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One of the main themes in ''xxxHOLiC'' is the concept of ''hitsuzen''—probably best translated as "inevitability" or "inevitable fate" (although what is inevitable is influenced by your mindset and past choices, this is more like a slightly fatalistic Chaos Butterfly than the Western concept of destiny) -- which affects many of the characters' actions throughout the story. Yuuko told Watanuki when they first met that it was ''hitsuzen''.
The Anime has been uploaded in both dub and subtitle formats on [https://web.archive.org/web/20101216035608/http://www4.funimation.com/video/?page=show&b=107 Funimation's video portal]
This is a [[CLAMP]] work and is the darker companion to [[CLAMP]]'s ''[[Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle]]''. There are also many crossovers with other [[CLAMP]] works within the story besides ''Tsubasa''. The anime has two seasons, ''xxxHOLiC'' with 24 episodes (released in English by [[FUNimation]]), and ''xxxHOLiC Kei'' with 13. Most of the references to ''Tsubasa'' were removed from the anime. There has also been a feature-length movie (''A Midsummer Night's Dream'') and a 2-part OAD series, ''xxxHolic: Shunmuki'' and another OAD, unrelated to the plot of the first one, called ''xxxHolic: Rou''.
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* [[The Heartless]]: Most of the cases Yuuko deals with and the spirits that attack Watanuki have a "power of negative thinking" element.
* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: Watanuki is [[Code Geass|Lelouch]], Doumeki is [[One Piece|Zoro]], Himawari is [[D.Gray-man|Lenalee]], and Mokona is... well, [[Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle|Mokona]]. And in the dub, Yuuko is [[One Piece|Luffy]] and [[Fullmetal Alchemist|Lieutenant Riza Hawkeye]] and in both languages, she is [[Fairy Tail|Erza]].
* [[High-Pressure Emotion]]: Zashiki-Warashi is [https://web.archive.org/web/20090213141852/http://www.onemanga.com/xxxHolic/121/06/ prone to this].
* [[Hime Cut]]: Yuuko has one.
* [[Humans Are the Real Monsters]]
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* [[Yandere]]: In Chapter 207, {{spoiler|a woman in love with Doumeki comes to Watanuki to try and get him to fall in love with her, and is so desperate that her soul actually detaches from her body}}.
* [[Yank the Dog's Chain|Yank The Cat's Chain]]: Watanuki having [[Throw the Dog a Bone|good things]] taken away from him.
** Also literally, in the first chapter's [https://web.archive.org/web/20100724211240/http://www.onemanga.com/xxxHolic/1/02-03/ splash page].
** Same could be said for [[Iron Woobie|Doumeki]], honestly. He dedicates himself to protecting Watanuki no matter what, even though the latter generally acts like a jerk towards him, and seems to finally be making some headway in getting closer to Watanuki (who actually starts displaying [[Tsundere|comparatively]] overt gratitude for all he's done)... {{spoiler|and then Yuuko dies and Watanuki shuts himself in the shop and distances himself from everyone}}. [[True Art Is Angsty]] indeed.
* [[Yaoi Fangirl]]: Yuuko enjoys teasing Watanuki about his closeness with Doumeki, and hints multiple times that maybe Doumeki is the one destined for him instead of Himawari. Heck, to a degree, ''Himawari'' herself ships Doumeki/Watanuki, often commenting on how cute they are when they interact.
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