Princess Sakura of the Clow Kingdom still cares deeply for her childhood friend Syaoran even though he is by no means of royal blood; he is a budding archeologist who has just taken over his father's work. The dig that he is working on in the kingdom, however, unearths something powerful that knocks Sakura unconscious and takes her memories. The royal mage tells Syaoran to seek the advice of the witch Yuuko, who informs him that the only way to recollect Sakura's memories and restore her soul is to travel with her to many universes, tracking down her memories, which have taken the form of feathers, and collecting them. This will save Sakura, but in the process, she will permanently lose her memory of Syaoran and their loving friendship. Syaoran accepts the sacrifice and sets off on an adventure, teaming up with two other people on their own journeys through time and space. Tsubasa Chronicle features many characters from the anime Cardcaptor Sakura. ~ Cammila Albertson, Rovi

MAIN CHARACTERS:

 Syaoran Li

In Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle, Syaoran is an archaeologist who is excavating ruins in the country of Clow. When his childhood friend, Princess Sakura, visits the ruins with him one day her body triggers a chain of mysterious events that lead to a desperate situation. To save Sakura he must pay the price of "their relationship" in order to cross through worlds and collect her memories.

Background

Syaoran before his reincarnation

As a young child he was found in the street by the kindhearted archeologist, Fujitaka. At that time he had no name, no memories of his past, and no sight in his right eye. Fujitaka readily adopts him as a son and names him Syaoran. The two travel across the country for excavation work which leads Syaoran to meet Princess Sakura of Clow Country. Even though Syaoran is blunt and emotionless from his mysterious past, Sakura takes an immediate interest in him. Instead of pitying him or rejecting him for not having memories or a birthday, Sakura readily gives Syaoran her birthday (April 1st) so they can share it and tells him that it doesn‘t matter if he has no memories--they can create many happy ones together. Because of her warm friendship, Syaoran is able to smile for the first time and her friendship becomes the thing he cherishes most in life.
Although he does become increasingly cheerful and friendly, Syaoran feels he is a burden to others because of his inferiorities and is constantly concerned about worrying his father or upsetting Sakura when he hurts himself. And though Sakura urges him not to hide his pain and tells Syaoran to let her worry about him, even later in the journey Syaoran hides his true feelings because he doesn’t want to trouble others or make them sad. Ashura-ō at one points warns him that if he continues keeping things to himself “nothing will change.”

Sakura Kinomoto


Sakura: 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. In chapter 178, a shocking revelation is made, she is not the true Sakura, but another clone created by Fei Wong Reed. A crossover character from Cardcaptor Sakura.
Sakura is the princess of Clow kingdom, which is ruled by her older brother, King Tōya. Her childhood friend Syaoran is a young archaeologist. Sakura is revealed to have strange powers when she has a vision of a mysterious symbol and places she has never seen. Meanwhile, Syaoran discovers the same symbol at the ruins he is excavating. He sees Sakura standing on the symbol on the ground. 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 are scattered across dimensions. The High Priest of Clow Kingdom, Yukito, immediately realizes that Sakura's "wings" were the manifestation of her soul and memories; without them, she will die. In order to save Sakura, Syaoran must journey to retrieve her wing's feathers, the fragments of her memories. 

 Faye San
During his first appearances, Fay was wearing a fur-lined robe and white clothes with a blue trim. Since then, he has adopted a more formal-style dress, consisting of a white button-up, black vest, and a red tie. He has blue eyes and blonde hair parted on the left side.

Fay D. Flourite

Of Syaoran's group of allies, Fay is the most enigmatic. He appears to be happy-go-lucky and good-natured, and acts very carefree. He often teases Kurogane, calling the latter ridiculous nicknames. However, Fay has been shown to be as perceptive and skilled a fighter as Kurogane. He also appears to carry a deep emotional burden, and values his own life very little. In battle, Fay doesn't bother to fight very hard for his life, and will only do so if someone he cares for is in danger. Though he hides his unhappiness well, Kurogane is able to sense the disguise. When he confronts him about it, Fay usually gives very dark and enigmatic answers. His past is a profound motivating factor for his actions and is something Fay cannot seem to overcome; instead he masks it all with a smile.
Fay is emotionally distant, refusing to allow anyone to become too close to him. Despite this, Kurogane has noted that the mage has become attached to Syaoran and Sakura. Fay's behavior changes significantly after he becomes a vampire and is forced to regularly drink Kurogane's blood to survive. Fay becomes much colder and very solemn around everyone, and begins addressing Kurogane by his real name. However, after the events in Celes, Fay seems to have gone back to the way he was at the beginning of the series, as he once again addresses Kurogane with strange nicknames, and he seems to give a real smile.
Fay worries about his companions and would go as far as breaking his own personal vows to ensure their safety. Kurogane confronts Fay about this, and states that Fay should figure out what he's doing with his present and future, because his past has nothing to do with either Kurogane or their younger companions. 

Magic

Fay's greatest strength was his magical abilities. 
Casting Spells: Unlike previous magic-using characters created by Clamp, Fay's magic is "written" out as he casts it, either by using a magical staff or his hand, rather than summoning a magic circle like Yūko Ichihara, Clow Reed, and Sakura Kinomoto. 

Yoo kurogane
Kurogane (, lit. "Black Steel" is a rough-mannered ninja from the world of Nihon , lit. Japan), who is sent away from his world by Princess Tomoyo in order to have him discover true strength. He is the most powerful warrior in his world, but he shows no mercy to anyone, even at Tomoyo's request, so she places a "curse" on him that will decrease his strength if he kills anyone. He gives up his sword,"Ginryū" (銀竜; Japanese for Silver Dragon), as the price to use Mokona to cross dimensions and return to his home world. He quickly bonds with Syaoran, who he trains in swordsmanship and helps overcome his blind right eye. He is constantly teased by Fay, who calls him a variety of nicknames, though he also is able to tell Fay's true nature, and Mokona, whose cute nature Kurogane cannot stand, preferring to refer to Mokona as a "white pork bun." or "white manju bun." However blunt and crude Kurogane may come off as, he is actually quite observant and perceptive, being always acutely aware of his surroundings. Though he initially has no interest in helping restore Sakura's memory, he eventually finds himself risking his life for the group. He is voiced by Tetsu Inada in Japanese, and by Christopher Sabat in English.
Kurogane is the son of the lord of the Suwa Province and the miko who protects the area with a magical barrier. He trains under his father in swordsmanship, wishes to become stronger so he can protect those he loves, and he cares for his mother, who has tuberculosis. Eventually, Fei Wong Reed floods the area with demons, which leads to the death of his father, and Reed personally kills Kurogane's mother through a dimensional portal. Kurogane goes into a rage, killing all of the demons while grasping his mother's body, and he is only calmed by Tomoyo. He eventually becomes a personal retainer for Tomoyo, but his ideals change from protecting those he loves to just gaining strength and finding his mother's killer. He eventually learns that the whole attack is part of Reed's plan to make him a pawn, but interference from Yuko causes Tomoyo to reach him first. Before leaving Nihon, he asks that Tomoyo blesses him with his real name, You-oh. The anime presents Kurogane with another name used only in his childhood, Haganemaru.
Kurogane is an expert swordsman, who originally used a replica of his father's sword, Ginryū, opting to have the original buried with his mother in place of his father's remains. After giving the sword to Yuko, he obtains Sōhi (蒼氷; Japanese for Blue Ice), which he initially stores with Mokona, though Fay eventually gives him the ability to summon it from his left hand. After he cuts off his left arm to save Fay, he is granted an artificial arm through Fuuma, from Piffle World, though it feels odd to him—and later a better version when the group returns to Piffle a second time. In Nihon, Tomoyo gives him the real Ginryū, admitting that she never buried it. He learns that the curse is actually a protective charm, and his only loss of strength was the loss of his arm, which helps him realize that "true strength" is protecting those close to him. He most often uses the technique, Hama Ryū-ō Jin, which is his father's trademark. In the final confrontation with Fei Wang Reed, Kurogane finally gains his revenge by delivering the fatal blow to Fei Wong Reed in chapter 230. Kurogane continues to travel with Fay and Syaoran after the series ends.

MOKONA

Mokona Modoki

Mokona Modoki (モコナ＝モドキ^?) refers to two rabbit-like creatures created by Yūko Ichihara and Clow Reed in preparation for the events in Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle and xxxHolic, as well as to stop Fei Wong Reed's plans and save the "two futures". The white Mokona travels with Syaoran's group, while the black Mokona stays in Yūko's shop. Both are based upon the original Mokona, who Yūko and Clow encountered while Mokona was traveling through different worlds. Mokona provided Yūko and Clow with the knowledge of alternate dimensions.

The white Mokona, whose real name is Soel, is given to Syaoran's group by Yuko in exchange for their most-valued possessions. Although they appear genderless, it is suggested in the drama CDs that Soel is female, and the black Mokona, Larg, is male. Mokona has many abilities, including traveling to different worlds, teleporting objects from one world to another, sensing strong auras, and allowing people from other worlds to communicate. She also prides herself on her "108 Secret Skills" that include things like voice imitation. With the help of the black Mokona, the white Mokona is able to stay in contact with Yūko, though she also speaks to the black Mokona during their dreams. The Mokonas are voiced by Mika Kikuchi in the Japanese and Carrie Savage in the English version.

Mokona is responsible for locating Sakura's feathers, and whenever one is around, it goes "mekkyo" for an instant, which alerts the others. Mokona is a very cheerful, optimistic and energetic being, and loves to tease Kurogane, who occasionally uses violence to get back at her. She has a red earring, which is used to enhance magical power. It is used to help Kurogane and Fay escape the closing Celes Country.

ANTAGONISTS :

Fei Wang Reed

Fei Wang Reed, also Romanized as Fei Wong Reed,^[3] is a mysterious and powerful villain who is after Sakura's feathers. He is later revealed to be a direct descendant of Clow Reed and well aware of the powers of the Witch of Dimensions. He was the one who imprisoned the Tsubasas and created the Syaoran who is the protagonist of Tsubasa for the first half of the story. Though he already possesses the power to cross dimensions like the High Priest of Clow and Princess Tomoyo, he seeks the power of Sakura's wings to "bring back a dream that has already ended" which is foreshadowed in Tsubasa and ×××HOLiC to involve reviving someone who was kept on the brink of death. He is ruthless in pursuing this dream and does not care how much blood has to be shed to get that power; those he has killed (or arranged to have killed) include Kurogane's mother, Xing Huo and the real Fay. His true objective is not to obtain Sakura's feathers; rather, the scattering of Sakura's memories was to force her to travel between dimensions so her physical memories would contain a map of the dimensions. This is necessary, in combination with the soul of the Tsubasa beneath the ruins in the Kingdom of Clow, to grant Fei Wang's wish. In Chapter 122 of xxxHOLiC, Yūko reveals in a monologue that he is responsible for the soul stealing entities featured in Volume 5. Also, in Chapter 181 of Tsubasa, Yūko also reveals that this was when she discovered his whereabouts and learned that he needs the souls for the sake of his dream. Following the souls leads to his location. In the original Japanese adaptations, Fei Wang Reed is voiced by Kazuhiro Nakata. For the English dub of the anime adaptation, Fei Wang Reed is voiced by Randy Tallman in first season and by R. Bruce Elliott in the second season.

It has also been revealed in chapter 178 of Tsubasa that the Sakura traveling with the Tsubasa group is, in fact, a clone. He has kept Tsubasa's soul alive for the sake of his dream, but her body "disappeared". Sakura's soul was killed, though he still needed her body which was taken by his assistant Kyle Rondart.

In chapter 181 Yūko reveals Fei Wang is located in a "cut-off" time of Clow Country and that it was he who placed the seal of death upon the original Sakura in order to aid the granting of his wish. Fei Wang revealed in subsequent chapters that Clow Country was the future of Tokyo, and that the person he was attempting to bring back has suffered the same fate as Sakura. This person is, in fact, the dimension witch Yūko. He wants to resurrect her because he sees the act as his only chance of proving he is superior than his ancestor, Clow Reed. But when Syaoran breaks the cycle, Fei Wang uses Sakura's powers to destroy much of the world's logic until Clone Sakura and Clone Syaoran intervened and Fei Wang's plan is defeated with most of the damage he caused undone.

In chapter 230, through an epic battle between the two Tsubasas, Syaoran, Sakura, Fay and Kurogane, Fei Wang was successufully defeated by a final slash from Kurogane. However, before he disintegrated, he revealed to Syaoran that they were the same—that is, they were both created beings. The reason of Fei Wang's existence was to resurrect Yūko and tell her something that has not yet been revealed.