The Ame-warashi is also known as a rain sprite or rain maker. She is a proud, high ranking spirit/sprite who has a very hostile attitude toward humans due to the fact that &quot;humans have no care or regard whatsoever with living nature&quot;. She comes to Yūko to ask for the service of Watanuki to save someone at a park containing hydrangeas. In the anime, she is portrayed as a good, protective friend of the Zashiki-warashi.    She also has the ability to detect differences in characters and likely special abilities, as implied by her ill feeling of Himawari and the &quot;refreshing&quot; or &quot;pure&quot; scent she detects emitting from Dōmeki. She appears again with the Zashiki-warashi to see Watanuki and remains hostile towards him, though she also makes a cryptic remark as to Watanuki&#039;s true nature.    Her hair in the anime is red, however there are colored Clamp pieces that show her hair as blue. The concept of an Ame-warashi is based on a spirit from Japanese folklore. 

Watanuki Kimihiro can see spirits and other assorted supernatural creatures, which is quite a bothersome ability he strongly dislikes. On the way home one day, while plagued by some spirits, he is inexplicably compelled to enter a strange house. There, he encounters Yuuko, a mysterious woman who claims to be able to rid him of the ability to see and attract the troublesome creatures – for a price. She demands for him to work at her "store" that grants wishes to people, and thus begins Watanuki's adventures through weird and wonderful events.


__Skills & Abilities:__ Certified nanny

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Akiko Yajima is a Japanese voice actress. Her best-known role is as the title character Shinnosuke Nohara in the long-running anime series Crayon Shin-chan. On June 29, 2018, Akiko Yajima retired from her role as Shinnosuke Nohara's voice actress, with the role succeeded by [Yumiko Kobayashi](https://anilist.co/staff/95539).

Non-anime roles:~!
• Alicia in "Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria" (VG)
• Anakin Skywalker in "Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace"
• Annie Bars in "Tales of Rebirth" (VG)
• Ben Seaver (early childhood) in "Growing Pains" (live-action TV series)
• Charlie Brown in "Peanuts" (animated series and specials)
• Chobi in "Final Fantasy: Unlimited After 2" (drama CD)
• Chobi in "Final Fantasy: Unlimited Before" (drama CD)
• Gaspard in ".hack//G.U. Vol. 2: Kimi Omou Koe" (VG)
• Gaspard in ".hack//G.U. Vol. 3: Aruku you na Hayasa de" (VG)
• Gaspard in ".hack//G.U. Vol.1 Saitan" (VG)
• Matsuoka Kyouko in "Kirai ni Narisou" (Drama CD)
• Maya Amano in "Persona 2: Batsu" (VG)
• Niigi Gorgeous Blue in "Castle Shikigami 2" (VG)
• Spyro in "Spyro the Dragon" (VG)
• Teddy in "Full House" (live-action TV series)!~

Kimihiro Watanuki is haunted by visions of ghosts and spirits. He seeks help from a mysterious woman named Yuko, who claims she can help. However, Watanuki must work for Yuko in order to pay for her aid. Soon Watanuki finds himself employed in Yuko’s shop where he sees things and meets customers that are stranger than anything he could have ever imagined.
 
(Source: Kodansha USA)
 
Notes: 
- The series was re-named to xxxHolic&bull;Rou on chapter title pages of chapter 186 and on, but not on their volume's front covers, spines and indicia. 
- The chapter count contains a one-shot published in May 2010 to commemorate the switch, which was later collected into Volume 18. 
- The chapter count also reflects the magazine releases; the chapters plus the one-shot were re-arranged into 109 chapters across 19 volumes.

Still working to get his wish complete, Watanuki finds himself into more mess than he can handle when certain facts about his everyday life gets revealed and when he needs to learn the lesson of Yuuko the hard way.
 
(Source: Anime News Network)

Tsubasa/xxxHOLiC project. 
A 4 part OVA consisting of two OVAs for each series, with plots linked together. Direct sequel to the events on xxxHOLiC - Kei, with special guests.