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* MartyrWithoutACause: Watanuki, and at times Doumeki. A major thread in the series is learning to temper the altruistic impulse with self-regard. Doumeki's a bit of an uncertian example, though. He is heavily implied to be more of a LoveMartyr -- he's willing to make HeroicSacrifices [[HoYay for Watanuki's sake]].

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* MartyrWithoutACause: Watanuki, and at times Doumeki. A major thread in the series is learning to temper the altruistic impulse with self-regard. Doumeki's a bit of an uncertian example, though. He is heavily implied to be more of a LoveMartyr -- he's willing to make HeroicSacrifices {{Heroic Sacrifice}}s [[HoYay for Watanuki's sake]].
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The original manga by Creator/{{CLAMP}} ran from 2003 to 2011, spending most of its run in ''Young Magazine'' before moving to ''Bessatsu Shonen Magazine'' in 2010. A sequel series titled ''[=×××HOLiC=]: Rei'' began seralization in March 2013, and later went on hiatus in 2017 until it's set to resume in 2023 which is delayed given that CLAMP had to focus on wrapping up ''Manga/CardcaptureSakuraClearCard''. The anime has been uploaded in both dub and subtitle formats on Creator/{{Funimation}}'s [[https://www.funimation.com/shows/xxxholic/ video portal]].

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The original manga by Creator/{{CLAMP}} ran from 2003 to 2011, spending most of its run in ''Young Magazine'' before moving to ''Bessatsu Shonen Magazine'' in 2010. A sequel series titled ''[=×××HOLiC=]: Rei'' began seralization in March 2013, and later went on hiatus in 2017 until it's set to resume in 2023 which is delayed given that CLAMP had to focus on wrapping up ''Manga/CardcaptureSakuraClearCard''.''Manga/CardcaptorSakuraClearCard''. The anime has been uploaded in both dub and subtitle formats on Creator/{{Funimation}}'s [[https://www.funimation.com/shows/xxxholic/ video portal]].
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The original manga by Creator/{{CLAMP}} ran from 2003 to 2011, spending most of its run in ''Young Magazine'' before moving to ''Bessatsu Shonen Magazine'' in 2010. A sequel series titled ''[=×××HOLiC=]: Rei'' began seralization in March 2013, and later went on hiatus in 2017 until it's set to resume in 2023. The anime has been uploaded in both dub and subtitle formats on Creator/{{Funimation}}'s [[https://www.funimation.com/shows/xxxholic/ video portal]].

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The original manga by Creator/{{CLAMP}} ran from 2003 to 2011, spending most of its run in ''Young Magazine'' before moving to ''Bessatsu Shonen Magazine'' in 2010. A sequel series titled ''[=×××HOLiC=]: Rei'' began seralization in March 2013, and later went on hiatus in 2017 until it's set to resume in 2023.2023 which is delayed given that CLAMP had to focus on wrapping up ''Manga/CardcaptureSakuraClearCard''. The anime has been uploaded in both dub and subtitle formats on Creator/{{Funimation}}'s [[https://www.funimation.com/shows/xxxholic/ video portal]].
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This series is the darker and more psychologically-driven companion to another of CLAMP's works, ''Manga/TsubasaReservoirChronicle''. The two series tend to cross over quite a bit, with Yuuko appearing several times in ''Tsubasa'', and it's recomended to read both mangas in order to understand the whole story.[[note]]For the curious, [[https://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/51h4oo/cosplay_yuuko_ichihara_xxxholic/d7cjcne/ here's]] a recommended reading order based on each volume's release date. Yes, it suggests reading both series in tandem.[[/note]] There are also many crossovers with other CLAMP works within the story besides ''Tsubasa''. The anime has two seasons, ''[=×××HOLiC=]'' with 24 episodes (released in English by Creator/{{Funimation}}), and ''[=×××HOLiC=]: Kei'' with 13. Airing on a different channel than ''Tsubasa'', most references to it were removed from the anime. There has also been a feature-length movie (''A Midsummer Night's Dream'') and a 2-part [=OAD=] series, ''[=×××HOLiC=]: Shunmuki'' and two OAD released with the manga volumes, unrelated to the plot of the first one, called ''[=×××HOLiC=]: Rou''. It also has a 2013 live-action adaptation with eight episodes, starring Anne Watanabe and Shota Sometani as Yuuko and Watanuki respectively. A live-action film was released on April 29, 2022.

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This series is the darker and more psychologically-driven companion to another of CLAMP's works, ''Manga/TsubasaReservoirChronicle''. The two series tend to cross over quite a bit, with Yuuko appearing several times in ''Tsubasa'', and it's recomended to read both mangas in order to understand the whole story.[[note]]For the curious, [[https://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/51h4oo/cosplay_yuuko_ichihara_xxxholic/d7cjcne/ here's]] a recommended reading order based on each volume's release date. Yes, it suggests reading both series in tandem.[[/note]] There are also many crossovers with other CLAMP works within the story besides ''Tsubasa''. The anime [=TV=] AnimatedAdaptation has two seasons, ''[=×××HOLiC=]'' with 24 episodes (released (also the only season that was released in English by Creator/{{Funimation}}), Creator/{{Funimation}}.), and ''[=×××HOLiC=]: Kei'' with 13. 13 episodes. Airing on a different channel than ''Tsubasa'', most references to it were removed from the anime.anime, therefore making it a completely standalone work, unlike the manga. There has also been a feature-length movie (''A Midsummer Night's Dream'') and a 2-part [=OAD=] series, ''[=×××HOLiC=]: Shunmuki'' and two OAD released with the manga volumes, unrelated to the plot of the first one, called ''[=×××HOLiC=]: Rou''. It also has a 2013 live-action adaptation with eight episodes, starring Anne Watanabe and Shota Sometani as Yuuko and Watanuki respectively. A live-action film was released on April 29, 2022.
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renamed to Clone Angst; unclear example


* CloningBlues: The real source of all of [[spoiler:Watanuki]]'s troubles. Yes, ''all'' of them. Well, most, anyway. The ones unrelated to romantic troubles, all right?
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The original manga by Creator/{{CLAMP}} ran from 2003 to 2011, spending most of its run in ''Young Magazine'' before moving to ''Bessatsu Shonen Magazine'' in 2010. A sequel series titled ''[=×××HOLiC=]: Rei'' began seralization in March 2013, and later went on hiatus in 2017 until it's set to resume in 2023. The anime has been uploaded in both dub and subtitle formats on Creator/{{Funimation}}'s [[http://www4.funimation.com/video/?page=show&b=107 video portal]].

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The original manga by Creator/{{CLAMP}} ran from 2003 to 2011, spending most of its run in ''Young Magazine'' before moving to ''Bessatsu Shonen Magazine'' in 2010. A sequel series titled ''[=×××HOLiC=]: Rei'' began seralization in March 2013, and later went on hiatus in 2017 until it's set to resume in 2023. The anime has been uploaded in both dub and subtitle formats on Creator/{{Funimation}}'s [[http://www4.[[https://www.funimation.com/video/?page=show&b=107 com/shows/xxxholic/ video portal]].
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The original manga by Creator/{{CLAMP}} ran from 2003 to 2011, spending most of its run in ''Young Magazine'' before moving to ''Bessatsu Shonen Magazine'' in 2010. A sequel series titled ''[=×××HOLiC=]: Rei'' began seralization in March 2013, and later went on hiatus in 2017 until it's set to resume on Spring 2023. The anime has been uploaded in both dub and subtitle formats on Creator/{{Funimation}}'s [[http://www4.funimation.com/video/?page=show&b=107 video portal]].

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The original manga by Creator/{{CLAMP}} ran from 2003 to 2011, spending most of its run in ''Young Magazine'' before moving to ''Bessatsu Shonen Magazine'' in 2010. A sequel series titled ''[=×××HOLiC=]: Rei'' began seralization in March 2013, and later went on hiatus in 2017 until it's set to resume on Spring in 2023. The anime has been uploaded in both dub and subtitle formats on Creator/{{Funimation}}'s [[http://www4.funimation.com/video/?page=show&b=107 video portal]].
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[[caption-width-right:350:[[WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs Whatever it is you think]] [[MistressAndServantBoy they're up to]], it can't be half as weird as [[SchrodingersButterfly what they're actually doing.]]]]

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[[caption-width-right:350:[[WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs Whatever [[caption-width-right:350:Whatever it is you think]] think [[MistressAndServantBoy they're up to]], it can't be half as weird as [[SchrodingersButterfly what they're actually doing.]]]]
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Bishonen is Definition-Only


* {{Bishonen}}: It's Creator/{{CLAMP}}. Watanuki might qualify as a manga version of HollywoodHomely, since he's much less popular with (human) girls than Doumeki.
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correction of homophone


* EveryoneHasStandards: A spider-spirit called the Jorogumo takes away Doumeki's sight for the crime of destroying her web. Watanuki bargains with her, giving up one of his eyes to restore Doumeki's site. He then offers his other one when [[spoiler:the Zashiki Warashi was captured trying to get a piece of Watanuki back.]] The Jorogumo, who has Watanuki wrapped up in a web, hesitates. She then gently tells off Watanuki for being such a martyr because it means he worries the people around him. Then she [[spoiler:lets them both go when Watanuki fights for the Zashiki Warashi, after eating the eye he had previously surrendered]].

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* EveryoneHasStandards: A spider-spirit called the Jorogumo takes away Doumeki's sight for the crime of destroying her web. Watanuki bargains with her, giving up one of his eyes to restore Doumeki's site.sight. He then offers his other one when [[spoiler:the Zashiki Warashi was captured trying to get a piece of Watanuki back.]] The Jorogumo, who has Watanuki wrapped up in a web, hesitates. She then gently tells off Watanuki for being such a martyr because it means he worries the people around him. Then she [[spoiler:lets them both go when Watanuki fights for the Zashiki Warashi, after eating the eye he had previously surrendered]].
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: In the Monkey's Paw arc, the only reason why it was caused was when Himawari grabbed its container, and its seal unraveled. Why was it when ''Himawari'' did it? [[spoiler:It's probably due to her DoomMagnet curse.]]
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* NotGoodWithPeople: The Ame-Warashi is very hostile to humans in general. The Zashiki-Warashi is more of the absurdly shy type.

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Definition only. The other Off Model wick can stay


* OffModel: Despite being animated by Production IG, the anime was [[http://s29.photobucket.com/user/quatrethefox/media/screenshotsforbh/xxxholic0606.jpg.html plagued by]] [[http://ib4.huluim.com/video/50034879?region=US&size=600x400 quality]] [[http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lbt5eeW1ig1qzs7oqo1_1280.jpg control]] [[https://i0.wp.com/i1017.photobucket.com/albums/af294/NiyarthII/Epic%20Fail/epic-fail-anime-030.jpg issues]] from the get-go; it's very clear that the manga's NoodlePeople art style doesn't translate well to animation. Whether this adds to the show's quirky charm or makes it nigh-unwatchable is, of course, up for debate.

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* FailedFutureForecast: Discussed when Yuuko and Watanuki talk about the limits of a true fortune telling and why the grandmother didn't tell him more than what he needed to hear. The former explains that divinations of someone's direction of living is already intrusive and can influence their life path if they'll learn something they don't need, and fortune tellers will take a huge risk in their own lives if they will attempt to look at their own fortune.



* OurSoulsAreDifferent: THEY GET STOLEN BY [[spoiler:PARASITIC ANGEL WINGS]]!
* PaperFanOfDoom: The weapon of the Karasu Tengu.

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%% * OurSoulsAreDifferent: THEY GET STOLEN BY [[spoiler:PARASITIC ANGEL WINGS]]!
%% * PaperFanOfDoom: The weapon of the Karasu Tengu.Tengu.
* PhonyPsychic: Yuuko and Watanuki finds out that the new fortune teller in in the place the former used to visit is a phony one, and she takes this chance to show the latter how he was duped by her ''divinations'' before taking him to a true one.



* PrettyInMink: Some of Yuuko's dresses.

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* %%* PrettyInMink: Some of Yuuko's dresses.
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The name is pronounced "[[NoPronunciationGuide holic]]", by the way. The "×××" basically denotes "insert something here", along the lines of "___holic" in English. [[JustForFun/IThoughtThatWas It has nothing to do with]] ''Manga/MariaHolic'' or Music/SoundHolic.

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The name is pronounced "[[NoPronunciationGuide holic]]", "holic", by the way. The "×××" basically denotes "insert something here", along the lines of "___holic" in English. [[JustForFun/IThoughtThatWas It has nothing to do with]] ''Manga/MariaHolic'' or Music/SoundHolic.
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Misuse of Funny Aneurysm Miment, which is merging with Harsher In Hindsught


** Watanuki fantasizes that his pinky is connected to Himawari (oh, the [[FunnyAneurysmMoment irony]]). Yuuko has said more than once that he's probably linked to [[HoYay Doumeki]]. And then there's the cover for [[http://pics.livejournal.com/shaoron88/pic/00005cq3 volume 16]], although, the red string is tied around Watanuki's and Yuuko's wrists. See ShipTease below for further confusion.

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** Watanuki fantasizes that his pinky is connected to Himawari (oh, the [[FunnyAneurysmMoment irony]]).irony). Yuuko has said more than once that he's probably linked to [[HoYay Doumeki]]. And then there's the cover for [[http://pics.livejournal.com/shaoron88/pic/00005cq3 volume 16]], although, the red string is tied around Watanuki's and Yuuko's wrists. See ShipTease below for further confusion.

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* NoodlePeople: The manga had Tsubasa Nekoi in charge of the artwork, resulting in the characters being slender and long-limbed. The anime adaptation takes this style in exaggerated proportions where it often goes OffModel, particularly the height of the characters and the long limbs.

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* NoodlePeople: The manga had Tsubasa Tsubaki Nekoi in charge of the artwork, resulting in the characters being slender and long-limbed. The anime adaptation takes this style in exaggerated proportions where it often goes OffModel, particularly the height of the characters and the long limbs.
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* NoodlePeople: It's CLAMP, of course! The anime version took this style in exaggerated proportions where it often went OffModel, particularly the height of the characters and the long limbs.

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* NoodlePeople: It's CLAMP, The manga had Tsubasa Nekoi in charge of course! the artwork, resulting in the characters being slender and long-limbed. The anime version took adaptation takes this style in exaggerated proportions where it often went goes OffModel, particularly the height of the characters and the long limbs.
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Weapon Of Choice is now a disambig


* WeaponOfChoice: Cool, collected, priestly Doumeki does traditional Japanese archery (kyudo) and seems to be a valued member of the school's archery team. (It is also a characterization point that the archery team is a high-status club, while Watanuki has no after school activity besides his part-time job, and is thus much lower in the social hierarchy.)
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This series is the darker and more psychologically-driven companion to another of CLAMP's works, ''Manga/TsubasaReservoirChronicle''. The two series tend to cross over quite a bit, with Yuuko appearing several times in ''Tsubasa'', and it's recomended to read both mangas in order to understand the whole story.[[note]]For the curious, [[https://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/51h4oo/cosplay_yuuko_ichihara_xxxholic/d7cjcne/ here's]] a recommended reading order based on each volume's release date. Yes, it sugests reading both series in tandem.[[/note]] There are also many crossovers with other CLAMP works within the story besides ''Tsubasa''. The anime has two seasons, ''[=×××HOLiC=]'' with 24 episodes (released in English by Creator/{{Funimation}}), and ''[=×××HOLiC=]: Kei'' with 13. Airing on a different channel than ''Tsubasa'', most references to it were removed from the anime. There has also been a feature-length movie (''A Midsummer Night's Dream'') and a 2-part [=OAD=] series, ''[=×××HOLiC=]: Shunmuki'' and two OAD released with the manga volumes, unrelated to the plot of the first one, called ''[=×××HOLiC=]: Rou''. It also has a 2013 live-action adaptation with eight episodes, starring Anne Watanabe and Shota Sometani as Yuuko and Watanuki respectively. A live-action film was released on April 29, 2022.

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This series is the darker and more psychologically-driven companion to another of CLAMP's works, ''Manga/TsubasaReservoirChronicle''. The two series tend to cross over quite a bit, with Yuuko appearing several times in ''Tsubasa'', and it's recomended to read both mangas in order to understand the whole story.[[note]]For the curious, [[https://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/51h4oo/cosplay_yuuko_ichihara_xxxholic/d7cjcne/ here's]] a recommended reading order based on each volume's release date. Yes, it sugests suggests reading both series in tandem.[[/note]] There are also many crossovers with other CLAMP works within the story besides ''Tsubasa''. The anime has two seasons, ''[=×××HOLiC=]'' with 24 episodes (released in English by Creator/{{Funimation}}), and ''[=×××HOLiC=]: Kei'' with 13. Airing on a different channel than ''Tsubasa'', most references to it were removed from the anime. There has also been a feature-length movie (''A Midsummer Night's Dream'') and a 2-part [=OAD=] series, ''[=×××HOLiC=]: Shunmuki'' and two OAD released with the manga volumes, unrelated to the plot of the first one, called ''[=×××HOLiC=]: Rou''. It also has a 2013 live-action adaptation with eight episodes, starring Anne Watanabe and Shota Sometani as Yuuko and Watanuki respectively. A live-action film was released on April 29, 2022.

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This series is the darker and more psychologically-driven companion to another of CLAMP's works, ''Manga/TsubasaReservoirChronicle''. The two series tend to cross over quite a bit, with Yuuko appearing several times in ''Tsubasa'', and it's recomended to read both mangas in order to understand the whole story[[note]]For the curious, [[https://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/51h4oo/cosplay_yuuko_ichihara_xxxholic/d7cjcne/ here's]] a recomended reading order based on each volume's release date. Yes, it sugests reading both series in tandem.[[/note]] There are also many crossovers with other CLAMP works within the story besides ''Tsubasa''. The anime has two seasons, ''[=×××HOLiC=]'' with 24 episodes (released in English by Creator/{{Funimation}}), and ''[=×××HOLiC=]: Kei'' with 13. Airing on a different channel than ''Tsubasa'', most references to it were removed from the anime. There has also been a feature-length movie (''A Midsummer Night's Dream'') and a 2-part [=OAD=] series, ''[=×××HOLiC=]: Shunmuki'' and two OAD released with the manga volumes, unrelated to the plot of the first one, called ''[=×××HOLiC=]: Rou''. It also has a 2013 live-action adaptation with eight episodes, starring Anne Watanabe and Shota Sometani as Yuuko and Watanuki respectively. A live-action film was released on April 29, 2022.

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This series is the darker and more psychologically-driven companion to another of CLAMP's works, ''Manga/TsubasaReservoirChronicle''. The two series tend to cross over quite a bit, with Yuuko appearing several times in ''Tsubasa'', and it's recomended to read both mangas in order to understand the whole story[[note]]For story.[[note]]For the curious, [[https://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/51h4oo/cosplay_yuuko_ichihara_xxxholic/d7cjcne/ here's]] a recomended recommended reading order based on each volume's release date. Yes, it sugests reading both series in tandem.[[/note]] There are also many crossovers with other CLAMP works within the story besides ''Tsubasa''. The anime has two seasons, ''[=×××HOLiC=]'' with 24 episodes (released in English by Creator/{{Funimation}}), and ''[=×××HOLiC=]: Kei'' with 13. Airing on a different channel than ''Tsubasa'', most references to it were removed from the anime. There has also been a feature-length movie (''A Midsummer Night's Dream'') and a 2-part [=OAD=] series, ''[=×××HOLiC=]: Shunmuki'' and two OAD released with the manga volumes, unrelated to the plot of the first one, called ''[=×××HOLiC=]: Rou''. It also has a 2013 live-action adaptation with eight episodes, starring Anne Watanabe and Shota Sometani as Yuuko and Watanuki respectively. A live-action film was released on April 29, 2022.
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Dewicking Ill Boy


* IllBoy: Watanuki at times. He has a tendency to wind up in situations where he's hurt/sick/in dire need of bed rest. Many of which are caused by his ChronicHeroSyndrome putting him in harms way. It's even lampshaded by Yuuko after he ends up in bed ''again'' when the last time was only two volumes before.
-->'''Yuuko:''' This is becoming something of a pattern recently.

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