"Sakura, Touya, and Cinderella" (さくらと桃矢とシンデレラ, Sakura to Touya to Shinderera?) is the 14th episode of the first season of Cardcaptor Sakura (anime). The Cardcaptors title for this episode is "Play Misty for Tori".
Summary[]
Sakura and Tomoyo visit Touya and Yukito’s campus for their high school festival. An incident occurs during the “Cinderella” play the two boys are in.
Plot[]
Sakura running around cheerful
Sakura and Tomoyo are invited to Seijyo High's school festival by Touya and Yukito. When they arrive there, Sakura is super happy and excited and flashes back to when Yukito invited her. As Sakura remembers this, she catches Tomoyo filming her, commenting how lovely she was while lost in her memories.
Meanwhile, Touya and Yukito’s class is preparing for their play. As the girls watch Touya sew a costume, they compliment him and comment on how he'd make a good husband, all while another female classmate watches Touya from around a corner with a sad smile.
Tomoyo and Sakura enter Yukito and Touya's classroom, which is hosting a traditional candy shop. As the girls drink some ramune soda, Saura feels someone watching her and turns to see Syaoran glaring at her and surrounded by empty ramune bottles.
Yukito welcomes Sakura and Tomoyo
After Yukito gives Syaoran another ramune, he tells the group that his shift is done and asks if they want him to show them around the school, which Sakura and Syaoran simultaneously accept, much to their mutual chagrin.
While watching Touya and two other classmates bringing up a heavy box, two girls discuss him with their friend Yoko (the girl from earlier), adding how she and Touya would make a good pair. After Yoko walks away in embarrassment, the girls comment on the fact that neither Touya nor Yukito have girlfriends, as well as Touya rejecting everyone who asks him out.
Sakura's stuffed doll
At the basketball team's booth, Sakura spots a bunny plushie, for which Syaoran mocks her. One of the basketball members informs them that if someone can dribble past all five members of the varsity team and score, then that person will win the plushie, and that it’s 100 Yen per try. Yukito decides to do it, much to the basketball player's apparent dread. Yukito then dribbles past all five players and gets a slam dunk. Syaoran and Sakura start clapping at the same time, only to pout at each other, and Syaoran gets jealous upon Sakura receiving the plushie. Seeing this, Yukito decides to try for two more plushies, after which Tomoyo and Syaoran now each have a plushie of their own.
On their way back, Yukito mentions that it’s almost time for the play. Sakura asks if Touya is in it, which Yukito confirms, and Sakura wonders what role he is, to which Yukito just laughs and says that she’ll have to wait and find out. Syaoran then asks Yukito if he’s in the play, to which Yukito answers that he is in the play. When Syaoran asks what role he is, Yukito answers "a can of mackerel,” much to the children's surprise. As the class gets ready for the play, a strange mist gathers outside the auditorium.
The mist outside
After a piano performance, Class 2-D's performance of Cinderella is announced. Upon learning that 2-D is Touya and Yukito's class, Syaoran asks why there would be can with mackerel in Cinderella, just before the play starts.
The curtains open, revealing Touya as the titular role, much to Sakura's shock. The play continues on, with Sakura still growing more embarrassed for her brother. Syaoran also snarks about Touya's deadpan performance. Just then, Yukito appears in his role of an enchanted can of mackerel a la the fairy godmother. After hearing the can of mackerel's backstory of gaining magic powers after being left for a long time, Sakura and Syaoran are both flabbergasted, with Syaoran questioning the logic, and Tomoyo speculates that it's a public service announcement about the importance of recycling.
The strange mist enters the school, dissolving a vent along the way.
In the play, the Prince makes his appearance at the ball and is played by Yoko.
Touya and Yoko dancing
Touya and Yoko start dancing, and Sakura and Syaoran simultaneously comment on the play's weirdness, before sensing something strange. Yoko and Touya are then on the balcony when suddenly, the mist begins to dissolve the pillar supporting the balcony. The curtains' rope is also dissolved, causing them to suddenly close, and everyone gets worried. Sakura and Syaoran both head to the control room where, after getting Kero's input, Sakura summons The Shadow card to capture the Mist card and Syaoran uses his wind ofuda to save the falling Touya and Yoko.
Tomoyo's sad
That evening, Tomoyo expresses disappointment that she couldn't get any footage of the Card capture, though she is glad that no one got hurt. Sakura thanks Syaoran for helping her, which he denies. Yukito then approaches the group and Syaoran compliments him on his performance as the can of mackerel. When Sakura asks him where Touya is, Yukito answers that Touya got pulled aside.
On the school rooftop, Yoko confesses to Touya that she likes him, only for Touya to turn her down, since he likes someone else. Yoko tearfully accepts, then asks Touya for a dance at the bonfire, which he accepts. After they dance, Touya leaves rather than switch to a new partner, stating that he only promised Yoko a dance.
Touya and Yoko dancing at the bonfire
Yukito then asks Sakura for a dance, which she happily accepts. Syaoran is jealous, and Tomoyo is happy to film Sakura dancing with her crush.
Characters[]
Featured Cards[]
Quotes[]
- (Touya and Yukito are both in the play, and Sakura, Tomoyo, and Syaoran are amongst the crowd watching)
- Yukito: You seem to be in a bind, Cinderella, here. (Hands Touya a card)
- Touya: This is an invitation to the ball. But why would you...?
- Yukito: It's because I am a sorcerer.
- Touya: What's that on your head?
- Yukito: A can of mackerel. This discarded can of mackerel gained magical powers as time passed!
- (Sakura and Syaoran fall from their seats, embarrassed)
- Syaoran: W-Why a can of mackerel?
- Tomoyo: Perhaps it's to raise public awareness about not wasting things?
Trivia[]
- The rabbit plushies resemble Usagi, a divine messenger seen in Clamp works Wish and Kobato.
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