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Cardcaptor Sakura

New Cardcaptor Sakura fashion line delivers magical girl style for real-world ladies

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 23, 2026
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Anime-inspired looks with for-fans nods to the classic series.

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• Japan
• (anime • Cardcaptor Sakura • Clamp • COK • fashion • manga • skirts)

Manga legends Clamp reveals new Godiva Japan chocolate and merch lineup【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 18, 2025

Chocolates, insulated bags, and tumblers featuring stars from Cardcaptor Sakura, Magic Knight Rayearth, and more.

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• Japan
• (anime • Cardcaptor Sakura • chocolate • Clamp • COK • Godiva • Godiva Japan • manga • sweets)

Manga superstars Clamp team up with Godiva Japan for sweets featuring Cardcaptor Sakura and more

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 8, 2025

Legendary shojo manga/anime creators share their cast of characters with the Belgian chocolatier.

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• Japan
• (anime • Cardcaptor Sakura • chocolate • Clamp • Godiva • Godiva Japan • manga • sweets)

Sailor Moon and others teach foreign tourists Japanese etiquette in Manga Manners art series

• Casey Baseel
  Apr 27, 2025

Characters from Akira, Cardcaptor Sakura, Ghost in the Shell, and more explain the basics of Japanese manners at Shinkansen stations.

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• Japan
• (AKIRA • anime • Attack on Titan • Cardcaptor Sakura • Chiikawa • etiquette • Ghost in the Shell • japanese manners • Kodansha • manga • manners • Sailor Moon • shinkansen • stations • Tokyo Revengers • trains • travel)

Pizza Hut made a Cardcaptor Sakura Pizza, and its ingredients are as crazy as its looks

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 14, 2024

The anime magical girl inspires a pizza like nothing we’ve ever seen before, but it wasn’t for Japan.

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• Japan
• (anime • awesome • Cardcaptor Sakura • cool • crazy • food • manga • pizza • Pizza Hut • Pizza Hut Taiwan • weird)

Beautiful new line of Cardcaptor Sakura shoes are here to capture your fashion-loving heart【Pics】

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 24, 2024

Three designs based on three iconic anime magical girl costumes.

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• Japan
• (anime • Cardcaptor Sakura • Clamp • fashion • manga • Mayla • shoes)

Cardcaptor Sakura Chinese Cafe opens in Tokyo, coming to other cities with special merch【Pics】

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 24, 2023

Kero-chan Chinese Cafe is the latest Cardcaptor anime eatery.

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• Japan
• (anime • anime cafes • Cardcaptor Sakura • Clamp • food • manga • Parco • restaurants • THE GUEST cafe & diner • themed cafes • themed restaurants)

Uniqlo teams up with shojo manga/anime masters Clamp for new World of Clamp T-shirt line【Pics】

• Casey Baseel
  May 9, 2023

Cardcaptor Sakura, Magic Knight Rayearth, and, of course, Tokyo Tower.

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• Japan
• (anime • Cardcaptor Sakura • Clamp • fashion • Magic Knight Rayearth • manga • shirts • shojo anime • shojo manga • t-shirts • Uniqlo • UT)

Cardcaptor Sakura and Sanrio collab for the perfect character pair merch

• Shannon
  Oct 11, 2021

This is what happens when fictional characters design for other fictional characters.

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• Japan
• (Cardcaptor Sakura • Cinnamoroll • Clamp • collaboration goods • Hello Kitty • Kuromi • My Melody • Pompompurin • Sanrio)

Charming Cardcaptor Sakura, Magic Knight Rayearth makeup sets revealed for February release

• Krista Rogers
  Feb 2, 2021

Cosmetics will be sold in a lottery-style game at Japanese convenience stores as part of Clamp’s 30th anniversary celebrations.

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• Japan
• (anime • Bandai Spirits • campaign • Cardcaptor Sakura • Clamp • Clamp 30th Anniversary • convenience store • cosmetics • lottery • Magic Knight Rayearth • makeup palette • manga • Nakayoshi)

Our Japanese language reporter visits a manga shop in Spain, learns a lesson about manga fandom

• Dale Roll
  Oct 26, 2019

The most popular manga at this Spanish manga mecca right now isn’t, in fact, Dragon Ball!

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• Europe
• (anime • Cardcaptor Sakura • COK • Dragon Ball • Dragon Ball Super • Kamezawa Ikuna • manga • One Piece • SNJO • Spain)

Japanese cosplayer breaks Guinness record for largest collection of Cardcaptor Sakura merchandise

• Master Blaster
  Jul 8, 2019

Meet Guinness re-Cordcaptor Natsumi.

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• Japan
• (anime • Cardcaptor Sakura • collecting • cosplay • Guinness World Record • manga • Natsumi Shirahoshi • otaku)

Cardcaptor Sakura engagement rings are here to help you capture your bride-to-be’s heart

• Casey Baseel
  Apr 5, 2019

Japanese jeweler unveils three magical designs inspired by the anime magical girl.

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• Japan
• (accessories • anime • Cardcaptor Sakura • Clamp • engagement rings • jewelry • manga • marriage • rings • U-Treasure)

Cardcaptor Sakura gets a special limited-time Twitter emoji to celebrate cherry blossom season

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 27, 2019

The beloved anime magical girl is helping flowers bloom on social media.

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• Internet, Japan
• (anme • Cardcaptor Sakura • cherry blossoms • cute • emoji • hashtags • manga • sakura • twitter)

Win Cardcaptor Sakura cosmetics in the Bandai Spirits lottery!

• Shannon McNaught
  Nov 4, 2018

Bandai Spirits will make you spend all of your money to win these Cardcaptor Sakura goods.

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• Japan
• (anime • Bandai • Cardcaptor Sakura • cosmetics • Ichiban Kuji • make-up • manga)

The magical food and gorgeous merch of Tokyo’s brand-new Cardcaptor Sakura cafe and gift shop

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 29, 2018

Sorry, Kero-chan. You’re cute and all, but fans of the classic anime are definitely going to eat you.

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• Japan
• (anime • cafes • Cardcaptor Sakura • Clamp • food • manga • restaurants • Roppongi Hills • sweets • themed restaurants)

Tokyo’s Cardcaptor Sakura exhibition has giant Kero-chan, free cosplay, and English signage

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 27, 2018

SoraNews24 visits the brand-new salute to one of anime’s most popular magical girls ever.

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• Japan
• (anime • art • Cardcaptor Sakura • Clamp • COK • cosplay • events • manga • museums • Roppongi Hills • SNOJ • Tokyo)

Brand-new Cardcaptor Sakura Cafe opens in Tokyo this week, with Kero-chan calling the shots

• Casey Baseel
  Apr 24, 2018

Magical girl anime mascot opens his own restaurant at the foot of the Tokyo Skytree.

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• Japan
• (anime • anime restaurants • cafes • Cardcaptor Sakura • COK • food • manga • restaurants • themed restaurants • Tokyo Skytree)

New Cardcaptor Sakura Cafe opens in Tokyo, two other cities with themed food, drinks, and art

• Casey Baseel
  Feb 5, 2018

Kero-chan Caramel Milk and sakura-flavored cotton candy from Kyoto are among the anime-themed treats on offer.

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• Japan
• (anime • anime restaurants • cafes • Cardcaptor Sakura • manga • restaurants • sakura • themed restaurants)

Beautiful Korean cosplayer charms fans with outfits from Cardcaptor Sakura, Love Live!, and more

• Casey Baseel
  Jan 30, 2018

Variety-packed portfolio ranges from classic anime to modern mobile game hits.

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• Korea
• (anime • beautiful women • Cardcaptor Sakura • cosplay • cosplayers • love live • Pokemon • Sailor Moon)

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