#xxxholic kohane

[granlance]

It seems like spring is finally shining through! We even have some summer days over here 😅

Walking among the trees is one of my favorite things of this season, so they get to do the same 🌸

Happy Birthday to Kohane and Timothy! 🌼

#xxxholic #xxxholic fanart #xxxholic rei #xxxholic rei fanart #xxxholic kohane #kohane tsuyuri #dgm #dgm fanart #dgrayman #dgrayman fanart #d gray man #d gray man fanart #d.gray man #d.gray man fanart #d.gray man timothy #timothy hearst #tsukikami #ah finally the trees at home are blooming #I live in literal paradise and everyday I wake up I feel grateful from the bottom of my heart #... NOW LET’S COMPLAIN ABOUT BUROCRACY #nah thankfully these past very stressful months seem to be bearing fruit #I am doing my part in a short film and I’m READY TO GO #As in ready to do my best #that ain’t gonna keep me from my May flower watching #gosh they are beautiful #rambling in the tags #as usual #did somebody say catching up with series?? what’s that?? 😭😭

[completeoveranalysis]

Of Yūko's customers, which ones you find most memorable?

Most memorable customers, you say?

I hope you don't mind me using this as an excuse to make an arbitrary list by way of answer. (Arbitrary lists, my beloved...)

Yuuko's Customers In Order Of How Well I Remember Them

(Though I will exclude all the bigger characters for fairness. So, Syaoran, Watanuki, Lava Lamp, Fai, Kurogane, Doumeki, Himawari, Seishirou, Ashura, Tomoyo, etc, etc. Regular xxxHolic customers only!)

10. Birdcage Customer

What was this about? Was he even a customer? We just don't know!

But the thing most memorable about this whole situation is the most pressing question: WHY DO YOU HAVE EVIL WOLVERINE'S SYMBOL ALL OVER YOUR HOME? It's even on his front sign!

WHO ARE YOU?????

9. The Liar

Mostly at the bottom because I can't resist the irony. She's the first big customer we see - but what do we really know about her? Absolutely nothing, because she lied every step of the way!

What can we really remember about someone who never actually told us anything about herself?

Though I guess you could say her ending causes quite an impact.

8. Monkey's Paw Customer

Did I forget this had happened? Perhaps!

She's one of those cases where the cause and effect are so clear that the rest of the cast might as well not even be there - and I think most of her story IS told through scenes entirely from her perspective.

I think the most memorable thing about her is the Sheer Audacity of hunting down a monkey's paw and being convinced that, actually, she already knows what it does so it can't possibly go wrong. Love that for her. Would kill for this confidence.

(Not literally - but she kind of did that also)

7. Ame Warashi

Her impeccable style. Her winning charm. She's an icon.

I had just completely forgotten that she was also a customer at one point.

She makes up for it for being absolutely great in every scene she was in, but what are you going to do in a list based purely on how well I remember the customer part? Woops! My bad!

6. Karasu Tengu

They get huge points for this being a Central Event in the narrative, but also I completely forgot they were in this as customers. The entire plot scenario? Incredible! Character defining! Et cetera!

The actual Karasu Tengu themselves? Woops! I forgot they were there. My fault though!

5. The Computer Addict

I love this one. She's so ahead of the curve that she was addicted to the internet back when you had to be on the pc to use it. Honestly, relatable. I also went through a phase like this as a young teen, so the struggle was real.

Little did we all know that in the present day the accessibility of the internet would be so rampant that she literally wouldn't even need that pc to indulge her habits anymore. Oops!

But that aside Yuuko is peak during this arc and I love everything about it. Especially the fact that Yuuko just hangs out on message boards in her free time? Wonderful information. I can do so much with this.

4. Oops! All Ghosts

Another incredible storyline. The twists are preserved by some sneaky panels from Watanuki's perspective and Yuuko's morally grey approach to the whole situation is wonderful. What if you wanted to get rid of the ghost in your home, only to find out that YOU were the ghost all along? It has the DISTRESS. It has the CONFLICT. It has the TRAGEDY. 10/10

3. Haunted Photo

Another customer with Peak Audacity. Trying to wish away the consequences of your own actions? Committing something awful but being unable to actually look at the proof yourself? The ultimate wish being an anxiety inducing curse that is sure to fail? Love it.

It's also one of those juicy situations where the morality of the situation basically drives itself. The customer causes her own problems and can't actually be saved - and doesn't deserve it either.

And honestly I think CLAMP should get a lot of credit for having the haunting effects of a photograph slowly turning around in a purely static medium. They really pulled that off.

I still love the evil smile in the photograph the last time we see it. PURE memorable.

2. The Twin

WE LOVE HER? WE LOVE HER.

Being consistently cut off and run down and overwritten and slowly clawing your way out of the situation through the sheer desire to be your own person?

And then the answer is a haircut?

It's another glimpse into the side of Yuuko that really does try cut people a good bargain. The wish could have been taken in any number of ways, but Yuuko went for the easiest and most affordable way that would genuinely help the customer actually fix her life on her own. She didn't specifically need supernatural help for this, but it was the route that presented itself, and it was the one that got her the help she needed when she needed it. Very hitsuzen, very relatable, very identifiable storyline that sticks with you.

Just like the final entry!

1. Kohane

Listen do I even need to explain this one.

Kohane is like THE storyline. It's THE example of what it's all about. It's not entirely supernatural in nature but completely heart wrenching. It has Watanuki playing a central role in fixing the problem, setting up for his future (or at least, what I assume it will be). It ties xxxHolic to Tsubasa and hints at a secret tool that will help with someone later.

And it has Kohane! You can't go wrong.

#I'm not counting the ghost who tries to kill Watanuki #because she was lonely #Or uh... all the other ghosts that try to kill Watanuki #Didn't buy anything! Not customers! #replies #traditionalartist #not liveblogging the reservoir chronicle #xxxholic #Oh am I doing a ranking list for no reason? #YES ABSOLUTELY #Listen I love it #I'll rank anything for any reason #But also #The thematic links between all the longer Customer arcs? #The overlaps between the computer addict the twin and kohane? #The line between the haunted photo and kohane's mother? #Wonderful #I love how they play with themes all the way through #But in different flavours and in different stages

[ikebanaka]

You ever think about Doumeki and Kohane loving Watanuki so deeply and tragically that they get married and have a kid, even though they're barely friends at the time, just so Watanuki will still have a companion when they grow old and die and he's still waiting for someone who will never return

#doumeki shizuka #tsuyuri kohane #watanuki kimihiro #xxxholic #douwata #angst #is it really love if you don't have a kid for the exact purpose of making sure the one you love will never be alone? #yes actually but these two freaks went and did it anyways

[otakusparkle]

Identity V x XXXHOLIC Collaboration Commencing

Identity V x XXXHOLIC Collaboration Poster Preview

#idv #identity v #idv x xxxholic #xxxholic #clamp #idv seer #eli clark #watanuki kimihiro #idv mercenary #naib subedar #doumeki shizuka #idv little girl #idv memory #tsuyuri kohane #idv geisha #idv michiko #yuuko ichihara

[pluckingstarsoffmoontrees]

It will never cease to amaze me how many people simp for the wet cat known as Kimihiro Watanuki.

#just look at his twinky ass #how does this man have more game than anyone else written by CLAMP #xxxholic #watanuki kimihiro #doumeki shizuka #himawari kunogi #kohane tsuyuri #doumeki haruka #zashiki-warashi #mugetsu

[milkevolii]

xxxholic playlists!

#xxxholic #yuuko ichihara #kimihiro watanuki #shizuka doumeki #himawari kunogi #kohane tsuyuri #Spotify #douwata

[floorpancakes]

the further you get into rou the more you get the feeling whenever doumeki goes into another room and fucking stares at the floor like what the fuck do i do now the camera cuts and he actually just full on screams like he's being murdered for 20 minutes and then readjusts his expression back to normal and takes a deep breath and walks back into the room and is like aight where's the wine

#I JUSTTTT #i have to admit it i am actually a big rou defender but its very conditional #certain parts are too hard to read which is probably why i dont talk about kohane much here but #the pain is also kind of delicious its just #you desperately desperately want to wish its temporary #cause if its forever and no magic bullshit happens my god #this is already a known thing but doumeki truly suffered more than jesus like bro was in the trenches 24/7 #and he kept throwing himself into the jaw of misery itself because there is pain but there is also the love #and also its probably the only place he wants to even fucking exist anymore #god.... #xxxholic #shrugs

[monoukotori]

Concept: Sayaka with a sister that looks exactly like Kohane and is a fortune teller

#xxxholic #sayaka doumeki #kohane tsuyuri #kain talks

[tomoyoo]

xxxholic rou

#xxxholic #my art #clamp #watanuki kimihiro #doumeki shizuka #yuuko #tsuyuri kohane #maru and moro #mokona

[ellayuki]

we're all made of glitter and nightmares (and baby, we thrive)

Tsubasa Chronicle Month 2023

- Day 6: xxxHolic

~

The day Doumeki marries Kohane, Watanuki opens a bottle of saké at seven in the morning (and tells himself, like the lying liar he is, that it's in celebration, because surely he'll see less of the bastard now), the small gift box he's prepared and never got around to actually giving away sitting almost ostentatiously in the middle of the small, low table by his divan. 

Mokona, Maru and Moro are… somewhere around the shop, making themselves scarce, though Watanuki doesn't get why. It's not like he's upset. He has no reason to be. 

Sure, he pities poor Kohane-chan for getting saddled with an oaf for a husband, and sure, he's maybe a touch bit sad that, despite that, he can't see what a beautiful bride she'll make. 

But other than that, Watanuki is fine.

(The bottle's empty in half an hour. The second one is already a third empty by the time eight a.m. rolls around.)

He's just about ready to sink into sleep, perhaps take a stroll through some dream if he can manage it, when the front doors open and his name's being called.

…That can't be right, he thinks, blinking against the languid haze he's been enjoying. He shouldn't be here. 

"Watanuki?" comes the second call, and yes, alright, he's getting up because apparently it's not really a hallucination. 

He goes into the shop's genkan, and stops in the doorway.

"Oh," slips out between numb lips.

Doumeki and Kohane stand just inside the doors, both dressed impeccably in traditional wedding attire, both looking at Watanuki with clear determination in their eyes. 

(And oh, how Watanuki loves them.)

"What are you doing here?" he asks when he feels like he can breathe again. "You should be getting married right about now. Or did I remember the time wrong?" He didn't. He knows he didn't. So why-

Doumeki snorts (and Watanuki wants to bristle at the exasperation in the noise), but it's Kohane who speaks, voice soft. "You can't come to the wedding. So we decided to come and see you."

"Kohane-chan… You shouldn't have…" 

"You're an idiot," Doumeki says, letting go of Kohane's hand and walking up to Watanuki. He pokes him between the eyebrows (because even on his damn wedding day Doumeki makes it a point of being a pain in Watanuki's ass), and then again for good measure. "As if we wouldn't. You'd cry."

Watanuki does bristle then, because he absolutely would not. 

He huffs, pushing Doumeki's hand away from his face. "Wait here," he tells them before stepping back into his salon and picking up the small lacquered box.

Then he walks back out into the entryway and pushes the gift into Doumeki's chest. "Here. Your wedding gift. Now go get married. I'm sure your families and the other guests are waiting and wondering where you ran off to."

"Watanuki," Doumeki starts, and there's something on his face, something in his voice that has something in Watanuki's chest clenching painfully. No. You can't. You can't. It's already…

Watanuki shakes his head, just a bit, and the faintest smile graces his lips. "Your bride's waiting. Kohane-chan," he turns his attention to the young woman that's finally joined them. He hugs her. "You're beautiful. I'm thankful I got to see you."

Kohane returns the hug, her lower lip trembling ever so slightly. "I wish you could have been there with us."

"I know. But things are the way they're supposed to be."

"I still hate it."

"I know."

"Shizuka-kun does, too."

Watanuki opens his eyes on a sigh. Yes. "I know." And so do I.

#tsubasachroniclemonth #xxxholic #watanuki kimihiro #doumeki shizuka #tsuyuri kohane #watadou #doumeki x kohane #clamp #by moi #fic #my fic #2023 fic #trcfic #holicfic #on ao3

[imnosupaman]

#xxx holic #xxxholic #holic #clamp #tsuyuri kohane #kohane tsuyuri #kimihiro watanuki #watanuki kimihiro #watanuki #shizuka doumeki #doumeki shizuka #doumeki #Domeki Shizuka #Shizuka Domeki #Domeki #mybestaquotes #manga #mangacap

[surpriserose]

Characters who break my heart btw 🥺

#Xxxholic #Tsuyuri kohane #Mokona #Sure hes there why not anyways 👍 #I should probably have a tag for these..... #Chris colors #That works

[completeoveranalysis]

[16]

And here is Yuuko to explain the hitsuzen of it all at the end. Like everything else, this was all cause and effect - wishes for harm have harmful effects, like we were noting earlier.

It is VERY nice that Yuuko gets to point out the logic behind the storyline, especially considering this arc began so long ago. Despite it all, Kohane cared for her mother, and was hoping that eventually she would actually come around and start wishing for the same thing she did. But she didn’t, and so she had to look for a chance to change the circumstances. 

Which IN ITSELF is incredible of her, really, because not all parents are worth saving, and especially ones that treat people like that.

Doumeki suspects the powers had a part to play in their connection, but I genuinely disagree. At best their shared power just opened the chance for them to meet, but everything else was all just their personalities at play, and their connection was built by choices they both made, irrespective of any spiritual power. At the end of the day the choice to save Kohane had nothing at all to do with the supernatural, and everything to do with them both wishing for it to happen.

And that’s a beautiful way to wrap it all up!

CHAPTER: END

#I know Yuuko’s statement is about Kohane and Watanuki #But the framing of it also makes it apply to her and Watanuki too #And that’s gorgeous #long post #Not liveblogging the reservoir chronicle #xxxholic 80 #xxxholic #Kohane #Watanuki #Doumeki #Yuuko Ichihara

[gabbylyons]

THEY ARE MY CHILDREN YOU HONOR

#i never wanted to sign adoption papers so hard in my life i swear #kohane tsuyuri #kimihiro watanuki #xxxholic #clamp

[otakusparkle]

Identity V New Collaboration Release

Identity V x XXXHOLIC Begin

#idv #identity v #xxxholic #idv x xxxholic #idv seer #eli clark #watanuki kimihiro #idv geisha #idv michiko #yuuko ichihara #idv little girl #idv memory #tsuyuri kohane #idv mercenary #naib subedar #doumeki shizuka

[radioscientist]

Ohhh something something Kohane’s mother refusing to let her eat anything that’s been killed thereby giving her quick processed food in order to keep her “pure” vs Watanuki painstakingly fussing over a bento for hours and making everything for the three of them to share FROM SCRATCH filled with all his affection. Making something nourishing and filled with love from the bodies of the dead vs keeping yourself “clean” and therefore rotting yourself from the inside. Food as a sacrificial vs food as a joyous gift DO YOU SEE DO YOU SEE

#radiowaves #xxxholic #XXXHolic #xxxholic kei #holic #*back on my insane shit now* #*episode 9- WHAT a good episode* #*the Himawari hints building up* #*watanuki and Doumeki and Kohane dynamic* #*THE TEA INCIDENT GOD* #*yes yes ‘it’s a moment of growth for Kohane’ you’re right it IS* #*but WE WERE ROBBED OF DOUMEKI’S RAGE AS SOMEONE HURTS WATANUKI* #*remember when he GRABBED A KNIFE from the wings girl??* #*IMAGINE the shit he could have pulled with this woman who he ALREADY HATES* #*sorry I’m not doing analysis now I’m thinking about the Doumeki protective rage before I go to sleep*