I did a My Little Monster marathon on INKR comics. The bandwidth was a little whacky for some reason. The ending blew me away they don’t end up together for anyone unfamiliar with INKR Comics it used too be Manga Rock. You can download chapters now and it’s a cheap subscription service. I bonded with my cats while reading it,

Build King was a wonderful fantasy piece either regardless or regardless of the author the biggest issue with the series was the queer baiting or the queerbaiting but the biggest good part of the whole thing was the fact that it was a fun fantasy epic like the fantasy epics or yore. I enjoyed the gothic comic flare of the whole thing.

The gay train that twasn’t or twas or twill of not too be loved or didn’t. The day of the day that the gay twasn’t or twas or twill not be will be. The day of the day that the gay twasn’t or twas or twill not be will be.

In the new inning the Precure’s are mellowing going on about their daily life underneath the tropical breeze. Monsters of no consequence continue to appear and the evil diabolical villains are hatching foreboding plots as the group as a whole begins to gel together more. Fun beneath the ocean breeze awaits our favorite new all female superhero unit.

Atarashī iningude wa, purikyua wa nettai no soyokaze no shita de karera no nichijō seikatsu ni tsuite odayaka ni susunde imasu. Eikyō no nai monsutā ga shutsugen shi tsudzuke, gurūpu zentai ga sarani geru-ka shi hajimeru ni tsurete, jaakuna akuma no yōna akuyaku ga zenchōtonaru inbō o fuka sa sete imasu. Umi no soyokaze no shita de no tanoshimi wa, watashitachi no okiniiri no atarashī subete no josei no sūpāhīrōyunitto o matteimasu.

新しいイニングでは、プリキュアは熱帯のそよ風の下で彼らの日常生活について穏やかに進んでいます。 影響のないモンスターが出現し続け、グループ全体がさらにゲル化し始めるにつれて、邪悪な悪魔のような悪役が前兆となる陰謀を孵化させています。 海のそよ風の下での楽しみは、私たちのお気に入りの新しいすべての女性のスーパーヒーローユニットを待っています。

An: Kyō wa niwa o tagayasu hitsuyō ga arimasu.

Furanku: Watashi wa anata to Furanku ni narimasu An sore wa Andesu ka, soretomo Andesu ka?

An: Tsuchi wa kōsaku ga hitsuyōdesu ka, soretomo koko ni niwa o uete soko ni okubekidesu ka?

Furanku: Niwa wa kanpekidesu ka, soretomo dojō wa sokonawa rete imasu ka?

An: Tomato wa amayakasa rete yogorete imasu. Kyō wa totemo osoroshiku kuresshendo shite imasu. Furanku: An shōjiki ni iu to, kono niwa wa sukoshi osoroshīdesuga, tanoshīdesu. Kyō wa ashita shokusuru nodeshou ka, soretomo kono niwa wa betsu no hi o ikinokoru tame ni ikite inai nodeshou ka?

An’ne: Furanku watashi wa ko no subete ni tsuite ANNEfunny ni narimasu. Tomato ga kechappu ni kawattari, seichō shi tari suru no ga kowaidesu ka?

Furanku: An’ne, ima watashi wa korera subete ni tsuite hontōni sotchoku ni kanjite imasu. Tomato wa yamadzumidesu ka,-sōde wa arimasen ka?

An’ne: Furanku, shōjiki itte tomato wa futsū ni sodatte imasu.

アン：今日は庭を耕す必要があります。

フランク：私はあなたとフランクになりますアンそれはアンですか、それともアンですか？

アン：土は耕作が必要ですか、それともここに庭を植えてそこに置くべきですか？

フランク：庭は完璧ですか、それとも土壌は損なわれていますか？

アン：トマトは甘やかされて汚れています。今日はとても恐ろしくクレッシェンドしています。

フランク：アン正直に言うと、この庭は少し恐ろしいですが、楽しいです。 今日は明日食するのでしょうか、それともこの庭は別の日を生き残るために生きていないのでしょうか？

アンネ：フランク私はこのすべてについてANNEfunnyになります。 トマトがケチャップに変わったり、成長したりするのが怖いですか？

フランク：アンネ、今私はこれらすべてについて本当に率直に感じています。 トマトは山積みですか、そうではありませんか？

アンネ：フランク、正直言ってトマトは普通に育っています。

Although that which the ladybugs and the bug princess herself knew too be true wasn’t, yet still so also was, was devastating. The paling purple water lily blossomed as honey drips awoke it from its slumber. Its toxic scent brought about more of the ladybugs as the bug princess herself was drawn in. The ladybugs sacrificing themselves, in protection of their family and friends wafted the scent away too the crickets who loved their wives dearly instead of their husbands. The ladybugs loathed their menbug counterparts yet these friends and allies shared the common interest true love rather than the lust the crickets mutually shared. The cat with its two tails and bold spirit gobbled up the waterlily to prevent the inevitable tragedy. This time, the ladybugs gazed in disbelief and bowed before the golden haired cat.

Tentōchū to mushi Hime jishin ga shinjitsuda to shitte ita no wa shinjitsude wa arimasendeshitaga, soredemo shinjitsudeshitaga, kaimetsu-tekideshita. Hachimitsu no shizuku ga nemuri kara mezameta toki ni kaika shita murasakiiro no suiren. Sono yūdokuna kaori wa, bagu purinsesu jishin ga hikikomareru ni tsurete, yori ōku no tentōchū o motarashimashita. Kazoku ya yūjin o hogo suru tame ni jibun jishin o gisei ni shite iru tentōchū mo, ottode wanaku tsuma o kokorokara aishite ita kōrogi mo kaori o tadayowa semashita. Tentōchū wa aite no tentōchū o kiratte imashitaga, korera no yūjin ya nakama wa, kuriketto ga sōgo ni kyōyū shita yokubōde wa naku, kyōtsū no kanshin no shin no ai o kyōyū shite imashita. Futao to daitan’na seishin o motta neko wa, sakerarenai higeki o fusegu tame ni suiren o musabori kuimashita. Konkai, tentōchū wa shinjirarenai omoi de mitsume, kin’iro no kami no neko no mae de ojigi o shimashita.

てんとう虫と虫姫自身が真実だと知っていたのは真実ではありませんでしたが、それでも真実でしたが、壊滅的でした。 蜂蜜のしずくが眠りから目覚めたときに開花した紫色の睡蓮。 その有毒な香りは、バグプリンセス自身が引き込まれるにつれて、より多くのてんとう虫をもたらしました。家族や友人を保護するために自分自身を犠牲にしているてんとう虫も、夫ではなく妻を心から愛していたコオロギも香りを漂わせました。 てんとう虫は相手のてんとう虫を嫌っていましたが、これらの友人や仲間は、クリケットが相互に共有した欲望ではなく、共通の関心の真の愛を共有していました。 両尾と大胆な精神を持った猫は、避けられない悲劇を防ぐためにスイレンをむさぼり食いました。 今回、てんとう虫は信じられない思いで見つめ、金色の髪の猫の前でお辞儀をしました。

The classic magical girl anime and manga series, Cardcaptor Sakura, is beloved by many people for its fun, adorable aesthetic, endearing characters, and LGBTQ-inclusiveness. The currently airing sequel, Cardcaptor Sakura Clear Card, takes place about a year later and attempts to recapture the magic of the original series.

While Clear Card was created roughly twenty years after the original anime and manga, it so far seems less actively progressive than its predecessor. Specifically, it’s missing the original’s focus on explicitly representing LGBTQ characters as well as the way it sensitively portrayed their lives and emotions.

Sakura’s best friend (and fan favorite) Tomoyo Daidoji is a perfect example of this issue. Tomoyo is Sakura’s number one fan, often recording her adventures and making her costumes. She’s also a surprisingly mature character who keeps secrets of her own. The original manga eventually makes it explicit that Tomoyo has unrequited feelings for Sakura, and while the anime removes the direct statement, it heavily implies the same conclusion.

For many LGBTQ youths, it’s easy to identify with keeping one’s unrequited feelings for a straight friend concealed at one point or another—there is often the fear of rejection coupled with anxieties about the relationship crumbling entirely if the truth is revealed. Those kids, who in the ‘90s were unlikely to find any representation, let alone from such a positive character, could find comfort in Sakura affirming her friendship with Tomoyo, even if she didn’t return her romantic feelings. Tomoyo deeply cared for Sakura, and was supportive as well as observant.

Those elements remain in Clear Card, but at a cost. Clear Card Tomoyo is still rather observant, but thanks to murky plotting, her observations are almost entirely cryptic asides which fail to provide much insight into Tomoyo herself or even progress the narrative. Tomoyo is still Sakura’s biggest fan, but the scenes are played for comedic relief and with a focus on idolizing magical girls rather than her feelings for Sakura.

Her unrequited crush isn’t brought up, there’s no mention of Tomoyo having moved on, and the series has yet to introduce a new potential love interest for her. That element is simply absent, and Tomoyo has no sense of character development from the end of the original series.

This issue isn’t limited to Tomoyo, but extends to almost every one of the LGBTQ characters from the original series. The romance between Sakura’s brother Touya and his friend Yukito is one of the most memorable subplots of the original series, and one of the few LGBTQ-friendly elements which has shown any indication of still being present in Clear Card.

In the original series, there’s an ongoing subplot about the slow development of Yukito and Touya’s budding feelings and the beginnings of their romantic relationship. Ultimately, after a lot of magical secret identities and miscommunication, the two realize how important they are to one another and end the series as a couple.

Clear Card, despite taking place about a year into the pair’s relationship, references it only once in a brief exchange implying the two are having troubles. Despite having an opportunity to now show them together and emphasize their relationship, Clear Card forgets it. Neither character has even had much to do in the new series aside from the implication that Touya is keeping secrets. Unlike Tomoyo, there is an actual relationship to show here, but Clear Card takes no interest in it.

Much of what made the the original Cardcaptor Sakura so special feels like it’s missing from the new incarnation. Ruby Moon, a genderless character who presented female and served as Yukito’s rival for Touya, is also barely mentioned in the new series. These all feel like glaring omissions given the way society outside of the series has changed.

Many events have occurred in the real world since the original Cardcaptor Sakura series was published and aired two decades ago. Marriage equality has been achieved in many countries and a handful of areas in Japan. Manga such as My Brother’s Husband, What Did You Eat Yesterday, and My Lesbian Experience With Loneliness are being created which reflect a more grounded, authentic LGBTQ experience. And Yuri!!! on ICE pushed the boundaries by depicting a gay couple outside of BL and yuri anime.

There is so much more Clear Card could be doing to explore sexual orientation and the gender spectrum in a way that speaks to a young, modern audience. Public awareness of the issues faced by the LGBTQ community is growing, and yet Clear Card has gone backward instead of forward, losing a big part of what made it stand out in the process.

The original Cardcaptor Sakura series created a place where LGBTQ kids could see themselves in the entertainment they watched—and the heroes of the story were kids and young adults, something that can be hard to find even now in mainstream titles. The series holds a special place in the hearts of many people, so it’s frustrating that Clear Card is content to coast on nostalgia and broad characterizations of the original cast rather than pushing to be more in tune with modern times. There are still plenty of LGBTQ kids who deserve to have shows that represent them.

Fortunately, the original Cardcaptor Sakura series is available in English both in anime and manga form. While Cardcaptor Sakura Clear Card is ongoing and could resolve these issues in the future, so far it feels like a missed opportunity. It could very easily have modernized itself and continued to be identifiable or even challenging to some contemporary readers and viewers. Rather than adapting with the times, Cardcaptor Sakura seems caught in a trap of its own nostalgia and past successes.

The original series was an extremely slow burn, and there is still time for Clear Card to correct some of these issues. But, so far, it hasn’t. And that’s a sad fate for a beloved series.

ANNE: The war on that which twasn’t but also twasn’t was delayed by the delay in the robots which march in line.

FRANK: Frank says he loves Anne, does Anne love Frank?

ANNE: Frank, I love you but we can never be together.

FRANK: ANNE thy really really love you with all my heart.

ANNE: Frank, I love you but still STILL YOU stupid old goose you still don’t get it.

FRANK: Anne, although thow found true love with him.

ANNE: You mean THE him?

FRANK: Yes them THAT them.

ANNE: You mean THE asexual bunny?

FRANK: Yaaaaaas Anne. THEM.

FRANK: No anne, ANNE let me be serious with you thow just found true love with the spiral shield!

Although the dragonfly new naught for not or whether they didn’t find true love with the others of their kind the dragonflies hoarded their despised her and her true love’s first kiss. Although, and again despite this, thow shouldn’t find love with a male dragonfly dainty delicate femme fatale. Thow’s butch lover shall save thow from the butcher.