Tsubasa Chronicle Review

 

Synopsis

 

A teenager named Syaoran lives his life in the Clow World as an archaeologist, exploring mysterious and ancient ruins that lie near his city. His childhood friend, Sakura, is the princess of the kingdom they both live in. During a mysterious occurrence, Sakura’s hidden powers are revealed inside the ancient ruins. Wings spread from her back and suddenly the feathers scatter throughout different dimensions. Syaoran later learns that the feathers were Sakura’s memories and is sent to Yuuko, a witch in another dimension. Yuuko agrees to assist Syaoran on his mission. However, even if Sakura regains all her memories, he must sacrifice all memories that Sakura has ever had of him, ending their lifelong relationship. Syaoran accepts the terms and begins his journey with a banished samurai named Kurogane, a rogue magician named Fye, and the creature Mokona. They travel through different dimensions together, each person with a different goal.

 

Review

 

Tsubasa Chronicle is a rather new anime still airing in Japan. If I were to make a comparison to anything else, I’d say it is the Kingdom Hearts of anime. Across the different dimensions, characters from other CLAMP anime constantly make appearances. At times they are allies to the main characters and at other times they are villains. The constant cameos of characters from other shows you may have watched make this anime fun and interesting. The story itself is quite moving. It is a mixture of drama, action, adventure, and some romance. My only problem with the story is that Syaoran seems almost devoid of emotion at times. There have not been any notable moments so far where he has burst out in anger or seem really depressed.

 

I can’t say much about the animation other than that it’s great. I personally feel that the constant change in settings from dimension to dimension, keeps the show feeling new and refreshing.

 

I really love the music in this show. Each of the main characters have their own wonderful themes. The tunes almost always fit the mood of the show. I enjoy the opening and endings too, but I don’t have much to say about them

OP - Blaze by Kinya

ED - Loop by Maaya Sakamoto

 

My rating – 9/10

-The small flaws in personality design can be a little bit irritating at times.

 

   

   

 

   

   

 

   

   

 

   

 

 

(This review/pictures made by LoonCakes)