Cardcaptor Sakura: Master of the Clow, Volume 1

Cardcaptor Sakura, is very, very girly - this manga is so girly that there is a panther with butterfly wings in it. I read a lot of kids’ lit, and understand that when you read a children’s book you read it as a children’s book, but this was just a bit too sweet for my taste. The artwork is not as well done as some other books I’ve been reading, and I probably wouldn’t recommend these to anyone I know, however I would read more of this series if they were readily available just to see how they might develop. There is a bit of potential there for something interesting to come out of it. The basic premise is that Sakura, a primary school girl, has magical powers and is sensing some sort of environmental magical imbalance, which show more she will probably hope to fix in future volumes. show less

Well, it looks like Clow Reed is back just he threatened, in the form of a young boy named Eriol. His motives and goals aren't apparent yet, but I think he might be attacking Sakura so that she transforms the cards, which he will then be able to steal and use once they're more powerful. It's pretty obvious that he's evil because he has dark version of Cerebus and Yue, who are starting to cause problems as well. Ruby Moon, who takes passive form as a highschool girl, is stalking Toya in what looks like an attempt to steal him from Yukito/Yue. She's super obnoxious though so I dout that Toya will pay her much attention.

Sakura ia a very cute little girl who has a magic power to control the dangerous clow cards. There will be adventure, and action, and maybe romance. To judge this series harshly would be cruel.