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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
If you want plot, don't waste your money on this., June 17, 2001
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As most people know, there are two versions of Cardcaptor Sakura: the subtitled original, and the edit "Cardcaptors" (it seems that editors don't like the idea of females being the main character, because this is the second time I've seen that done). The animation is great. Bright, cute, and colorful. If you're looking for something as a gift for younger children, buy this version. They cut right to the action episodes, so the plot is butchered. There is little character development and it doesn't make sense because they skip so many episodes. For example, it shows Sakura Kinomoto (Avalon?) use Clow Cards that they don't show how she got in the first place. If you want the whole cute thing and the excellent full Cardcaptor Sakura experience, search for the subtitled version and buy it. The main things edited out in this edited version that are in the subtitled version are little bits of cursing, romance, and homosexuality hints. If you're old or mature enough for the things edited out, please do yourself a BIG favor and buy the subtitled version for a long and complete adventure. If you're buying this for young children, buy this edited version. My complaints with the edit are the big personality changes and they cut out some of the best (and funniest) parts. It looks like they cut out big parts of the comedy and cuteness to cut right to the action to make boys want to buy this. Tomoyo Daidouji (also known as Madison in this edit version) is supposed to sound very sweet and innocent, but in this edit, she sounds more bossy and mean at times. Sakura sounds too old and bossy, while she is supposed to sound quieter and less confident. Kero-chan sounds like a cab driver instead of a cute plush-like toy. As I've said before, if for kids, buy this. If you're older and buying it for entertainment, buy the subtitled version. It's worth it just to see the ADORABLE opening song, "Catch You Catch Me", which is a very cute, catchy song. Very much unlike the...strange opening song on the edit. It all just depends on who you're buying this before.
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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
How to watch episodes NEVER SHOWN ON N. AMERICAN TV!, January 12, 2001
I have to assume that anyone interested in this DVD is primarily familiar with this series through the dubbed version shown on Kid's WB and Teletoon, entitled "Cardcaptors". What you may not realize is that this DVD does NOT contain the same episodes as the concurrently released subtitled version of this show, entitled "Cardcaptor Sakura". The first two DVDs of "Cardcaptors" contain episodes 8, 12, 17; and 13, 9, and 20, respectively. The first two DVDs of "Cardcaptor Sakura", on the other hand, contain episodes 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, 6, 7, and 8. So if you really love "Cardcaptors", you should also buy the first two volumes of the subtitled version, since they contain *different episodes* from the dub release. In addition, episodes 1-7 that appear on the first two subtitled DVDs have NEVER been and never will be shown on N. American TV. Nor will they ever be released on the dubbed versions of the DVDs, as they were never dubbed. I would like to address a couple of fallacys I have noted in other reviews:
Fallacy #1: "There is no subtitled version available." This is NOT TRUE. Search on the words "Cardcaptor Sakura" and the subtitled version will show up.
Fallacy #2: "The dub is cheaper than the subtitled version." Again, NOT TRUE! The dubbed DVD is $21.49, while the subtitled version is $25.49. HOWEVER, the dubbed version only contains 3 episodes, while the subtitled version contains 4! If you do the math, you will find that *the subtitled version is actually CHEAPER on a per episode basis!* If you are contemplating buying the dubbed version, you owe it to yourself to watch the subtitled version first. You'll get to see the original episodes, in order, as they were meant to be seen. And if you still prefer the dub after seeing the first 8 episodes in Japanese, you can get the dub without worrying about duplicating any episodes (except #8), since the first two DVDs of Cardcaptor Sakura contain episodes that have not been and will not be released dubbed.
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13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
A Total Dubbed Discgrace to it's Creators, December 19, 2000
Don't buy this. No really, don't buy this. Buy the unedited edition if you liked the show. Can we say "HACK JOB"? The TV edition is 100% EDITED and WRONG. How edited? This isn't edited like Sailor Moon was, this is edited like THE WHOLE FIRST SEVEN EPISODES OF THE SHOW ARE GONE edited. There's a reason it's hard to follow, it starts in the middle, and huge scenes are cut, dialogue is cut out, and they give the characters the most ridiculous English names. Li Shaoran is *not* Sakura's partener, he's simply a supporting character that they [Nelvana] decided to *upgrade* to make the show more interesting to boys (since it was an all the way girl's show in Japan). But guess what? When you try to turn a show upside down in dubbing and editing, you just get a crap job that nobody wants to watch, not even the big fans. Buy the UNEDITED version, and find out what the first seven episodes were about, and where all the characters are supposed to stand in the big picture. Don't waste your money, the unedited versions cost no more.
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