How, then, is Cardcaptor Sakura different? Age One of the main and obvious things that sets Sakura apart from other modern magical girls is her age. While other girls are often in junior high or high school, Sakura starts her adventure in elementary school. This makes her one of the ...
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the anime adaptation of CLAMP’s classic magical girl mangaCardcaptor Sakura(1998). Its premise involves a ten year old girl named Sakura Kinomoto who discovers a magical book of Clow Cards hidden in her father’s library. When she accidentally sets all...
Is it just me, or was 2018 kind of a down year for anime? Maybe I’ve just been spoiled by the avalanche of quality we’ve gotten over the past 2-3 years, but while I’m usually agonizing over what I’ll have todropfrom a list, this year I was agonizing over what I was going...
There are several different kinds to choose from, usually grouped by the gender and age of the target audience, including: Shojo: Manga designed to target 12-18 year-old females through character-driven stories. Popular shojo themes include: magical girl (see below), school romance, historical...