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.
#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.
#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.
#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.
#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.
#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.
#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?
#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.
#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.
#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.
#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.
#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.
#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.
#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.
#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.
#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.
#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.
#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.
#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.
#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.
#20 - Lamplight
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 6/8/2006
Yūko decides to arrange a ghost stories meeting with Watanuki and his friends.
#21 - Nail Clipper
Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 9/7/2006
Watanuki ignores some old superstitions and put himself in trouble.
#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.
#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.
#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.
#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.