The more cutesy, chibi moments and reactions are also left just as they were, which is great news for anyone who was annoyed at how bland Crystal ended up without letting the girls emote. The few action scenes in this episode also look great, especially compared to the older series, and when CGI is used it enhances the effects rather than distracts. But even these everyday scenes manage to look beautiful in the way that Cardcaptor Sakura does so well – such as walking to school amongst the cherry blossoms and talking to friends. It managed to hold my attention, although it’s fair to say that not a great deal happened and it’s only setting things up. To tell the truth, out of sheer procrastination I haven’t read a single chapter of the new Clear Card manga so I’m going into this completely blind. Many of the reviews out already have been commenting about how if you grew up watching the original, watching this makes you feel young again – and it’s true! Outside of the characters using smartphones now, it’s like the show never left. Had they tried to alter everyone’s character designs to fit a more ‘modern’ aesthetic, or whatever the hell Toei tried to do with Crystal, it wouldn’t have felt like Cardcaptor Sakura, but this definitely does. SAKURA CARDCAPTOR EPISODE 1 UPGRADEThey’ve managed to match the aesthetic of the old series perfectly – the only difference is an upgrade in the overall animation quality. There was absolutely nothing wrong with the 1998 anime – so I’m glad to see that Madhouse agreed, to the extent that watching this sequel made it almost feel like barely any time had passed at all. I can’t tell you how glad I am that we didn’t end up getting a reboot of the old anime, because I got burned so badly with Sailor Moon Crystal, and to be honest you just shouldn’t mess with perfection anyway. It turns out to be a new card she’s never seen, ‘Gale’. With the cards now useless, she also has no way to defend herself when a mysterious and aggressive wind attacks her…until her new key turns into a new wand is she is able to seal the strange force. No one has any idea what is happening – not even Yue. However, Sakura’s phophetic dreams start up again, and this time they’re even more cryptic – featuring clear, glass-like cards and a mysterious figure.Īfter one of these dreams she wakes up holding a key, and what’s more, all of the cards she had collected have now turned clear and blank like in the dream. Eventually, her sweetheart Li Syaoran comes back from Hong Kong so they can be together again, and it seems like life is going to be perfect. Yes, I usually don’t do sequels or prequels on Moeronpan but I’m pretty sure I can make an exception for a sequel we waited 20 years for. Because I have seen some confusion here and there on the internet – no, this isn’t a remake of the original 1998 anime, it’s an adaptation of CLAMP’s fairly recent sequel series Clear Card-hen, or clear card arc.Īfter the events of the original series, Sakura has just started at Tomoeda middle school and life is peaceful.
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