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Cardcaptor Sakura Clear Card Promo Video Showcases Tomoyo

posted on by Karen Ressler
Crunchyroll to stream series starting in January; Funimation to stream dub

The official website for the television anime of CLAMP's Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card manga began streaming a new promotional video with a focus on Sakura's friend Tomoyo on Friday.

The anime will premiere on NHK BS Premium at 7:30 a.m. on Sunday, January 7, 2018. The anime will then repeat on Fridays at 11:45 p.m. Crunchyroll will stream the series as it airs in Japan, and Funimation will stream the dub on FunimationNow. NHK reported earlier this month that the series will have 26 episodes.

Morio Asaka is returning from the first television anime series and two films to direct the new series at Madhouse. CLAMP's Nanase Ohkawa is handling the series composition and is writing the scripts. Kunihiko Hamada (animation director for previous TV series and two films) is the character designer with costume and card designs by CLAMP's Mokona. Masafumi Mima is directing the sound, and Takayuki Negishi is composing the music. NHK, Kodansha, and NHK Enterprise are producing.

The main returning cast includes:

Sakura Tange as Sakura Kinomoto



Aya Hisakawa as Keroberos



Junko Iwao as Tomoyo Daidōji



Motoko Kumai as Syaoran Li



Megumi Ogata as Yukito Tsukishiro/Yue



Tomokazu Seki as Tōya Kinomoto



Nozomu Sasaki as Eriol Hiiragizawa



Emi Shinohara as Kaho Mizuki


New characters include:

Minori Suzuki as Akiho, a new friend of Sakura's who has transferred from Hong Kong. She has lived abroad for a long time in France, Germany, and so on. Her favorite stuffed animal is named Momo.


Natsuki Hanae as Yuna, who takes care of Akiho. He is good at making delicious black tea and sweets.

CLAMP launched the Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card sequel manga series in Nakayoshi on June 3, 2016. The manga's third volume shipped on September 13, and a special edition bundled the Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card-hen Prologue - Sakura to Futatsu no Kuma OVA. The manga series now has more than 1.5 million copies in print.


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