xxxHOLiC Movie: Manatsu no Yoru no Yume

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Synonyms: Gekijouban Horikku - Manatsu no Yoru no Yume, X-zobanHOLIC: Manatsu no Yo no Yume, xxxHolic - The Movie - A Midsummer's Night Dream

Japanese: 劇場版　×××HOLiC　真夏ノ夜ノ夢

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Type: Movie

Episodes: 1

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Aug 20, 2005

Producers: Shochiku, Kodansha, Movic

Licensors: Funimation

Studios: Production I.G

Source: Manga

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Supernatural

Theme: Psychological

Demographic: Seinen

Duration: 1 hr.

Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

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Score: 7.93¹ (scored by 33,984 users)

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Ranked: #737²

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Popularity: #2669

Members: 66,503

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Summer break has arrived, but while his other classmates are out having fun, Kimihiro Watanuki continues to work as compensation for the eccentric Yuuko in her shop. With the spirits and supernatural phenomena that bother him lessening, he pays his dues by cleaning, cooking, and doing whatever else the apparently lazy Yuuko needs.

Watanuki, however, gets involved in a new predicament when Yuuko receives a mysterious invitation to a mansion whose owner seeks Yuuko's wish-granting ability. When he, Yuuko, and his classmate Shizuka Doumeki make their way to the peculiar residence, they meet others who were summoned by the same strange invitation. All of them are collectors of various unique items, drawn there by the chance to expand their collections. But as the collectors begin to disappear one by one, Watanuki and his companions must solve the mystery and put the case to rest, or find themselves in risk of danger.

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Characters & Voice Actors

Ichihara, Yuuko

Main

Ohara, Sayaka
Japanese

Watanuki, Kimihiro

Main

Fukuyama, Jun
Japanese

Doumeki, Shizuka

Main

Nakai, Kazuya
Japanese

Syaoran

Supporting

Irino, Miyu
Japanese

Sakura

Supporting

Makino, Yui
Japanese

Modoki, Mokona

Supporting

Kikuchi, Mika
Japanese

Daidouji, Tomoyo

Supporting

Sakamoto, Maaya
Japanese

Kunogi, Himawari

Supporting

Itou, Shizuka
Japanese

Maru

Supporting

Kojima, Kazuko
Japanese

Moro

Supporting

Mochizuki, Hisayo
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Clinkenbeard, Colleen

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Cook, Justin

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Kawaguchi, Tooru

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Mizushima, Tsutomu

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"Sanagi ~theme from HOLiC the movie~" by Suga Shikao

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Jul 7, 2007

jet2r0cks

Recommended

I’m even more impressed by the movie compared to the series. I like how the horror and comedy was balanced. It was even exciting in some parts, especially the scene with Yuuko, Watanuki and Doumeki near the end.

It still scared me though. That little girl is the spawn of evil and I wish I never have to see her in a CLAMP crossover series. Speaking of crossover, I got a laugh out of the shameless plug at the end. I don’t wanna give out any spoilers, so I’ll just say it has something to do with a CLAMP crossover movie.

The animation really improved for this ...

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Aug 9, 2008

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xxxHOLIC - Manatsu no Yoru no Yume is mystery, horror, fantasy movie of the series xxxHOLIC. This movie does not follow the storyline of the series, which is to say it also does not have ties to the story in the manga. I would suggest watching the first season of xxxHOLIC before watching this.

It starts with Yuko receiving an invitation stating that her 'collection' is incomplete and is inviting her to an auction at his house. This story is something we've all probably seen before. Main character gets invited to creepy old house, weird things happen, they solve a mystery, the end. Even with a ...

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Dec 25, 2008

Aeterna

Recommended

xxxHOLiC is one of my favourite series (though, I only read the manga) so when I heard that there was a movie for it, I immediately jumped and went to find it. I was not disappointed!

Story -- If anything made me hesitate about seeing this movie, it was the story. For most movies based off of an anime series, their plots generally leave something to be desired. For the most part, they tend to feel like one long episode rather than an actual movie. However, xxxHOLiC's movie actually felt like a movie. I can't quite put my finger on it, but regardless, this movie delivers ... on plot. The mystery and intrigue build and build, occasionally relieved by humour (mostly on Watanuki's part) or heightened by some frightening scenes. Near the end, the story got a little confusing, but that's quite typical of xxxHOLiC and CLAMP in general, so it wasn't all that unexpected.

What was interesting, though, was that this movie explains the meaning of the series' title. This hasn't even been done in the manga to my knowledge, so I do wonder if this is something CLAMP has confirmed themselves or if it was made specifically by the movie's director. Still, when it was revealed, it made sense and sheds more light on the manga's themes, which I really enjoyed.

Art -- If you know CLAMP's latest art style, you'll know that they're in a tall and lanky character phase. This movie carries over that style into its art and it takes a bit to get used to - all too often, the heads seem to small, the limbs too long and rubbery, etc. But putting that aside, the art is fabulous. The colours and rich and vibrant, and the scenery in the house is especially something to be marvelled at. On my DVD, I even took a few minutes to go over the slides of the background art so I could get a closer look at them (because you only get a few seconds to see them in the actual movie!)

Sound -- As usual, the seiyuu did excellent jobs. Even the English voice actors didn't do too badly (the only exception, for me, was Mokona's English voice but Mokona has such a small role in this movie that it wasn't too detracting). The music was wonderfully done, as well, thanks to the work of Saitou Tsuneyoshi. There are some very good tracks on the OST, and they really contribute to the atmosphere and feeling of the movie - everything from building mystery and wonder to Yuuko's jazzy, fun theme at the end. And maybe just as importantly, silence is used effectively to build suspense at the freakiest of moments.

Character -- I really suggest knowing what xxxHOLiC is about before going into this movie because you really need to understand who the characters are. I showed this movie to my non-otaku friends and I had to explain who everyone was and what they did before they could understand it. And because this is a movie and not the actual series, there isn't too much character development here (since most of that seems to be reserved for the actual anime and manga), which is where it may fall short. This movie is more plot-driven than character-driven, after all. The original characters for this movie were average - not particularly memorable but not bad, either.

Enjoyment & Overall -- Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed this movie and have watched it multiple times and intend to watch it more in the future. If you're familiar with xxxHOLiC, it stands on its own well enough, but you might also want to check out the Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles movie, too (if you buy the DVD, they come as a set), since like the original series, they intertwine and events that occur in one movie affect what happens in the other. Still, I thought the xxxHOLiC movie did a much better job in terms of presentation and plot, but that'll lead us into a completely different review. In any case, I'd definitely recommend this movie to any xxxHOLiC fan.

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