xxxHOLiC

xxxHOLiC, based on the CLAMP manga series of the same name, begins airing on April 6. The animation production's going to be by Production I.G, the same studio that worked on the xxxHOLiC movie that was released back in the summer.

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Watanuki Kimihiro, a high school student who can see ghosts and other supernatural beings, finds himself inexplicably drawn into a curious-looking shop. The owner of the shop, Ichihara Yuuko, is a witch who grants people's wishes, but in return the person has to pay for their wish to be granted. She promises to get rid of Watanuki's ability to see spirits, but he must work in her shop to pay off the price for ridding him of the ability.

The series will be worked on by Ageha Ohkawa, the member of CLAMP who plots out all of CLAMP's series, so the adaptation will probably be quite faithful to the manga.

It doesn't seem like xxxHOLiC will contain any of the famed crossovers with Tsubasa, though, so it remains to be seen how the series will deal with some of the events in Tsubasa that directly impact xxxHOLiC (e.g. the introduction of Mokona).

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Bigblah

I just finished watching the xxxHOLiC movie. THREE times. The soundtrack, the art, the direction and pacing... everything was so beautifully done, I just wish it was longer

I'm totally hyped up for the TV series now.

I just finished watching the movie myself. It was exactly as I expected it to be and so much more. I loved the soundtrack by itself, but after hearing it in the movie it's even better.

I guess now I'll have to watch the Tsubasa movie. It's going to be quite bittersweet, as I have a feeling it will turn out to be much better than Bee Train's adaptation of the source material.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by Aya

please, please, pleeeaaaase, tell me it's not Yuki Kaijura for the music in xxxholic ._.;;;

No, no. The movie's soundtrack is by Saitou Tsuneyoshi and the series' soundtrack is by S.E.N.S. The Tsubasa Chronicle movie's soundtrack is, however, by Yuki Kajiura. (From skimming the movie, it looks like it's just a bunch of tracks from the series' soundtrack.)

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Originally Posted by David Deluxe

Is this a RAW or a subbed version of this movie?

And is the xxxHOLiC movie really that good? I asked some people back in IRC and they all replied that it is not even mediocre. Well, seems like I have to find it out by myself.

It's the beautiful MKV raw. You have to love multiple audio tracks.

And yes, you MUST believe us. xxxHOLiC + Production I.G = greatness

Originally Posted by Sir VG

There are 6 out at this point, and vol 7 was scheduled to come out on Jan 31, but got pushed waaaaaaaaaaay back to like, May.

Ah, the trials and tribulations associated with translating and publishing a currently running manga series in Japan. Once you catch up, well, it's nothing more than a waiting game. The xxxHOLiC volumes are released once every five months in Japan.

Originally Posted by eriol

Hey, is the movie spoiling the manga?? Could u give some teaser?

Erm, dunno about that last part, but the movie stands alone quite nicely from the manga. There's no spoilers at all for the manga... Not that there's anything to spoil, really, other than recent events in the manga.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Originally Posted by Craze

Going a little side-tracked..the manga's being released painfully slow compared to Tsubasa, and I feel both mangas actually have the same potential (although Tsubasa can be awfully draggy at times).

xxxHOLiC's "chapters" are smaller than Tsubasa's, hence the length of time between volume releases. xxxHOLiC averages about 14~16 pages per chapter, whereas Tsubasa averages 18~20 pages per chapter. Also, xxxHOLiC seems to like to take more breaks than Tsubasa. It's just the way it is, I guess.

I was speaking idiomatically.

I've skimmed some of the raw, but I haven't sat down and watched it all the way through. I think I'm gonna wait for the HDTV version of the episode to air before watching; the obviousness of the original 16:9 aspect ratio in the 4:3 airing is too annoying.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Originally Posted by lemonmanko

i've been keeping up with the anime and the manga releases in the states and right now they are about the same prolly like episode 27 they will show something i've never seen before

in the mean time i'm watching tsubasa chronicles 2nd season which is equally good

Actually, the anime series is on somewhat of a hiatus at the moment. There's no definitive conclusion to the story, but the current episode run is over.

I'm glad I'm not watching Tsubasa Chronicle season 2. All the stuff I've heard about the fillers plus the continued censoring of the source material is making me stay far, far away from the sries.

FELIPE NO