The manga series Cardcaptor Sakura is written and illustrated by the manga artist group Clamp. The first chapter premiered in the May 1996 issue of Nakayoshi, where it was serialized monthly until its conclusion in the June 2000 issue.[1] The series focuses on Sakura Kinomoto, a fourth grade elementary school student who discovers that she possesses magical powers after accidentally freeing a set of magical cards from the book in which they had been sealed for years. She is tasked with retrieving those cards in order to avoid an unknown catastrophe from befalling the world.
The 50 unnamed chapters were collected and published in 12 tankōbon volumes by Kodansha starting on November 22, 1996;[2] the last volume was released on July 31, 2000.[3] Kodansha re-released the series in a hardcover edition from March 5, 2004 to February 2, 2005.[4][5] Cardcaptor Sakura was adapted into a 70-episode anime series by Madhouse that aired in Japan on NHK from April 8, 1998 to March 21, 2000. Madhouse also produced two animated films released in 1999 and 2000. The manga series is licensed for regional language releases by Pika Édition in France,[6] Star Comics in Italy,[7] Egmont Manga & Anime in Germany,[8] Editora JBC in Brazil,[9] Ever Glory Publishing in Taiwan,[10] Glènat España in Spain,[11] Editorial Ivrea in Argentina,[12] and Editorial Toukan in Mexico.[13]
Kodansha released the first six volumes in bilingual editions that included both Japanese and English from May 12, 2000 to July 13, 2001.[14][15] Cardcaptor Sakura was licensed for an English-language release in North America by Tokyopop. It released the volumes of Cardcaptor Sakura from March 1, 2000 to August 5, 2003.[16][17] Tokyopop released the first six volumes with the book "flipped" from the original Japanese orientation, in which the book is read from right-to-left, to the Western format with text oriented from left-to-right. Volumes seven through twelve were released in the original orientation with the subtitle Master of the Clow. On October 7, 2003 and May 4, 2004, Tokyopop re-released the first six volumes in two box sets, each containing three volumes.[18][19] The re-released volumes were updated to match the orientation and cover styling of the final six volumes. They were also released individually from July 6, 2004 to June 7, 2005.[20][21] Madman Entertainment used Tokyopop's English translation to release the series in Australia and New Zealand.[22] Dark Horse Manga is publishing an English edition of the series in four omnibus volumes containing three of the original volumes each. The first omnibus volume was released in October 2010.[23]
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| 01 | November 22, 1996[2] (paperback) May 12, 2000[14] (bilingual) March 5, 2004[4] (hardcover) |
ISBN 978-4-06-319743-3 (paperback) ISBN 978-4-77-002644-6 (bilingual) ISBN 978-4-06-364556-9 (hardcover) |
March 1, 2000[16] (original release) July 6, 2004[20] (re-release) October 20, 2010[23] (omnibus 1) |
ISBN 978-1-892213-36-5 (original release) ISBN 978-1-591828-78-5 (re-release) ISBN 978-1-59582-522-3 (omnibus 1) |
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| 02 | April 4, 1997[24] (paperback) August 10, 2000[25] (bilingual) April 3, 2004[26] (hardcover) |
ISBN 978-4-06-319791-4 (paperback) ISBN 978-4-77-002645-3 (bilingual) ISBN 978-4-06-364560-6 (hardcover) |
December 31, 2000[27] (original release) September 14, 2004[28] (re-release) October 20, 2010[23] (omnibus 1) |
ISBN 978-1-892213-50-1 (original release) ISBN 978-1-591828-79-2 (re-release) ISBN 978-1-59582-522-3 (omnibus 1) |
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| 03 | August 4, 1997[29] (paperback) December 8, 2000[30] (bilingual) April 26, 2004[31] (hardcover) |
ISBN 978-4-06-319844-7 (paperback) ISBN 978-4-77-002740-5 (bilingual) ISBN 978-4-06-364567-5 (hardcover) |
May 2001[32] (original release) November 9, 2004[33] (re-release) October 20, 2010[23] (omnibus 1) |
ISBN 978-1-892213-59-4 (original release) ISBN 978-1-591828-80-8 (re-release) ISBN 978-1-59582-522-3 (omnibus 1) |
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| 04 | December 5, 1997[34] (paperback) March 9, 2001[35] (bilingual) June 2, 2004[36] (hardcover) |
ISBN 978-4-06-319881-2 (paperback) ISBN 978-4-77-002744-3 (bilingual) ISBN 978-4-06-364575-0 (hardcover) |
September 30, 2001[37] (original release) February 8, 2005[38] (re-release) July 27, 2011[39] (omnibus 2) |
ISBN 978-1-892213-56-3 (original release) ISBN 978-1-591828-81-5 (re-release) ISBN 978-1-59582-591-9 (omnibus 2) |
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| 05 | April 4, 1998[40] (paperback) April 27, 2001[41] (bilingual) July 3, 2004[42] (hardcover) |
ISBN 978-4-06-319924-6 (paperback) ISBN 978-4-77-002745-0 (bilingual) ISBN 978-4-06-364583-5 (hardcover) |
December 31, 2001[43] (original release) April 12, 2005[44] (re-release) July 27, 2011[39] (omnibus 2) |
ISBN 978-1-892213-73-0 (original release) ISBN 978-1-591828-82-2 (re-release) ISBN 978-1-59582-591-9 (omnibus 2) |
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| 06 | July 13, 1998[45] (paperback) July 13, 2001[15] (bilingual) August 4, 2004[46] (hardcover) |
ISBN 978-4-06-333954-3 (paperback) ISBN 978-4-77-002882-2 (bilingual) ISBN 978-4-06-364589-7 (hardcover) |
April 2002[47] (original release) June 7, 2005[21] (re-release) July 27, 2011[39] (omnibus 2) |
ISBN 978-1-892213-74-7 (original release) ISBN 978-1-591828-83-9 (re-release) ISBN 978-1-59582-591-9 (omnibus 2) |
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| 07 | November 13, 1998[48] (paperback) September 3, 2004[49] (hardcover) |
ISBN 978-4-06-333989-5 (paperback) ISBN 978-4-06-364598-9 (hardcover) |
August 20, 2002[50] (original release) February 15, 2012[51] (omnibus 3) |
ISBN 978-1-892213-75-4 (original release) ISBN 978-1-59582-808-8 (omnibus 3) |
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| 08 | March 11, 1999[52] (paperback) October 4, 2004[53] (hardcover) |
ISBN 978-4-06-334049-5 (paperback) ISBN 978-4-06-364601-6 (hardcover) |
December 10, 2002[54] (original release) February 15, 2012[51] (omnibus 3) |
ISBN 978-1-892213-76-1 (original release) ISBN 978-1-59582-808-8 (omnibus 3) |
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| 09 | July 22, 1999[55] (paperback) November 2, 2004[56] (hardcover) |
ISBN 978-4-06-334099-0 (paperback) ISBN 978-4-06-364604-7 (hardcover) |
February 4, 2003[57] (original release) February 15, 2012[51] (omnibus 3) |
ISBN 978-1-892213-77-8 (original release) ISBN 978-1-59582-808-8 (omnibus 3) |
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| 10 | December 3, 1999[58] (paperback) December 3, 2004[59] (hardcover) |
ISBN 978-4-06-334259-8 (paperback) ISBN 978-4-06-364612-2 (hardcover) |
April 8, 2003[60] | ISBN 978-1-892213-78-5 | |
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| 11 | February 24, 2000[61] (paperback) December 28, 2004[62] (hardcover) |
ISBN 978-4-06-334286-4 (paperback) ISBN 978-4-06-364616-0 (hardcover) |
June 10, 2003[63] | ISBN 978-1-892213-79-2 | |
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| 12 | July 31, 2000[3] (paperback) February 2, 2005[5] (hardcover) |
ISBN 978-4-06-334326-7 (paperback) ISBN 978-4-06-364625-2 (hardcover) |
August 5, 2003[17] | ISBN 978-1-892213-80-8 | |
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