Cardcaptor Fridge Thoughts

Which means Sakura lives in a time before 9/11. No wonder it's so lovely.

This isn't about the show, it's just something I've noticed that surprises me. On Facebook I'm part of a fan group, and half the responses on a lot of posts are in Spanish. And on youtube where I'm posting videos, the recommended links lead to a lot of videos either hosted by Spanish Speakers, or Spanish dubs of the anime or manga. And very occasionally on ebay I run into Central American or south American users with insanely rare imports. Seems like CCS has a larger than average Spanish speaking demographic. Large enough to notice anyway.

None of the main cast have two parents homes. Kinomoto: Mother deceased Daidouji: Father absent Li: Father absent or maybe dead? And whole families aren't common among the extended cast Yukito: Dad (Clow) is deceased Yuki: Dad deceased Akane: Parents divorced Sasaki: Father is absent enough for Rika to have emotional transfer to Terada I think broken families are fairly common in clamp works.

This point was dropped in the anime but in the Manga one of the things Eriol wanted was for Sakura to become more powerful than he was so that she could split his magic. But really? Transforming a few cards was enough to make her more powerful? Sakura’s magic is entirely dependant on the Cards while Eriol can do all this and more through his own magic, no tools required but his staff. And like I said this is more apparent in the Manga where he displayed all the same abilities and Sakura had fewer cards to compare to.

I am sure that Sonomi doesn't inhibit Tomoyo's creativity and probably encourages her. But does Sonomi ever wonder what Tomoyo does with all these outfits she makes? And surely she asks what Tomoyo does at those late nights, or are the bodyguards sworn to secrecy? But still I'm left wondering just how involved Sonomi makes herself in Tomoyo's life.

I get that it's casting thing and it's way too much effort to get a translator in there to feed some lines to the actors, but I just find it a missed opportunity that Syaoran and Meiling don't speak Chinese (probably cantonese) to each other. Especially early on, it would seem like the language barrier would be something Meiling would abuse to plot against Sakura, or use as a point against her in proving compatibility.

Exactly where does Yukito get the money for the ridiculous amount of food he eats. I understand this series is in Japan and the value of the yes is something I'm not THAT familiar with. But I know what 1000 yen bought me back in 2009 and even double that amount is not even half what was implied Yukito was eating per meal during the Sakura arc. I think I screen grabbed a shot of his lunch once so I might try a quick estimate.

Yukito is basically the same set up as Nakuru right? So does that mean he also lacks any male characteristics? Has he ever been to the doctor? A school physical? Hell it’s Japan, has he ever had an uncomfortable visit to an onsen and realized something is literally “off”?

The anime as I said seems to balance this out, giving Sonomi a couple more appearances, introducing Maki. Teaching staff is still fairly under represented though.

Sorry this hasn’t been updated recently. Been really busy. I did finish rewatching the series and It’s been a chore finding time to go back with my notes and screen cap what I need. Will start again soon.

I understand it’s actually a brilliant animation shortcut to make all the kids wear the same uniforms for literally everything, which cuts down on time creating different outfits for every kid, but in universe, who pays for all those clothes?

Does Tomoeda not believe in signs? I mean the place in the Illusion Episode shows that there are guard rails but they’re broken and no one seems to be making a priority of repairing them. Even a simple “sudden drops” sign would be welcome in the forests in Tomoeda.

Based on Fujitaka’s expressions, it seems he’s well aware of the relationship between Touya and Kaho. So, I’ve gotta wonder how that father/son discussion went.

I’ve watched this episode a bunch and I still don’t understand how only Sakura’s group got caught in the loop. Like, if they were at the end of the marathon and the Loop activated it would make sense but how did they get caught at the front of the marathon, but no one else involved got caught?