Cardcaptor Sakura, Vol. 5

カードキャプターさくら [Cardcaptor Sakura] #5

by Clamp, Anita Sengupta (Translator)

The Show Must Go On!

It's time for the school talent show and Sakura's class is putting on Sleeping Beauty. Sakura is cast as the prince and you won't believe who the princess is! All seems to be going well with the performance until a Clow Card makes an unexpected entrance between acts! Can our prince break the spell, capture the card and save the day?

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

187 pages, Paperback

First published April 4, 1998

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

[Lau · Rating 4 out of 5]

Este manga tiene la mejor adaptación de La Bella Durmiente que ví XD.

Estuve pensando dos cosas mientras lo leía: por qué Kero nunca le dio una lista con los nombres de todas las cartas así las identifica más rápido, y que el mundo necesita mas Sakura Kinomotos. Siempre está llena de entusiasmo, bondad, optimismo y buenos pensamientos (hasta para quienes no se lo merecen).

Y se acerca el Juicio... se me pasó rápido todo.

[Once upon a Dream · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bellissimo ❤

[María · Rating 4 out of 5]

la obra de teatro 🥺

[Sara · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was really fun to see Li-kun as the princess in the play! lol I normally roll my eyes at the mandatory cute-boy-in-girls-clothes gimmick that seems to appear in almost every shoujo manga where there's a school involved. It's always at a play or part of a fundraiser or just at the festival to draw in the crowds. But Li-kun was funny because he was so embarrassed by it, the little toughy. xD Anybody else hate Sakura's inexplicable hanyan for Mizuki-sensei? What a dummy. I like that Li's annoyed with it, too. And I love how Touya is always watching Li-kun around his little sister. lol BTW, that picture of Touya w/the violin for chapter 22?! *_* <3 I feel like such a dope, but I somehow like Touya......>>;;; (i'm too old to be crushing on characters from kodomo manga!)

[diana ᥫ᭡ · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5★ Quedé sorprendida con lo de la obra de teatro porque en la película suceden cosas distintas y es mi favorita. La forma en que incluyeron a la carta “luz” en el corazón de Sakura, ya que es un ser de luz; diría que de una manera inocente y lo mismo con la carta de la “oscuridad” en el escenario, me gustó. El tomó anterior me gustó más y por eso el 4.5 pero eso no implica que sea uno malo, más con lo relacionado a Nadeshiko y Sonomi en el primer capítulo. Lo disfruté y espero ansiosamente leer el siguiente, más que Yue se vuelve parte de la historia.

[Rei · Rating 4 out of 5]

Why is Sakura so sweet!!
Lol Yamazaki nailed it!!

I like this one the best because we're finally getting juicy content.

[Natalia Bas · Rating 5 out of 5]

Series manga leídas: ''Card Captor Sakura'', de CLAMP. Ediciones Glénat España. 12 tomos. Magical girls, fantasía, poderes, cómic, aventuras, acción, romances varios, LGBT...

Otro manga comprado nada más salir al mercado español.

Una serie de televisión muy divertida y muy bien adaptada.

Unos dibujos encantadores, más infantiles, y a la vez maduros; ya que nos encontramos con una trama de bondad y maldad, y por otro lado también relaciones LGBT, con lo cual, no es sólo para niños. Un trazo delicado, detallado, totalmente recomendado para los amantes de los disfraces...

Las autoras CLAMP son un grupo de mangakas que crean historias varias, y de las que llegué a tener colecciones completas...

Nos encontramos con que tenemos audiencia de todo tipo, animales fantásticos que pueden hablar incluidos. Un día a día cargado de normalidad que se transforma; así como la protagonista con sus fantásticos trajes por temática..., en algo totalmente insospechado para el viandante común.

Unas cartas que tienen vida propia y a veces son pillinas, y otras... algo más.

¿Has cazado con Sakura y sus amigos?

[Brujaxa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cada vez se pone más interesante.

[Tania (Real-Listen-Feel) · Rating 5 out of 5]

4 stars

[Lectora_infiltrada · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hay algo que Touya no haga?

Mi teoria: Yukito es Yue.

PD: NUNCA HE VISTO SAKURA. No me spoileen. Gracias

[Bibliothecat · Rating 4 out of 5]

Review for the complete series



While not as big as similar titles such as Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon, Cardcaptor Sakura is definitely a manga household name. Elementary Schooler Sakura finds a book in her father's library which not only proves to be magical but also releases the lion-like creature Kero-chan who tasks her with finding all the magical cards the book once contained. The cards were created by the mightiest magician to have lived - Clow. With each card Sakura adds to her collection, her own magical powers grow.

CLAMP
Cardcaptor Sakura already wins points simply by being a work of CLAMP. The art is as gorgeous as one can expect and it's almost unavoidable to read if one wants to delve into the multiverse these artists have created. It's definitely one of their bigger works, especially as it features the characters that are later featured as the protagonists of CLAMP's crossover work: Tsubasa: RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE. Although this manga's art is a tad less intricate and almost simple in the use of screen toning, there's something very light and loveable about it and it's undeniably adorable.

Magical Girl
I've always struggled to view Cardcaptor Sakura as a magical girl manga. It undoubtedly is, but I do find it drops some of this genre's typical tropes - and I mean that in the best way possible. Sakura doesn't actually transform through any magical means. She wears a different 'magical girl' costume for most chapters, but they are all tailored by her best friend Tomoyo and are really just for variety and cuteness (and surely the artists having their fun) rather than any magical process that all other magical girls go through. In fact, all the magic is much more akin to more traditional witches and wizard's and even draws on Chinese mythology. One thing I also really appreciate is that Sakura is just your normal girl who is collecting magical cards to stop them from causing havoc rather than a girl (or group of girls) pitched against an evil force to save the earth from certain doom. It just has a much lighter and appropriate feeling to it.

Characters & Plot
It definitely starts off very episodic, but it has a nice underlying plot that becomes more solid toward the second half of the story. I find myself more invested in the main story rather than the individual episodes in which Sakura finds yet another card. The plot itself is to an equal amount about the mystery behind the cards as well as Sakura's daily life with her family and friends. Unfortunately, if we're purely looking at the plot, I can't deny that I find Cardcaptor Sakura a little boring at times. It is a bit strange because Sakura and the male protagonist Syaoran are among my favourite manga characters. I absolutely adore these two and this series features a lot of other likeable characters such as Kero-chan and Tomoyo. It is, therefore, a little baffling that their plot is sometimes a little underwhelming, though it does not change that this is still a manga I hold dear.

Romance



This is where it gets complicated. CLAMP are known to have rather unconventional romantic couples. And despite Cardcaptor Sakura being one of their most innocent and light-hearted works, I think it is also easily the most controversial romance-wise. As mentioned above, I love Sakura and Syaoran and even more so as a couple. Mind you, these two are about 10 years old and their relationship doesn't develop until very late into the series - an embrace is as far as they get. Yet it's almost that innocent setup that makes them such an adorable couple - it doesn't need to be romance focused for these two to be an exemplary match.

When it comes to homosexual characters, I find that CLAMP has always been ahead of time, though not necessarily in a realistic way. On one hand, it is great that multiple sexualities are included throughout the CLAMP world. On the other hand, it is treated almost too idealistically. Don't get me wrong, equality is important. But there is truth to non-straight persons having to face certain difficulties in daily life that others might not. In Cardcaptor Sakura, as well as most other CLAMP works, the appearance of a homosexual character is almost taken for granted - it sometimes feels as though the whole of it takes place in an ideal parallel world. I believe that both in reality and in other fiction, there's bound to be a character or two who at least consider the situation around a homosexual character. This is probably even more true when one considers that this series is from the 90s.

The only true issue in regards to romance lies with a certain age gap. Mind you, I am not in the least against relationships with age gaps - fiction or reality alike. 10 years, 20 years - where to draw the line? I don't think there is anything wrong with an age gap as long as it's a relationship built on mutual feelings and care rather than an older party taking advantage of a younger one. You can't really choose who you fall in love with and age seems a trivial thing when you truly love someone. In the same sense, I have no issues with certain 'taboo' relationships such as student-teacher, provided again the feelings are genuine and neither party is taken advantage of. I know people in real-life who have loved and married their former teacher - they're just about as happy as any couple I know. A relationship like that brings its difficulties, but in my mind, it really comes down to how it's handled more than anything else.

Now, while I neither mind age gaps nor student-teacher relationships, I do believe there is a certain threshold of how young the younger party can be. Realistically, there's a massive difference between an 8-year-old dating an 18-year-old and a couple of, say, an 18 and 28-year-old. Cardcaptor Sakura blows all caution to the wind and introduces the relationship between the 10-or-so-year-old Rika and her teacher Terada. Now Terada might be as young as 20, which would result in an age gap of about 10 years. I don't see an issue with a 10-year gap, but the fact that Rika is around 10 makes this a really awkward couple. While everything is kept at a perfectly innocent level - there are clear signs that they're staying apart until she is old enough - the fact that Terada is even considering a 10-year-old is just not right. The only thing that makes this readable to me is the fact that none of the young characters, the protagonists Sakura and Syaoran included, behave like the 10-year-olds they're meant to be. I often seem to get this issue when it comes to manga, but most characters appear a good couple of years older to me than they are actually meant to be. I would much rather think of Sakura and co. as 14-year-olds, and that already makes the whole Rika business a tad less of a shocker.

Interestingly, while Rika and Terada receive a lot of scorn from readers everywhere, there is another very similar couple which is rarely called out. There are clear hints of a budding - and encouraged - romance between yet another 10-year-old pupil and his female teacher. Their age gap is likely similar to that of Rika and Terada's, yet it does not receive nearly as much backlash. It seems people have a bigger issue when the girl is the younger party which frankly is quite unfair - I believe both are equally problematic.

So, coming to an end, Cardcaptor Sakura has its oddities and even boring moments - the romance must really be taken with a grain of salt or a flexible imagination. But it is also an adorable and loveable series with some of my very favourite and memorable characters that I can't help but love.

[Anna C · Rating 3 out of 5]

This plotting is so bizarre. I can just imagine CLAMP saying "Yeah, well, I know we haven't made any real progress in the story, and I know we only have one volume left in the series, but comeon, let's just make a really funny one about a Sleeping Beauty school play. We'll worry about rising action and climax and resolution later."

[Paulina Monsálvez · Rating 4 out of 5]

Odio al abuelo de Nadeshiko. No importa que lo pinten como un pobre ancianito, creo que toda la relación que tiene con Sakura se basa en la culpa que siente hacia su nieta. Por eso tampoco se relaciona con Touya de esa manera.
Se abren preguntas sobre la profesora Misuki y su magia de luna. ¿Acaso Sailor Moon?
Y ¿Es que Touya se siente atraído a esa magia?

[Karla Jaime G-R · Rating 5 out of 5]

Dio mío! Ya falta poquito para el juicio con Yue. Siento que he avanzado rapidísimo 😱 y que esa ha sido una de las mejores obras de teatro que he leído Jajajaja. Me he divertido mucho leyéndolo 🤓💕 Necesito un día completo para hacer maratón y terminar de leer todos los tomos jajaja

Cartas Clow atrapadas: oscuridad y luz ✨

[Sheila · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hay que risaaaa con el capitulo #20 :'), LITERALMENTE llore de la risa, cosa dificil

[Nana! ★ · Rating 3 out of 5]

Aha że jak muszę kupić kolejny tom-
Może odrazu wsyztskie zamowie...

[Assikatsum · Rating 3 out of 5]

This seems like a cute and interesting enough manga -series. Kind of weird as well with some implied things and relationships. I'm not sure which categories to shelf this to; children's or teens? (maybe children's because the MC is in elementary school, but are the kanji too advanced for kids? I guess that's why there's the annoyingly small furigana, meh :)).

Not having read this series before, in short this is what I understood: Sakura is schoolgirl (with hidden magical powers) who has decided to gather all the cards of the Clow -deck (their seals have somehow become undone and they've escaped in to the world to cause chaos). The other characters are: the guardian of the Clow -deck, Kerberos/Kero-chan, who has lost its powers? is a small magical animal whose presense only a few know about, schoolfriends Tomoyo-chan and Ri-kun who also seem to know about the cards (is Ri-kun rivalling Sakura in collecting the cards? Ri-kun has a little crush on Sakura's brother Yukito and on Sakura as well?), Sakura's family (dad, big brothers Yukito and..and the broody over-protective brother whose name I can't recall right now. Oh well. Sakura's mom is dead?), substitute school teacher Mizuki. The story is divided into chapters, the first one is a short summer vacation story where Sakura meets an old man (she doesn't know him, but her father obviously does. The old man doesn't reappear in the story after that, so I'm not sure what the point was. Something to do with Sakura's mother). The next chapters are about the school arts festival play, during which a mysterious darkness takes place and Sakura must find a way out of it. She finds clues about a missing Clow-card and its whereabouts, and the main story continues like that to the end of the volume - cliffhanger ending!

I don't really read manga (if I was better in Japanese I probably would). For language learning (and testing) purposes I had to pick this up, when I found it at the library - the book wasn't stuffed with impossibly difficult kanji so I thought I'd get through it with some help (dictionary app I used was Takoboto and it worked well). Other than that, just wondering: why oh why does the furigana have to be printed in such miniscule letters :/... it was also a little difficult to read the "hand-written" kana&kanji. On to volume 6 of the story to find out how it continues.

[ukuklele · Rating 2 out of 5]

Sebelum mendapat pencerahan di Buku 6, di Buku 5 ini saya masih terpengaruh oleh berbagai "prasangka" wkwkwk. Soalnya di sini Sakura dan Syaoran melakukan cross dressing, konteksnya pementasan drama "Putri Tidur" di sekolah yang pemerannya diundi tanpa membedakan laki-laki dan perempuan. Mana di halaman 30 ada gambar pelangi pula XD Lengkap sudah. Komik Cardcaptor Sakura ini sudah woke for children sebelum makin merajalela belakangan wkwkwk. Walaupun rupanya pandangan tradisionalis tidak diabaikan sama sekali, seperti yang dinyatakan Kero di halaman 56, "Peranan anak perempuan dan anak laki-laki mestinya dibedakan dong!" yang disahut oleh Sakura, "Ini ide Bu Mizuki," ditambahi Tomoyo, "Dia ingin semuanya mendapat kesempatan berperan yang adil." Bu Mizuki itu pergi lima tahun mungkin untuk kuliah kesetaraan gender XD

Anyway, memang lucu sih adegan Syaoran jadi putri.

Saya pun tak mengingat ada kesan janggal terhadap hubungan Rika dengan Pak Terada sewaktu dahulu membaca komik ini, sebagaimana dengan Syaoran-Yukito.

Ceritanya semakin menarik sehingga saya menamatkan buku ini dalam tempo cepat sekali.

Identitas Bu Mizuki semakin terkuak, memunculkan nama "Yue" yang bersimbol bulan (sedang Kero atau Keroberos atau Cerberus matahari). Yukito semakin menimbulkan penasaran, karena ditunjukkan bahwa ia menyadari "listrik" sempat "padam" kala pertunjukkan drama sedang bagi yang lain (diwakilkan melalui Tomoyo) yang tidak punya "energi" waktu tidak berlalu. Bu Mizuki mendekati Sakura dan memberitahukan tentang Yue yang menentukan apakah Sakura layak menjadi pemilik Clow card.

[Jessica · Rating 5 out of 5]

I’m giving 5 stars to all volumes, but only because of the nostalgia. I loved this manga as a child. Reading them again is so „cozy“ but it actually has a lot of problems in my eyes. As a grownup I can not believe that I never wondered about the relationships between the teacher and the student. I also forgot that the old man at the beginning was her grandfather, because of that I was like „she’s talking to an old stranger and no one is worried?!?“
I really love that this manga don’t talk about homosexuality like it’s a problem or shocking “omg she loves a girl and he, as a boy, also loves the boy who sakura loves”. It’s completely normal and noooo one is wondering about that. I actually forgot about this too. Maybe this manga have taught me to being tolerant.
This manga will forever have a special place in my heart, even though I can’t stand the “relationship” between the teacher and the student. He’s too old. It’s actually really disgusting. She’s literally a child (12 year old?) and he’s a grownup (25-35?).....

[Aishah Humaira' (Mermaird ♡) · Rating 5 out of 5]

My favourite volume so far 🩷 Sakura and her classmates doing a Sleeping Beauty play for their school talent show was super adorable! It’s so cute how Sakura ended being the prince while Li became the princess. They’re both chaotic and endearing <3

But the part that made me love this volume so much is definitely Sakura capturing the Light and Dark Clow Cards. Both of the clow cards were truly gorgeous 💘 I like that Tomoyo had started noticing Li’s minor behaviour change when he was around Sakura. Boy has definitely caught feelings (♡ˊ͈ ꒳ ˋ͈)

And as for this Yue… figure? (Well, I can’t call them ‘person’ because they’re one of the guardians for the clow card book), but I wonder if this Yue is perhaps, Yukito? I knew Yukito has powers of his own (haven’t reached to that reveal point yet but this story has been around for so long, so it’s a given) though I am not sure what his true role in the story is. For now this is what I’m getting from all the hints throughout the story.

[Ceejay · Rating 5 out of 5]

I keep loving this series from the folks at Clamp! It really does classify as a manga masterpiece. In this volume Sakura meets a relative that she is unaware of. Sakura's elementary school has their annual talent show, and her class decides to do the play Sleeping Beauty. But here is the twist...there is some gender bending going on! And what is the big blackout all about? We also get some information on Yue! Yue the Judge! Can Li-kun and Sakura co-operate? Can clow cards be captured? We only have a volume to go!

[Mar · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.25
Conocer mas de cerca las habilidades de sakura me gusto mucho, siento que le dan una vuelta de tuerca a lo que ya estabamos acostumbrados y da ganas de seguir leyendo y descubriendo que mas tiene para aportar en la historia, sucede algo con ciertos personajes que me dejo pensando un monton, como si fuera un plot twist pero que fue anticipado, pero aun asi no esperaba ese suceso, claramente quiero conocer toda la trama de fondo que se esta formando y ese final que me dejo con ganas de seguir.

[Dyah · Rating 3 out of 5]

I don't like that Kaho acts all cool and mysterious. If she doesn't want to let the cat out of the bag, then just be silent. Such an attention-beggar :p Oh well, maybe I just dislike her because Touya loved her (ugh), when I cannot see the charms she has.

Next volume is the judgment thing, I guess? I already know who Yue is, but I forgot the details. Now that I'm rereading this series, I'm not sure CCS is still going to be one of my favorite CLAMP works.

[Soobie is expired · Rating 3 out of 5]

Credo che Yamazaki sia il mio personaggio secondario preferito. É totalmente assurdo e, nei panni di Malefica, fa un figurone.

Anche la storia principale procede molto bene, con Sakura che ha quasi raccolto tutte le carte necessarie. Però si va avanti molto lentamente e mi piacerebbe che ci fosse molto più Tōya... Che tra l'altro ha spalle enormi e una vitina da vespa...

Procediamo spediti verso il sesto volume!

[Hannah Belyea · Rating 3 out of 5]

The class is set to perform Sleeping Beauty, only this time Sakura will be playing the role of the prince - and a certain boy taking the role of the princess - but the threat of a Clow Card will have to be dealt with before the curtain rises! CLAMP offers an enjoyable entry that brings plenty of heart and humour, with a dip in the unnecessarily disturbing romances that greatly improves the mood. If Sakura can't catch the Clow Card, the play may be ruined for everyone!

[Abi]

Aquí reafirmo que el papá de Sakura es uno de los que querés para toda la vida. Qué buen hombre. Otro buen tipo es el bisabuelito, ojalá pronto puedan tener relación con esa parte de la familia con la que nunca tuvo contacto.

Por otra parte, vamos develando el misterio alrededor de la maestra y de Yuki, porque tiene algo que ver con Yue solo que aún no sé qué. Para colmo es mi personaje favorito y no quiero que lo vuelvan villano o algo así. Quiero leer más y a la vez no por miedo 😅

[Nightshade · Rating 5 out of 5]

Kaho Mizuki seeks Kero out and they discuss what will happen to the world. Kero believes Mizuki is his lunar counterpart, Yue. He asks if she intends to intervene, but Mizuki says she has a different role to play. Sakura later meets Mizuki at a café where she learns that Mizuki knows of the Clow Cards and of "The Judge, Yue." Cards captured: Dark and Light.

[Anne · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love that the opening story doesn't even have anything to do with the Clow cards; it's just a very sweet story.

I have a visceral dislike of the Dark arc, because it's clear some of the students don't want to be on that stage, and forcing someone to be in a play is a NOPE from me for personal reasons. Otherwise is a good story, though.

[Natalie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This manga is one of CLAMP's adorable magical girl transformation stories. The characters are fun. It's cute and the main couple is absolutely adorable.

If there's one thing I have beef with is the age gap of a student (one of Sakura's friends) and a teacher relationship. I don't like it. It's weird and there's no reason a teacher should be involved with a student. Especially that young. Is that even legal in Japan? That's my main issue and all I have to say about that.

The artwork is absolutely beautiful and the design of the CLOW cards are fascinating.

Of all the characters, my favorite is Syaoran. He's a hilarious young kid who's badass in his own unique way. I love the dynamic between him and Sakura. They start off as rivals for the CLOW cards and even when he behaves like a brat at times, his heart is in the right place.

The development of this character as he begins to develop feelings for Sakura is so heartwarming and you feel for this kid as he acknowledges his love for her and makes attempts to confess to her. (Especially in the anime. some of those scenes are hilarious)

This manga is sweet, and I found myself enjoying it.

[Martina · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amo questo manga sempre di più. In particolare, in questo volume ho apprezzato tantissimo Tomoyo, è un personaggio davvero interessante! Poi vabbè, la mia imbarazzante cotta per Syaoran Li aumenta sempre di più, ma che lo dico a fare... Bellissimo.