Story orderRecommended
0 / 6 watchedOne list in story order: the original arcs with films placed, then the prologue OVA and Clear Card.
Original series
- 1 Cardcaptor Sakura: Clow Card Arc Episodes 1 to 46, April 1998 onward. Start here.
- 2 Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie Set between the two TV arcs. Released August 1999.
- 3 Cardcaptor Sakura: Sakura Card Arc Episodes 47 to 70, September 1999 to March 2000.
- 4 Cardcaptor Sakura Movie 2: The Sealed Card Conclusion to the original story. Released July 2000.
Clear Card
- 5 Sakura and the Two Bears (Clear Card Prologue) Short OVA bridging the original ending and Clear Card. Released September 2017.
- 6 Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card 22 episodes, January to June 2018. Adapts the early Clear Card manga.
About Cardcaptor Sakura
Sakura Kinomoto scatters the Clow Cards and spends three TV seasons recapturing them and converting them into Sakura Cards. The 70-episode Madhouse series aired from April 1998 to March 2000: the Clow Card arc (episodes 1 to 46) builds to the Final Judgment, then the Sakura Card arc (episodes 47 to 70) closes Eriol's test. The first film (August 1999) slots between the arcs, and Movie 2: The Sealed Card (July 2000) delivers the ending, including Sakura's answer to Syaoran.
The prologue OVA Sakura and the Two Bears (September 2017) bridges into Clear Card, a 22-episode series from January to June 2018 that adapts the early part of the sequel manga. That manga ran from July 2016 to the January 2024 issue across 16 volumes, with a bonus chapter in March 2024. A follow-up anime covering the rest was announced in April 2023 and has no date yet. No Clear Card films exist.
Good to know
The American Cardcaptors cut reordered the series down to 39 episodes; watch the uncut 70-episode version. Arc episode splits follow NHK's three-season broadcast.
