/a/ - Animu & Mango

>>777588

No, you have to watch the second movie before this.

Cardcaptor Sakura has been in my backlog for years. Should I spend the next two days marathon it so I can watch this?

>>777666

Take your time, lucky Satan.

>>777666

It would take you 28 straight hours to watch the whole thing.

>>777666

Give yourself an extra week and catch up at the second episode.

I never finished the anime.

Should I watch this?

>>777710

I would. I don't think you'll lose any enjoyment by watching this series before the earlier one.

I feel most of the joy of CCS comes from the slice of life elements rather than the action sequences and main plot. Spoilers shouldn't matter.

>>777716

Yes, it's Sakura's lovability at the root of it.

The colours are a bit light. I suspect this is the price of digital colouring vs the hand painting of the original

>>777775

2 early.

>>777749

The light coloring almost feels like a CLAMP callback.

>>777749

Digital coloring has access to the full RGB gamut, so that's not the limiting factor. It's either an intentional artistic choice or someone fucked up in one of the encoding/re-encoding stages.

Sakura is still cute even with a modern look and they paid plenty of homage to the original. Looking forward to it even though it'll likely be more or less another "collect all the cards" plot that's exactly what I wanted anyway.

>>777860

>Am I the only one who takes issue with the modernization of Sakura?

I disliked that too. It felt discontinuous.

>>777860

I thought it was funny how she goes to bed in the original with a playstation 1 in her room and a giant flip phone only her and Tomoyo owned to waking up in clear card with a PS3 and a smartphone.

>>777892

> you can't air something nearly 20 years later, real time, and expect everyone to accept mega old technology like PS1s, flip phones, etc etc.

I disagree.

You don't read modernized fairy tales in elementary school.

There's no reason, why there shouldn't be a 2018 anime set in the late 90s.

>>777895

>You don't read modernized fairy tales in elementary school.

But those are just that; fairy tales. This is a story of a girl in "real life" Japan. What kind of JC goes around touting a PS1, flip phone, and so-on? It's out of place.

I'm sure anime in such a setting is made for contemporary audiences. When there's a 20 year gap between last and current airing, enough time for technology to have gone through several leaps, bounds, and modifications, I think that's enough justification for modernization even if it comes at the expense of canon. Do note that I'm not advocating this. I just didn't mind it as much as the lighter hair.

>>777860

They did? Thought it was gonna remain consistent, I saw the short animation when Syaoran leaves and she still used her bulky phone.

>>777860

GOD DAMN IT

I HATE SMARTPHONES IN ANIME

FUCK

>>777900

So when will we see the Grave of the fireflies remake with the iPhones? The modern audience would never understand otherwise. Like when I tried watching Hyouge Mono, I just didn't get why everyone went around on horses, you would swear these things were set in a different time period.

>>778074

But how else will they make Cardcaptor Go! Where we relive this anime by catching all the (digital) cards on our smartphones.

>Tomo becomes a walking advertisement for the newest cameras and camera accessories

>>777860

BUT IT'S THE CURRENT YEAR

>>777857

Holy molly, new Sakura is CUTE! The ED has really nice animation too. Might have to pick this up.

>>778125

Fuck

*Sakura/Syaoran

>>778125

Maybe it sounds lewd because your mind is lewd.

>>778138

Rollerblades are for little kids.

>>778142

No it's the Clamp men being inhumanely tall.

It's strange seeing Sakura again after so long. I recall watching it religiously when I was a kid but somehow I can't remember almost anything about it. Realized that I must have watched the dub because I have vague memories of Kero having a male voice.

>>778244

The dub (Cardcaptors) completely butchered the characters and story. If you want the proper experience, go back and watch the subbed version (Cardcaptor Sakura) when you have time.

>>778228

This is how lolicons are made.

>>778269

Less furries in the world I say.

Feels good to see some Cardcaptors again after so long. I might have to go look up some info on the characters and story because I seem to have forgotten a lot of stuff here and there, mostly relating to the side characters. Not yet sure whether that will matter too much or not.

Once again, it seems that Sakura's first capture is Wind-related. What's up with that?

>>777857

This ED was really nice. First one I've enjoyed in a long time.

>>778269

The original made so many lolicons that it's only appropriate.

>>778335

Now I'm thinking of a propaganda video of something like "Lolicons aren't born. They're made". Lolicon strong.

>>778359

Make sure to livestream it.

>>778388

I wonder what anime Portland is like.

Does anybody know if this will follow the continuity of the anime or the manga more closely? Asking because I barely remember anything from the show but I read the manga more recently.

>>777860

The lack of continuity is gonna simmer in my mind whenever a piece of modern technology shows up, but as long as Tomoyo doesn't start recording Sakura on her Galaxy S8 it won't ruin the experience for me

>>778404

There'd be a national revolt if they changed Tomoyo's handycam for a phone.

Did anyone else laugh at Mike from Portland? Like, there's nowhere else he could have been from

>>778404

>Does anybody know if this will follow the continuity of the anime or the manga more closely?

Anime. As I recall one of the promotional images shows the Hope card, which I don't think existed in the manga (could be wrong)

>>778437

Maybe, maybe not. Since the new season started airing I went back and started rewatching it, and it holds up quite well. I'd suggest giving it a couple of episodes, you might find that like me you want to keep going for its own sake.

>>778437

Read the manga. It's shorter. It's like a Cliff's notes version of the anime adaptation

TOMOYO'S VOICE IS ANGELICAL

For those who have already picked it up, what do you think? Worthy continuation, or Sailor Moon-tier cashgrab?

>>779261

It seems worthy. I felt at home when watching it. The only thing that bothers me is the hazy coloring and I can get used to that.

Sakura upgraded to a smartphone, but when is Tomoyo gonna upgrade to a drone to help film Sakura with?

>>779431

I wouldn't mind seeing that actually. It would allow her to get much better upskirt shots when Sakura is flying around.

On a similar note, I wonder if she has already got herself a few miniature wireless cameras and hidden them around Sakura's room. The technology for that kind of thing wasn't readily available back when the original series was made, but now it's dirt cheap.

>>778404

>>778408

> as long as Tomoyo doesn't start recording Sakura on her Galaxy S8 it won't ruin the experience for me

>>779561

>>779559

I'll definitely have mixed feelings if that happens. It's bad enough seeing Sakura dating a boy. I'm not sure my heart could take seeing her finish school and become an adult.

That said, time in the 2D world is orthogonal to our own time dimension so her past is not permanently closed off from us like it is for her. We can always watch the older episodes again and again.

When the technology becomes available to enter the 2D world, we will be able to spend as much time as we want with her at any age we like.

>>779561

>Did Tomoyo actually get them with a tape measure, or does she know by just looking?

Even if she didn't technically need a tape measure, I'm sure she didn't hesitate to use one anyway.

I now have a delightful mental image of Tomoyo cornering Sakura like a frightened animal and measuring every inch of her quivering body. Thanks anon.

>>779584

>I'm not sure my heart could take seeing her finish school and become an adult.

Doesn't she becomes a big girl 4U later on in the manga ?

>>779588

I hope not. I've been putting off reading the manga until I know more Japanese. I figure it's aimed at kids so it will be good practice once I'm a bit better.

>>779626

>is now 12

You sure? JC usually start at 13. She could just have an early start or something, but typically you don't see them that young. Also fuck CLAMPS noodlestyle. It's fine for grown adults and everything else, but not Sakura.

Never Sakura.

>>779637

I'm going off of a ccswiki, so I don't actually know when her age is mentioned. I'd have to reread the manga.

>>778390

The internet is a very different place from when the original aired.

More permanent, accessible, lewd.

>>779772

I'm pretty sure the internet is less lewd than it used to be.

In the beginning it was all lonely nerds. Much of the internet's infrastructure was built for the express purpose of sharing porn.

Nowadays facebook, whatsapp etc are taking up a big percentage of it, and so even though the total amount of porn increased, the ratio of it fell dramatically.

>>779772

>>779777

I think it is much more lewd now. But it's more complicated than that. I agree that the great bulk of the internet is now normalfaggotry which tends to be SFW. And in the old internet people were more enthusiastic about showing weird porn to you because it was so unusual. HOWEVER, things now are so fast and well connected that the simple flow and availability of lewdness makes it qualitatively lewder than its relative presence.

>>780000

The original BDs were technically better than the DVD release, but they were still pretty shitty. The new remaster is much, much better.

>>780015

>>780000

https://diff.pics/G21QN4DLj2m_/1

>>780015

Do you know if there are any timing issues or will the old subtitles seamlessly transfer to the new raws?

>>777857

Old VAs and everything?

>>780024

Same Seiyuu even for sider characters, same director, writer, composer, etc.

The only difference is the chief animation director/character designer. But this shouldn't matter that much, since the designs are based on the manga.

>>780022

When I was selecting frames the frame number I picked in both were exactly the same, so I think it's fine. I just loaded Coalgirls' Ep45 sub into the new BD and the timing is spot on.

>>780032

Wonderful. Thanks anon.

>>780024

Even the old BGMs show up.

>>779626

Wait, does the original anime not completely cover the manga?

>[HorribleSubs] Cardcaptor Sakura Clear Card - 02 [720p].mkv

キターー（゜∀゜）ーー!!

>>781093

The last thing this show needs is more non-yuri relationships.

>>779715

What are Sakura's three sizes?

>>781091

This seems to be following the anime rather than the manga.

>>781114

I haven't laughed like that since I watched the original Sakura.

>>781128

This show warms my heart like the first time I saw the original years ago.

I barely remember Sakura, I don't remember the original anime for the most part since it's been so long. I'm binging on the original anime in subs and it feels like I'm watching them for the first time all over again.

>>781331

Yeah, the remastered.

>>781484

>clear dress to go with her clear cards

That's incredibly lewd. I like it.

>>781114

The part where the shot focuses on the stain near Kero's mouth slays me.

>>781553

>Look up her credits

>Girl Friend Beta (2014), Chloe Lemaire

>Sakura was the (^q^)くおえうえーーーるえうおおお meme

This pleases me.

>>781323

Same here, since writing >>778442 I'm now 50 episodes + 1 movie in. I didn't even mean to, it accidentally just sorta happened, I didn't think I was watching that much.

>>781340

The what? The Coalgirls release is the remastered one, right?

>>781091

Poor girl, she existed for no other reason that to be shunted into childhood friend zetsubou.

>>781323

>I'm binging on the original anime in subs and it feels like I'm watching them for the first time all over again

You really are. I had a brief flip through the dub here and there and it really doesn't hold up at all. Combined with the episode cuts (though I saw the Australia/NZ release so I actually did get the proper 70 episode series) it's also the case that each episode also had a ton of stuff cut. For reference, each episode of the original CCS was 25 minutes, whereas the average episode of Cardcaptors was 18 - and that's not considering their outright fanfic rewrites of critical plot elements. Nostalgia can't cover for it, if you saw it dubbed you really didn't see it at all.

>>781738

>The what? The Coalgirls release is the remastered one, right?

No, a brand new release. There's many versions around now.

>>781768

What's the difference with this one, is it worth downloading if I already have Coalgirls' release?

>>781794

The biggest difference is the colors are correct, as the original BD colors are incorrect. Also it's a 4k downscale, much better quality.

>>782583

If I recall correctly, he never cleared anything up with Sakura, just Yukito. He's seen her being a magical girl, and talked to Mirror Sakura, and he knows basically what she's up to. Sakura doesn't know he knows, and he doesn't want her to know because it would trouble her somehow (I think). I assume he's 90% sure Kero is something but he does the suspicious act to tease her.

>>782583

>Also, how come Sakura knew the (completely new) incantation to capture the new cards without having been told about it?

Wasn't that the case in the original too when she had to change the cards into Sakura cards? She just knows, it's fucking magic, knowing shit is part of her powers.

>>782641

Yeah, I suppose that's the easiest way to explain it. I do still enjoy the series for some reason, despite my autistic nit-pickings.

>>782850

That's just something that happens in magical girl shows, they just start saying stuff after they transform. Catchphrases, spells, attack names. The only difference in Sakura is that she never transformed.

It's so difficult to find the Clear Card manga, but why is it like this for CCS? Is Facebook really the only place with translated chapters? This is horrible.

>>783963

>the Clear Card manga

The what? I thought this was an original anime?

>>783987

It isn't.

>>784008

She sees right through me.

>>783823

Something egregious is occurring. Sakura is continuing to chase after some boy when her soulmate has been right next to her the whole time.

>>784232

Newfag plz

>>783963

>>784116

Anon, what you're doing is embarrassing. If you ask on >>>/rec/ I'll spread the gospel of the goddess to you.

>>784243

It's not exactly headcanon to say that Tomoyo has some strong feelings of for Sakura. It's hammered home in every single episode.

But yes, god forbid someone draw the same kind of fanart that has been drawn since the original manga was first published. The last thing we need is more doujinshi.

>>784248

>I hope the beloved string that ties us to Card Captors and keeps it pure will never be severed.

>Card Captors

Talking of the dub...

>>784250

Not that. Everyone knows Tomoyo gets her pussy wet whenever Sakura puts on one of the costumes. Its the shippingfags who will want them to end up together just because its progressive. And the fanart won't be the good/sexy yuri doujin kind. It'll just be your basic tumblr trash by the dozens with them just giggling.

>>784257

No. Now go to the shame corner.

>>784271

I don't really care about western art. I get most of my fap material from pixiv anyway, and even if I do see shit-tier tumblr trash I just ignore it. It would only become a problem if the sheer quantity made it impossible for me to find good Japanese art in among it.

I'm just happy we'll be getting more Japanese art and doujinshi.

>>784312

>I'm just happy we'll be getting more Japanese art and doujinshi.

And that's good as japs always do it right. I just don't want westerners tainting this beloved series if a dub comes out because, as you said

>It would only become a problem if the sheer quantity made it impossible for me to find good Japanese art in among it.

Not to mention all the obnoxious shippers and /co/-types who would try and turn the series into a platform for their crazy western lesbionic idealism. Normally I wouldn't be concerned, but there's been an awful lot of activism and push for change in the anime industry over in japan as of late.

>>784318

>I just don't want westerners tainting this beloved series if a dub comes out

Posted by a westerner on a western site.

The japs don't give a fuck what westerners think of CCさくら, so you have nothing to worry about in that regard. If you find your screen filled with tumblr-tier western art on a regular basis, that can probably be solved by visiting different websites.

>>784350

Well, Japan fetishizes gay stuff

more than America; one of the most obvious examples of this is fujoshi, since BL manga is marketed to straight women to gawk over.

Finally got around to watching this show from the beginning. Was surprised to find the show had some good animation and I really expressive and fun characters. Also, Sakura’s “HOOOEEEEHHHH”s are a miracle of life.

Wow, Cardcaptor Sakura is probably the best looking anime I've seen in a while. Character animation and anatomy is on point in the in-between frames, with movements being very fluid when transitioning. Compare the visuals in this to something like Hajimete no Gal to get a feel for how much better this show is than most mainstream modern anime, the difference in studio power levels and animation quality is unbelievable... You can just see the difference in quality, like when Sakura gets out of bed or turns a corner on her way to school, the increased animation frames makes the motion seem like it's happening in 60fps (especially in the ED). You just don't see that often outside of anime movies. Having vibrant colors is kindov par for the mahou shoujo course, but it's still worth noting. Thankfully the CG is kept to a minimum, but like every other anime when it's there it is blatantly obvious and jarring when compared to the crisp drawn visuals of the rest of the show. Music is also on point, another staple of mahou shoujo. I may watch this show just to give my soul hope that Japanimation can still be an art-form every now and then, when it's not being endlessly emulated by foreign lands or milked dry by uncaring Hollywood-style productions....

>>785079

I was also surprised by what a genuinely good show the original is. And it just feels saturated with love.

I'm still enjoying this show, and I think it's fantastic to have so many of the people working on it being the same as those who worked on the original show. However, the way they're treating a lot of the humor and characters' reactions makes the show feel like fan-fiction of itself. There's been at least a year's time between the end of the last anime and the start of this one, right? A whole year later in the lives of young children, but the only thing that happens is that they become their own caricatures. It seems like the challenge to collect cards has gotten little more than a new coat of paint. Granted, they did just introduce a new character, so it will be interesting to see what they do with her and how that changes things, or if she'll just be a Meiling 2.0.

>>785324

>grammar translations

What. In. The. Fuck.

>>786583

I felt that too. It's only 4 episodes in so I hope they'll develop it into something more.

>>786583

>the only thing that happens is that they become their own caricatures

I get that impression a little bit too.

For instance, Tomoyo's interactions with Sakura seem to be played for laughs a bit more than they were in the original series. In fact the number of gags seems to have increased in general for all the characters.

>It seems like the challenge to collect cards has gotten little more than a new coat of paint.

I don't mind them keeping the same formula, as long as they find a way to make it make sense within the established rules of the universe.

I do find it odd that Sakura seems to be getting a very easy ride with the new cards. She's very lucky to not be seen when she's repeatedly capturing cards during the day around school.

>>786726

As an American what's more upsetting is that there is no butter or syrup on those pancakes. A fried egg on top? Random bed of lettuce? It's all wrong!

>>786898

Of course. When you do special things, you must wear special pantsu.

>>787178

Honestly I think there's about a 90% chance that if they tried to change the characters in order to develop them, it would just make them worse. CCS is a show/manga which depends almost entirely on the characters' personalities and interactions to carry it, and I think it was something of a freak accident that it ended up so good.

>>786947

As an American, I'd probably put the fried egg on top, but I agree with you on everything else.

>>789822

>pics of Sakura sleeping

Has Tomoyo gone too far?

>>789840

The fights are shorter and seem less important. I think it accounts for a lot of the different feeling, because before they'd take up more of the episode, sometimes multiple acts, and the other characters would usually be involved. Basically they were more adventure focused. The art and simply watching it as it comes out instead of as a batch also change it.

>>789866

Yeah, I think you're right about most of that.

The thing is, even though the fights are much shorter, it also feels like less SOL stuff happens in each episode. I think I'm still getting used to the slower pace of this series.

>>789878

Yeah, which is strange because a lot of SoL happens each episode. Maybe it's more formulaic so it seems like less? If I had more autism I would compare some old episodes to new ones on how time was used.

So is there a consensus on the preferred art style? The style from the original show is much more relaxed, but the vibrant style now is certainly a welcome change of pace.I'm still undecided as to whether or not it's my favorite.

>>789915

I don't like the subtle glow or shine on everything in the new one. It's not really a taste thing, the old one just feels better on my eyes to look at. Though it's not so bad in motion as when I'm just looking at screenshots.

Finally marathoned all of CCS and the movies, and am 2 episodes into Clear Card. I plan to read the CCS manga as well. Is it required/recommended to read any of the other stories in the CLAMP multi-verse like TRC or xxxholic?

Clear card feels a little underwhelming compared to CCS. Sakura and the cast kind of lost their charm. It might just be me, but they feel more like more like tropes than characters. They also made Shaoran’s lines a lot more lifeless compared to the original. I’m only 2 episodes in, so I hope that any misgivings are gone as I go further into the story.

Also, Clear Card somehow looks worse than CCS because of the ridiculous amount of gloss they put over it, and the faces look weirdly rounder but that can just be because I got too used to the older CCS look.

The new OP and ED are really good though

>>790484

>Clear card feels a little underwhelming compared to CCS. Sakura and the cast kind of lost their charm. It might just be me, but they feel more like more like tropes than characters.

They're taking established characters and establishing them as exactly what we know them to be. They aren't growing or doing anything else interesting since the old series, except perhaps for Shaoran, but it's taking forever to find out what that is and it's boring in the meantime. The card capturing is much weaker not only in itself, but also in understanding that Sakura is a veteran of this field. Not a lot happens in the fights that seems to have real danger, and there's very little sense of what the Clear Cards are or what effect they may have on the world around Sakura to care deeply about their capture. The show isn't aimless, but it's without purpose.

>>790993

I'm going to keep this tab open forever so that your cancer post can never disappear.

Well i just barely remember CCS from the 90's. Its so weird that a anime that I watched from then i can barely remember it but i can remember everything that the Sci-Fi network pumped out like drugs easily. Well i just finished episode 2 and i have to admit i am feeling some kind of nostalgia

I don't remember the first series being this comfy and diabetes inducing. I always felt it was much more action packed then this one. But either way I still enjoy this show.

>>791125

Wait until you get to episode 5. It's an overload of comfy and polite socialization. The original did have more action though. Usually about half the episode was dedicated to card capturing or at least the phenomena around them. This new series is starting to wear thin so I hope they pick it up soon.

>>784337

You know there are japs that post here, right?

>>784350

>implying yuri is ever "pure"

>>791252

>>implying yuri is ever "pure"

What makes you say that?

>>791271

It's as disgusting as yaoi.

>>792171

*actually I'd argue it was worse, since they tend to be waifu-tier. Imagine the perfect cake being dropped into a pigsty. It's the corruption of pure 2d waifus who want to get their cunnies wet and nothing else i.e., they act on base "feel-good" instincts, only thinking about themselves and the flesh they enjoy that kills me.

I just really wish this series isn't taken in the same direction as every other CLAMP thing since they decided to setup a multiverse where nothing has an ending or a clear direction.

>>791125

Have fun with your refresher

>The show that got me into animu in the first place is getting a continuation

I have been blessed.

>>792211

But it's too late for that anon. Sakura and Syaoran already form part of a multiverse.

>>794247

And then there's Tsubasa. God I wish I could forget Tsubasa.

>>794387

I think we need to wait and see. It took quite a while for the original show to pick up the pace. Granted, it was a whopping 70 episodes, this show will run just under a third of that.

>>794440

What's wrong with the original CCS?

There's a very unsettling atmosphere about the show. I think this is due to nothing being resolved- the drama is being carried out. The original series had frequent resolution of conflict, the tension was righted. Even the main conflict of the first half was over pretty quickly.

The tension is drawn out in the new series, making it take on an unsettling atmosphere, at least for me.

>>795684

In the original the capture of each card functioned as a proper climax to the episode's story. With the much weaker cards in this series it just becomes another mundane event.

I wouldn't say there's much drama or tension in this new series - just the lingering mystery of what the fuck is going on.

So I want to do a comparison of the original series to Clear Card to demonstrate my displeasure with Clear Card. Bear in mind that I haven't watched CCS in ten years, so my memory may be a bit hazy.

>CCS: Clow Cards are released by accident and if they're not recaptured, they might make terrible things happen.

<CC: Clow Cards become Clear Cards, but nobody knows if that's a problem or not, and if the Clear Cards aren't captured, they might animate somebody's furniture.

>Keroberos is there to explain everything to Sakura, in moderation

<Nobody seems to know anything about the Clear Cards except maybe Eriol who isn't saying jack shit

>Sakura found these cards on accident, is completely new to this, and has no idea what she's getting herself into

<Sakura is a veteran of card capturing, and though she may be starting all over, she is familiar with this work and knows pretty much what to do

>Cards cause problems that may put people in danger such as drowning or walking off a cliff

<Cards are minor inconveniences like making you wish you brought an umbrella to school or making your ears buzz

>Cards can pose episode-long threats that may result in defeat and require retreat, planning, and multiple confrontations

<Sakura always has the answer on hand immediately through one card or another, and it tends to be obvious which card counters which

>Shaoran gets in on the action and even creates more competition and tension in the series

<Shaoran is as clueless and frustrated as the rest of the non-Sakura cast

All of these differences make for a much less interesting show. Only the last bit with Shaoran may be a little premature as he doesn't start doing stuff in CCS until a dozen episodes in or so, and we're not quite there yet for CC. The only thing I'm really left wondering about now is how I've changed since watching CCS. I watched it in English as a pre-teen and in Japanese in my late teens and am now watching a sequel ten years later as an adult. I wonder if my more mature eye is what's keeping me from appreciating the series as much as the original, but the comparison list makes me feel justified.

>>795721

It's not your mature eye. I watched it for the first time 6 months ago and I agree. Still, the Sakura Card arc did have some of the same issues (great battles though). And I think Shaoran at the end of the last episode is acknowledging that it feels weird and empty. It's right after a stupidly simple capture too. So I think they're going somewhere with this, but if that is the case they should have put a little more into these episodes just as basic entertainment.

>>795721

I only watched the original about a year ago and I agree with all of your points.

I think the problem with Syaoran is that he has gradually gone from being a rival to a love interest, and hence he is now obligated to act like a complete retard. He reminds me of the stereotypical MC in a harem anime.

I can't put my finger on it but something with ep7 clicked for me and I'm starting to feel something more for the new series.

>>794387

Let's not forget the mandatory forced drama with Shaoran keeping secrets from Sakura at the request of Eriol, this sure won't make them grow apart for some half-assed romance tension, am I right?

>>796291

No, it was in the show's overall style.

I'm curious - is there anyone watching this show and enjoying it that hasn't seen CCS? I think it's pretty well established that there's not much here for people who have seen CCS, but I don't think there's much here for new viewers of the series either.

>>796660

You wouldn't understand what's going on if you jumped in here. Let's not encourage anons to do so.

>>796660

I had to drop it because, try as I might, I simply wasn't enjoying it.

It seems that in the end Sakura just couldn't capture my nostalgia card.

Cardcaptor Sakura is like a monster-of-the-week show with bits of slice-of-life sprinkled in. Clear Card is like a slice-of-life show with bits of monster-of-the-week sprinkled in.

>>796855

I mean, at this stage, I wouldn't encourage anyone to be watching this show. Good point though.

>>797029

I'm curious. Was everyone's pessimism based on their knowledge of the Clear Card manga, or did it just come from the fact this is a sequel being made 20 years later?

In every aspect except the writing they've done a really good job.

>>797032

I don't think the pace is as noticeable in the manga because you can easily read multiple chapters in the span of a single episode.

>>797032

I wasn't even pessimistic about this show. I was generally looking forward to it. It just didn't really meet my expectations after the first couple episodes and has dragged on horribly ever since. I didn't read the manga.

>>797032

I wasn't pessimistic about it either. I hadn't read the manga, so all I was expecting was a third season of CCS.

I agree that the Clear Card anime is well made, aside from the utter lack of shit happening. It kind of feels like they're trying to play up the mystery of these new cards, but they're not doing a very good job of it because none of the characters ever spend more than 30 seconds talking about them, so it's more like the clear cards are an afterthought rather than the center of the story.

>>797268

Also, to clarify, I'm not upset about the pacing. It is more like a SOL, like the other anon said, but I'm fine with that.

>>796291

great pic man! Using this as a wallpaper!

Hey when does the soundtrack come out? I need the comfy opening!

>>797448

Just imagine the view Tomoyo's getting. I bet she's feeling some pure absolute comfy joy too.

>>798694

I am practically waiting for the reveal that Sakuya Shinomoto to be some kind of astral clone of Sakura or some shit, on the other hand I can't expect CLAMP to come up with something original and completely not related to Tsubasa and xxxHolic anymore.

>>799902

I thought Shaoran was the descendant.

>>801223

Tomoyo, what are you doing? This new outfit hardly exposes anything.

Another episode with no plot relevance, unless you count Sakura's clone being completely oblivious to magic.