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×××Holic is a 2003-2011 supernatural manga by Clamp. Kimihiro Watanuki, a high school student plagued by spirits, meets Yūko Ichihara, a woman who runs a shop that grants wishes.

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×××Holic is a 2003-2011 manga series by Clamp. It features two main characters: Kimihiro Watanuki, a high school student plagued by spirits; and Yūko Ichihara, a woman who runs a shop that grants wishes.

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Detailed explanation of CLAMP character relations?

I watched Cardcaptor Sakura, xxxHolic and Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle a long time ago, but I still don't understand the relationship between them. I don't understand this: http://tsubasa.wikia.com/wiki/Crossover_Universe, who is whose father, who…
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What is the relationship between Clow Reed and Ichihara Yuko?

According here, Clow had accidentally wished for Yuko to live, thus severing her time from all dimensions. Clow regretted this wish, and no longer wanted the title of "world's most powerful magician". Though it was said on the same link that…
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Who set Yuuko's sphere of allowable interference?

In xxxHolic and Tsubasa, Yuuko says that there are certain things that she can do within her sphere of allowable interference such as sending the original Syaoran to where the clone and the rest of them are. This seems to only be related to the…
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Why is Kimihiro Watanuki plagued by youkai and ayakashi?

From the start of the series, Watanuki is tormented by them. Is there a reason why they "like" him so much? It's his smell? Some related parent (blood relationship)? Unlucky? What is the reason?
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Who is Kimihiro Watanuki?

In xxxHolic, Watanuki is stated as being Tsubasa (Syaoran) Li's alternate existence. What does that mean? How does that work?
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Why do xxxHOLiC and Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE use mixed casing?

As you can see in the title and from the xxxHOLiC and Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE Anime News Network Pages pages, the titles for these 2 use mixed casing, on the wikipedia page they have the japanese name as ツバサ-RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE- Tsubasa:…
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Is there a canon timeline to CLAMP works?

I keep reading that alot of CLAMP's works are set in encompassing universe kinda like TYPE-MOON's Nasuverse particularly how Yūko in xxxHolic seems to interact with Syaoran from Tsubasa Chronicle and has some sort of relationship with Clow Reed, the…
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Why can Domeki sometimes see Ghost/Spirit?

In the early episode of xxxHolic Season 1, we can notice that Domeki not able to see Ghost/Spirit, as a lot of time, Watanuki could see/hear the Ghost/Spirit, but Domeki couldn't. However, there are few incident where Domeki actually is able to…
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Who/What Is the woman that Watanuki meet in episode 22-23?

In xxxHolic S1E22-23, Watanuki met a woman and it harmed his health. I just wonder if that woman is actually Watanuki's mother? Why didn't Watanuki meet/attract any other spirit/ghost when he encountered the woman? Is the woman indirectly…
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What is the chronological order of the episodes of xxxHolic?

I've seen the second season so let's start from there. That's when it gets complicated. Which episode came before which, and when? I know there is a OVA called xxxHolic Shunmuki but it didn't interest me in particular. I also saw that there is a…
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Isn't losing her memories of Syaoran more of a sacrifice for Sakura than Syaoran?

Fai, Syaoran, and Kurogane each pay a price to Yuko so they can travel to different dimensions. But the thing Syaoran sacrifices is Sakura's memory of him. Those memories belong to Sakura, not him, so it seems odd. And I can still remember all the…
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Where does the recurring tale of a spiritual / paranormal sake banquet in the woods coming from?

I watched both xxxHolic and Mushishi, and in both anime there is a recurring tale, where a banquet is held in the woods, where either people or spirits (or mushis in Mushishi) are obtaining some delicious golden sake. I was trying to find out if…
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How many seasons are there of xxxHolic?

Are there more seasons of xxxHolic? The only seasons that I can find are 1 and 2 and I think 3.
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