xxxHOLiC Omnibus
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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- I like the premise of this series so far. Loved the OP. The ED ... meh. The animation wasn't as good as I thought it could or should be. I watched the xxxHolic movie first so that may have set me up to be disappointed with the artwork in the series. But that's my only complaint so far. |
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| This series looks pretty interesting |
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| That was an interesting beginning o_o.... it was kinda funny.. and kinda serious... the art's not really the kind I'm into... but it looks like it might be a good series =3 |
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| That was pretty cool, I liked it. Serious and humours at the same time :D |
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| Already I heard many compliments on this series! And really seems promising! |
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| Starting watching the show just because I see some H manga of Yuuki around :P Yea I've seen other CLAMP shows, and this is just as good. But the plot is pretty simple.. |
| So far, I think I'm going to enjoy this anime. I just finished Natsume Youujin-chou, which has a somewhat similar theme. I agree that the art is just "eh," but I can get passed that if the plot is good enough. Let's see if it holds up! |
| kind of a well based concept. nothing new though, sort of reminds me of bleach. the op and ed were great. liked the insight TL notes info at the end of the episode. helped clear some minor questions. |
| Great start man.... just as in the manga.... We get the oversensitive brat that wanna take off his shoulders all the bad things that happens to him... And then he meets with a pair of strange people... First of all a girl that wishes to hear and see ghosts and secondly but not the least, a weird woman... scantily clad in a light kimono, smoking a pipe with who knows what and a pair of strange young girls that completely unmatched the Master... the Woman... Woman named Yuuko Ichihara... a false name... a name we know,,, but it's not her real name.... Man the contrasts between Yuuko's comedic and gluttony and her dark and serious side are extremely big... Noticeable.... It's like the show has two sides... a slice of life side that is easy-going, and the other side.... The philosophical and serious side.... Th side of the show that makes you think... And man... that voice acting makes you put full atention to what they actually say... It's wonderfully made... The art is... okay... not the best but I'm used to CLAMP styles :P Signs, Green |
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| A good first episode, now to see what will happen next, and I reall hope this is good |
| "The weak get washed away by the tides of fate...The strong drink it up."-Godot |
| Now this looks like a classic story with something good to offer. I've gone and re-watched the first few episodes over and over again, just to drop it seemingly after. This time however, is different. As I am older now, and a little more wise, I will stick it all the way through and look forward to the turn of events and outcomes of this odd seeming mystery. Looking forward to the next! |
| Interesting first episode... I actually didn't mind the art that much, though it'll probably take me a while to get used to seeing characters with no shine in their eyes. (Makes them look dead, in my opinion!) I like this black Mokona. XD Though I liked the white Mokona in Tsubasa Chronicle so no surprise there I suppose~. I didn't like the girl who wanted to see ghosts, though... Whatever being possessed by that weird demon or ghost thing means, I hope she got what she deserved. :\ The contrast between serious bits and more comedic instances was well done, I thought. This series does seem promising, so I'm sticking with it for now~. |
| So today I'm 19. Started this anime today because of the opening song "19Sai" by Suga Shikao which I heard long ago and loved it. I really like this first episode especially the comedy and Watanuki. I just love that he is voiced by my favorite voice actor Fukuyama Jun. I knew of Mokona but I didn't know she's from this anime. She's cute! I won't rush with this since I want to enjoy it. For the first episode 8/10. |
| The plot seems interesting but the art could be better. It looks pretty promising though. |
| While the long limbs seem a bit odd at first, they certainly give the show a distinctive touch and add to the fairytale-like feeling in the wish-granting shop. Seeming whimsical at first there are more serious and with no doubt darker aspects that will get revealed later on. |
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| Quite interesting start of this Anime, the character design is quite unique as well to have gone a bit overboard with the height, but in general it looks quite nice! Lets see what this Anime can bring us! From this first episode I would rate this Anime a 7/10 |
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| lol I loved how Watanuki was just rolling around in the street in the beginning. xD Plus, I thought that other girl that claimed to have a problem was lying. I guess she got what she wanted at the end.... |
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| These spirits are awesome |
| Oh man... "You take happiness for granted... because you can't see them." *spirit floating around Kimihiro* His face expression was just so win! It was just screaming, "oh bich please". |
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| Seems interesting, hoping I get used to how tall and skinny characters look..... |
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| I like the premise of this series. Seems so interesting and mysterious. Loved it :) |
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| "How nice it is to not be able to see them." says the girl who's just acting out lmao. Yeah have a nice life with that newly-attached spirit. |
"May those who accept their fate be granted happiness." "May those who defy their fate be granted glory." |
| Yuuko is awesome |
| The pink one looks perma 420-high. lol, it's not difficult to spot the face of an attention-whore fate and bonds? seems like Persona 4 again. |
| This episode gave a pretty mysterious vibe. It promises that the show will be good. I loved both the opening and the ending songs! |
| Well the first episode wasn't bad at all. It was kinda interesting. The art was good as well. The characters are really tall or at least their legs are long. |
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| I don't usually gripe about art, but man, that was so BAD. Those proportions. Anyway, the humor isn't really doing much for me, but the serious side is fine. I don't know what to think about it yet, I'm more inclined to have a slightly negative opinion of it at the moment because I've recently watched Natsume Yuujinchou which is based around a pretty similar concept and it's just so much better. |
| I was interested to watch it..after watching tsubasa chronicle but it does not seem as much interesting |
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| Criptic anime, but I did enjoy Yuuko, she is an interesting women. I found the design of the characters funny, like to how long and slender are the MC's legs! |
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| Well, the 1st episode is quite ridiculous(not that it is a bad thing) and reminds me of Foster's home for imaginary friends. It is quite funny and dark. Definitely gonna watch the next episode. I see a lot of Tsubasa references here.  |
 Without change,we end up becoming the very person we hate. I was dead until the moment I met you. I was a powerless corpse pretending to be alive. Living without power, without the ability to change my course, was bound to lead me to a slow death. |
| I had set aside the vision of this series souls aeons ago, but now I come back as they say "the poetic vein". The beginning is interesting, the atmosphere at first funny and then sad, I liked it. The vision of this episode was pleasant overall. You give the information that is not given in the movie and the characters are known. Graphically it is well done and there is not that little captivating CG that I did not like in the movie. The opening and the ending are catchy, the graphic style of this anime series, now I appreciate it much more than many years ago, who knows why. |
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| Love her look! Want more seducing from her :) |
| It is inevitable... fells like I heard this somewhere before..... the voice acting for Yuuko and Watanuki are great btw |
| This shit felt like Bakemonogatari on a budget with them struggling ass visuals. |
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| Now this is something that makes me want to watch the next episode. |
| Nice first episode, the art is meh but that's ok. |
| Whose eyes are those |
| Interesting, I really like it so far, I have watched almost all of CLAMPS works expect for this so I just know it’s gonna be a masterpiece I can’t wait to watch more :D |
| Haha them mokona's are truly a treat to behold. The lad shouldn't have given two shits about that thot in da streets haha. |
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| I've been really wanting to watch this for a long time. I really think this is interesting. And the first episode is a perfect amount of mystery and a bit of comedy. |
  ★━━─ 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘐 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵? 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘐 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘥𝘢𝘺? |
| one episode is all i needed to know that i am not rocking with this show [font="\"Google Sans\", Roboto, arial, sans-serif"]👎[/font] |
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| Below average graphic for that time of animu.. But it seems, i am interested on a story settings.. Will watch it 🤔 somehow.. After several animu.. |
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| I loved the opening lines of the episode: 'There are many mysteries (...) but if nobody sees them, we feel like they’re mere illusions.' The introduction of Kimihiro and Yuuko was excellent, especially with all the talk of destiny and the fast paced rhythm. The scene where the spirits pass through the girl really makes you question a lot of things. |
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| Coming here from xxxHolic movie, I was pretty stunned from the movie because of the stellar animation quality considering it's from 2005, I still remember using CRTs back then. Coming to this, it looks more blurry and lower quality, but it's a difference of 1080p and 4k, on a 1080p display. Or 4k and 8k difference, you can barely tell there is a difference but not something that bothers you. Mind you, I have absolutely no knowledge of this show so I am going in blind and anything I say is my raw impression. Moving onwards, my first impression of this show is, quite different from the shows you see today. I can tell that this was cooked for a long time. The choreography or the better term here would be movement seems really smooth which means there is a good amount of frames and it is well drawn. Considering the still animated frames from most modern anime, I would have a really hard time believing it is from 2006. Considering, this studio has always been a G.O.A.T. I am still in awe. Moving towards the story, after Gosick, I have very high hopes for this show. The plot captivated me, it made me keep watching, and I didn't feel forced to bulldozing through the boring parts since this didn't contain any. As someone with firm belief that neither ghosts or gods exists, neither does any higher being or any special force. I am quite fascinated and amused to see how this unfolds. How much does it entertain me? How much can it help me escape reality? How much can it make me feel integrated to the story? How can this show can cater me this show while keeping me hooked. Currently, all I know is main character, Kimihiro Watanuki, April 1st or April as I like to call him went to his house, feeling like he should but hesitant, is how I interpret it. He meets a beautiful and tall women in a kimono, holding a kiseru or long japanese pipe or pipe. Lying on a sofa in a room filled with smoke. That how she. Yūko Ichihara was introduced. I don't really want to and neither do I remember those 2 gremlins but there's those two as well. Yūko, a faux name, quite suiting for beliefs of black magic and stuff from many regional beliefs like in Türkiye, Haiti, Nigeria, India and many others. Now I don't remember which of them were famous exactly, but I do remember in Türkiye, there is black magic related to names. I told that while staying a country they share borders with. From that I conclude that the person who made this has quite a bit of real and correct knowledge about occult. Now I am splitting hairs and I am versed and interested enough to look them up. All I remember is, date and name stuff matches. I also developed a habit of me telling wrong name and birthday from there. It's quite funny really. Going back on the topic, I would like to see how she "cures him" or "fulfils his wish". I do have a nagging feeling that we won't ever know that in the anime but oh well. But what I know is, adventure of him encountering those spirits and them working together. It is bound to be fun considering how they create a whole scenario extremely detailed and explain stuff satisfyingly. Not just wings it. I hate the where people bite more than what they can chew. They create the most amazing plot just to crap over the freakin' thing. I hope it doesn't happen here. High hopes for that. My current rating is 7/10 currently. Let's see how it goes. |
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