Warning: Full spoilers for the episode follow.
Reboots and sequel seasons of old, beloved franchise are common these days, but few successfully recapture the tone and character of their predecessors. Twin Peaks: The Return is a recent, fantastic example of a great revival, and it looks like Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card is priming to join that short list.
Kero’s peppy “hidey-howdy-ho!” (in Japanese, of course) was the perfect reintroduction to the series, and a smart return of the fun post-episode special, Leave It to Kero-chan. Even if this segment isn’t used for the rest of Clear Card, it shows the care the team at Madhouse put into reviving the Cardcaptor Sakura animation with the callback to the short-lived segment that only aired during the first season. Kero’s recap during the segment isn’t really all that helpful, though, so while old fans may recognize the introduction, some references and characters may not make sense to viewers that didn’t watch through the first three seasons.
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Reboots and sequel seasons of old, beloved franchise are common these days, but few successfully recapture the tone and character of their predecessors. Twin Peaks: The Return is a recent, fantastic example of a great revival, and it looks like Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card is priming to join that short list.
Kero’s peppy “hidey-howdy-ho!” (in Japanese, of course) was the perfect reintroduction to the series, and a smart return of the fun post-episode special, Leave It to Kero-chan. Even if this segment isn’t used for the rest of Clear Card, it shows the care the team at Madhouse put into reviving the Cardcaptor Sakura animation with the callback to the short-lived segment that only aired during the first season. Kero’s recap during the segment isn’t really all that helpful, though, so while old fans may recognize the introduction, some references and characters may not make sense to viewers that didn’t watch through the first three seasons.
Continue reading…
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