Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card Arc, vol. 14

カードキャプターさくら クリアカード編 [Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card-hen] #14

by Clamp, Agnès Pérez Massegú (Translator)

Durante la obra Alicia en el País de los Relojes, Sakura de repente desaparece del escenario y se encuentra perdida en un mundo misterioso. Sin embargo, la gente y las palabras con las que ahí se topa la van acercando, paso a paso, a la verdad. Está Akiho, la Reina Roja; Syaoran, el gato guía de Alicia... ¡Con todo el reparto reunido, la historia al fin se dirige a su desenlace!

Genres: Manga, Fantasy, Comics, Shojo, Romance, Magic, Graphic Novels

160 pages, Paperback

First published March 31, 2023

About the author

Ōkawa Nanase 大川七瀬
[born: 2 May 1967; Ōsaka, bloodtype: A]

Mokona Apapa もこなあぱぱ
[born: 16 Jun 1968, Kyōto; bloodtype: A]

Nekoi Mick 猫井みっく
[born: 21 Jan 1969, Kyōto; bloodtype: O]

Igarashi Satsuki 五十嵐さつき
[born: 8 Feb 1969, Kyōto; bloodtype: A]


CLAMP originally began in 1989 as a twelve-member dōjinshi circle, but by 1990, the circle had diminished from twelve to seven. Of the remaining seven, Tamayo Akiyama, Sei Nanao, and Leeza Sei left the group during the production of the RG Veda manga. Other former members of CLAMP also included Soushi Hishika, O-Kyon, Kazue Nakamori, Yuzuru Inoue and Shinya Ōmi. Currently, there are four members in the group.

In 2004, CLAMP's 15th anniversary as a mangaka group, the members changed their names from Nanase Ohkawa, Mokona Apapa, Mick Nekoi, and Satsuki Igarashi to Ageha Ohkawa, Mokona, Tsubaki Nekoi and Satsuki Igarashi (her name is pronounced the same, but written with different characters) respectively. The August 2004 issue of Newtype USA, a magazine specializing in events of the anime and manga subcultures, reported that the members of CLAMP simply wanted to try out new names. In a later interview with Ohkawa, it was revealed that initially Mokona wanted to drop her surname because it sounded too immature for her liking, while Nekoi disliked people commenting that her name was the same as Mick Jagger's. Ohkawa and Igarashi, wanting to go with the flow of Nekoi's and Mokona's name changes, changed their names as well.

In 2006, they made their first USA public debut at Anime Expo in Anaheim, California. They were well received at the convention, with 6,000 fans in attendance at their panel.

Reviews

[Sherri · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sometimes I wonder if CLAMP just looks at something that is near perfect (not entirely because wow they really have a teacher/student romance problem yikes) and goes, hmmmm. How can we complicate things? Because that's what they've done with Clear Card.

Don't get me wrong: I'm enjoying the hell out of this series. But there are just some things, especially in this volume, that don't make sense. Maybe it will become clear in the next volume (which I hope is the final one) or maybe I've just missed picking up on queues — I don't know. But I left this volume far more confused that I've left previous volumes, and while I know I can go look it up online to find out what's going on, I'm determined to not do that this time.

I did, however, quite enjoy seeing Yue and Ruby Moon together. Gosh, I love them.

[Olivia · Rating 2 out of 5]

I…what did I just read? No, seriously, what happened? There was a play and magic happened but I’m so confused as to what happened as a result of that magic? There’s all this talk about how powerful Sakura is and if her real power awakens she won’t be able to control it but then nothing happens with that line of thought.

[Cristina Bermúdez · Rating 4 out of 5]

Siempre disfruto mucho perderme entre las páginas de Sakura. Disfrutar de esta historia me regresa a mi infancia, a la magia e inocencia de la primera vez que vi la serie, por eso me encanta poder continuar leyendo tan maravillosa historia.
Cap. 75

[sofiacoppola · Rating 4 out of 5]

la verdad no se para donde vaya a ir esto, me da miedo, genuinamente no quería que le roben los recuerdos a sakura, no me hubiera parecido justo, de igual forma todavía no lo sabe, me quedan dos tomos u tengo el corazón en la bocaa

[Lori CucVig · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nel mondo di Alice nel paese degli orologi ogni tavola è sempre più bella, ma allo stesso tempo il ritmo è più incalzante. Kaito cosa fai? Oramai mancano due volumi alla conclusione e già viene un senso di nostalgia, manca qualcosa. Vedremo...

[Reibekah · Rating 5 out of 5]

Things finally culminated. I'm very much like wtf. I think there are 2 more volumes left in the manga, but sadly not out yet in English.

[Dreximgirl · Rating 3 out of 5]

Loved seeing Yue and more Touya but im so confused about the plot line

[Lucía Cafeína · Rating 3 out of 5]

Me sigue gustando pero… no entiendo NADA?

[Ash Obenstine · Rating 2 out of 5]

I’m so so tired of the Alice in wonderland stuff. Also super bummed that there’s a supreme lack of Yuki & Toya together. I want to see more of Yue too, and we haven’t gotten any Yue and Toya interactions!

[Florence Mullot · Rating 2 out of 5]

C'est confusant, mais qu'est-ce que c'est confusant et on n'apprend presque rien en plus… Je suis déçue vraiment. La trame part vraiment en cacahuètes. Les Clamp nous donnent l'impression qu'elles sont les seules à savoir où elles vont, sans nous donner le moindre indice, et arrivés au tome quatorze, je suis désolée, mais non… Cela n'a plus rien de mystérieux, c'est juste frustrant.

On a du mal à savoir qui parle, certains personnages prennent l'apparence d'autres (oui, comme si l'on n'était pas déjà assez perdu comme ça…), on passe du « rêve » à Clow et la mère de Li (pour sa première apparition, je m'attendais à mieux), puis retour au rêve, puis on bascule encore avec Toya et Yue… Non, vraiment, ce n'est pas un tome plaisant à lire.

Et puis nous n'avons aucune réponse en soi, ou bien je suis tellement perdue, que je n'arrive pas à voir les réponses… Mais les cartes de Sakura et leur devenir… je ne sais pas, je nage totalement. Mirror fait une apparition, mais là encore, c'est confusant. Rien n'a de sens. Alors oui, si le parallèle avec Alice au pays des merveilles est poussé à son paroxysme, bravo, c'est une réussite, sinon… C'est raté.

Et j'attendais tellement de ce tome qui se veut comme celui de l'acte final. Mais rien. J'adore Sakura. C'est l'un de mes personnages préférés en shojo. Elle se dispute la première place avec Bunny de Sailor Moon. Je suis aussi fan des Clamp, de leur imagination, de leurs univers, mais là… Une déception totale. Même la révélation concernant le personnage mystérieux tombe aussi comme un soufflet…

Et la fin de ce tome… Je ne sais pas quoi dire. La partie dramatique ne m'a fait ni chaud, ni froid car rien n'est concret, et je trouve en plus que Kaito n'a pas bien agi envers Akiho et Sakura. Son désir est fondé sur une bonne action, mais il vole la vie d'autres.

Frustrée, dépitée, en colère aussi de voir cette suite n'avoir ni queue ni tête. Nous sommes très loin du niveau de la saga d'origine Sakura Card Captor. Et je n'ai qu'une hâte que Clear Arc se termine pour pouvoir passer à autre chose.

[Katie · Rating 2 out of 5]

2 stars - ... What is going on??? The original Cardcaptor Sakura series is one of my very favourite manga and anime adaptions so, naturally, I was beyond excited to hear there were going to be more stories and adventures with slightly older characters. But this Clear Card series is just so confusing. Besides the convaluted storyline and never getting any clear answers until book 14 (seriously???), there are panels that feel completely disjointed and don't clearly show what is going on. I kept flipping back and forth to understand how Syaoran arrived on pages 78-79, how Yue started talking to Ruby Moon and Toya on pages 59-61, and what happened to Kaito on the final few pages in the manga. I don't even think rereading the whole series in one go will help with this, it just seems to be how CLAMP operate since Tsubasa, and it's so frustrating!

Hopefully, the final few manga will give us the full explanation on just wtf has been happening this whole time.

[Ben McKimmie · Rating 2 out of 5]

Every time I think I understand what is happening I turn the page and then I'm lost again. The series started strong, but I've had difficulties trying to follow the plot as it jumps all around the place during the same timeline (I think)

[Ana Maria]

pueden decirme por favor que pretende este hombre ya? no pido tanto

[Dionne · Rating 2 out of 5]

the plot is unnecessarily convoluted at this point and drags on and on...

[Emi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Final de la obra. Me cae muy bien la madre de Akiho.

[Kastie Pavlik · Rating 4 out of 5]

What did I just read? I mean, I know what I just read, but what the heck just happened? ┐(´д`)┌

I felt both lost and stagnant in 13, yet said I couldn't go lower than 5 stars because I love Sakura that much and it was still so cute. I'm actually tempted to 3 star this because there's a lot happening, too much to be super cute, and it's so confusing. But again, even though I'm lost, the art is phenomenal and gorgeous to look at. I mean, it's art. Simply looking at it is a joy. And we're definitely not stagnant. A whole lot just happened. A whole lot of emotional lot just happened. Can I specifically tell you what happened? Nope. No. Nope. But I had a lump in my throat nonetheless.

(ಠ_ಠ)━☆ﾟ.*･｡ﾟ magic happened.

And then big big big big changes happened. I'm not sure how I feel about these big big big big changes. I'll get at least one, if not two, more volume (s) to figure it out I guess.

Nope. No. Nope if this was the end, I wouldn't be happy with it. I don't like it. About that ending...Like the bunny lady, whose name I cannot remember right now, I am not happy with Kaito's rewriting of the past. Completely taking away Akiho's life and making her Sakura's sister would have to have disastrous ripple effects if it actually changed history. And what about Sakura's mother and her ghost? Is she going to be affected by this? Will she remember giving birth to twins? What about Sakura's brother? Yeah, ok, Kaito is powerful, but is that enough to rewrite the history of a family with so much magical power? Clow's power? I have so many questions, and if we were going to get books that explained all this and let us advance through HS and college with Sakura, maybe I'd be okay with it, but that's unlikely, right? If we really are getting a volume 15 and a 16, then something must happen to undo what's just been done. Plus, as cute as Akiho is, I don't like the idea of Sakura having a twin. Thinking back to all those cute moments of her alone in her room talking to Kero or tucking him into bed, and all the times her brother almost caught Kero or heard them talking. Changing the past takes all that away. Do we even knows if Sakura's done making Clear Cards? What if she creates an Undo Card? (Is there already an Undo Card?) I can't buy Sakura not remembering her real past. Now, if the past is reset and the Kinomoto family adopts Akiho, that would be a nice happy ending. But who knows what we'll get? Or if it'll make sense? And is the bunny going to stay with her? Ok. Ok. Ok. I'm stop. My rant is over. I have to give Keito props. His plan, for as little as I understand it, is actually clever (swapping artifacts), and he did a good thing in saving Akiho. But... No but. No. No more ranting.(ಠ_ಠ)━☆ﾟ.*･｡ﾟ it's f'ing magic.

So basically, I understand what's going on in the book, but it doesn't seem to translate well in static panels. I think this story is so convoluted and/or complicated that it really needs animation to show it properly. Or something. I'm not sure what the issue is, but if you show this action happening in a page and then have another character explicitly say "this is literally what just happened" a few pages later so the reader can have an idea of what they just saw, there's something off with the story or pacing or the storytelling.

I love having Sakura back. And I hate how critical I feel toward this volume and the story looking back after reading this volume. This idea should have been released as a movie and then they could have released a manga based on that movie so the publishers can make their money and us bibliophiles can have our books. I really hope it all makes sense in the end, but given the glacial pacing of 1-13 only to have everything dropped on us all at once in 14, I'm not so sure what's going to happen next.

[Tachan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Alors que le dernier chapitre vient de paraître au Japon et qu’on sait désormais que la série fera 16 tomes, les Clamp nous offrent ici une maestria graphique de toute beauté autour du thème des contes et histoires pour enfants. A défaut d’être profond, ce fut magnifique !

Le défaut de cette série depuis ses débuts, c’est que les autrices l’ont fait dans un but commercial et donc qu’elles ne savaient pas trop où elles allaient et ne proposaient pas forcément un message qui leur tenait à coeur comme autrefois. Mais la qualité aussi du titre depuis ses débuts, ce sont ses multiples mystères qui titillent notre curiosité et la beauté des planches leur faisant écho.

Dans cet antépénultième tome, elles tentent de nous apporter la lumière qui nous faisait défaut jusqu’à présent, mettant en marche les rouages vers la résolution de l’intrigue. Cela reste confus, incertain, mais il y a aussi un réel plaisir à voir peu à peu de petits éléments éclairer l’ensemble. J’ai ainsi pris beaucoup de plaisir à découvrir le plan complexe de Kaito visant à soulager et protéger Akiho en se sacrifiant. Comme attendu, c’est poignant.

Mais plus que ce plan, c’est la mise en oeuvre graphique de l’univers imaginé par les autrices qui m’a émerveillée ici. Cela va des décors gothico-merveilleux remplis d’ombres faites de dentelles, en passant par les costumes des personnages rappelant la littérature enfantine du XIXe-XXe, jusqu’à l’ambiance ésotérique qui se confond avec la magie du merveilleux des contes. Splendide ! J’ai été totalement immergée dans la beauté des planches et je pense avoir passé plus de temps à les admirer qu’à réellement lire ou suivre l’histoire.

De plus, il se dégage un superbe atmosphère mélancolique et poignante dans ce tome basé sur les secrets et non-dits des adultes. Sakura ne sait pas tout le chemin qu’elle doit parcourir pour maturer ses pouvoirs. Akiho ignore même qu’elle est au centre de tout cela. Shaolan est carrément instrumenté par son camp / sa famille. Les cartes ne sont ainsi que le reflet de la naïveté de ces enfants qui apprennent à grandir dans le flou le plus total, comme nous dans la vie. La poésie métaphorique qui se dégage donc de la situation est belle. Le jeu des miroirs et des dupes est émouvant, et encore plus quand il est percé. Cela reste extrêmement tarabiscoté mais on ne serait pas dans un titre de Clamp si ce n’était pas le cas.

J‘ai en tout cas aimé suivre notre Alice et son chat dans le Royaume revisité de la Reine de coeur. J’ai aimé le rôle joué par les cartes et Shaolan dans la création de l’ultime carte résultant du dernier souhait altruiste de Sakura. Les adultes ont beau rester à l’extérieur et sembler manipuler leur monde, ils se comportent en fait en protecteurs qui observent de loin leur progéniture grandir et les laissent faire, un beau message. L’aventure se poursuit donc avec beauté et émotion et j’ai très hâte de poursuivre pour découvrir le message final.

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[Naomi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Beautiful artwork as usual, we're finally entering the final stages of the novel. I honestly thought that this was going to be the final volume and that is not the case. I love the costume designs used for the play they are doing. Tomoyo the queen of costumes. I really can't do review for Manga, especially 14th without spoilers, so yeah.


We are at the nearly final stage of the Clear Card Arc and Yuna D Kaito has set his plan into action to get Sakura to make the card he so desperately wants to make her. I'm very confused by several of the points in this book. Like Sakura and Akiho switched places? What exactly does that mean? And that Akiho's history has now been rewritten so she can be Sakura's twin sister? I don't really have a problem with Akiho, but it is a very weird turn in this story for Akiho to just become Sakura's sister. And I had a problem with the chocolate mint flavor in the previous book, it's nothing compared to this now.

Yuna trading magical items with Akiho makes sense, Yuna trying to make sure Akiho is safe makes sense. But suddenly rewriting people's storylines, I feel like that is going to cause a lot of problems, which is why we have the next book I'm sure. I feel kind of worried about how this series is going to end at this point and I really hope that it doesn't tarnish the entire CCS series for me. It's not like it's the worst thing ever that Akiho is now Sakura's sister. It's just weird. I always loved the fact that Sakura only had her older brother and dad. Having a twin sister? I just don't know how I feel about that. I'll have to wait for the 15th volume to decide!

I liked both Syaoran's and Mirror's companionship to Sakura to help save not only her but also Akiho. Syaoran and the Mirror Clow Card teaming up is just perfection. It's so obvious how much the clow cards so desperately love Sakura to the point that they are not allowed in Kaito's landscape because they could prevent his plans. Sakura's love is always so appreciated, she will do anything to save her friends and family. It's so heartwarming.


Scratch volume 15 being the final, now there will be a 16th volume? I'm really starting to worry about this because this volume was really confusing. Hopefully it gets better.

[Harumichi Mizuki · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ternyata penyebab Syaoran tak bisa menyentuh Sakura adalah mantra ibunya. Tujuannya agar Syaoran bisa membedakan mana Sakura yang asli dengan Mirror yang menyaru sebagai Sakura.

Yuna sendiri menyaru sebagai Syaoran dengan kekuatan Mirror Clear Card. Ia membawa Sakura pada Akiho yang lupa namanya dan hanya menyebut dirinya sebagai Red Queen. Bahkan Sakura pun melupakan namanya kalau saja Syaoran yang asli tak datang dan memanggilnya.

Dunia Clockland rupanya adalah dunia berisi buku dan segala sihir yang tersimpan dalam diri Akiho. Semua itu menyita tempat hingga Akiho terancam kehilangan jiwanya sendiri. Sakura yang menyadari itu pun berharap dirinya bisa menggantikan Akiho berperan sebagai Red Queen.

Keinginan itu terkabul dengan terciptanya kartu Exchange. Itulah kartu yang ditunggu-tunggu Yuna. Dengan menggunakan kartu itu, Yuna menulis ulang catatan kehidupan Akiho dan mengambil alih peran sebagai penyimpan sihir dengan mengorbankan dirinya.

Kini di dunia yang sudah ditulis ulang, Akiho terlahir sebagai saudara kembar Sakura sedangkan Yuna menghilang. Ada segel yang dipasangkan pada Yuna oleh kelompok sihir Eropa. Segel itu akan aktif jika Yuna menyalahgunakan Akiho sebagai artifak sihir.

Sakura lalu bermimpi didatangi kembali oleh sosok berjubah misterius. Rupanya sosok itu bukan Akiho melainkan ibunya yang sudah melintasi waktu dan mimpi untuk berbicara dengan Sakura. Lilie memberi tahu Sakura soal kehidupan yang sudah ditulis ulang itu. Ia memberi petunjuk pada Sakura bahwa Akiho kini telah kehilangan orang yang paling berharga (Yuna).

[Alexandra · Rating 4 out of 5]

On se rapproche de plus en plus du final (et même si j’adore Sakura, il est temps !)

Cette fois nous sommes embarqués dans un monde parallèle, celui d’Alice au Pays de l’Horloge, où Akiho et Sakura semblent coincées.

On en découvre davantage sur le plan final de Kaito qui a récupéré la magie d’Akiho pour la protéger mais aussi pour utiliser une nouvelle carte créé par Sakura, qui souhaitait échanger sa place avec Akiho pour la protéger.

Shaolan est également présent sous le rôle du Chat qui guide Sakura.

Sakura semble développer de grands pouvoirs mais on en sait pas beaucoup plus.

Kaito lui a réécrit l’histoire, et Sakura et Akiho sont retournées dans un monde complètement réécrit.

Ça devient un peu tordu mais je suis curieuse de connaître la fin de cette histoire.

[Sorasaku Hermi · Rating 4 out of 5]

¡Este tomo ha estado a tope! Por fin descubrimos cuál era el plan de Kaito durante todo este tiempo (A dos tomos del final, ya era hora, jaja)

Debo decir que me ha gustado mucho toda la ambientación en el País de los Relojes y la aparición de las diferentes cartas que ha creado Sakura. Esto siempre va a ser un diez, ya que todo el mundo creado y los vestuarios son muy chulos. Además el hecho de que haya acción y que la historia avance es un gran plus.

Con respecto al plan de Kaito, hay cosas en sí que me han parecido coherentes y me han gustado, pero hay otra en concreto que me ha dejado muy loca y no me ha gustado tanto. Habrá que ver las consecuencias en el tomo siguiente...

[Danielle R · Rating 3 out of 5]

Syaoran's mother put the no-touching-electricity spell on Sakura and Syaoran?! That's so mean! Honestly, all these people with such advanced abilities to see into the future both boggle my brain and annoy the crap out of me.

The climax in Clockland was lovely and Syaoran really got his moment to shine. He's such a powerful magic user but is often totally overshadowed by Sakura. (Loved his outfit, even if the monocle was a little... much...)

Gotta say, when I finally saw what card Kaito had been waiting for, my heart stopped. I thought all my worst premonitions were coming to pass! But it seems that Kaito actually did craft a happy ending for everyone except himself... He inserted Akiho into Sakura's family, giving her everything she could have wanted, and sacrificed his own life in the process.

You could almost stop reading here and avoid all the crying CLAMP is going to inflict... but there are two volumes left. What else is going to happen? 3/5

[Brenda A. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Okay… I’m a little confused. Or maybe it’s more of an ugh feeling.
After everything Sakura has accomplished, and especially after all of Syaoran’s feats, it suddenly feels like none of it happened? Like they don’t know anything anymore? And it’s not just them, Yue, Kero, and Touya seem oddly out of the loop too.
I was genuinely thrilled to learn that Syaoran is well-known in some important circles and to see the reveal involving his mother… but now? It’s as if we’re walking it all back.
I’m still hopeful, though. Let’s see what happens next, just please don’t let all of that be forgotten.

[Chris Lemmerman · Rating 3 out of 5]

Okay, we're getting somewhere. I'm not sure where, but we're getting somewhere, and that's more than the last few volumes have had going for it.

I always appreciate some Alice In Wonderland imagery, but having two Lis doesn't help matters, nor does assuming we all remember what his mom looks like. And just as it seems like we're about to get some solid answers, the volume ends. God damn it.

Hopefully the ending is worth all this meandering about; at least we're heading in the right direction again. And of course, the art's still very pretty, even when the story's indecipherable.

[Erin Allen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Finally! The Alice in Wonderland story is over. I considered rating this volume down a little just because in the big finale fight, things got a bit confusing. However, it's supposed to be a bit confusing anyway considering there are two cats, two Alices and we're still trying to figure out motives, etc. It was great seeing how Syaoran's magic has grown. It was sweet to see Toya, Yukito, Yue and Ruby all working together. I just hope there's at least one more volume. It doesn't feel finished. I really hope it's the last we see of the "other Alice" but I have a bad feeling about that.

[Joldettori · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am worried that it is only 2 volumes left. I have so many questions still. The power of the mother and brother haven't really been explored enough. Or its purpose atleast. I have some idea with the time halt but still so many questions. The Alice thing also needs to wrap up. And the purpose of Kaito's mission. Syaoran's mother also knows more it seems, what is that about? What about the books? All that in just 2 volumes? I am excited but worried. I hope this huge franchise deserves a non rushed end.

[DarkAthena59 · Rating 3 out of 5]

Si ce tome se révèle esthétiquement et graphiquement très bon, je sors de ma lecture avec un sentiment plutôt confus quant à l'histoire. J'avoue que je me suis retrouvée un peu perdue jusqu'à la fin, où si la lumière commence à apparaitre au bout du tunnel, je me pose encore la question du pourquoi?
J'espère que les prochains tomes feront la lumière sur tout ce qu'il s'est passé.
Mais les dessins sont très bons.

[Leslie Carnahan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Wait wait wait ... Let me get this straight....so he changed time itself so they would be twins and so they wouldn't come after her? But to do so, he had to use a Card that Sakura made? But if they are now twins.... Is Sakura still the Master Of The Clow? I have to many questions... And for once, Im giving the series a lower star rating ONLY BECAUSE I felt like this part of the story was done WAY to quickly.

[TammyJo Eckhart · Rating 5 out of 5]

Looks like an ending, but it isn't! We do get a wrap on a few of the threads developed in this series, but new questions are raised about how entwined the magic users of the world are and have been. Instead of making me feel good about Sakura's future, those revelations pissed me off because of the degree of manipulation that has been going on around her and directing her life. Makes me hope that she'll see through it all and kick some butt in the next volume.

[Ali D · Rating 1 out of 5]

I can't believe how long it's taking this story to get to this point.

CLAMP really said we're taking scenic route, but well under the speed limit.

I can't wait for the day where my eyes never have to read the words Alice in Clockland ever again. Moments like these make me sad to be a completionist.