List of Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card episodes

Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card
Cover of the first Blu-ray volume
No. of episodes22
Release
Original networkNHK BS Premium
Original releaseJanuary 7 (2018-01-07) –
June 10, 2018 (2018-06-10)
Season chronology
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Cardcaptor Sakura

Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card is a Japanese anime television series based on the manga series of the same name written and illustrated by the manga artist group Clamp. It is a sequel to Cardcaptor Sakura and focuses on Sakura Kinomoto in junior high school. After the Sakura Cards turn blank and are rendered powerless, Sakura and her friends begin a quest to discover and capture the transparent cards using a new and much stronger mystical key and incantation to transform said key into the Dream Wand. Like the original series, Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card is directed by Morio Asaka, the screenplay written by Nanase Ohkawa of Clamp[1] and animated and produced by Madhouse.[2] The original main Japanese cast also return to reprise their roles.

An original video animation prequel prologue titled Sakura and the Two Bears, which bridges the stories of the Sakura Card arc and the Clear Card arc, had its world premiere at Anime Expo on July 1, 2017 and shipped in Japan as a DVD bundled with the special edition of volume 3 of the manga on September 13, 2017.[3] The 22-episode television series aired from January 7 to June 10, 2018 on NHK BS Premium.[4] Crunchyroll simulcasted the series with English subtitles, and Funimation simuldubbed the series on FunimationNow.[5] From episodes 1 to 12, the opening theme is "Clear" by Maaya Sakamoto,[6] and the ending theme is "Jewelry" by Saori Hayami.[7] From episode 13 onwards the opening theme is "Rocket Beat" by Kiyono Yasuno and the ending theme is "Rewind" by Minori Suzuki.[8]

  1. ^ "CLAMP's Nanase Ohkawa Writes, Oversees Scripts For New Cardcaptor Sakura Anime". Anime News Network. December 26, 2016. Retrieved December 26, 2016.
  2. ^ "Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card Arc Manga Gets TV Anime Series in January 2018". Anime News Network. November 26, 2016. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
  3. ^ "Anime Expo Holds World Premiere of Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card Arc Prologue Anime". Anime News Network. June 6, 2017. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  4. ^ "Cardcaptor Sakura Clear Card Anime Listed With 22 Episodes". Anime News Network. January 28, 2018. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
  5. ^ "Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card Anime's English-Subtitled 2nd Promo Video Reveals Crunchyroll Streaming, Funimation Dub". Anime News Network. December 1, 2017. Retrieved June 3, 2018.
  6. ^ "Maaya Sakamoto Returns to Perform Opening Theme for Card Captor Sakura: Clear Card TV Anime". Anime News Network. September 25, 2017. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
  7. ^ "Saori Hayami Performs Ending Theme for Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card Anime". Anime News Network. November 28, 2017. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  8. ^ "Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card Promo Video Previews New Theme Songs". Anime News Network. March 25, 2018. Retrieved March 25, 2018.