One of CLAMP's most popular series, Cardcaptor Sakura is a tale about Sakura Kinomoto's journey to becoming the strongest Clow Card Master. As her life is engulfed in magical elements, Sakura has to balance friendship and romance. Since Sakura is surrounded by many people – magical or otherwise – romance is quite inevitable.

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Cardcaptor Sakura depicts several main characters in intricate romance over the course of the series. Some are one-sided, while many are blossoming relationships or downright uncomfortable at times. All of the major romances in Cardcaptor Sakura help intensify the storyline for both the anime and manga.

10 Rika And Mr. Terada

Cardcaptor Sakura Rika and Mr Terada

Rika has a crush on her teacher, Mr. Terada. While the anime had the relationship censored by making the crush appear one-sided, the manga is a different story. In the manga, Rika and Mr. Terada are often seen on secret outings and seem to be romantically involved. While the relationship between Rika and Mr. Terada is definitely wrong for all the right reasons, it cannot be ignored as it is one of the recurring relationships in the series.

9 Tomoyo And Sakura

Cardcaptor Sakura Tomoyo and Sakura

Tomoyo and Sakura are introduced as best friends. While their relationship as friends is deeply rooted, there are many hints towards Tomoyo's romantic feelings for Sakura. Tomoyo is very open about her love and support for Sakura as she constantly follows her around, and invests her time in creating amazing costumes for the main protagonist. Tomoyo's romantic feelings for Sakura can be seen as one-sided since Sakura sees her nothing more than a best friend and sister. However, Tomoyo's constant love and support never ceases throughout the series.

8 Sakura And Yukito

Cardcaptor Sakura Sakura and Yukito

Ever since Sakura met Yukito, she has had romantic feelings for him. During the initial half of the series, Sakura's main romantic focus is Yukito, the best friend of her brother, Touya. Always on her best to impress Yukito, Sakura is gentle and attentive towards him and wants to be around him.

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However, Yukito declines Sakura's confession since he has always thought of her as a younger sister. While the romance does not fully bloom, it is an important part of the series since Yukito is a strong factor that caused Sakura's emotions to mature.

7 Touya And Yukito

Cardcaptor Sakura Touya and Yukito

Similar to Sakura and Tomoyo, Touya and Yukito have been best friends for a long time. It's made evident that Yukito has feelings for Touya and the latter also seems to return the feelings. While their relationship does not grow romantically, both Touya and Yukito are protective of each other when their world gets mixed up with magical elements. Touya and Yukito are seen to have a very understanding relationship. Both of them confide their worries and secrets in each other.

6 Meiling And Syaoran

Cardcaptor Sakura Meiling and Syaoran

Meiling and Syaoran are cousins who are also betrothed to each other. While Syaoran does not have any romantic feelings for her, Meiling is utterly devoted to him and often passionately declares her love. Though Meiling seems obnoxious at the beginning of the series, she later transforms into a mature person and accepts that Syaoran has never been in love with her.

While one-sided, Meiling's love for Syaoran is one of the major romances in Cardcaptor Sakura. Her obsession towards Syaoran affects her dynamics with most of the other main characters, but she later redeems herself and manages to find her own happiness.

5 Touya And Kaho

Cardcaptor Sakura Touya and Kaho

Cardcaptor Sakura has a lot of teacher-student romance in the series. Touya and Kaho's romance is often seen through flashbacks during the series until her arrival in the later years. Touya seems to hold regrets regarding how their relationship ended and is often hostile towards Kaho. This is the result of Kaho moving away to pursue her studies after Touya professed his love for her. Kaho and Touya many not have found their happily-ever-after in each other, but they did find their own loving partners later in life.

4 Yamazaki And Chiharu

Cardcaptor Sakura Yamazaki and Chiharu

Yamazaki and Chiharu are friends of Sakura, and they both study with her at Tomoeda Elementary School. Both Yamazaki and Chiharu have been friends since kindergarten and are always seen together. Even though both of them have different personalities, Yamazaki and Chiharu are seen to be close and friendly while also constantly bickering with each other.

While their romantic relationship is not clearly defined in the anime, Yamazaki and Chiharu are a romantic couple in the Cardcaptor Sakura manga. Yamazaki and Chiharu are often seen going to dates as a couple and are open about their relationship in the manga.

3 Eriol And Kaho

Cardcaptor Sakura Eriol and Kaho

Eriol is introduced as the Clow Reed reincarnation when he joins Sakura's school to be closer to her. While in the anime, Kaho just assists Eriol to make the new master of the Clow Cards stronger, in the manga, Kaho and Eriol are seen to be in a romantic relationship.

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Eriol is much older than how he is portrayed since he adopts the guise of a young boy to be closer to Sakura. The manga tells the story of how Kaho met Eriol while she was studying abroad and how she grew to care about him. In the end, both Kaho and Eriol are seen discussing their future with each other.

2 Fujitaka And Nadeshiko

Cardcaptor Sakura Fujitaka and Nadeshiko

Sakura's parents, Fujitaka and Nadeshiko, have one of the most blissful and mature relationships in the series, even if it is short. While they have met as a teacher and student, the couple gets married later and become parents to Touya & Sakura. The flashbacks of the adoring couple show the intensity of their romance and make fans wish that the tragedy of Nadeshiko's death never occurred. While Nadeshiko may have passed away, Fujitaka has always preserved her memory and never moved on. Fujitaka is seen to be still in love with Nadeshiko, and even Nadeshiko's spirit remains near her family to protect them.

1 Sakura And Syaoran

Cardcaptor Sakura Sakura and Syaoran

The main protagonists of the series, Sakura and Syaoran started their relationship as rivals. Competing to retrieve the Clow Cards, both Sakura and Syaoran are initially not fond of each other and are often seen quarreling. Both soon become friends and supportive teammates who can trust each other with their lives.

Sakura & Syaoran have one of the major romantic couples of the series. Their relationship is based on trust, and while their romance is still in its early stages, both Sakura and Syaoran have always proved their loyalty and support to each other.

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