Manga Life
The "xxxHolic" manga series has also been well received by various publications with Mania Entertainment's Megan Lavey praising its focus on the people's thoughts, as well as its comedy. She also found its connection with "Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle" appealing due to events being depicted from different points of view, persuading readers to read both series. Michael Aronson from Manga Life stated the series' introduction had potential to be worth reading due to its episodic nature and found some of its characters to be "gripping", though Dan Polley, also from Manga Life, commenting that Watanuki "does seem a little bit weak to be the lead character". On the other hand, Matthew Alexander from Mania Entertainment stated that Watanuki's character was well developed across the series, becoming more appealing. Joy Kim, another writer from Manga Life, praised how despite its episodic nature, the narrative brought by Watanuki's interactions with other characters made every panel "loaded with significance". Carlo Santos of Anime News Network liked how later volumes of the series "[outdid] itself by breaking into the world of dreams", compared to initial volumes that focused on the interaction between humans and spirit. Active Anime found its emotional tension as well as its connection with "Tsubasa" some of the main reason why the series is worth reading. Not having read "Tsubasa", Matthew Alexander felt that the addition of elements from the series into "xxxHolic" was well-made, as it started to suggest a connection between the two series' protagonists. However, Santos found the series' connection with "Tsubasa" to be confusing to the point that only readers from both series would understand some explanations.