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XXXHolic is a story about Kimihiro Watanuki, a high school student who is
constantly haunted by spirits. He one day comes across a shop owned by Yuko
Ichihari. She is a powerful witch who has the ability to grant wishes to
people. However, all of her wishes come with a price and for Watanuki he
must work for her in her shop. Through completing this task she will grant
his wish so that he can no longer see the spirits which haunt him on a daily
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style is certainly present
here. In recent years the art style has changed to make all the
characters look overly tall. While in most cases this works, when the
style is viewed from a distant point this particular style becomes
awkward. As the cast begins to look like twigs which may bend and
break at any point. This is also a series which is linked to many other
works which CLAMP own, such as
Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle. However the anime series does not
point to this heavily at all, with only a subtle references to Fai's
staff in one of the episodes. This is good as its means that the
viewer does not have to watch both series in order to follow what is
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Most anime and manga fall into one of three categories. They are either character driven, story driven or a bit of both. XXXHolic would fall into the character category. The character development throughout the series is very limited with you knowing little more about the characters than from episode 1. With the format of the series being mostly one off episodes with an occasional two parter, it is hard to keep interest in the series. It's a real shame as the ideas used in the series are really promising. |
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The usual with clean openings and endings and image galleries.
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