#And... A Syaoran

[completeoveranalysis]

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COMPLETELY RUDE OF THEM TO DO THIS

TO HAVE LAVA LAMP TALKING TO HIS FATHER ON SCREEN, FULLY VISIBLE, BUT TO FRAME THE PANELS DELIBERATELY SO WE CAN’T SEE WHICH SYAORAN HIS FATHER IS? 

TO TEASE US LIKE THIS??

Horrible. Just so mean.

Or��� OR IS THIS A KIND OF A BACKWARDS CONFIRMATION?

CLAMP have been selling the idea that Lava Lamp’s father is Li Syaoran from Cardcaptor Sakura for a few chapters now. They’ve dropped numerous links and connections and WANT us to think that.

BUT THEN, IF IT WAS ACTUALLY TRUE, THEY WOULD JUST SHOW HIS FACE, RIGHT?

They’ve already DROPPED this information. We already THINK it's Li Syaoran. So there would be no need to hide his face any further. 

UNLESS IT WASN’T TRUE. 

UNLESS THIS IS NOT LI SYAORAN.

UNLESS THEY’RE CONTINUING TO HIDE THE IDENTITY SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE IT WOULD GIVE AWAY THE FACT THAT THIS ISN’T LI SYAORAN. 

And am I jumping to conclusions? Yes! Yes always! Welcome to the Jumping To Conclusions Blog at Tumblr Dot Com. But you’d think that even if this was just another version of Syaoran, he’d look relatively identical to what we’d assume to be Li Syaoran. They could just show his face and we’d still assume we knew who he was, even if it was wrong. 

DO YOU KNOW WHAT THEY WOULDN’T BE ABLE TO GET AWAY WITH SHOWING?

MIS-MATCHED EYES. 

THERE WE GO. CRACK THEORY TIME. This is the only reason I can currently guess for why they’d still be hiding Lava Lamp’s father’s face. 

It is adorable and extremely appropriate that Lava Lamp has the same style of shirt as his Mysterious father, especially when they’re completely side by side at the bottom of the page. How they’re so so very similar in name and face and identity and personality and fate, but even in just the shirt you can see ever so slight visible differences differences that are not eyes and are in fact shirt specific decorations.

ALSO, very fun choice that they’re talking about Sakura here while also being surrounded by cherry blossoms. It’s very Dream World coded, even though we see the supports of buildings in the background, so it’s probably not actually a dream. I...

No wait I was about to say we don't ever see buildings in the dream world, but that's not true. Watanuki sees them all the time. Hmm.

WELL, putting that aside also, this is possibly just a nice detail about where they live, and possibly a nice thematic link to the fact that they’re currently talking ABOUT Sakura’s dream visions. 

I’m also desperately trying to recall if the transition into a flashback (the black borders around the page) is usually accompanied by those swirls of white in the edges? Is that a new detail or am I just looking too closely? 

It’s the eternal mystery. 

[myuuchii]

i was rewatching ccs

they blush the same hehe

[cryotters]

「さくらのクローゼット」　制服🌸🪽

[ydotome]

U-Um... I-I... It's about you... I... I-I... - Cardcaptor Sakura S2 - Episode 13

[uyallstars]

CARDCAPTOR SAKURA ☆ Sakura's Wonderful Christmas

[soulspark]

[bradbradleyart]

Happy clamp family

[mikoriin]

"I'll definitely tell you next time..." ----------- "I can finally say it...I love you."

[lockescoles]

@pscentral event 28: THROWBACK ↳ SYAORAN LI & SAKURA KINOMOTO in CARDCAPTOR SAKURA (1998-2000)

[nostalgic-soda]

Genuinely obsessed with Mr. Touya Kinomoto for not only hopping the fence of the elementary school to yell at a child but also SQUARING UP AGAINST THE CHILD, READY TO FIGHT HIM. Me and my friend were absolutely losing our minds over this scene

[hiddencarpet]

Sakura and Syaoran in matching outfits = happiness 🙏😭

[hoshiboshimax]

i dont know why i drew this but its here now

[tokimaeki]

deleted scene

[ydotome]

People won't know your feelings if you don't put them into words. - Cardcaptor Sakura S2 - Episode 13

[drawsmaddy]

[ID: A digital illustration of Kinomoto Sakura, Daidouji Tomoyo, Li Syaoran, and Kero-chan from Cardcaptor Sakura. They're all sat at a pink diner booth with desserts in glasses in front of each of them. Kero-chan is stealing some of Sakura's pudding, Sakura looks shocked, Tomoyo is watching with a smile, and Shaoran is watching while drinking a milkshake. End description.]

Watched all of the 90s Cardcaptor Sakura for the first time recently 🩷

[soulspark]