Friends
...her friends...
1. Fortune Teller – Volume 2
The nice old lady, who later takes in Kohane. She seems having quite strong
bond with Yuuko. She also comments that Yuuko started Watanuki’s transformation
and later she admits that her first divination to Watanuki have been interpreted
wrongly. While his parents are really in some other place, that doesn’t
mean we talk about heaven (just about the tube in Yuuko’s shop)
2. Fox spirit (Owners of oden stand) – Volume 3
The father fox and son fox who have this oden stand, which Yuuko says is the
best oden, and likes it really much. Both of the spirits hold in high regard
Yuuko, while the younger fox becomes friends with Watanuki.
3. Zashiki-Warashi – Volume 4
She is the pure spirit and a really nice timid girl. She can be said as a friendly
spirit.
As told in folklore handed down from the Tohku region of Japan (the northern part of the main island of Honshu), Zashiki-Warashi are ghost or guardian spirits of a house that take the form of children. According to the legend, if the Zashiki-Warashi leaves a house, sorrow will befall it. Recently the legend has taken on a “poltergeist” feel with evil Zashiki-Warashi taking over traditional Japanese houses and terrorizing the residents.
- xxxHolic Volume 4 p.182
4. Akari (neko spirit) – Volume 6
The cat spirit that comes once a year to visit Yuuko, appearing from a small
framed picture and gives Watanuki a Houzuki by Yuuko’s request. She calls
her Yuuko-chan.
