The BEST episodes of xxxHOLiC

Every episode of xxxHOLiC ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of xxxHOLiC!

Yuuko is a witch who grants people's wishes, but in return the person has to give up something precious. Watanuki Kimihiro, a man who has visions, encounters Yuuko and she promises to get rid of the spirits that torment him. In return Watanuki must work in Yuuko's shop and help her grant other people's wishes. Based on the hit manga by CLAMP.

Last Updated: 12/19/2024Network: TBS (JP)Status: Ended
Half
star
9.63
41 votes

#1 - Half

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/17/2008

After learning that the Zashiki-Warashi disappeared while looking for his right eye's sight, Watanuki rushes to help her. Upon finding her, he also discovers the creature who possesses his stolen eye.

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Water Cat - Drawing Water
star
9.46
35 votes

#2 - Water Cat - Drawing Water

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/15/2008

By the request of the Neko-Musume, Watanuki and Doumeki work together to take the water from a well back to the shop. But they grow more and more suspicious of a woman standing in the window next to the well.

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Whisper
star
9.42
36 votes

#3 - Whisper

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/22/2008

A girl claiming her house is filled with scary and strange noises seeks Yūko's aid.

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Affinity Kohane
star
9.39
36 votes

#4 - Affinity Kohane

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/1/2008

Watanuki meets Kohane Tsuyuri, a little girl who is famous medium, and he discovers that they have much in common.

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Awareness
star
9.38
37 votes

#5 - Awareness

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 6/12/2008

Tired of seeing Kohane being harassed by the media and mistreated by her own mother, Watanuki takes her to the shop.

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Summer Shade
star
9.31
77 votes

#6 - Summer Shade

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 6/22/2006

It's summer and the gang decides to spend some days in a house by the beach. For some reason Doumeki keeps asking Watanuki to call for his help, but he can't figure out why. Unbeknownst to them, there's a ghost lurking inside. When Watanuki discovers this, will he investigate alone?

Directors: Yoshitaka Koyama
Writer: Ageha Ohkawa
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Truth
star
9.28
39 votes

#7 - Truth

Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 6/19/2008

Watanuki learns that Doumeki and Himawari became Yūko's clients in order to save his life and hears from Himawari the truth about her.

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Left Eye
star
9.27
41 votes

#8 - Left Eye

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/10/2008

Doumeki studies some occult books looking for a way to restore Watanuki's sight, until a strange creature appears and starts to devour its contents.

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Alone
star
9.26
38 votes

#9 - Alone

Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 6/12/2008

Watanuki's little finger continues to hurt and he becomes more suspicious of Himawari. In the following day, he suffers a serious accident just after she touches him.

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Gossip
star
9.24
37 votes

#10 - Gossip

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 5/29/2008

After learning that Kohane is being harassed by the public as many believe her powers are a fraud, Watanuki pays a visit to her.

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Peace Konohana
star
9.24
37 votes

#11 - Peace Konohana

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/8/2008

Even without knowing the rules, Watanuki is dragged by Yūko and friends to play some mahjong at Doumeki's place, unaware of their true purpose.

Directors: Yukina Hiiro
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Buying Dreams
star
9.19
37 votes

#12 - Buying Dreams

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/24/2008

Watanuki and Yūko encounter a strange creature who deals with dreams and items which come from them.

Directors: Daisuke Tsukushi
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Reminiscence
star
9.16
50 votes

#13 - Reminiscence

Season 1 - Episode 24 - Aired 9/28/2006

Watanuki reminisces about his childhood, when he was saved by a boy who became a precious friend of his.

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Ground Cherry
star
9.14
51 votes

#14 - Ground Cherry

Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 8/3/2006

Yūko receives a magic lantern, also called a "ground cherry", and asks Watanuki and Doumeki to take it to a very uncommon festival.

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Choices
star
9.10
48 votes

#15 - Choices

Season 1 - Episode 23 - Aired 9/21/2006

As Watanuki has more encounters with the mysterious woman, his condition worsens and Doumeki decides to intervene.

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Unreasonable
star
9.08
51 votes

#16 - Unreasonable

Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 8/10/2006

Watanuki and the gang, including the Zashiki-warashi and the Ame-warashi, have an interesting snowball fight.

Directors: Yoshitaka Koyama
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Return Gift
star
9.05
41 votes

#17 - Return Gift

Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 6/26/2008

All is well now and Watanuki is now doing his regular errands for Yūko. Upon coming home from grocery shopping, he meets the Fox who is the son of the oden shop owner. He wanted to thank watanuki so he offered him fox oden. After eating the fox oden Watanuki wanted to thank to fox so he asked Yūko to grant him the wish to able to meet the fox spirit again.

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Release
star
9.00
76 votes

#18 - Release

Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 7/13/2006

The situation involving the twin sisters start to get dangerous as one of them starts to bleed for apparently no reason.

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Temptations
star
8.98
50 votes

#19 - Temptations

Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 9/14/2006

Watanuki meets a beautiful woman and starts to see her every day hoping to soothe her loneliness, but somehow he starts to get sick and can't figure out the reason.

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Lamplight
star
8.95
78 votes

#20 - Lamplight

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 6/8/2006

Yūko decides to arrange a ghost stories meeting with Watanuki and his friends.

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Nail Clipper
star
8.94
50 votes

#21 - Nail Clipper

Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 9/7/2006

Watanuki ignores some old superstitions and put himself in trouble.

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Contract
star
8.94
80 votes

#22 - Contract

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/25/2006

A teacher in Watanuki's school gets her hands into a dangerous item from Yūko's shop, the monkey's paw. The teacher's discovery eventually leads to her downfall and of the monkey's paw choking her.

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Transfiguration
star
8.90
77 votes

#23 - Transfiguration

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 6/29/2006

Watanuki investigates a classmate of his who started to behave strangely since a pair of wings started to grow from her back.

Directors: Makoto Baba
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Atonement
star
8.87
54 votes

#24 - Atonement

Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 8/31/2006

A desperate customer seeks Yūko's help because she is being haunted by a strange photo that she can't get rid of.

Directors: Yukio Kuroda
Writer: Ageha Ohkawa
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Confession
star
8.85
80 votes

#25 - Confession

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 6/15/2006

When a Zashiki-warashi accidentally steals Doumeki's soul, Watanuki has to go after her to get it back, aloof to what are her true intentions.

Directors: Daisuke Tsukushi
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