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Kimihiro Watanuki is a high school student plagued by ayakashi spirits, both of which are invisible to everyone else but him. The series begins when Watanuki stumbles, seemingly by chance, into a shop that grants wishes. The shop is owned by Yūko Ichihara, a mysterious witch of many names and esoteric renown. For a price, she offers to grant Watanuki's wish to be rid of the spirits. The price, according to Yūko, must be of equal value; so, as payment, he must become Yūko's temporary, part-time cook and housekeeper.
Seasons
1. Hitsuzen
Air Date: 2006-04-06
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.
2. Falsehood
Air Date: 2006-04-13
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.
3. Angel
Air Date: 2006-04-20
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.
4. Divination
Air Date: 2006-04-27
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.
5. Word-Chain Game
Air Date: 2006-05-04
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.
6. Indulgence
Air Date: 2006-05-11
Watanuki and Yūko pay a visit to a client who desires to abandon her addiction to computers.
7. Hydrangea
Air Date: 2006-05-18
A rain sprite (Ame-warashi) seeks Yūko's help to save a friend of hers.
8. Contract
Air Date: 2006-05-25
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.
9. Promise
Air Date: 2006-06-01
Yūko receives a Pipe Fox as payment from Ame-warashi, while another client with bad habit problems arrives at the shop.
10. Candlelight
Air Date: 2006-06-06
Yūko decides to arrange a ghost stories meeting with Watanuki and his friends.
11. Confession
Air Date: 2006-06-15
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.
12. Summer Shadow
Air Date: 2006-06-22
It's summer and the gang decides to spend some days in a house by the beach. For some reason Doumeki keeps asking Watanuki to call for his help, but he can't figure out why. Unbeknownst to them, there's a ghost lurking inside. When Watanuki discovers this, will he investigate alone?
13. Transfiguration
Air Date: 2006-06-29
Watanuki investigates a classmate of his who started to behave strangely since a pair of wings started to grow from her back.
14. Seal
Air Date: 2006-07-06
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.
15. Release
Air Date: 2006-07-13
The situation involving the twin sisters start to get dangerous as one of them starts to bleed for apparently no reason.
16. Reunion
Air Date: 2006-07-20
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.
17. Circumstances
Air Date: 2006-07-27
Watanuki brings to the shop a woman with an urge to always take irrational decisions in her choices.
18. Hozuki
Air Date: 2006-08-03
Yūko receives a magic lantern, also called a "ground cherry", and asks Watanuki and Doumeki to take it to a very uncommon festival.
19. Irrational
Air Date: 2006-08-10
Watanuki and the gang, including the Zashiki-warashi and the Ame-warashi, have an interesting snowball fight.
20. Compensate
Air Date: 2006-08-17
A desperate customer seeks Yūko's help because she is being haunted by a strange photo that she can't get rid of.
21. Nail Clippers
Air Date: 2006-09-07
Watanuki ignores some old superstitions and put himself in trouble.
22. Temptation
Air Date: 2006-09-14
Watanuki meets a beautiful woman and starts to see her every day hoping to soothe her loneliness, but somehow he starts to get sick and can't figure out the reason.
23. Choice
Air Date: 2006-09-21
As Watanuki has more encounters with the mysterious woman, his condition worsens and Doumeki decides to intervene.
24. Reminiscence
Air Date: 2006-09-28
Watanuki reminisces about his childhood, when he was saved by a boy who became a precious friend of his.
1. Spiderweb
Air Date: 2008-04-03
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.
2. Left Eye
Air Date: 2008-04-10
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.
3. Half
Air Date: 2008-04-24
After learning that the Zashiki-Warashi disappeared while looking for his right eye's sight, Watanuki rushes to help her. Upon finding her, he also discovers the creature who possesses his stolen eye.
4. Dream-Buying
Air Date: 2008-04-24
Watanuki and Yūko encounter a strange creature who deals with dreams and items which come from them.
5. Affinity - Kohane
Air Date: 2008-05-01
Watanuki meets Kohane Tsuyuri, a little girl who is famous medium, and he discovers that they have much in common.
6. Peace - This Flower
Air Date: 2008-05-08
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.
7. Water Cat
Air Date: 2008-05-22
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.
8. Sound of Bells - Whisper
Air Date: 2008-05-22
A girl claiming her house is filled with scary and strange noises seeks Yūko's aid.
9. Rumor
Air Date: 2008-05-29
After learning that Kohane is being harassed by the public as many believe her powers are a fraud, Watanuki pays a visit to her.
10. No Return - Awareness
Air Date: 2008-06-05
Tired of seeing Kohane being harassed by the media and mistreated by her own mother, Watanuki takes her to the shop.
11. Secret - Alone
Air Date: 2008-06-12
Watanuki's little finger continues to hurt and he becomes more suspicious of Himawari. In the following day, he suffers a serious accident just after she touches him.
12. Truth
Air Date: 2008-06-19
Watanuki learns that Doumeki and Himawari became Yūko's clients in order to save his life and hears from Himawari the truth about her.
13. Repaying Kindness
Air Date: 2008-06-26
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.
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Rating
7.2/10
Release Date
2006-04-06
Episodes
37 (2 seasons)
Status
Ended
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