xxxHOLiC

Looking to expand your horizons? This list will introduce you to a few anime with unconventional art styles that will surely take you on an unexpected journey.

From using 3D techniques, hand drawing, colourful or muted palettes, these anime will transport you into a world of their own through the use of those brilliant techniques and styles.
Those different characteristics will help broaden your opinion on how art can help enhance story telling by providing context clues crucial to the story, or strengthen a character's particular personality trait.
Pushing beyond the boundaries of what traditional anime should look like and what most are used to, these works are surely going to leave you with a lasting impression and possibly drive you towards more fantastically creative anime!

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Full List Links Here ~ MyDramaList
https://mydramalist.com/list/1xrm2q93

Every animated media that has been made, in some way has the idea to tell a story, and to express a feeling onto the watcher. But then, there are some series which has a particular way to evocate it's emotions, and they use different tools to do that. Thought provoking writing, displaying the characters' internal monologues, their struggles and fears, using very particular cinematographic angles, and using contrasting styles of animation, colouring and highly symbolical and metaphorical imagery - these are some of the few hallmarks that the said animation is having psychological themes, and that it is avant-garde in it's approach. This is not limited to any genre, as well.

I do realize that animation like this may not be for everyone, but I do firmly believe in it's artistic merits and integrity. Media like this allows us to peek into the human psyche and probably our own too, and it does provides us with often interesting viewpoints of our world, even if fractured through the prism of the animated fiction. Shows like that also likes to ask us questions without answers, to give us moral dilemmas without solid conclusion, or to put it short, to make us think.

The shows that were picked follows a pattern, the ones which are more straightforward, less abstract and easier to get into will be first, while the list goes down, the more complex and obscure the works will get.

A list of anime I believe share a similar style of storytelling to the works of highly revered author, Haruki Murakami.

I drew upon the subject matter and allegories frequently covered by Murakami in his stories. Those of escapism, eroticism, surrealism, loss, depression, loneliness, identity, and redemption.

More titles will be inducted over time, suggestions are welcome.

animes that are based on a magical/mysterious shop

Surreal anime that have an upbeat tone!

A comprehensive watch order of the xxxHOLiC series, which includes every entry of the xxxHOLiC franchise.
Original Guide: https://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=1872963

AEGC Interest Stack index: https://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=2017008

100% purity here! Not a single bit of nonsense relating to sex.

I can't believe I had such a hard time making this stack >:'[ I'm a poor Christian boy


((If you find anything here with a sex joke please contact me immediately I want this place to be a light in the ecchi-filled darkness ahaha))

Part 2: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/11405

This stack will balance between fairly conventional but beautiful art style -for example 3-gatsu no Lion- and unique artstyle -like Yojouhan Shinwa Taikei-, with some maybe not-so-worthy mentions in the middle.

So far I'm gonna add the ones I watched, so let's say that it's always in construction.

Oh, btw, for series with multiple entries, I'm gonna add the first one only. Enjoy!

Anime series that are great and underrated.

must have a big brain to watch this

Welcome to the MCU.
Based on original manga timeline series not anime realease order. Not include character designs. The phases were created by me.
Unfortunately not all the mangas were adapted so I highly recommend read the manga for more comprehension (Specially the TRC chronology).

Phase I: Tower of Tokyo saga

-RgVeda
-X
-Tokyo Babylon
-Clamp Gakuen Tanteidan

Phase II: Magic saga

-Miyuki Chan in wonderland
-Magic knight Rayearth
-Wish
-Card Captor Sakura
-Kobato

Phase III: Robots saga

-Clover
-Angelic layer
-Chobits

Phase IV: Crossover saga

-Xxxholic
-Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles
-Clamp in wonderland
-Clamp in wonderland 2
-Aruhi no Clamp Gakuen Tanteidan

Anime with yōkai⁠—spirits from the Shinto religion and/or Japanese folklore. Popular types include kitsune (fox spirits), shape-shifting tanuki (raccoon dogs), kappa (river monsters), and oni (ogre-like demons).

A̷̜̖̞͉͛̚r̷̨̺̳̀͒͝e̶̢͛͐̈́͝ ̴̥́̃͐́y̷̥͕̎ō̸̤̠̝̝̈́͊̈u̵͔͌͑̕ ̵̡̎̏ṋ̷̟̖̺͘o̶̧͗̒t̶̳̹̐ ̸͚͇̄l̸̘̞͕̼̑́͛i̷̧̱͎͖̔̑̎ḳ̷̹͈̍ẻ̴̯̔ ̸̱̐́͌̄o̵̻͒͂ţ̶̍̋h̶̨͎͐̌ͅe̵͓̤̞͌́̎r̴̛͔̜͔̞͌̾̇ ̴̠͙͚͋̒̾̋g̸̢̧̾͜i̴͉͑̃r̸̢̙͗̈́̚l̵̲͕̠̿̉s̸̛̳͛̒ ̷̬̼̟̈́͆͗̈?̷̫̿̋̓
̶̗͌̌͆ ̶̧̐̎A̶͚͙̥̒̆̓͌r̴͕̙͋̊͘e̵̛̪͌̉ ̶̣̄͛̄͠y̴̰̆̿̓̏o̷̭̎̓̿ú̵̯̟̮̚͜͝͝ ̸̹̉̈͜ą̶̩̳̉̽͛ ̶̹͔͔̿͜n̵̥̭̄́̈ȉ̷̺̲͙̼c̶̢̱̯̖̉͂e̴͇̦̾̂ ̴̠̣͋̐̉g̶͉̋u̸͉̜͚͑͌̐̎͜y̷͉͌͊́̋ ̴̮̼̬͕́̏̊?̸̭̘͕̈͜

In this collection, I tried to highlight titles in which the emphasis is not just on Japanese folklore and culture, but on the mysticism associated with it.

This is not exhaustive collection of titles that have Japanese folklore wibes, it's just my collection of essential titles I would recommend to anybody who will ask me for recommendations.

Anime that have a female main character that is strong. This can include: strong willed, an intellectual, physically strong, magically adept or a mix of those traits. Most of the time they are portrayed as mature and respectful.

These traits makes the character(s) heads above the average female portrayal in the anime medium.

For this list, the character[s} are:
-- Strong (of course)
and
-- A Woman (adult female / mature for their age teen)
and
-- A Main Character
or
-- Not main but appears often in the anime (not a one episode cameo character)

Please let me know if there are others out there that I have yet to have the pleasure of viewing, or left out by accident.

Thanks!

Suggested by GreyStoneFlinger

Black Rock Shooter (TV)
Futari wa Precure
Otherside Picnic
Show by Rock
Belle
Princess Connect Re:Dive
Urahara

xxxHOLiC Watch Order:
1. xxxHOLiC Movie: Manatsu no Yoru no Yume (Aug 20, 2005) | Movie | 1 episode × 1 hr. - Side Story
★ Tsubasa Chronicle (Apr 9, 2005 to Oct 15, 2005) | TV | 26 episodes × 25 min. per ep. - Character
★ Tsubasa Chronicle: Tori Kago no Kuni no Himegimi (Aug 20, 2005) | Movie | 1 episode × 35 min. - Character
* 2. xxxHOLiC (Apr 7, 2006 to Sep 29, 2006) | TV | 24 episodes × 24 min. per ep. - Parent Story / Prequel
★ Tsubasa Chronicle 2nd Season (Apr 29, 2006 to Nov 4, 2006) | TV | 26 episodes × 25 min. per ep. - Sequel / Alternative Version
★ CLAMP in Wonderland 2 (Oct 26, 2007) | Music | 1 episode x 5 min. - Character
★ Tsubasa: Tokyo Revelations (Nov 16, 2007 to Mar 17, 2008) | OVA | 3 episodes × 30 min. per ep. - Alternative Version / Prequel
* 3. xxxHOLiC: Kei (Apr 4, 2008 to Jun 27, 2008) | TV | 13 episodes × 24 min. per ep. - Sequel / Prequel
4. xxxHOLiC: Shunmuki (Feb 17, 2009 to Jun 23, 2009) | OVA | 2 episodes × 26 min. per ep. - Sequel / Prequel
★ Tsubasa: Shunraiki (Mar 17, 2009 to May 15, 2009) | OVA | 2 episodes × 29 min. per ep. - Sequel
5. xxxHOLiC: Rou (Apr 23, 2010 to Mar 9, 2011) | OVA | 2 episodes × 35 min. per ep. - Sequel

OR

1. xxxHOLiC Movie: Manatsu no Yoru no Yume (Aug 20, 2005) | Movie | 1 episode × 1 hr. - Side Story
* 2. xxxHOLiC (Apr 7, 2006 to Sep 29, 2006) | TV | 24 episodes × 24 min. per ep. - Parent Story / Prequel
* 3. xxxHOLiC: Kei (Apr 4, 2008 to Jun 27, 2008) | TV | 13 episodes × 24 min. per ep. - Sequel / Prequel
4. xxxHOLiC: Shunmuki (Feb 17, 2009 to Jun 23, 2009) | OVA | 2 episodes × 26 min. per ep. - Sequel / Prequel
5. xxxHOLiC: Rou (Apr 23, 2010 to Mar 9, 2011) | OVA | 2 episodes × 35 min. per ep. - Sequel

Note: Those with asterisks (*) are the main stories. Other CLAMP titles with character appearances in xxxHOLiC are enclosed in square brackets []. Wikipedia, Fandom, AniDB and ANN links are also included for more info.

You may also want to watch the Tsubasa Chronicle franchise as it is related to this franchise and to better understand the CLAMP universe.

Other Guides:
CLAMP: Anime Watch Guides - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/35114
• Tsubasa Chronicle Watch Order Guide: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/10622

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Live-action Adaptations:
1. xxxHolic (CLAMP Drama xxxHOLiC) (February 24 to April 16, 2013) | TV | 8 episodes x 30 mins.
2. xxxHolic (2021) | Stage Play
3. xxxHolic (April 29, 2022) | Movie | 1 episode x 110 mins.

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Mangaka/Original Creator: CLAMP
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Supernatural
Theme: Psychological
Demographic: Seinen

Tags: Spirit, Wish, Franchise

Club: XXxHolic fanclub~ https://myanimelist.net/clubs.php?cid=1325 (Inactive)

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AniDB: https://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=4032
ANN: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6052

Wikis:
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XxxHolic
CLAMP Wiki: https://clamp.fandom.com/wiki/CLAMP_Wiki
xxxHolic Wiki: https://xxxholic.fandom.com/wiki/XxxHOLiC_Wiki
‣List of xxxHOLiC Manga Chapters: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_xxxHolic_chapters
https://xxxholic.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_xxxHOLiC_chapters#Manga_Volume_List#Manga_Volume_List
https://xxxholic.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_xxxHOLiC_chapters#Rei_Volume_List#Rei_Volume_List
‣List of xxxHOLiC Anime Episodes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_xxxHolic_episodes | https://xxxholic.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_xxxHOLiC_episodes

Note: Use JustWatch to check availability in your region.
https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/xxx-horitsuku
https://www.justwatch.com/us/search?q=xxxHOLiC

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The Hime Cut is a Japanese hairstyle consisting of straight, usually cheek-length sidelocks and frontal fringe. The rest of the hair is usually worn long and straightened. The style is thought to have originated, or at least become common, in the Imperial court during the Heian period (794–1185 CE) of Japanese history, when noble women would sometimes grow out their hair for their entire lives.

A 1970's idol, Megumi Asaoka, is known in Japan for popularizing the hime cut, which became her trademark