'xxxHolic' #6 Review

Plot Summary

So in the beginning of this volume, Watanuki is dusting around the shop and notices a picture of a kimono-wearing cat holding a hozuki (chinese lantern plant). The cat erupts out of the picture and lands on Watanuki. Yuko greets the cat and they start to drink beer. The cat is from the spirit world and gives Watanuki the hozuki. Yuko gives him specific instruction on what to do with it. He and one other person (which turns out to be Domeki, durp!) must hold the top of the plant like a couple would hold a knife while cutting their wedding cake. They get sent to a mystical plane where demons are walking in a line all holding hozuki. At first the are like WTF but they decide to follow the line while holding their hozuki. They notice a massive spirit tree figure in the distance. Watanuki trips over a little fox like a clumsy douchebag. He loses his grip on the hozuki and as soon as he does, all the creatures notice that the two are humans. UH OH, GANG!! ARE THEY GOTTEN GET EATEN?!!

The next chapter was completely random and I thought it was amazing. It's just about Watanuki staying over at Yuko's shop and they get to talking about strange sayings such as 'never trim your nails at night.' Later, Watanuki decides to CUT HIS NAILS and a giant pair of blades appear and try to kill him which was hilarious and terrifying at the same time. The rest of the volume is about Watanuki meeting this woman who's son recently died. They become fast friends since he lost his parents long ago. Soon it's revealed that being with the woman is putting his life at risk!
Wah!


So something that happened at the end of this volume that BLEW MY MIND was Watanuki delivering this birdcage to this old guy. Once it's safely delivered, the birdcage is unraveled and there's nothing in it! The old man puts the cage on the window and the shadow of the birdcage also shows the shadows of two birds inside. THE AWESOME THING was the two birds totally looked just like animals from Clamp's manga, Clover (which I did a review of earlier in this blog). The birds had crazy mechanical wings and I swear the same birds were in Clover! I'm wondering if they'll appear again or if it was just a fun little reference.

xxxHolice #6: 7.3/10

INTRIGUING INDEED!