Creation and Conception
Syaoran was designed by Clamp using the ideas of the manga author Osamu Tezuka and his Star System in which characters from previous series are reused in other works. Syaoran was based on Syaoran Li, a character from Cardcaptor Sakura, another series written by Clamp. Syaoran and Sakura were chosen to be the series' protagonist because their Cardcaptor Sakura counterparts had a "happy ending", but Clamp pointed out that they would have to go throughout the series to get their "own happy ending". Even in the manga's start, Syaoran's character was already meant to go through development. The addition of the characters of Fai D. Flowright and Kurogane was to have side characters who would be much older than he was. In early versions from the manga, Syaoran was to be portrayed as a mechanic rather than an archaeologist, with Fujitaka also being the one who taught him machines. This original design had him wearing a cap, a different outfit, and an enormous adjustable spanner. After events of the Oto country, Clamp's editor for Tsubasa, Kiichiro Sugawara, wondered if "anything good ever happen to Syaoran"; Clamp commented that their publishing company, Kodansha, had received lots of demands from readers for Syaoran to become "stronger" and advised Clamp "to let him have good experiences once in a while".
In the animated adaptations from Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle Syaoran is voiced by Miyu Irino in Japanese, and by Jason Liebrecht in English. Irino remarks that ever since the introduction of the original Syaoran, who he also voiced, he sometimes had issues voicing both characters, so tried to do both characters with care. Fellow voice actress Yui Makino also discussed Irino's role, commenting it was the most difficult in all the casting due to portraying the two Syaorans.
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