Magical girl series Cardcaptor Sakura and Sailor Moon combine as one in aspiring new fan art that puts Sakura and friends in an enchanting look.
Cardcaptor Sakura is a popular Shojo series that follows elementary school student Sakura and her magical journey in capturing the Clow Cards, magical cards that hold dangerous creatures. After accidentally releasing the cards from her family's basement, Sakura becomes the Cardcaptor and must capture all 18 Clow Cards by battling the corresponding elemental monsters inside. The series comes from all-female lead manga studio CLAMP, whose written numerous series like Chobits, Tsubasa: RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE, Clover, and xxxHolic. Often affectionately referred to as "Pokémon for girls", Cardcaptor Sakura is quite popular amongst young girls with anime adaptions, movies, video games, and more. However, it wasn't the only manga gaining popularity in the magical girl genre.
Naoko Takeuchi's Sailor Moon also follows a group of magical girls that began its popularity after serialization in 1991. Shojo blogger magicalseruma shared a cute piece of fan art on Instagram featuring Sakura and classmates as the cosmic Sailor Guardians. The original Sailor Guardian group or Inner Senshi are members Sailor Moon, Sailor Venus, Sailor Mars, Sailor Mercury, and Sailor Jupiter. Each Sailor Scout represents their own solar system planet and is a crown princess from each planet.
Sakura Kinomoto is wearing Sailor Moon's iconic sailor uniform while holding her pink sealing wand in place of Usagi's moon stick. Her best friend Tomoyo is Sailor Mars with a camcorder, ready to record the magical adventures of her and Sakura. Naoko Yanagisawa matches the esteemed Sailor Mercury with matching glasses and a love for literature. Chiharu Mihara is rocking her signature pigtails as Sailor Venus, who also wore pigtails when trying to impersonate Usagi as Sailor Moon. Sasaki Rika is known for her mature nature and excellent cooking skills which match perfectly with her Sailor Senshi, Sailor Jupiter.
Sailor Moon and Cardcaptor Sakura were competitive giants yet pioneers to the magical girl genre thanks to creators Naoko Takeuchi and CLAMP. With colorful main characters like Usagi and Sakura who's imperfections made them relatable to young girls. Along with an incredible cast of women characters and incredible transformations that would one day spark the new age of magical girl series. This is why the fan art represents so much more by bringing together Sailor Moon and Cardcaptor Sakura as one.
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