xxxHOLiC Rou

A decade after the events of *xxxHOLiC Shunmuki*, Kimihiro Watanuki lives with a lingering sadness as he carries on Yuuko’s shop, honoring the promise he made to her. Maru, Moro, and Mokona remain at his side, and familiar visitors still drift in and out of his days—among them Shizuka Doumeki, once a rival and now a trusted friend, and Kohane Tsuyuri, the former psychic prodigy. As Kohane studies folklore at university under Doumeki, the two come across an incident that calls for the shop’s unusual expertise.

Not long after, Doumeki’s grandfather Haruka appears with a request: Watanuki must look into his grandson’s dreams. Entering the dream world, Watanuki begins to see their shared past from Doumeki’s perspective, uncovering long-buried truths from ten years earlier and the quiet secrets woven into the bond between them.