Cardcaptor Sakura - Vacation Daze (Vol. 5)
One of the principal sources of this series' considerable charm is the way the filmmakers show Sakura learning from her experiences and growing. Although she's badly frightened by the disappearances that the Erase Card causes at her summer school, she summons the necessary courage to defeat it, with some help from Shaoran. Things go smoothly for Sakura for the rest of the summer--even her older brother Toya is as nice as his nature allows--until Shaoran's loudmouth cousin (and self-declared fiancée) Meilin arrives. When Meilin tries to capture the powerful Fight Card, Sakura draws on her earlier experiences to overcome Fight and rescue Meilin--a challenge the more timid Sakura of the first episodes wouldn't have been able to face. The irrepressible Kerberos and tall-tale-spinning Yamazaki provide the comedy to balance these adventures. Rated 13 Up, but appropriate for children three to four years younger; minor cartoon violence.--Charles Solomon