125-465: The second season of xxxHolic , xxxHolic: Kei ( xxxHOLiC◆継 , Horikku: Kei , literally "xxxHolic: Sequel") , is an anime adaptation of a manga series written by Clamp . It was developed by Production I.G with the main staff and cast remaining the same as in the first season. The season aired on TBS on April 3, 2008 in Japan and ended on June 26, 2008, with 13 episodes in total. The opening theme
250-536: A Chinese boy who is a direct descendant of the Clow Cards' creator Clow Reed. The anime also introduced a fourth companion, Meiling Li (sometimes spelled as Meilin Li), Syaoran's cousin. The rest of the characters are mostly oblivious to Sakura's magical life, aside from her brother Toya who has his own magical powers, and later Eriol Hiiragizawa, who is a reincarnated Clow Reed. The anime was dubbed into English by Nelvana under
375-560: A DVD box was released on January 26, 2011. The first season was licensed by Funimation in July 2007. Six DVDs were released from March 25 to October 21, 2008; while a DVD box was released on July 28, 2009. On January 26, 2009, the series made its North American debut on the Funimation Channel . A two-DVD original video animation , entitled xxxHOLiC Shunmuki ( xxxHOLiC 春夢記 , lit. ' xxxHOLiC Spring Dreams Chronicle ' )
500-455: A bigger overview of the first season, Carlo Santos found issues with the animation's unintentional "super deformed" moments in which the characters' limbs became notably longer. He also criticized some of its episodes' storytelling as it "falls flat" due to trivial issues discussed. Holly Ellingwood from Active Anime called the series "one of the most distinctly imaginative" because of the combination of supernatural elements and comedy. Pointing to
625-462: A fantastical series, these "---holics " can have very different pathologies. The art style of the manga draws on the influence of ukiyo-e wood prints. When making a chapter composed of about twenty pages, Clamp takes around two days to make the artwork, the time differing with the ones from other series they made. The script of the series made by Nanase Ohkawa , who the other Clamp members ask her about any confusion they have before starting drawing
750-432: A small camera-equipped drone so as not to worry Sakura. Tomoyo is notable for her crafty streak and obsession of documenting every single detail of Sakura's personal life on video as much as possible, much to Sakura's discomfort. When she learns of Sakura's new role as a Cardcaptor, she insists that Sakura must wear "special outfits", is responsible for choreographing Sakura's new action poses and begins providing Sakura with
875-627: A sword which he can use to cast spells when equipped with incantation papers. He can also use a device (dubbed a " lasenboard " in the Cardcaptors anime dub ), which can detect and direct him to magical entities. A running gag is Kero calling him "kid". Syaoran is voiced by Motoko Kumai in the Japanese version. In the Animax English dub, he is voiced by Candice Moore. In the Nelvana English dub, he
1000-478: A tendency to lie which brings her misfortunes. Written and illustrated by Clamp , xxxHolic started in Kodansha 's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Magazine on February 24, 2003. The series finished its publication in the magazine on March 20, 2010, and was transferred to Kodansha's shōnen manga magazine Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine on May 8 of the same year; a special 26-page one-shot chapter
1125-439: A tree to return a baby bird to its nest, but fell out of the tree, landing on Fujitaka. Upon seeing her, he stated that "an angel has fallen from the sky." They fell in love and married when she was sixteen. Though Nadeshiko died seven years before the start of the series, Fujitaka is shown to still be very much in love with her and devoted to her memory. He keeps a picture of her in the dining room, changing it each morning. Little
1250-408: A void by Fei-Wang and must pay a price to become free and continue existing. While Syaoran decides to keep traveling through dimensions, never stopping in a single place, Watanuki chooses to stay inside the shop and act as its owner, granting wishes until the day he sees Yūko again. As time progresses, Watanuki continues working in the shop without aging. Dōmeki, his assistant, frequently visits him, and
1375-524: A way to restore them, Sakura must capture new cards of an unknown origin that started appearing around town. She later learns that Syaoran was responsible for the Sakura cards' disappearance in a move to protect her, as her own power had grown too strong for her to control, leading to the creation of the Clear cards. For all Japanese-language productions of the anime (including movies, audio CDs, and video games), Sakura
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#17330940074251500-404: A young age. During the marriage, it is implied that Nadeshiko was at least partially cut off from her family. Sonomi maintains a pixie cut , a hairstyle Nadeshiko loved giving her when they were kids; and has Tomoyo keep her hair long because it reminds her of Nadeshiko. After meeting Sakura for the first time, Sonomi realizes that Nadeshiko had lived a happy life and is able to come to terms with
1625-401: A young girl. He also split his soul into two reincarnations: Eriol Hiiragizawa , who had all of his memories and magic, and Fujitaka Kinomoto , Sakura's father. In the anime adaptation, Clow does not split his soul, instead passing on his memories, soul and powers to Eriol exclusively. Syaoran Li is also an indirect descendant of Clow's Chinese lineage. In the anime adaptation and the film, he
1750-453: Is Soel and Larg: The Adventures of Mokona Modoki ( ソエルとラーグ モコナ＝モドキの冒険 , Soel to Larg: Mokona=Modoki no Bōken ) which was released by Kodansha on July 17, 2004. It is set prior to the events of xxxHolic and Tsubasa and tells the lives from the two Mokona Modoki ever since their creation by Clow Reed and Yūko Ichihara. In January 2013 Kodansha will also release a xxxHolic artbook. An adventure game by Marvelous Entertainment for
1875-534: Is Syaoran Li 's cousin and fiancée, and only appears in the anime adaptation of Cardcaptor Sakura . Introduced towards the end of episode 19, she is a very impulsive, bratty, straightforward, clingy, and overconfident girl. As children living in Hong Kong, Meiling and Syaoran trained in martial arts under the tutelage of Wang Wei. One night her pet bird escaped from its cage, and the normally quiet and withdrawn Syaoran told her not to cry, then left. After spending hours in
2000-402: Is "NOBODY KNOWS" by Shikao Suga and the ending theme is "Honey Honey" by Seamo . XxxHolic xxxHolic (stylized as ×××HOLiC ; pronounced "Holic") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by the manga group Clamp . The series, which crosses over with another Clamp work, Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle , revolves around Kimihiro Watanuki , a high school student who
2125-475: Is Kero calling her "brat." Along with her temporary stay in Tomoeda and being supportive of Syaoran, Meiling also plays a limited role in the story because, unlike Syaoran, she has no magical abilities, relying solely on her physical fighting abilities and a healthy dose of pride. Her lack of powers and tendency to leap before thinking, however, results in her hindering more than helping Syaoran in most battles against
2250-400: Is Sakura's older brother. His birthday is February 29. Though he teases her frequently, he cares a great deal for her and works to protect her. He is fully aware of what she is doing as a Cardcaptor, and regularly takes on several part-time jobs that put him in a position to be nearby when she is working on capturing a card. He is also known for being a chick magnet , a status only reinforced by
2375-411: Is also inspired by Alphonse Mucha who Mokona is a fan of. This leads to all the tankobon covers being gold or silver and then color printed over it. The series was retitled xxxHolic Rō ever since volume 16 because of how Watanuki replaced Yuko as the shop's owner. When first presenting the idea of running xxxHolic linked with Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle , although Ohkawa expressed concerns for
2500-475: Is artistically gifted, having displayed talents as an amateur fashion designer, beautician, cinematographer, seamstress, choreographer, and vocalist. Tomoyo is shown announcing, performing, or costume designing in various school events. In the anime, her musical ability causes her to be targeted by both the Voice and Song cards. When needed, Tomoyo can exhibit considerable perceptiveness, cunning and resourcefulness, which
2625-572: Is completely removed as is his immunity to Eriol's magic and he is never able to see Nadeshiko's spirit. He is voiced by Hideyuki Tanaka . In the Cardcaptors dub, his name is changed to Aiden Avalon and he is voiced by Brian Drummond . In the Animax dub, he is voiced by Scott Evans. In the English dub of the second movie, he is voiced by Michael McConnohie . In the English dub of the Clear Card arc, Fujitaka
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#17330940074252750-560: Is directed by Fumiya Matsuzaki, written by Masafumi Hata, planned by Nanase Ohkawa , and produced by Nelke Planning. The play stars Motohiro Ota and Shōgo Sakamoto as Yūko Ichihara and Kimihiro Watanuki respectively. The series has sold well in Japan with its thirteenth volume being 43rd in the top 50 manga sold in Japan in 2008. In May 2015, Kodansha announced the manga has 13.7 million copies in print. The series' debut in North America
2875-501: Is disturbed by his ability to see the supernatural, and Yūko Ichihara , a powerful witch who owns a wish-granting shop. When Watanuki asks Ichihara to remove his ability to see spirits, she grants it on the condition that he pay for his wish by working for her. Clamp created xxxHolic to link the supernatural and fantasy series. xxxHolic was serialized in Kodansha 's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Magazine periodically from February 2003 until March 2010. It then moved to
3000-449: Is happiness for them. Clamp places emphasis on the importance of words when writing the manga. Yuko's dialogues always affect the other characters due to how direct and secure she is when speaking. In early chapters, while she worries a woman addicted to the internet by labeling her husband and child as "other people," Yuko is transmitting the philosophy of individualism and the power her client has. In contrast to Yuko, another client has
3125-468: Is hard-working, highly motivated, compassionate, intelligent, meticulous; giving her a unique air of cultured politeness, deportment, refinement, and etiquette amongst the cast. Tomoyo regularly speaks using more formal verb conjugations and expressions than normally seen in elementary students. She uses 'watakushi', a personal pronoun which, when used outside of formal situations, makes a character seem either "prim and proper," "cultured," or "snobby." Tomoyo
3250-424: Is initially said about Fujitaka's family or past. During the second half of the series, it is revealed that when Clow Reed divided his soul (seeking to no longer be the most powerful magician in the world), he split it into two halves. One of these halves became Eriol Hiiragizawa , holding all of Clow's magic and memories, and the other being Fujitaka, who has no magic of his own, but fathered the one who would inherit
3375-463: Is much less of a brat than she used to be. Even Sakura is amazed to see Meiling speak so politely to Fujitaka, to which Meiling responds, “It’s just good manners,” as if that's how she's always been. Meiling's signature hairstyle is the Chinese niújiǎotóu (牛角头). In the Japanese version of the anime adaptation, Meiling is voiced by Yukana . In the Animax English dub, she is voiced by Sarah Hauser. In
3500-418: Is often annoyed with Dōmeki, he grows to value the new friendships he makes and his life at the wish shop. At the same time, though, he begins to worry about Yūko, wondering if she who grants wishes to others ever has anything to wish for herself. Eventually, he makes a promise to try and grant her a wish, should she have one. With each supernatural encounter, Watanuki becomes more familiar with and connected to
3625-415: Is proven to be really strong as he thinks strongly of her well-being and needs before his own as shown when after Yukito rejects Sakura's feelings, Syaoran comforts her even though Sakura is still unaware about his own romantic feelings towards her. Nearing the end of the series, Syaoran finally confesses his feelings to Sakura, but decides to return to Hong Kong , since Sakura has now become the new master of
3750-461: Is renamed Madison Taylor , she is voiced by Maggie Blue O'Hara , and her elegant speech was replaced with valley girl speech, similar to O'Hara's portrayal of Kitty Pryde in X-Men: Evolution . J.D. Considine of The New York Times called Tomoyo "creepy" and said it was "no wonder" that she had been changed so heavily in the adaptation. Touya Kinomoto ( 木之本 桃矢 , Kinomoto Tōya )
3875-527: Is repronounced as "Sa-KU-ra" instead of "SA-ku-ra". She is voiced by Carly McKillip . In this version, she is portrayed as a more thick-skinned character than in the original anime, her initial romantic feelings for Yukito and fear of ghosts are removed, and later in the series she and Syaoran never developed their romance as it was heavily edited out. Cerberus ( / ˈ s ɜːr b ər ə s / ) ( ケルベロス , Keruberosu ) ( Ancient Greek : Κέρβερος Kérberos [kerberos] ), nicknamed Kero by Sakura;
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4000-405: Is revealed to the other characters after all of the Clow Cards are collected, and Toya states he knew of Yue's existence all along and was just waiting for Yukito to tell him himself. Shaoran Li , sometimes spelled as Shaoran Li or originally as Xiaolang Li (李小狼 Lǐ Xiǎoláng ; リ・シャオラン Ri Shaoran , or Ri Syaoran ( Kunrei ); Cantonese Jyutping: lei5 siu2 long4 ), is the love interest of
4125-441: Is slow to realize it due to her own feelings for Yukito. Originally, Syaoran appeared smitten with Yukito, but later revealed that the attraction was due to high moon power inside of Yukito. Eventually, in the beginning of the third season, Syaoran finally begins to realize he has deeply fallen in love with Sakura, as he constantly blushes whenever he is around her. In the manga, Syaoran begins to develop feelings for Sakura around
4250-413: Is the appointed guardian of the book which holds the Clow Cards, as well as the series' provider of comic relief. He is one of two magical creatures created by Clow Reed along with the Clow Cards. Before his death, Clow appointed Kero as the one to select the potential candidate to be the next master of the cards, Cerberus himself, and his "brother" and fellow guardian, Yue. After Sakura accidentally releases
4375-406: Is the sorcerer who originally created the Clow Cards, and their magical guardians Cerberus and Yue . Along with Kohaku of Wish , and Yuuko of xxxHolic , he is one of the few Clamp-created characters to appear in more than one work. Born of an English father and a Chinese mother, Clow created a new type of magic that blended both Eastern and Western magical elements. His plan was to hand down
4500-661: Is voiced by Jason Douglas . Sonomi Daidouji ( 大道寺 園美 , Daidōji Sonomi ) is the mother of titular character Sakura's best friend and cousin Tomoyo Daidouji , the first cousin of Sakura's late mother Nadeshiko Kinomoto and Sakura's aunt. She is rarely seen in the series, but is said to be a wealthy woman and the President of a large toy corporation. She greatly loved her cousin Nadeshiko, and disapproved of her marriage to Fujitaka, later blaming Fujitaka for Nadeshiko's death at
4625-403: Is voiced by Kazuo Hayashi . In the Animax English dub, he is voiced by Darren Pleavin. In Nelvana's English adaptation, Cardcaptors , his given name is repronounced as "klau̇" instead of "klō", and is voiced by Dale Wilson . Clow Reed also appears in two additional CLAMP works, Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle and xxxHolic , where he has another descendant named Fei-Wang Reed and worked with
4750-468: Is voiced by Mona Marshall in the second feature film. In Funimation's English dub of Clear Card , he is voiced by Jason Liebrecht , who reprises his role as Syaoran from Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle . In Cardcaptors , Syaoran's name is listed as Li Showron , and he is voiced by Rhys Huber during the Clow Cards arc and the first movie, and Jordan Kilik in the Sakura Cards arc. He is introduced as
4875-462: Is voiced by Sakura Tange . In the Animax English dub, she is voiced by Andrea Kwan. In the English dub of the second movie , she is voiced by Kari Wahlgren . In the English dub of the Clear Card arc, she is voiced by Monica Rial , who reprised her role as Sakura from Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle . In the Nelvana English dub Cardcaptors , she is known as Sakura Avalon , though her given name
5000-450: Is voiced by Darren Pleavin. In the Cardcaptors dub, his name is spelled Keroberos (based on the Japanese pronunciation of his name), and "Kero" was repronounced as "kirō" instead of "kerō". In this dub, his false form is voiced by Matt Hill with a New York accent, and Richard Newman voices his true form, though the accent is not as distinct. In the second film, he is voiced by Wendee Lee and Dave Wittenberg , in his respective forms. In
5125-666: The shōnen manga magazine Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine in June 2010, where it ended serialization in February 2011; its chapters were collected in 19 tankōbon volumes. A sequel, xxxHolic: Rei , started in 2013. It was first published in the United States by Del Rey Manga and in the United Kingdom by Tanoshimi in 2004, then was later published in a series of omnibuses by Kodansha Comics as of 2014. In 2005, Production I.G adapted
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5250-616: The Cardcaptor Sakura Memorial Book , this was an error caused by one of the finishing artists not being aware that CLAMP intended for Tomoyo to have romantic feelings for Sakura. Later scenes show that Tomoyo recognizes that Toya and Sakura, being brother and sister, have the same ears, and that Tomoyo secretly blushed over Toya because his ears reminded her of Sakura. Instead, she encourages Sakura's love of Yukito, and later becomes Syaoran's confidante and wingman when he begins to fall in love with Sakura. CLAMP stated that
5375-480: The Greek mythological figure, Cerberus , a large three-headed dog who was assigned to guard the gates of the Greek underworld . In the bilingual Kodansha version of the manga, the name for Cerberus' borrowed form is Cero. In the anime adaptation, his false form is voiced by Aya Hisakawa , while his hidden form is voiced by Masaya Onosaka . In the Animax dub, his false form is voiced by Sarah Hauser, whereas his true form
5500-504: The PlayStation 2 , subtitled Watanuki no Izayoi Sowa ( 四月一日の十六夜草話 , "Watanuki's Sixteen-day-old Moon Grass Story") , was released on August 9, 2007. Two soundtrack albums were released for the franchise. The first one is xxxHolic: A Midsummer Night's Dream Original Soundtrack which was released on August 18, 2005 by Pony Canyon. It contains over twenty tracks from the series' film. The second soundtrack, titled xxxHolic Sound File ,
5625-517: The "best baton twirler in school" by her friends. She hates math and is openly phasmophobic . Sakura maintains a crush on Yukito Tsukishiro for most of the manga and anime, but when she finally confesses to Yukito, she is gently rejected by him. Then, when asked by Sakura, he reveals he has feelings for her big brother, Touya. Eventually, Sakura realizes she is actually in love with Syaoran, but doesn't realize her feelings until he first confesses his love for her. Although she fails to admit her feelings in
5750-518: The Dimensional Witch Yūko Ichihara in arranging the series of events in the former series. Fujitaka Kinomoto ( 木之本 藤隆 , Kinomoto Fujitaka ) is the father of titular character Sakura Kinomoto and her brother Touya Kinomoto. A busy professor of archaeology at Towa University, Fujitaka is a kind and caring father. He met his late wife Nadeshiko while doing his first year as a teacher at her high school. Nadeshiko had climbed
5875-552: The English dub of the Clear Card arc, Kero's false form is voiced by Mikaela Krantz and Kero's true form is voiced by Christopher Sabat . Cerberus appears in Episode 44 of Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle in his borrowed form, although in the parallel world he dwells in it appears to be his singular body. Cerberus (using "Kero" as a nickname) guards the Country of Kero, and has a prophetic dream of Syaoran, Sakura, Fai, Kurogane and Mokona,
6000-423: The English dub of the Clear Card arc, Touya is voiced by Clifford Chapin . Yue/Yukito are an independent dissociative personality : Yukito is a "false" persona created to mask Yue's "true" identity. For most of the series, Yue remained in a " state of hibernation "; Yukito is unaware of Yue's existence, though he maintains an enormous appetite for food in an unconscious attempt to give Yue power. Yue's existence
6125-585: The English dub of the second movie, she is voiced by Julie Maddalena . In the English dub of the Clear Card arc, she is voiced by Trina Nishimura . In the English adaptation Cardcaptors , she is known as Meilin Rae and is voiced by Nicole Oliver . Her unrequited engagement with Syaoran was omitted along with the fact that she and Syaoran were cousins. Rather she is portrayed as a long time friend of Syaoran and her romantic feelings toward him were watered down but still evident. Clow Reed ( クロウ・リード , Kurō Rīdo )
6250-536: The Japanese manga series Cardcaptor Sakura, created by CLAMP . A member of the Li clan of sorcerers from Hong Kong, whom are distant relatives of Clow Reed, the creator of the Clow Cards, he initially rivals against Sakura because he believes that he should be the one to inherit the Clow Cards and tries to capture the cards for himself. As the series progresses, however, Syaoran comes to respect Sakura and becomes her friend and ally. He eventually falls in love with her, though she
6375-425: The Japanese word for " cherry blossom ". Her most defining character traits are her unyielding determination, caring nature and loyalty to her friends. Sakura is portrayed as a perceptively sweet, extremely energetic and cheerful character who is well-loved, pretty, cheerful, cute and at times naïve, clumsy, and clueless. Sakura is athletically gifted and skilled in sports at school, being an excellent runner and called
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#17330940074256500-558: The Movie: The Princess in the Birdcage Kingdom . The DVD version was released on November 24, 2006. In the film, Yūko receives a request from a woman to help her back into her mansion, which does not allow her to enter. Yūko says that since Watanuki was the one who brought the client to her, he should be the one to grant her wish and therefore is brought along with her and Dōmeki. Yūko also attends because she has been invited to
6625-532: The Sakura cards while making parts of Tomoeda disappear. Eventually at the end of the movie, they manage to defeat the Nothing Card, which becomes the Hope Card and Sakura finally confesses her love for Syaoran and jumps into his arms. Two years later, Syaoran returns to Tomoeda and enrolls at the same middle school as Sakura and most of her friends. However, his true objective is to watch over Sakura and help her with
6750-498: The Were-Rabbit , and the award winner, Renaissance . The anime adaptations of xxxHolic were produced by Production I.G . The first season of anime television adaptation of xxxHolic was broadcast for 24 episodes on TBS from April 6 to September 28, 2006. Both the film and the anime series are directed by Tsutomu Mizushima . Ageha Ohkawa , Clamp's director and main scriptwriter, served as executive producer and co-served as
6875-436: The animated version. In the anime adaptation, the character is voiced by Junko Iwao . In the Animax dub, she is voiced by Sarah Hauser for the first season, and later by Claudia Thompson. In the English dub of Cardcaptor Sakura Movie 2: The Sealed Card , her voice is supplied by Michelle Ruff . In the English dub of the Clear Card arc, Tomoyo is voiced by Natalie Hoover . In the English adaptation Cardcaptors , Tomoyo
7000-553: The animation quality, Ellingwood found each character distinctive and the animation issues to be comical. DVD Talk 's Todd Douglass Jr. gave praise to the themes touched upon in the anime series. Despite giving disapproval to its episodic nature, Douglass found the characters appealing due to their development over the series. IGN writer Jeff Harris found its start "tolerable", stating that fans from action series may not be interested by xxxHolic despite its potential. Like Santos, he commented on its animation, citing similar issues with
7125-402: The cards and is named the new Clow Mistress by the cards' second guardian Yue (Yukito's true form). In the second half of the manga and anime, Sakura must use the power of her own star to transform the Clow Cards into Sakura Cards, or else the cards would lose their powers. In the beginning of the Clear Card arc, all the Sakura cards suddenly turn blank, losing their powers and while looking for
7250-462: The cards, Cerberus chooses her to be the candidate and teaches her the basics of capturing the cards. Throughout the series, he displays an extensive knowledge of mysticism. After Sakura passes the Final Judgment to become the Clow Cards master, Cerberus remains with her as a friend, companion, adviser, and protector when new threats appear. Having spent a lengthy amount of time in the book while it
7375-413: The cards. In the series movie, Cardcaptor Sakura Movie 2: The Sealed Card , he and Meiling return from Hong Kong a few months later to visit. Throughout the movie, Syaoran waits for Sakura to reply to his confession, but as Sakura constantly keeps trying to tell him how she feels, they are repeatedly interrupted. Syaoran and Sakura work together to defeat the Nothing Card that has been secretly stealing
7500-477: The cards. It is stated that Fujitaka has no magical powers of his own, but he is also unaffected by other Clow's magic, such as the Eriol's sleep spell. At the end of the series, Eriol gives half of his magic to Fujitaka. This enables Fujitaka to finally see the spirit of Nadeshiko, who has been watching over her family since her death. In the anime adaptation, Fujitaka's role as the other half of Clow Reed's reincarnation
7625-445: The cards. She challenges The Fight card in episode 20, and was nearly badly wounded and had to be rescued by Syaoran. Recognizing that she was being a burden, Meiling grew upset and lashed out at Syaoran. However, she was then able to be an aid to him while fighting The Twin card, as their years of practicing martial arts together enables them to match the card's synchronized fighting style. In Clear Card episode 13, Meiling matured and
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#17330940074257750-400: The chapters. The illustrations and character designs are mainly done by Tsubaki Nekoi with assistance from Mokona , although Satsuki Igarashi also draws various parts. For the series, they decided to use Japanese and Chinese themes, but avoided using tones. Mokona is mainly in charge of designing the female characters, while Nekoi draws the male ones and all the spirits featured. The artwork
7875-413: The design, noting some moments lacked the fluidity seen in other parts of the series. He also criticized the blank background choices, questioning if they were truly artistic decisions or done to save on animation costs. Chris Beveridge of Mania gave a mixed review for the animation, agreeing with Santos and Harris, but still enjoyed the animation style, concluding that "everything about the visual design of
8000-427: The end of the episode, Meiling returns home and is not seen again in the main series. She returns in the second movie, with Syaoran, to see her old friends, but actually secretly came back to help Sakura finally confess her love to Syaoran. Meiling also occasionally appears in the anime adaptation of Clear Card , talking to Sakura on the phone and giving her hints at developing her relationship with Syaoran. A running gag
8125-447: The ending they would be stated to be same person, and had to go on different paths. Because Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle was more focused on action scenes, Clamp sometimes took breaks from xxxHolic or create autoconclusive stories so that the storyline between the two series would always be linked. In April 2010, Clamp stated that the xxxHolic was taking longer than what they expected, causing delays to some of their other works. When
8250-481: The fact that he never dates or actively shows romantic interest in anyone. He disliked Syaoran and often holds a grudge against him, but deep down he thought to himself that if there was someone Sakura should be with it would be Syaoran. Touya possesses several magical powers, including the ability to see ghosts and other non-humans, the ability to sense when Sakura is in danger, and mild precognition . He has an extremely close relationship with his best friend Yukito ; as
8375-548: The final episode, Sakura later manages to finally confess her love to Syaoran when he and Meiling return to visit in the series movie, Cardcaptor Sakura Movie 2: The Sealed Card . She becomes the titular Cardcaptor by guardian beast Cerberus after accidentally opening and releasing the Clow Cards from the Clow Book. Aided by Cerberus, her best friend and cousin Tomoyo Daidouji, and later Syaoran, Sakura successfully captures all
8500-464: The first tankōbon volume on October 23, 2013. As of October 6, 2016, four volumes have been released. Kodansha USA announced in July 2013 they licensed the manga for English release, releasing the first volume in 2014. Production I.G produced an animated film of the series titled xxxHolic: A Midsummer Night's Dream (×××HOLiC: 真夏ノ夜ノ夢 - xxxHOLiC: Manatsu no Yoru no Yume) which premiered on August 20, 2005 alongside Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle
8625-431: The first volume of xxxHolic Rei on October 23, 2013. Another OVA titled xxxHolic Rō ( ×××HOLiC・籠 , lit. ' xxxHolic Cage ' ) was shipped with the 17th volume of the xxxHolic manga on April 23, 2010. It is set ever since Yūko's death, and follows Watanuki's life as the new shop's owner. Another OVA titled xxxHolic: Rō Adayume ( ×××HOLiC・籠 あだゆめ , lit. ' xxxHolic Cage Selfish Dream ' )
8750-482: The how it became "an ultra serious downer" due to Yuko's loss and the lack of its recurring comedy. Additionally, he cited the events regarding Yuko's disappearance and later death were not explained in xxxHolic , stating that only readers from Tsubasa would understand such events. The artwork has been praised because of its "striking designs and patterns built into the images", various notable traits from Clamp, as well as for being "equally memorable and evocative". On
8875-473: The magic to people who would use and protect it while meeting all of the qualifications. However, few people could learn his brand of magic. The character of Clow is only seen in flashbacks , as he has long been dead before the series starts. Few details are revealed about his character, personality, or life, though multiple characters comment on his eccentricity. He displays a gentle and affable personality in his interactions with his creations. When Clow knew he
9000-603: The magical Clow Book in her father's basement study, accidentally unleashing the magical Clow Cards loose across her hometown Tomoeda. Dubbed the Cardcaptor by the cards' guardian Cerberus (better known as Kero-chan), Sakura must wield the Clow Staff to capture the card spirits and turn them back into cards for her use. Sakura is aided by her best friend and cousin Tomoyo Daidouji, who creates battle costumes for her as well as videotaping her ventures as Cardcaptor; and later by Syaoran Li,
9125-578: The main reason why the series is worth reading. Not having read Tsubasa , Matthew Alexander felt that the addition of elements from the series into xxxHolic was well-made, as it started to suggest a connection between the two series' protagonists. However, Santos found the series' connection with Tsubasa to be confusing to the point that only readers from both series would understand some explanations. Regarding events happening from volume 15 onwards, Active Anime's Holly Ellingwood called them "tragic, inspiring, and beautifully, breathtakingly sad", enjoying
9250-523: The male lead in the first episode of the dub (episode 8 of the original anime), and is considered a rival Cardcaptor. He is more abrasive and blunt than in the original anime version. Instead of being infatuated with Yukito, he is shy. He also does not develop a romantic interest in Sakura and is not close to telling her his feelings like he does in episode 69, one episode before the finale. Meiling Li (李莓鈴 Lǐ Méilíng , リ・メイリン Ri Meirin , Cantonese Jyutping: lei5 mui4 ling4 ), sometimes spelled as Meilin Li ,
9375-493: The manga and anime adaptations, Tomoyo admits that she loves Sakura, but Sakura replies innocently, "I love you, too," in the platonic sense. This is emphasized using manga conventions: Tomoyo declares her love against a background of flowers, while Sakura replies against a blank white background. In the manga, some scenes give the appearance that Tomoyo has a crush on Sakura's brother Toya; however, according to Volume 1 of Clamp no Kiseki: The Ultimate Collection , and an interview in
9500-426: The manga finished serialization, Clamp felt it was more the ending from xxxHolic Rō , pointing that xxxHolic had already ended. Regarding the series' finale, Clamp wanted to express that while Watanuki's decision to stay in the shop may seem sad for readers, for Watanuki it was his happiness. Clamp was satisfied with people's reaction to the last chapter, as when discussing Watanuki's fate, they were also thinking what
9625-556: The manga into an animated film, which was followed by two anime television series, and various original video animations ( OVAs ). Funimation licensed the film and the first TV series in North America, and released both of them in DVD as well as Blu-ray Disc . A light novel and a video game have also been released based on the series. The manga has been well received by both Japanese and English readers and has appeared in various rankings of bestselling books. Critics have generally praised
9750-672: The mansion with many other famous collectors by the same letter, with the mansion filled with strange rooms and mysterious letters telling its guests what to do in place of a host. The film was selected as a finalist for the Annecy International Animated Film Festival 2006 in the Feature Films category with other four nominees: Asterix and the Vikings , Origin: Spirits of the Past , Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of
9875-428: The marriage. At times, she still treats Fujitaka as a "rival" competing to love Nadeshiko more, but she also helps him pass on gifts from Sakura to her grandfather and to arrange for Sakura to meet her great-grandfather while on a family vacation. Sonomi shows great affection for Sakura–treating her like her own daughter–and often clears her busy work schedule to join her and Tomoyo whenever Sakura comes over to visit. In
10000-457: The mystery surrounding the Clear Cards. He also keeps contact with Eriol, who instructs him to not interfere until the time is right. Later he reveals to Sakura that he was the one who took away the spirits contained within the Sakura Cards in order to protect herself from her own power, which is growing out of control, thus leading to the creation of the Clear Cards. Despite intending to reveal all
10125-425: The narrative brought by Watanuki's interactions with other characters made every panel "loaded with significance". Carlo Santos of Anime News Network liked how later volumes of the series "[outdid] itself by breaking into the world of dreams", compared to initial volumes that focused on the interaction between humans and spirit. Active Anime found its emotional tension as well as its connection with Tsubasa some of
10250-408: The nineteenth and final volume was released. Kodansha USA re-released it in 3-in-1 omnibus format in 2014. The series has also been licensed for an English-language release by Tanoshimi , who released the first nine volumes in the United Kingdom with the first one on August 3, 2006. A second xxxHolic manga series, titled xxxHolic Rei ( XXXHOLiC ◆ 戻 , lit. ' xxxHolic Return ' )
10375-529: The number of chapters follow the previous ones. The first volume was released on July 25, 2003, and the last one on March 9, 2011. xxxHolic was one of the first four manga series licensed for English release in North America by Del Rey Manga , and was acquired together with Mobile Suit Gundam SEED , Negima!: Magister Negi Magi , and Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle in January 2004. Del Rey published its first volume on April 27, 2004, and on February 21, 2012,
10500-405: The other hand, it has also been criticized for being "less visually busy than Tsubasa" due to some pages lacking backgrounds, though critic Michael Aronson for Manga Life stated that the panels' composition is able to make up for such issues. Rebecca Silverman review the opening volume of xxxHolic: Rei gave the sequel a B+ rating, praising the way the story now flowed and the artwork, but said that
10625-448: The person Syaoran loves. Wanting to keep her promise, Syaoran attempts to tell her that he loves Sakura, but Meiling interrupts and tells him that she knows because he is now calling Sakura by her first name, something he only does for his sisters and her. She releases Syaoran from their promise, then quickly leaves. Meiling spends the night at Tomoyo Daidōji 's house and releases all of her frustration by crying without burdening Syaoran. At
10750-425: The president of Daidōji Toy Company, Sonomi Daidoji (Sakura's aunt), Tomoyo is a person of dignified bearing; svelte, sophisticated, ladylike , who lives a life of wealth and is watched over by a team of female maids and bodyguards. She has access to a variety of state of the art prototype technological gadgets from her mother's company, and supplies Sakura and Cerberus with different mobile devices throughout
10875-529: The promise. In coming to Tokyo, Meiling intends to help Syaoran find and gather the Clow Cards, and actively dislikes Sakura. As the series progresses, Meiling develops a grudging respect for Sakura that turns into a good friendship by the time Meiling returns to Hong Kong in episode 43 by her mother due to unknown reasons. During her initial visit, Meiling seemed to recognize that Syaoran was falling in love with Sakura, but it wasn't until she briefly returned in episode 60 that she acknowledges and accepts Sakura as
11000-487: The protagonists of Tsubasa , arriving in his world and recruits Mokona to climb up a mountain to retrieve one of Sakura's memory feathers which shrinks down the protagonists in size. Aya Hisakawa reprised her role as Cerberus for this character appearance, while Chris Cason provided his English voice. Tomoyo Daidouji ( 大道寺 知世 , Daidōji Tomoyo ) is the best friend and primary assistant of Sakura Kinomoto , and her second cousin on their mother's sides. The daughter of
11125-413: The rain, he returned with the bird and Meiling was both grateful and touched. From that day, she devoted herself to him, eventually declaring that she liked Syaoran above all others and, reasoning that he liked her as well, she declared them to be engaged, much to Syaoran's chagrin. At the same time, she promised that if he found someone he liked more than her, he would tell her and she would release him from
11250-592: The reason that Sakura does not return her friend Tomoyo's feelings is not because Tomoyo is another girl, as Sakura does not consider sex or gender a barrier for her romantic attraction. She simply does not have romantic feelings for Tomoyo in particular. Demonstrating this, Sakura confesses that she has a crush on a female teacher in the series. Although not the actual character, two of Tomoyo's alternate forms make an appearance in Cardcaptor Sakura ' s spiritual successor Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle , three in
11375-422: The role of Yuko Ichihara, while Shota Sometani plays the character Kimihiro Watanuki. The series is directed by Keisuke Toyoshima. It ran for eight episodes. It features "Aitai" from Suga Shikao as its opening theme song. The series was collected in a box released in both DVD and Blu-ray format on November 6, 2013. On November 22, 2021, Shochiku and Asmik Ace announced that a live-action film adaptation
11500-645: The series composition writer of the TV series. The second season, xxxHolic: Kei ( xxxHOLiC◆継 , Horikku: Kei , lit. ' xxxHolic: Sequel ' ) , was broadcast for 13 episodes on TBS from April 3 to June 26, 2008. The main staff and cast remains the same as in the first season. The first season's episodes were also collected in eight DVD volumes published between July 26, 2007 and February 21, 2008, while two DVD boxes were released on August 25, 2010 and October 27, 2010. The second's ones were released in seven DVD volumes between June 25, 2008 and December 17, 2008,
11625-448: The series for its illustrations and its portrayal of supernatural elements. Kimihiro Watanuki is a high school student plagued by ayakashi spirits which are invisible to everyone else but him. The series begins when Watanuki stumbles, seemingly by chance, into a shop that grants wishes. The shop is owned by Yūko Ichihara , a mysterious witch of many names and esoteric renown. For a price, she offers to grant Watanuki's wish to be rid of
11750-503: The series progresses, it becomes increasingly clear that he is aware that Yukito is Yue's alter ego. To save both Yukito and Yue, Touya becomes a normal human being after he gives all of his magical powers to Yue, making him promise to protect Sakura in his stead as well as himself (and, by extension, Yukito). However, it has been revealed in the last chapter of Clear Card arc that he is gradually regaining his magic and seems to be developing new and greater abilities that he shall reveal when
11875-501: The series' introduction had potential to be worth reading due to its episodic nature and found some of its characters to be "gripping", though Dan Polley, also from Manga Life, commenting that Watanuki "does seem a little bit weak to be the lead character". On the other hand, Matthew Alexander from Mania Entertainment stated that Watanuki's character was well developed across the series, becoming more appealing. Joy Kim, another writer from Manga Life, praised how despite its episodic nature,
12000-416: The series. Her most defining character traits is her attentiveness, integrity and selflessness towards Sakura's welfare, and her love of spoiling her friend. Tomoyo is initially comes off as stereotypical "Ojou-san"; a demure, wealthy, upwardly-mobile high-class female stock character , especially one of nobility or gentry ancestry. However, she is depicted as having exceptional emotional maturity. Tomoyo
12125-409: The show is very appealing." Analyzing its episodic nature, Beveridge enjoyed the format, and praised the series' ability to strike a balance between light and dark parts of its stories. Clow Reed This article covers the major characters of Clamp 's manga Cardcaptor Sakura and its respective anime and movies. The manga and anime focused on Japanese schoolgirl Sakura Kinomoto who finds
12250-530: The spirits. The price, according to Yūko, must be of equal value; so, as payment, he must become Yūko's temporary, part-time cook and housekeeper. While his established job consists of household chores, Yūko increasingly sends him on errands of a supernatural or spiritual nature as the series develops. Himawari Kunogi , Watanuki's love interest, and Shizuka Dōmeki , a classmate whom Watanuki initially detests, occasionally join him in his work as per Yūko's request. The three become increasingly close, and though Watanuki
12375-728: The spiritual world. A crossing plotline with the concurrent series Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle reveals that Yūko is actually on the verge of death, and she is only alive now because her personal time was accidentally frozen long ago by the powerful wizard Clow Reed . As the magic binding her in time begins to dissolve, Yūko's ability to maintain the shop's magical existence fades, and she eventually passes on, telling Watanuki that he will finally be free of his ability to see demons. However, Watanuki chooses to retain his ability to see spirits in order to maintain Yūko's shop and take over her role of shopkeeper. Further cross-over plotlines reveal that Watanuki
12500-412: The story was, "a little too mysterious in places". The anime adaptation of xxxHolic has received mixed reception from different publications, with Anime News Network's Casey Brienza liking how its first season is faithful to the original material. However, she found that some of Funimation's subtitles in its first episodes to be confusing, advising people to watch the English dubbed version instead. In
12625-418: The strain the weekly pace of such a series would place on the artists, she whole-heartedly approved. In accordance with Ohkawa's desire for each to have a well-organized story, Clamp avoids putting references between the two stories too frequently. The reasons for linking these two series was because Clamp wanted to have two protagonists from two different manga with different personalities and design, yet during
12750-553: The sun, and thus largely self-sustaining, and he is subsequently not as dependent on his master's power to support his life as is Yue. However, his master must have control of the Firey and Earthy cards in order to power his true form, a large- winged mountain lion . In the anime adaptation, the Light card is changed to the Earthy card to delay his obtaining his true form. Cerberus' name is taken from
12875-414: The time is right. In the Japanese anime adaptation, Touya is voiced by Seki Tomokazu . In the English manga his name is spelled "Toya". In the Animax dub, he is voiced by Darren Pleavin for the first season. In the English adaptation Cardcaptors , his name is changed to Tori Avalon and he is voiced by Tony Sampson . In the English dub of the second film, Kirk Thornton takes over the voicing role. In
13000-461: The time of the Erase Card's capture. Once Syaoran realizes his feelings, he tries to admit his love for Sakura several times, but is both too nervous to confess his feelings while also being constantly interrupted. Syaoran also becomes extremely jealous whenever he sees Sakura spending time with Eriol, believing he harbours romantic feelings for Sakura and considers him a rival. Syaoran's love for Sakura
13125-476: The title of Cardcaptors , with most of the character names changed to English ones with the exception of Sakura, Meilin, Kero, Mr. Terada, Wang Wei, Ruby Moon, Yue, and Clow Reed. A large number of the characters reappear as alternate selves in Clamp's other series, Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle and xxxHolic . Sakura Kinomoto ( 木之本 さくら , Kinomoto Sakura ) is the heroine of Cardcaptor Sakura, named after
13250-414: The tradition continues with Dōmeki's descendants. After 100 years pass, Watanuki has a dream of Yūko, who tells him that he has finally become powerful enough to leave the shop. Despite this, he decides to continue waiting inside the shop for the day that they meet again. xxxHolic was conceived when the group Clamp wanted to link the supernatural and fantasy series they made with a realistic one. This idea
13375-421: The truth to Sakura, Syaoran becomes unable to tell her anything about Akiho or Kaito's involvement due to a spell Kaito placed on him. Syaoran manages to catch several cards by playing a major role in helping Sakura seal them. He is allowed to attempt the final judgment but fails. Syaoran is shown to have similar powers to Sakura, such as sensing Clow Cards and magical auras, is a skilled martial artist, and wields
13500-542: The various "magical girl" protective-costumes she wears during her captures, as well as accompanying her on magical (and non-magical) endeavors to record the events with her video camera. This "art project" seems to serve Tomoyo's personal benefit and enjoyment rather than improving Sakura's performance. But she doesn't let her own desires supersede Sakura's needs and wants; she just wants to help and see Sakura be happy. Tomoyo faithfully assists, keeps Sakura's new identity secret and often covers for her in times of need. In both
13625-431: The way Yuko's fate was revealed, but wondering how it would continue. Carlo Santos stated that although the series lost its "star performer", it kept being appealing due to the fact that Watanuki replaced her and found most of volume 16 as "an exercise in getting back on one's feet after a heartbreaking loss, and it is all the more inspirational for that." Matthew Alexander from Mania was more critical to these events due to
13750-424: Was about to die, he chose his then-unborn descendant Sakura Kinomoto to become the new guardian of the cards and the new master of Yue and Cerberus. Clow's magical ability allowed him to foresee most of the future and plan many of the situations that would enable Sakura to succeed in taking full possession of the Clow Cards. Likewise, he deliberately made the sealing wand pink, reflecting that its future user would be
13875-482: Was also published in Weekly Shōnen Magazine on May 19 of the same year. The series finished on February 9, 2011. Kodansha collected its 213 chapters in 19 tankōbon volumes; the numbers of chapters for such release was reduced by combining the ones from the original serialization. Starting volume 16, the series is retitled xxxHolic Rō ( ×××HOLiC ◆ 籠 , lit. ' xxxHolic Cage ' ) , but
14000-508: Was also released by Production I.G. The first DVD for this OVA was released on February 17, 2009 with the 14th volume of the Japanese manga. The second one was released alongside volume 15 on June 26, 2009. Its story focuses on how Haruka Domeki tells Watanuki and Domeki to search for four items, which lead Watanuki to enter into the Dream World. The OVA was rereleased in Blu-ray format alongside
14125-640: Was also successful with its first volume ranking sixth in Nielsen Bookscan's list of bestselling volumes during its first week. Volume 13 also hit No. 6 on the New York Times list of bestselling manga shortly after its launch in April 2009. According to the New York Times , xxxHolic was the sixth best-selling manga in the United States in 2009. In Mania Entertainment's "Best Manga Awards For 2005", xxxHolic
14250-495: Was announced at The CLAMP Festival 2012 event. It was scheduled to be published in Weekly Young Magazine in February 2013, however a month's delay in the magazine's issue release dates changed this to March 4, 2013. The series has had various hiatuses; its latest chapters were published from June 2016 to March 2017. In April 2022, it was announced that Clamp was planning to resume the series in 2023. Kodansha released
14375-456: Was born as a result of a wish to turn back time by a shop client, Syaoran of Tsubasa . Since Syaoran was able to go back in time (at the cost of being removed from his timeline and becoming imprisoned by the sorcerer Fei-Wang Reed ), Watanuki was born to replace the void in timespace Syaoran left behind, and thus while they are different people, they share an "existence". As the series reaches its conclusion, Syaoran and Watanuki become trapped in
14500-411: Was changed for the less ambiguous "holic." Like Clamp's previous work Tokyo Babylon , xxxHolic focuses on social pathologies but with a more esoteric tone. The "xxx" before the holic is the Japanese way of saying of "fill in the blank." Therefore, the title itself gives a hint about what the series are about. It is talking about the people with the problems such as an alcoholic, or a workaholic. Being
14625-415: Was further worked with the creation of the character of Yūko Ichihara who would bridge the stories from xxxHolic and Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle . Clamp proposed the idea of writing xxxHolic to Young Magazine after Chobits . In the end they decided to publish both xxxHolic and Tsubasa in weekly magazines to make serialization easier. The manga's title was originally going to be "addicted" but it
14750-501: Was in Osaka , Cerberus speaks with a pointed Osakan-accent . He tends to be bossy, demanding, egotistical and gluttonous, but clearly displays his affection for Sakura, especially if she is hurt or in danger. He becomes very fond of video games, and is addicted to sweets. Cerberus spends most of his time in a "temporary" or "false form": a small figure resembling an orange stuffed animal with wings. Unlike Yue, Cerberus' magical powers are like
14875-487: Was in the works for xxxHolic , with Ko Shibasaki and Ryūnosuke Kamiki playing Yuko Ichihara and Kimihiro Watanuki respectively. Mika Ninagawa directed the film, while Erika Yoshida provided the screenplay. The film was released in Japanese theaters on April 29, 2022. There were also several other releases in the franchise. A novel titled ×××Holic AnotherHolic Landolt-Ring Aerosol ( ×××HOLiC アナザーホリック ランドルト環エアロゾル , Horikku Anazāhorikku Randoruto-Kan Earozoru ) ,
15000-812: Was most prominently displayed in The Sealed Card film. Because Tomoyo lacks magical powers and athletic abilities, Sakura takes on an active protective responsibility most times when capturing or transforming cards. If Tomoyo is ever in danger (or missing), Sakura will be the one concerned for her most, and her focus changes from that of the Card at hand to prioritize Tomoyo's safety. Fortunately, Sakura has always succeeded and hugs Tomoyo warmly whenever she reunites with her. Starting in Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card , to remove herself from unnecessary danger while documenting Sakura's exploits, Tomoyo has begun using
15125-684: Was released August 22, 2008 by S.E.N.S. PROJECT . The CD includes thirty-five soundtracks (including a hidden bonus track), various of them from the PlayStation 2 game as well as from the TV series. xxxHolic also makes a crossover with Tsubasa in the drama CDs series ' Private High School Holitsuba ( 「私立堀鐔学園」 , Shiritsu Horitsuba Gakuen ) which was released in three volumes. An all-male stage play of xxxHolic (also known as xxxHOLiC Theater style ( 演劇調異譚「xxxHOLiC」 , Engeki-chō ī Tan Horriku ) ) began showing on September 17, 2021 in Tokyo. The play
15250-563: Was released on August 17, 2005. TV Animation ×××HOLiC Extra Official Guide was released on May 17, 2006, and focused in information from the anime adaptation. Another manga guidebook is Shinpan ×××HOLiC Dokuhon ( 新版 ×××HOLiC読本 , "Brand New ×××HOLiC Reading-book") , which was released on November 17, 2006. It was released in English by Del Rey on October 27, 2009 as "The Official xxxHOLiC Guide". On March 17, 2011, Kodansha published another guidebook titled xxxHolic Complete Book ( ×××HOLiC全書 , ×××HOLiC Zensho ) . Another related book
15375-516: Was released on March 9, 2011 as included with a special edition from volume 19. In the OVA, Watanuki sees various parts of Domeki's life, including his childhood and the events that happened across the series. It was announced on September 7, 2012, that xxxHolic will be adapted into a live action TV series for airing at February 24, 2013 on WOWOW , titled CLAMP Drama xxxHOLiC ( CLAMPドラマ ホリック〜xxxHOLiC〜 , CLAMP Dorama Horriku ) . Anne Watanabe plays
15500-451: Was the winner in the category "Best Mature". The xxxHolic manga series has also been well received by various publications with Mania Entertainment's Megan Lavey praising its focus on the people's thoughts, as well as its comedy. She also found its connection with Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle appealing due to events being depicted from different points of view, persuading readers to read both series. Michael Aronson from Manga Life stated
15625-451: Was written by Nisio Isin and published in Japan on August 1, 2006. It features four stories with the first one being an adaptation of the series' first chapter. The novel includes original artwork by Clamp. Del Rey published an English translation of xxxHolic: AnotherHolic , released on October 28, 2008. Several fanbooks have been released in Japan. The first is Gekijōban ×××HOLiC Official Fanbook ( 劇場版 ×××HOLiC OFFICIAL FANBOOK ) and
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