The Sleep

	The Sleep
	Clow Card ; Sakura Card ;
	Name
Kanji	眠
Katakana	スリープ
	Magic
Sign	Moon
Hierarchy	The Dark
Magic Type	Eastern Magic
Temperament	Mischievous
	Important Events
Captured; (Anime)	Episode 22
Captured; (Manga)	N/A
Transformed; (Anime)	Episode 56
Transformed; (Manga)	N/A

The Sleep is a Clow Card with the power to put anyone to sleep. It is aligned under The Dark.

It is one of the fifty-three Clow Cards in the anime.

Appearance[]

Sleep resembles a young, bluish-white pixie with a six-point star on her forehead and one, overlarge, feathered ear on the left side of her head, and short hair. She wears a periwinkle bodysuit with another six-point star on her chest. Sleep carries a small wand topped with a crescent moon, which produces magical dust that induces sleep.

Magic and Abilities[]

Sleep Magic: Sleep has the ability to entrance anyone into a deep slumber, using the dust from her wand. Only those with exceptionally strong magical potential can resist her magic.

Fortune Telling: All Clow Cards have the ability to help their user predict the future. Their method of fortune-telling is similar to that of tarot cards. The interpretation of the message the Clow Cards relay depends on the magical power of the user.

Synopsis[]

Capture[]

In Episode 22 of the anime, Sleep took up residence at the university where Sakura's father worked. Sleep put everyone except Sakura to sleep, who cornered Sleep in her father's study where she captured it using Windy. Sleep became one of Sakura's most used cards, frequently resorting to it to put possible witnesses to sleep when some magical event is unleashed.

Transformation[]

The Sleep is transformed into a Sakura Card in Episode 56 (episode 52 of the English dub) in order to conceal the activities of Spinel Sun after he becomes "drunk" on sugar at a sweets fair.

Sakura also considers using Sleep in Episode 64 to make Eriol fall asleep so she can stop the avalanche with her magic unnoticed, but decides against it, fearing that she can't carry Eriol back to the resort after he has fallen asleep.

Movie[]

In the second movie, Sakura uses the Sleep to put everyone to sleep in fear of them noticing the presence of The Nothing, but Sleep's magic was easily nullified when it was captured by the Nothing seconds after Sakura uses it.

The Sleep appears in the Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle manga, being part of Suzuran's troupé in Shara country.

Gallery[]

Trivia[]

Sleep appears to reference the fairy tale of Sleeping Beauty, wherein the titular character's fairy godmother puts others to sleep by touching them with her wand; likewise, The Sleep is a fairy-like being who puts people to sleep.
The winged ear might be a reference to depictions of Hypnos, the Greek god of sleep. Hypnos is mostly represented with wings on his head where the ears would be.
The kanji at the top of the card: 眠, (Pronounced 'Nemuri') means 'sleep', 'sleepy', and 'die' in Japanese.

The Sleep
Clow Card Sakura Card
Name
Kanji	眠
Katakana	スリープ
Magic
Sign	Moon
Hierarchy	The Dark
Magic Type	Eastern Magic
Temperament	Mischievous
Important Events
Captured (Anime)	Episode 22
Captured (Manga)	N/A
Transformed (Anime)	Episode 56
Transformed (Manga)	N/A

v · d · eList of Clow Cards

Main cards	The Dark • The Earthy • The Firey • The Light • The Watery • The Windy

Cards under The Dark	The Change • The Dream • The Erase • The Illusion • The Silent • The Sleep • The Time

Cards under The Earthy	The Flower • The Libra • The Lock • The Loop • The Maze • The Mirror • The Sand • The Shield

Cards under The Firey	The Arrow • The Fight • The Power • The Shot • The Sword • The Through • The Thunder • The Twin

Cards under The Light	The Big • The Create • The Glow • The Little • The Return • The Shadow • The Sweet

Cards under The Watery	The Bubbles • The Cloud • The Freeze • The Mist • The Rain • The Snow • The Wave • The Wood

Cards under The Windy	The Dash • The Float • The Fly • The Jump • The Move • The Song • The Storm • The Voice

Negative Card	The Nothing

Original Sakura Cards	The Nameless Card • The Hope

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