I think this is the only CLAMP work that I've actively enjoyed. Their art style is not aesthetically appealing to me, but it somehow works for xxxHolic (most of the time). Watanuki is one of my very favorite manga characters.



And Doumeki too. No one is misunderstanding a single thing.

This is a historically set piece, which is the saving grace for my enjoyment of The Color of Earth. I'm too cynical to otherwise appreciate a work about puberty as the blossoming of a woman's personal flower, in addition to perpetuating the idea that women are strange, mysterious creatures whose whims are unfathomable to menfolk.

In spite of that message the language is lyrical, a beautiful complement to the art style; both complex and simplistic, shifting tones with ease.

Currently obsessed with this anime & manga. I love everything it chooses to be.