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xxxHolic Anime Episode 23: Choice

xxxHolic

Ep.23 "Choice"

Moro and Maru pick up the unconscious Watanuki and drag him from the house and to the street. As he's being dragged Watanuki regains conciousness and asks what's happening.

xxxHolic Anime Episode 23: Choice Maru and Moro both appologise as they are not able to leave the shop but have called someone else to carry Watanuki the rest of the way.

Suddenly the two little girls shove Watanuki out of the shop's gates onto the street. He's caught by a mysterious hand. Watanuki looks up and sees that it's Domeki. Watanuki faints once more.

He later wakes up in bed in Domeki's house. Domeki tells him that Yuko had called him and told him that if Watanuki continued to see this woman he would "disappear". This scares Watanuki but tells Domeki that his condition could be due to something else. Domeki reminds him that he hasn't had any encounters with bad spirits lately and that the woman must be the source of the problem.

xxxHolic Anime Episode 23: Choice Elsewhere in a small boat heading towards a mysterious island, Yuko asks Mokona if it would like to have a bet that Watanuki will visit the woman again. Mokona tells Yuko that that's an easy bet as Watanuki will obviously ignore her warnings and see the woman again.

At school, Watanuki carrying a school lunch runs into Himawari. She notices the lack of a home made lunch and asks Watanuki about it. He tells her that he wasn't feeling up to it today. Watanuki then gives Himawari her White Day present.

xxxHolic Anime Episode 23: Choice After school Watanuki returns to the park where he had coffee with the woman before and runs into her again. He apologises on not seeing her lately. She tells him that they should stop seeing each other. Watanuki tells her not to worry about him but then begins to cough. The woman runs away.

That night at home Watanuki lies awake in bed and worries about the woman. He then decides that he's sick of being lonely and gets up to go and see her.

Meanwhile Domeki is practising his archery but is obviously distracted and snaps his bow's string during a shot.

xxxHolic Anime Episode 23: Choice Watanuki ends up finding the woman and sits down next to her. He tells her that he's aware of the fact that she's making him sick. The woman is shocked and asks why he would see her then. He tells her that when they're together he doesn't feel lonely anymore. Watanuki then begins to cough and bows over unable to stop. The woman looks concerned and moves to comfort him but Domeki's voice commands her to stop.

Domeki says that he was right and that the woman isn't human (he can see through her). He tells Watanuki to move aside and readies his bow without an arrow. Watanuki tells him to stop but he doesn't. Domeki plucks his bow and a mystical arrow forms in the air and flies towards Watanuki. The woman steps in front of him and the arrow hits her. She begins to glow. She turns towards Watanuki and tells him that while she was with him her loneliness was gone as well. She then fades away. Watanuki collapses.

xxxHolic Anime Episode 23: Choice Later on Watanuki wakes up in the shop with Yuko watching over him. She talks to him about the choices people make and explains that Domeki made the choice to kill the woman so that he would not die. Watanuki wells with emotion. Yuko asks him if he wants to know what the woman was. Watanuki tells her he doesn't as to him she was a kind and gentle woman. Yuko then simply tells him that what she had said to him was true.

The next day at school, Watanuki is talking to Himawari in the hall when Domeki walks past. Neither of them says anything.

xxxHolic Anime Episode 23: Choice Suddenly Watanuki tells him to stop and slowly invites him to come eat lunch with them. This surprises Domeki. Eventually Domeki smiles and says he will as long as he has inari sushi. Watanuki screams at him for making such a crazy request. Domeki tells him to shut up and Himawari laughs at what good friends they are.

It's now a nice sunny day and the viewer arrives at the shop. Watanuki is cleaning and welcomes you and asks if you're here for Yuko. Maru and Moro then dance onto screen and announce that Yuko can make all your wishes come true. Watanuki tells you he's aware how crazy this sounds but it is in fact the truth. The doors to the next room then slide open and Yuko appears reclining in her red kimono. She tells you that there is no such thing as chance or coincidence only destiny, hitsuzen.


Today's Crossovers


  • Yuko and Mokona are actually in the process of turning two characters from Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle Episode 36 into gods!!! We never actually see them do this on screen (or in the manga either) but it's pretty cool nonetheless!


    My Original Impression


    Saturday, September 23, 2006

    I couldn't have been more happy with this episode. The animation was simply stunning and the direction unique in so many different ways (loved that talking scene between Mokona and Yuko with the viewer only being shown the front of the boat they were riding on). The music was as beautiful as always and the story so incredibly tragic as it concluded the kind woman arc from Episode 22 but also very nostalgic as it drew the series to a close by coming full circle but also evolving the relationships between almost all the main characters; Watanuki now has more courage to talk to Himawari, he now has a greater respect for Domeki, Yuko and Watanuki seem a lot more like family now (as do the hyper mascots) and that last shot where we get to see Yuko's shop from the perspective of a client was really inspirational. What a great idea to finish the series on!!!

    This episode was the season finale and was always planned as such. Episode 24 (next week) is a kind of bonus episode that was originally meant for the final DVD release but they decided to air it most likely to the popularity of the series.

    From the preview it looks like it will be a combination episode using the ghostly childhood friend and the creepy hands (that are in the opening credits!) from the manga.

    On a slightly different note, the other day I was flipping through some anime magazines here in Tokyo and found a picture of the xxxHolic cast, Yuko, Wata, Domeki, Himawari, Mokona, Maru and Moro as well as the pipe fox spirit celebrating hanami (cherry blossom viewing). This wasn't in the preview, but I'm guessing it may be in next weeks episode as well. Maybe.

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