Syaoran Li, sometimes spelled as Shaoran Li or originally as Xiaolang Li, is one of the central characters in the Clamp manga Cardcaptor Sakura and its sequel Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card.
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16 Facts About Syaoran Li
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Syaoran Li was created by Clamp as a common archetype of silent but caring male character often seen in their works.
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In general, Clamp found that Syaoran Li ended up as an attractive character that could be their younger brother due to his independency mostly as pointed out by Mokona and Nekoki.
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Kumai said that even though Syaoran Li grows up for the sequel Clear Card, she still wanted to properly portray him despite their different genders and thus would change the tone she uses when voicing him.
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Syaoran Li is introduced as a distant child who is rude towards Sakura for both having the same goal.
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Similarly, Syaoran Li realizes his math teacher Kahno Mizuki to have magic and thus tells Sakura to be distant towards her.
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Syaoran Li is charmed by her, causing to constantly blush whenever she talks to him.
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Once Syaoran Li confesses his love towards Sakura, the series places emphasis on the fact that Sakura is interested in him.
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Syaoran Li is a transfer student to Sakura Kinomoto's class, arriving from Hong Kong.
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Over time, Syaoran Li comes to accept Sakura as the collector of the cards, and as the story progresses the two fall in love.
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Syaoran Li is at first drawn to Yukito Tsukishiro, but this was because he was drawn to Yukito's own magic power.
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The series ends with Syaoran Li returning to Hong Kong, but before he departs he and Sakura are able to express their love for each other.
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Sakura and Syaoran Li are reunited two years later, with Syaoran Li staying in Japan.
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When Syaoran Li becomes attracted to Sakura, the writer instead noted that Syaoran Li acted less than a bully towards to her and instead awkward to the point he blushes often.
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Similarly, the writers from The Japanification of Children's Popular Culture: From Godzilla to Miyazaki said that Syaoran Li becomes a weak awkward friend to Sakura as he is unable to confess her feelings towards her to the point being a comic relief.
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