| Product Summary | | Format: Paperback | | ISBN: 9780345477897 | | Publisher: del Rey Books | | Publish Date: 5/31/2005 | | Buy.com Sku: 31151375 | | Item#: R3FVUR | | Dimensions (in Inches) 7.5H x 5L x 0.75T | | Pages: 192 |
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| | | Kimihiro Watanuki is the indentured servant of Yûko, the beautiful but completely unpredictable Space-Time Witch. He must work at her bizarre wish-granting shop until he can pay off his own wish: to be free of the spirits that haunt him. Yûko’s latest customer is a rain spirit who wants Kimihiro dispatched on a rescue mission. Little does Kimihiro know that this mission will take him to death’s door!<br><br>Kimihiro has another problem. A cute spirit has given him a Valentine’s Day present, which means he’s obligated by Japanese custom to return the favor. What do you get a girl who may not even exist in this world?
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This is the fifth in a series of ornately gorgeous shojo manga concerning the adventures of Yuko, the capricious Space-Time Witch; her constantly-complaining servant, high school student Kimihiro Watanuki; and Watanuki's friend/rival Domeki, who has the ability to block Watanuki's unwanted ability to see spirits. After a rain-spirit asks for Watanuki's help, he takes on the perilous task of assisting a lost little girl to find her proper place. Next, an even-tempered classmate begins exhibiting a powerful, disproportionate irritability and displaying an ever-larger pair of beautiful wings which only Watanuki can see. Can Watanuki save the girl from her mysterious affliction...or is it already too late? Finally, he must find just the right present for the spirit who chose an unusual, dangerous way of showing her affection on Valentine's Day in XXXHOLIC #4. As in previous installments, the book features a full-color frontispiece and an extremely helpful guide to various cultural references made in the text.
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