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Today, december 2nd at 15h in Japan, the Card Captor Sakura mobile game officially ceased to exist. Now, if you try accessing it through the usual link, you are automatically redirected to the homepage of mobage.

When it was first announced, I really didn't think much about it, even when the 1st and 2d artworks were out I didn't quite get excited, but after seeing new artworks month after month getting better and better, seeing so many manga panels in full color and finally playing the game myself (in spite of the limitations that came with not residing in Japan...), I really came to like it very much and got pretty attached to it. I was really looking forward every end of the month to see a new CCS art from Clamp, it was like seeing a glimpse of what would a CCS artbook have been had it been released nowadays, and not 10 years ago...

Here are all the artworks released monthly the past year:

The latest CCS illustration was made available this morning, moments ago~

I was surprised to see a family picture!
Somehow, I had a summery (beach? water?) kind of theme in mind and (since I always crave more Syaoran) I evidently wished him to be included somewhere, but the actual artwork that was revealed ended up completely different from anything I had imagined, but a truly pleasant sight nonetheless! This is the very first time we see those 4 together: even in Tsubasa Clamp did not draw this family all together~

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That said, I don't know about you guys, but I'm having a surprisingly hard time picturing the whole thing, even thought at first sight it might seem obvious: Sakura is next to Touya, but on the left what we see is black and red fabric, which doesn't match with neither of their parents' outfits, so Fujitaka&Nadeshiko are either in Touya' side (which seems weird) or Sakura's, beyond that red&black thing.

EDIT [08/06]: mystery resolved, looks like Fujitaka&Nadeshiko were on another 'level' all together, the four of them are not directly next to each other.



IMPORTANT: when new pictures/views or versions in better quality are available, the only thread I update with the new material is this one: CCS mobile game: the new illustrations [thread updated when new arts are available] since having to hunt for/update separately each thread with each different artwork would be bothersome.

I really never tire to write this entry's subject: "New CCS artwork (mobile game)", that said, I'm afraid I might get too used to it and get really sad when Clamp stops releasing more...

I don't know what the full picture looks like, but Syaoran is by Sakura' side (YEY!), there might be others characters coughhopefullynotcough, SxS are holding hands (kyah!) and dancing (?) to a tune, the theme is obviously music.
I don't know what is it for, is there some kind of event/celebration in Japan/worldwide at this time of the year? We also have to consider that it might be a completely random illustration (like the chess or the tea party ones).

I've read sec ago that there was no gate7 on sight....for all the fans out there, I'm sorry if I didn't feel sad about it at all, if they are using that time to draw CCS, please GO ON! :P



EDIT June 1st: Here goes more pics, they're of a very low resolution I know, but this is all there is for the moment, hopefully, better versions will be seen online in the near future. If some of you do have better pics, please share with the rest of us!
The full artwork is like I expected it to be; from the beginning, my real doubt was actually Syaoran's facial expression: I wondered whether Clamp would have him either 1-frowning or 2-looking a bit lost (like looking at his feet because he doesn't know how to dance for example) or 3-(best case scenario) smiling while looking at Sakura...he is not looking at her but he IS smiling so I'm pretty happy :D

Also, about the release of new CCS artworks for the mobile game, it seems like this is a monthly release; thanks to nokiirat for this precious info (in this post)! And this is the original japanese message about it.
As for the pic itself, from the *bad* translation I got with google translate of some of their latest tweets (May 31st), it seems like a picture of 'Sakura and Syaoran getting along' was requested many times in the TwitCasting of Clamp (TwitCasting is a service to let you stream live video for free), this is their answer to these requests.



IMPORTANT: when new pictures/views or versions in better quality are available, the only thread I update with the new material is this one: CCS mobile game: the new illustrations [thread updated when new arts are available] since having to hunt for/update separately each thread with each different artwork would be bothersome.

I don't know how closely the members of this community have been following up the new illustrations released for the Card Captor Sakura mobile game (2012-2013), but I've (arbitrarily :P) decided to make a post especially for it, listing them all and sharing the highest resolution I've got of them. I was actually going to do that in my own livejournal, but then thought I would post it here too.

( All the pictures under the cut )

NB: I didn't not include the latest Tomoyo illustration in this gallery because I've only got the snapshot from the PV of it.
EDIT May 3th: Tomoyo pic added
EDIT June 9th: bigger textless pictures of Yukito and YukitoxSyaoran (white Day) + SxS music themed artwork
EDIT June 12th: added Kero picture with umbrella (Tomoyo pic)
EDIT June 28th: added this month's artwork featuring SyaoranxSakuraxTomoyo + Tomoyo's May picture in full (super low resolution) + another bday Sakura card (moon)
EDIT August 7th: replaced full view of pics of March White Day and May Tomoyo, this is the best quality we can get so these are the final versions; new pics for July picnic; added a Syao&Yuki pic (White Day); added a better pic of SakuraxYue (Valentine pic); replaced: better pic of Tomoyo (guest artists); replaced: 2 Ruby Moon pic for better ones and added a 3th one (Valentine pic); and added august new pic: family summer festival.
EDIT August 30th: new september illustration featuring Sakura as an artist together with Kero and Spinel + added up a better resolution pic of White Day|Syaoran and a new pic of White Day|Touya + better resolution pic of Picnic|SxS + better resolution pics of family summer|TouyaxSakura & FujitakaxNadeshiko + new Hydrangea|TomoyoxKero picture.
EDIT October 1st: 2 new pictures of Sakura artist (sept 2013 artwork) + full version of family summer (low quality) + new artwork for october: Halloween themed + announcement: the game will end on December 2d, 2013.
EDIT October 3rd: added 1 new Sakura picnic picture + added 1 new Sakura family summer + 4 new pics of Halloween including full view of artwork.
EDIT October 4th: added 2 new Halloween pics: 1 Sakura and 1 Syaoran
EDIT October 11th: added full view pics of family summer and picnic, this is the best that can be obtained from the mobile game so these are the final versions of the complete artworks.
EDIT November 1st: switched Halloween|Syaoran + Halloween|Sakura + Halloween|Yue pics with better quality ones + added up new artwork, maybe the last: Celebration + switched all 3 picture of Syaoran & 2/3 of Tomoyo's pic by other mangaka artist with better versions: these are their max level of quality so these are the final versions.

Most recent update: November 1st, 2013

o-m-g....gorgeous! @_@ Clamp sure are motivated with CCS art lately, the game is doing well in Japan then?

Seems like this illustration might very well be in celebration of Sakura's upcoming birthday on April 1st, at least this is what it looks like to me (she is even holding a present!).

If anyone got it in better quality please share with us!

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And the promo vid:



EDIT [april 1st 2013]: here goes what it looks like inside the game:

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I actually stumbled upon yet a new illustration of CCS mobile game, I believe the sketch was posted on twitter, but this is actually a part of the final image:






I'm loving all the new CCS illustrations after so many years, I hope they will keep on coming!