Monday, February 28, 2011

XxxHolic: Volume 4

by CLAMP, 185 pages

Watanuki is so put upon that he has to make Valentine's Day chocolates for Yûko to distribute (in Japan, women give men chocolates on February 14th; guys don't give reciprocal gifts until March 14th on White Day) and, later on, his own birthday meal. And the one chocolate he actually tries to give to the girl he likes is eaten by his perceived rival, Dômeki. A stolen soul and several chocolate exchanges later, Watanuki learns about the power of words from a pair of identical twin sisters who are perhaps not so alike as they first appear.

Hahahaha! Every time you think Dômeki might actually say something kind and not-sarcastic to Watanuki, he undercuts it with mockery. Some day, they'll get caught being nice to each other--they'll deny it ever happened, of course, but the reader will know....

2 comments:

  1. I've read the first 9 vloumes and my friend Taylor has loaned me the anime. What I want to know is, who else likes the Watanuki/Domeki yaoi pairing?

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  2. Eep! I have to admit, I do kind of think of them as a couple. There is definitely a "vibe" there. Perhaps it's just the attraction of complementary characters who balance out each other's faults with their own strengths? That, and the fact that they fight all the time...protesting too much, perhaps? ;P

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