SuhailixxxHolic:Kei anime review
June 27th 2009 05:21
xxxHolic:Kei is the sequel of xxxHolic. This anime consists of 13 episodes altogether.
Genres: comedy, drama, fantasy, horror, mystery, psychological, slice of life, supernatural
Synopsis: Still working to get his wish complete, Watanuki finds himself into more mess than he can handle when certain facts about his everyday life gets revealed and when he needs to learn the lesson of Yuuko the hard way.
Source: Anime News Network
Comment:
Due to my horrifying experience watching the previous xxxHolic, I avoid watching it at night because I don't want to have a nightmare when I go to sleep (okay, I admit I'm a scaredy crow). I was thinking that xxxHolic:Kei would give me a similar experience but unfortunately, the second installment of this anime isn't scary at all. Then again, you don't have to worry about anything about all of the scary stuffs portrayed in the previous installment is no longer in xxxHolic:Kei.
Even though the scary elements are no longer present in xxxHolic:Kei, this series still continue where the previous storyline was left off. If you're wondering why Yuuko keeps on telling Watanuki that Himawari is not his goddess of fortune, this second installment will give you the answer. And if you're looking forward to Watanuki x Doumeki combination, you'll see this combination most of the time throughout the anime. Since Watanuki really hates Doumeki so much, then you'll see lots of crazy antique between them.
Characters from previous installment also makes another appearance in this anime such as Ame Warashi, Zashiki Warashi, Koda Kitsune and Kitsune family that sells oden. It's nice to see them again in this anime but they will only appear on the last few episodes. If you really want to see them, then fast forward to the last few episodes. Okay, I'm kidding.
In order not to make this anime boring, new characters are also introduced in this anime such as Doumeki's grandfather (you'll be surprised to see him, lol), a hippo who sells the dream and he can speak Kansai-ben and the girl who looks like a cat. I didn't include the villain because it's better for you to find out yourself.
Even with the introduction of new characters, I still find that this anime doesn't have the feeling like the previous one so I find the second installment boring most of the time. It doesn't make me feel so eager to watch so I can only recommend this anime to people who have watched the previous installment because most of the story in the second installment is related with the previous one. Even if you have watched the previous installment, I believe you don't miss anything much if you didn't watch xxxHolic:Kei. Therefore, I can say that you don't have to watch this anime unless you are true xxxHolic fans.
You can read my review about xxxHolic here.
Here's the complete listing of xxxHolic:Kei:
xxxHolic:Kei Complete Listing
xxxHolic:Kei Episode 1
Screencaps:
Genres: comedy, drama, fantasy, horror, mystery, psychological, slice of life, supernatural
Synopsis: Still working to get his wish complete, Watanuki finds himself into more mess than he can handle when certain facts about his everyday life gets revealed and when he needs to learn the lesson of Yuuko the hard way.
Source: Anime News Network
Comment:
Due to my horrifying experience watching the previous xxxHolic, I avoid watching it at night because I don't want to have a nightmare when I go to sleep (okay, I admit I'm a scaredy crow). I was thinking that xxxHolic:Kei would give me a similar experience but unfortunately, the second installment of this anime isn't scary at all. Then again, you don't have to worry about anything about all of the scary stuffs portrayed in the previous installment is no longer in xxxHolic:Kei.
Even though the scary elements are no longer present in xxxHolic:Kei, this series still continue where the previous storyline was left off. If you're wondering why Yuuko keeps on telling Watanuki that Himawari is not his goddess of fortune, this second installment will give you the answer. And if you're looking forward to Watanuki x Doumeki combination, you'll see this combination most of the time throughout the anime. Since Watanuki really hates Doumeki so much, then you'll see lots of crazy antique between them.
Characters from previous installment also makes another appearance in this anime such as Ame Warashi, Zashiki Warashi, Koda Kitsune and Kitsune family that sells oden. It's nice to see them again in this anime but they will only appear on the last few episodes. If you really want to see them, then fast forward to the last few episodes. Okay, I'm kidding.
In order not to make this anime boring, new characters are also introduced in this anime such as Doumeki's grandfather (you'll be surprised to see him, lol), a hippo who sells the dream and he can speak Kansai-ben and the girl who looks like a cat. I didn't include the villain because it's better for you to find out yourself.
Even with the introduction of new characters, I still find that this anime doesn't have the feeling like the previous one so I find the second installment boring most of the time. It doesn't make me feel so eager to watch so I can only recommend this anime to people who have watched the previous installment because most of the story in the second installment is related with the previous one. Even if you have watched the previous installment, I believe you don't miss anything much if you didn't watch xxxHolic:Kei. Therefore, I can say that you don't have to watch this anime unless you are true xxxHolic fans.
You can read my review about xxxHolic here.
Here's the complete listing of xxxHolic:Kei:
xxxHolic:Kei Complete Listing
xxxHolic:Kei Episode 1
Screencaps:
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