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Like xXxHolic? Please JOIN !! The series' protagonist, Kimihiro Watanuki, is a high school student who is continually plagued by supernatural monsters (youkai) and spirits which are magically attracted to him. The creatures are invisible to all but him, and as a result he feels extremely burdened by them. When he quite literally stumbles into a shop that grants wishes, his life changes drastically. Within the shop is the seductively beautiful Yűko Ichihara, a witch of many names and esoteric renown. The seemingly all-knowing witch soon gets down to business: she offers to grant Watanuki's wish to be rid of his ability to see spirits. However, a price equal to the power required to grant the wish must be paid. Yűko discovers that Watanuki is very skilled with his hands and a hard worker. As a result, Watanuki soon finds himself forced to perform housework and odd jobs for Yűko until he has done enough work for his wish to be granted. Shortly afterwards, other characters become involved with Watanuki's position, including his love interest, Himawari Kunogi, and his "rival", Shizuka Dômeki. The three become increasingly "friendlier", despite the amount of times Watanuki gets annoyed with Dômeki's unflappable attitude. Another recurring theme in the manga storyline is that Watanuki's growth and change will be because of his experiences of meeting one person. Yűko, according to a fortune teller in Volume 2, is the one that will change Watanuki. However, it's implied that he will be linked to both Yűko and Dômeki and that all their connections were foreseen.
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