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 Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2007 4:48 pm
Can anybody kinda make a summary of all, or most, of the episodes? Like, what happened, which card was captured or turned into a Sakura Card, that kind of thing.
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Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2007 9:12 pm
Hm, this is pretty tedious. Maybe I can put something up: Episode Title, Episode Summary, and Card Captured. -Sakura
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Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 1:21 pm
Clow Card Arc: Season One - where Sakura Kinomoto must recapture the missing Clow Cards
Ep # 1
Title: "Sakura and the Mysterious Magic Book"
Airdate: Apr 07 1998
Sakura's costume: none
Card(s) captured: The Windy, The Fly
Timeline: mid-April, shortly after Sakura's 10th birthday
Characters Introduced:
* Sakura Kinomoto, elementary school girl
* Fujitaka Kinomoto, college professor and Sakura's father
* Touya Kinomoto, high school student and Sakura's older brother
* Nadeshiko Kinomoto, Sakura's mother, now deceased
* Tomoyo Daidouji, elementary school girl and Sakura's best friend
* Yukito Tsukishiro, high school student and Touya's best friend
* Cerberus, magical creature
Characters Emphasized: Sakura, Cerberus
Key plot points and revelations:
* Sakura introduces herself and most of the characters seen for the first time in this episode, establishing the relationship between her and each supporting character. She bickers with her brother, adores both parents, is the object of intense interest on Tomoyo's part, and is in heart-throbbing love with Yukito.
* Sakura has the foreshadowing dream of the distant Final Judgment.
* Sakura senses the presence of the Clow Book and opens it. She reads Windy aloud and accidentally scatters the other fifty-one Clow Cards.
* Cerberus appears and introduces himself. He mentions the name Clow Reed and goes into a full explanation of what the Clow Cards are and what Sakura must do to reclaim them. He formally appoints her as the "Cardcaptor" and gives her the sealing wand.
* Sakura captures The Fly, but she adamantly insists she does not want the job. All the same, she shows quick thinking, considerable magical power, and sheer joy on her first ride on the tamed Fly.
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Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 1:31 pm
Ep # 2
Title: "Sakura's Wonderful Friend"
Airdate: Apr 14 1998
Sakura's costume: blue leotard and red cape
Card(s) captured: The Shadow
Timeline: mid-April
Characters Emphasized: Sakura, Tomoyo
Key plot points and revelations:
* Tomoyo meets Cerberus and gets full explanation of the lost Clow Cards and Sakura's designation as Cardcaptor. She establishes a firm and lasting friendship with Cerberus.
* Cerberus gets the nickname "Kero-chan" that will stick for the rest of the series.
* Sakura reveals her fear of dark, scary places and ghosts when she is confronted with the news that she must go to the school at night to capture The Shadow.
* Tomoyo's family wealth is hinted with the appearance of her bodyguards and wardrobe van.
* The trend begins of Tomoyo dressing Sakura up in costumes to capture the Cards. More broadly, the trend begins of Tomoyo accompanying Sakura on her Card capturing and becoming "the perfect sidekick." She dresses Sakura up, films her adventures, helps out in any way a non-magical person can, and gives her undiminishing support and encouragement at every turn.
* Sakura finally accepts her role as Cardcaptor, most likely because of Tomoyo's aforementioned support.
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Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 1:34 pm
Ep # 3
Title: "Sakura's Heart-Racing First Date"
Airdate: Apr 21 1998
Sakura's costume: blue court jester outfit
Card(s) captured: The Watery
Timeline: late April or early May
Characters Emphasized: Yukito, Touya
Key plot points and revelations:
* The trend begins of showing Touya working one of his part-time jobs everywhere around the city, in this case the aquarium.
* For the first time the show hints at Touya's ability to sense or see magic. He frees the drowning penguin from Watery by pulling it apart with his hands, and later on he tells Sakura that "it's not such a good thing" to be working at the aquarium. When she asks why, he evades answering.
* Tomoyo gives Sakura and Cerberus cell phones, which establishes the close communication all three will have for the rest of the series.
* Yukito and Sakura go on a casual "date," which is not coincidentally at a cafe where Yukito knew Touya was working. For the first time we learn Yukito has a bigger appetite than most.
* For the first time Sakura has to actually formulate a plan to capture a Card, rather than simply jumping into battle and attacking with Windy. Using her wits and an unintentional clue from Yukito, she lures Watery into a freezer and immobilizes her to capture it.
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Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 1:36 pm
Ep # 4
Title: "Sakura's Tiring Sunday"
Airdate: Apr 28 1998
Sakura's costume: pink Judy Jetson-type dress
Card(s) captured: The Rain, The Wood
Timeline: early May
Characters Emphasized: Sakura
Key plot points and revelations:
* Sakura discovers she can find Cards that are still dormant.
* For the first time we hear about Yukito helping out a school team, with the implication that he is athletic.
* Touya confirms the hint in Episode 3 that Yukito is indeed a big eater, consuming three times what Touya does.
* After a tiresome battle with two Cards at once, Sakura gets the hard-earned lesson that a Card is not fully subdued until she signs her name on it. This establishes ownership and control of the Card.
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Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 1:38 pm
Ep # 5
Title: "Sakura, Panda, and a Cute Shop"
Airdate: May 5 1998
Sakura's costume: none
Card(s) captured: The Jump
Timeline: mid-May
Characters introduced:
* Chiharu Mihara
* Rika Sasaki
* Naoko Yanagisawa
* Yoshiyuki Terada
* Maki Matsumoto
Characters Emphasized: Maki
Key plot points and revelations:
* Maki enters the series, owner of "cute things" shop Twin Bells, which will become a familiar landmark in Tomoeda for the rest of the series.
* We learn Tomoyo has a lovely singing voice.
* The three girlfriends of Sakura and Tomoyo get more than a second of screen time, and we finally hear all their names. We learn Chiharu has a fondness for stuffed animals.
* We learn of Maki's sad past; she had a fiancée who died suddenly in an accident, and her business has been plagued by mysterious happenings that almost forced her to close down.
* For the first time we actually see Touya and Yukito playing football (soccer) and witness the athletic skills of both boys.
* For the first time we see the infamous Penguin Park, another Tomoeda landmark and site of many future card captures.
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Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 1:41 pm
Ep # 6
Title: "Sakura and Memories of her Mother"
Airdate: May 12 1998
Sakura's costume: bunny rabbit; yellow umbrella-skirt ensemble
Card(s) captured: The Illusion
Timeline: late May
Characters Emphasized: Sakura, Nadeshiko, Touya
Key plot points and revelations:
* This episode reveals Naoko's fascination with scary and mystical occurrences.
* Nadeshiko is shown to have been a model when she was alive; she was also a beautiful and sweet woman.
* Cerberus hints for the first time that he has another form, described as "cool."
* Sakura's fear of ghosts, hinted in Episode 2, is confirmed as a complete phobia. Touya explains he often teased Sakura about them when she was little and admits he has seen his own mother's ghost.
* Yukito's home is seen for the first time, and he claims that he lives with his grandparents.
* Nadeshiko's ghost is seen hovering next to her daughter. Touya witnesses this, and it surprises him considerably. This confirms the hint in Episode 3 that he can see otherworldly presences, while Sakura cannot.
* For the first time Yukito brings up the "sister complex" that Touya has.
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Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 2:16 pm
Ep # 7
Title: "Sakura's First Attempt as a Thief"
Airdate: May 19 1998
Sakura's costume: green shirt, shorts, and leggings with bat wings
Card(s) captured: The Silent
Timeline: late May
Characters Introduced:
* Yuuki Tachibana
Characters Emphasized: Yuuki
Key plot points and revelations:
* Yukito catches Sakura sneaking out and demonstrates that he's willing to cover for her and not ask questions. Interestingly, she's not afraid of her father finding out but pleads with Yukito not to tell her brother. Obviously, she fears Touya as the disciplinarian of the house.
* Yuuki, a one-time character, explains his (her) sad story of a lost father and the mission to repair the painting which a Clow Card had covered up.
* A stranger, dressed in odd costume, appears at the end of the episode and quietly mutters that he senses a Clow Card. Sakura and Cerberus are not the only ones that know of the Clow Cards after all.
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Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 2:18 pm
Ep # 8
Title: "Sakura's Rival Appears"
Airdate: May 26 1998
Sakura's costume: pink rubber dress with kitty-cat ears
Card(s) captured: The Thunder
Timeline: early June
Characters Introduced:
* Syaoran Li
Characters Emphasized: Sakura, Syaoran
Key plot points and revelations:
* For the first time since Episode 1, Sakura dreams of the Final Judgment. Specifically she sees the boy from Episode 7, wielding a sword.
* Sakura hears from both Cerberus and Yukito about "foretelling dreams," their speech not coincidentally almost exact copies. This is a hint that Yukito and Cerberus have the same background, even if it's only in Yukito's subconscious. Yukito also dreams of what he'll have for breakfast and is surprised to actually receive it.
* Mr. Terada and Rika share a glance for the first time, one that actually flusters the teacher and hints at some kind of relationship.
* The boy from Sakura's dreams appears in class as a new student. He's Chinese, from Hong Kong, and his name is Syaoran Li. He's the first character in the show to antagonize Sakura, and he terrifies her.
* Syaoran informs Sakura that he knows about the Clow Cards, Cerberus, and that he will be assuming the task of capturing them from now on. He displays some kind of magic using a Chinese-style compass, and recites a litany of the Chinese elements. He tries to take the cards from Sakura by force when she refuses, the only time he ever physically attacks her.
* Touya rushes in to defend his sister, cementing a life-long hostility between the two males.
* Yukito also appears, and for some reason his appearance flusters Syaoran so much that he runs away.
* After hearing about Syaoran, Cerberus explains for the first time Clow Reed in more detail. Clow Reed was born of a British father and Chinese mother, and used magic combined of eastern and western styles. He explains Sakura has been using Clow's magic, which anyone magical could do, but only a few create entirely new magic. Clow was one such sorcerer. The Li clan, a famous family of Chinese sorcerers from which Clow's mother came, had moved to Hong Kong and generations later bore Syaoran Li. So he is a distant descendant of Clow's.
* In battle with the Thunder Card, Syaoran demonstrates some of his command over elemental magic. He can call on thunder and wind, directing the magic with a sword. He is also athletic and graceful, and clearly well-read on the Clow Cards. He has to instruct Sakura how to capture the Card.
* Obviously, Sakura still has to do the actual sealing. Thanks to Syaoran's constant derogatory remarks, Sakura is left feeling upset after a card capture for the first time.
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Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 2:22 pm
Ep # 9
Title: "Sakura and the Mysterious Brooch"
Airdate: Jun 2 1998
Sakura's costume: none
Card(s) captured: The Sword
Timeline: early June
Characters introduced:
* Takashi Yamazaki
Characters Emphasized: Sakura, Rika, Terada
Key plot points and revelations:
* Sakura, whose cheerfulness has been a staple of her personality since Episode #1, is forlorn for the first time. Syaoran's confidence and obviously superior skill has shaken her.
* Takashi makes his first appearance, as the loudly-laughing classmate full of ridiculous stories.
* For the first time we see Cerberus playing a video game. He doesn't seem to have experienced any confusion about all the technological advances around him that didn't exist when he was sealed away, and eagerly embraces video games.
* Syaoran saves Sakura from being sliced open by Rika and the Sword Card just in time. Even as a rival card gatherer and abusive judge of her talents, Syaoran begins the trend of showing up to help fight a Card and often saving Sakura when she gets herself in too much trouble. Tomoyo is her cheerleader, but Syaoran is the tough fighter Sakura needs to help her out. He's experienced in both combat and magic, knows the Cards better than she does, is quick to make a decision and doesn't hold back for gooey stuff like friendship. He's unafraid and willing to fight the battles Sakura won't.
* For the first time Sakura notices Syaoran's absence of name address. While she addresses him as "Li-kun," Syaoran simply refers to her as "you." This becomes an important part of the increasing character development between the two throughout the series.
* For the first time Sakura stands up to Syaoran, in order to protect her friend from being hurt. Obviously friendship motivates her.
* Sakura discovers Rika's true feelings about Mr. Terada when she uses the Illusion Card on her.
* Touya's "sister complex" blares an alarm when he hears Syaoran has been around Sakura.
* Syaoran is dismayed when he sees Sakura offer a gift of chocolate to Yukito, and quickly gives sweets of his own. Tomoyo has to explain to Sakura that Syaoran is "interested" in Yukito just like Sakura is. This establishes that Sakura and Syaoran are now rivals for two very important things; control of the Clow Cards and Yukito.
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Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2007 12:33 pm
Ep # 10
Title: "Sakura and the Sport's Day of Flowers"
Airdate: Jun 16 1998
Sakura's costume: none
Card(s) captured: The Flower
Timeline: mid-June
Characters Introduced:
* Sonomi Daidouji
Characters Emphasized: Sonomi, Fujitaka
Key plot points and revelations:
* Syaoran and Sakura go against each other in the obstacle course race, beginning the trend of their competitive rivalry that pops up at every opportunity.
* For the first time Sakura is seen performing with the cheerleaders in her pleated skirt.
* Sakura invites Syaoran to share her family's picnic lunch, for the first time extending an overture of friendship that will take him a long time to reciprocate.
* Tomoyo's mother appears for the first time, and Sakura notices that Tomoyo never mentions a father.
* Sonomi and Fujitaka meet, and both are shocked. From their conversation we learn a lot about the past; Sonomi Daidouji was once Sonomi Amamiya, cousin to Nadeshiko. Nadeshiko was not only young when she married (16), but the student of Fujitaka when he was a new teacher. Sonomi was fiercely protective of Nadeshiko, and never forgave Fujitaka for marrying her cousin so young. She seems to blame him for Nadeshiko's death, though not in any direct way.
* Sakura knew none of this, but Touya seems to know most of it. He explains to Yukito that his mother was the daughter of a rich family and that her cousin was against the marriage.
* Both Sonomi and Fujitaka turn out to be once-skilled runners in the past, when they compete in the parent's race.
* Sonomi cries that she loved Nadeshiko the most, implying her feelings were romantic.
* Tomoyo tells Sakura "I love you," but Sakura accepts it in the platonic sense. It is not clear whether it was meant to be romantic or not.
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Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2007 12:35 pm
Ep # 11
Title: "Sakura, Tomoyo, and a Mansion"
Airdate: Jun 23 1998
Sakura's costume: none
Card(s) captured: The Shield
Timeline: late June
Characters Emphasized: Sakura and Nadeshiko, Tomoyo and Sonomi
Key plot points and revelations:
* For the first time Sakura sees Tomoyo's home. The elaborate mansion and maids confirm the earlier hints that Tomoyo's family has a lot of money to throw around. Tomoyo shows off her giant-screen TV and video collection of Sakura.
* Sonomi shares a lot of her memories of Nadeshiko with Sakura over tea, comparing the two women. Both mother and daughter are beautiful and cheerful and look a lot alike, but Sakura is athletic where Nadeshiko was terminally clumsy. She mentions 'Grandfather' once. She also tells Sakura how her parents met, when Nadeshiko fell out of a tree and onto Fujitaka.
* Tomoyo presents the special box and explains her mother asked her to open it for the first time in a while. No doubt this happened after Episode #10, when Sonomi met Sakura and wanted to revisit her memories of Nadeshiko.
* Inside the box is a dried bouquet of cherry blossoms. Sonomi explains to Sakura that the flowers were her mother's wedding bouquet, and that Nadeshiko always loved cherry blossoms. She had always planned to name her daughter "Sakura."
* The other object in the box in an eraser shaped like a bunny. Sakura does not see it. From Tomoyo's memories we see that it is the first object Sakura ever gave to her.
* The Shield is attracted to the box, because its contents are extremely important to the owners, according to Cerberus. This demonstrates the perfect parallel feelings of Sonomi and Tomoyo for Nadeshiko and Sakura, respectively.
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Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2007 12:37 pm
Ep # 12
Title: "Sakura's Never Ending Day"
Airdate: Jun 30 1998
Sakura's costume: yellow fairy with wings
Card(s) captured: The Time
Timeline: early July
Characters Emphasized: Sakura, Syaoran
Key plot points and revelations:
* Fujitaka is seen discussing archeology for the first time. Syaoran is entranced and is an instant fan until he discovers that the teacher is Sakura's father.
* For the first time, Sakura wonders if Syaoran moved to Japan all by himself.
* When Sakura squints and peers at the clock tower, she claims she can "see" a card's presence for the first time.
* Syaoran plants thunder wards in a trap to catch The Time. This is the first time Syaoran captures a Clow Card.
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Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2007 12:40 pm
Ep # 13
Title: "Sakura and the Elephant's Test of Strength"
Airdate: Jul 7 1998
Sakura's costume: none
Card(s) captured: The Power
Timeline: mid-July
Characters Emphasized: Sakura, Syaoran
Key plot points and revelations:
* The summer uniform of Tomoeda Elementary is seen for the first time.
* Rika prepares and gives Terada a box lunch, a subtle reminder of their undefined relationship.
* Syaoran uses his magic to help Sakura win the battle against The Power that she could not possibly have won otherwise, thus tricking Power into surrendering. Unusually for him, however, he does not stay on the scene to explain to Sakura that he helped or to demand she give him the Card.
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