Cardcaptor Sakura
1998 4 seasons · 92 ep live_tv Scripted Japan

Cardcaptor Sakura

カードキャプターさくら

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

8.6
TMDB Rating
629
Audience Reviews
Outstanding
Critical Tier

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
Reviews
95th
Review-volume percentile
96th
Popularity percentile

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.

  1. Hunter × Hunter Pilot
    #1

    Hunter × Hunter Pilot

    ★ 9.0 · 1998
  2. Sasuke
    #2

    Sasuke

    ★ 8.8 · 1997
  3. One Piece
    #3

    One Piece

    ★ 8.7 · 1999
  4. Cardcaptor Sakura
    #4

    Cardcaptor Sakura

    ★ 8.6 · 1998
  5. Zoids: Chaotic Century
    #5

    Zoids: Chaotic Century

    ★ 8.6 · 1999
  6. Revolutionary Girl Utena
    #6

    Revolutionary Girl Utena

    ★ 8.6 · 1997
  7. Cowboy Bebop
    #7

    Cowboy Bebop

    ★ 8.5 · 1998
  8. Berserk
    #8

    Berserk

    ★ 8.5 · 1997

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).

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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

First Air Date
April 7, 1998
Last Air Date
June 10, 2018
Broadcast Span
20.2 years
Total Episodes
92 across 4 seasons
Format
Scripted
Status
Returning Series
Total Runtime
≈ 38.3 hours

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
Original LanguageJapanese
Production CompaniesMadhouse, Kodansha
Series TypeScripted
Seasons / Episodes4 / 92
Release DateApril 7, 1998
Official Siteccsakura-official.com