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Cardcaptor Sakura - The Clow (Vol. 1)

Cardcaptor Sakura - The Clow (Vol. 1)

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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Stop Butchering Anime
Review: The WB version of CCS is completely different from the DVD. If you disliked the dubbed version, you should try the subtitled version as people of any age will like it. I think the translation is a little off as I've seen all 70 episodes. There are only slight differences but it's overall nicely done. The DVD acutally keeps the episodes in order, ex. the dubbed version showed the Firey card too soon as it was supposed to be the last episode of season 1 (3 seasons in total). Hopefully in the DVD's they'll show how Li starts falling for Sakura, the rebirth of Clow Reed, Kero's real form, Guardian of the Moon Yui, etc without any altering like the WB. After seeing the DVD you'll never want to see the dubbed version again.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Catch Me Catch You
Review: After buying this version of Cardcaptor Sakura, I compared it to the Kids' WB version of Cardcaptors. From that point and on, I'll only buy the uncut version.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Mixed feelings on DVD release by Pioneer
Review: I watched the Pioneer subtitled Cardcaptor Sakura DVD which I received in the mail. I had mixed opinions about it. What I like:

a) It is subtitled by a well-known and competent anime translator. b) The DVD volume has four episodes. c) The subtitles can be turned on or off easily. d) Credits are shown in English. e) Have detailed chapter menu. f) Have episode reviews for the first four episodes. g) Have "Leave it to Kero" segment. h) Good subtitle timing and appropriate subtitle color.

What I dislike:

a) Using the term from two guest reviewers who posted their opinions on an anime DVD web site, the dialogue is somewhat "tragically hip," but is much far from "Cardcaptors." A person like Tomoyo would never use the phrase "slick move"!

b) Translating "hai" (a formal way to say "yes") as "OK." It does not sound right to hear cheerleaders saying "OK" to their instructor. "Yes ma'am" would be appropriate.

c) Translating "minna" as "guys" instead of, "everybody" or "everyone." It reminds me of the Sailormoon dub. Pioneer, do not Americanize the English translation as you had done with the Sailormoon movies!

d) Translating "nanji" as "your" instead of "thy." Pioneer made Sakura's line to captor the Clow Cards look too modern.

e) Translating "Kero-chan" as "Little Kero." Pioneer, the Japanese suffix "-chan" is not translated as "little." This suffix is used as an endearing way to address children, friends, and "cute" animals like Kero. It does not refer to size.

f) Not translating Japanese writing, whether it is significant or not.

I used to have great interest whenever a popular anime title is subtitled, but hearing "horror stories" of incompetent translations, some to the point of having the dub dialogue as the translation of the original ("dubtitle") shakens me. However, the translation of Cardcaptor Sakura is good enough, but it would be better if the flaws are corrected.

Call me nitpicky for fault-finding, but I am a person who chooses the best quality possible versus quantity with flaws. Better luck with the second volume DVD, Pioneer.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Oh Lordie!!
Review: When I first turned on WB, excited to see what everyone was raving about...I started to cry... Well, not really, but you know.. ^.^;; My anime obsessed sis called me up just 15 minutes later screaming every curse under the sun and yelling at me to get the subtitled. I got this tape and I was VERY, VERY happy! The theme song is catchy, the voices are cute, there's a complex web of love which the dubbers didn't seem to like. (especially Tomoyo's very GREAT fondness for Sakura... ;) --I probably spelt her name wrong, sorry.. >_<) At first, I thought CCS was a copy of Sailor Moon before I got this tape, but I was dead wrong. CCS stands out on its own, and very boldly I might add.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Yes, the WB Version Doesn't Count
Review: Now here comes the REAL Card Captor Sakura. (Card Captors on WB is NOT the same series. And what I mean by that is lots of content was cut in the U.S. version. They also started on on Japanese episode 8, which was not a good idea. Good job Nelvana! Thanks for butchering it and making it "kid-friendly"!) These are the ORIGINAL Japanese episodes. Also regular opening and ending, with the nice little "Leave it to Kero" sketch, in which Kero describes the costume Sakura is wearing in that episode prior to it. The DVD contains few extras, but the four episodes in it make up for the extra shortcomings. If you want to know what the extras, buy the DVD! Find out for yourself. But once you buy it, anime fans and especially CCS fans shouldn't be disappointed. Briefly, for the uneducated, here's how the series starts out. Here we have a normal 10-year-old schoolgirl (aren't they all) who stumbles upon the Clow Book in her father's basement "library". She's innocently opens the book and takes out one of the cards, which was the Windy. She accidently activated it's powers and blew all the cards away, not realizing the damage she has done. Here, she meets Kerberos or "Kero-chan", who looks like a talking stuff animal. He's the supposed guardian beast of the seal. When he realizes the cards are gone, he then concludes that Sakura must recapture the cards and end the coming destruction. Well, is that good enough? Good. The animation is excellent and is done by am all-female group in CLAMP. The animation is done by Madhouse. But most importantly, they have the original personalities. (I can't believe Nelvana and WB changed some of the personalities, especially Tomoyo! (Madison). You'll see what I'm talking about. So anyway, happy viewing!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Much better then the dub
Review: Card Captor Sakura has been though alot hell from first Kids Wb with its horrible dubbing and character changes (Li isn't that bad, Sakura isn't that bratty, and no Rika doesn't hate the teacher)And also alot people have wrote reviews saying how much this is like Pokemon! I'm just thankful for once with the release of the unedit Card Captor Sakura many people will now see how wonderful the series truly is and also how is no where like Pokemon.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Card captor Sakura is a very good anime
Review: Ok. I've seen the hacked, and slashed Cardcaptors, and I'll tell you right now, it stinks! I can't believe they put that on tv! It's so hacked up you can't even tell it's Card Captor Sakura anymore! Do yourself a favor, and save your misery and buy this dvd! Card Captor Sakura is one of the most popluar Anime's in Japan at the moment (besides that stupid pokemon show) and I can see why, this is an excellent anime, and if you don't get it then you don't know what you are missing. And if your new to anime, this is an excellent beginner.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: More Shoujo Pounds the USA!
Review: There are hundreds of reviews, summaries, and fan pages devoted to this online. So I don't feel the need to give another 100% inclusive review of it. It's a very cute series. It falls into the Mahou Shoujo (Magical Girl) series that Sailor Moon Minky Momo (The Magical Princess Gigi in the USA), and Magical Knight Rayearth do. It's very pink, has top of the line animation (it's from CLAMP, of course it's great!) and is just overall adorable. It's one of the few Mahou Shoujo series that revolve around younger girls (girls up to about 10-12 years old) that really held my intrest. Some of them are just too child-like to intrest me for a very long period of time (I'm a girl, and I do watch a lot of kid's stuff, but I do have my limits). The good points for me were - NO BLOOD, NO EROTIC STUFF, and NO BIG ROBOTS! I hate big robots. But I did give it a four, since after owning Japanese volumes up to volume #4, I honestly don't feel the desire to buy any more. It's a great series, and one worth watching many times over, but it's not one of the absolute genius series that you'll watch until the tape falls apart.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: absolutely amazing
Review: this was 10x better than i expected it was absolutely amazing. any cardcaptor sakura fan would enjoy this a lot i'm sure that i did!!! i can't wait until the second volume comes out :รพ

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Learn the truth
Review: When the CCS dub came out and I turned on the T.V. to watch it, I thought I would end up in the emergency room choking on cereal. With Card Captor Sakura being my first true Anime and my favorite, and that is quite a statement from any Anime Otaku (Otaku meaning obsessed fan) I must come to its rescue. They destroyed the almost everything in the dub version except for the animation, which they thankfully could not touch except for editing. I won't go into details, you can learn for yourself.

Card Captor Sakura is a beautiful story while it may seem childish or girlish or just corny-it is far from it. With a beautiful storyline and wonderful characters it opens to a story full of friendship, adventure, mystery, humor, and even a dabbling of romance. It actually can get quite serious and I personally cried a few times. It is well worth watching and worth your money. I'm buying it myself. I already own all the manga (Japanese comics). Just repeat:

Buy Sub! No Dub!

Buy Sub! No Dub!

Enjoy! ^o^


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