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WELL WELL WELL WHAT A CHAPTER

Things are ramping up to the point where I will have to patiently wait to even see what we're supposed to be looking at, let alone actually understand it. It's the CLAMP way.

BUT CARDCAPTOR SAKURA IS HERE AHHHHHHHH

In the meantime thank you for MEETING CARDCAPTOR SAKURA with me, and extra thanks to the Patrons who helped make it happen!

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In the meantime, Everything Will Be Alright.

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WELL I GUESS IT'S TIME TO PAUSE!

LET'S SIT AND CALMLY SUFFER UNTIL IT'S TIME TO COME BACK AND SEE WHAT'S EVEN HAPPENING

It has also just occurred to me that I probably should have numbered the posts to reflect the fact that this is still the same chapter as last time but OH WELL

On the plus side we are back with Tsubasa next time? Which will be an entirely different flavour of suffering

:')

In the meantime thank you for joining me on this suffering train! And thank you extra to all the Patreon supporters who help keep it all going:

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You are all wonderful and I appreciate it all so much.

Until next time, uh, don't fall through reality? Not recommended. Probably not a good time. Might even be bad for your teeth.

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WHAT DID HE SAY?

WRONG ANSWERS ONLY.

My wild hopes are that he said "Play dead", but also like... if this really is an act? HE REALLY DIDN'T HAVE TO GO THAT HARD.

HE WENT REALLY REALLY HARD.

THERE WERE STABBINGS AND EVERYTHING.

Is it plausible that he just almost killed his whole family to convince Evil Wolverine that he still didn't have a soul, or am I just desperately hoping?

I have no idea!

But until then, thank you everyone for all the wild March 15 energy we've brought to a day that is definitely actually March 16 and/or March 17.

It's close enough.

And thank you extra to all my wonderful Patrons! <3

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Until next time uh... let's all be wary of Tumblr memes.

You just never know.

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WELL I GUESS THAT'S THAT FOR THIS INSTALLMENT OF TSUBASA: ACID TOKYO CHRONICLES

This is leaving me drowning in so many thoughts. Even like... the end of X/1999 that we never got to see, can you imagine if it was going to end with like... a future shot of a desert? With maybe a small town of people surviving despite it all? Some compromise between Kamui and Fuuma's fates that wiped it all out but left a small portion of humanity behind that would have grown into the peaceful and happy people that are the Clow Kingdom in the future? Is this some small preservation of the ideas that Clamp never got to publish or am I reaching too far?

EITHER WAY IT'S MAGNIFICENT AND I'M HAVING THE BEST TIME

THANK YOU TO EVERYONE HERE TO WITNESS MY SUFFERING AS WE DESCEND INTO ACID TOKYO: THE PLACE YOU CAN NEVER LEAVE

And! Extra special thanks to everyone who supports me on Patreon! You keep me going even when it turns out WE WERE IN ACID TOKYO ALL ALONG

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WHO KNOWS WHAT THE HECK COULD BE NEXT BUT IT SURE WILL BE HAPPENING IN TOKYO!

UNTIL NEXT TIME!

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And pause! We have hit 22 out of 87 pages and will resume from there next time.

This chapter has A LOT TO ANSWER FOR ALREADY but it sure is still going! Somehow! I can't wait to see how it wants to wreck me next.

Until then let's bring out the list of lovely patrons who help me get this all going:

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You are all the best, and thank you to everyone who helped me in my suffering this weekend. Who knows what will happen next!

Until next time, be careful if you fall into an alternate dimension and see your Possible Jam Jar Family!

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EMOTIONALLY DEVASTATED IN THE CLUB TONIGHT

How are there still 22 chapters to go.

I am very glad there are still 22 chapters to go but how are there still so many chapters to go.

Time to spend every waking moment thinking about this until the next liveblog.

BUT SUFFERING ASIDE thank you so much for all your comments and replies! They were devastating and wonderful and I am having a wonderful terrible time.

And! Thank you to everyone who supports me over on Patreon! IT GETS ME THROUGH CLONE DEATH THAT'S FOR SURE:

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UNTIL NEXT TIME, TREASURE THE TIME YOU GET WITH YOUR CLONES.

YOU JUST NEVER KNOW WHEN THE METAPHORICAL LOOP WILL CLOSE AND HE WILL SHATTER IN YOUR ARMS.

;_;

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WELL WE'RE QUICKLY SPEEDING FROM BAD TO WORSE, but in the meantime we sure can try to accurately count just how many worlds they really did go to.

It is... very up in the air.

But still! Huge thank you to everyone reading this shorter chapter with me, and extra thank you to my supporters over on patreon! They help me keep this going and it's always greatly appreciated!

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Until next time HELP ME COUNT TO 14 PLEASE IT'S SO DIFFICULT.

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WELL KYLE?

NOW WHO HAS NO TIME TO LISTEN TO WOMEN TALKING TO PHANTOMS??

It seems your schedule has cleared up! You should have much more time for this now.

:D 

And yet, somehow, I can’t believe they kind of make me feel things for Kyle Rondart. I can't believe I'm kind of into the tragic figure of Kyle Rondart. I can't believe I could be tempted into writing fanfiction about this.

I can’t believe they did this to me in five pages or less. 

BUT ALL THAT ASIDE, thank you for celebrating this (almost) Clamp Day with me! WHAT A DAY?? IN TEARS for half of it and then A GIFT for me personally?? Thank you Clamp. You never cease to amaze me.

And thank you even more to all the people who support me over on Patreon! It makes more difference than I can ever really say. 

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Honestly the THINGS we are put through in this arc.

What could possibly be left.

HOW IS THERE STILL AN ENTIRE EVIL WOLVERINE TO DEAL WITH.

But until next time, be careful of surprise Kyle Rondarts hiding in places you might not expect! You just never know!

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And with that we've officially begun our xxxHolic party! What will we see in our time with the next 8 chapters? Only good things! Probably!

RIGHT?

But speaking of good things thank you to everyone for reading along with me, and extra thank you to all my supporters over on Patreon! You keep me going! How else would we ever get the time to decode the complex layers behind the emotional awkwardness of two teen boys trying to navigate an emotional conversation between them??

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Until next time, don't forget the most important question of all:

When is nice food getting here?!

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WELL WELL WELL! WE SURE DID SEE SOMETHING HAPPEN!

Time to suffer in a constant state of questioning until we do this again.

It's the Clamp way.

But until then, thank you everyone for making this an absolute DELIGHT of an evening. It's always so fun to see all the comments, especially when I have absolutely no idea what they mean.

Which is also the Clamp way!

Thank you extra to everyone who supports me on Patreon. You get me through the weeks so I can get back here even faster!

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Until next time SMASH THOSE JAM JARS! FREE THOSE PEOPLE YOU HAVE IN THERE! They deserve it!

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WELL!

ON THE PLUS SIDE, THEY GOT SAKURA OUT!

On the down side, I have no idea what's about to happen! AND YUUKO...?!

EITHER WAY, that was wild from the very first minute and I can't wait to see what the heck happens next. If we are lucky there may even be fewer monologues!

But that aside, thank you to everyone who is descending into the chaos of these chapters with me. Everyone else's reactions FUEL me.

And so do my supporters over on Patreon! They keep me going! I owe them so much!

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Until next time, uh, try not to become an anomaly in the universe!

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And now that we’ve finished that chapter we have to ask the very important question - is that the right place to stop?

My spoiler free guidelines were to read xxxHolic 83-91, but I believe there was also a different message suggesting that I read 92 as well before switching back to Tsubasa. 

Which! Is a challenge because I can’t look at the chapter to check. So I’m opening the question up to everyone - do you know?

Is that all I needed to see in xxxHolic, or is the next chapter a good one to read before going back to the Tsubasa wasteland?

Any and all thoughts are welcome!

And if it helps, here's my little chart of where we are in the series - one chapter away from the end of Volume 15:

In the meantime, thank you to everyone witnessing the intricate dance between Watanuki and Doumeki as they continuously circle each other by pretending they’re not doing that actually. And also to my patrons! Leaving sakura petals in all your omusubi!

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Until next time, don’t do anything Watanuki does : D

(Unless you plan to quiver in ecstasy in gratitude, in which case go right ahead!)

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Thank you for attending our Watanuki Appreciation Hour today! I live in general fear of the fact that they're just... letting us sit in how nice things are. With Yuuko. And noticing how lovely life has been with Yuuko around.

I MEAN I ALREADY KNOW IT'S ABOUT TO HAPPEN BUT STILL I DON'T WANT IT.

I checked the number of files and the next chapter is exactly twice as long as this one so we’ll stop there for today and look forward to everything staying fine and wonderful in xxxHolic for a very long time. 

I’m so fine about this! 

But speaking of fine and wonderful thank you for reading along with this, and extra thank you to everyone supporting me over on Patreon! You are all getting me through this quite literally!

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Have you appreciated your local Watanuki today? 

Until next time, why not haunt the dreams of your grandson’s boyfriend to tell him what a good job he’s doing lately?

It’s probably a good time!

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SO WE’RE FINALLY GETTING SOME ANSWERS NOW HUH?

I’m so excited, so enthralled, so overcome with emotion over the tiny Watanuki who wasn’t supposed to exist at all, BUT HE’S HERE NOW AND HE’S OURS

This will probably be my last blog of the year, but I’m so pumped to know that in the new year there’s only about 31 chapters left to go. That’s doable! We can manage that! Probably!

But am I ready for it???

Until then thank you to everyone reading this! IT HAS BEEN SUCH A WILD LIVEBLOG EXPERIENCE?? Thank you for all your comments and messages, it has really made my entire day.

And thank you extra to all the lovely patrons who have helped me get this far. It has been a rough year, but with their help I’m still able to keep this going. So thank you more than I can say <3

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If you're having a holiday break I hope it's a happy and safe time for you! Take care of yourselves and I'll see you all in 2024! <3

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WHAT A CHAPTER!

We are given some extra story information, unprompted, as a treat - but also there are the questions! One day, I will finally know enough to actually see the entire vision at once. But that is not today.

But today was still one hell of a ride all the same! Thank you endlessly to all the people reading along - it makes this all so so so worth it, and makes it all much more fun than it would be otherwise. And thank you extra to my wonderful patrons, who help keep this all going ~

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Until next time, check on your Star Wand to see if it's still where you left it. It may or may not have been knocked behind a couch by cat behaviour, and/or traded across the universe for unknown wishes. You never know!

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IT'S ALL COMING TOGETHER.

PIECE BY PIECE WE'RE CRAWLING OUR WAY TO THE FINAL MOMENT. WE'RE ALMOST THERE!

Thank you to everyone reading this shorter chapter with me. It was probably a nice little break, considering the next chapter has uhhhh over four times as many pages. So that'll be a whole thing!

And extra thank you to my patrons over on Patreon! I put up a post recently addressing all the weird changes Patreon is making these days but the TLDR is that I'm delaying it all until late next year, so we'll probably avoid most of it. But anyway!

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Until next time I am sitting demurely in an empty room and calling you all on a phone that is not plugged in. Very mindfully.