xxxHOLiC

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Japanese: ×××HOLiC(ホリック)
English: xxxHOLiC
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Type: TV
Episodes: 24
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Apr 7, 2006 to Sep 29, 2006
Premiered: Spring 2006
Broadcast: Fridays at 01:25 (JST)
Licensors: Funimation
Studios: Production I.G
Source: Manga
Genres: ComedyComedy, DramaDrama, MysteryMystery, SupernaturalSupernatural
Demographic: SeinenSeinen
Duration: 24 min. per ep.
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

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Score: 7.981 (scored by 123461123,461 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #6772
2 based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #760
Members: 328,414
Favorites: 4,609

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Synopsis

Kimihiro Watanuki can see spirits and other assorted supernatural creatures, which is quite a bothersome ability he strongly dislikes. On the way home one day, while plagued by some spirits, he is inexplicably compelled to enter a strange house. There, he encounters Yuuko, a mysterious woman who claims to be able to rid him of the ability to see and attract the troublesome creatures—for a price. She demands that he work at her "store" that grants wishes to people, and thus begins Watanuki's adventures through weird and wonderful events.

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"19sai" by Shikao Suga
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Ending Theme

1: "Reason" by Fonogenico (eps 1-13,24)
2: "Kagerou" by BUCK-TICK (eps 14-23)

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Jan 21, 2024
xxxHolic is the story of Kimihiro Watanuki and his contact with a strange witch named Yuuko. It has 24 episodes and each episode tells a different story about fate, love or the supernatural. It also includes the humorous aspect to balance out its tone, dark as it may be.

It has a variety of supernatural topics from Japanese mythological creatures to divination and ghost stories. The characters are interesting, with Yuuko’s fun-loving but enigmatic nature being the highlight. Watanuki is an interesting protagonist because his past was lonely and he has supernatural abilities. His friendship with Doumeki makes both characters more complex.

The visual design may not ...
Aug 9, 2024
Mixed Feelings
I agree with the rest of the comments that XXHOLIC is not as good as it appears to be, there are better chapters, and other very boring ones where barely anything happens, I don't know exactly how to explain it but it is as if the story was not written at all, It reminds me of other unfinished works by Clamp.

For me, what kept me going the most were its characters, I think that is the strong point, each one has their personality and they are very different from each other, but the main plot barely comes to light, therefore it is an entertaining series ...
Aug 26, 2020
Quick Thoughts:

This show did not need to be 24 episodes. A premise is established early on regarding the main character's (Watanuki) ability to see spirits as well as his destiny in relation to his boss Yuko, but the show hardly delved deeper into it. Instead, xxxHolic follows an episodic format whose formula grew stale just several episodes in.

Story:

Yuko runs a shop that "grants" wishes, and these wishes are usually linked to something spiritual. Each episode generally involves Watanuki using his ability to see spirits to help Yuko fulfill those requests. There are some variations; such as more slice-of-life centered Watanuki's friend group, or episodes with ...

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