Nope, Sakura has more in common with standard and old school superheroes who need physical costumes. What she does have though is a very rich best friend with an eye for fashion who has made it her personal mission to make sure Sakura looks good on her missions. That’s right, her ...
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...
Oh–and we don’t discuss sequels in these, but I’m also keeping up withThe Ancient Magus’ Bride,Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card, andClassicaLoid. And yes, I am enjoying all three. It’s been a surprisingly pleasant season thus far, so here’s hoping it can keep it up!
How we classify the genres of manga/anime is a fickle thing. Lots of people treat manga and any Japanese artform as its own genre with phrases like “I think anime is for kids”, and “I think manga art is superior to DC comics”. It is important to distinguish what genre in relation...
Magical girl (mahhokka) is a popular subgenre of shojo featuring young girls who use their superhuman powers to fight evil and protect the Earth. Examples of magical girl manga include: Sailor Moon, Cardcaptor Sakura, Alice 19th, Shugo Chara, Tokyo Mew Mew and Wedding Peach. Bishoujo titles ...