Content & Trigger Warnings for Cardcaptor Sakura (1998)
9 content warnings identified across 2 seasons for this show.
Quick Summary
Yes, Cardcaptor Sakura (1998) contains 9 content warnings : Death of a parent, Grief / bereavement (major focus), Gaslighting / emotional manipulation, Kidnapping / abduction, Natural disasters, Confined spaces (claustrophobia), Drowning / underwater scenes, Heights, Age-gap relationships (predatory).
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Does It Get Worse?
2 series-wide warnings apply across all seasons.
| Warning | Season | Severity | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mental Health & Emotional | ||||
| Death of a parent | S1 | 2/5 | Referenced | The main character's mother passed away when she was young, referenced throughout |
| Death of a parent | S2 | 2/5 | Referenced | Continued references to the protagonist's late mother and its emotional weight |
| Grief / bereavement (major focus) | S1 | 2/5 | Depicted | The protagonist copes with the absence of her deceased mother |
| Grief / bereavement (major focus) | S2 | 3/5 | Depicted | Deeper exploration of loss and the fear of losing loved ones |
| Other | ||||
| Gaslighting / emotional manipulation | All | 1/5 | Depicted | Eriol secretly manipulates events and creates dangerous situations while pretending to be friendly. |
| Kidnapping / abduction | S1 | 2/5 | Depicted | Characters are magically trapped or restrained by enchanted cards and entities |
| Kidnapping / abduction | S2 | 2/5 | Depicted | Magical entrapment continues as cards are transformed |
| Natural disasters | S1 | 2/5 | Depicted | Magical cards create storms, earthquakes, and elemental chaos |
| Natural disasters | S2 | 2/5 | Depicted | Magical forces cause destructive environmental events |
| Phobias & Sensory | ||||
| Confined spaces (claustrophobia) | S1 | 1/5 | Depicted | Characters are occasionally trapped in enclosed magical spaces |
| Drowning / underwater scenes | S1 | 2/5 | Depicted | Water-based cards create flooding and underwater peril |
| Drowning / underwater scenes | S2 | 2/5 | Depicted | Water-based magical threats recur during card conversion sequences |
| Heights | S1 | 2/5 | Depicted | Flying scenes and high-altitude situations occur during card captures |
| Heights | S2 | 2/5 | Depicted | Aerial sequences during magical confrontations |
| Sexual Content | ||||
| Age-gap relationships (predatory) | S1 | 2/5 | Depicted | A romantic subplot involves a student and a significantly older person, presented positively |
| Age-gap relationships (predatory) | S2 | 2/5 | Depicted | The student-teacher romantic subplot continues and is further developed |
| Age-gap relationships (predatory) | All | 3/5 | Depicted | A romantic subplot involves a student-teacher relationship between Rika and Mr. Terada. |
Mental Health & Emotional
The main character's mother passed away when she was young, referenced throughout
Continued references to the protagonist's late mother and its emotional weight
The protagonist copes with the absence of her deceased mother
Deeper exploration of loss and the fear of losing loved ones
Other
Eriol secretly manipulates events and creates dangerous situations while pretending to be friendly.
Characters are magically trapped or restrained by enchanted cards and entities
Phobias & Sensory
Characters are occasionally trapped in enclosed magical spaces
Water-based cards create flooding and underwater peril
Water-based magical threats recur during card conversion sequences
Sexual Content
A romantic subplot involves a student and a significantly older person, presented positively
The student-teacher romantic subplot continues and is further developed
A romantic subplot involves a student-teacher relationship between Rika and Mr. Terada.
