| Notes from the Clow |
| The history of Cardcaptor Sakura |
| CLAMP, the team of four female manga artists who created Cardcaptor Sakura, first worked together. |
| 1989 |
| JUNE 1996 |
| Cardcaptor Sakura first appears in Nakayoshi, the leading shoujo manga magazine |
| NOVEMBER 1996 |
| The first Cardcaptor Sakura graphic novel is released in Japan. |
| APRIL 1998 |
| Cardcaptor Sakura anime first appears on Japanese TV. |
| AUGUST 1999 |
| The first cardcaptor Sakura movie appears in Japan and is a huge hit. |
| JANUARY 2000 |
| The first Cardcaptor Sakura comic is released in the U.S. by TOKYOPOP |
| MAY 2000 |
| TOKYOPOP publishes the first Cardcaptor sakura graphic novel in a new "pocket" format. |
| JULY 2000 |
| The second Cradcaptor Sakura movie premiers in Japan, showing that the series is running strong after 4 years. |
| AUGUST 2000 |
| Cardcaptors appears on TV's Kids WB. The show is an instant hit. |
| NOVEMBER 2000 |
| Subtitled and dubbed versions of Cardcaptor Sakura come out in the U.S. on VHS and DVD. |
| DECEMBER 2000 |
| TOKYOPOP publishes the second Cardcaptor Sakura graphic novel in its "pocket" format. |
| MARCH 2001 |
| TOKYOPOP begins a fan letters and fan art section in its Cardcaptor sakura comic. |
| Hey kids! Since you like Cardcaptor Sakura so much, we thought you would like to know a quick history of things related to this wonderful story. Here is a timeline of everything up until today. -CLAMP |
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