The easiest place to find Clow Cards are on Ebay because they are out of production and hard to find. But you should keep in mind that you may run across counterfeit or unofficial decks. If you want the Clow Cards just for casual reading, then an unoffical deck may be suitable (they are usually much more affordable then the official decks). However if you are a collector or a CCS fan, then be on the lookout.
To my knowledge, there are 2 officially released sets, the American version by Bandai and the Japanese version by Kodansha, with the American being easier to find. Both come with a Clow book to store the cards. The Japanese version look like the clow cards pictured on this blog (light orange border, purple background). The American version have a slightly different color scheme (orange/yellow blended border, dark gold background). The Japanese version is also more detailed than the American version when it comes to the back of the cards and the Clow Book.
There is also an Japanese electronic Sakura Card set, I don't know who the maker is however.
EDIT: There are 5 officially released decks:
Unofficial decks generally have off-color or a mix-matched color scheme and usually do not come with a Clow Book, they are packaged in a cardboard box instead. These unofficial decks are commonly found on ebay with a very low buy-it-now price (usually under $10.00) along side (or instead of) the starting price.
So what does this all mean? It means that there are decks that were not produced as official Cardcaptor Sakura merchandise. It doesn't mean that they are unusable or poor quality, they are just not official, some may say that they are fakes. It's like the big bags of generic "fruit loops" versus the Fruit Loops brand cereal by Kellogg's.
You should decide based on your own feelings which cards to buy. It is up to you to choose. If you are comfortable with an unofficial deck, then that's fine too.
NOTE: This information is based of the best of my knowledge, if you have something further to clarify please don't hesitate to let me know so that I can make the proper revisions.
To my knowledge, there are 2 officially released sets, the American version by Bandai and the Japanese version by Kodansha, with the American being easier to find. Both come with a Clow book to store the cards. The Japanese version look like the clow cards pictured on this blog (light orange border, purple background). The American version have a slightly different color scheme (orange/yellow blended border, dark gold background). The Japanese version is also more detailed than the American version when it comes to the back of the cards and the Clow Book.
There is also an Japanese electronic Sakura Card set, I don't know who the maker is however.
EDIT: There are 5 officially released decks:
1. American Clow Card Set by BandaiThanks, Vanessah!
2. Japanese Clow Card Set by Bandai
3. Deluxe Clow Card Set by Kodansha
4. Electronic Sakura Card Set by Bandai
5. Sakura Card Pouch Set by Bandai (this is the one based on the 2nd movie and includes The Hope card.)
Unofficial decks generally have off-color or a mix-matched color scheme and usually do not come with a Clow Book, they are packaged in a cardboard box instead. These unofficial decks are commonly found on ebay with a very low buy-it-now price (usually under $10.00) along side (or instead of) the starting price.
So what does this all mean? It means that there are decks that were not produced as official Cardcaptor Sakura merchandise. It doesn't mean that they are unusable or poor quality, they are just not official, some may say that they are fakes. It's like the big bags of generic "fruit loops" versus the Fruit Loops brand cereal by Kellogg's.
You should decide based on your own feelings which cards to buy. It is up to you to choose. If you are comfortable with an unofficial deck, then that's fine too.
NOTE: This information is based of the best of my knowledge, if you have something further to clarify please don't hesitate to let me know so that I can make the proper revisions.
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I believe there are a total of 5 official Clow / Sakura card decks:
1. American Clow Card Set by Bandai
2. Japanese Clow Card Set by Bandai
3. Deluxe Clow Card Set by Kodansha
4. Electronic Sakura Card Set by Bandai
5. Sakura Card Pouch Set by Bandai (this is the one based on the 2nd movie and includes The Hope card.)
Hope that helps. ^^
Thank you so much Vanessah! That really helped! I'll re-edit the entry with your information credited.
so, there isn't any deck with The Nothing included?
Chances are there isn't, at least not in official decks. The standard 52 card deck will not contain The Nothing.
How do the other sets look like?
I've stumbled upon one deck that has a blue background and orangy red edges and comes with the book. Its kind of confusing. ^^"
Twin-Ramblings, does your deck look like this one?
http://tinyurl.com/62fn9v
I believe it is an unofficial Chinese deck.
Official Clow Cards usually have a dark brown/gold or purple background, depending which version they are.
Ive got a set but it's sakura card in japanese. There's a book with instructions given on how to read the tarot card but its impossible for me because it's in japanese. It's so frustrating. I wan2 give reading =(
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