Newtype USA will start printing Kobato starting from November this year! Check out the announcement
HERE.
Great news, huh?
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Bet you thought this site was dead, huh? Well
here's some xxxHolic icons and avatars to prove you wrong!
Remember to save them to your computer before using them (i.e. NO DIRECT LINKING PLEASE).
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While Kobato. can be considered a general crossover with xxxHolic because the main character lives in the same building as Watanuki, the latest chapter (which has just been translated at
CLAMP no Luminere) is a very direct one as it features the old fortune teller from one of the earlier xxxHolic manga volumes and
Episode 4 of the anime.
Loved how she had the same reaction to Ioryogi as she did with Mokona and the fortune telling device was a nice touch.
Word is in the next chapter we'll be seeing Watanuki and Himawari themselves. Kobato. is a great series that seems to be running within the same time frame as xxxHolic and Tsubasa. No word on it being collected in Japan yet alone translated into English so I'll recommend
CLAMP no Luminere until it's released in a collection in Japan.
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xxxHolic #8 Review
Buy Now From Amazon.com!Crossover Info: No real crossovers in this volume as far as I could see, though there's a fun reference to Soel, the white Mokona concerning a cool white Mokona incense burner (I want one!)
This volume picks up immediately after the cryptic ending to
xxxHolic #7 with Yuko arriving at Domeki's temple and hinting that Himawari may not be all that she seems.
In true Yuko (and Mokona) fashion that serious, series shaking scene is immediately followed by a comedic page of Watanuki being talked into drinking with them for the rest of the night.
xxxHolic #8 draws heavily on the series' rich mythology of characters with the reapearance of the Pipe Fox Spirit who seems to be bonding more and more with Watanuki and visa versa, the Zashiki-Warashi who seems to be destined to be with Watanuki more and more with each encounter, the Karasu Tengu who have accepted that their master cares about Watanuki as well as the spider from the previous volume and her all powerful mistress, a Matron of Spiders who poses one of the greatest serious threats the series has shown in a long time.
We're also introduced to some fascinating new characters such as Raiju, a cute little thunder spirit with the voice and personality of an old man, a Neko Musume, a kind of cat spirit seen chasing flying goldfish (which I really hope we see more of!) and the mystical art of snowman making in a hillarious short story in the back of the manga that was the inspiration of one of the best episodes of the xxxHolic anime,
Unfair.
The overall plot continues to speed up with all of the characters continuing to evolve and with special focus on Watanuki's relationships with Domeki and Yuko as he comes closer to both while his relationship with Himawari continues to seem more shallow by the page, especially when it's becoming more and more obvious that something is going on with her that she's not letting on.
The one eye arc that started in
xxxHolic #7 is resolved here suprisingly with a nice little twist at the end of the volume that promises to add a certain dynamic to some of the characters' relationships and definitely give Watanuki a push in the change department.
Everything about this series continues to draw me in more and more with each volume. It's especially captivating now that we're almost exclusively in manga only story (the anime only reached up to a certain point).
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Bandai has announced that they'll be releasing the classic Clover music video that was made several years ago though never released for home viewing.
Expect to pick up this baby in May this year with an all new illustrated cover and special features.
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