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xxxHOLiC

Alternative Titles

Synonyms: xxxHolic Rou, xxxHolic Cage
Japanese: xxxHOLiC
English: xxxHOLiC
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Information

Type: Manga
Volumes: 19
Chapters: 213
Status: Finished
Published: Feb 24, 2003 to Feb 9, 2011
Genres: Comedy Comedy, Drama Drama, Mystery Mystery, Supernatural Supernatural
Demographic: Seinen Seinen
Authors: CLAMP (Story & Art)

Statistics

Score: 8.371 (scored by 3304733,047 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #2392
2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #183
Members: 85,822
Favorites: 5,053

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Volumes: /19
Chapters: /213
Available on Manga Store
xxxHOLiC Omnibus
Volume 1
$19.99

Synopsis

Living alone after his parents passed away, Kimihiro Watanuki is a high school student who can see otherworldly creatures that are attracted to him. His days are plagued by these nuisances, and he wishes to rid himself of this inconvenience. One fateful day, as Kimihiro is being chased by a horde of spirits, his feet bring him into a mysterious store to seek shelter. Here he meets Yuuko Ichihara, the mistress of this supposed store, who claims to be able to grant wishes. Yuuko offers to grant Kimihiro's, as long as he pays an appropriate price.

Thus begins Kimihiro's time working in her store to earn the payment necessary for his wish. In Yuuko's employ, he must become further involved with spirits and the supernatural before he can leave that world behind. How will he fare in the inexplicable encounters that await him?

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Background

xxxHOLiC was published in English by Del Rey Manga from April 27, 2004, to February 21, 2012. Kodansha Comics USA republished the series in omnibus volumes from March 18, 2014, to September 8, 2015, with the final two volumes being 2-in-1 while the rest being 3-in-1. It was also published in Spain by Norma Editorial from July 2004 to October 2011; in Brazilian Portuguese by Editora JBC in 38 volumes from March 2006 to October 2011; and in Mexico by Editorial Kamite from October 27, 2018, to April 19, 2024.

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Reviews

Jun 13, 2024
A few years ago I made it a project to re-read every CLAMP manga and rank them on a scale of 1 to 10 in three different categories, and xxxHOLiC was unambiguously on top with a 29/30. I'll duplicate my review from that time below, and the long and short of it is essentially that this is the only CLAMP manga that I'm willing to recommend even to people who aren't particularly into the kind of thing CLAMP usually has going on or even particularly into manga at all. It's just that good!

Art: 10/10
People complain endlessly about the noodle proportions, but I genuinely ...
Nov 8, 2022
Mixed Feelings
To start with, I'll state that I watched the anime of xxxHolic first, and will be judging the manga on its own terms, rather than as a comparison/contrast between the two. To start with, xxxHolic seemed to have an unfortunate issue where chapters would frequently repeat themselves and be listed out of order (which thankfully stopped near the halfway mark/ending of the series.) That aside, how does the plot of xxxHolic hold up? I'd like to preface this by saying that I am not Japanese and despite my interest in Japan, there is much in Japanese culture that doesn't translate very well to western media. ...
Dec 18, 2013
I get very tired of CLAMP.

All of their offerings feel the same; insipid, juvenile and tedious. Perfect fare for a toddler, but rather boring for an adult and as I've gotten older, I find myself disliking their works more and more. xxxHolic has a little bit more of an interesting feel, but the male characters don't act like men and the enigmatic female makes me want to slap her.

Like other Clamp offerings, you never really learn what is going on in the story - you never really learn who the characters really are and why they are doing what they ...

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Recent Forum Discussion

How many chapters does this have?
Zaldun - Aug 22, 2018
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Poll: xxxHOLiC Chapter 213 Discussion ( 1 2 3 )
tsubasalover - Feb 9, 2011
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