#CARDCAPTOR SAKURA THAT'S WHO

[completeoveranalysis]

[2]

EXCUSE ME I only got to the first panel and had to scream

HELLO! YUKITO AND TOUYA HELLO!! PEAK COUPLE SPOTTED. EXCITEMENT MAXIMUM.

But I suppose I should actually read the page too.

UPDATE. IT IS EVEN MORE WILD THAN BEFORE SOMEHOW.

WHAT DO I EVEN DO WITH THIS?!

Where do we even start.

Yuuko’s talking about the Jam Jar and explains that it was “entrusted to me by the flesh and blood relations of the two of them.”

And the [two of them] seems to be referring to Lava Lamp’s parents, judging by the rest of the page (unless there are even MORE Syaorans and Sakuras floating around but I'm not even considering that yet). But immediately PULL THE BREAK. PULL EVERY BREAK. LET’S STOP RIGHT HERE. 

The panel that mentions the “blood relations” of [the two of them] shows Touya and Yukito from behind. Touya and Yukito specifically in regular, modern clothes. 

And I completely lose it.

BECAUSE LIKE

THAT IS 100% THEIR CARDCAPTOR SAKURA VERSIONS IS IT NOT?!

AND LIKE OK.

OK OK OK

We’ve done this dance before.

Lava Lamp’s backstory was FULL of references that seemed to imply (on purpose) that Cardcaptor Sakura was the origin of his parents, with JUST enough small inconsistencies to show that that’s PROBABLY not actually who they are, YET THEY CONTINUED to tease it as the real answer.

And EVEN HERE they're doing it again. 

They show us a Touya and Yukito who 1 to 1 look like their Cardcaptor Sakura counterparts, in modern clothing - but FROM BEHIND, to add a little bit of doubt. The story is lining up all the pieces so that once again it looks like CCS Touya and Yukito gave Yuuko the Jam Jar - and that it's potentially CCS Sakura and Syaoran in the Jam Jar, who have never met Yuuko, but still turned back time, even if it meant “distancing themselves from their own children”. 

AND THEY EVEN SHOW YOU THEM, SAKURA AND SYAORAN as Lava Lamp’s parents BUT FROM A DISTANCE, SO YOU CAN’T POSSIBLY TELL FOR SURE EXACTLY IF THEY’RE WHO YOU THINK THEY ARE OR NOT. 

MORE - THEY SHOW US THE MAGIC CIRCLES. Sakura stands on Syaoran’s magic circle and Syaoran stands on CARDCAPTOR SAKURA’S MAGIC CIRCLE. And even though people argue with me over this I will stand by the fact that we have canonically only seen this magic circle for Cardcaptor Sakura at this point in the story. It is her UNIQUE magic circle she created on her own. That’s the only place we have seen it. 

And, yes! From a wider universe perspective it’s possible that Sakura’s Unique Magic Circle is Actually Not Unique and Other Sakura’s Also Have The Same Magic Circle, but we don’t know that yet. We've seen Xing Huo, for example, using the Reed magic circle. Which could be for many many reasons, but on the simplest level it's an example of Another Sakura using a magic circle that is Not the one implied to be unique to Cardcaptor Sakura.

And do I think Lava Lamp's mother is Cardcaptor Sakura? No!

But what we do know is that Clamp are having the TIME OF THEIR LIVES showing us glimpses of symbols and characters KNOWING That it all points directly towards Cardcaptor Sakura

 EVEN THOUGH IT COULDN’T REALISTICALLY BE HER. But with enough doubt in place for the thoughts of "OR COULD IT?" to be just as valid at this point.

EVERY PIECE OF THIS IS ON PURPOSE AND I AM GOING RABID OVER IT. 

AND JUST. Even though I know it’s most likely not actually them, is just genuinely so much fun to see them that I don’t even mind. 

Lie to me Clamp! Lead me to the wrong conclusion! I will have a fantastic time even if I don’t actually believe you. 

Also I am absolutely not receiving any comments that clarify who they are at this time thank you. 

[superdorkcat]

Upcoming Magical Girl Projects

Magical girl fans are finally eating good after years of starvation. So good, in fact, that I decided to make a list of magical girl projects in development.

The Magical Girl and the Evil Lieutenant Used to Be Archenemies - The most imminent of these projects, since it's premiering only in a few days. It's the story of the forbidden romance between the magical girl Byakuya Mimori and Mira, a high-ranking official of an army trying to take over the world.

Mermaid Magic - In a new western magical girl show from the same studio as Winx Club, Princess Merlinda, with her friends Sasha and Nerissa in tow, ventures to the human world in order to find a way to save her homeland of Mertropia from the ghost pirate Barbarossa and his monster horde. Dropping on Netflix next month.

Acro Trip - One of several new magical girl series coming out in the Fall 2024 anime season, Acro Trip follows Chizuko Date as her efforts to increase appreciation for her idol, local magical girl Berry Blossom, takes her down a "dark path filled with strange folks."

Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc. - Kana Sakuragi is having a hard time finding work, botching over 15 different job interviews. However, her luck changes when a series of events lands her a job at the magical girl company Magilumiere.

The Story of the Girl Who Couldn't Become a Wizard - The third of the magical girl anime coming out in October, MahoNare for short tells the story of Kurumi Mirai as she tries to become a wizard anyways after failing to get into her school's magic division.

Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie - Walpurgisnacht Rising - The fourth PMMM movie, which will pick up where Rebellion's massive cliffhanger left off. It's currently set to come out sometime later this year.

Cute High Earth Defense Club Eternal Love! - The magical boy series is getting a new movie in winter 2025 as part of the celebrations for its 10th anniversary. While the movie will "consist entirely of new scenes that will be newly drawn," exact plot details are unknown. (Added August 7, 2024)

Mahou Tsukai Precure: Mirai Days - A new installment in the Precure franchise, Mirai Days will serve as a sequel to Mahou Tsukai, the thirteenth season. Even though it's premiering early next year, specific plot details are currently unknown.

Princess Session Orchestra - A TV original coming next year, Princess Session Orchestra is based on a concept by Akifumi Kaneko, one of Symphogear's co-creators. The land of Alicepia's peace is destroyed when monsters called Jammerwocks attack, prompting a trio of young girls to step up the plate to protect the realm.

Winx Club - The western magical girl classic is getting a CGI reboot. While comments by Iginio Straffi imply that certain characters who were introduced later in the original series (such as Roxy and Nabu) will appear earlier, no specific plot details have been revealed so far. The series is coming to Netflix late next year.

New Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt - Panty & Stocking is getting a second season after over a decade that's coming out sometime next year with no specific plot details revealed yet. (Added August 7, 2024)

Project Symphogear Next - A new Symphogear movie was announced late last year. However, no further details have been revealed.

Hua Xianzi: Zhi Mofa Xiang Dui Lun - A co-production between Tencent Video and Toei Animation's Shanghai branch, this anime is being billed as a "remake" of Lunlun the Flower Fairy. That being said, promises of "a fresh story and characters" make it sound more like a reboot.

Studio Pierrot's new anime - Studio Pierrot, which has made a variety of magical girl anime from Creamy Mami to Tokyo Mew Mew, has announced that they're creating a new TV original magical girl anime. No specific details have been disclosed, but the caption for the teaser image ("I want you to sing once more...") implies that it'll be a magical idol anime.

Lolirock season three - After Lolirock's second season ended with a cliffhanger all the way back in 2017, it seemed like the story would never get a proper conclusion. However, the series's creator and director, Jean-Louis Vandestoc, announced on his Instagram in 2023 that creative meetings for a third season have begun.

Magic Knight Rayearth revival - TMS Entertainment is making a new Magic Knight Rayearth anime in honor of the franchise's 30th anniversary. Unfortunately, it's currently unknown what the format will be.

Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card season two - The sequel to the magical girl classic is getting a second season that will adapt the rest of the manga.

Magical Girl holoWitches - A multimedia project starring six VTubers as fictionalized versions of themselves who work as both streamers and magical girls who save people when they get trapped in the magical Holocas World. There was a four minute extended trailer in May, but the anime's proper premiere date is unknown.

Ojamajo Doremi 16-20's - An adaptation of Ojamajo Doremi's light novel sequel series, which follows the girls as they grow from being in their mid-teens to early 20s. Interestingly, the format for the adaptation (TV show, movie, or streaming series) will be based on the reception of a music video featuring the girls as adults.

[artsy-alice]

🥳 HAPPY APRIL FOOLS 🥳

(belated) (sorry it's late i damaged my tablet at the very day) (but it is working again!! yay!!)

[astaroth1357]

How to Social:

*MC and the brothers are in the HoL dining room for breakfast. MC has only known the boys for two days now, so they're still a fly on the wall to most of their interactions. Incidentally, they're sat across from Leviathan today, watching him fiddle on his phone...*

*in its Ruri-chan case*

*with a Ruri-chan charm*

*wearing a Ruri-chan shirt*

*and watching a comfort episode of The Magical Ruri Hana: Demon Girl*

MC [In Their Head]: Okay so. I need to break the ice.

MC: I read the plot summary of the Ruri Hana anime on the wiki last night so I understand the premise...

MC: I know the names of a few characters and the basic plot structure of the episodes...

MC: I should try to talk to him about it now.

MC: ... But what about that whole controversy over the dub and the sub versions? The forums said that they're practically different shows! How do I know which one he saw? What if I get it wrong??

MC: Maybe I should do more research...

MC: NO! I want him to introduce the show to me properly! I don’t want to come off like I know more than he does...

MC: But what if I say something wrong and it totally pisses him off?? He may never talk to me again!!

MC: DAMMIT HOW DO I TALK TO THIS MAN?!?

*and then, much to MC's dismay, Levi finishes his buffo eggs and juice then gets up to leave the table. Not a word exchanged between them all breakfast*

MC: ... *sigh*

MC: There’s always tomorrow....

[irishyuri]

any toyuki truthers still out there in the world

[dyinggirldied]

Back then in 2019 when I first read wmmap i thought Jennette seems familiar and i just now realize she reminds me of Tomoyo!

[baltharino]

Cardcaptor Sakura | Episode 14

[crystal-lillies]

me, every time I watch Cardcaptor Sakura: the inherent intimacy of the [no honorific] with Toya and Yukito is so palpable from the very beginning. so very few characters have the [no honorific] intimacy. but they do. from the very!!! beginning!! of the anime!!! (screams)

[il0veyoutoo]

cardcaptor claris

[bookiedoodles]

Everything will definitely be alright! 🌸

[vashti-lives]

One of my favorite story telling tricks is a story that has some really fucked up/and or sad things that are not dwelt upon or expanded on because That Is Not The Assignment and instead you're just left to think about it after the fact. This is fucking catnip for my brain every single time.

Given this OBVIOUSLY I am fully obsessed with Teveri and Avra's early relationship-- there's no fucking way Avra didn't accidentally shatter Teveri's heart into pieces like. Multiple times. Technically speaking this is heavily implied in Running Close to the Wind but god... the unspoken details! The way it must have gone down! The whole Nightingale sail situation!!!!!!!!!!!

There isn't a timeline for this of course, but I think it's fair to assume that by the time Avra wins the Nightingale sail they've known each other for a few years but they're also still fairly young. Let's say like, 22-25 years old. Tev and Avra have probably been fucking and having a reasonably good time but also, you know, Avra always goes back to his job at the end of the day. THEN!! Avra wins the Nightingale sail and instead of keeping it or selling it and fucking off into the world's earliest retirement he gives it to Teveri. This has to have felt like the Scuttle Cove version of getting down on one knee with a 50 carat diamond ring. Why would Avra be giving Teveri something like that if he wasn't intending to quit his job and join Teveri's crew??? And of course Teveri doesn't say any of this because why would they? It's very obvious! Literally all their crew joined after running away from their old lives! This is how being a pirate works!!!!

Meanwhile Avra has no idea what's in Teveri's head and is just like... maybe if I can Provide Enough Value these people will keep being my friends :) :) :) I am 22 years old and haven't had a relationship that wasn't transactional on some level in 15 years :) Is this useful enough??? Can I still hang out with you sometimes???????????? I am the world's saddest weirdest weasel. I love you so much I hope I can bribe you into tolerating me some more :) :) :)

And then at some point after this Avra fucks back off to do his job some more and Tev is like. DEVASTATED. And pissed!!! And confused!! THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO HAVE A SPRING WEDDING!! WHAT IS GOING ON????????

Even worse Avra comes back expecting everything to be the same!!!!! And of course Teveri would never admit to having their heart broken. And then the whole thing plays out again and again until Teveri is finally where they’re at when the book begins. It's so awful and it's so good for me.

[whowouldwininafite]

[tsubasaclones]

the different flavors of momo

[digibamonfan]

SHOUJO & JOSEI DISCORD SERVER!

About Us:

Have you ever found an anime, manga, manhwa, webtoon so good, but you have no one to talk about it with? Well, us too! That’s why we have created a Shoujo and Josei Animes, Manhwas, Webtoons, and Mangas Discord Server!

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🌸 Tons of events like ( Megane Week, Hair color Week, Siblings Week, Ultimate OTP Week, Crackship Week, Favorite Antagonist Week, Merch Week, Second Lead Syndrome Week, etc.) And more!

We look to become a very active and close-knit community through our server wide events. You can look forward to all the events prepared as suggested by some of your own!

Another important aspect of this server will be the master list of shoujo and josei animes, mangas, manhwas and webtoons. This list will be created via submissions from all members, because honestly…. who knows better than us who fangirls/fanboys about them!

This discord server’s main topics are shoujo and josei animes, mangas, manhwas and webtoons but we also like to talk about different genres like shounen.

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If you want to join, here in the link: https://discord.gg/shoujosei

We can’t wait for you to join us! 😊

[coffee-dere]

RELEASE!

Felt like doing a quick little scribble ^^ Sorry it's so messy lol

[meimi-haneoka]

Report of CLAMP’s Twitter Space ~ January 8th, 2024 (part concerning Cardcaptor Sakura Clear Card)