Syaoran (Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle)

Syaoran (Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle)

Syaoran (小狼, Shaoran?) is a fictional character appearing as one of the protagonists from Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle, a manga series written and illustrated by Clamp. In Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle, Syaoran is introduced as a young archeologist who is in love with Sakura, his childhood friend and the princess from the Kingdom of Clow. When Sakura's memories are scattered throughout parallel dimensions, Syaoran goes on a quest to recover them, giving all of Sakura's memories involving him as a payment to travel. Later in the series, Syaoran is revealed to be a clone from another teenager created by Fei-Wang Reed, the sorcerer who caused Sakura to lose her memories. As a seal from his original self placed on the clone's body breaks, Syaoran becomes one of the series' antagonists, moving according to Fei-Wang's will. He has also been featured in other Clamp works including the manga xxxHolic, and the drama CD series Holistuba.

Syaoran's character was based on Syaoran Li, a character from Clamp's Cardcaptor Sakura manga. The character has been well received by readers of the series, placing high in various popularity polls from Tsubasa and manga and anime series in general. He also received positive comments by manga and anime publications who pointed his role in the series and his relationship with Sakura. Syaoran's role as an antagonist has also received positive comments and various writers started giving nicknames to differentiate him from his original self, often calling him evil.