Ep 14. Sakura, Toya, and Cinderella
- TV-14
- August 5, 2014
- 25 min
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7.5 (71)
Sakura, Toya, and Cinderella is the 14th episode of the anime series Cardcaptor Sakura. The episode focuses on Sakura using her newly acquired Clow Card, the Mirror card, to take a peek into her brother Toya's past and see why he has been acting strangely.
The episode begins with Toya leaving the house to attend a dance party, much to Sakura's surprise. Sakura and her best friend Tomoyo decide to follow him, but Sakura accidentally drops her Clow Cards along the way. She manages to retrieve all of them except for the Mirror Card, and realizes that she must have left it behind at home.
Upon arriving at the dance party, Sakura and Tomoyo disguise themselves as servers in order to get a better view of Toya. However, Sakura accidentally drops a tray of drinks on a boy named Yukito, who is Toya's best friend. Sakura realizes that Yukito is the person who Toya has been secretly helping and worrying about.
Meanwhile, Sakura's guardian Kero-chan and her crush Syaoran are also at the dance party. Syaoran tells Kero-chan that he senses a powerful Clow Card nearby, but he doesn't know which one it is. Kero-chan suspects it might be the Mirror Card.
As the party continues, Sakura is surprised to see Toya asking Yukito to dance. She remembers that Toya had a passion for dance when he was younger but gave it up after their mother passed away. Sakura realizes that Toya has been secretly taking dance lessons to help Yukito, who wants to learn how to dance to impress his crush.
Sakura uses the Mirror Card to sneak into Toya's memories and sees a flashback of Toya and their mother dancing together. Toya's mother suddenly collapses, and Toya believes that he caused her death by asking her to dance. This guilt had been the reason why Toya stopped dancing.
Sakura returns to the present and sees Toya dancing with Yukito. She realizes that Toya is finally able to move on from his guilt and enjoy dancing again. Sakura and Tomoyo leave the dance party, but Syaoran follows them. He tells Sakura that he senses the Clow Card nearby and suspects that she has it.
Sakura denies having the Clow Card and tries to leave, but Syaoran confronts her and accuses her of being a fake Cardcaptor. He challenges her to a battle, and Sakura accepts. The episode ends with Sakura and Syaoran preparing for their battle.
Overall, Sakura, Toya, and Cinderella is a heartwarming episode that explores Toya's past and his relationship with Yukito. It also sets up the conflict between Sakura and Syaoran, which will be the focus of future episodes.