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While I was browsing for different anime in different genre, I came across
with [Yuri genre](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuri_%28genre%29) and then
found a [list](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuri_%28genre%29#Yuri_series)
where anime that contain yuri genre. I was shocked to see [Cardcaptor
Sakura](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardcaptor_Sakura) on the list as anime
with yuri as an additional element. I have watched Cardcaptor Sakura a lot of
times but I haven't read it's manga. The only thing that comes on mind that
_could_ be the yuri element was Sakura and Tomoyo's relationship as best
friends (and their mothers'). If I'm not mistaken, since I've watched
Cardcaptor Sakura a lot of times when I was still a kid, there were no solid
implications that Tomoyo had romantic feelings towards Sakura, meaning you can
only sense friendship in their relationship (or it was something I overlooked
or I didn't give deep meaning to it). Though, I'm not really sure in the manga
since I've never read it. So, is there any truth to this and if it has (in
anime or manga), please show reference to justify it (in any episode or
chapter).


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Was Tomoyo in love with Sakura?


On the TV Tropes page, Tomoyo is listed as a [Token Yuri
Girl](http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TokenYuriGirls):

> Tomoyo Daidouji in Card Captor Sakura, though it was toned down a bit in the
> anime. The manga actually had her telling Sakura that she loves her in that
> way, [though it went right over the heroine's
> head](http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ObliviousToLove).

So it seems that it's toned down in the anime (I didn't seem like anything
other than best friends and maybe borderline infatuation in the anime), but
blatant in the manga. Also noted [in the CSS
wiki](http://ccs.wikia.com/wiki/Tomoyo_Daid%C5%8Dji):

> While Tomoyo is in love with Sakura, she notes that she is happy to be able
> to be with Sakura and does not require Sakura to love her back.

According to [this blog post (contains lots of other
instances)](http://tomoyo.c-minor.org/5/a/i), it happened in Volume 2, Chapter
2:

![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/cO23x.png)


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I can't remember what episode of the anime it was but it was toward the end of
the Clow Card saga. I remember it was when Sakura and Li was over at Tomoyo's
house. Sakura was in the bathroom changing into one of Tomoyo's latest
costumes. While Li was shyly looking towards the area where Sakura was, Tomoyo
said something to li. Then, while looking into her cup she said something on
the lines of, "It's better to keep some things in the heart."


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At the teddy bear shop with Eriol and Li, Tomoyo told Sakura that all she
wants is for the person she loves to be happy, so the person she loves doesn't
have to love her back. Sakura told her that she was sure Tomoyo's beloved was
very happy.


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I also would say yes, but I am digging this out of the past to add some
insight that it is portrayed (especially in the manga) as being a far more
complex emotion than a typical "in love with" scenario.

One of the predominant themes of Clamp's works is that love has many different
forms and is not limited to typical boundaries. Reflect on how many other
extra-ordinary relationships and love-type affections exist in the story: Rika
x her sensei (age), Touya and Yuki (gender), Mizuki x Eriol (age), Sonomi x
Nadeshiko (gender, family), Fujitaka x Nadeshiko (age), Mei-lin x Syaoran
(family)...

If you read other Clamp works, you will see this is one of their most common
themes:

(SPOILER ALERT)

> Suki (large age gap), Chobits (AI-human), X (fate), Wish (angel-human), and
> others - unrequited love, secret or forbidden love, love between different
> humanoid species...

It is apparent that all have some rather extraordinary love stories, and
explore some pretty deep topics on the nature of love and the spectrum of its
manifestations. Furthermore, if you look into historic Japanese literature,
the theme of different kinds of love has deep roots in the cultural literature
- consider Samurai/battlefield love, for example.

I would not categorize Tomoyo as a typical yuri girl, however, as was said
above. Are her feelings romantic for Sakura? Certainly. Do her love feelings
also incorporate strong elements of hero admiration, deep friendship, and a
family bond? Absolutely. Are we given the impression that there is an element
of sexual attraction? Not really. We don't see her blushing when Sakura is
changing in front of her, long lingering touches, or heart pounding with
physical proximity - like we _do_ see with several other love attractions
within the same series.

Granted, at their age, sexuality might be barely nascent. But typical "yuri
girls" are almost invariably associated with sexual attraction regardless of
age, frequently exhibiting signs of physical attraction, or even overt sexual
overtures of one type or another. Is it within the yuri spectrum? I would say
yes, but it's not what I would consider typical.

Also note that Tomoyo's mother Sonomi had a very similar adoration for her own
cousin Nadeshiko (although hers was to the point of extreme jealousy!) and
then quite obviously eventually did have a sexual relationship with Tomoyo's
father (whom we never see). It is not all that uncommon for an early "crush"
of a later-heterosexual female to be another female, while they are figuring
out how to process these budding complex emotions.


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Yes, Tomoyo loves Sakura. She said it herself. She had costumes made for
Sakura, filmed Sakura constantly (not just during showdowns, but also a ton of
casual moments where Sakura was just talking to Tomoyo), and was always by her
side. I think it proves a point that she didn't need to film her, dress her
up, and tag along everywhere Sakura went, to show her love/infatuation for her
- but she did.

Tomoyo loves Sakura - and there is nothing anyone can do to convince me
otherwise.


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