Can’t get enough of episodic ghost stories? You aren’t the only one! I adore the genre. If you are a fellow fan of supernatural tales, xxxHolic will more than deliver! Don’t worry, the name isn’t meant to imply something pervy. “XXX” here means “ ________”, so the title really means “(fill-in-the-blank)-aholic”. It’s named thus because the series is mostly about people bringing about their own problems and destructions through personal vices. Though the animation style is a bit weak in the first season, it makes up for it in an awesome story.

Words can’t express how much I love this movie but I will try my best to… It’s a given that the plot is killer and it also has an awesome soundtrack, but what struck me the most was how visually stunning it is. Being filmed in New Zealand and also having Kou Shibasaki and Satoshi Tsumabuki as the leading roles probably helped with that a lot. Besides the shallow bits (on my part) the movie is one of the better flowing and well plotted Japanese live action movies that I’ve seen.