Review: xxxHolic, Vol. 6
xxxHolic, Vol. 6 by CLAMP My rating: 5 of 5 stars Volume 6 is by far one of my favorite volumes. The first story in the series involves a mysterious cat picture, a very large 'ground cherry' and hand holding. In it Yuko tasks Watanuki and Domeki to walk the pandemonium parade. Yuko has given them very specific instructions concerning how they are to proceed in the parade. They must hold the ground cherry together "in much the same way a newlywed couple would hold the knife to cut the wedding cake". OF course the parade could not go smoothly and they are exposes to the demons and yokai. Luck for them someone saves them and they are able to complete their task. Clamp again touches on the cultural traditions. This time they include some of the foods common in Japan and other parts of Asia like roasted sweet potatoes which are roasted on hot rocks for an hour and can be bought from street vendors. Also they made reference to canned coff...
