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xxxHOLiC [xxx ホリック] #13-15
xxxHOLiC Omnibus 5
WAKING DREAMS
Unable to understand spirits’ attraction towards him nor the names of his own parents, Kimihiro is an enigma even to himself. His boss, the dimension witch Yuko, may hold the answers Kimihiro seeks. However, his missing past has a price. Kimihiro must uncover his memories to continue moving forward, but his future under Yuko’s tutelage grows uncertain. The secrets of Kimihiro’s existence are revealed, while the mysteries that surround Yuko’s continue to grow.
Unable to understand spirits’ attraction towards him nor the names of his own parents, Kimihiro is an enigma even to himself. His boss, the dimension witch Yuko, may hold the answers Kimihiro seeks. However, his missing past has a price. Kimihiro must uncover his memories to continue moving forward, but his future under Yuko’s tutelage grows uncertain. The secrets of Kimihiro’s existence are revealed, while the mysteries that surround Yuko’s continue to grow.
560 pages, Paperback
First published March 3, 2015
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Clamp
757 books3,149 followersŌkawa Nanase 大川七瀬
[born: 2 May 1967; Ōsaka, bloodtype: A]
Mokona Apapa もこなあぱぱ
[born: 16 Jun 1968, Kyōto; bloodtype: A]
Nekoi Mick 猫井みっく
[born: 21 Jan 1969, Kyōto; bloodtype: O]
Igarashi Satsuki 五十嵐さつき
[born: 8 Feb 1969, Kyōto; bloodtype: A]
CLAMP originally began in 1989 as a twelve-member dōjinshi circle, but by 1990, the circle had diminished from twelve to seven. Of the remaining seven, Tamayo Akiyama, Sei Nanao, and Leeza Sei left the group during the production of the RG Veda manga. Other former members of CLAMP also included Soushi Hishika, O-Kyon, Kazue Nakamori, Yuzuru Inoue and Shinya Ōmi. Currently, there are four members in the group.
In 2004, CLAMP's 15th anniversary as a mangaka group, the members changed their names from Nanase Ohkawa, Mokona Apapa, Mick Nekoi, and Satsuki Igarashi to Ageha Ohkawa, Mokona, Tsubaki Nekoi and Satsuki Igarashi (her name is pronounced the same, but written with different characters) respectively. The August 2004 issue of Newtype USA, a magazine specializing in events of the anime and manga subcultures, reported that the members of CLAMP simply wanted to try out new names. In a later interview with Ohkawa, it was revealed that initially Mokona wanted to drop her surname because it sounded too immature for her liking, while Nekoi disliked people commenting that her name was the same as Mick Jagger's. Ohkawa and Igarashi, wanting to go with the flow of Nekoi's and Mokona's name changes, changed their names as well.
In 2006, they made their first USA public debut at Anime Expo in Anaheim, California. They were well received at the convention, with 6,000 fans in attendance at their panel.
[born: 2 May 1967; Ōsaka, bloodtype: A]
Mokona Apapa もこなあぱぱ
[born: 16 Jun 1968, Kyōto; bloodtype: A]
Nekoi Mick 猫井みっく
[born: 21 Jan 1969, Kyōto; bloodtype: O]
Igarashi Satsuki 五十嵐さつき
[born: 8 Feb 1969, Kyōto; bloodtype: A]
CLAMP originally began in 1989 as a twelve-member dōjinshi circle, but by 1990, the circle had diminished from twelve to seven. Of the remaining seven, Tamayo Akiyama, Sei Nanao, and Leeza Sei left the group during the production of the RG Veda manga. Other former members of CLAMP also included Soushi Hishika, O-Kyon, Kazue Nakamori, Yuzuru Inoue and Shinya Ōmi. Currently, there are four members in the group.
In 2004, CLAMP's 15th anniversary as a mangaka group, the members changed their names from Nanase Ohkawa, Mokona Apapa, Mick Nekoi, and Satsuki Igarashi to Ageha Ohkawa, Mokona, Tsubaki Nekoi and Satsuki Igarashi (her name is pronounced the same, but written with different characters) respectively. The August 2004 issue of Newtype USA, a magazine specializing in events of the anime and manga subcultures, reported that the members of CLAMP simply wanted to try out new names. In a later interview with Ohkawa, it was revealed that initially Mokona wanted to drop her surname because it sounded too immature for her liking, while Nekoi disliked people commenting that her name was the same as Mick Jagger's. Ohkawa and Igarashi, wanting to go with the flow of Nekoi's and Mokona's name changes, changed their names as well.
In 2006, they made their first USA public debut at Anime Expo in Anaheim, California. They were well received at the convention, with 6,000 fans in attendance at their panel.
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July 11, 2021
This volume was so good and so sad. So many reveals about Watanuki and the Tsubasa cast. The moment that Yuuko has eluded to for the past few volumes finally comes into play, and Watanuki experiences pain after pain after pain…oh boy 😭
October 16, 2020
Kohane-centered arc was very impactful, the cooking and Watanuki ❤️. The last chapter here murdered me, it was very beautifully written, superb usage of black and white spaces. Yuko-san 😢
Watanuki has grown so much over the course of the manga, it’s beautiful to witness.
Watanuki has grown so much over the course of the manga, it’s beautiful to witness.
December 20, 2024
December 2024
Kindle edition
This is getting sad. Watanuki losing time, Yuko fading away and Kohane ending the situation with her mother. I hope the murdering wife gets found out, the same with the others. There was only one real one, but majority ruled. I'm glad she was taken to safety and seems a lot happier than before. The cooking lessons was strange. The Tsubasa part was wtf. Curious about the egg.
Kindle edition
This is getting sad. Watanuki losing time, Yuko fading away and Kohane ending the situation with her mother. I hope the murdering wife gets found out, the same with the others. There was only one real one, but majority ruled. I'm glad she was taken to safety and seems a lot happier than before. The cooking lessons was strange. The Tsubasa part was wtf. Curious about the egg.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 10, 2023
4.5⭐
August 15, 2024
This was a very good and slight emotional volume. I’m curious what they are going to do with the final volumes.
January 3, 2022
And so, it has come to this...the moment some of the main characters knew it will come. This volume had an incredible ending but we still don't know the whole story of what happened (and I hope I won't have to read Tsubasa to find out).
January 6, 2021
I'm offering the same preface I did to my other omnibus reviews: Writing reviews for xxxHolic is a futile sort of thing, because it's a story that, in all honesty, is greater than the sum of its parts, which I do actually mean in the best way I can. It's just, the gut punch that is this series requires the build up, requires the many moving pieces slowly fitting into a solid machine of grief and longing and bento boxes (and by many moving pieces, I don't mean the plot events related in Tsubasa--those are the number one reason I never authentically recommend this series for others, as it makes no gotdamn sense thanks to the the Tsubasa crossover arc). Also, reviewing is difficult, as I am completely unable to be objective about this series. So what's going to happen is I'm going give a rough review of what happens in each omnibus and how much pain it's going to cause, strictly so I can remind myself later when I'm trying to remember what events happen where. As such, spoilers abound.
Omnibus #5 contains volumes #13-15. There's a lot more Tsubasa overlap here, unfortunately, as stated above it just makes no gotdamn sense. Aside from this, there is more pain for Watanuki, who's losing memory of things he deserves to keep. Things come to a head for Kohane and her mother. There is an absolutely tragic heart-to-heart between Kohane and Doumeki that I'll probably think about for the rest of my cursed life. Watanuki is faced with his first shop client. The woman he's teaching to cook is another very good arc about depression and self-esteem that surprises me every time I read it for its depth. Her appearance also prompts a lot of reflection from Watanuki, Doumeki, and Himawari, who are all forced to reckon with the ways they relate to food, to love, to memory, to each other. This hits Watanuki the hardest, of course, as he can't remember the taste of anything he eats, but Himawari's specific reaction to the events of this arc was also very touching. Himawari's a pretty underserved character, so any moments of growth like this are appreciated. This omnibus ends pretty sadly, I have to say. Watanuki is resigned to the possibility he doesn't fully exist. Yuuko disappears. It's a lot of shit shoveled on him over these three volumes, and it concludes in a similarly shitty (though beautiful) fashion. Pain level 11/10.
Omnibus #5 contains volumes #13-15. There's a lot more Tsubasa overlap here, unfortunately, as stated above it just makes no gotdamn sense. Aside from this, there is more pain for Watanuki, who's losing memory of things he deserves to keep. Things come to a head for Kohane and her mother. There is an absolutely tragic heart-to-heart between Kohane and Doumeki that I'll probably think about for the rest of my cursed life. Watanuki is faced with his first shop client. The woman he's teaching to cook is another very good arc about depression and self-esteem that surprises me every time I read it for its depth. Her appearance also prompts a lot of reflection from Watanuki, Doumeki, and Himawari, who are all forced to reckon with the ways they relate to food, to love, to memory, to each other. This hits Watanuki the hardest, of course, as he can't remember the taste of anything he eats, but Himawari's specific reaction to the events of this arc was also very touching. Himawari's a pretty underserved character, so any moments of growth like this are appreciated. This omnibus ends pretty sadly, I have to say. Watanuki is resigned to the possibility he doesn't fully exist. Yuuko disappears. It's a lot of shit shoveled on him over these three volumes, and it concludes in a similarly shitty (though beautiful) fashion. Pain level 11/10.
January 16, 2020
It's really jarring to go from Tsubasa where everything is in a crazy climax to xxxHolic where it's still business as usual...or is it?
I love the cooking plot. I think it's totally true, too. It's a concept that has stuck with me since I first read this series about a decade ago, and I think it's really well done. I love how Watanuki has grown. The shifts are subtle, but you can see in his relationships and speech how his attitude on life has changed since the beginning of the series.
The end of this Omnibus ties directly to Tsubasa. In fact, I really don't know how a reader can read xxxHolic without Tsubasa and understand it because everything about Yuko and Watanuki ties so directly to the plot there (and even gets explained in Tsubasa instead of xxxHolic!). It's a really good but tense cliffhanger of an ending to this Omnibus! Tsubasa is about to end, but Holic still has two more Omnibus to go!
I love the cooking plot. I think it's totally true, too. It's a concept that has stuck with me since I first read this series about a decade ago, and I think it's really well done. I love how Watanuki has grown. The shifts are subtle, but you can see in his relationships and speech how his attitude on life has changed since the beginning of the series.
The end of this Omnibus ties directly to Tsubasa. In fact, I really don't know how a reader can read xxxHolic without Tsubasa and understand it because everything about Yuko and Watanuki ties so directly to the plot there (and even gets explained in Tsubasa instead of xxxHolic!). It's a really good but tense cliffhanger of an ending to this Omnibus! Tsubasa is about to end, but Holic still has two more Omnibus to go!
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December 9, 2022Walking Dreams
Unable to understand spirits' attraction towards him nor the names of his own parents, Kimihira is an enigma even to himself. His boss, the dimension witch Yuko, may hold the answers Kimihiro seeks. However, his missing past has a price. Kimihiro must uncover his memories to continue moving forward, but his future under Yuko's tutelage grows uncertain. The secrets of Kimihiro's existence are revealed, while the mysteries that surround Yuko's continue to grow.
This omnibus edition includes volumes 13-15 of XXXHolic!
9781612627922
Unable to understand spirits' attraction towards him nor the names of his own parents, Kimihira is an enigma even to himself. His boss, the dimension witch Yuko, may hold the answers Kimihiro seeks. However, his missing past has a price. Kimihiro must uncover his memories to continue moving forward, but his future under Yuko's tutelage grows uncertain. The secrets of Kimihiro's existence are revealed, while the mysteries that surround Yuko's continue to grow.
This omnibus edition includes volumes 13-15 of XXXHolic!
9781612627922
August 18, 2025
The Kohane arc was an excellent story with an important moral. Highly recommend this part.
However, the crossover chapters with Tsubasa were increasingly difficult to follow, as several characters share names. Although I read Tsubasa about 10 years before reading XXXHolic, the pacing feels rushed, possibly due to the author's illness during serialization. You really need to sit down with the parallel series to get a firm grasp of the plot.
However, the crossover chapters with Tsubasa were increasingly difficult to follow, as several characters share names. Although I read Tsubasa about 10 years before reading XXXHolic, the pacing feels rushed, possibly due to the author's illness during serialization. You really need to sit down with the parallel series to get a firm grasp of the plot.
June 7, 2022
If there is a major sad point, its in these volumes. Watanuki has suffered so much, and yet he has also grown and decided to keep moving forward. I hated the last few chapters, for all the tears I had to keep at bay.
I don't remember much of what happens at the end, so I'm worried/excited for the next two omnibuses.
I don't remember much of what happens at the end, so I'm worried/excited for the next two omnibuses.
September 17, 2023
Omg what is going on in this one?? Yûko-san just vanishes in the last fourth of this and no one who visited the shop remember her?! I can't believe what is happening. I almost cried with Watanuki when she conpletely vanished at the end. Also randomly the shop disappears too?! I'm so confused right now!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 13, 2023
As the manga is nearing its end, it lost almost all its humor which is a little shame. On the other hand, the happenings aren't really funny so the characters don't really have a reason to be all a-giggle. But I love how the friendship between them keeps deepening, it's very sweet. None of them is alone anymore.
December 26, 2025
I think I would have enjoyed it more if I read Tsubasa first. The series note said it’s not necessary to do so, but I kept feeling like I was missing something from the plot and the characters. I looked up some of the cross-over references and they definitely won’t make sense unless one has read the other series.
May 11, 2019
Big changes
Big changes for Yuki-san and her Wish Granting Shop and her Part-time help Watanuki-san. There seem to be multiple worlds that are inter-locking and mingling. Kimihiro Watanuki is trying to hold on to the memories of his mentor and friends. Will he succeed?
Big changes for Yuki-san and her Wish Granting Shop and her Part-time help Watanuki-san. There seem to be multiple worlds that are inter-locking and mingling. Kimihiro Watanuki is trying to hold on to the memories of his mentor and friends. Will he succeed?
February 9, 2025
Ok, so much explanation & backstory on the juggling that is happening across things
also AWWWWW WATANUKI!!!!
I think it would be cool/clever/funny if Yuko was the person Fei Wang want's to bring back from the dead.
also AWWWWW WATANUKI!!!!
I think it would be cool/clever/funny if Yuko was the person Fei Wang want's to bring back from the dead.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
November 1, 2019
Still liking xxxHOLiC but not as big as fan with the Tsubasa parts. Also what was Yuko because I still have no clue.
October 31, 2020
The best of the series. A very moving volume.
June 19, 2021
I finished omnibus 4 and I HAD TO CONTINUE. Now my heart hurts. RTC. 4.6
January 3, 2022
The storyline with Kohane is just so sad and so beautiful. I like that Domeki is being fleshed out a bit more and seeing Watanuki both start to appreciate his own choices and value is great.
February 2, 2022
sadness
July 4, 2022
A heavy volume; in that a lot happens. We get some reveals, but it wouldn't be CLAMP if you weren't still very confused even in the end.
*Spoiler* (ish)
It's one hell of a cliff hanger.
*Spoiler* (ish)
It's one hell of a cliff hanger.
November 15, 2022
My Clamp obsession started with Xxxholic and it remains a great and mysterious story.
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June 9, 2023what the fuck!
August 13, 2024
Loved this volume ❤️ love how the all the threads are coming together here
October 13, 2024
Still pretty good!
January 15, 2026
vol 13: 4,7
vol 14: 3,8 + 3,7
vol 15: 3,9
total: 4,02
vol 14: 3,8 + 3,7
vol 15: 3,9
total: 4,02
September 13, 2020
I have written a rather lengthy review on my blog, Ambiguous Pieces, so I'll leave the link for the review here:
~Book Review: XXXHolic Omnibus – Volume 5 BY CLAMP
~Book Review: XXXHolic Omnibus – Volume 5 BY CLAMP
April 1, 2016
The series continues to deliver beautiful illustrations, I mean worthy-of-framing-and-hanging-up-in-your-living-room beautiful, highly philosophical themes, and characters that you can't help but become inextricably attached to.
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