Cardcaptor Sakura English Sub & Dub

About Cardcaptor Sakura

Cardcaptor Sakura blends adventure, fantasy and comedy by Madhouse (1998). Below is a fresh retelling of what the story is about. The setup: Sakura Kinomoto is your garden-variety ten-year-old fourth grader, until one day, she stumbles upon an enigmatic book containing a set of cards. Unfortunately, she has little time to divine what the cards mean because she accidentally stirs up a magical gust of wind and unintentionally scatters the cards all over the realm.

Beyond that: All at once awakened from the book, the Beast of the Seal, Keroberos (nicknamed Kero-chan), tells Sakura that she has released the mystical Clow Cards created by the sorcerer Clow Reed. The Cards are no everyday playthings. Each of them possesses incredible abilities, and because they like acting independently, Clow sealed all the Cards within a book.

As an adventure title, exploration, new locations and a steady sense of momentum drive the story. If you count yourself among anyone who enjoys travel-the-world storytelling, put it on your list.

Production & Appeal

Production sits with Madhouse, which means the visual identity of Cardcaptor Sakura follows that studio's craft. Because it leans on adventure, exploration, new locations and a steady sense of momentum drive the story. A community score of 8.2/10 puts it among the better-received adventure titles. Released in 1998, it competed with that season's other new series for attention.