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Cardcaptor Sakura (1998)

Action · Adventure · Animation

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.

IMDb rating
8.0 (6,587 votes)
Episode average
7.7 -0.3 vs IMDb
Seasons
3
Streaming (US)
Crunchyroll
Language
JA
Type
TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 3 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1998)

7.53 avg 35 episodes 7.5 → 8.2 25 min avg

Ep 1: 7.5 · 184 votesEp 2: 7.2 · 147 votesEp 3: 7.3 · 131 votesEp 4: 7.3 · 124 votesEp 5: 6.9 · 114 votesEp 6: 7.5 · 111 votesEp 7: 7.7 · 105 votesEp 8: 7.9 · 107 votesEp 9: 7.6 · 102 votesEp 10: 7.6 · 101 votesEp 11: 7.6 · 96 votesEp 12: 7.7 · 98 votesEp 13: 7.4 · 92 votesEp 14: 7.7 · 90 votesEp 15: 7.4 · 90 votesEp 16: 7.6 · 91 votesEp 17: 7.4 · 87 votesEp 18: 7.4 · 85 votesEp 19: 7.5 · 81 votesEp 20: 7.6 · 83 votesEp 21: 7.3 · 78 votesEp 22: 7.5 · 84 votesEp 23: 7.5 · 78 votesEp 24: 7.5 · 80 votesEp 25: 8.2 · 87 votesEp 26: 7.6 · 79 votesEp 27: 7.7 · 78 votesEp 28: 7.5 · 73 votesEp 29: 7.1 · 75 votesEp 30: 7.5 · 75 votesEp 31: 7.3 · 72 votesEp 32: 7.8 · 76 votesEp 33: 7.4 · 74 votesEp 34: 7.5 · 74 votesEp 35: 8.2 · 84 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Sakura and the Mysterious Magic Book7.5184
2Sakura's Wonderful Friend7.2147
3Sakura's Heart-throbbing First Date7.3131
4Sakura's Exhausting Sunday7.3124
5Sakura and the Panda and the Cute Store6.9114
6Sakura and Her Mother's Memory7.5111
7Sakura's First Challenge as a Thief!?7.7105
8Sakura's Rival Appears!7.9107
9Sakura and the Mysterious Broach7.6102
10Sakura and the Flowery Athletics Meet7.6101
11Sakura, Tomoyo and the Big House7.696
12Sakura's Endless Day7.798
13Sakura and the Elephant's Strength Contest7.492
14Sakura, Touya and Cinderella7.790
15Sakura and Kero's Big Fight7.490
16Sakura and the Rainbow of Memory7.691
17Sakura's Scary Courage Test7.487
18Sakura, Yukito and the Summer Festival7.485
19Sakura and the Summer Vacation Homework7.581
20Sakura and the Fighting Transfer Student7.683
21Sakura's Long Marathon7.378
22Sakura and Her Kind Father7.584
23Sakura, Tomoyo and the Wonderful Song7.578
24Sakura's Mini Great Adventure7.580
25Sakura and Another Sakura8.287
26Sakura and the Wonderful Teacher7.679
27Sakura and the Shrine of Memories7.778
28Sakura and the Incantation Card7.573
29Sakura's Sweet Cooking7.175
30Sakura and the Injured Card7.575
31Sakura and the Nameless Book7.372
32Sakura, Kero, Shaoran and...7.876
33Sakura's Cold Ice Skating7.474
34Sakura, Yukito and the Daytime Moon7.574
35Sakura's Wonderful Christmas8.284

Season 2 (1999)

7.90 avg 11 episodes 7.7 → 8.8 25 min avg

Ep 1: 7.7 · 74 votesEp 2: 7.5 · 69 votesEp 3: 7.5 · 71 votesEp 4: 7.7 · 73 votesEp 5: 8.1 · 79 votesEp 6: 7.8 · 75 votesEp 7: 8.1 · 78 votesEp 8: 7.8 · 74 votesEp 9: 7.7 · 74 votesEp 10: 8.2 · 83 votesEp 11: 8.8 · 96 votes
Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Sakura and the Snowy New School Year7.774
2Sakura and Tomoyo's Vanished Voice7.569
3Sakura's Fun Strawberry Picking Adventure7.571
4Sakura's Dizzy Fever Day7.773
5Sakura and the Sakura in the Dream8.179
6Sakura, Li, and the Sea of Sand7.875
7Sakura and the Blacked Out School Arts Festival8.178
8Sakura and Farewell to Meiling7.874
9Sakura, Kero, and the Mysterious Teacher7.774
10Sakura and the Final Clow Card8.283
11Sakura and the Final Judgement8.896

Season 3 (1999)

7.71 avg 24 episodes 7.6 → 8.5 25 min avg

Ep 1: 7.6 · 70 votesEp 2: 7.8 · 69 votesEp 3: 7.4 · 67 votesEp 4: 7.6 · 68 votesEp 5: 7.4 · 66 votesEp 6: 7.4 · 65 votesEp 7: 7.6 · 64 votesEp 8: 7.4 · 69 votesEp 9: 7.4 · 69 votesEp 10: 7.5 · 64 votesEp 11: 8.2 · 77 votesEp 12: 7.6 · 61 votesEp 13: 7.6 · 67 votesEp 14: 8.1 · 70 votesEp 15: 7.7 · 67 votesEp 16: 7.6 · 64 votesEp 17: 7.5 · 63 votesEp 18: 7.5 · 63 votesEp 19: 8.1 · 68 votesEp 20: 7.9 · 67 votesEp 21: 7.6 · 70 votesEp 22: 7.8 · 65 votesEp 23: 8.2 · 68 votesEp 24: 8.5 · 84 votes
Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Sakura and the Mysterious Transfer Student7.670
2Sakura and the Awakened Key of Star7.869
3Sakura and the Dangerous Piano7.467
4Sakura, Shaoran and the Invisible Threads7.668
5Sakura and the Big Stuffed Doll7.466
6Sakura's Sheep Warning!?7.465
7Sakura and the Panic Bicycle7.664
8Sakura and the Calendar of Memories7.469
9Sakura and Sakura in Wonderland7.469
10Sakura, Kero and a Candy Date??7.564
11Sakura, Shaoran and the Elevator8.277
12Sakura and the Big Pinch7.661
13Sakura, Tomoyo and the Ball Trap7.667
14Sakura and Her Precious Friend8.170
15Sakura, Card and the Present7.767
16Sakura and the Mysterious Fortune7.664
17Sakura, Pool and the Big Wave7.563
18Sakura and the Snow-Blowing Ski School7.563
19Sakura, Yukito and His Fading Power8.168
20Sakura's Most Favorite Friend7.967
21Sakura, Shaoran and the Tsukimine Shrine7.670
22Sakura, the Past and Clow Reed7.865
23Sakura and the Appearance of Clow Reed8.268
24Sakura and Her True Feeling8.584

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