tsubasa chronicle

Sakura is the princess of Clow Country (The Country of the Eternal Tower), which is ruled by her older brother, King Tōya. Her childhood friend Syaoran is a young archaeologist investigating a nearby ruin. Sakura is revealed to have strange powers when she has a vision of a mysterious symbol. Meanwhile, Syaoran discovers the same symbol at the ruins. When he sees Sakura standing on the symbol in the ruins, ghostly wings appear on her back and a mysterious force begins to pull her into the walls of the ruins. Syaoran rescues her in time, but her wings disintegrate into feathers, which are scattered across dimensions. The High Priest of Clow Kingdom, Yukito, immediately realizes that Sakura's "feathers" were the manifestation of her soul and memories; without them, she will die. In order to save Sakura, Syaoran must journey to retrieve her wings' feathers, the fragments of her memories.

Yukito sends Syaoran and the unconscious Sakura to the Dimensional Witch, Yūko. There he meets Kurogane, a rough-mannered ninja banished from his world by Princess Tomoyo, and Fay D. Flourite, a magician who fled his world to avoid King Ashura. Each of them must pay with what he or she values most in order to gain the power to cross dimensions. For Kurogane, it is his sword Ginryū, and for Fay, it is the tattoo on his back which helps regulate his control of his magic. Syaoran and Sakura, on the other hand, must pay with their relationship; even if he is able to retrieve all of her memories, she will recall his existence in any of her memories up until that point. Only when the three agree to her terms does Yūko present them with the power to cross dimensions, a white creature named Mokona Modoki.

While traversing through worlds to find Sakura's feathers, the four travellers and Mokona are forced to overcome many dangers and opponents, some of whom are figures from Syaoran's past who wish to collect Sakura's feathers for their own reasons as they are seen to be objects that hold great power.


CharactersMain article: List of Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle characters
Syaoran: He is the main character and protagonist for the first half of the story. Syaoran is a childhood friend of Princess Sakura and is known for his kind nature and his calm determination. Although at the beginning, he does not have any magical power, he is an excellent martial artist and an aspiring archaeologist with extensive knowledge of various languages, histories, and artifacts. It's later revealed that Syaoran is actually a clone of Syaoran Li that was originally created in order to collect Princess Sakura's feathers.
"Syaoran" Li: He is son of Sakura Kinomoto and Syaoran Li from Cardcaptor Sakura. At the age of 14 he is imprisoned by Fei Wong Reed and is seen throughout the first half of the series asleep in a magically-sealed tank. After awakening he joins the group with the wish of protecting Sakura. In Chapter 201, it is revealed that Watanuki (xxxHolic) was "born" to replace the void in the relationships Syaoran had made.
Sakura: She is the princess of Clow Country. Sakura is a cheerful, selfless, and strong-hearted young woman. She states if there was ever something that she could do, she would try her absolute best. Her feathers are the manifestation of her soul, namely her heart and memories. She possesses a mysterious power, manifest in the magical powers of her wings, which is sought by Fei Wong Reed.
"Sakura"-hime: She is the daughter of King Fujitaka and Priestess and Queen Nadeshiko of Clow Country. First introduced in one of "Syaoran's" flashbacks, she is the true Princess of Clow Country.
Kurogane: Kurogane is a rough-mannered ninja from the world of Nihon (Japan), exhiled for his recklessness. He originally possessed the blade Ginryū before giving it to Yūko as price for his deal with her. His true name is Yō-ō.
Fay D. Flourite: A laid-back mage from the Country of Celes. Although, early in the series, he seems happy-go-lucky and pretends to know less than he does, there is more to him than meets the eye. His real name is Yūi.
Mokona Modoki: A white creature given to Syaoran, Fay and Kurogane by Yūko in exchange for their most-valued possessions to help find Sakura's memories (the feathers). A created imitation from the character in Magic Knight Rayearth which could not talk. There is also a black Mokona.
Yūko Ichihara: Also known as the Dimensional Witch or the Space-Time Witch, Yūko resides in modern day Japan. She is the same character from xxxHolic.
Fei Wong Reed: Fei Wong Reed is the primary antagonist of the story. He is very powerful and will do anything to grant his wish - to bring back a life. He can predict the future and often prepares many details of his plans decades before they take places.
Kimihiro Watanuki: Watanuki is Syaoran's counterpart in Japan. Although he never truly meets the Tsubasa group, he is the one who brings them Mokona, witnesses the appearance of Syaoran Li, and speaks with Sakura in his dreams when her spirit is separated from her body. Syaoran and Watanuki have a very strong bond, even though they've rarely ever spoken with each other; Watanuki is essentially "Syaoran" and is used to fill the void Syaoran Li made to make his wish.