xxxHolic, Vol. 7

Clamp is outstanding Manga and I am so addicted to XXXHolic, it isn't even funny. My female students love it too. In this one, Wantanuke takes the fall for Domeki disturbing a spider's web and spider's curse. It doesn't get resolved in this book, but sets up an exciting premise. I like this more and more. Can't get enough and can't wait to read the next one.

With it's lovely art and fantastic story, by the time you finnish you can't wait for the next!A must read!

i am in love with clamp (creators of chobits, cardcaptur sakura, rg veda, etc.); xxx holic is one of their finer works. while it may be a bummer waiting 5+ months for the next english translation to come out, you can happily spend the time wondering where the writers are going with the story or read it's crossover series, tsubasa, which come out more frequently. (you don't have to read the tsubasa series to understand or enjoy xxx holic.) the writers have given no clear indication where the stories headed, but they have set the table for an amazing climax.

...the story continues to improve. *warning, may contain mild spoilers* While the first few volumes proved to be immensely enjoyable standalone type stories, usually involving another doomed protagonist, v.7 marks an upswing in the Holic plotline that will continue into the next volume or two without dipping back into standalone. Watanuki and Doumeki become even closer, [and the BL tension grows even thicker] yet we begin to sense that there is more to Himawari than her brilliant sunny smile gives away. The plot follows the usual Holic supernatural, this time with Doumeki swatting away a spider's next with dire consequences for him. This does, however, flush out further details about the relations between Doumeki and Yuuko, and serves to change Watanuki as he pays the ultimate price to save the person he "hates." As mentioned, the plots of Tsubasa and xxxHolic begin to move closer to each other as we see Yasha from Tsubasa v.10 speaking with Yuuko, and the choices made will impact all the worlds.[As for the crossover that will unite the two works, I'll only say anticipate Tsubasa chap.116 and xxxHolic chap.107 eagerly~] If you've enjoyed xxxHolic so far, this is absolutely the volume you must have. If your unfamiliar with the series, give it a try- it gets quite good.