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A Special Memorize replica of the Cardcaptor Sakura Star wand will come out in Japan in October 2025 for decoration or cosplay purposes. Pre-orders are now open, and the wand costs 7,480 JPY ($50.60). [Thanks, Hobby Watch!]

This replica is based on the Star Wand, which Sakura gets a little later in the series. It’s around 58 cm long, and gold leaf has been used to decorate the star at the top. There’s also a motor in the toy. This means if you press a button on the back, the star will spin around while music from the song plays. You can also listen to “Platinum,” which is one of the opening songs from the show.

As a note, the Star Wand is available on Bandai. This means that you have to use an external proxy service to order it if you don’t live in Japan. You also cannot access the site unless you’re in that country.

Despite the age of the series, merchandise for Cardcaptor Sakura still come out today. In 2024, Mayla released lounge wear resembling Sakura’s school uniform, as well as a series of perfumes that have the Star Wand star on the lids. This year, Good Smile Company released a prototype of a Cardcaptor Sakura figure that depicts her in her black and pink cat maid bottle outfit. Pre-orders for this figure will open up in May 2025.

The Star Wand replica from Cardcaptor Sakura is open for pre-order via Bandai. The anime is streaming on Crunchyroll. Kodansha handles the manga.

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Good Smile Company teased a new image of an Cardcaptor Sakura figure of Sakura Kinomoto in her iconic black and pink cat maid battle costume on social media. This will be a part of the Pop Up Parade line and will be one of the Ver L larger size models. There’s no expected release window yet, but pre-orders for it will start in May 2025. 

While the Cardcaptor Sakura figure is unpainted at the moment, we can still tell exactly what battle costume Sakura is wearing in it. The cat maid outfit is rendered exactly, right down to the bell on the collar, apron, and cat ears and tail on her head and back. She’s also wielding her Clow-style Sealing Wand, which appeared in the earliest part of the series. (In later arcs, its appearance changed.) 

Here’s the first image showing how she looks. As this is still early in development, we only get to see her from one angle.

As a reminder, the black cat maid is one of the older Cardcaptor Sakura battle costumes. Tomoyo Daidouji made it for her to wear when she was capturing the Thunder Card during the series. In the past, Good Smile Company made a Nendoroid Co-de figure of her in it. As it was part of the Co-de line, there were no extra accessories or elements, like with typical Nendoroids.

Since this is a Pop Up Parade figure, there will be no additional face plates or parts. Since it’s a part of the Ver L line, that could mean she’ll stand at about 240mm, like the recent Atelier Ryza one. 

The Cardcaptor Sakura Pop Up Parade L Ver figure is in development, with pre-orders opening worldwide in May 2025. Kodansha handles the manga worldwide. The anime is streaming on Crunchyroll. 

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More Cardcaptor Sakura Nendoroids that aren’t just variants of Sakura Kinomoto are coming, and the next two figures will be Toya Kinomoto and Yukito Tsukishiro. Both are based on their appearances as of the Clear Card anime and mangasequel series. These two are early in development. As such, only concept art of the two in Nendoroid form showed up in the showcase.

As the name suggests, Toya Kinomoto is Sakura’s older brother in the series. For the sake of avoiding spoilers, Yukito is his classmate, and the two are extremely close. When the series begins, both attend Seijyo High School. As such, their Nendoroids will feature them in those uniforms. There are no hints about possible accessories for either one.

Here's a closer look at their full concept art:

This is the first time either of these two characters appeared in the Nendoroid line of Cardcaptor Sakura figures. However, in the past we’ve seen various versions of Sakura Kinomoto, both in her costumes and her school uniform. Years ago, Nendoroids of Tomoyo Daidouji in her Tomoeda Elementary School school unform and Syaoran Li in his uniform for using magic appeared. One of the other more recent releases is a Nendoroid of Yue, which is available now.

You can watch the full Nendoroid Funs 2025 Winter showcase on YouTube below:

The Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card Nendoroids of Toya Kinomoto and Yukito Tsukishiro are in development, and there’s no release window for the figures yet. The anime is streaming on Crunchyroll. Kodansha handles the manga worldwide.

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Mayla announced a line of perfumes based on Cardcaptor Sakura. Each perfume comes in a unique bottle that uses bows from Sakura’s various outfits, as well as the top part of her Star Wand.

Each of the Cardcaptor Sakura perfumes costs 11,880 JPY, which converts to approximately $79.40. While the company does offer international shipping, you might need to check customs rules to see if it can ship the perfumes to you. Some countries restrict the import of perfumes due to them containing alcohol. However, the ingredients list for the Mayla fragrances don't appear to have anything with alcohol content.

Here are the colors and scents of the different Cardcaptor Sakura perfumes Mayla offers:

• Candy Lotus
  Yellow. Contains apple and orange top notes, fruity (cassis, strawberry, and peach) heart notes, and vanilla base notes.
• Clear
  Light blue. Contains marine and citrus top notes, floral (rose, lily, lavender) heart notes, and musky (sandalwood, dry amber) base notes.
• Eternal Girly
  Light pink. Very simple perfume containing green top notes, muguet (lily) heart notes, and musky base notes.
• Rocket Beat
  Dark pink/light purple. Contains marine top notes, floral (rose and lilac) heart notes, and fruity (peach and jasmine) base notes.

This isn’t the first time Mayla sold items based on Cardcaptor Sakura. In October 2024, it announced a line of lounge wear that resembles her school uniform. However, pre-orders for these items ended in early November 2024.

The Cardcaptor Sakura perfumes from Mayla are available via its website.

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Japanese apparel brand Mayla has started selling its Cardcaptor Sakura collection of lounge wear. All of the clothing resembles Sakura’s school uniform.

You have until November 8, 2024 to put in your orders for the Cardcaptor Sakura loungewear from Mayla. It costs 18,700 JPY, which converts to around $125.30, though this price does not include the shipping fee. Mayla offers international shipping, so even if you live overseas, you can purchase this item.

Aside from the basic design of the outfit resembling the school uniform (a cardigan with a frilled collar and ribbon), there are also some references to Sakura’s tenure as a Cardcaptor. The Sealing Key appears as a badge on the collar, and there’s a wing design on the back of the cardigan. It also comes in different colors, including the default black, yellow, and pink. The cardigan also comes with shorts.

Mayla is a brand that specializes in apparel and accessories based on anime and video games. Some of its previous collections include collaborations with NieR Automata and Evangelion. Aside from loungewear, it’s also offering long skirts based on Cardcaptor Sakura. Mayla’s designs are ultra feminine, with lots of frills and ribbons and such.

The Cardcaptor Sakura lounge wear is available via Mayla’s website until November 8, 2024.

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Bandai has revealed that it will produce and sell replicas of the Sealing Wand from Cardcaptor Sakura. The replica will be part of the Special Memorize brand, and it will be available in March 2025.

The company will use the bird head-like Clow Form as the basis for this Sealing Wand replica. The wand will have a total length of around 61 cm (~24 inches).

Pre-orders for the replica have opened on the Japanese Bandai website with a price tag of 7,480 yen (~$50.45). Bandai also teased on its Japanese press release that it may sell the replicas outside Japan as well.

Here is a sample image of the Sealing Wand replica being actually held:

This new replica will appear as part of celebrations for the 25th anniversary of Cardcaptor Sakura's anime adaptation. Bandai had previously revealed that it will hold an Ichiban Kuji merchandise lottery based on the franchise in mid-October 2024. Meanwhile, Good Smile Company is gradually releasing new figures of Sakura Kinomoto and Tomoyo Daidouji across the world.

The Special Memorize replica of the Sealing Wand from Cardcaptor Sakura will be formally available in March 2025. Bandai will close the pre-order window for the item on November 27, 2024.

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The Bandai Spirits social media revealed the grand prize for the special 25th anniversary Ichiban Kuji lottery for Cardcaptor Sakura. It is a figure of Sakura wearing her outfit from the first opening with Kero next to her.

Sakura’s outfit is one that fan should be familiar with, as she wears it in the first opening. She has a pink-red hat with a ribbon on the back, as well as a matching dress. There are frills underneath the dress, and the sleeves are very puffy. She also has red Mary Janes on. Her Sealing Card and a Clow Card are visible in her hands.

The Cardcaptor Sakura Ichiban Kuji (25th anniversary edition) will appear in stores from mid-October 2024. Like most Ichiban Kuji lotteries, you’ll be able to find them in places like convenience stores and anime goods stores. While we don’t have any pictures of the prizes, we do know what the ones other than the A Prize are. Here is a list of prizes you’ll be able to get from the lottery:

• A Prize: Figure
• B Prize: Compact mirror
• C Prize: Multipurpose case
• D Prize: Memorial plate
• E Prize: Hand towel collection
• F Prize: Ruber charm
• G Prize: Stickers
• Last One Prize: Figure (special color edition)
• Double Chance Campaign: Figure (special color edition)

Cardcaptor Sakura started serialization in 1996 and an anime series for it started airing in 1998. It follows the adventures of Saura Kinomoto, a young girl who accidentally unseals and releases the magical Clow Cards from a book she finds. Cerberus, or Kero, is the guardian of said cards and he tasks Sakura with the task of hunting them down and sealing them once again.

The Cardcaptor Sakura 25th anniversary Ichiban Kuji lottery will be available from mid-October 2024 in Japan.

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Good Smile Company opened pre-orders for the Cardcaptor Sakura Pop Up Parade figures of Sakura Kinomoto and Tomoyo Daidouji. Both will show up in Japan in September 2024 and worldwide in Q1 2025.

Both of the figures seem to be featured wearing the Tomoeda Elementary School uniforms. The Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card arc’s uniform involves a blazer and different skirt. (Sakura’s hair is also styled differently in that storyline.) As these are part of the Pop Up Parade line, both are going to be between 17 and 18 cm tall. The price is standardized as well. So each one will be $30.99/¥4,800.

Here’s how both of the characters will look:

Good Smile Company often releases figures based on characters from the series. For example, there is a Clear Card Nendoroid of Sakura. There’s also a Nendoroid Doll on the way.

Cardcaptor Sakura Pop Up Parade figures of Sakura Kinomoto and Tomoyo Daidouji will launch worldwide in Q1 2025 and in Japan in September 2024. Pre-orders are open until March 28, 2024. The anime and its Clear Card follow-up are available on Crunchyroll. 

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There are quite a few Cardcaptor Sakura character Nendoroids, with even a Nendoroid doll in the works, and that also means reruns of ones like the Sakura Kinomoto Tomoeda Junior High Uniform figure. As expected, it’s as adorable as it was during its 2018 run for its 2023 one. 

This is a rather basic Nendoroid of Sakura in her school uniform from the Clear Card follow-up series, so the character does look slightly older. However, because of the diminutive nature of Nendoroids, she still looks incredibly childlike and cute. She’s a charming chibi, with face plates that mimic CLAMP’s trademark eye design. The uniform itself is also an accurate representation, which is great. But all this also means that if you had past Nendoroids of Cardcaptor Sakura characters, you could mix and match easily. Tomoyo could wear this new uniform, for example.

It’s also quite fun for another reason. The face plates cover some great expressions and her teddy bear is more detailed than expected. Her standard smiling and blushing faces are great, but the exaggerated shocked one is so much fun. The sweat drops really sell it, but remain very in-character. As for the bear, I expected it to be a static prop to hold. However, it does have the angel wings on the back and its arms and legs can be moved so it is standing or sitting with its arms up or down. It’s a nice bonus.

There are two elements that are a little frustrating, however. The first is that the packaging means all of her arm parts don’t have their own homes in the plastic insert. Since I tend to keep boxes and leave the parts in there, for when I don’t have certain figures displayed, it feels sloppy to have to have a separate Ziploc bag inside to ensure things aren’t properly organized.

The other is my disappointment that there aren’t designated hand parts for holding her teddy bear. The “grip” hand parts work great for the Dream Form of her Sealing Wand and the book bag. They can’t hold the bear’s arm or wings well. There is one hand part that contours to the bear, but it isn’t great at holding it in place and there’s only one of it. So you sort of have to… work with what you have. It’s a little disappointing.

Both of those are quite minor issues, and this Cardcaptor Sakura Sakura Kinomoto Tomoeda Junior High Uniform Nendoroid is such a cute take on the character. It’s so much fun that I’d love to see another entirely new one of Sakura in one of her various costumes, just so there would be additional parts for posing opportunities.

The Cardcaptor Sakura Sakura Kinomoto Tomoeda Junior High Uniform Nendoroid is available now worldwide. Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card is streaming on Crunchyroll. The manga is handled by Kodansha.

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A new exhibition celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Cardcaptor Sakura anime series will be held in Tokyo between January 8 and February 4, 2024. A social media for the 25th-anniversary exhibition is also available now.

The anniversary exhibition will appear in Osaka and Fukuoka at a later date. The first venue will be in the Tokyo Solamachi building, Floor 5, Space 634, near the Tokyo Skytree. Various merchandise goods will be available for purchase at the venue. More information about these items will appear in the future.

You can check out the new poster and announcement for the exhibition celebrating the 25th anniversary of the anime series here:

The 25th-anniversary project for the Cardcaptor Sakura anime series was originally announced back in April 2022, alongside the release of various Sanrio collaboration figures that are now available for pre-order. Additionally, CLAMP recently announced that an original painting exhibition will appear in Japan in mid-2024.

The Cardcaptor Sakura anime 25th-anniversary exhibition will be held in Tokyo between January 8 and February 4, 2024. The final chapter of the Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card manga will appear on December 2023 in the Nakayoshi magazine.

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The Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card manga will be ending, with its final chapter, Episode 80 releasing in the January issue of Nakayoshi. Nakayoshi's January issue will release on December 1, 2023.

To celebrate the final chapter of the Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card manga releasing, all chapters of the manga are available to read for free on Comic Days and Palcy until December 1, 2023. Following its publication in Nakayoshi, Episode 80 will eventually be available to read on YouTube in Japanese, English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and Chinese.

The announcement post for the final chapter on social media can be viewed below:

Cardcaptor Sakura was originally serialized in Kodansha's girls' manga magazine Nakayoshi from 1996 to 2000. It then later returned with the Clear Card arc in 2016 to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Cardcaptor Sakura series. The Clear Card arc will end its run after seven years in publication. CLAMP is currently celebrating their 30th anniversary under Kodansha as their publisher, which includes series like xxxHolic, Magic Knight Rayearth, Clover, Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle, and Chobits.

Clear Card is the sequel to the original series and involves Sakura's magical cards suddenly turning blank. She has to go and capture new transparent cards—the Clear Cards—with the help of her boyfriend Syaoran and all of her friends before they can cause problems and wreak havoc due to their enhanced power.

The manga is published by Kodansha globally. The anime adaption of Clear Card is available for streaming on Crunchyroll. The sequel is currently in development by Madhouse.

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Gashapon Online will start selling a new series of Cardcaptor Sakura and Sanrio mascot figures from November 21, 2023. In total, there are ten to collect. [Thanks, Dengeki Hobby!]

There are two collections that are part of this collaboration. They are the Kirakira Perfume Versions and the Sakura Collection. The Sakura Collection features four miniature Sakura figures wearing outfits that look like a combination of clothing she wore from the Cardcaptor Sakura show, but with a Sanrio twist. For example, one of the outfits looks like the black-and-pink cat-themed costume she wore while fighting The Thunder. However, the ears look like Kuromi’s. Other outfits take inspiration from My Melody, Pompompurin, and Cinnamoroll.

The Kirakira Perfume collection has five figures of Sanrio mascots—Hello Kitty, My Melody, Kuromi, Pompompurin, and Cinnamoroll—wearing the outfits that Sakura wore in the Sakura Collection. Again, for example, Kuromi is wearing the black-and-pink outfit Sakura wore. The outfit that Sakura and Hello Kitty share has a more regal design. It has a long red dress and a crown (in Hello Kitty’s case).

The Gashapon Online Kirakira Perfume series will cost 400 JPY to play. They’ll be available from late February 2024. The Sakura Collection will cost 500 JPY and will come out from late March 2024.

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Good Smile Company announced it is working on a new Cardcaptor Sakura Nendoroid Doll. The figure is so early in development that there’s only concept art and no prototype yet. 

Here’s the company’s official announcement. It shows Sakura Kinomoto in her school uniform. She’s also holding the Dream Staff. Both that and the uniform style suggest this figure will be based on the later Clear Card arc appearance of the character. 

This will be the first Nendoroid Doll figure of the character. Sakura and ing cast like Tomoyo appeared as standard Nendoroids, however.

We’ve seen a lot of merchandise based on the series and character lately. That amped up after the 25th anniversary project for the CLAMP manga and anime kicked off. While some of the resulting products like the Furyu and Yoshitoku figure could be expensive, we’ve seen some more reasonable items as well. In fact, Good Smile Company also opened orders for a rerelease of its original Sakura Nendoroid. That can be ordered again until November 30, 2023 ahead of its 2024 rerelease. 

The Cardcaptor Sakura Nendoroid Doll is in development, and there’s no release window yet. The manga is handled outside Japan by Kodansha, and the anime is streaming on Crunchyroll.

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Sanrio will be releasing a new line of Cardcaptor Sakura socks online and in-stores across Japan on September 9, 2023. The new sock line feature seven pairs of different socks with Sakura posed in various outfits from the series alongside different Sanrio characters including Hello Kitty, Cinnamonroll, Pompompurin, Kuromi, and My Melody. One additional pair also features Kero in a flower hat with Corocorokuririn.

The socks will be limited and there is a limit of one item per person for each design. Pre-orders will open online at the Avail store and in retail stores on September 9 at 12:00 PM Japan Time. Currently there are no prices listed for the line of socks on the Avail store, but listings will be available at the time of the pre-order launch.

Sanrio previously released special goods for Cardcaptor Sakura back in March 2023 at various shops across Japan. The collaboration was released to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of the anime series and featured iconic Sanrio characters including Pochacco and Keroppi. Sanrio is currently collaborating with Vocaloid idol Hatsune Miku for a line of Hatsune Miku and Cinnamonroll socks.

Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card is available for streaming on Crunchyroll. The sequel to the Clear Card anime was announced back in April 2023 and is currently in development by Madhouse.

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Good Smile Company announced it will rerelease one of its Cardcaptor Sakura Nendoroids. The one of Sakura in her Tomoeda Junior High uniform, which is the outfit she wore in the Clear Card series, will be coming back. It will return in Japan in November 2023. She has a Q1 2024 North American launch window. She costs ¥5,500/$37.99.

As before, this version of Sakura comes with the same accessories. There are smiling, blushing, and shocked face plates. She can hold the bear that Syaoran gave her. You could also pose her carrying her Dream Wand or holding her school bag.

Here's a closer look at the figure:
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There are also two bonus item promotions. If you buy through Good Smile Company, you get a bookmark featuring art inspired by the Nendoroid. It is also part of a general campaign where people who pre-order certain figures get one of our possible extra hand parts with signs.

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This is the second recent Sakura Nendoroid pre-order to open up. The company also opened orders for Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle ones. There will be one of Sakura and another of Syaoran.

The Cardcaptor Sakura Nendoroid of her in her Tomoeda Junior High Uniform will come to Japan in November 2023 and North America in Q1 2024. Pre-orders close on August 3, 2023.

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