New Cardcaptor Sakura Artbook Collects Beautiful Animation Materials

Costume designs, set sketches, and more are all on display in Cardcaptor Sakura ArchivesLove the art of Cardcaptor Sakura? A new artbook from Anime Style will bring production materials, full color art, costume designs, and more together in one volume, so you can peruse your favorite pictures at any time. Find out more about the Cardcaptor Sakura Archive, including where to order your copy, after the jump!

New Cardcaptor Sakura Artbook Collects Beautiful Animation Materials

from the Cardcaptor Sakura Archive cover

 

Manga and anime team CLAMP took magical girl anime to new heights with Cardcaptor Sakura, and not just with their beautiful art and wide array of battle dresses. But the art is a massive part of the appeal... and if you want to revisit it, a new collection from Anime Style will let you do just that.

 

Titled the Cardcaptor Sakura Archive, the 536-page artbook brings together full-color and line art from all across the anime's run. You'll get a closer look at Sakura's many battle outfits, as well as scenery, props, and other settings:

 

Cardcaptor Sakura Archive interior

Cardcaptor Sakura Archive interior

Cardcaptor Sakura Archive interior

Cardcaptor Sakura Archive interior

Cardcaptor Sakura Archive interior

 

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A front section includes a selection of full-color art:

 

from Cardcaptor Sakura Archives

from Cardcaptor Sakura Archives

 

And in the back you'll find art and notes used when creating the show's opening and ending sequences:

 

from Cardcaptor Sakura Archives

 

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Cardcaptor Sakura Archive cover

 

Cardcaptor Sakura Archives is available for pre-order now from the Anime Style website. The book sells for 4,180 yen including tax, and will officially arrive in print on July 27.

 

Source: Comic Natalie

 

Watch Cardcaptor Sakura on Crunchyroll!

 

 

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