Welcome to the カードキャプターさくら Card Captor Sakura Book Club!
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This is the main thread for reading the manga along with the Absolute Beginner Book Club here on the forums. If you have a bit of experience with Japanese, but you are still easing into reading, then this would be a good place to start! If you have questions about whether or not you think you’re ready, feel free to ask them here, or in the ABBC main thread, but also please check out @ChristopherFritz’s guide for joining the Absolute beginner book club.
View the nomination post here!
Where to purchase
Physical: Honto | Rakuten | CD Japan | Amazon US | Amazon JP | Kinokuniya JP
Digital: eBook Japan | BookWalker | Amazon Kindle JP
Schedule
Note about page numbers
Two sets of page numbers are provided, for the original (OG) edition, and for the Refurbished (RE) edition. The paperpack copy and some digital copies use the original edition, while the original hardcover and most digital copies are the refurbished edition. The difference is some inter-chapter art that was added for the refurbished edition. There’s also the anniversary edition (AE) which is a newer hardback edition. This should follow the same page numbers as the RE, but then has next two chapters that are part of volume 2 in the OG or RE edition. The best way to check your edition is to look for the stamp with a picture of Kero-chan and the words “Refurbished Edition” between chapters, or to check the page count (186 for the OG, 196 for RE, or 256 for AE).
(Note: The menu in the bookwalker app (and most e-readers) will be show a page number 2 higher than the actual page number, due to treating the covers as pages)
Week | Date | Chapter | Page # (OG) | Page # (RE/AE) | Pages With Text |
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1 | September 7th | 1 pt 1 | 7 - 13 | 7 - 13 | 5 |
2 | September 14th | 1 pt 2 | 14 - 20 | 14 - 20 | 7 |
3 | September 21st | 1 pt 3 | 21 - 27 | 21 - 27 | 8 |
4 | September 28th | 1 pt 4 | 28 - 39 | 28 - 39 | 11 |
5 | October 5th | 1 pt 5 | 40 - 50 | 40 - 52 | 11 |
6 | October 12th | 2 pt 1 | 51 - 62 | 53 - 64 | 12 |
7 | October 19th | 2 pt 2 | 63 - 76 | 65 - 78 | 12 |
8 | October 26th | 2 pt 3 | 77 - 90 | 79 - 94 | 14 |
9 | November 2nd | 3 pt 1 | 91 - 104 | 95 - 108 | 13 |
10 | November 9th | 3 pt 2 | 105 - 122 | 109 - 128 | 14 |
11 | November 16th | 4 pt 1 | 123 - 136 | 129 - 142 | 14 |
12 | November 23rd | 4 pt 2 | 137 - 155 | 143 - 163 | 15 |
13 | November 30th | 5 pt 1 | 155 - 171 | 163 - 179 | 17 |
14 | December 7th | 5 pt 2 | 172 - 186 | 180 - 196 | 17 |
Vocabulary
Google Sheet (editable)
Discussion Guidelines
Spoiler Courtesy
Please follow these rules to avoid inadvertent ネタバレ. If you’re unsure whether something should have a spoiler tag, err on the side of using one.
- Any potential spoiler for the current week’s reading need only be covered by a spoiler tag. Predictions and conjecture made by somebody who has not read ahead still falls into this category.
- Any potential spoilers for external sources need to be covered by a spoiler tag and include a label (outside of the spoiler tag) of what might be spoiled. These include but are not limited to: other book club picks, other books, games, movies, anime, etc. I recommend also tagging the severity of the spoiler (for example, I may still look at minor spoilers for something that I don’t intend to read soon).
- Any information from later in the book than the current week’s reading (including trigger warnings that haven’t yet manifested) needs to be hidden by spoiler tags and labeled as coming from later sections.
Instructions for Spoiler Tags
Click the cog above the text box and use either the “Hide Details” or “Blur Spoiler” options. The text which says “This text will be hidden” should be replaced with what you are wishing to write. In the case of “Hide Details”, the section in the brackets that is labelled “Summary” can be replaced with whatever you like also (i.e, [details=”Chapter 1, Pg. 1”]).
Hide Details results in the dropdown box like below:
Example
This is an example of the “Hide Details” option.
The “Blur Spoiler” option will simply blur the text it surrounds.
This is an example of the “Blur Spoiler” option.
Posting Advice
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When asking for help, please mention the page number, and check before posting that your question hasn’t already been asked. As the threads get longer, it becomes more convenient to use the Search function, which is located in the upper right corner of the forum. It is the magnifying glass which is near your profile picture! The best way to search is usually to type part of the sentence you are confused about, and select “in this topic”. This will show you all posts within the current thread which has that string of text.
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Be sure to join the conversation! It’s fun, and it’s what keeps these book clubs lively! There’s no such thing as a stupid question! We are all learning here, and if the question has crossed your mind, there’s a very good chance it has crossed somebody else’s also! Asking and answering questions is a great learning opportunity for everyone involved, so never hesitate to do so!
Proper Nouns
Name | Reading | Image | Notes |
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Main Characters | |||
木之本桜 | きのもと さくら | Main character | |
大道寺知世 | だいどうじ ともよ | Sakura’s cousin and best friend | |
木之本桃矢 | きのもと とうや | Sakura’s Older Brother | |
月城雪兎 | つきしろ ゆきと | Sakura’s Older Brother’s Best Friend | |
ケルベロス ケロ |
ケルベロス | Sakura’s companion, the beast of the seal | |
Locations | |||
友枝 | ともえだ | Sakura’s Neighbourhood (and school) |
Resources
Membership
- Yes
- Yes, but I might start late
- Maybe
- No
- eBook
- Paperback
- Hardcover