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* [[Cheerful Child]]: In spades!
* [[Cheerful Child]]: In spades!
* [[Cherry Blossom Girl]]: A poster girl.
* [[Cherry Blossom Girl]]: A poster girl.
* [[Crouching Moron Hidden Badass]]: Despite being extremely naive and occasionally outright ditzy at times (believes every last one of Yamazaki's ridiculous stories and is completely oblivious to the fact that her two best friends are infatuated with her) she has moments of remarkable inspiration, particularly when it comes to the use of her magic.
* [[Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass]]: Despite being extremely naive and occasionally outright ditzy at times (believes every last one of Yamazaki's ridiculous stories and is completely oblivious to the fact that her two best friends are infatuated with her) she has moments of remarkable inspiration, particularly when it comes to the use of her magic.
* [[Cute Clumsy Girl]]
* [[Cute Clumsy Girl]]
* [[Cute Witch]]
* [[Cute Witch]]
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* [[The Pollyanna]]
* [[The Pollyanna]]
* [[Power Incontinence]]: Inverted, after gaining half of Eriol's powers in the manga, she becomes more powerful than him and Clow Reed, unlike both of them however, she is powerful enough to negate such magic. This isn't present in the anime where this event does not occur.
* [[Power Incontinence]]: Inverted, after gaining half of Eriol's powers in the manga, she becomes more powerful than him and Clow Reed, unlike both of them however, she is powerful enough to negate such magic. This isn't present in the anime where this event does not occur.
* [[Precision F Strike]]: In one translation, she abuses the phrase "What the hell?" to hell and back while impersonating a ventriloquist and using Kero-chan as her dummy early on. Kero-chan was not amused.
* [[Precision F-Strike]]: In one translation, she abuses the phrase "What the hell?" to hell and back while impersonating a ventriloquist and using Kero-chan as her dummy early on. Kero-chan was not amused.
{{quote| '''Kero''': ''What the hell was THAT all about!?''}}
{{quote| '''Kero''': ''What the hell was THAT all about!?''}}
* [[Puppy Love]]: Invoked with Syaoran.
* [[Puppy Love]]: Invoked with Syaoran.
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* [[Hot Blooded]]
* [[Hot Blooded]]
* [[Mentor Mascot]]
* [[Mentor Mascot]]
* [[Non Human Sidekick]]: Albeit arguably more mentor than sidekick.
* [[Non-Human Sidekick]]: Albeit arguably more mentor than sidekick.
* [[Panthera Awesome]]: In his TRUE form.
* [[Panthera Awesome]]: In his TRUE form.
* [[Really Seven Hundred Years Old]]
* [[Really Seven Hundred Years Old]]
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* [[BFS]]: Though that effect may be due to Syaoran's small size (being a prepubescent boy), it's still a fairly large sword. He can wield it easily, though, and it is a magical sword.
* [[BFS]]: Though that effect may be due to Syaoran's small size (being a prepubescent boy), it's still a fairly large sword. He can wield it easily, though, and it is a magical sword.
* [[Big Brother Instinct]]: To Meiling and Sakura ([[Dogged Nice Guy|early on anyway]]). Possibly inverted since Meiling's ambiguous age and Sakura's birthday placement during school year rotation leaves it ambiguous whether Syaoran is the "big brother".
* [[Big Brother Instinct]]: To Meiling and Sakura ([[Dogged Nice Guy|early on anyway]]). Possibly inverted since Meiling's ambiguous age and Sakura's birthday placement during school year rotation leaves it ambiguous whether Syaoran is the "big brother".
* [[Breakout Character]]: Arguable [[Spot Light Stealing Squad]] in the final chapters and episodes. Alternate incarnations also take center stage as much as Sakura in other CLAMP works. Ironically Western networks had previously attempted to endorse him as co lead for the ''Cardcaptors'' dub so as to appeal to male audiences.
* [[Breakout Character]]: Arguable [[Spotlight-Stealing Squad]] in the final chapters and episodes. Alternate incarnations also take center stage as much as Sakura in other CLAMP works. Ironically Western networks had previously attempted to endorse him as co lead for the ''Cardcaptors'' dub so as to appeal to male audiences.
* [[Brown Eyes]]
* [[Brown Eyes]]
* [[Cannot Spit It Out]]: He spends an entire season trying to tell Sakura he loves her, but gets interrupted ''every time''. {{spoiler|At least before the final battle.}}
* [[Cannot Spit It Out]]: He spends an entire season trying to tell Sakura he loves her, but gets interrupted ''every time''. {{spoiler|At least before the final battle.}}
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'''Sakura:''' I know you. Syaoran-kun, you're a [[Nice Guy]].<br />
'''Sakura:''' I know you. Syaoran-kun, you're a [[Nice Guy]].<br />
''[[Luminescent Blush|*Syaoran turns bright red*]]'' }}
''[[Luminescent Blush|*Syaoran turns bright red*]]'' }}
* [[Jerk Sue]]: [[Deconstructed Trope|Deconstructed]] very pleasantly [[In-Universe]]. He starts as an [[Arrogant Kung Fu Guy]] who constantly blasts his own superiority over Sakura as the Master of the Clow Cards [[The Reason You Suck Speech|usually in a somewhat spirit breaking tone]], yet is treated with a constantly pleasant tone by those around him (par the equally obnoxious Kero). However, it is this very treatment [[Defrosting Ice Queen|that exasperates Syaoran and lends to him toning his attitude down]]. [[The Ingenue|Sakura]] especially is kindly towards Syaoran despite his hostile tone towards her, [[Tsundere|and we]] [[Dogged Nice Guy|all know]] [[Official Couple|how that evolved.]]
* [[Jerk Sue]]: [[Deconstructed Trope|Deconstructed]] very pleasantly [[In-Universe]]. He starts as an [[Arrogant Kung Fu Guy]] who constantly blasts his own superiority over Sakura as the Master of the Clow Cards [["The Reason You Suck" Speech|usually in a somewhat spirit breaking tone]], yet is treated with a constantly pleasant tone by those around him (par the equally obnoxious Kero). However, it is this very treatment [[Defrosting Ice Queen|that exasperates Syaoran and lends to him toning his attitude down]]. [[The Ingenue|Sakura]] especially is kindly towards Syaoran despite his hostile tone towards her, [[Tsundere|and we]] [[Dogged Nice Guy|all know]] [[Official Couple|how that evolved.]]
* [[Kung Fu Wizard]]: His [[Magic Wand]] is a ''sword'', which he [[Bare Fisted Monk|doesn't actually need.]]
* [[Kung Fu Wizard]]: His [[Magic Wand]] is a ''sword'', which he [[Bare-Fisted Monk|doesn't actually need.]]
* [[Lineage Comes From the Father]]: Inverted, he's related to Clow through his mother's family.
* [[Lineage Comes From the Father]]: Inverted, he's related to Clow through his mother's family.
* [[Lonely Rich Kid]]: Meiling was his only friend growing up, and she's anime only.
* [[Lonely Rich Kid]]: Meiling was his only friend growing up, and she's anime only.
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* [[Say My Name]]: SAKURAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
* [[Say My Name]]: SAKURAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
* [[The Snark Knight]]
* [[The Snark Knight]]
* [[Spell My Name With an S]]: Syaoran or Shaoran?
* [[Spell My Name With an "S"]]: Syaoran or Shaoran?
* [[The Rival]]: In the initial arc. More [[The Lancer]] after he is rejected as Master Of The Cards.
* [[The Rival]]: In the initial arc. More [[The Lancer]] after he is rejected as Master Of The Cards.
* [[Took a Level In Kindness]]: From [[Arrogant Kung Fu Guy|arrogant]] [[Tsundere]] to resentful [[Big Brother Mentor]] type to [[Shrinking Violet|meek and gentle]] [[Dogged Nice Guy]]. [[Aw Look They Really Do Love Each Other|Naturally Sakura is happy]].
* [[Took a Level In Kindness]]: From [[Arrogant Kung Fu Guy|arrogant]] [[Tsundere]] to resentful [[Big Brother Mentor]] type to [[Shrinking Violet|meek and gentle]] [[Dogged Nice Guy]]. [[Aw, Look -- They Really Do Love Each Other|Naturally Sakura is happy]].
* [[Tsundere]]: Later.
* [[Tsundere]]: Later.
* [[Verbal Tic]]: KAAAAAA!!!
* [[Verbal Tic]]: KAAAAAA!!!
* [[Well Done Son Guy]]: To his long since dead ancestor Clow Reed. He wants to prove himself worthy of that lineage by collecting the Clow Cards.
* [["Well Done, Son" Guy]]: To his long since dead ancestor Clow Reed. He wants to prove himself worthy of that lineage by collecting the Clow Cards.
* [[When He Smiles]]: Once he starts defrosting toward Sakura. For a long time, though, he only does it when there's nobody around to see.
* [[When He Smiles]]: Once he starts defrosting toward Sakura. For a long time, though, he only does it when there's nobody around to see.
* [[Wise Beyond Their Years]]: Albeit balanced with occasional [[Ping Pong Naivete]] and [[Not So Above It All]] moments.
* [[Wise Beyond Their Years]]: Albeit balanced with occasional [[Ping Pong Naivete]] and [[Not So Above It All]] moments.
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* [[Princess Curls]]
* [[Princess Curls]]
* [[Purple Eyes]]
* [[Purple Eyes]]
* [[Romantic Two Girl Friendship]] ''and'' [[Schoolgirl Lesbians]]
* [[Romantic Two-Girl Friendship]] ''and'' [[Schoolgirl Lesbians]]
* [[Secret Keeper]]: The only muggle who knows.
* [[Secret Keeper]]: The only muggle who knows.
* [[Single Target Sexuality]]
* [[Single Target Sexuality]]
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* [[Lightning Glare]]: With Syaoran. More than once.
* [[Lightning Glare]]: With Syaoran. More than once.
* [[Sensitive Guy and Manly Man|Manly Man]]: To Yukito's Sensitive Guy
* [[Sensitive Guy and Manly Man|Manly Man]]: To Yukito's Sensitive Guy
* [[Tall Dark and Handsome|Tall, Dark, Handsome]] [[Tall Dark and Snarky|And Snarky]]
* [[Tall, Dark and Handsome|Tall, Dark, Handsome]] [[Tall, Dark and Snarky|And Snarky]]
* [[Why Do You Keep Changing Jobs]]: Then again, it's never really made clear if he's actually ''changing'' jobs or [[Beyond the Impossible|holding them all all at once.]] He states it's because he wants to pay for college.
* [[Why Do You Keep Changing Jobs?]]: Then again, it's never really made clear if he's actually ''changing'' jobs or [[Beyond the Impossible|holding them all all at once.]] He states it's because he wants to pay for college.


=== Fujitaka Kinomoto ===
=== Fujitaka Kinomoto ===
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* [[Honorifics]]: Has ''very'' formal speech patterns, referring to everyone (including his kids) as "-san." The only exception is Sonomi, whom he calls "Sonomi-kun".
* [[Honorifics]]: Has ''very'' formal speech patterns, referring to everyone (including his kids) as "-san." The only exception is Sonomi, whom he calls "Sonomi-kun".
* [[Hot Dad]]
* [[Hot Dad]]
* [[Hot for Student]] ''and'' [[May December Romance]]: With Nadeshiko.
* [[Hot for Student]] ''and'' [[May-December Romance]]: With Nadeshiko.
* [[Hot Teacher]]
* [[Hot Teacher]]
* [[Long Lost Sibling]]: {{spoiler|Well, long-lost other half-reincarnation in Eriol.}}
* [[Long Lost Sibling]]: {{spoiler|Well, long-lost other half-reincarnation in Eriol.}}
* [[Megane]]
* [[Megane]]
* [[Self Made Man]]: Was an orphan and had to build himself a place in the world. Now he's a well-respected uni professor.
* [[Self-Made Man]]: Was an orphan and had to build himself a place in the world. Now he's a well-respected uni professor.
* [[The Mourning After]]: He is still loyal to Nadeshiko, and puts up a new picture of her every day.
* [[The Mourning After]]: He is still loyal to Nadeshiko, and puts up a new picture of her every day.
* {{spoiler|[[Together in Death]]: Heartwarmingly subverted in the manga, as he gains the ability of seeing his wife Nadeshiko's ghost. So, they're reunited without him needing to die! Awww!}}
* {{spoiler|[[Together in Death]]: Heartwarmingly subverted in the manga, as he gains the ability of seeing his wife Nadeshiko's ghost. So, they're reunited without him needing to die! Awww!}}
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* [[Heavy Sleeper]] - [[Sleepyhead]]: Subverted. {{spoiler|The reason why he falls asleep randomly and is very weakened in the second part is because of the lack of a stable spiritual energy source, rather than simply being tired or sick).}}
* [[Heavy Sleeper]] - [[Sleepyhead]]: Subverted. {{spoiler|The reason why he falls asleep randomly and is very weakened in the second part is because of the lack of a stable spiritual energy source, rather than simply being tired or sick).}}
* [[Hidden Depths]]: {{spoiler|Yukito ''is'' really Yue... except that Yukito has his own identity and personality as well. And he angsts for a short while because of such identity issues.}}
* [[Hidden Depths]]: {{spoiler|Yukito ''is'' really Yue... except that Yukito has his own identity and personality as well. And he angsts for a short while because of such identity issues.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Laser Guided Amnesia]]: As Yukito, he can't recall what his Yue side does. That is, until Touya gives him his powers and he gains access to Yue's own side.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Laser-Guided Amnesia]]: As Yukito, he can't recall what his Yue side does. That is, until Touya gives him his powers and he gains access to Yue's own side.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Long Haired Pretty Boy|Long]] [[White Haired Pretty Boy]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Long Haired Pretty Boy|Long]] [[White-Haired Pretty Boy]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Man in White]]: As Yue.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Man in White]]: As Yue.}}
* [[Meaningful Name]]: {{spoiler|His surname contains the character for 'moon.' Yue is Mandarin Chinese for 'moon'.}}
* [[Meaningful Name]]: {{spoiler|His surname contains the character for 'moon.' Yue is Mandarin Chinese for 'moon'.}}
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** Well, [[Not So Stoic|most]] [[Beneath the Mask|of]] [[Berserk Button|the]] [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold|time.]]
** Well, [[Not So Stoic|most]] [[Beneath the Mask|of]] [[Berserk Button|the]] [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold|time.]]
* {{spoiler|[[Tomato in The Mirror]]: When Yukito finds out that he's Yue's false form, he has a minor identity crisis until Touya sets him straight.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Tomato in The Mirror]]: When Yukito finds out that he's Yue's false form, he has a minor identity crisis until Touya sets him straight.}}
* [[White Haired Pretty Boy]]: {{spoiler|Both his forms.}}
* [[White-Haired Pretty Boy]]: {{spoiler|Both his forms.}}
* [[Yamato Nadeshiko]]: Toyed with rather interestingly. Yukito only partially looks the part, as he's rather tall and softspoken but lacks the dark hair, yet he is only about equal with Sakura in kindness and politeness. {{spoiler|(The reason why Sakura liked him was because of Yukito's strong resemblance to Fujitaka, ''the'' YN of the series). As for Yue, he averts this: his language is rather crude (certainly not humble), and in the anime he is even called a foreigner to Japan outright.}}
* [[Yamato Nadeshiko]]: Toyed with rather interestingly. Yukito only partially looks the part, as he's rather tall and softspoken but lacks the dark hair, yet he is only about equal with Sakura in kindness and politeness. {{spoiler|(The reason why Sakura liked him was because of Yukito's strong resemblance to Fujitaka, ''the'' YN of the series). As for Yue, he averts this: his language is rather crude (certainly not humble), and in the anime he is even called a foreigner to Japan outright.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Winged Humanoid]]: Yue has a rather prominent pair of white feathered wings.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Winged Humanoid]]: Yue has a rather prominent pair of white feathered wings.}}
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** [[Jerkass Woobie]]: Again, similar to Syaoran.
** [[Jerkass Woobie]]: Again, similar to Syaoran.
* [[Kissing Cousins]]: She's ''also'' a decendent of Clow Reed, but lacks magic.
* [[Kissing Cousins]]: She's ''also'' a decendent of Clow Reed, but lacks magic.
* [[Know Nothing Know It All]]: On occasion, such as a track race when she showed off and then collapsed.
* [[Know-Nothing Know-It-All]]: On occasion, such as a track race when she showed off and then collapsed.
* [[Large Ham]]: Her dub voice dials up her brattiness [[Up to Eleven]].
* [[Large Ham]]: Her dub voice dials up her brattiness [[Up to Eleven]].
* [[The Load]]: A few times during earlier occasions, [[Heroic Self Deprecation|and she hates it.]] Though she gains [[Badass Normal]] cred later on.
* [[The Load]]: A few times during earlier occasions, [[Heroic Self-Deprecation|and she hates it.]] Though she gains [[Badass Normal]] cred later on.
* [[Odango Hair]]
* [[Odango Hair]]
* [[The Ojou]]: Type 2, though she's more bratty than stuck-up.
* [[The Ojou]]: Type 2, though she's more bratty than stuck-up.
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* [[Evil Plan]]: Invoked. He pretends to be a shadowy villain with a devious agenda to give Sakura opportunities to transform the Clow Cards.
* [[Evil Plan]]: Invoked. He pretends to be a shadowy villain with a devious agenda to give Sakura opportunities to transform the Clow Cards.
* [[Guile Hero]]: Pulls his heir and his descendent's strings to fulfill his goal.
* [[Guile Hero]]: Pulls his heir and his descendent's strings to fulfill his goal.
* [[Hey Its That Voice]]: In the English dub, he has the same voice actor as the animated version of [[Sabrina the Animated Series|Harvey Kinkle]].
* [[Hey It's That Voice]]: In the English dub, he has the same voice actor as the animated version of [[Sabrina the Animated Series|Harvey Kinkle]].
* [[Megane]]
* [[Megane]]
* [[New Transfer Student]]
* [[New Transfer Student]]
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* [[Hair Antennae]]: In the Anime.
* [[Hair Antennae]]: In the Anime.
* [[Hot for Teacher]]: {{spoiler|For Mr. Terada}}.
* [[Hot for Teacher]]: {{spoiler|For Mr. Terada}}.
* [[May December Romance]]: {{spoiler|With Terada-sensei in the manga.}}
* [[May-December Romance]]: {{spoiler|With Terada-sensei in the manga.}}
* [[Nice Girl]]
* [[Nice Girl]]
* [[Precocious Crush]]: On Terada-sensei. {{spoiler|In the manga he likes her back, though they wisely decide to wait until she's older.}}
* [[Precocious Crush]]: On Terada-sensei. {{spoiler|In the manga he likes her back, though they wisely decide to wait until she's older.}}
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* [[Action Girl]]: Fight.
* [[Action Girl]]: Fight.
* [[Affably Evil]]: Most of the cards when they are released have mischeivous and destructive tendencies, but all turn good by the end of the series.
* [[Affably Evil]]: Most of the cards when they are released have mischeivous and destructive tendencies, but all turn good by the end of the series.
** The Nothing, due to being sealed away alone from her friends, emerges as a [[Woobie Destroyer of Worlds]] but turns good by the end of the second film.
** The Nothing, due to being sealed away alone from her friends, emerges as a [[Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds]] but turns good by the end of the second film.
* [[An Ice Person]]: Freeze and Snow.
* [[An Ice Person]]: Freeze and Snow.
* [[The Archer]]: Arrow.
* [[The Archer]]: Arrow.
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* [[Deflector Shields]]: Shield has a version of these. Mirror as well.
* [[Deflector Shields]]: Shield has a version of these. Mirror as well.
* [[Dishing Out Dirt]]: Earthy and Sand.
* [[Dishing Out Dirt]]: Earthy and Sand.
* [[Four Element Ensemble]]: Windy, Watery, Firey and Earthy.
* [[Four-Element Ensemble]]: Windy, Watery, Firey and Earthy.
* [[Flat Character]]: Many of the cards lack real personalities, but some cards like Through, Wave, Libra and Bubbles do not even get focus episodes.
* [[Flat Character]]: Many of the cards lack real personalities, but some cards like Through, Wave, Libra and Bubbles do not even get focus episodes.
* [[Freaky Friday Flip]]: Change can make two people swap bodies, as it does to Syaoran and Kero. [[Hilarity Ensues]].
* [[Freaky Friday Flip]]: Change can make two people swap bodies, as it does to Syaoran and Kero. [[Hilarity Ensues]].
* [[Freeze Ray]]: The Freeze Card pulls this off.
* [[Freeze Ray]]: The Freeze Card pulls this off.
* [[Frickin Laser Beams]]: Shot.
* [[Frickin' Laser Beams]]: Shot.
* [[Genki Girl]]: Flower. Her episode has her unsealing her powers and bathing Sakura's school in blossoms because she wanted to join the [[School Festival]]. When Sakura faces her, Flower even takes her hands and happily tries to dance with her!
* [[Genki Girl]]: Flower. Her episode has her unsealing her powers and bathing Sakura's school in blossoms because she wanted to join the [[School Festival]]. When Sakura faces her, Flower even takes her hands and happily tries to dance with her!
* [[Gentle Giant]]: Big.
* [[Gentle Giant]]: Big.
** [[Statuesque Stunner]]: Her unsealed form is that of a beautiful, tall and quiet woman in a fairy outfit.
** [[Statuesque Stunner]]: Her unsealed form is that of a beautiful, tall and quiet woman in a fairy outfit.
* [[Green Thumb]]: Flower and Wood.
* [[Green Thumb]]: Flower and Wood.
* [[Half Identical Twins]]: Rain and Cloud.
* [[Half-Identical Twins]]: Rain and Cloud.
* {{spoiler|[[Hope Springs Eternal]]: The Nothing and the nameless card combine to become The Hope at the end of the second movie.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Hope Springs Eternal]]: The Nothing and the nameless card combine to become The Hope at the end of the second movie.}}
* [[Innocent Flower Girl]]: Flower.
* [[Innocent Flower Girl]]: Flower.
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* [[Killer Rabbit]]: The Jump when it fuses with tons of toys to become a giant. However this leads to a [[Hoist By His Own Petard]].
* [[Killer Rabbit]]: The Jump when it fuses with tons of toys to become a giant. However this leads to a [[Hoist By His Own Petard]].
* [[Kung Fu Wizard]]: Fight and Power.
* [[Kung Fu Wizard]]: Fight and Power.
* [[Light Em Up]]: Light.
* [[Light'Em Up]]: Light.
* [[Little Miss Badass]]: Power.
* [[Little Miss Badass]]: Power.
* [[Living MacGuffin]]: Fifty-three (or fifty-five) to pick from.
* [[Living MacGuffin]]: Fifty-three (or fifty-five) to pick from.
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* [[No Name Given]]: The Nameless {{spoiler|until it fuses with the Nothing to create the Hope Card.}}
* [[No Name Given]]: The Nameless {{spoiler|until it fuses with the Nothing to create the Hope Card.}}
* [[Our Werebeasts Are Different]]: The Snow card is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuki-onna Yuki-Onna]
* [[Our Werebeasts Are Different]]: The Snow card is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuki-onna Yuki-Onna]
* [[Pint Sized Powerhouse]]: The Power Card. ''Never'' underestimate this cutesy-looking, pink-clad little girl!
* [[Pint-Sized Powerhouse]]: The Power Card. ''Never'' underestimate this cutesy-looking, pink-clad little girl!
* [[Playing With Fire]]: Firey.
* [[Playing With Fire]]: Firey.
* [[Power Glows]]: [[Exactly What It Says On the Tin|Glow,]] which does nothing else.
* [[Power Glows]]: [[Exactly What It Says On the Tin|Glow,]] which does nothing else.
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* [[Shock and Awe]]: Thunder.
* [[Shock and Awe]]: Thunder.
* [[Sizeshifter]]: Big and Small.
* [[Sizeshifter]]: Big and Small.
* [[Spell My Name With an S]]: [[Playing With Fire|"Firey,"]] not "Fiery."
* [[Spell My Name With an "S"]]: [[Playing With Fire|"Firey,"]] not "Fiery."
* [[Super Speed]]: Dash, and to an extent Fly and Windy.
* [[Super Speed]]: Dash, and to an extent Fly and Windy.
* [[Super Strength]]: Power.
* [[Super Strength]]: Power.
* [[Stripperific]]: Some of the cards, though they tend to be milder examples.
* [[Stripperific]]: Some of the cards, though they tend to be milder examples.
* [[Sweet Tooth]]: Sweet.<ref>Yes, there's a card for this.</ref>
* [[Sweet Tooth]]: Sweet.<ref>Yes, there's a card for this.</ref>
* [[Tall Dark and Bishoujo]]: The Dark.
* [[Tall, Dark and Bishoujo]]: The Dark.
* [[Time Travel]] / [[Time Stands Still]]: Time and Return share these powers.
* [[Time Travel]] / [[Time Stands Still]]: Time and Return share these powers.
* [[The Unfettered]]: The Nothing is out and out vehement on rejoining with all it's fellow "friends", the other Clow Cards, and doesn't so much as flinch to ''erasing an entire town's populace'' in her frenzied search. It is only when she realises such actions mean the cards won't accept her that she begins to doubt her methods.
* [[The Unfettered]]: The Nothing is out and out vehement on rejoining with all it's fellow "friends", the other Clow Cards, and doesn't so much as flinch to ''erasing an entire town's populace'' in her frenzied search. It is only when she realises such actions mean the cards won't accept her that she begins to doubt her methods.
{{quote| '''The Nothing:''' [[Pre Mortem One Liner|Don't get in my way...]]}}
{{quote| '''The Nothing:''' [[Pre-Mortem One-Liner|Don't get in my way...]]}}
* [[Vision Quest]]: Dream creates these.
* [[Vision Quest]]: Dream creates these.
* [[Weather Control Machine]]: Windy, Snow, Storm, Rain and Cloud can all do this.
* [[Weather Control Machine]]: Windy, Snow, Storm, Rain and Cloud can all do this.
* [[Winged Humanoid]]: After becoming a Sakura card, Fly gives Sakura this ability.
* [[Winged Humanoid]]: After becoming a Sakura card, Fly gives Sakura this ability.
* [[White Haired Pretty Girl]]: Several cards, but specially Mirror, Fight, Snow, Light and Dream.
* [[White-Haired Pretty Girl]]: Several cards, but specially Mirror, Fight, Snow, Light and Dream.
* [[Woobie Destroyer of Worlds]]: The Nothing.
* [[Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds]]: The Nothing.
* [[Womanin Black]]: Dark.
* [[Womanin Black]]: Dark.
* [[Woman in White]]: Snow, Mirror and Light
* [[Woman in White]]: Snow, Mirror and Light
* [[Yin Yang Bomb]]: Light and Dark.
* [[Yin-Yang Bomb]]: Light and Dark.
** The Nothing, which was made to counter the magic of the other cards.
** The Nothing, which was made to counter the magic of the other cards.


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* [[Hot for Student]]: Had a relationship with one of his students, until she crossed the [[Moral Event Horizon]]
* [[Hot for Student]]: Had a relationship with one of his students, until she crossed the [[Moral Event Horizon]]
* [[Omniscient Morality License]]
* [[Omniscient Morality License]]
* [[Merlin and Nimue]]: Wizards? Check. Opposite genders? Check? [[Teacher Student Romance]]? Check. A falling out? Check.
* [[Merlin and Nimue]]: Wizards? Check. Opposite genders? Check? [[Teacher-Student Romance]]? Check. A falling out? Check.
* [[My Death Is Just the Beginning]]: A completely heroic version; his death was the beginning of a plan {{spoiler|that would end with all his creations happy and able to continue existing}}.
* [[My Death Is Just the Beginning]]: A completely heroic version; his death was the beginning of a plan {{spoiler|that would end with all his creations happy and able to continue existing}}.
* [[Nice Job Breaking It Hero]]: Creating well-intentioned spirits that are so difficult to control that they need to be sealed away lest they cause trouble for everyone, and {{spoiler|sealing his ex-girlfriend in an alternate dimension to stew for God-knows-how-long because she was practicing dark magic.}}
* [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero]]: Creating well-intentioned spirits that are so difficult to control that they need to be sealed away lest they cause trouble for everyone, and {{spoiler|sealing his ex-girlfriend in an alternate dimension to stew for God-knows-how-long because she was practicing dark magic.}}
* [[Posthumous Character]]: Inevitable, as he's long dead when the series starts.
* [[Posthumous Character]]: Inevitable, as he's long dead when the series starts.
* [[Power Incontinence]]: The reasone he wanted to split his powers between two people.
* [[Power Incontinence]]: The reasone he wanted to split his powers between two people.
* [[Really Seven Hundred Years Old]]: Or several centuries old, at least, yet he still looks barely middle-aged.
* [[Really Seven Hundred Years Old]]: Or several centuries old, at least, yet he still looks barely middle-aged.
* [[Reincarnation]]: Into Eriol {{spoiler|and Fujitaka in the manga}}.
* [[Reincarnation]]: Into Eriol {{spoiler|and Fujitaka in the manga}}.
* [[Tall Dark and Handsome]]
* [[Tall, Dark and Handsome]]
* [[The Chessmaster]]: See Eriol.
* [[The Chessmaster]]: See Eriol.


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* [[Cute Kitten]]: His temporary form.
* [[Cute Kitten]]: His temporary form.
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]
* [[Dub Name Change]]: To "Spinner Sun". It could count as a case of [[Spell My Name With an S]], if it wasn't for the [[Rock Theme Naming]] with "Spinel" and "Ruby."
* [[Dub Name Change]]: To "Spinner Sun". It could count as a case of [[Spell My Name With an "S"]], if it wasn't for the [[Rock Theme Naming]] with "Spinel" and "Ruby."
* [[The Eeyore]]: Stoic and humorless in personality, in contrast to hyperactive and cheerful Nakuru. Of course when he tastes sugar...
* [[The Eeyore]]: Stoic and humorless in personality, in contrast to hyperactive and cheerful Nakuru. Of course when he tastes sugar...
* [[Intoxication Ensues]]: Give Suppi even a taste of sugar, and he instantly transforms into a hyperactive, sugar-seeking fiend who gleefully shoots [[Breath Weapon|laser beams from his mouth]] at the drop of a hat.
* [[Intoxication Ensues]]: Give Suppi even a taste of sugar, and he instantly transforms into a hyperactive, sugar-seeking fiend who gleefully shoots [[Breath Weapon|laser beams from his mouth]] at the drop of a hat.
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* [[Shipper On Deck]]: The original Touya/Yukito fangirl.
* [[Shipper On Deck]]: The original Touya/Yukito fangirl.
** [[Yaoi Fangirl]]
** [[Yaoi Fangirl]]
* [[Tall Dark and Bishoujo]] - [[Yamato Nadeshiko]]: Anime personality, where she's very sweet and gentle but more aloof and shady. {{spoiler|Or more exactly, that's what she wants us to believe.}}
* [[Tall, Dark and Bishoujo]] - [[Yamato Nadeshiko]]: Anime personality, where she's very sweet and gentle but more aloof and shady. {{spoiler|Or more exactly, that's what she wants us to believe.}}


=== The Enchantress (Mahoudoushi / Su Yung) ===
=== The Enchantress (Mahoudoushi / Su Yung) ===
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* [[Dub Name Change]]: Played with. In the English dub, he is simply called Mr. Terada.
* [[Dub Name Change]]: Played with. In the English dub, he is simply called Mr. Terada.
* [[Cool Teacher]] ''and'' [[Hot Teacher]]
* [[Cool Teacher]] ''and'' [[Hot Teacher]]
* [[Hot for Student]] ''and'' [[May December Romance]]: {{spoiler|With Rika in the manga.}}
* [[Hot for Student]] ''and'' [[May-December Romance]]: {{spoiler|With Rika in the manga.}}
* [[Lolicon]]: Played with in the manga, as {{spoiler|he ''does'' like Rika back, but tells her to wait [[Jail Bait Wait|until she's of age]].}} In the anime, he's just oblivious to her feelings.
* [[Lolicon]]: Played with in the manga, as {{spoiler|he ''does'' like Rika back, but tells her to wait [[Jail Bait Wait|until she's of age]].}} In the anime, he's just oblivious to her feelings.
* [[Sharp Dressed Man]]: Never seen without a suit.
* [[Sharp Dressed Man]]: Never seen without a suit.
* [[Tall Dark and Handsome]]
* [[Tall, Dark and Handsome]]




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* [[Badass]]: Has ''very'' powerful magic
* [[Badass]]: Has ''very'' powerful magic
* [[Defrosting Ice Queen]]: Around Sakura
* [[Defrosting Ice Queen]]: Around Sakura
* [[Eerie Pale Skinned Brunette]]
* [[Eerie Pale-Skinned Brunette]]
* [[Education Mama]]: Why Syaoran is nervous about showing her his grades, even though they are very good grades.
* [[Education Mama]]: Why Syaoran is nervous about showing her his grades, even though they are very good grades.
* [[Hair Decorations]]
* [[Hair Decorations]]
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* [[The Stoic]]
* [[The Stoic]]
* [[Sugar and Ice Personality]]
* [[Sugar and Ice Personality]]
* [[Tall Dark and Bishoujo]]
* [[Tall, Dark and Bishoujo]]
* [[Widow Witch]]
* [[Widow Witch]]
* [[Woman in White]]
* [[Woman in White]]
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* [[Cuteness Proximity]]: They go ''crazy'' when in the presence of anything [[Moe]]
* [[Cuteness Proximity]]: They go ''crazy'' when in the presence of anything [[Moe]]
* [[Estrogen Brigade]]: An [[In-Universe]] example, towards [[Yaoi Guys|Touya and Yuki]]
* [[Estrogen Brigade]]: An [[In-Universe]] example, towards [[Yaoi Guys|Touya and Yuki]]
* [[Everythings Sparkly With Jewelry]]: Each girl wears ''very'' pretty earrings and lockets.
* [[Everything's Sparkly With Jewelry]]: Each girl wears ''very'' pretty earrings and lockets.
** [[Hair Decorations]]: Feimei adds a hairpin
** [[Hair Decorations]]: Feimei adds a hairpin
* [[Fiery Redhead]]: Though not so much in a "raging" fiery sort of way as an "energetic" fiery sort of way
* [[Fiery Redhead]]: Though not so much in a "raging" fiery sort of way as an "energetic" fiery sort of way

Revision as of 22:18, 8 January 2014


Describe the characters of Cardcaptor Sakura here. Beware of unmarked spoilers!


Main Characters

Sakura Kinomoto

Everything will be all right.

  Voiced by: Sakura Tange (JP), Carly McKillip (EN), Kari Wahlgren (EN - 2nd Movie), Cristina Hernandez (Latin America)

The heroine of the series, Sakura wanders in her father's basement one day and accidentally sets loose a deck of nineteen/fifty-two tarot-like magical cards, each containing a magical spirit, into the wild. Annoyed, the book's guardian Cerberus (Kero-chan) declares her the new Cardcaptor who has to track them down and recapture them. Tagging along on the chase is her best friend Tomoyo and Rival Syaoran.


  • Action Girl: Less so than Mei Ling, though.
  • All Girls Want Bad Boys: Subverted with Yukito, played more straight with Syaoran, albeit largely because his gentler side began to show.
  • Anime Hair
  • Badass Adorable
  • Beware the Nice Ones: Rather mild case, but you still don't want her mad at you.
  • Bifauxnen: Plays Prince Charming in a School Play of Sleeping Beauty.
  • Book Dumb: Has incredible wisdom and resourcefulness, but a bit of a ditz in terms of normal intelligence. She HATES math.
  • Break the Cutie: Played hard a couple of times. Both out and in-universe, Sakura in tears is considered an incredibly heartbreaking sight (interestingly the dub downplays a few of these scenes, likely to make her seem like a less vulnerable protagonist, though the remaining examples are still valid).
  • Catgirl: One of Tomoyo's outfits.
  • Cheerful Child: In spades!
  • Cherry Blossom Girl: A poster girl.
  • Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass: Despite being extremely naive and occasionally outright ditzy at times (believes every last one of Yamazaki's ridiculous stories and is completely oblivious to the fact that her two best friends are infatuated with her) she has moments of remarkable inspiration, particularly when it comes to the use of her magic.
  • Cute Clumsy Girl
  • Cute Witch
  • The Danza: She's voiced by Sakura Tange.
  • The Ditz: Has some shades of this.
  • Dogged Nice Girl: Gender reversal to Yukito. Not nearly as clear cut an example as Syaoran however.
  • Dub Name Change: Averted; she's still called Sakura, but it's now pronounced "Sah-KOO-ruh" instead of "SAH-koo-rah". She does, however, get a Dub Surname Change to Avalon.
  • Even the Girls Want Her
  • Fragile Flower: Rare rendition mixed with Plucky Girl traits. While she rarely gives up, her disposition is very similar to that of a real child under such situations.
  • Genki Girl
  • Girlish Pigtails
  • Gotta Catch Em All: Played straight in the first season, but is increasingly subverted in the third season when she has to turn all the Clow Cards she's captured into Sakura cards.
  • Green Eyes
  • Hair Antennae: Sometimes she has THREE strands of hair.
  • Hair Decorations
  • Heart Is an Awesome Power
  • The Heroine: In the Japanese version at least. Executive Meddling tried desperately to establish her and Syaoran as co-Heroes for the Cardcaptors dub, but for the large part she is still obviously the main heroine.
  • Kindhearted Simpleton: Borderline example. She is more immensely naive and spacey than outright stupid and has incredible showings of resourcefulness and wisdom at times, but it's obvious her heart is much bigger than her brain.
  • Magical Girl Warrior: Though she does have two or three Cute Witch traits.
  • Magic Wand
  • Morality Pet: For numerous characters, but most notably Syaoran.
  • Naive Everygirl: Usually, though Character Exaggeration leans her a bit more as a Moe or Kindhearted Simpleton later on.
  • Oblivious to Love: A rare example both for and towards the character since, on one side, it takes her a while to notice Syaoran's feelings and she never picks up on Tomoyo's. Meanwhile she also has problems expressing her crush towards Yukito and later Syaoran.
  • Ping Pong Naivete
  • Plucky Girl: To an extent, she is rather determined and has little regard for her own well being when her loved ones are endangered, but also has a rather fragile disposition that can lead her to break down and panic without emotional support.
  • The Pollyanna
  • Power Incontinence: Inverted, after gaining half of Eriol's powers in the manga, she becomes more powerful than him and Clow Reed, unlike both of them however, she is powerful enough to negate such magic. This isn't present in the anime where this event does not occur.
  • Precision F-Strike: In one translation, she abuses the phrase "What the hell?" to hell and back while impersonating a ventriloquist and using Kero-chan as her dummy early on. Kero-chan was not amused.

 Kero: What the hell was THAT all about!?

  • Puppy Love: Invoked with Syaoran.
  • Say My Name: Lighter variant. Calls Syaoran by his first name later on (though this is a fair step into their bond since she is the only non-related aquaintance allowed to do so).

 Sakura: *giggles* Right, Syaoran-kun?


Kerberos/Kero

 Voiced by: Aya Hisakawa (JP), Matt Hill (EN), Wendee Lee (EN - 2nd Movie), Yamil Atala (Latin America)

True Form: Masaya Onosaka (JP), Richard Newman (EN), Dave Wittenberg (EN - 2nd Movie), Yamil Atala (Latin America, too)

Wise yet somewhat eccentric guardian of the Clow Cards. Having fallen asleep on duty while Sakura inadvertently sets them loose, Kero drafts her unwillingly as a new Cardcaptor. Secretly resident of her house, the somewhat gluttonous and obnoxious Kero also acts as a bickering close friend and mentor for Sakura.



Syaoran Li

  Voiced by: Motoko Kumai (JP), Rhys Huber (EN - Clow Cards arc and the 1st movie), Jordan Kilik (EN - Sakura Cards arc), Mona Marshall (EN - 2nd Movie), Uraz Huerta (Latin America)

A distant descendant of Clow Reed that initially views himself as rightful Master Of The Cards, leading him to act as a rival for Sakura in her own attempts to retrieve them. As time passes, Sakura warms herself to Syaoran and treats him as a close friend or consultant, oblivious that by this point he has become disinterested in inheriting the cards and has gained an overwhelming crush on her.


 Sakura: You always act like that, but it's never true.

Syaoran: What makes you say that?

Sakura: I know you. Syaoran-kun, you're a Nice Guy.

*Syaoran turns bright red*


Tomoyo Daidouji

The greatest happiness is seeing someone you like stay happy.

  Voiced by: Junko Iwao (JP), Maggie Blue O'Hara (EN), Michelle Ruff (EN - 2nd movie), Monica Villaseñor (Latin America)

Wealthy, softspoken, and pretty, Tomoyo is Sakura's best friend and second cousin, Tomoyo is one of the few people who knows Sakura's secret as being Master of the Cards, and can always be counted on to be there when one is being hunted down. She's a talented seamstress and is very fond of making Sakura wear... interesting outfits.


The Kinomoto Family

Touya Kinomoto

  Voiced by: Tomokazu Seki (JP), Tony Sampson (EN), Kirk Thornton (EN - 2nd movie), Luis Daniel Ramirez (Latin America)

Sakura's big brother. He often teases her, calling her "Monster" ("kaiju" in Japanese) but he has a huge Big Brother Instinct around her. He is best friends with Yukito, and has a tendency to switch jobs a lot. Toya can see ghosts, including his mother's when she visits.


Fujitaka Kinomoto

  Voiced by: Hideyuki Tanaka (JP), Brian Drummond (EN), Michael McConnohie (EN - 2nd Movie), Enrique Mederos (Latin America)

Sakura and Toya's father. A kindhearted middle-class man, Fujitaka married Nadeshiko when she was just sixteen when he worked as a teacher. He later became a university professor in archaeology.


  • Dub Name Change: In the English dub, he becomes Aiden Avalon.
  • Good Parents
    • Parents As People: Does what he can, but is almost always consumed by his work and more than once he laments how often he can't be with his children when they need it.
  • Honorifics: Has very formal speech patterns, referring to everyone (including his kids) as "-san." The only exception is Sonomi, whom he calls "Sonomi-kun".
  • Hot Dad
  • Hot for Student and May-December Romance: With Nadeshiko.
  • Hot Teacher
  • Long Lost Sibling: Well, long-lost other half-reincarnation in Eriol.
  • Megane
  • Self-Made Man: Was an orphan and had to build himself a place in the world. Now he's a well-respected uni professor.
  • The Mourning After: He is still loyal to Nadeshiko, and puts up a new picture of her every day.
  • Together in Death: Heartwarmingly subverted in the manga, as he gains the ability of seeing his wife Nadeshiko's ghost. So, they're reunited without him needing to die! Awww!
  • Workaholic
  • Yamato Nadeshiko: Even moreso than his dead wife, whose name was Nadeshiko! He's the one raising their kids after she died.

Nadeshiko Kinomoto

  Voiced by: Yuko Minaguchi (JP), Janyse Jaud (EN), Monica Villaseñor (Latin America)

Sakura's deceased mother who was a famous model, Nadeshiko was Sonomi's best friend and cousin whom Sonomi was very protective over.


Other Students

Yukito Tsukishiro aka Yue

  Voiced by: Megumi Ogata (JP), Sam Vincent (EN), Steve Staley (EN - 2nd Movie), Enzo Fortuny (Latin America)

Toya's best friend and Sakura's first love interest. A kind, spectacled Big Eater, Yukito is incredibly friendly with Sakura and her friends. It is revealed he is actually Yue, the second guardian of the Clow Cards and assigned to appoint the next owner of the cards. He becomes an ally to Sakura after she passes the Final Judgement.


  • The Archer: An accomplished sportsman, we see him once in an archery competition. As Yue, his Weapon of Choice is a supply of beam arrows.
  • Badass in A Nice Suit: As Yue.
  • Big Eater: At first just for the Moe, then we learn that it's because his magical energy is getting drained by Yue's latent and then explicit existence.
  • Bishonen
  • Chick Magnet
  • Cross Dressing Voices: Original Japanese only.
  • Defrosting Ice King: Yue, actually.
  • Dub Name Change: In the English dub, he becomes Julian Star.
  • Heavy Sleeper - Sleepyhead: Subverted. The reason why he falls asleep randomly and is very weakened in the second part is because of the lack of a stable spiritual energy source, rather than simply being tired or sick).
  • Hidden Depths: Yukito is really Yue... except that Yukito has his own identity and personality as well. And he angsts for a short while because of such identity issues.
  • Laser-Guided Amnesia: As Yukito, he can't recall what his Yue side does. That is, until Touya gives him his powers and he gains access to Yue's own side.
  • Long White-Haired Pretty Boy
  • Man in White: As Yue.
  • Meaningful Name: His surname contains the character for 'moon.' Yue is Mandarin Chinese for 'moon'.
    • Doubly, Yukito's surname can mean "moon castle"; appropriate considering he's a vessel for Yue.
  • Megane
  • Nice Guy
  • Sensitive Guy: To Touya's Manly Man.
  • Raised By Grandparents: Subverted. Yukito's grandparents never really existed, as they're a part of his Fake Memories: he believes they're always traveling instead.
  • Rapunzel Hair: As Yue.
  • Split Personality: Sort-of, with Yue. It's... complicated.
  • The Stoic: Yue.
  • Tomato in The Mirror: When Yukito finds out that he's Yue's false form, he has a minor identity crisis until Touya sets him straight.
  • White-Haired Pretty Boy: Both his forms.
  • Yamato Nadeshiko: Toyed with rather interestingly. Yukito only partially looks the part, as he's rather tall and softspoken but lacks the dark hair, yet he is only about equal with Sakura in kindness and politeness. (The reason why Sakura liked him was because of Yukito's strong resemblance to Fujitaka, the YN of the series). As for Yue, he averts this: his language is rather crude (certainly not humble), and in the anime he is even called a foreigner to Japan outright.
  • Winged Humanoid: Yue has a rather prominent pair of white feathered wings.

Meiling Li

  Voiced by: Yukana Nogami (JP), Nicole Oliver (EN), Julie Maddalena (EN - 2nd movie), Gabriella Willert (Latin America)

An anime exclusive character and Syaoran's cousin and fiancee from Hong Kong. Meiling arrives in Tomoeda to help Syaoran capture the Clow Cards. At first a Clingy Jealous Girl and a Bratty Half Pint, Meiling eventually warms to Sakura and Tomoyo. She is a Badass Normal, being a pro in martial arts alongside Syaoran.



Eriol Hiiragizawa

  Voiced by: Nozomu Sasaki (JP), Bill Switzer (EN), Johnny Yong Bosch (EN - 2nd movie), Alfredo Leal (Latin America)

The antagonist of sorts in the series, Eriol arrives as a New Transfer Student who quickly befriends Sakura and Tomoyo. He is really the reincarnation of Clow Reed, hoping for Sakura to transform the Clow Cards in Sakura Cards so his legacy is continued.


Naoko Yanagisawa

  Voiced by: Emi Motoi (JP), Kelly Sheridan (EN), Sherry Lynn (EN - 2nd movie), Martha Ceceña (Latin America)

A Cute Bookworm who loves ghosts stories and is a Nightmare Fetishist.


Chiharu Mihara

  Voiced by: Miwa Matsumoto (JP), Jocelyne Loewen (EN), Dorothy Elias-Fahn (EN - 2nd movie), Isabel Martiñon (Latin America)

One of Sakura's close friends. She often exposes Yamazaki's lies to the bewildered Sakura and Syaoran.



Rika Sasaki

  Voiced by: Tomoko Kawakami (JP), Stevie Bloch (EN - 2nd movie), Circe Luna (Latin America)

A shy, nervous but well-educated girl who has a Precocious Crush on Mr. Terada.


Takashi Yamazaki

  Voiced by: Issei Miyazaki (JP), Phillip Pacaud (EN), Joshua Seth (EN - 2nd movie), Gerry Meza (Latin America)

Syaoran's friend in school. His eyes are always closed and he has a humourous habit of making up exaggerated stories about the origins of various subjects, which Sakura and Syaoran always fall for.


  • Beta Couple: With Chiharu.
  • Butt Monkey: Always in the receiving end of Chiharu's tantrums. These almost always come after he starts telling his lies.
  • Consummate Liar: As far as Sakura and Syaoran are concerned.
    • Bad Liar: In the eyes of everyone else. Specially Chiharu, who knows him as the palm of her hand and immediately stops him when he goes overboard. Very violently
  • Dub Name Change: In the English dub, he becomes Zachary Marker.
  • Eyes Always Shut: Chiharu calls him "lines-for-eyes" due to this. They actually open on a few occasions. Meiling believes that they open every time he tells the truth. Not really, they were just open because Chiharu was stepping on his foot.
  • Oblivious to Love: Poor Chiharu.
  • Shout Out: Named for producer Takashi Yamazaki, who is a good friend of CLAMP
  • The Storyteller
  • Wholesome Crossdresser: In the school play. His role changes depending on the media: in the manga he's the evil fairy, whereas in the anime Meiling becomes the evil fairy and he plays the Queen Mother instead.
  • Will Not Tell a Lie: Inverted, as he's a HUGE liar and pretty much addicted to telling bizarre stories.

Magical Beings

The Clow Cards / Sakura Cards

A deck of magical cards created by Clow Reed. Each card is actually a spirit with its own power as described by its name. They grew so strong that Clow Reed created the Clow Book to keep the cards in. Sakura accidentally lets the cards loose leading to the series Gotta Catch Em All story. She later has to transform them into Sakura Cards so they can be kept alive via her magical energy.

In the manga, there were a mere nineteen cards - there are fifty-two cards in the anime, plus three more by the end of the second movie ( The Nameless and the Nothing cards fuse together to become the Hope card, resulting in 53.)

 The Nothing: Don't get in my way...


Clow Reed

  Voiced by: Kazuo Hayashi (JP), Dale Wilson (EN), Rafael Rivera (Latin America)

Creator of the Clow Cards, Kero and Yue, Clow Reed died before the manga and anime. A powerful sorcerer in his own right, he reincarnates as Eriol and Fujitaka.



Nakuru Akizuki, aka Ruby Moon

  Voiced by: Ryoka Yuzuki (JP), Willow Johnson (EN), Monica Manjarrez (Latin America)

One of Eriol's two minions, if you want to call them that. A hyperactive but manipulative Genki Girl, as Nakuru she has apparent affections for Toya. In her true form Ruby Moon she can fly and has similar powers to Yue.


  • Adaptation Dye Job: Nakuru's hair goes from light auburn in the manga to brown in the anime. Likewise, Ruby Moon's color scheme changes from red and black to pink and indigo.
  • Badass
  • Clingy Jealous Girl: She appears to be this towards Touya she's actually after his magic and not him per se. And she lays off once it's clear that Touya will give his powers to Yue and not to her.
  • Cloudcuckoolander: The stuff she says doesn't make much sense.
  • Dub Name Change: Averted. In the English adaptation both her true form and false form is called Ruby Moon.
  • Genki Girl: Very energetic, and to Touya's dismay, its all directed at him.
  • Manipulative Bitch: She has everyone fooled into thinking she's a ditzy Muggle. Then there's her sabotage of Touya's relationship with Yukito...
  • Moment Killer: Repeatedly and deliberately, to the point where Touya has to physically lock her out of the room in order to finally get some alone time with Yukito.
  • New Transfer Student
  • No Biological Sex/Purely Aesthetic Gender: Nakuru chooses to present "herself" as female simply because girls have cuter school uniforms. As "she" puts it, "I look good in a skirt!", and she then adds "Well, it's not like gender really matters... I'm not a human being anyway..."
  • No Sense of Personal Space: Constantly Glomping Touya.
  • Secret Public Identity: In the Nelvana dub only, where she goes by "Ruby Moon" in both forms.
  • Token Evil Teammate: Sorta. She is perhaps the nearest to being genuinely antagonistic out of Eriol's posse. Is intentionally interfering with Touya and Yukito so the former can't save the latter as his magic fades, in a sense she is attempting to ensure Yue fades and dies (the creepy smirk she frequently gives Yukito as she plays it out doesn't help). When she realises it is futile, however, she gives in quickly and limits herself to aiding Eriol in his plans.
  • Winged Humanoid: Large butterfly wings in her true form.


Spinel Sun

  Voiced by: Yumi Touma (JP), Colin Murdock (EN), Philece Sampler (EN - 2nd Movie), Ernesto Lezama (Latin America)

The second of Eriol's minions, and a counterpart to Kero. Essentially The Eeyore, Spinel is quiet and calm but can go hyperactive when he eats sweets. His true form is a butterfly-winged panther who has powers similar to Keroberos.



Kaho Mizuki

  Voiced by: Emi Shinohara (JP), Linda Rae Jurgens (EN), Dulce Guerrero (Latin America)

A mysterious but Cool Teacher who starts teaching at Sakura's school, but is actually a powerful magician of some kind.


The Enchantress (Mahoudoushi / Su Yung)

  Voiced by: Megumi Hayashibara (JP), Nicole Oliver (EN)

The Big Bad of the first movie. She was a fortune teller, foreseeing a person's future through water. However, her predictions attracted Clow Reed who disputed her claims, leading to a number of battles between the two until he imprisoned Madoushi. She uses dreams and forces events so Sakura can win a trip to Hong Kong and attacks her because she carries the Clow Cards, since she is searching for Clow Reed.


Other Adults

Sonomi Daidouji

  Voiced by: Miki Itou (JP), Venus Terzo (EN), Wendee Lee (EN - 2nd Movie), Monica Manjarrez (Latin America)

Tomoyo's mother and Nadeshiko's best friend plus cousin. She resents Fujitaka from marrying Nadeshiko at such a young age but is thrilled to be in Sakura's company.


Yoshiyuki Terada

  Voiced by: Tohru Furusawa (JP - first season and first movie), Katsuyuki Konishi (JP - third season and second movie), Steve Blum (EN - 2nd movie), Ricardo Tejedo (Latin America)

The on-and-off teacher of Sakura's class. Rika has a crush on him which he seems to acknowledge.



Maki Matsumoto

  Voiced by: Kotono Mitsuishi (JP), Nicole Oliver (EN), Alejandra de la Rosa (Latin America)

The owner of the Twin Bells shop in Tomoeda, Maki has trouble due to the troublesome Jump Card, but is helped out by Sakura and her friends.


The Li Family

Li Yelan

  Voiced by: Kikuko Inoue (JP), Stevie Vallance (EN)

Syaoran's strict, stern mother and head of the Li family. She is an incredibly powerful sorceress.


Li Xiehua, Li Huenli, Li Fuurie and Li Feimei

Syaoran's eccentric four sisters. They are easily attracted to cute people.


Wei Wang

Syaoran and Meiling's Parental Substitute whilst they live in Tomoeda. He seems to have a degree of magical powers, and as The Jeeves for Syaoran.


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