu-ray volume on August 11, 2020. A sequel was announced at the Sakura Fes event on April 1, 2023, and will adapt the remaining story until its conclusion. Bushiroad and Monster Lab created a mobile game for iOS and Android titled Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card Happiness Memories and launched it on October 3, 2019. The game's theme song

3339-409: The series, arguing that while the original Cardcaptor Sakura is beloved for its "LGBTQ-inclusiveness," this sequel seems "less actively progressive" and is missing the original focus on "explicitly representing LGBTQ characters". Lynzee Loveridge of Anime News Network wrote that she was unsure whether the series added "anything worthwhile to characters' stories" and argued that it is a "facsimile of

3402-409: The stronger cards can exhaust her quickly, and are often too dangerous for her to control safely. In addition, without her cards, or even her staff, Sakura lacks physical or magical abilities, not even having basic self-defense techniques. Sakura has a differing amount of usable cards depending on the source material: 19 in the original manga and 53 in the expanded anime and film series. However, all of

3465-464: The transparent cards, using the new and much stronger mystical dream key. Eriol , Spinel Sun and Ruby Moon appear as supporting characters, as does Kaho Mizuki , having returned to England, but continuing to aid Sakura and her protectors from afar. Sakura ends up befriending a transfer student named Akiho Shinomoto and meets her butler and guardian Yuna D. Kaito, from whom Syaoran detects supreme levels of magical power. Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card

3528-498: The view that "it’d be best for everyone to imagine Sakura and Syaoran’s wedding in their own hearts," but did not rule out the story continuing at some point after Clear Card. The Clow Book is a book containing a collection of mysterious and powerful magic cards titled "Clow Cards", originally owned by Clow Reed. It eventually becomes the Sakura Book. Sakura's main weapon, The Sealing Staff, grants her access to all of her abilities. It

3591-496: The voice of her counterpart in Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle . Clamp writer Nanase Ohkawa 's first impulse was to create a magical girl series, despite not being well-versed in the genre. Ohkawa wanted the heroine Sakura to be in the same age group as the majority of Nakayoshi ' s readers so that fans could relate to her. While Ohkawa planned out Cardcaptor Sakura from beginning to end, she never consulted

3654-465: Was "largely forgotten" by fans and the anime industry because it was a "disappointing affair for many" because it ran for 22 episodes, calling it a "mediocre rehash" of the original and "painfully mediocre". Charles Solomon of Animation Scoop praised the series for its animation quality, but said that the series "faltered" by coping the original series "too closely", had an ending that was too abrupt, and stated that elements like Tomoyo’s love for Sakura,

3717-501: Was always aware of the young girl's feelings, he tries to help her, but this gives her depression. However, Syaoran comforts Sakura in regard to her feelings, which she does not understand. Eriol, the reincarnation of Clow Reed, tests Sakura both in terms of magic and emotions. During the climax, Eriol performs his test by attacking Syaoran which causes a more aggressive feeling in Sakura not seen before. This helps Sakura to realize that Syaoran

3780-590: Was organized by Yuricon, LLC., which continues to run Yuri-focused events of its own, collaborates with other organizations to hold unique events, and hosts contests. In 2000, Erica Friedman founded Yuricon on Usenet with the name of "Anilesbocon" but this was changed to Yuricon in 2003 in an effort to better "celebrate Yuri in anime and manga." In 2003, the organization had a "three-day anime and manga convention" in Newark, New Jersey. Two years later, Yuricon hosted an event in Tokyo and co-sponsored Onna!, together with

3843-483: Was originally going to be called Nikki, but they later decided to keep her first original given name because of the reception of the Cardcaptors adaptation plus the difficulty and expense of editing out numerous appearances of her name in rōmaji in the anime series. However, her family name was changed to "Avalon". Sakura is portrayed as a young girl with magical powers she inherited from Clow Reed. Her first power

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3906-528: Was released with Volume 8 of the Blu-Ray release of the Clear Card anime. The second, entitled “Until We Meet Again,” was released with a special edition of Clear Card Volume 10. It was reported in April 2017 that over 1 million copies of the manga were in print in Japan. In reviewing volumes 1 and 2 of the manga, Erica Friedman, founder of Yuricon called the sequel "honest-to-goodness", and said that those who enjoy

3969-552: Was revealed, in Chapter 23, that new cards were created by Sakura herself without realizing it, due to the growth of her magical powers. Unlike either the Clow Cards or Sakura Cards, they do not begin with "The" before the name of the card. In addition, the Clear Cards have two kanji in their Chinese/Japanese name, as opposed to one in the Clow Cards and Sakura Cards (with the exception of The Hope, which also has two kanji). Sakura Kinomoto

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