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xxxHoLic

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Description

Kimihiro Watanuki is haunted by visions of ghosts and spirits. He seeks help from a mysterious woman named Yuko, who claims she can help. However, Watanuki must work for Yuko in order to pay for her aid. Soon Watanuki finds himself employed in Yuko's shop where he sees things and meets customers that are stranger than anything he could have ever imagined.

Official English Release: Kodansha

Type

Manga

Related Series

xxxHoLic: Another Holic Randoruto-kan Aerosol (Novel) (Side Story)

Drug & Drop (Alternate Version)

xxxHoLic Rei (Sequel)

Tsubasa - Reservoir Chronicle (Alternate Version)

Associated Names

Holic

xxx โฮลิค

XXX ホリック

xxxHolic Rou

xxxHolic Rō

×××HOLiC

×××HOLiC・籠

Триплексоголик

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Latest Release(s)

v.15 c.4 by Be With You Scans 13 years ago

v.19 c.213 (end) by Fail Manga 14 years ago

c.212 by Fail Manga 14 years ago

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Status in Country of Origin

19 Volumes (Complete)
19 Volumes - CLAMP Premium Collection (Complete)

Completely Scanlated?

Yes

Anime Start/End Chapter

Starts at Vol 1, Chap 1

Ends at Vol 11, Chap 129 (S2)

User Reviews

xxxHOLIC by Coriolis

xxxHolic by danobou

Forum

31 topics, 243 posts

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User Rating

Average: 8.6 / 10.0 (1625 votes)

Bayesian Average: 8.56 / 10.0

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Last Updated

March 30th, 2025 1:21pm PDT - 1 month ago

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Genre

Comedy Drama Fantasy Mystery Psychological School Life Seinen Slice of Life Supernatural
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Recommendations

Tsubasa - Reservoir Chronicle

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Year

Original Publisher

Kodansha (2003, 2013)

Serialized In (magazine)

Young Magazine (Kodansha)

Bessatsu Shounen Magazine (Kodansha)

Licensed (in English)

Yes

English Publisher

Del Rey (Defunct / 19 Vols - Complete)

Kodansha USA (7 Vols - Complete Omnibus Ed.)

Tanoshimi (Defunct / 9 Vols)

Activity Stats (vs. other series)

Weekly Pos #731

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Monthly Pos #1126

(-302)

3 Month Pos #2419

(-140)

6 Month Pos #3007

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Year Pos #3205

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List Stats

On 3164 reading lists

On 1521 wish lists

On 2723 completed lists

On 293 unfinished lists

On 652 custom lists

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xxxHOLiC Gets Live-Action Film Next April

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So the ending...

12 years ago

Name of the childhood friend?

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It's alright but that non-ending still makes me salty

by CCheshire
1 year ago

Rating: N/A

I re-read this for the third time around after finally completing TRC so it's still pretty fresh in my mind as I write this review.

I feel like this is one of my fav CLAMP series but at the same time alot of the clients feel like just-so stories that haven't really answered any of the main mysterious questions it started with so there are a lot of loose ends. It's about Yuuko's shop and Watanuki's life but the one disappointment is that it just kinda fades out and we know that the sequel just never resolved anything either.

About shipping:

I found it funny in some ways that no one ended up together but then I feel sad that it didn't end with Watanuki x Doumeki which had SO many hints their relationship was more than friendship but so it goes. I mean I feel like if CLAMP really wanted there was no real reason for Watanuki to become immortal and they could've been together after HS. We had options.

... Last updated 1 year ago

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this is nostalgic

by Miachann
5 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

This manga is so nostalgic, i remember we have this manga and the other Clamp sensei manga like Tsubasa, Cardcaptor Sakura, Tokyo Babylon, X and etc back then. Clamp Sensei is geniuses i love them. and even Since i was kid (before i understand bl things and become Fujo) i always love Doumeki and Watanuki to be together huhu i love them so much..

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CLAMP? You meant the Angst Empire?️?

by Nemurenaiyo
7 years ago

Rating: N/A

I gotta hand it to them. CLAMP is probably one the most extra when it comes to their art. So beautiful. So imaginative and creative. And this goes hand in hand with the plots their works carry. Out of all their works, though, I'd say xxxHolic is probably their work with the second most tangible plot (Card Captor Sakura takes #1 because despite it's huge involvement with the paranormal, it's still mostly based on ordinary life and readers still find the series entertaining without being completely swept up into complex supernatural arcs).

If I'm going to be honest, I think xxxHolic could've been better. I love the chapters with them solving supernatural cases and facing interesting clients. It was all good there till it started becoming too dragging for me and I got bored. Sure, there were loads of questions to be answered and this was probably what made the whole series intriguing all the same that it was dragging so bad. They had things to reveal but they really took their time giving out answers. The only thing the series got it going for me was the hope that the subplot CLAMP put in could've been canon.

no Watanuki and Doumeki did not end up together and since then i've been jaded and have thus, lost all hope in CLAMP i mean really CLAMP? I only ever wanted one thing

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It took me years to gather up my courage to read this

by tnwls523
7 years ago

Rating: 9.0 / 10.0

I knew CLAMP is famous for building a huge interconnected world so I kept this on my wish list for more than 5 years but I finally gathered up the courage to take the plunge and I wasn't disappointed.

First of all, my god the art is beautiful! Yuuko's kimono, the shop, the artifacts, they are all drawn so majestically. I loved the delicate, intricate, and charismatic artwork in xxxHolic.

The characters were really interesting too. I really liked the mysterious and strong yet sometimes fragile aura that first Yuuko had then Watanuki took on. I was gradually drawn in like a firefly to a candle. I absolutely adore Doumeki and his caring for Watanuki. I liked that shounen ai-ish mood in the air~ although if you're not a fan, you might be feel put off by it.

The plot is at first, a series of mysteries with the customers coming to make wishes and Watanuki being sent to solve them. However, the real plot is gradually revealed and oh my, is it good. If you read this before TC as I did, you will definitely be confused and not understand what the heck is going on. I definitely recommend reading TC first to avoid that. I read TC right away after reading xxxHolic because I was so confused by the end. I think Clamp's style is more about showing events that occur without really explaining them so the reader has to figure out what happens. I've come to find myself enjoying this style but I have to say it's definitely frustrating and requires some patience. I liked the overall plot but I liked the day to day events with customers coming to make wishes too. It was fun to see Watanuki constantly tripping and falling as he tried to "solve" each wish. Um, I'd have to say it's sort of like Gintama style where you just have to enjoy the ride as each of the overarching plot's detail is revealed one by one.

Tl;dr - It's definitely worth the read. Art, story is excellent but read Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle first.

... Last updated 7 years ago

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There are 3 kinds of mystery series (to me)

by Azure_1802
9 years ago

Rating: 7.0 / 10.0

First one is ones that make you excitedly want to know what's going on
Next is ones that make you excitedly don't want to know what's going on
The last is ones that make you irritatedly want to know what's going on

This series is one of the latest one ="=
Oh how I hate CLAMP's obsession with "Sakura" and "Shaoran"
Everything goes around them...

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Left With So Many Questions

by [deleted member]
11 years ago

Rating: 7.0 / 10.0

If you want to know what is on the other side of the "witches" life.. You must read this.

already I know her from tsubasa.. But I find the stories to get very repetitive even though they are different. I always love how dark it can Get. Very intelligent. I'm still confused on his tie to everything though.

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Trying to figure out the loose ends still

by tipz
11 years ago

Rating: 7.0 / 10.0

If you want to know what is on the other side of the "witches" life.. You must read this.

already I know her from tsubasa.. But I find the stories to get very repetitive even though they are different. I always love how dark it can Get. Very intelligent. I'm still confused on his tie to everything though

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All the connections....

by moonmystery
11 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

This work has so many references and connections to CLAMP's other works such as Card Captor Sakura, Tsubasa Resevoir Chronicles, and etc. (and i love them!!) The characters were portrayed beautifully, and by the end I had fallen for Doumeki 10 times over...

One suggestion though: DO NOT READ THIS UNTIL YOU'VE ALREADY READ TSUBASA RESEVOIR CHRONICLES!!!! These two have an intertwined plot, so you must read the former to understand the latter!!

And the ending made me cry until my tears just dried up (ended up with puffy eyes). I feel really sad for Watanuki, but I have hope that some time in the future, he will come to term with his situation. So, I will be the same, and just place faith in my own little made up ending. 😉

(for this reason, I cannot bear to read the sequel. I've already imagined my own happy ending for watanuki)

... Last updated 11 years ago

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the sequel

by nya-nya
11 years ago

Rating: N/A

i really love this manga, more than any other clamp's work. actually, i was a bit disappointed about the ending, it's just so sad to see the main character, watanuki, waiting for yuuko until unlimited time.
But, the sequel is pretty good. at first, i was just confused, why this manga (xxxholic rei) became a sequel when there is no connection between the ending of xxxholic and the story goes? and then i realized that the sequel is really "the sequel" 🙂
Now i have to wait every week, or every two weeks to read the continuation of xxxholic rei. i hope this sequel has a better ending ( even if i'm pessimistic about this).

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Awesome

by sejal
11 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

This is the first manga I ever read. Originally, I started watching the anime (this is also the first anime i ever watched) and the I got introduced to the world of Japan, Korea, and China. Of course I have read/watched many mangas/animes now. The story is excellent and since I am a supernatural lover, its perfect for me. It has a lot of philosophy which makes me love it more. The ending is sad. He waits for her even if he knows she wont come, because he can't let her go. But I think its necessary to have that hope. So the readers can imagine whatever they want. And hope is all we have afterall. And i think clamp is famous for those kind of endings, considering this and Tsubasa.
Watanuki, as he grew older, he became so hot. I have fallen for him for years now. Okay, so this is a manga I'll love forever. Its beautiful and the ending didnt disappoint as much as Tsubasa did.

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