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4.01 AVERAGE
4.01 AVERAGE
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
funny
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Yûko: "Not choosing is in of itself a choice", "Not knowing what you have chosen is also your choice". I find that indecision is sometimes the most harmful because there's no movement, no progress, no discovery. We can either be someone who acts or is acted upon. The latter seems to be a dangerous place to be in.
medium-paced
mysterious
fast-paced
I was lost. And now I know why. I borrowed the wrong one. I didn’t see it was not the original serie
Reread:
I can't believe I forgot so much about this series. The cell phone thing started to tip me off, but I'm not sure where things are going!
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I can't believe I forgot so much about this series. The cell phone thing started to tip me off, but I'm not sure where things are going!
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CLAMP, xxxHolic vol. 2 (Del Rey, 2004)
Some new characters and a better idea of where the story arc is going make this a stronger volume overall than the first, but there's still something about it that bugs me. I can't quite put my finger on what, but it's something in the tone; too flighty? Maybe. But it's still enjoyable enough, and so I still keep reading it. ***
Some new characters and a better idea of where the story arc is going make this a stronger volume overall than the first, but there's still something about it that bugs me. I can't quite put my finger on what, but it's something in the tone; too flighty? Maybe. But it's still enjoyable enough, and so I still keep reading it. ***
The manga is nice but I prefer the pace of the anime.
One of the things I have always loved about Clamp and their manga is the art style. I love how the characters and the background are drawn. The added wisps help to set the mood, especially around Yuuko. xxxHolic has always been one of the few series where I do not dislike any character. I want to know about them all.
I have to say that I felt that the first story in this volume wasn't as strong as the second one. The second one appealed to me more and it has left us with a cliffhanger wondering what is really happening to Watanuki.
I have to say that I felt that the first story in this volume wasn't as strong as the second one. The second one appealed to me more and it has left us with a cliffhanger wondering what is really happening to Watanuki.
This one left me so much emotional, because while the mystery is deepening, it is also leaving us clues as to what it means for Watanuki. There are so many parallels to the original series, and this volume has two supernatural events involving 'clients' but also has Watanuki's story in the background. For the first one, Watanuki and Doumeki are given a task by a yokai called Yosuzume, who arrived with the rain (for a second I thought it would be the Ame-warashi who would come!) and are led to a mountain spirit called Yamainu, whose power is declining due to a lack of belief and while that is resolved well enough, it ties more into Watanuki and this current 'story' they are in. Frequent glances by Yuuko and Doumeki hint at them being more aware of what is going on, but they are also leaving the decision (to wake up? come out of it?) on him. The other is a urban myth thing that is going around - exchanging 300 yen coins for something amazing to happen, but obviously it sounds like some shady supernatural thing. In both cases, Watanuki instinctively knew what or who the supernatural thing is, pointing very hard to this being the experienced shop-owner Watanuki who knows it, but 'this' Watanuki doesn't really understand how he knew it. The ending revealed a bit more about the very first page of this series pointing very hard (there's an egg, a bird, and a mysterious phone line) that this may be a result of Watanuki's wish to go back to the start or something, when things were simpler, Yuuko was there. (And cue the sound of me crying) On the lighter side, Doumeki and Yuuko still tease Watanuki like before, (that is when they are not staring tensely at him) but there is also more affection shown in the latter's relationship with him; in the light of that reveal it just made me cry even more.