Cardcaptor Sakura, Volume 2: 100% Authentic Manga

The Cardcaptor Sakura story continues. My students love this book and they are dying for each book I bring in. At least the girls are, the boys are into Naruto and Bleach. The girls oooh and ahhh! over every turn and just love this story. It gets them reading without my ever having to say anything!

In the second volume of the hugely popular Shoujo Manga; Cardcaptor Sakura, Sakura captures another 4 cards to add to her already 5 collected. So that makes her collection; Flower, Thunder, Sword and Shadow (new Cards collected) as well as Watery, Windy, Fly, Wood and Illusion. I give this volume a 4 Stars rating because it's a tad confusing about the whole 'love' scenario and whose talking to who and why. Other then that it's a wonderful, light hearted Manga about a 10 years old quest to find mysterious cards that have magical powers. We also are introduced at last, to Li who is Sakura's rival in capturing the Clow Cards. But don't think there's much rivalry yet as Li doesn't even bother to catch a card, instead just sits on the sidelines and complains about her technique. That was a let down. Once again, I think it'd be for anyone who loves a girly-uber cute story with a magical twist!

Hi all, I'm back!! (Okay if you've never read any Sailor Moon reviews you'll have no idea what I'm talking about) It's me Sailor Universe and I'm here to review another one of my favorite Shojo (magical girl) mangas! But enough about me, more about Sakura and her latest adventures! This book includes 5 excellent acts: Field Day Follies (Pt. 1 & 2), Sakura's Rival (Pt.1 & 2), and Shadow of a doubt. In my personal opinion they are all very well written and well..... alright all ready I'm getting to the reviewing! In the first two acts (I'm counting them as one cause they're basicly the same): Field Day Follies, It's field day at Sakura's school. Here she does her cheer and Yuki and Toya come to watch. Then we meet Tomoyo-chan's mother who was Sakura's mother's cousin and is really mad at Sakura's father.The reason? Well if you are that interested you should buy the book! And then there is the family race where Tomoyo-chan's mother and Sakura-chan's father are racing against eachother! And man do they have issues with eachother. But wait...what's with all these flowers?! That's right a Clow Card has been dropping a blizzard of flowers on the school grounds and now it's up to Sakura-chan, the great Cardcaptor, to save the day! But wait what's a card that has to do with flowers good for anyways!? Apparently a lot of things (don't worry you find out). The next act is: Sakura's Rival (once again counting part 1 & 2 as 1 act)in which Sakura gets a rival duh! And yes, of course, Li makes his great appearence! Er...if you don't know who Li is he's a distant relative of Clow out to capture the cards. After school (he transfers to Sakura and Tomoyo's class) he confronts Sakura-chan and demands the Clow cards, but, just like our good old Sakura, she doesn't give it to him. So Li tries to steal them from her but is stopped by Oni-chan a.k.a.-Toya! Next Tomoyo-chan, Sakura-chan, and Rika-chan go to the store because Sakura is looking for a present for Yukita-san's birthday (she finds a cute rice bowl and chopsticks). Rika also buys a sword broach. Later Rika shows up at Sakura's house and she has been posessed by the Sword Card (which was the broach). But in the end Sakura defeats the (very) deadly card! The last act is:Shadow of a Doubt. This is when everyone's shadow is out to get them. Oh and Sakura-chan has just caught the Thunder! Of course (like always) Sakura-chan defeats Shadow in the end after she is protected by Li (awww..it's sooo cute). Oh..and it's also Valentine's Day!! Alright now back to the book. This book is written in traditional Japanese style so it is read from right to left. It really isn't that hard after you read a few but that's just a heads up! Also the characters address eachother with traditional Japanese suffixes like -san, -chan, -kun, and -sama. and don't worry! There's a glossary in the back that explains everything you need to know!! Anyways the art in this book is really good! It's another one of CLAMP's mangas and believe m

Always read lighthearted manga with a friend...case and point. The first novel was above average and CLAMP was able to move away from the collection + cute = pokemon stereotype. The second novel includes several 'adult themes' the largest of which are the developing relationships between Sakura and Tomoyo...it is quite sudden and much like the sailor Uranus and Neptune relation...except without Sakura's knowledge. "I love you Sakura" "I love you too Tomoyo..." *Sakura walks away* "No, I mean I LOVE you Sakura" The newest character, Li, develops a gender defying relationship with Yuki...once again without Sakura or Yuki's knowledge...I think this will have a deeper (non sexual) meaning later in the novels. Anyway, its light hearted manga goodness from those what brought you the Magic Knights Rayearth.

Cardcaptors Sakura #1 rox da house! Ok, off the slang. I thought that this comic book had really sweet (cool) animation. I liked how they showed their actions in the book. For instance, when they're mad, you can tell THEY'RE MAD. It's really nice also because there are five of the smaller comic books combined into one for less mula, I mean money. The five main characters are Toya (Sakura's brother), Yuki (Toya's handsome friend), Tomoyo (Sakura's rich best friend), Kerberos (Kero is his nickname and he's the 'keeper of the clow cards'. A funny and hilarious 'stuffed animal' who talks), and, of course, SAKURA (The main character of the comic who is trying to find and capture all the clow cards). Sakura, the cardcaptor, was your average, athletic, fourth grader until she went down into the basement. There she found the Clow card book. Suddenly, when she opened it, images of creatures flew out of the book, surronding her, then left out of the room. Little did she know that this was the start of a hectic, long-going adventure. The comic book is also interesting because, like all Japanese comics, they have a little romance going on between two character, Yuki and Sakura. Hopefully, if you buy this book, you'll enjoy it as much as I do and be in suspense waiting for the next book supposedly coming out on December 31, 2000. ^_^