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iyllia's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
5.0
keikoreadsmanga's review against another edition
4.0
Wow! This is more fruitful than the animated series!
I tried watching at least 3 episodes of the anime before I opened this volume! And it's just sad that the anime didn't follow the story faithfully. There are also few arrangements with any signals of queerness which is a shame, ehem, the bicycle scene with Touya and Yukito. Must be the Japanese censorship, no? So, I guess, I won't watch the anime anymore (augh, even though I love the sequence and the art, really nostalgic) I'll just continue reading this.
I love that Clamp is not afraid to put queerness (shounen and shoujo-ai) in her work, considering this is a publication from the 90s. And I saw how homophobia spread like a plague throughout the world in that decade (and the decades before that of course). So, it put a smile on my face.
But, despite Clamp's bravery to create this masterpiece, I have to give it 4 out of 5 stars because of the detail about Sakura's mother being a minor (16 years of age) when she married Sakura's father (25 years of age)—and he happened to be her teacher. I'm not into that, and I guess the world is not ready yet for that kind of relationship too.
I tried watching at least 3 episodes of the anime before I opened this volume! And it's just sad that the anime didn't follow the story faithfully. There are also few arrangements with any signals of queerness which is a shame, ehem, the bicycle scene with Touya and Yukito. Must be the Japanese censorship, no? So, I guess, I won't watch the anime anymore (augh, even though I love the sequence and the art, really nostalgic) I'll just continue reading this.
I love that Clamp is not afraid to put queerness (shounen and shoujo-ai) in her work, considering this is a publication from the 90s. And I saw how homophobia spread like a plague throughout the world in that decade (and the decades before that of course). So, it put a smile on my face.
But, despite Clamp's bravery to create this masterpiece, I have to give it 4 out of 5 stars because of the detail about Sakura's mother being a minor (16 years of age) when she married Sakura's father (25 years of age)—and he happened to be her teacher. I'm not into that, and I guess the world is not ready yet for that kind of relationship too.
aude's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
4.0
greysonk's review against another edition
1.0
I cannot give this book a good review as the main characters dad married her mom after being her teacher when she was 16 and he was 25.
cuddlesome's review against another edition
2.0
Gosh, this might just be one of those "I missed the boat on being the target demo" things, but even then...
Good stuff: pretty outfits, the clow cards themselves are fun, gals being pals.
Bad stuff: freak of the week formula, no overarching antagonist in sight, the initial exposition dump was like watching paint dry.
Really bad stuff: the main character's father married his wife when he was her twenty-five-year-old teacher and she was his sixteen-year-old student and the framing is not nearly as critical as it should be.
??? stuff: the middle schooler main character has a crush on a high schooler which on its own would be fine, kids often idolize teenagers, but in combination with the age gap thing her parents had going on... yeesh. There's hinting at him actually being her older brother's boyfriend, but I can't be sure at this point.
I don't have much interest in continuing with this series, unfortunately, unless something crazy happens to change the status quo.
Good stuff: pretty outfits, the clow cards themselves are fun, gals being pals.
Bad stuff: freak of the week formula, no overarching antagonist in sight, the initial exposition dump was like watching paint dry.
Really bad stuff: the main character's father married his wife when he was her twenty-five-year-old teacher and she was his sixteen-year-old student and the framing is not nearly as critical as it should be.
??? stuff: the middle schooler main character has a crush on a high schooler which on its own would be fine, kids often idolize teenagers, but in combination with the age gap thing her parents had going on... yeesh. There's hinting at him actually being her older brother's boyfriend, but I can't be sure at this point.
I don't have much interest in continuing with this series, unfortunately, unless something crazy happens to change the status quo.
katleap's review against another edition
3.0
I watched the anime when I was a kid and it was one of my favorites. I figured it was finally time to actually read the manga.
thegalaxypanda96's review against another edition
5.0
Cardcaptor was one of my favorite animes growing up I watched every single episode many times first time reading the manga and I'm loving it
floatingleaf's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
spektriva's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
This was the first anime I watched from start to finish and I loved it so much. The nostalgia helps, but I think this is definitely a quality fun read, and the art is genuinely absolutely gorgeous. It's sparking my love for shoujo once again.
skzcat's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0