xxxHOLiC Concepts

Japans version of the Ouija board.

A anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it).

Used frequently in Anime to either recap past events or provide a back story for a character, either their origin story or their off-screen training of new attack. Sometime and entire episode/chapter would be a entire flashback.

A ghost is a dead persons spirit that roams the earth usually attached to where they died or refusing to go to the after life until there are finished on earth.

A concept given to the telling of scary stories, folktales and urban legends.

Japanese Festivals are referred to in Japan as 'Matsuri'. Festivals can be local affairs or even nationwide holidays. In many ways similar to Fairs in the US.

If a "harem" anime features one man surrounded by female love interests, a "reverse harem" features one woman surrounded by male love interests. Prototypical reverse harems: Ouran High School Host Club, La Corda d'Oro, Fushigi Yugi.

Twins are children who are born on the same day from the same mother. Though not always identical.

A passion or romance for a person where these feelings are not returned by the object of affection. A one-sided love.

Valentine's Day is a holiday celebrated across much of the world on February 14th. The practice of the holiday is much different in Japan then in the Western parts of the world.