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xxxHoLic  
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Description
Watanuki Kimihiro is haunted by visions of ghosts and spirits. Seemingly by chance, he encounters a mysterious witch named Yûko, who claims she can help. In desperation, he accepts, but realizes that he's just been tricked into working for Yûko in order to pay off the cost of her services. Soon he's employed in her little shop- a job which turns out to be nothing like his previous work experience!

Type
Manga

Related Series
Cardcaptor Sakura (Alternate Story)
Drug & Drop (Alternate Story)
Soel to Larg: Mokona=Modoki no Bouken (Novel) (Spin-Off)
Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle (Spin-Off)
xxxHOLiC Rei (Alternate Story)
xxxHoLic: Another Holic Randoruto-kan Aerosol (Novel) (Side Story)

Associated Names
×××HOLiC
×××HOLiC・籠
Holic
XXX ホリック
xxxHolic Rō
xxxHolic Rou

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Latest Release(s)
v.15 c.4 by Be With You Scans (373d ago)
v.19 c.213 (end) by Fail Manga (829d ago)
c.212 by Fail Manga (860d ago)
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Status in Country of Origin
19 Volumes (Complete)

Completely Scanlated?
Yes

Anime Start/End Chapter
Starts at Vol. 1, Ch. 1
Ends at vol 6 but has one ep from Vol. 7, Ch. 42, xxxHOLIC Kei ends at Vol. 11, Ch. 129

User Reviews
xxxHOLIC by Coriolis
xxxHolic by danobou

Forum
30 topics, 240 posts
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User Rating
Average: 8.6 / 10.0 (1293 votes)
Bayesian Average: 8.56 / 10.0
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Last Updated
May 11th 2013, 5:40pm PST

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Genre
Comedy  Drama  Fantasy  Mystery  Psychological  Seinen  Supernatural 
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Author(s)
CLAMP
OHKAWA Ageha

Artist(s)
APAPA Mokona
CLAMP
NEKOI Tsubaki

Year
2003

Original Publisher
Kodansha

Serialized In (magazine)
Bessatsu Shounen Magazine (Kodansha)
Young Magazine (Kodansha)

Licensed (in English)
Yes

English Publisher
Del Rey (19 Volumes - Complete)

Activity Stats (vs. other series)
Weekly Pos #817 increased(+96)
Monthly Pos #1047 decreased(-262)
3 Month Pos #731 decreased(-66)
6 Month Pos #687 increased(+26)

List Stats
On 2990 reading lists
On 993 wish lists
On 1702 completed lists
On 223 unfinished lists
On 379 custom lists

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Forum Posts
So the ending... 91 days, 13 hours, 48 minutes ago
Name of the childhood friend? 138 days, 21 hours, 43 minutes ago
xxxHolic ONESHOT ft TRC 398 days, 16 hours, 17 minutes ago
spine designs? 561 days, 21 hours, 15 minutes ago
Anything before XXXHOLiC? 718 days, 7 hours, 16 minutes ago

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 great series   
Rating: N/A
by goodgirl94
October 13th, 2009, 2:03pm
the plot is good over all but it is complicated and if you don't pay attention you miss stuff.
the characters are funny and the art is magnificent. not only that but the series has more than just fluff.
the stories can be kind of dark and creepy but it brings variety.

btw you dont have to read tsubasa chronincles its easier to just wiki it. i dont read tsubasa cronicles and i get most of it.

i recomend xXxholic to anyone that likes good manga.
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 xxxholic ~.^   
Rating: N/A
by FriskyBandit
October 11th, 2009, 1:36pm
The Good:
The Art is Phenominal! of course being Clamp one would expect nothing less. The story is very creative and has many intresting twists and turns that throw the reader off of what is expected so it is never boring.As far as I have read i found this manga to be worth time. The chapters are short but very compelling.

The Bad:
XXX Holic can be hard to follow at times the dialoge is long and irksome at times.I feel that you can go through xxxholic with out reading Tsubasa Resevoir Chronicles and still get by on an understanding but it would very hard and tireing.

Overall:
I would recommed this to a hardcore manga fan rather than a mainstream. The manga is more in favor for the dark melocholy feel.The manga itself has many intricate twists and turns that take time to understand and might have to be reread so patience is required for this manga. All though not finished yet i belive the end is near since TRC has ended.
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 dark but lighthearted   
Rating: 9.0 / 10.0
by Isara
September 15th, 2009, 4:49am
"xxxholic" starts of as a somewhat darkish story about a boy who sees spirits and evolves into a realy interesting read on the fundamental rules of society and existential theories.
The episode-like structure of "clients" visiting the shop and subsequently learning a lesson about life gets tiresome in the middle of the manga, but there is always a twist to the unexpected and the atmosphere is very gripping.
Thus, the whole story stays interesting and as the reader learns more about the main characters the overall feeling becomes darker and more serious.
I dare say this is the best I have read of CLAMP so far and definitely a very good manga that deals with the supernatural (and I normally couldn't care less).
Very enjoyable and not confusing at all, if you think along and read the information given by the translators.
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 dont know what this manga tries to be   
Rating: 2.0 / 10.0
by P0ldl
September 14th, 2009, 9:55am
Honestly i was kinda happy/curious when i saw the voting for the best shounen manga and there was this manga mentioned i didnt know -
xxxholic. well now i know why i did not know it. its kinda crappy.
There is no real story as far as i could see in the first 5-10 chapters, but maybe i didnt get it because the dialogues are kinda pointless and hard to follow. I personally dont like the art as well but i have to admit that depending on ones likes and dislikes that few is not objective. Oh and i dont know why this manga should be called shounen either ^^
So all in all this manga was a highly unsatisfying experience for me.
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 *sigh*   
Rating: 7.0 / 10.0
by kirabook
July 30th, 2009, 8:33pm
Im having a hard time deciding whether or not to drop this. It is SO confusing without reading Tsubasa, but I dont want ot read Tsubasa sothe story is confusing... Im just going to put it on hold till it ends...
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 Wow   
Rating: N/A
by matthew20141
June 26th, 2009, 7:17pm
I just love how
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Yuuko disappears later and tells Watanuki that her wish is for him to keep on existing


This story is just so confusing if you have not read tsubasa though.
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 Amazing   
Rating: 10.0 / 10.0
by SamiKami
April 15th, 2009, 4:12pm
I'm reading both xxxHoLic and Tsubasa, and I must say: I think this one is much better. Although, as some people have said, if I didn't read Tsubasa certain scenes would make no sense and detract from the presentation of this series. While I think Tsubasa has a better-developed plot, I find xxxHoLic more entertaining and I feel that reading both series in tandem really enhances the experience of both.

xxxHoLic is good simply for the characters. It’s definitely loaded with episodic people, but I love that. I love any story with unique characters that have “out-there” personalities, and all the main characters are, well, “themselves.”(Hah.) Yuuko makes my Top 5 list of favorite manga characters of all time. Watanuki also amuses me.

While the nutty antics of the characters bring a lot of humor in to this series, its fantasy dimension is nicely done as well. The subjects they use for fantasy (such as fox spirits or ghosts) aren’t very original in themselves, but the way CLAMP puts a new perspective on them in xxxHoLic is fantastic, unique, and very interesting.

Something many critics of the series point out is the weak connection of events throughout the plot. One doesn’t necessarily have to read about an event in a pervious chapter to understand something in a latter one. (There are several situations where you do, but 3 times out of 5, you don’t.) Critics have a point about this making the plot somewhat weak but I rather like this setup. It seems like too many manga and anime these days require you to read/watch continuously through to a T or you will be completely lost, but xxxHoLic allows you to appreciate the good points of the many different scenarios. Don’t care me wrong, I normally prefer continuous series, but in the way xxxHoLic is done, the differences make it better.

... Last updated on April 15th, 2009, 4:13pm
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 On the crossovers...   
Rating: 7.1 / 10.0
by Crenshinibon
December 5th, 2008, 8:25pm
I just want to make a quick comment about the link. Regardless of the fact that it was planned, it does come across as a bit gimmicky. It doesn't really have the same affect on Tsubasa since it feels less like a piece of the plot is missing, but holic could really have succeeded on its own without it, and probably have had stronger pacing and a more involved ending sequence. I'll have to reserve my final comments on the matter until the story finally concludes, but as it is the ending feels as though it's heading in a slightly contrived direction...

Either way, it's still an excellent manga, but I have to agree that the crossover detracts from it, or at least limits its potential.
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 um   
Rating: 8.8 / 10.0
by Da-manta-ray
October 19th, 2008, 5:20pm
in response to the person below me, Tsubasa and xxxHOLiC are supposed to be linked. That's how it was intended.

Personally, I like CLAMP's style in some of its older works like Legend of Chyun Huang and Card Captor Sakura. I'm not really clear as to what the story actually is, but I really like this manga.
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 xxxHolic   
Rating: N/A
by luzzz
October 16th, 2008, 6:45pm
I love this manga and I love the stories of the supernatural that are incorporated into the story. Each chapter gives off a dream-like atmosphere, which is aided by the effective use of the contrast between black and white in each frame.

Unfortunately, after seeing the most recent chapter 167 I've come to fear that CLAMP are trying to link the story in xxxHolic to that in Tsubasa. I find this particularly urking, because I don't read Tsubasa myself, and all the references made to Syoran and Sakura make the story confusing. I think xxxHolic would work more effectively if it was contained within its own universe. Linking the conclusion of this manga to that in Tsubasa feels as if CLAMP is doing a disservice to its readers, who may not read all of its current works.

Other than that, I would still recommend this manga to anyone who is a CLAMP fan, and those who like reading about superstitions, the supernatural and magic. Take away all the annoying Tsubasa references and I would have given this a 10.

... Last updated on October 18th, 2008, 6:34pm
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