The original Cardcaptor Sakura TV series is part of the larger push to bring more anime to various services this past year and that’s been great as it puts the show in front of a lot more people. As it deserves as the original series had such a rough time of it during its original run. While the TV series is showing up in more places, the series saw distribution previously with its full 70-episode run available in its original Japanese language with English subtitles on Netflix along with a Spanish and Catalan dub. There are a dozen+ additional subtitle options as well.
Now, that’s about to come to an end unless there’s a last-minute renewal as the show will be removed from the service after May 31st, 2024. You can watch it here now before it expires.
The original manga has seen release in North America originally from TOKYOPOP and Dark Horse Comics recently brought it out in an omnibus form. NIS America released the TV series on Blu-ray after Geneon released it in singles earlier last decade.
Plot Concept: Ten-year-old Sakura lives a pretty normal life with her older brother, Toya, and widowed father, Fujitaka. Or she did, until the day she returned home from school to discover a glowing book in her father’s study. After opening the book and releasing the cards within, Sakura is tasked with collecting each of these magical cards, while trying to live the life of a normal fourth grader. In the monumental task of collecting all the cards, Sakura must rely on her friends and family, and decide what she finds most important in life.
After a harrowing journey to collect the cards and prove her worth as their master, Sakura finds herself in a whole new world of trouble as mysterious events begin to threaten the small town of Tomoeda. To make matters worse, Yukito seems to be having some unexplained troubles of his own. With no cards left on the loose, Sakura must form a special bond with her cards to quell each new disturbance, and discover what could possibly be causing them before the lives of Tomoeda’s residents are damaged beyond repair!
