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May 28, 2008 1:53 PM
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Very good episode as always ! I haven't read the manga so I really wonder what kind of curse Himawari-chan gave to Watanuki and why Yuuko said earlier that she was not a good match for him. Well, nevermind since I prefer the Vestal Sprite ;)

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May 28, 2008 2:29 PM
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I liked it but the reason to collect the water is better in the manga, there is no kitten body.. And I still hope they show Himiwari's 'curse' since they skipped it in ep.8.
May 28, 2008 5:33 PM
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It was a good episode. I also haven't read the manga, in fact, I haven't even seen the first season.... :D Though, I of course know a lot about the series and have caught on easily, I plan on watching the first season soon. Anyway, this was a good episode, it had an interesting conclusion to the girl in the window, though I can't wait to find out more about the new curse.
May 29, 2008 10:39 AM
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haha, i was reeeally sure that it was a doll from the first second: (
May 29, 2008 2:37 PM
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OMG, they totally changed reason for water... and I wonder how are they going to explain a reason for second (broken) egg when Catgirl only brought one. But I guess it couldn't be helped, Holic anime always skips Tsubasa parts from manga. I wouldn't mind if they didn't but I guess there are loads of people that are only watching anime.

And by the look of it they're planning to leave Himawari arc for the end of the season... and probably one last episode for Kohane arc, since it's that long.

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May 29, 2008 4:53 PM
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‘When people die, they don’t return to the earth as easily anymore.’

That's pretty profound. :/
May 30, 2008 8:51 PM
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This show is getting steadily less interesting.
May 31, 2008 7:56 AM
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That was a really depressing episode but I enjoyed it none the less.
Himawari's curse? Ooo this'll get interesting.
Mokona at the end made me laugh, so s'all good.
May 31, 2008 4:19 PM
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This ep was interesting but bit depressing and is Watanuki really cursed?
May 31, 2008 4:34 PM

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Oh good episode! I dont remember what was the reason to collect water in the manga but this one was ok. Also im also guessing that the most interesting parts (including Himawari's curse) will be solved till the end...
Jun 3, 2008 12:59 AM

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well im well preserved lol xD
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Jun 3, 2008 2:18 AM

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It was ok, I liked this episode, but it's a bit sad that they completely leave out the connections with TRC. Well we still get a decent story :)
Jun 3, 2008 11:15 AM

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I actually really enjoyed this episode. It was a lot of fun to watch. :3

I agree with everyone - Himawari's arc will probably be last. I'm looking forward to how that plays out.
Jun 3, 2008 2:06 PM

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Another decent episode in this series, I was slightly disappointed that they didn't exactly follow the manga and I prefer the manga over the anime reasoning to draw the water, but it's understandable since ×××HOLiC anime usually tend to skip over the Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE parts in the manga. All in all, it's a decent episode, albeit a tad gloomy.

Looking forward to the next episode. =)
Jun 10, 2008 4:55 PM

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This episode was scary, I thought she was a ghost (I havent read that part of the manga so I dont know....)
Sep 9, 2008 5:40 PM

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I loves the cat girl!!! She's always awesome! ^_^

I really can't wait till they get rid of Himawari... something about her pisses me off... a LOT. <(//_e)>



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Oct 10, 2008 8:28 AM

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I liked this episode a lot, but it was really sad. I'm curious how things will continue.
Dec 8, 2008 4:41 PM

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I wonder what Himawari-chan did to him :/
Apr 23, 2009 7:59 AM

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Wow, this was one of the better episodes in my opinion. We finally got a real glimpe of Himawari being "evil" - very exciting!

BYW, several of you have mentioned Tsubasa parts of the XXXHolic manga. I know they're both Clamp, but are they both based on the same manga or something?
May 8, 2009 11:31 AM
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This imo was the dullest episode so far this season... but at least I got to see Himawari's curse/evil charm in effect. Plus the cat girl is really cool!!!
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May 31, 2009 10:09 AM

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Himawari really creeps me out T.T
I enjoyed this episode.
Jun 10, 2009 4:15 AM

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Episode starts right away with Yuuko's breasts - means you just can't go wrong XD
Just kidding, but episode was very good and mysterious.
Jul 20, 2009 4:43 PM
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AmaiKawaii said:
BYW, several of you have mentioned Tsubasa parts of the XXXHolic manga. I know they're both Clamp, but are they both based on the same manga or something?


The stories cross over at various points between each other. Events in xxxHoLic (the water-bottles, for instance) are of important relevance to events in Tsubasa, and things that happen in Tsubasa have ramifications for the characters in xxxHoLic (and I am HUGELY understating the relevance of this.)

All in all, I really liked this episode, and I'm glad to be getting closer to the denouncement about Himawari.

I was disappointed that they changed the significance of the water-bottles, but if they're determined to separate xxxHoLiC and Tsubasa, let them try, hahahaha! *Evil Laugh* Shunmuki, hahah!
May 29, 2010 5:04 PM

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This show is getting steadily less interesting.


I agree with this person. I enjoyed the first season. I enjoyed the first three episodes to this season. Episodes 4 and 5 were then "decent" but less interesting. Episode 6 was a waste, and episode 7 was just kind of boring.

They gotta pick things back up, chop chop.
Apr 20, 2011 12:15 AM

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I wonder what Himawari-chan did to him :/


Me too.

Jul 3, 2011 1:02 AM

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..Its a life of being stepped on....
..its a life of being caught up.....
..Its a life of being asked to do things!!!!!
ahh mokonaa:)

im enjoying this much more the season 1. i really liked it but there was not enough detail in it i feel , or much plot moveent really.. i also like the origanel voices for mokona and watanuki much better then the english ones..thou i like yuuko and domoukis english ones better.
Nov 22, 2011 12:27 PM

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It sent chills down my spine... great atmosphere.
Oct 23, 2012 2:43 PM

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Quite an interesting episode, lets see what's next!
Sep 13, 2013 12:21 AM

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We have to Kohane story and now wtf is Himawari done with Watanuki? What is her deal now?
Dec 16, 2013 3:37 PM

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''The Himawari is not their goddess of luck''
Well I do not like Himawari she always seems to be hiding behind those smiles.
Interesting episode.
Dec 6, 2015 11:56 AM

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This was a decent episode. But you know sometimes, it's Himawari who scares me the most.
Jan 25, 2017 7:15 PM

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Idk if I skipped over someone saying this or not but I'm really surprised no one already asked this-- what caused that lady to die sitting there?

I know Watanuki said something along the lines of "she's been sitting here all this time waiting for that kitten" but like, I couldn't tell if that was literal or just figurative? Like, how did the lady sitting at the window die? Do they ever actually explain that? Especially since like, she died sitting there, with her eyes open, ect...

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Nov 16, 2017 10:30 PM

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Lol that was quite the episode.. so many corpses.





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