You know, for a final episode, this was a pretty non-standard one. You could say that the previous episode closed the anime, while the current episode was more of a side-story, dedicated to Watanuki’s past. Again, taht doesn’t change the fact that I loved this episode. It’s about Watanuki while still a middle-school student. Tehre, he meets up with a boy who’s been taken away by spirits. For some reason, he returned for a month, and he and Watanuki became good friends. Still, that changed at Watanuki’s birthday, or the day the boy was taken. Because then, he disappears again, and leaves Watanuki one of his bones. I’m not sure how, but that bone was really helpful to Watanuki.
We then switch to the present time, also at Watanuki’s birthday. I kept wondering when this one would show up. Watanuki has really understood now how nice it is to cook for others. It’s sad to see this series go. It was definitely fun watching this. According to some commenters, there’s still lots of manga material left, but I doubt that this will be getting a second season.
Sayonara, Watanuki. Things have been fun.
I’m also very sad to see the end of xxxHOLic. I really enjoyed the interactions between the characters in each episode, as well as the mysterious atmosphere. Heck, I just really like the show.
As for episode 24, it was a bonus episode that was supposed to only be included on the DVD release, but for some reason they decided to air it. I guess holic got popular, yay! So 23 was the actual end of the series.
I’m really grateful they aired 24. It was nice to see some of Watanuki’s past.
I really hope there’s a 2nd season. There’s enough xxxholic fans who would rock the producers’ house if there isn’t! lol =p
there won’t be, I think. However, the manga is getting better and better EVERY SINGLE SECOND. I mean, the storyline is really…. gosh. I’m addicted so bad.
It has already been a while since I finished watching the series and only have the movie left to watch. Too bad, I have yet to be immersed in the manga :(.