Overview of 'Cardcaptor Sakura' Season 3

Episode 1 - Sakura and the Mysterious Transfer Student

Release Date: 1999-09-07

Sakura’s class receives a new transfer student, Eriol Hiiragizawa, a boy from England, and he starts charming Sakura, making Syaoran jealous. Later on, Sakura receives a vision from Clow Reed that he may bring trouble to her, and that night an unnatural storm hits town. Sakura decides to investigate, and discovers that the storm was created by magic. Sakura tries to end the storm, however trouble arises when Sakura attempts to use her Clow Cards.

Episode 2 - Sakura and the Awakened Key of Star

Release Date: 1999-09-14

Rain still falls on Tomoeda. In her kitchen, Sakura thinks about the previous night when she was unable to release her key into the staff. Touya comes downstairs and notes that she's up early as well as calling her a monster, but is visibly concerned when Sakura makes no retort. She asks him if Yukito was going to visit their house that night and he tells her that Yukito hadn't planned on it, but that he would probably come if they were having something good for dinner. In Sakura's room, Kero thinks about the strange presence he sensed the day prior, hoping it wasn't what he thought it was.

Episode 3 - Sakura and the Dangerous Piano

Release Date: 1999-09-21

Exhausted from the events of the other night, Sakura remains in bed and sleeps into the afternoon before being visited by Syaoran and Tomoyo. Kero explains that Sakura used a great deal of power to transform the Clow Card, explaining her sudden tiredness. Since the Fiery Card was transformed to be under jurisdiction of Sakura's power, Sakura's friends henceforth transform the cards into "Sakura Cards". Later at school, Sakura overhears Eriol playing the piano and has Tomoyo sing to his music; unbeknownst to them, however, Eriol enchants the piano while he plays.

Episode 4 - Sakura and Shaoran and the Invisible Threads

Release Date: 1999-09-28

Sakura begins to wonder if the bizarre goings on are connected to Clow Reed's presence, though she is aware that Clow is long deceased. At recess, Rika shows everyone a teddy bear she made. Sakura decides to get her own teddy-bear-making kit at the craft store where she sees Eriol buying several spools of string. That night, Sakura and Kero once again sense Clow Reed's presence and meet up with Syaoran and Tomoyo.

Episode 5 - Sakura and the Big Stuffed Doll

Release Date: 1999-10-05

Several people at school have started making their own teddy bears to give to their loved ones, while Eriol helps Sakura make her bear for Yukito, secretly enchanting one of its ears. Syaoran, who also has feelings for Yukito and has made his own bear, begins falling in love with Sakura as well. Yue approaches the confused Syaoran and tells him that the reason he seems to be in love with Yukito is that he, having descended from Clow Reed, feels an attraction to the moon powers Yue emits as a creation of Clow. That night, Sakura gives Yukito the bear, only to see it grow in size in response to Eriol's magic.

Episode 6 - Sakura's Sheep Warning!?

Release Date: 1999-10-12

Yue secretly confides with Kerberos that he has recently been losing his energy, and that Sakura's powers alone aren't enough to help him maintain himself; he adds that if his power disappears, both he and his alter ego Yukito, who is oblivious to this incident but growing increasingly aware of it, will fade from existence. Toya, who is aware of Yukito's predicament, attempts to tell him the truth, but is once again interrupted by Nakuru, making it clear she is doing so on purpose. Meanwhile, Sakura's attention is drawn to a large, deep hole in the middle of the playground. She is able to enter the hole, though her friends are not since it is sealed by Clow Reed's magic.

Episode 7 - Sakura and the Panic Bicycle

Release Date: 1999-10-19

Sakura learns that the Clow Cards she is unable to use are beginning to lose their power, and will become ordinary cards if they aren't converted into Sakura Cards. Unwilling to let this happen, Sakura brings her Star Wand and despite Kero's misgivings, recklessly converts several cards at once although she's left weakened. However, she loses control of one of the cards, the Dash, which panics and flees, possessing Toya's bike which Eriol had enchanted earlier while helping Sakura clean her yard.

Episode 8 - Sakura and the Calendar of Memories

Release Date: 1999-10-26

Fujitaka gives Sakura her mother's old calendar, and learns about her great-grandfather (the two had previously met, though Sakura remains unaware of his identity) and how he disapproved of his granddaughter's marriage to Fujitaka. Hoping to set things right, Sakura hand-makes a gift and uses the Flower card to decorate it, along with a letter about how happy her mother was.

Episode 9 - Sakura and Sakura in Wonderland

Release Date: 1999-11-02

While reading Alice in Wonderland, Sakura is sucked into the book's fantasy due to another of Eriol's enchantments, this time on a leaf he gave Sakura to use as a bookmark. There she meets the story's characters who have taken on the forms of her friends and family: Eriol is the Cheshire Cat, Yukito is the White Rabbit, Toya is the Mad Hatter, Syaoran is Tweedle-Dum and Tweedle-Dee, Tomoyo is Humpty Dumpty, and Kero is the Red Queen.

Episode 10 - Sakura and Kero and a Candy Date??

Release Date: 1999-11-09

Sakura's school is hosting a bazaar, and Kero attends to eat sweets, hiding in the woods. Nakuru, meanwhile, brings Spinel Sun along and hides him in the same forest while she attends the bazaar. Kero meets Suppie (the pet name Nakuru gave him) but is completely oblivious to his true nature and befriends him, forcing him to eat some of the sweets. As a result, Suppie becomes intoxicated by the sugar and goes on an eating binge throughout the school. Kero, who is unable to explain the predicament to Sakura, asks her to use the Sleep card on all the customers, allowing him to get rid of Suppie.

Episode 11 - Sakura and Shaoran and the Elevator

Release Date: 1999-11-16

Syaoran's feelings for Sakura have been steadily increasing, though he still doesn't understand why, and Sakura remains blissfully unaware of it. Soon Sakura invites him to go to a teddy bear festival with her, Tomoyo, and Eriol. However, Eriol secretly traps Sakura and Syaoran on an elevator, where the two grow closer. Eriol then creates a large hole in the wall of the elevator, causing Sakura to fall through. Distraught, Syaoran calls out to Sakura by her first name for the first time.

Episode 12 - Sakura and Double Trouble

Release Date: 1999-11-30

Eriol casts a spell on Kerberos and Yue so that they are unable to revert to their guise forms, much to Sakura's dismay, since it is understandably difficult to hide their true forms for long. Fortunately, Toya and Fujitaka are out for the day, and Sakura has them help around the house while reminiscing about their time with Clow Reed.

Episode 13 - Sakura and Tomoyo and the Ball Trap

Release Date: 1999-12-07

Sakura grows in magical strength and power for every Clow Card she transforms into a Sakura Card, while Yue's energy begins to falter. Yue also comes to the realization that Eriol is in fact Clow Reed and transforms in front of him. However, Eriol makes Yukito faint and erases his memory of him ever realizing who Eriol truly is; Clow Reed, since he is not yet ready to reveal himself and also reverses Yue's transformation back into Yukito. Syaoran, in the meantime, has fully realized his strong romantic feelings for Sakura and consults with Tomoyo, who helps him deal with his jealousy towards Eriol and gives him the confidence (just barely, though) to speak his mind to the oblivious Sakura. Before he can do so, however, both he and Sakura sense Clow Reed's presence once again, this time in the form of a basketball that leads them through the school at night.

Episode 14 - Sakura and Her Precious Friend

Release Date: 1999-12-14

Remembering his promise to Meiling that he would be her "fiancé" until he found someone he loved more, Syaoran calls her to tell her that he is in love with Sakura, though he is taken by surprise when Meiling arrives in Tomoeda for the day. While Meiling spends the day with her old friends, the group is attacked by a set of enchanted penguin statues at the playground.

Episode 15 - Sakura and Card and Present

Release Date: 1999-12-21

Kero is almost positive that Toya knows everything about Sakura's secret, though Sakura dismisses his claims, saying Toya would make fun of her if he did. Toya, meanwhile, is certain that Nakuru is deliberately interrupting him while he tries to tell Yukito the truth about why he is always feeling fatigued. The two make plans to buy a Christmas present for their father, though Sakura senses Clow Reed's presence again.

Episode 16 - Sakura and the Mysterious Fortune

Release Date: 2000-01-04

Sakura goes to a New Year's festival and notices that Yukito isn't around. Toya goes to check on him, discovering that he has not only collapsed from fatigue, but he's also beginning to fade from existence since Sakura's power, despite how strong it has become, is not enough to sustain Yue. Later at the festival, she receives a fortune from Eriol which he secretly made and enchanted, saying that she will begin to learn the "truth" in her "first dream of the year." That night, Sakura transforms the Dream card in her sleep and has a dream of the sky being blanketed by darkness emanating over Tsukimine Shrine, where she sees the silhouettes of Eriol, Spinel Sun, and Ruby Moon. When Sakura awakens to realize what she's done, she and Kero begin to suspect that they will meet the three silhouetted figures very soon.

Episode 17 - Sakura and the Pool and the Big Wave

Release Date: 2000-01-11

Sakura and her friends go spend the day at a new indoor water park, where Eriol causes the water to rise to dangerous levels. When Rika, who has trouble swimming, nearly drowns, Sakura uses the transformed Watery card to save her, risking being seen using her magic by everyone. However, it appears Eriol would have returned things to normal if Sakura was too late, making his motives unclear.

Episode 18 - Sakura and the Snow-blowing Ski School

Release Date: 2000-01-18

There is an avalanche that Sakura must stop. She transforms & uses The Time(Which we all know uses alot of magic), The Fly to get to the spot of the avalanche, and attempts to use The Firey(One of the four element cards, also requires ALOT of magic) and faints. The Time's magic then ends and the avalanche almost falls on Sakura, but Eriol stops it. This marks the one and only time Eriol has to assist Sakura with a problem bestowed upon her by himself. Eriol also mentions how the one thing he does not want to do is cause Sakura pain, but it seems as if he can't not cause her pain.

Episode 19 - Sakura and Yukito and His Fading Power

Release Date: 2000-02-15

Toya and Yukito are starring in an independent film directed by Nakuru for their school fair, and Nakuru gives Sakura a role. Sakura later begins to notice that Yukito is losing his power and is starting to fade away. Things come to a head when Yukito passes out and falls of a veranda while shooting the film, though he is saved by Toya and, secretly, Sakura. Toya finally manages to tell Yukito the truth about his power, telling off Nakuru when she attempts to interfere. In order to maintain Yue's power and existence, thus allowing Yukito to survive, Toya sacrifices his powers to save him, though losing the ability to sense when Sakura is in danger. As such, Toya has Yue promise to protect Sakura, as well as himself. Having overheard, Sakura realizes that Toya had indeed known about her secret all along. She confronts Kero about why he didn't tell her about Yue/Yukito; Kero explains that he did so to prevent her from blaming herself, since her power alone wasn’t enough to sustain him, and thus act irrationally because of it. Not wanting Yukito to disappear again, Sakura resolves to confess her true feelings to him.

Episode 20 - Sakura's Most Favorite Person

Release Date: 2000-02-22

After viewing Nakuru's film, Sakura tours the high school fair with her friends, while Toya comforts Yukito when he appears troubled by the fact that he is not human. Alone with Yukito in one of the attractions, Sakura tells Yukito how much she likes him. However, Yukito gently rebuffs her, saying that her love for him is merely platonic, and that he already has someone he loves; Sakura, in a rare moment of insight, realizes that person to be her brother, Toya. Yukito tells Sakura that the person she loves most is still out there when Sakura senses Clow Reed's presence once more. Using the Maze and Illusion cards, Sakura manages to trap the presence and discovers it to be coming from Eriol, though she loses consciousness. Eriol jumbles her memory of the discovery, acknowledging that she has indeed grown powerful to find him. Sakura tells Syaoran of her experience with Yukito and, despite her understanding and acceptance of the matter, begins to cry. Knowing that now is not the time to tell her that he loves her, Syaoran comforts her and assures her that she will find the person who she loves the most.

Episode 21 - Sakura and Shaoran and the Tsukimine Shrine

Release Date: 2000-02-29

Sakura heads to school in the morning, but does not see Yukito. She notices that there is a festival and asks Syaoran whether he wants to go to the festival at Tsukimine Shrine. He agrees, much to Sakura's delight. As the lessons continue, Sakura feels sleepy again. Syaoran notices this and is worried. As Tomoyo and Sakura walk home, Sakura admits that she feels much better now and thanks Syaoran and Tomoyo for their help. As Syaoran and Sakura walks to the shrine, Sakura gives Syaoran her handmade scarf, which Syaoran shyly accepts. Toya, Yukito (and Eriol) turn up and the shrine (Sakura invited them);Sakura happily goes with Yukito. Sakura and the rest waits near the lake while Yukito and Toya went to get drinks. As Sakura walks near the lake, she felt Clow's presence and Eriol summons a strange-looking horse. Sakura transforms the Wood card in an attempt to immobilize the horse but fails. The horse cuts the power lines and Syaoran sends a blast of lightning but the damage was not enough. Syaoran then sends a blast of wind to push the horse into the water. Sakura transforms the Thunder card to electrocute the horse and succeeds. As the power lines are cut, there are no lights. Sakura then transforms the Glow card to illuminate the shrine, while Syaoran wonders whether he should confess his love to Sakura.

Episode 22 - Sakura and the Past and Clow Reed

Release Date: 2000-03-07

Sakura uses the Return card with the help of the cherry blossom tree at the temple. In the past she first sees Keroberos and Yue talking. Kerobers says hes concerned about the cherry blossom tree because its already spring and it hasn't blossomed. Clow Reed sees Sakura then walks over to the 2. He uses the flower card to help the tree. The images fade and Sakura passes out. (Return is a time card and requires alot of energy to use. Sakura wakes up and finds herself leaning against a sleeping Keroberos. Clow Reed said he let her rest so her energy could return. He says he knows she's from the future. She tells him that strange things are happening in the future and they sences his magic. The scene changes and Sakura is runnig down a hall in Clow's house. She runs past a room but doubles back to see. This time she can only watch, for the Return cards power is running out. Yue and Keroberos seem upset. Clow Reed has told them that he is going to die. Both guardians are upset at this.

Episode 23 - Sakura meets Clow Reed

Release Date: 2000-03-14

Eroile stands above Sakura, Synoran, Kero and Tomoyo, and reveals the truth at last: He is the reincarnation of Clow Reed himself! He then casts a spell that eclipses both the sun and the moon. This puts those not entuned with magical power to sleep. As Yue and Toya race to the shrine, Toya collapses, with no power to call his own any more, the spell is able to affect him also. Eroile then challenges Sakura to use her abilities to break his spell of Darkness or everyone will sleep forever! With Kero and Yue being kept busy by Spinal Sun and Ruby Moon, Sakura knows she is vulnerable, so she strikes quickly. She uses the shield card to protect Synoran and Tomoyo and uses the jump card to get closer to Elrole, but the sorcerer summons a fire spell to drive her back, Skaura falls backwards, Synoran uses wind magic to catch her, but in doing so, drains himself of all his remaining strength. After further battle, and more card changing, Sakura realises that only the power of light can shatte

Episode 24 - Sakura and her True Feelings

Release Date: 2000-03-21

The challenge is over at last. All the cards have been captured, all have been turned. The tests are over, or are they? There may be just one remaining, one that may have to be resolved with the heart. Life has been difficult for Sakura and Li since the day Synoran confessed to sakura that he was in love with her, Li finds it difficult to approach Sakura, whilst Sakura herself is torn, not knowing if she feels the same way for Synoran. The two barly exchange words when they return to school, where they are told by Tereda-Sensi that Eroil is transferring back to England. Sakura, Li, Tomoyo [Armed with her camera as always] and Kero head for Eroil mansion, seeking answers, they are startled when the mansion's front door opens by itself, as do all the other doors from within the building. When the final door opens, the four are shocked to discover that Eroile is holding a party for them!

Episode 47 - Sakura and the Awakened Key of Star

Release Date: 1999-09-14

The rain still falls on Tomoeda and Syaoran states that possibly someone with more power than either of them is making it rain. Sakura asks Yukito over to talk to Yue and Kero tells Yue that it was his presence. They go to Penguin park once again and soon everyone is caught in a spirals of water. Realizing that her wand doesn't use the power of the dark anymore, Sakura says the new spell and creates her own magic circle and freeing herself from the spirals. She now has to change the Firey card to free the rest. This requires much magical power, causing Sakura to fall asleep. Cards Transformed: The Firey

Episode 48 - Sakura and the Dangerous Piano

Release Date: 1999-09-21

We see both Kero and Sakura fast asleep, Sakura's dad and toya is also there. Concered that she might have a fever, he feels her forehead. Sakura slightly wakes up and struggles to show her father and her brother that she is fine just tired. Finally they leave her room, but at the door, Toya stars at Kero for few minutes, then leaves. Outside the bedroom both men promise to come home early from school and job to check on Sakura. Kero sits up in bed and moans that Toya is catching on to what is happening. He tries to tell Sakura something but instead she brushes him off and goes back to sleep. He then tucks Sakura in and notices that the Sakura book(i think) is glowing. At Sakura's school econimcs class has started and everyone is busliy stirring and baking. A couple of Sakura's freinds are worried that Sakura didn't show up today. Tomoyo asks Li if he would like to accompany her to Sakura's house to see how she's doing. He blushes, then agrees, over at Eriol's table, Eriol is putting t

Episode 49 - Sakura and Shaoran and the Invisible Threads

Release Date: 1999-09-28

Sakura and Kero wake up at the same time, and they have a short conversation. Then she goes off to school, On her way she stops in front of toya''s scholl and watches the soccer teame play. After Toya's team makes a goal, who should come out of nowhere and leap onto Toya's back but Naruku. Toya yells at her to get off him. At school Tomoyo and Sakura are both talking about the newly arrived piano and how glad the music teacher is. They jion they're freinds who are having a little pinic. Rika pulls out a cute teddy bear and everyone exclaimes over it. Li is watching from a nearby branch up in a tree, suddenly Eriol appears and asks him if he has offened Li in anyway. Then He says Li's full name. Somewthing happens to him, his eyes suddenly go blank and he starts to fall off the branch, eriol catches him. A minute Later, Li wakes up, leaps out of Eriols arms then dashes off. After school Skakura is told that rika won't be anle to go with her to the Crafts Store becuase she has something

Episode 50 - Sakura and the Big Stuffed Doll

Release Date: 1999-10-05

The episode begins with Sakura putting the finishing touches on her bear, after that's done she lets out a yell of joy. She sits down again and reaches into her bag, she pulls out a notepad and a pencil and begins to write to Ms. Mizuki. As she thinks about wheather or not something going to happen later on she pulls out some Clow Cards. Suddenly Eriol shows up, startled Sakura hastily puts the clow cards back into her bag and invites Eriol to sit down with her. Eriol notices her bear and askes about it, embaressed she is reluctant to show him but finally she does after asking Eriol to promise not to laugh. Eriol tells her that the ears need to be sa bit more smaller and they need to go up a bit more higher, and says that he'll help her out. On the otherside of the school Chiharu is giving HER home made bear to Yamazaki, after recieving it he gives it a fuuny name, the japanese term for 'rice cake'. and he startes telling her another lie about how rice cakes were made so big it took a

Episode 51 - Sakura's Sheep Warning!?

Release Date: 1999-10-12

Sakura has been getting sleepy lately from all the magic she uses to transform the Clow Cards into Sakura Cards. The episode opens up with Sakura falling asleep during class while looking at a picture of a sheep in a textbook. Then during reccess Sakura and Syaoran both get new cell phones Tomoyo's mothers company have made. Sakura then tells Li she can call hi8m whenever something strange happens. While all this is going on, Yukito looks weary, so Touya comes up to tell him something important. Unfortunately, Nakuru shows up to interfere. Later in the episode, Yukito comes to Sakura's house to return a book to Touya but he's out of it. Yukito then changes into Yue and Yue chats with Kero about Yue disappearing because he can't get enough magical energy from Sakura. After Yukito goes back home, Syoran calls Sakura to tell there's something odd going on. Sakura calls Tomoyo, and gets a battle costume made by Tomoyo(yay), the theme of which is for a sheep. At the park, the penguin slide

Episode 52 - Sakura and the Panic Bicycle

Release Date: 1999-10-19

Sakura begins feeling very tired whilst sweeping outside her house, she trys to wake up by sweeping faster, but it fails to accomplish anything. Eroile stops by the house, whilst coming back from shopping, and tells Sakura she's a really hard worker. He volunteers to help her, Sakura welcomes the help, unaware that Eriole has a secret agenda... Eriole asks if he could move Sakura's brother's bike out of the front yard, Sakura agrees, but Eriole empowers the bike with magic. Before Eriole leaves, Sakura introduces him to her father. As he departs, Eriole tells Sakura ""It's going to get tough tonight"" Sakura, unsure of what those words mean, goes in for dinner. Later, She later tells Kero of her constant exhaustion, Kero explians that her use of the Sakura Cards has slowly drained her, albiet temporarily. Sakura opened the Sakura book, and the cards inside seem to replenish her a little. Sakura then noticed that the cards looked.. strange.. They were no longer warm to the touch , nor w

Episode 53 - Sakura and the Calendar of Memories

Release Date: 1999-10-26

Sakura finds her father staring at an old calendar. She learns that the calendar once belonged to her mother, Nadeshiko. Her father then tells Sakura that she can have the calendar when she asks for it. Sakura discovers her family's birthdays have been written on it, she takes it with her to school. She shows the calendar to Touya, who flashes back to when he once played the Organ with his mother sitting next to him, listening happily as Toya played a song that she had written. The flooding memories compel Touya to play the same music he once performed for his mother on a nearby piano. When Touya stops playing, he finds that Yukito had been listening the whole time! Touya attempts to tell Yukito how he feels about him, but Nakura interrupts them. Sakura finds out her great grandfather's birthday [also etched on the calendar] is today, and tells her father. But Sakura finds out her great grandfather has never forgiven her father for ""taking"" Nadeshiko away, or for allowing death to take

Episode 54 - Sakura and Sakura in Wonderland

Release Date: 1999-11-02

The leaf book mark that Eriol gives to Sakura causes her to be pulled in to Alice in wonderland. While she roams around Wonderland Shaoran tryies to use his sword to break the spell This episode is very funny the following characters and their counterparts in order of apearance"": Cheshire cat= Eriol White Rabbit= Yukito/Yue Mad Hatter= Touya Tweedle Dee+Dum= Shaoran Humty-Dumty= Tomoyo Queen of Hearts= Kerochan/Keroberos After a quick chat with the cheshire cat Sakura runs into the white rabbit, who suddenly transforms in to Yue, still the white rabbit. He picks her up, but at a high altitude drops her. She lands at the Hatter's tea party. After drinking the tea he gives her she shrinks. She gets blown away and is saved by Tweedle Dee and Dum. THey quiz her in trying to guess which Shaoran is the real one. Sakura transforms Big, then Small. She lands on a chess board and meets Humty Dumty. She goes over to talk to the Queen of hearts, who she thinks is kerochan. Keroberos/ Qu

Episode 55 - Sakura and Kero and a Candy Date??

Release Date: 1999-11-09

Sakura's school is hosting a bazaar, and Kero attends to eat sweets, hiding in the woods. Nakuru, meanwhile, brings Spinel Sun along and hides him in the same forest while she attends the bazaar. Kero meets Suppie (the pet name Nakuru gave him) but is completely oblivious to his true nature and befriends him, forcing him to eat some of the sweets. As a result, Suppie becomes intoxicated by the sugar and goes on an eating binge throughout the school. Kero, who is unable to explain the predicament to Sakura, asks her to use the Sleep card on all the customers, allowing him to get rid of Suppie.

Episode 56 - Sakura and Shaoran and the Elevator

Release Date: 1999-11-16

Sakura, Li, Eriol, and Tomoyo are off to the teddy bear convention, there they see the sights and the bears. they stop to have lunch and Sakura says something which makes Li blush then he takes off. Sakura follows thinking that she's said something wrong. She meets up with him at the elevator and they both go in. Using his magic Eriol makes the door close, and Sakura and Li find themselves stuck in there. After a while Sakura takes out a bear cookie and shares it with Li saying that Yuki made them has a thank you gift for all the times that he's been invited over. We see a flashback of Yuki putting an extermely large bag full of cookies on the table, then Sakura entering her room becuase she put some of the cookies in there and she finds Kero! He's on his back rubbing his large stomach! Ending the falshback, the lights gop out in the elevator, Li using a parchment like a candle lights a small flame. The elevator starts to shake and a part of it starts to dissapear! Sakura falls into th

Episode 57 - Sakura and Double Trouble

Release Date: 1999-11-30

The gang investigate the park, but it starts raining. THey all go home. Ruby Moon asks if Eriol's going to do something. At Sakuras house Keroberos starts to transform. Sakura asks Yue to get out of the rain, for he'll catch cold. Yue says he doesn't catch colds. Keroberos says he cant transform. Yue tries but cant either. Sakura goes and opens her window. Keroberos can't fit, till Yue tells him to fold up his wings. They try thinking. Keroberos gets real upset and stats yelling. Touya opens her door to see wats going on. Sakura tells him shes practicing a speech. Sakura offers her bed to Yue. He says hes fine near the window. Keroberos asks why she didn't offer him. The next morning Keroberos trys to transform again but is unsuccessful. Sakura says that there are chores to do, and tells Keroberos he has to help. He gets upset and says its like it was with Clow. Sakura starts to bake things and Keroberos trys to throw a bag of flour at her, but gets it all over himself.

Episode 58 - Sakura and Tomoyo and the Ball Trap

Release Date: 1999-12-07

Sakura grows in power for every Clow Card she transforms, while Yukito/Yue's energy begins to falter. Syaoran, in the meantime, has fully realized his love for Sakura and consults with Tomoyo, who helps him deal with his jealousy towards Eriol and gives him the confidence (just barely, though) to speak his mind to the oblivious Sakura. Before he can do so, however, both he and Sakura sense Clow Reed's presence once again, this time in the form of a basketball that leads them through the school at night. Space has been warped in the building, causing every door to lead into a different room each time, which separates her from Tomoyo. She begins to lose hope of finding her, but Syaoran gives her the courage to proceed. Sakura then hears Tomoyo's singing voice and uses the transformed Shadow card to track her down. She later thanks Syaoran for all the help he has ever given her; Syaoran tries to confess his love to her, but is interrupted when Kero forces Sakura to pose with him for Tomoyo's camera.

Episode 59 - Sakura and her Precious Friend

Release Date: 1999-12-14

Remembering his promise to Meilin that he would be her "fiancé" until he found someone he loved more, Syaoran calls her to tell her that he is in love with Sakura, though he is taken by surprise when Meilin arrives in Tomoeda for the day. While Meilin spends the day with her old friends, the group is attacked by a set of enchanted penguin statues at the playground. Acting upon Meilin's advice, Sakura transforms the Freeze card and uses it to freeze the statues, allowing her and Syaoran to defeat the penguins. During the incident, however, Meilin realizes exactly why Syaoran called her. Seemingly accepting of the matter, Meilin breaks off their "engagement;" in reality, however, she is heartbroken and visits Tomoyo upon her suggestion to bawl over it. Feeling better, Meilin encourages Syaoran to confess his love to Sakura as soon as possible, since Sakura would never know about them otherwise, before leaving the next morning, and leaves a cryptic message for Sakura indirectly stating she should pay attention to Syaoran's feelings.

Episode 60 - Sakura and Card and Present

Release Date: 1999-12-21

Kero is almost positive that Toya knows everything about Sakura's secret, though Sakura dismisses his claims, saying Toya would make fun of her if he did. Toya, meanwhile, is certain that Nakuru is deliberately interrupting him while he tries to tell Yukito the truth about why he is always feeling fatigued. The two make plans to buy a Christmas present for their father, though Sakura senses Clow Reed's presence again. Sakura uses the Mirror card to create her double and cover for her while she fights off a pair of enchanted fence bars with Syaoran, destroying them by using the Mist card to corrode and disintegrate them. However, Toya immediately recognizes the Mirror card, but goes shopping with her anyway. In gratitude to the Mirror card for looking after his little sister, Toya gives her a ribbon for her long hair in her true form. When Sakura returns home, she plays a recording of a hymn she and Eriol played on the piano together earlier to thank all the Clow and Sakura cards for their help. When the Mirror card returns to her card form, however, Sakura notices that she is wearing the ribbon Toya gave her.

Episode 61 - Sakura and the Mysterious Fortune

Release Date: 2000-01-04

Sakura goes to a New Year's festival and notices that Yukito isn't around. Toya goes to check on him, discovering that he has not only collapsed from fatigue, but he's also beginning to fade from existence since Sakura's power, despite how strong it has become, is not enough to sustain Yue. Later at the festival, she receives a fortune from Eriol which he secretly made and enchanted, saying that she will begin to learn the "truth" in her "first dream of the year." That night, Sakura transforms the Dream card in her sleep and has a dream of the sky being blanketed by darkness emanating over Tsukimine Shrine, where she sees the silhouettes of Eriol, Spinel Sun, and Ruby Moon. When Sakura awakens to realize what she's done, she and Kero begin to suspect that they will meet the three silhouetted figures very soon.

Episode 62 - Sakura and the Pool and the Big Wave

Release Date: 2000-01-11

Sakura and her friends go spend the day at a new indoor water park, where Eriol causes the water to rise to dangerous levels. When Rika, who has trouble swimming, nearly drowns, Sakura uses the transformed Watery card to save her, risking being seen using her magic by everyone. However, it appears Eriol would have returned things to normal if Sakura was too late, making his motives unclear.

Episode 63 - Sakura and the Snow-blowing Ski School

Release Date: 2000-01-18

There is an avalanche that Sakura must stop. She transforms & uses The Time(Which we all know uses alot of magic), The Fly to get to the spot of the avalanche, and attempts to use The Firey(One of the four element cards, also requires ALOT of magic) and faints. The Time's magic then ends and the avalanche almost falls on Sakura, but Eriol stops it. This marks the one and only time Eriol has to assist Sakura with a problem bestowed upon her by himself. Eriol also mentions how the one thing he does not want to do is cause Sakura pain, but it seems as if he can't not cause her pain.

Episode 64 - Sakura and Yukito and His Fading Power

Release Date: 2000-02-15

Toya and Yukito are starring in an independent film directed by Nakuru for their school fair, and Nakuru gives Sakura a role. Sakura later begins to notice that Yukito is losing his power and is starting to fade away. Things come to a head when Yukito passes out and falls of a veranda while shooting the film, though he is saved by Toya and, secretly, Sakura. Toya finally manages to tell Yukito the truth about his power, telling off Nakuru when she attempts to interfere. In order to maintain Yue's power and existence, thus allowing Yukito to survive, Toya sacrifices his powers to save him, though losing the ability to sense when Sakura is in danger. As such, Toya has Yue promise to protect Sakura, as well as himself. Having overheard, Sakura realizes that Toya had indeed known about her secret all along. She confronts Kero about why he didn't tell her about Yue/Yukito; Kero explains that he did so to prevent her from blaming herself, since her power alone wasn’t enough to sustain him, and thus act irrationally because of it. Not wanting Yukito to disappear again, Sakura resolves to confess her true feelings to him.

Episode 65 - Sakura's Most Favorite Person

Release Date: 2000-02-22

After viewing Nakuru's film, Sakura tours the high school fair with her friends, while Toya comforts Yukito when he appears troubled by the fact that he is not human. Alone with Yukito in one of the attractions, Sakura tells Yukito how much she likes him. However, Yukito gently rebuffs her, saying that her love for him is merely platonic, and that he already has someone he loves; Sakura, in a rare moment of insight, realizes that person to be her brother, Toya. Yukito tells Sakura that the person she loves most is still out there when Sakura senses Clow Reed's presence once more. Using the Maze and Illusion cards, Sakura manages to trap the presence and discovers it to be coming from Eriol, though she loses consciousness. Eriol jumbles her memory of the discovery, acknowledging that she has indeed grown powerful to find him. Sakura tells Syaoran of her experience with Yukito and, despite her understanding and acceptance of the matter, begins to cry. Knowing that now is not the time to tell her that he loves her, Syaoran comforts her and assures her that she will find the person who she loves the most.

Episode 66 - Sakura and Shaoran and the Tsukimine Shrine

Release Date: 2000-02-29

Sakura heads to school in the morning, but does not see Yukito. She notices that there is a festival and asks Syaoran whether he wants to go to the festival at Tsukimine Shrine. He agrees, much to Sakura's delight. As the lessons continue, Sakura feels sleepy again. Syaoran notices this and is worried. As Tomoyo and Sakura walk home, Sakura admits that she feels much better now and thanks Syaoran and Tomoyo for their help. As Syaoran and Sakura walks to the shrine, Sakura gives Syaoran her handmade scarf, which Syaoran shyly accepts. Toya, Yukito (and Eriol) turn up and the shrine (Sakura invited them);Sakura happily goes with Yukito. Sakura and the rest waits near the lake while Yukito and Toya went to get drinks. As Sakura walks near the lake, she felt Clow's presence and Eriol summons a strange-looking horse. Sakura transforms the Wood card in an attempt to immobilize the horse but fails. The horse cuts the power lines and Syaoran sends a blast of lightning but the damage was not enough. Syaoran then sends a blast of wind to push the horse into the water. Sakura transforms the Thunder card to electrocute the horse and succeeds. As the power lines are cut, there are no lights. Sakura then transforms the Glow card to illuminate the shrine, while Syaoran wonders whether he should confess his love to Sakura.

Episode 67 - Sakura and the Past and Clow Reed

Release Date: 2000-03-07

Sakura uses the Return card with the help of the cherry blossom tree at the temple. In the past she first sees Keroberos and Yue talking. Kerobers says hes concerned about the cherry blossom tree because its already spring and it hasn't blossomed. Clow Reed sees Sakura then walks over to the 2. He uses the flower card to help the tree. The images fade and Sakura passes out. (Return is a time card and requires alot of energy to use. Sakura wakes up and finds herself leaning against a sleeping Keroberos. Clow Reed said he let her rest so her energy could return. He says he knows she's from the future. She tells him that strange things are happening in the future and they sences his magic. The scene changes and Sakura is runnig down a hall in Clow's house. She runs past a room but doubles back to see. This time she can only watch, for the Return cards power is running out. Yue and Keroberos seem upset. Clow Reed has told them that he is going to die. Both guardians are upset at this.

Episode 68 - Sakura meets Clow Reed

Release Date: 2000-03-14

Eroile stands above Sakura, Synoran, Kero and Tomoyo, and reveals the truth at last: He is the reincarnation of Clow Reed himself! He then casts a spell that eclipses both the sun and the moon. This puts those not entuned with magical power to sleep. As Yue and Toya race to the shrine, Toya collapses, with no power to call his own any more, the spell is able to affect him also. Eroile then challenges Sakura to use her abilities to break his spell of Darkness or everyone will sleep forever! With Kero and Yue being kept busy by Spinal Sun and Ruby Moon, Sakura knows she is vulnerable, so she strikes quickly. She uses the shield card to protect Synoran and Tomoyo and uses the jump card to get closer to Elrole, but the sorcerer summons a fire spell to drive her back, Skaura falls backwards, Synoran uses wind magic to catch her, but in doing so, drains himself of all his remaining strength. After further battle, and more card changing, Sakura realises that only the power of light can shatte

Episode 69 - Sakura and her True Feelings

Release Date: 2000-03-21

The challenge is over at last. All the cards have been captured, all have been turned. The tests are over, or are they? There may be just one remaining, one that may have to be resolved with the heart. Life has been difficult for Sakura and Li since the day Synoran confessed to sakura that he was in love with her, Li finds it difficult to approach Sakura, whilst Sakura herself is torn, not knowing if she feels the same way for Synoran. The two barly exchange words when they return to school, where they are told by Tereda-Sensi that Eroil is transferring back to England. Sakura, Li, Tomoyo [Armed with her camera as always] and Kero head for Eroil mansion, seeking answers, they are startled when the mansion's front door opens by itself, as do all the other doors from within the building. When the final door opens, the four are shocked to discover that Eroile is holding a party for them!

Episode 70 - Sakura and the Mysterious Transfer Student

Release Date: 1999-09-07

Sakura’s class receives a new transfer student, Eriol Hiiragizawa, a boy from England, and he starts charming Sakura, making Syaoran jealous. Later on, Sakura receives a vision from Clow Reed that he may bring trouble to her, and that night an unnatural storm hits town. Sakura decides to investigate, and discovers that the storm was created by magic. Sakura tries to end the storm, however trouble arises when Sakura attempts to use her Clow Cards.