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With its Japanese debut in 1996, Card Captor Sakura is one of the hottest Anime series out there and one of Clamp's longest running mangas.  Why all the fuss, you wonder?  Well, besides the action and adventure you might expect from a Clamp series, there's a bit of magic thrown in the mix as well.  Just for fun, you know.  But its not magic that brings victory to our heroine, Sakura Kinomoto.  No, no, no.  Its her own determination and bravery that wins out which, I might add, is perhaps the best story of all.

The story begins with Sakura finding a book known as The Clow in her father's library.  A mysterious book it is, containing magical cards that escape.  It is up to Sakura to capture them and return them to the book before chaos befalls mankind.

Just what kind of magical cards, you ask?  Well, let's see... there's the Shadow card which can gather the shadows of others and use the power for its own purposes (light, by the way, releases the captured shadows).  There's the Illusion card which creates, yes you guessed it, illusions, but more so what the person wants to see.  The Thunder card, the Storm card, Time, Shield, Sword.. you get the picture.  Each with its own powers, each destined to be captured by Sakura.

Want more?  No problem.  As always, Anime is at your service:

CCS Info and Goodies

Ah! Sakurasama - Episode guides, character info.

Cardcaptors - Everything CCS -- story line, bios and lots more! A must see.

Lilyflower's Sakura Dreamland - Screensavers, gifs, MP3's and more.

Which CCS Character Are You? - Take the quiz and find out.

Catch Me - Story and character info, pics and downloads.