2006

S1.E1 ∙ Hitsuzen

Wed, Apr 05, 2006

Watanuki, who has been haunted by dark spirits his entire life, meets Yuko, a mystical woman of insight and luxury, quick to help those in a bind... For a fee!

7.1 /10

S1.E2 ∙ Kyogen

Wed, Apr 12, 2006

The reality of the deal between Yuko and Watanuki is settling in, the young man slaving over a hot stove in exchange for freedom from his haunting visions. Nobody said it was going to be easy!

7.3 /10

S1.E3 ∙ Enzeru

Wed, Apr 19, 2006

The tasks given Watanuki are being pulled from an ever expanding queue, and this night brings something rather more intense than refilling a sake glass.

7.4 /10

S1.E4 ∙ Uranai

Wed, Apr 26, 2006

Yuko senses the yearning in Watanuki's heart, her servant smitten with a young girl from school. Now the witch will test the bounds of his love, seeking an audience with a fortune teller.

7.6 /10

S1.E5 ∙ Shiritori

Wed, May 03, 2006

Following his nose, Watanuki meets some magical furry friends of Yuko's, their culinary offerings legendary. While the food is good, their lessons and insight are invaluable...

7.3 /10

One of Yuko's friends from the net pops up, the woman so hooked on the virtual world as to neglect the realm of flesh and blood. And Yuko will test the web addict's will with the simplest advice of all.

7.6 /10

S1.E7 ∙ Ajisai

Wed, May 17, 2006

It's the rainy season and she who controls the precipitation is looking for Watanuki. An Ame-warashi, a creature with a higher existence than a demon, tasks the haunted helper with a mission...

7.3 /10

S1.E8 ∙ Keiyaku

Wed, May 24, 2006

Yuko is cleaning out her vaults. And the strange monkey paw which a young graduate student finds among Yuko's dusty archives will strangle logic with its ancient grasp.

7.5 /10

S1.E9 ∙ Yubikiri

Wed, May 31, 2006

The summer days are sweltering, and soul mates are seeking happiness under the blistering sun. One young woman lives among many suitors, with each man none the wiser.

7.6 /10

S1.E10 ∙ Tomoshibi

Wed, Jun 07, 2006

The beating of summer days continue and Yuko and her entourage seek relief in the not so subtle chill of ghost stories.

7.8 /10

S1.E11 ∙ Kokuhaku

Wed, Jun 14, 2006

When a mysterious girl at the park expresses her affections in front of Watanuki and Domeki, one of the guys will be left speechless... And lifeless!

7.6 /10

S1.E12 ∙ Natsukage

Wed, Jun 21, 2006

Yuko takes her crew to a lovely beach house for a respite from the heat, and while Watanuki dreams of seeing Himawari in her bathing suit, something creepy is scratching at his slumber.

7.8 /10

S1.E13 ∙ Henbô

Wed, Jun 28, 2006

Watanuki encounters a withdrawn girl, talented in the arts, but with increasing frequency she is laying aside her pencil to ball up her fist.

7.7 /10

S1.E14 ∙ Fûin

Wed, Jul 05, 2006

So strange to be a twin; surface similarities hide separate souls and separate hopes. The connection between hearts is buoyed on waves and Watanuki sees firsthand the swells and crashing between two sisters...

7.4 /10

S1.E15 ∙ Kaihô

Wed, Jul 12, 2006

Twin sisters struggle to stand out, and the blood they share will continue to flow freely unless they can tame their twisted talk.

7.6 /10

S1.E16 ∙ Saikai

Sun, Jul 16, 2006

Hearts reach out between here and there, and Watanuki takes the plunge and travels to an unknown realm where flowers can speak and pipe foxes are transformed. The newly big beast is a bit overbearing yet full of love. His journey takes a spin toward the sweet when he runs into the Vestal Sprite, a blushing connection across dimensions which catches Watanuki off guard. Surely they will meet again. There is always a price to pay for real affection??? Could it be considered a bargain?

7.5 /10

S1.E17 ∙ Jishô

Sun, Jul 23, 2006

The heart wants what the heart desires??? And if the heart lusts for the ease of unhappiness, what can be done? A woman with a habit of self-sabotage must learn that taking the good with the bad means taking the bad with the good. Rose colored glasses are worthless to those that blindly choose neither. Yuko is no guide dog, so stepping into traffic could get the pity-partier killed. There is always a price to pay for ignoring the silver lining...

7.7 /10

S1.E18 ∙ Hôzuki

Sun, Jul 30, 2006

A lantern usually lights the way, but for Watanuki and his plague of a partner Domeki, a lantern hides them from those that wish to dine on their flesh! Why has Yuko sent the duo to walk in a parade of demons? There are no marching bands in this unholy procession, but the cavalcade thankfully includes friendly faces that might prevent the boys from becoming the ceremonial feast. There is always a price to pay for being where you should not... But Yuko's desires will go unsatisfied for no man.

7.6 /10

S1.E19 ∙ Rifujin

Wed, Aug 09, 2006

The snow is deep and the still white winter has settled over Yuko's curious shop of desires and dreams. Within a box from the witch's archives, every hope and wish waits to spring forth.

7.8 /10

S1.E20 ∙ Aganai

Wed, Aug 30, 2006

A snapshot can be considered truth; a moment captured, unchanged by the impression of an artist. In Watanuki's world, however, even the plain facts are given to interpretation by the spirits.

7.4 /10

S1.E21 ∙ Tsumekiri

Wed, Sep 06, 2006

Watanuki is on a rare paid vacation while Yuko is away on business. He will have plenty of time to get to the bottom of any tale that he chooses.

7.3 /10

S1.E22 ∙ Yûwaku

Wed, Sep 13, 2006

Watanuki may be surrounded by the unseen, but to look into soft eyes after years of loneliness may be his greatest wish of all. He spends time with a forlorn woman with whom he shares a certain misery.

7.8 /10

S1.E23 ∙ Sentaku

Wed, Sep 20, 2006

Who among the sorest souls would not trade pain for pain if a light could finally exist at the end of the loneliest tunnel? Watanuki may have spent the recent past inviting the afflicted into his world, but now his own agony must be dealt with.

8 /10

S1.E24 ∙ Tsuioku

Wed, Sep 27, 2006

Watanuki's is a tale of survival, of independence with no other option. The earliest memories of an odd young boy are peppered with visions of the unthinkable, a lonesome lad never alone when apart.

7.6 /10