| Cardcaptor Sakura Volume 1 (Japanese) | |
| Author | CLAMP |
| Illustrator | CLAMP |
| Publication date | First Release: November 22nd, 1996
Bilingual Release: May 12th, 2000 Hardcover Release: March 5th, 2004 60th Anniversary: March 27th, 2015 |
| Published by | Kodansha Comics |
| ISBN | Paperback: ISBN 978-4-06-319743-3
Bilingual: ISBN 978-4-7700-2644-6 Hardcover: ISBN 978-4-06-364556-9 60th Anniversary: ISBN 978-4-06-377154-1 |
| Publication Order | |
| Preceded by N/A |
Followed by Volume 2 |
The first Cardcaptor Sakura volume was published by Kodansha Comics in Japan on November 22nd, 1996. The volume contained 5 chapters; all illustrated by CLAMP.
A bilingual version was released in an experimental attempt to teach Japanese children English. The first 6 volumes had a bilingual version released; the last 6 did not.
The entire series was also released in hardcover; the first volume being released on March 5th, 2005 in Japan. North-America did not receive any part of the series in hardcover.
In spring of 2015, a special Nakayoshi 60th Anniversary edition of the series was released where the first volume contained 7 chapters instead of 5. The cover art was completely redone by CLAMP.
Chapters[]
North-American/English Release[]
| Cardcaptor Sakura Volume 1 (English) | |
| Author | CLAMP |
| Illustrator | CLAMP |
| Publication date | First Release: March 1st, 2000
Re-Release: July 6th, 2004 |
| Published by | Tokyo Pop |
| ISBN | First Release: ISBN 978-1-892213-36-5
Re-Release: ISBN 978-1-59182-878-5
Omnibus: ISBN 978-1-59582-522-3 |
| Publication Order | |
| Preceded by N/A |
Followed by Volume 2 |
Cardcaptor Sakura was released in North-America by TOKYOPOP on March 1st, 2000. Madman Entertainment used the TOKYOPOP translation to publish the manga in Australia and New Zealand.
Originally, the first publication was printed as reading left-to-right, to accommodate western-readers. Later, when the manga was re-released on July 6th, 2004 the manga was printed in the original right-to-left reading style. The covers were also changed and considered "Collector's Edition". The first 6 volumes were released in special box sets, each containing 3 volumes; the last 6 volumes having the subtitle "Master of the Clow".
"Chapter Comics" were also released. The first two chapters were released under "Mixx Entertainment" who would later be known as "TOKYOPOP". TOKYOPOP released the chapter-comics under their sublabel, "Chix's Comixs".
Omnibus Edition[]
4 omnibus volumes were released by Dark Horse Comics on October 20th of 2010. Each volume contained 3 volumes of the Cardcaptor Sakura manga. The omnibus editions also used glossy, color pages for the chapter illustrations.
Chapter Comics[]
International Releases[]
The Cardcaptor Sakura manga was released in approximately 9 other languages; with the North-American translation going through the most re-distributions. Some countries also produced English translations i.e Singapore.
| Country | Language | Publisher(s) | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| North-America | English | TOKYOPOP | March 1st, 2000 |
| Australia & New Zealand | English | Madman Ent. | TBA |
| France | French
French French Catalan |
Média Système Édition
Pika Edition Pika Edition Glénat Editions SA |
August 26th, 1999
January 1st, 2000 April 18, 2018 November 1st, 2007 |
| Italy | Italian
Italian Catalan |
Star Comics
Star Comics Ediciones Glénat |
October 16th, 1999
September, 2011 November 1st, 2007 |
| Germany | German | Egmont Manga & Anime | September 1st, 2000 |
| Brazil | Portuguese (Brazil) | JBC
JBC |
2001
January 1st, 2012 |
| Spain | Spanish
Catalan |
Glenat Espana Ediciones Sl
Ediciones Glénat |
January 1st, 2000
November 1st, 2007 |
| Argentina | Spanish | Editorial Ivrea | TBA |
| Mexico | Spanish | Editorial Toukan
Editorial Kamite |
TBA |
| Indonesia | Indonesian | elex media komputindo | May 3rd, 2017 |
| Portugal | Portuguese | Editora JBC | TBA |
| South Korea | Korean | Haksan Publishing (Daewon Media)
Mink Comics |
March 31st, 1998 |
| Singapore | Simplified Chinese | Chuang Yi Comics | TBA |
China, Hong Kong and Taiwan Releases[]
Within China, Taiwan and the city of Hong Kong several different releases and re-releases were published within each country. Many companies would translate the manga into a different dialect i.e Mandarin, Cantonese, or Taiwanese. Some companies even produced their own English translations. Countries like Singapore, translated the manga into simplified Chinese.
Upon some re-releases, some publishing houses had changed their name i.e "Comics World" publishing Cardcaptor Sakura in 1997 had changed their name to "Jonesky Limited" by the time they re-released the manga in 2005.
| Country/Region | Language | Publisher | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | Mandarin | Jieli Publishing House | January 1st, 2003 |
| Hong Kong | Traditional-Chinese
Traditional-Chinese Traditional-Chinese |
|
June 1st, 1997
October 20th, 2005 August 10th, 2017 |
| Taiwan | Taiwanese
Traditional-Chinese |
|
April, 1997
August 10th, 2017 |
International Covers[]
