xxxHolic Anime Review

Hello witches and demons have you ever felt like you're being watched? Or have you ever got that tingle up your spine like a ghost has walked through you? Well that isn't as bad as seeing them! High school student Kimihiro Watanuki is the only one who Can see them! So before I get into my review of this anime maybe I should post the plot behind it all so you all get a better knowing of it so here it is: Kimihiro Watanuki is a high school student plagued by yōkai and ayakashi spirits, both of 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 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 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. So there you have it! The plot of the anime now it's time for my review! I had doubts about this anime because of how I saw it placed in Tsubasa Chronicle but I am pleased with it. I enjoyed the super-natural as well as the horror with a slice of life thrown into the mix, I am a big fan of horror anime but not such a fan of super-natural anime but xxxHolic turned out to be good. xxxHolic's stories are based on Superstitious tales and folklore, it's better then the vampires, werewolves and zombie that seem too common now a days and superstitious beliefs are something that everyone has believed in at one time or other. I know some of the superstitions they have used I believed in when I was a little girl. Now that most of us are older we tend not to believe in stuff like this anymore. xxxHolic gives you the feeling that it's trying to being back tales, tradition and culture in a world of anime where science-fiction rules and where stories are always centered on finding one's identity or world peace or getting revenge on someone for what they did in the past. xxxHolic is refreshing in that sense to me it felt like each episode had a lesson in it that probably everyone has learned one time or another or has felt like that one who would love to teach that lesson to someone else. Since the anime deals with the super-natural some episode are creepy and watching it in the dark alone can raise that creepiness. It could take a while to used to the character designs, such as long limbs or that extras, such as people or backgrounds, are never given color or features. Like some anime xxxHolic only has a few main characters and they are very well developed. Our suffering protagonist Kimihiro Watanuki maybe down about his ability to see spirits but that doesn't stop him from living a more or less normal life of a high school student. I feel bad for especially when he deals with Yuuko who always seems to give him the oddest chores ever. Then we have the unpredictable and sarcastic Yuuko who I believe has more tricks up her sleeve then what she lets on. Then we have our airhead Doumeki who shares a deep bond with Watanuki and our cheerful Himawari who is the object of our Watanuki's infatuation. This anime contains 24 episodes, 25 minutes each Rated PG-12 (Violence and Mature themes) Recommended Audience Mature audience, teens and above. Some of the episode could be disturbing when some of Yuuko's clients meet with horrible fates.