Pairing: Syaoran Li and Sakura Kinomoto
Pairing Name: Syaoran and Sakura, Syaoran x Sakura
Status: Canon
Manga/Anime Series: Cardcaptor Sakura
Child/ren: None
Syaoran Li
Syaoran Li (Ri Shaoran) is a character from CLAMP's series Cardcaptor Sakura. At the beginning of the series, Syaoran appears as an antagonist. As one of the descendants of Clow Reed, he believes he should be the one to inherit the magical Clow cards rather than Sakura. He often criticizes her for her flaws but as the story progresses, he becomes Sakura's reliable ally and friend despite their differences.
Sakura Kinomoto
Sakura Kinomoto (Kinomoto Sakura) is the heroine and main protagonist of CLAMP's anime and manga series Cardcaptor Sakura. After accidentally releasing the Clow Cards, she started her journey to collect them all.
Their Relationship
Syaoran and Sakura are one of the most notable relationships in Cardcaptor Sakura series. The significant development between the two is when Syaoran started to develop his feeling and changing opinions towards Sakura on the second season of the series. At the start of the series, he immediately considers Sakura a rival and believes she is unworthy of bearing the responsibility of the Clow Cards.
The turning point of their relationship occurs in manga version was when the Earthy reveals itself where Sakura falls into a deep crevice. Desperate to save her, Syaoran calls out after her using her first name. After being rescued by Kero, Sakura returns to him by asking permission to call him "Syaoran-kun". This is almost the anime where Tomoyo, Syaoran, Eriol, Sakura visited a teddy bear museum. A scene in an elevator, Syaoran screams out Sakura's name here when she falls into a hole. Sakura later gets herself to safety by changing the Float Card and then tells him she heard him and asks if she is allowed to call him by his given name.
When Sakura confesses to Yukito and got rejected, Syaoran is ready to comfort her afterward. Later on, Syaoran finally manages to confess his growing feelings to Sakura after their final battle against Eriol Hiragizawa. She was in completed shock after learning about it and got pre-occupied with these thoughts for several days. With the help of her friends, she realizes that she may love Syaoran more than as a friend. Finally, Sakura realizes her true feelings and decides to confess to him before he leaves.
Difference between Manga and Anime
The manga ended their relationship differently from its anime series, as there is no movie for which to create a cliffhanger. Instead, in the anime, Syaoran finally found a chance in Penguin Park to confess to Sakura. Sakura is left in a state of shock while Syaoran, finally relieved at revealing his feelings, tells her to be careful and then leaves.
After confiding to her friends, Sakura decided to make a bear for Syaoran. Yukito came and offered her some food up, telling her that her brother Touya made it for her since he's worried about her current state. Sakura finished the bear in the morning and received a phone call from Tomoyo telling her that Syaoran is leaving on that morning. She immediately left and with her brother's help made her in time. She runs after Syaoran handing him the bear with an answer to his previous confession. They both agree to name their teddy bears after each other. Syaoran asked Sakura to wait for him and she told him that she will.
After two years have passed, Sakura now dressed in her new Tomoeda school uniform rushes on her way to school. Running across the familiar cherry trees lane, she suddenly stopped on her way as she sees someone.
Syaoran is right in front of her clad in his Tomoeda uniform, holding Sakura's Bear. He told her that he finally completed his obligations in Hong Kong and will stay from then on. With teary eyes, Sakura hugs him and says that from now on they will be together forever.
While in the anime, the continuation of the anime series comes in the second movie where Syaoran returns to Japan with his cousin. Tomoyo and Meiling tried helping Sakura to tell Syaoran about how she feels about him, which was always got interrupted.
At the end of the movie where she heartbrokenly confesses her love believing that Syaoran had forgotten his most important feeling. She begins to cry but was suddenly surprised when Syaoran returns her affection. She was so overjoyed that she recklessly leaps to be with Syaoran. The movie ended with Sakura halfway through the air as she makes the leap, right into Syaoran's arms.
Trivia
- On Cardcaptor Sakura: Movie, Sakura met Yelan Li (Syaoran's mother). Before leaving the Li estate, Yelan gave Sakura a gentle kiss on her cheek getting Syaoran caught off guard. It was rumored that it is a custom in Hong Kong for a mother to give a kiss to a woman she thought a suitable candidate to become her son's future wife.
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