Cardcaptor Sakura (Japanese: カードã‚ャプター㠕ã ら,
Hepburn: KÄ dokyaputÄ Sakura, commonly abbreviated as CCS) is a
Japanese shÅ jo manga series written and illustrated by the manga
group Clamp. The manga was originally serialized in Nakayoshi from May
1996 to June 2000, and published in 12 tankÅ bon volumes by Kodansha
from November 1996 to July 2000. The story focuses on Sakura Kinomoto,
an elementary school student in Japan who discovers magical powers
after accidentally freeing a set of magical cards into the world; she
must retrieve the cards to prevent catastrophe. Each of these cards
grants different magical powers, and can only be activated by someone
with inherent magical abilities. A sequel by Clamp, Cardcaptor Sakura:
Clear Card, focusing on Sakura in junior high school, began
serialization in Nakayoshi in 2016.The manga was adapted into a
70-episode anime television series by Madhouse that aired on Japan's
satellite television channel NHK BS2 from April 1998 to March 2000.
Additional media include two anime films, video games, art books,
picture books, and film comics. Tokyopop released the manga in English
in North America from March 2000 to August 2003. After Tokyopop's
license expired, Dark Horse Manga released the series in omnibus
editions from October 2010 to September 2012. The anime was dubbed in
English by Hong Kong's Omni Productions, and was aired in Southeast
Asia and South Asia on the channel Animax Asia.Nelvana licensed the TV
series and first film for North America under the English title
Cardcaptors, which first aired on Kids' WB from June 2000 to December
2001. All 70 episodes were dubbed; while other English-speaking
territories received the full run, the version aired on American
television was heavily edited into 39 episodes. Cardcaptors also aired
on Cartoon Network (Toonami), Teletoon, Nickelodeon, Channel 4,
Network Ten, and RTÉ2. The TV series and films were sub-licensed by
Geneon, which released them unedited with English subtitles. The TV
series was also released by Madman Entertainment in Australia and New
Zealand.Cardcaptor Sakura was critically well received. Critics
praised the manga for its creativity and described it as a
quintessential shÅ jo manga, as well as a critical work for manga in
general. The manga series was awarded the Seiun Award for Best Manga
in 2001. The television series was praised for transcending its target
audience of young children and being enjoyable to older viewers, and
for its artwork, humor, and animation; it won the Animage Grand Prix
award for Best Anime in 1999. The American edit of Cardcaptors,
however, was criticized for removing elements essential to the plot.
Hepburn: KÄ dokyaputÄ Sakura, commonly abbreviated as CCS) is a
Japanese shÅ jo manga series written and illustrated by the manga
group Clamp. The manga was originally serialized in Nakayoshi from May
1996 to June 2000, and published in 12 tankÅ bon volumes by Kodansha
from November 1996 to July 2000. The story focuses on Sakura Kinomoto,
an elementary school student in Japan who discovers magical powers
after accidentally freeing a set of magical cards into the world; she
must retrieve the cards to prevent catastrophe. Each of these cards
grants different magical powers, and can only be activated by someone
with inherent magical abilities. A sequel by Clamp, Cardcaptor Sakura:
Clear Card, focusing on Sakura in junior high school, began
serialization in Nakayoshi in 2016.The manga was adapted into a
70-episode anime television series by Madhouse that aired on Japan's
satellite television channel NHK BS2 from April 1998 to March 2000.
Additional media include two anime films, video games, art books,
picture books, and film comics. Tokyopop released the manga in English
in North America from March 2000 to August 2003. After Tokyopop's
license expired, Dark Horse Manga released the series in omnibus
editions from October 2010 to September 2012. The anime was dubbed in
English by Hong Kong's Omni Productions, and was aired in Southeast
Asia and South Asia on the channel Animax Asia.Nelvana licensed the TV
series and first film for North America under the English title
Cardcaptors, which first aired on Kids' WB from June 2000 to December
2001. All 70 episodes were dubbed; while other English-speaking
territories received the full run, the version aired on American
television was heavily edited into 39 episodes. Cardcaptors also aired
on Cartoon Network (Toonami), Teletoon, Nickelodeon, Channel 4,
Network Ten, and RTÉ2. The TV series and films were sub-licensed by
Geneon, which released them unedited with English subtitles. The TV
series was also released by Madman Entertainment in Australia and New
Zealand.Cardcaptor Sakura was critically well received. Critics
praised the manga for its creativity and described it as a
quintessential shÅ jo manga, as well as a critical work for manga in
general. The manga series was awarded the Seiun Award for Best Manga
in 2001. The television series was praised for transcending its target
audience of young children and being enjoyable to older viewers, and
for its artwork, humor, and animation; it won the Animage Grand Prix
award for Best Anime in 1999. The American edit of Cardcaptors,
however, was criticized for removing elements essential to the plot.
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