Japan Cardcaptor Sakura sits in the top 2% of Japan seriess on this catalog — ranked #74 of 4,579 by TMDB audience score.
Synopsis
カードキャプターさくら
Sakura Kinomoto, an elementary school student who discovers that she possesses magical powers after accidentally freeing a set of magical cards from the book they had been sealed in for years. She is then tasked with retrieving those cards in order to avoid an unknown catastrophe from befalling the world.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #74 of 4,579 Japan seriess indexed here (98th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +1.7 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #55 of 2,532 (top 2%).
Audience Engagement
629 audience reviews — more than 95% of Japan seriess in our index.
Popularity sits at the 96th percentile among Japan seriess.
Other Titles From Madhouse
Animation + Sci-Fi & Fantasy in Japan
719 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Sci-Fi & Fantasy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Cardcaptor Sakura itself).
The 1997–1999 Japan Window
Among 162 Japan seriess we catalog from this window, Cardcaptor Sakura places #4 — near the top of its class.
The 1990s Japan Landscape
1998 was the decade’s peak output year for Japan — 62 titles released, including Cardcaptor Sakura. Bars below show how the 1990s stacked up year by year (447 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 61 other Japan seriess in 1998.
The 1151st Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (1,671 seriess).
Broadcast Timeline
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Madhouse, Kodansha |
| Series Type | Scripted |
| Seasons / Episodes | 4 / 92 |
| Release Date | April 7, 1998 |
| Official Site | ccsakura-official.com |