xxxHolic Manga/Anime

Manga

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Book Description: By Clamp

  Watanuki Kimihiro is haunted by visions of ghosts and spirits. Seemingly by chance, he encounters a mysterious witch named Yuuko, who claims she can help. In desperation, he accepts, but realizes that he’s just been tricked into working for Yuuko in order to pay off the cost of her services. Soon he’s employed in her little shop—a job which turns out to be nothing like his previous work experience!

Most of Yuuko’s customers live in Japan, but Yuuko and Watanuki are about to have some unusual visitors named Sakura and Syaoran from a land called Clow. . . .

XXXHolic volume one crosses over with Tsubasa volume one!
Don’t miss it!

Product Details

• ISBN-13: 9780345470584
• Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
• Publication date: 4/27/2004
• Series: xxxHolic Series, #1
• Pages: 208
• Product dimensions: 5.02 (w) x 7.47 (h) x 0.60 (d)

Personal View:

  I'm totally into this series!! I can't wait till March 18th next year cause that's when the Omnibus volumes start coming out for this series!! I fell in love with this when I saw the Anime! It's very funny, and I like the way that Watanuki, gets tried all the time by Yuuko. It's like straight up "Your my Bitch!" besides that she's teaching him how to use and understand his powers. She also brings along the one guy he can't stand, and he completely hates! To be his partner is all the little like missions he's sent on. And Watanuki major love crush is tossed into all this as well!! I recommend that you should read this if your into supernatural, horror, psychological, comedy!! Enjoy the links below!!

More Information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XxxHolic

Read Online: *Note - Online version is different from American version

http://www.mangareader.net/160/xxxholic.html

Editorial Reviews

Publishers Weekly:

Although it contains many familiar manga elements, this tale's goth sensibilities, stunning art and nonstop philosophizing sets it apart. Watanuki Kimiharo appears to be an ordinary guy, but he's able to see spirits, who are following him around and causing trouble. One day Watanuki finds himself unwillingly drawn to the shop of Yuko, a beautiful witch. She helps him, but there's a price: he must become her servant. As things progress, Yuko extracts bargains from other damned souls, such as a woman whose constant lying is symbolized by a cloud of black smoke around her, and Hana Hana, an Internet addict whose attempts to ditch the monkey on her back may resonate with many readers. Throughout, Yuko expounds endlessly on fate, predetermination and self-control. Created by Clamp, the all-female artists' collective behind the hit Chobits, this work avoids the more obvious sexual aspects of Watanuki's situation, instead plunging readers into an Edgar Allen Poe-esque world of melting candles, castles beyond time and doomed protagonists. Although the story can be garbled, the art is exquisite, possessing a stunning Pre-Raphaelite sensibility. This book should greatly appeal to teens, especially those with a goth bent. (Apr.) Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

School Library Journal

Adult/High School-Both Tsubasa and XXXholic draw on their creators' long history as manga artists and pull characters from other series. Sakura and Syaoran from Sakura are the main figures in Tsubasa, an alternate universe story. When Princess Sakura is injured and loses all of her memories, Syaoran, her devoted childhood friend, embarks on a quest to rescue her, for she will die if her memories are not recovered. He seeks the help of the space-time witch Yuko, and is ultimately joined by two displaced men from different worlds. Yuko and Kimihiro Watanuki, a young man cursed with the ability to see spirits, are the main characters in XXXholic. Yuko will grant a wish in return for his service. Kimihiro agrees and then has to contend with her many eccentricities. The series share the same art style, with delicate line work, crisp designs, and beautiful men. The main point of connection between the two is the pivotal scene in which Yuko grants the wishes of Kimihiro and the two displaced men. Tsubasa is well on the way to being a grand adventure, while XXXholic is done in a quieter, almost horror vein, with spirits and ghosts. The translations for the most part are well done, with ample notes. Color art at the beginning of the books and preview pages for the next volume and for the companion series are included. These exceptionally well-done titles are sure to appeal to CLAMP fans.-Susan Salpini, TASIS-The American School in England Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information. 

Anime

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Their are five different types of Anime for this series "xxxHolic, xxxHolic: Kei, xxxHolic Shunmuki, xxxHolic Rōu, xxxHolic Rōu Adayume" I've only seen the first one, let me tell you it will pull you in when you start watching it. That you'll stay up just to watch all the episodes in one night! You can watch xxxHolic on Netflix in English!!! Besides YouTube with the rest of the Anime's from FUNimation. Hope this information was helpful.

Overall Rating: 5 Stars!!!