July
2nd, 2001
The Cherry Blossom
Festival
http://www.strictlyshoujo.com/cardcaptor/
      
(8 stars)
Design and Layout:
Although the layout was nice and neat, I'd have to say that my
biggest complaint about this site was the inconsistency of the
pages. Granted, I figure she wanted to do a nice little theme
for each section, but this was a bit overboard. At times, I
wasn't even sure that I was still on the same site. You can
pretty much see what I mean from looking at those pictures on
the side. I think a layout that has an identifiable theme
would be better than making each page look like a site in
itself, unless of course, you're advertising each of these
pages as sites on their own. But she wasn't because there was
still the menu at the top that led to other pages of the site.
However, I did think the individual style layouts were very
nice, and color themed within themselves, so it was nice to
look at.
1 out of 2 stars
Organization:
I found that the site was unbelievably well organized. Under
each category, there were sub-categories making it easier to
find specifically what I was looking around for. In
particular, her "Kero-chan ni Omakase" section was
even organized by season for the battle costumes, right along
with a section for Kero's battle costumes. In addition, her
character section was well-organized, listing characters as
friends, family and guardians.
2 out of 2 stars
Advertising and Broken links:
No advertisements! And the only link problem I found was on
the Clow card page--- the "goodies" link at the top
takes you back to the same page. There was a another section
that did that as well, but I forgot. Either way, it wasn't
enough for me to mark it down. ^_^
2 out of 2 stars
Content:
Cosplay! There was actually a cosplay section on the site! And
it went through a whole variety of costumes. The information
was limited though for episodes and such because she's only
seen up until episode 31. So not all of the Clow card pages
are complete and not all of the battle costumes are done. So
in that respect it couldn't be more complete for what she
knows. There was literally tons of stuff to go through, from
hand-made wallpapers to character bios.
2 out of 2 stars
Overall:
While there was a whole lot of stuff to go through there,
there was still almost an equal amount of stuff that was in
the works. While that does create a need for a repeat visit,
it also can be discouraging. I mean, after all, how long am I
going to have to wait to see the Yamazaki shrine finished
(since currently there was nothing more than an opening page).
There's always room for improvement.
1 out of 2 stars
This site receives a total of 8 stars! Showy and
pretty, but still, there was stuff to want. With a little more
work it could be great.
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