Sakura you have given me a misrepresentation of school life for well in 20yrs at this point and I love you for it.

Look CCS is one of the few CLAMP titles that was too pure for my world. I was reading the original series at the same as Parasyte, Video Girl Ai and Fushigi Yugi. Even the questionable romances (there's at least THREE teacher-student romances hinted at during various times) are so sweet that I can't look askance.

Any one who read Tsubasa as well might be saying "BUT LOOK WHAT HAPPENED". Tsubasa hurts ok? I love it, I really do. It confused me and frustrated me and made me wonder WHY some plot things happened, but I love it. That said, Gods help me if this truly is the bridge between the two. That means...well... :sobs: Sakura remains the only series I never want a bittersweet ending for. It's so pure. So. Freaking. Pure.

So yeah I'm freaking loving this new series. Sakura and Li are so protective and innocent, Tomoyo's enthusiasm, Toya's teasing and Yukito's positivity are liking returning to some well loved friends.

The new "enemy" is much in line with Eriol - mysterious, challenging Sakura's use of the cards and ultimately will make her more powerful. The new cards are much less specific - gale, action, siege - making Sakura change her tactics. There's a large difference in strategy if your opponent is "reflect" instead of "mirror" for instance. ( )