xxxHolic Kei Episode 9 & 10 Impression 

Been a Hell of a week for me and didn't get 'round to writing my impression of xxxHolic Kei Episode 9 so this week you get my impression of 9 and 10!

Kind of works out well as the two episodes were a two parter anyway, featuring Kohane.

Kohane as a character I never really liked. I just find the all serious, borderline depressed little girl to be such an anime cliché and something I just can't find believable coming from a Western country (Australia). Having been teaching children in Japan for almost five years now though I have seen a fair share of "Kohanes" (child and adult versions) which honestly gets a bit disturbing after a while.

Despite the character cliché, the plot in these two episodes also felt a bit clichéd and unbelievable. The mother was interesting at first but quickly (very quickly) slipped into absurdity. The other character's reactions were also incredibly stupid. So the mother beats Kohane, starves her, makes her seriously depressed, throws boiling water on her friends (that scene was cool though) and then Yuko and Watanuki let Kohane go back and live with her afterwards?!?

For Christsakes, I'm more than aware that the hitting of children is common practice in Japan but, come one! This woman just took it to the next level.

In brief:

Episode 9 was 95% boring, with the boiling water scene almost saving it.

Episode 10 was better but I'm REALLY glad the Kohane arc is over.

Next week looks really great! Finally the Himawari arc that deals with her mystery, some great character designs and just some all around coolness!

Only three episodes left of xxxHolic Kei! Can't wait to see what happens!

P.S. Expect my illustrated xxxHolic Kei Episode Guide to continue this week! I'm getting back into it!

P.P.S. Someone made this interesting Honey Honey music video by placing the full version of the song over a slowed down footage of the closing credits. Nice.



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