I
loved this episode! It featured a combination of two of my fave manga mini-arcs, the fox oden stand and the Shiritori/Clover birds! Production I.G. blended these two seperate stories perfectly and even added more depth to the story by offering insight into Domeki's arrow and the Clover birds themselves.
I also noticed quite a few new music themes this week which was great to hear. I'm loving this music more and more with each episode. Can't wait for the inevitable soundtrack release!
I guess the only thing that I found offputting in this episode was the character's habits to talk with their mouth full. It's a very common habit in Japan but it just clashes with my sensibilities. Don't get me started on Yuko slurping a whole bowl down in one go in a previous episode. Despite that being a Japanese custom, that's just something I don't picture Yuko doing. She's too traveled and civilised for that.
That's just me though and the end of my rant.
Next week we get the computer addict lady! No sign of Tsubasa yet though I think I understand why.
Tsubasa Chronicle's main focus is it's crossovers with other series. xxxHolic on the other hand has a rather focused and complex storyline of it's own with the crossovers being more secondary and of a bonus nature. This is why I think the writers of xxxHolic have decided to establish the characters of Watanuki, Yuko, Himawari, Domeki and Larg (black Mokona) and the world they live in before introducing Syaoran and even Soel (white Mokona).
The
Tsubasa Chronicle crossovers
will come. The same company that's doing this series did the movie which was so crossed over with Tsubasa that both movies were screened together. Just give it time.
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