Kimihiro Watanuki sees ghosts. Seeking to get away from the spirits who literally haunt him, he finds himself one day pulled by a force into a shop, where he meets Ichihara Yuuko, also known as the Dimension Witch. In the shop, Watanuki is told that this meeting was 'Hitsuzen.'



Yuuko grants wishes for the appropriate price. Sensing that Watanuki's dearest wish is to stop seeing spirits, she promises to take the spirits away in exchange for Watanuki working in her home as a cook and cleaner. Bound perhaps by Hitsuzen, Watanuki agrees.



However, this is only the beginning. Watanuki beings to participate in 'jobs' with Yuuko, and his unique powers are often the reason for the job itself. In order to complete these jobs, Watanuki must work with his hated rival, Shizuka Doumeki, who possesses exorcist powers.



But under these jobs hides a plot, and unbeknownst to Watanuki, Yuuko is using his help in order to stop it...



Credits: twinklebyte

Review of Season 2
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Given the disaster that was the first season, I was quite impressed by this second season of 13 episodes. Although it was generally uneventful as a whole, I believed it successfully carried out its main goal - to leave one with a very CLAMP-esque story of optimism, mysticism and friendship.

The most positive aspect of xxxHolic's 2nd season was that they tied all the episodes together somehow. Sure, each episode had stories that weren't really reflective of the overarching arc, but it was also not the typical one problem a day episode. Rather, in each episode, I really felt that Watanuki discovered more about himself, as well as the limits of his optimism.