Cardcaptor Sakura Movie 2: The Sealed Card is a 2000 Japanese romance fantasy anime film directed by Morio Asaka and written by Nanase Ōkawa , with animation produced by Madhouse . The film is a sequel and finale to the anime television series adaptation of Clamp 's Cardcaptor Sakura , and is the second feature-length film based on the series. The film follows Sakura Kinomoto as she faces the final Clow Card alongside her friends and allies, and comes to terms with her romantic feelings for Syaoran Li .
30-562: The film won the Feature Film Award at the 2000 Animation Kobe . It was released on DVD in 2003. It received a limited theatrical release for the first time in the US on January 31, 2018. Discotek Media released the film for the first time on high definition Blu-ray in North America on July 31, 2018. It was followed by Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card in 2018. Eriol Hiiragizawa 's house
60-476: A part of Tomoeda being erased every time the Nothing steals a card. Eriol warns Sakura that when she seals the Nothing card, her greatest feeling at the time, namely her love for Syaoran, will be erased as payment. Sakura informs Syaoran, but he concludes the sacrifice is their only option. Sakura runs off in tears but is consoled by Yue , the second guardian of the cards and Yukito's true form. During another rehearsal,
90-454: A secrets section for Final Fantasy IX , which requires passwords given in the official Piggyback guide to enter. The password needed to reveal the button combination for the Blackjack minigame is E-OMAKE. The minigame itself is an omake . In some fiction writing communities based on forum sites, the term " omake " refer to derivative stories posted in a story thread, usually by users other than
120-490: A year is about 10,000 votes. The result of the vote is also announced on the official sites of Radio Kansai , Anitama.com and the programs of Radio Kansai before the event. Though this is a preliminary vote to reduce the candidates to final, as of 2013, the candidates chosen in first by the vote have always won the award. Omake Omake ( 御負け , usually written おまけ ) means extra in Japanese . Its primary meaning
150-645: Is demolished to make way for a new amusement park in Tomoeda, activating a Clow Card, the Nothing, hidden underneath the house. After the park is built, she hides in its clock tower and begins secretly stealing the Sakura Cards from Sakura Kinomoto . Sakura faces her own challenges, having the leading role in a play her school is putting on as part of Tomoeda's annual festival, and her own feelings towards her friend Syaoran Li , who confessed to her before returning to Hong Kong . Sakura and her best friend Tomoyo Daidoji visit
180-477: Is general and widespread. It is used as an anime and manga term to mean "extra or bonus". In the United States and United Kingdom the term is most often used in a narrow sense by anime fans to describe special features on DVD releases: deleted scenes , interviews with the actors , "the making of" documentary clips, outtakes , amusing bloopers , and so forth. However, this use of the term actually predates
210-492: Is thus generally limited to use amongst fans of Japanese pop culture (sometimes called otaku ); like many loan words from Japanese, omake is both the singular and plural form. Omake often include comedy sketches where the characters behave out of character, break the fourth wall , or subtly address opinions of the fandom known to the writers. Sometimes scenes from the TV show or OVA are humorously re-dubbed. One example, included on
240-619: The Video Girl Ai DVD, replays scenes from the OVA series with new voice-acting in a rural accent. Other times, the same actors voice a new script that is more sexually suggestive, often ludicrously so. Omake can also consist of non-canonical , and often comedic crossover clips that sometimes occur at the end of episodes of two shows airing concurrently from the same studio, such as recent Kamen Rider and Super Sentai programs. For anime, these are often presented in super deformed style, in
270-463: The Dreamcast had a hidden folder on the game disc labelled "Omake", found by placing the disc into a computer, containing exclusive wallpapers and conception art. Another example of an omake in popular culture is related to Square 's Final Fantasy IX . The secret "Blackjack" minigame after completion of the game is accessed by means of a button combination. The Final Fantasy "Playonline" site has
300-513: The 2000 Animation Kobe . Animation Kobe The Animation Kobe ( Japanese : アニメーション神戸 ) was an event established by Kobe in 1996 to promote anime and other visual media. The Animation Kobe Awards ( アニメーション神戸賞 ) were given annually until 2015 by Kobe and the Organising Committee to creators and creations. Animation Kobe was held annually in Kobe from 1996 to 2015. In addition to
330-521: The DVD medium by several years. For at least the past fifty years in Japan , omake of small character figurines and toys have been giveaways that come with soft drinks and candy and sometimes the omake is more desired than the product being sold. In English, the term is often used with this meaning, although it generally only applies to features included with anime , tokusatsu , and occasionally manga . It
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#1733105435185360-484: The Nothing attacks the school, injuring Takashi Yamazaki who was to play the lead role opposite Sakura, so Syaoran steps in. During the play, the Nothing's power spreads and erases many of Sakura's friends and family. Sakura, Syaoran, Kero, and Yue go to the amusement park and battle the Nothing, who erases Kero and Yue. Syaoran attacks her on the Ferris wheel but is caught in her destructive spheres and vanishes. Sakura pursues
390-465: The Nothing to the clock tower, where she is stripped of her last cards apart from an unnamed card she created with her own magic after Syaoran left for Hong Kong. Sakura learns that the Nothing collected the cards so she would not be alone anymore, but Sakura promises that she will never be isolated again and seals the Nothing. However, the required toll instead comes from Syaoran who tells Sakura he will fall in love with her all over again. The Nothing and
420-472: The Sakura Cards vanishing and chase it to a hall of mirrors, where they encounter the Nothing, who steals several more of Sakura's cards. Sakura and Kero are contacted by Eriol from England, who explains the Nothing was created to balance the positive magic of the Clow Cards with Sakura's own negative magic. The Nothing was released due to Sakura changing the cards' power from Clow Reed's to her own, resulting in
450-532: The amusement park, where Sakura senses a magical aura. Running into the park, she bumps into Syaoran and Meiling Li , returning for a visit planned by Tomoyo and Meiling to get Sakura to confess to Syaoran. Over the next few days, Sakura and her friends rehearse the play, and although Sakura repeatedly attempts to confess to Syaoran, she is interrupted each time. At the same time, they also notice that several locations and items in Tomoeda are disappearing. While out at an amusement park, Sakura and Syaoran witness one of
480-450: The anime in chibi forms, and the characters' answers to the questions are often something they would never say in the anime or the manga. For live action programs, although not animated, the expressions and sound effects used for comedic purposes can often be inspired by the omake found in the animated mediums. The term " omake " has use also in video games; the Sega game Shenmue II for
510-463: The author of the thread, and as a general rule are non-canonical by default. Members of these communities occasionally refer to having written or posted an omake with the term " omaked ". Omake occasionally appears in fanfiction about anime or manga, after the story itself, usually as a humorous "alternative ending". An example of this is that at the end of each episode of Dance in the Vampire Bund
540-573: The award for their first films as director. Awards for individual(s) or group that contributed to Japanese anime during a long period. In the first year, the Yomiuri Award was posthumously given to Fujiko F. Fujio who died two months before the event. Animation films released in Japan from September of the previous year to August of the event year become candidates. The candidates are selected not only from Japan, but also from other countries. However,
570-456: The awards ceremony, the event held talk shows and screenings of the prize winners. In 2006, the 11th event was carried live on the official website. The examination was done mainly by a panel of chief editors of magazines covering anime , such as Newtype , Animedia and Animage . Usually, a city employee sent by Kobe City would also participate. The panel voted for one of its members to serve as chairman: The committee chooses most of
600-476: The committee sees more importance in a point of view promoting young creators of Japan. The TV animations broadcast in Japan from September of the previous year to August of the event year, excluding rebroadcasts, become candidates. The candidates are selected not only from Japan but also from other countries. However, the committee sees more importance in a point of view promoting young creators of Japan. The packaged media distributed in Japan from September of
630-423: The event year become candidates. The word Network does not mean only Internet. The candidates are selected not only from Japan but also from other countries. However, the committee sees more importance in a point of view promoting young creators of Japan. Nyorōn Churuya-san The theme songs of either anime or other forms of animated media distributed in Japan from September of the previous year to August of
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#1733105435185660-468: The event year become candidates. The voting by fans is counted, and the five songs with the highest number of votes become the candidates for the final competition. Especially, the committee sees more importance in original songs made for an anime, sung in the 'spirit' of the work. Only the Theme Song Award is influenced by the fans. This format started from the 4th event. The total number of votes in
690-629: The film required knowledge of Cardcaptor Sakura' s second season. Chris Beveridge called the movie though "a lot of fun" praising its closure even though saying that at times the plot was repetitive. Beveridge also felt the Kero-Chan Theatrical Event special was the best extra. Allen Divers of Anime News Network noted that the English dub was closer to the Japanese than previous English dubs, even with Sakura's trademark expression "Hoe!", and that
720-515: The final scene bonus poster). The Special Edition DVD featured a separate art gallery section along with a booklet and pencil boards. CLAMP also brought out an artbook titled "The complete book of the animated movie Cardcaptor Sakura - The Sealed Card" in October 2000 which also featured interviews with CLAMP and the voice actors for the Cardcaptor Sakura series. Ridwan Khan noted that understanding
750-565: The movie, Cardcaptor Sakura Movie 2: The Sealed Card Original Soundtrack was released in Japan on August 2, 2000 by Victor Entertainment . The film's theme song is "Ashita e no Melody" ( 明日へのメロディー , lit. "Melody to Tomorrow") by Chaka [ ja ] . The song was released as a single on July 12, 2000 and peaked at #43 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart . Madhouse also brought out several pieces of high quality artwork, postcards and illustrated poster art (including
780-498: The nameless card fuse into one, becoming the Hope Card as Sakura tearfully confesses to Syaoran. She is shocked when he replies that he feels the same, discovering that the fusion averted the toll. The Nothing's powers are then reversed, reviving Tomoeda and its inhabitants. Sakura springs across the reforming clock tower to Syaoran's arms, together at last. Containing 32 tracks of background instrumental songs and vocal tracks used within
810-420: The previous year to August of the event year become candidates. The candidates are selected not only from Japan but also from other countries. However, the committee sees more importance in a point of view promoting young creators of Japan. Re-created in 2000 as Network Media Award , the anime-related media making the best use of interactive distribution in Japan from September of the previous year to August of
840-399: The same way manga omake often is. For example, the anime OVA Gunbuster features super deformed characters trying to explain what the writers know to be mostly pseudo-science, or talking about their relationships with each other in a way they do not in the series itself. In the anime series Reborn! , one of the characters named Haru Miura has an interview with each of the characters of
870-415: The voice actors did a great job of matching the emotions of the original Japanese ones. He felt the movie was a satisfying conclusion to the series. Carlos Ross of THEM Anime Reviews felt that the plot of the film was more substantial than the plot for the first film, and enjoyed the two storylines of Sakura's emotions and the final card. The second Cardcaptor Sakura movie also won the Feature Film Award at
900-592: The winners. Only the Animation Kobe Theme Song Award is chosen by fans' votes in the first selection, though the decision is by the committee. Therefore, the tendency of the prize winners is a little different from other prizes by the fans' vote. ( See : Animage Grand Prix ) The activities from September of the previous year to August of the event year become objects for the examination. Newcomers expected to have future prominence are noted. * Watanabe , Okiura , Nagahama , Iso and Katō received
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