Princess Sakura is drawn into an ancient ruin where her latent powers are awoken. During this process Syaoran saves her from the overwhelming destruction she was headed for. At that moment, all of her memories are transfered into the wings she had grown and the feathers are scattered throughout the dimensional worlds. The wizard of their world sends them off to find Yuko, the dimensional witch to have her give them the ability to track down Sakura's memories. Two other travelers also appear at Yuko's at that time and join forces. They each pay a high price to be able to go on this quest, but agree nonetheless. The hunt is on to find all of Sakura's feathers and to help her regain her memories.

Highlights

Season one of Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle does a fine job of setting the stage for some rather wonderful plot twists to be revealed later. The high points of the first season have to be the arc where the travelers find themselves in a video game setting as Demon Hunters and Restauranteurs. The just have no idea that they are in a game until the very end of the arc. There are some rather interesting twists in this series of events, such as the appearance of Syaoran's original fighting teacher and the sudden reality switch that comes when they find out the truth of there recent existence.  This is the longest of the arcs in season one and does spend some time developing the relationships of the four main characters.

The other obvious highlight of season one is the last episode in which there is a Feather located and received within one single episode. The action is fast and delivers a nice little package for the rather sensitive series.

Overall

The first 5 episodes are a fantastic opening for the series and are the perfect draw for 13 to 16 year old girls. Unfortunately I am not a 13 to 16 year old girl and found myself wanting much more than the rather sensitive introduction of the main characters. I also found them to be thrown together without much knowledge of the real reasons for all of their transgressions. Once I got past the opening episodes, I found the flow of the series to take on a different feel. The action became much faster but still retained a somewhat kindhearted approach. There did not appear to be any real tension between the struggling seekers and the foes they had to meet in order to possess their prize. 

I was enamored by the zen approach to much of the story line, but because I am familiar with the events yet to unfold, I found myself watching for the foreshadowing that is laid out in these episodes. I did find the Blu-ray experience to be rewarding and would recommend that any fan of this series try and find a way to see this on Blu-ray. It is truly beautiful. The extras were not much to get excited about, but the  character bios and world bios were nice to have for reference.

ComicsOnline gives Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle: Season One, 4 out of 5 Memory Loss Feathers