Sakura (Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle) - Creation and Conception

Creation and Conception

Using the ideas of Osamu Tezuka and his Star System, Sakura was based on the Cardcaptor Sakura's protagonist Sakura Kinomoto who was also related with character Syaoran was based on Syaoran Li. Both Sakura and Syaoran were used as the series' protagonists for Tsubasa, their Cardcaptor Sakura counterpart had a happy ending, something which Clamp points out that they would have to go throughout the series to get their "own happy ending". She is voiced by Yui Makino in the anime adaptation, and by Monica Rial in the English adaptation. Sakura's character was Makino's first work as a voice actress and she states she did not have to adjust her voice for that, finding the character similar to her. During the series' OVAs, Makino pointed that one of Sakura's scenes was very sad, and worked in it in order to be appealing.