The Worst Episodes of xxxHOLiC

A girl claiming her house is filled with scary and strange noises seeks Yūko's aid.

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Tired of seeing Kohane being harassed by the media and mistreated by her own mother, Watanuki takes her to the shop.

Director: Shinsuke Terasawa

Writer: Michiko Yokote

After learning that Kohane is being harassed by the public as many believe her powers are a fraud, Watanuki pays a visit to her.

Director: Masahiko Watanabe

Writer: Michiko Yokote

Watanuki's life changes completely when he meets Yūko for the first time. Watanuki is given a job at Yūko's shop, paying off his debt. Mokona, Maru and Moro all make their first appearance in this episode.

Director: Tsutomu Mizushima

Writer: Michiko Yokote

Even without knowing the rules, Watanuki is dragged by Yūko and friends to play some mahjong at Doumeki's place, unaware of their true purpose.

Director: N/A

Writer: Daishiro Tanimura

A client seeks Yūko's aid because she has problems with her right little finger; Yūko tells her that it is happening because of a bad habit of hers. Watanuki learns more about Yūko while becoming the shop's cook. Himawari-chan and Doumeki both make their first appearance in this episode.

Director: N/A

Writer: Taiki Sakurai

By the request of the Neko-Musume, Watanuki and Doumeki work together to take the water from a well back to the shop. But they grow more and more suspicious of a woman standing in the window next to the well.

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Watanuki encounters an uncommon oden shop in the middle of the night, while engaging in a dangerous task with Mokona's aid. Watanuki meets the Fox family and later gives the Young Fox a Haja Arrow. The full moon brings new life to Yūko's shop.

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A rain sprite (Ame-warashi) seeks Yūko's help to save a friend of hers.

Director: N/A

Writer: Nanase Okawa

Watanuki ignores some old superstitions and put himself in trouble.

Director: Masahiko Watanabe

Writer: Miharu Hirami

Doumeki studies some occult books looking for a way to restore Watanuki's sight, until a strange creature appears and starts to devour its contents.

Director: N/A

Writer: Michiko Yokote

Himawari-chan asks for Yūko's help to solve a series of mysterious incidents occurring at the school, involving a game called angel. Yūko meets Himawari-chan, and Watanuki is forced to work with Doumeki. Doumeki begins to learn about his true nature.

Director: Tarou Iwasaki

Writer: Tsutomu Mizushima

Watanuki and Doumeki meet a pair of twin sisters and even go to a date with them, but Watanuki can't shake the feeling there is something strange about the older one.

Director: Yukio Kuroda

Writer: Michiko Yokote

A desperate customer seeks Yūko's help because she is being haunted by a strange photo that she can't get rid of.

Director: Yukio Kuroda

Writer: Nanase Okawa

All is well now and Watanuki is now doing his regular errands for Yūko. Upon coming home from grocery shopping, he meets the Fox who is the son of the oden shop owner. He wanted to thank watanuki so he offered him fox oden. After eating the fox oden Watanuki wanted to thank to fox so he asked Yūko to grant him the wish to able to meet the fox spirit again.

Director: N/A

Writer: Daishiro Tanimura

A teacher in Watanuki's school gets her hands into a dangerous item from Yūko's shop, the monkey's paw. The teacher's discovery eventually leads to her downfall and of the monkey's paw choking her.

Director: Tarou Iwasaki

Writer: Michiko Yokote

The situation involving the twin sisters start to get dangerous as one of them starts to bleed for apparently no reason.

Director: Shinsuke Terasawa

Writer: Michiko Yokote

In order to make the Pipe Fox revert to its original form, Yūko sends Watanuki to purify it in a mystical mountain, where he meets the Zashiki-warashi again.

Director: Tarou Iwasaki

Writer: N/A

Due to an unfortunate incident, Doumeki's right eye is covered by a mysterious spider web. Watanuki, feeling guilty for his condition, takes a drastic measure to revert it.

Director: Tsutomu Mizushima

Writer: Michiko Yokote

Watanuki and Yūko encounter a strange creature who deals with dreams and items which come from them.

Director: N/A

Writer: Nanase Okawa

Watanuki meets Kohane Tsuyuri, a little girl who is famous medium, and he discovers that they have much in common.

Director: Shinsuke Terasawa

Writer: Nanase Okawa

Yūko decides to show Watanuki what a real Diviner can do. Watanuki learns more about Yūko's powers, while his past is explained. The important butterfly symbolism found throughout the series is also explained.

Director: Shinsuke Terasawa

Writer: Michiko Yokote

Watanuki and Yūko pay a visit to a client who desires to abandon her addiction to computers.

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Yūko receives a Pipe Fox as payment from Ame-warashi, while another client with bad habit problems arrives at the shop.

Director: Shinsuke Terasawa

Writer: N/A

When a Zashiki-warashi accidentally steals Doumeki's soul, Watanuki has to go after her to get it back, aloof to what are her true intentions.

Director: Daisuke Tsukushi

Writer: N/A