Card Captor Sakura

French edition published by Pika Édition, written and illustrated by the CLAMP collective.

As the captures pile up, Sakura grows more confident and more skilled with her magic, even though each card still poses a unique challenge, sometimes frightening, sometimes carrying an unexpected emotion. This volume settles into a calmer rhythm, blending everyday school scenes with nighttime magical chases.

Yukito Tsukishiro, Toya's best friend and the object of Sakura's mild crush, takes on a growing role in the story — though his connection to the Clow Cards, far deeper than it appears, is not yet revealed. Clues quietly pile up, in the way CLAMP loves to let its mysteries unfold slowly rather than rushing them.

Shaoran, for his part, keeps crossing swords (quite literally) with Sakura while revealing, little by little, a more vulnerable side beneath his gruff exterior. His cousin Meiling Li, just as determined and in love with him since childhood, makes a spectacular entrance that adds even more spice to the group's dynamic.