xxxHOLiC: First Collection
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Actor: Colleen ClinkenbeardBrand: Funimation
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Subtitled); English (Original Language); English (Dubbed)
Format: Animated, Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 100 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-03-25
Audience Rating: Unrated
Model: 0
Studio: Funimation Prod
Movie Reviews of xxxHOLiC: First Collection
Movie Review: A simple show so far, but very intriguing!
Summary: 5 Stars
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Kimihiro Watanuki is a male student who lives on his own, his parents having died when he was a child. He is plagued with a strange ability to see and attract spirits, an ability he is desperate to be rid of. Enter Yűko Ichihara, a dimensional witch who has a mysterious shop Watanuki stumbles into one day. Ichihara sells wishes, but always for a price. She is willing to grant Watanuki's wish to be rid of his ability, but in return he must first work as an assistant/housekeeper of sorts until she decides he has sufficiently paid for the service. This involves more than just the constant cooking (it seems Ichihara and her small staff are always hungry), but also helping with Ichihara's work, through which Watanuki learns valuable lessons about human nature and the nature of the supernatural world.
xxxHOLiC is an Anime (Japanese Animation) series based on a manga from the ladies of CLAMP, and therefore is part of the CLAMP universe (which probably only matters to you if you're a CLAMP fan already) that includes other titles such as Cardcaptor Sakura and Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle. This "First Collection" DVD from Funimation is a great introduction to the series, which is very intriguing, though not at all as mature as I expected it to be. Of course, one can't say too much about that after only four episodes. That's the only complaint I have about the DVD itself, that it only holds the first four episodes. Of course, that is not unusual for an Anime DVD release I think, and neither is the very small selection of extras (a rather pointless image gallery, the opening and closing song sequences without the credits, and several trailers for other Anime releases including this one and the xxxHOLiC feature that preceded it). In saying that the show is not as mature as I expected, well, let's just say that I felt a bit like I was watching a darker Sailor Moon series at times, minus schoolgirl superhero stuff. That's okay with me since I was always a big Sailor Moon fan, still am, and this show is a bit more mature than that, but not so much as I expected from the trailer. Of course, again, I've only seen the first four episodes, and it seems a big part of this story is probably about having the very basic and immature characters grow and mature over time. Episode 1: The Inevitable, is about Watanuki's first encounter with Ichihara, becoming her employee, and learning a lesson about how some people invite suffering into their lives. Episode 2: Falsehood, is about a customer with a habit of lying, teaching Watanuki that a person must discover and remedy some problems on their own. Episode 3: Angel, has Watanuki teaming up with a schoolmate he cannot stand, the always calm and cool Dômeki, to solve a mystery about a Ouija board-like game at the request of Watanuki's big crush, the lovely Kunogi (as Dômeki and Kunogi become more important to the cast it would seem). Lastly, Episode 4: Fortune Telling, is a very straightforward lesson for Watanuki about telling real fortune tellers from false ones.
I am truly glad to have been introduced to xxxHOLiC through this DVD. It's a simple show so far, but very interesting, and I found myself always eager to watch the next episode. I definitely would like to see the rest, even though I had to adjust to the lanky design of the characters, which is one thing I'm not particularly fond of.
Summary of xxxHOLiC: First Collection
XXXHOLIC FIRST COLLECTION - DVD MovieDevotees of the four-woman collective Clamp have eagerly awaited the 2006 series based on their manga XXXHolic. High school student Kimihiro Watanuki possesses the dubious ability to see evil spirits. While fleeing one of the amorphous creatures, he stumbles into the shop of Yuko, the Dimensional Witch inTsubasa Reservoir Chronicle. Yuko will grant any wish--for a price. She half tricks/half bargains Watanuki into working for her in return for relieving him of his supernatural gift. He spends his after school hours running errands, cooking, and fussing. Doumeki, the girl he adores, and Doumeki, the boy he loathes, join him to form a mismatched trio. The aura of sensual power that surrounds this version of Yukois broken by her outrageous demands for food and saké, and the squeaks of the obnoxiously cute mascot Mokona. Although the animation is often very cartoony, XXXHolichas the vaguely decadent look of a Symbolist painting. Eerie and off-beat, the series will delight Clamp's many fans. The related feature A Midsummer Night's Dream (2005) was released in a package with Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle: The Movie: The Princess in the Birdcage. The Starter Set comes with a box for the discs.(Rated TV PG: comic violence, alcohol and tobacco use) --Charles Solomon
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