On the release of the third volume of Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card manga, it announced that it has a total of 1.5 million copies in print—an achievement for a sequel novel. The limited edition manga volume also comes with the Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card-hen Prologue – Sakura to Futatsu no Kuma video anime. The DVD already has English subtitles. The anime was first preview and world premiere at Anime Expo last July.
The sequel manga of Cardcaptor Sakura was first released in June 2016 by Nagayoshi and is being released in print and in digital by Kondansha comics. The anime adaptation for the manga is slated to air on January 2018.
Cardcaptor Sakura tells the story of an ordinary girl named Sakura Kinomoto who founds a book containing magical “Clow Cards”. When the cards all flew away and scattered all around her town, it is her duty to capture them before they wreak havoc into the world. She is guided by the guardian Keroberos upon capturing the Clow Cards. The first television anime had a total of 70 episodes and two movies that were all successful hits not only in Japan but also in other parts of the world.