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Yūko Ichihara
壱原侑子

Yūko Ichihara from xxxHolic and Tsubasa Chronicle
Series Tsubasa: RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE
xxxHOLiC
Profile
Also Known As The Witch of the Dimensions
The Time-Space Witch
The Far-Eastern Witch
Kindoo-chan
Age Unknown (deceased)
Birthday Unknown
Residence Tokyo
Powers
  • High-level magic
  • Increased life span
  • Dimensional travel
  • Granting wishes
Characteristics
Gender Female
Hair Black
Eyes Red
Appearances
First Appearance
(Manga)
Chapter 1 - "The Beginning of the World"
First Appearance
(Anime)
Episode 1 - "Destinies Converge"
Last Appearance
(Manga)
Chapter 222 - "The Dream Begins"
Last Appearance
(Anime)
"Tsubasa Shunraiki - Episode 2 - The Latter Part"
Voices
Seiyuu Sayaka Ohara
English Colleen Clinkenbeard
Quote1 The one thing that can change a person is meeting another. Quote2
Yuko Ichihara

Yūko Ichihara (壱原侑子, Ichihara Yuuko), also known as the Dimensional Witch or the Space-Time Witch, is a mysterious woman who resides in modern day Japan. Yūko is a crossover character from xxxHolic.

An enigmatic, powerful and fashionable sorceress, she is one of the main characters in xxxHolic and a very important person in the storyline of Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle. She is known by many names throughout the multiverse, most notably as "The Dimension Witch" —a title that reflects her unique reach in time and space. She has also been called The Far Eastern Witch as one of her aliases. However, she also claims that her name, "Yūko Ichihara", is just an adopted name, meaning her true name is unknown. The "侑" character of Yūko's first name translates as "to help, assist, repay kindness," coinciding with her roles as wish-granter and Watanuki's mentor.

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xxxHolic[]

Yūko is the owner of a mysterious shop in Tokyo and a dealer in wishes as she will grant the sincere wish of anyone who is willing to make an appropriate sacrifice in return. The price is always equivalent to the importance of the wish, no more, no less.

In the novel Soel to Larg: Mokona=Modoki no bouken, released in Japan about the origins of the two Mokonas, it was mentioned that Clow Reed and herself met the original Mokona of Cephiro (Magic Knight Rayearth) thus making it the model for building the two smaller Mokonas (Soel and Larg). One is black and one is white. Soel has a red gem (multiplies magic) and Larg has a blue gem (seal magic). They were created for the exact time when Syaoran and the others would come to her shop asking for her help.

She has in her possession a replica of Sakura Kinomoto's first Clow staff, as well as the real Star Staff and has been known to complain mightily about her annoyance with Clow Reed's personality. But it rather seems that they were preparing for the arrivals of the Tsubasa group and Watanuki. She has also mentioned being acquainted with Sumeragi Subaru and his sister and has been aware of the Sakura Kinomoto of Cardcaptor Sakura for some time, claiming that one day she wants to meet both Sakura Kinomoto and Syaoran Li.

Storyline in Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle[]

In the story, her role is not a leading one but not less important, in relation to the plot that develops between the different "worlds" that the characters visit. Yūko is apparently one of the few people with the power to send people to multiple worlds; as the Witch of Dimensions, she informs Syaoran and company what awaits in this quest of collecting feathers Sakura's feathers, and maintains her rule of exchanging something important from each character, a price to pay for their wish of travelling dimensions. She sends the travelers the White Mokona (Soel), which acts as both the party's dimension transporter and interpreter; additionally it serves as an intercom between Yūko and the party, it also helps monitor the places where they are; grant requests and exchange payments, such as the dress Sakura made for her and the Chocolate Lava cake they had in Outo country. Later on, when seeing Syaoran's past it's seen that although she may seem cold Yūko's actually been concerned with Syaoran, Sakura, Fye and Kurogane for the fate that the three have had and have to go through.

Her appearances in the earlier volumes of the Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle manga were very limited and often with comedic effect, such as teasing Kurogane (much to his annoyance). After the incident in Tokyo Country, Yūko became pivotal in explaining the challenges that the cast will face. When Sakura had a dream that Fai would kill her, Syaoran, Kurogane and then turn on himself, she traded her luck for advice from Yūko. Yūko was also aware of Fai's curse from the beginning, thus her appearing in a different dimension when the Tsubasa group first met in the 1st volume of the manga.

As both the Tsubasa manga and xxxHolic manga progresses Yūko makes very subtle hints of Watanuki's later significance to Syaoran and their story, stating that she may know more of what fate lies between Watanuki and that of Syaoran.

By the time the Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle group returned to Nihon Country (Kurogane's world), she was able to explain the real truth about Sakura being a cloned soul. By chapter 183, she granted the teams' wish of returning to Clow Country in which she, with the help of Black Mokona (Larg), used a magical string to connect Syaoran's group to Clow county. The price for them to return to that dimension had already been paid by Watanuki with his memories. Fei Wong Reed, sensing her powers, sent a lightning bolt to stop Yūko, seriously injuring her in the process. However, she was able to complete her task. At this point, she explained to Black Mokona that there is nothing more she can do for Syaoran and that the rest is up to those children to choose their fate.

Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle chapter 189 revealed that Yūko had received payment from Sakura Li (Sakura Kinomoto's Star Staff) to allow her son (the original 'Syaoran') to travel to Clow Country to meet with Princess Sakura. She returns 'Syaoran' after his father, Syaoran Li made a wish that he should return safely. However, 'Syaoran' makes a wish to return to Clow Country. Yūko reveals the price to be that 'Syaoran' would be unable to return to Japan as long as there is nobody who can cross dimensions in Clow Country. 'Syaoran' agrees to the price and Yūko sends him off.

In xxxHolic chapter 174 she is seen in Watanuki's dream fading away. Afterward, Watanuki realizes he can no longer meet Yūko.

Syaoran's choice to take Sakura's hand also causes someone else with her same fate to be called back to death. The person who had suffered the same fate as Sakura was in fact Yūko. Then she's brought to Clow Country.

In Chapter 215, Yuko appears in Clow Country. She tells Fei Wong his dream cannot be fulfilled. It's later revealed that Yūko created the shop in order to protect the tube (a world of its own), that contains Syaoran's parents; who rewound their own time to save their children (Syaoran and Kimihiro). Yūko, now in the verge of death, breaks open the tube, releasing both Sakura Li and Syaoran Li (the clones) who are Syaoran's parents.

In Chapter 177 of XxxHolic, after Watanuki sees the events taking place in Clow Country, he starts calling for Yūko. Watanuki notices that the people who met Yūko do no longer remember her.

Death[]

Upon her death, Yūko finally explains her connections with Clow Reed. As Yūko lay dying, Clow Reed had the briefest thought that he wanted her to remain alive. Clow's magic was so powerful that this single thought caused Yūko to become frozen in time. Fei Wang Reed attempted to make the wish come true and that was the beginning of everything. Yūko is determined to bring the Clones back to life by paying for Sakura's life with the all the items that were stored in the shop. In xxxHolic, she meets Watanuki once more in the Dream World, telling him it's her time to move on, to which he replies that he has nothing to do with that choice. Afterward, Yūko reveals that her wish was that he keep on living.

With her time now unfrozen and death closing in, Yūko meets the Clones (Syaoran & Sakura) in the Dream World. Since they are both created beings, they can't die, but can only disappear, which is why they can be reborn once more. Yūko took both their bodies (in Clone Sakura's case, it was Real Sakura's body she took) and souls before they died and brought them there.

She pays with the prices of wishes stored in the shop for Clone Sakura's life, and the remaining of Clow's magic for Clone Syaoran's life. Thus she dies and finally can rest in death.

Powers and Abilities[]

Among her other abilities beside granting wishes, transversing dimensions, she can also create gods for other worlds (which was a wish made by Ashura of Tsubasa), manipulate time (demonstrated when she had Mokona transport the Tsubasa group from Shara to its ancient past of Shura), and speak through Maru and Moro as well through other people's minds. In the anime, when she sends a letter to Watanuki, her responses to him are in "real-time", depending on Watanuki's reaction. In the xxxHolic movie, she gives a glimpse of how powerful she can be when she faces the Collector, even though she does not use any offensive attacks. She effortlessly dodges most of his attacks and is seemingly unscathed from a direct hit.

All of Yūko's customers must pay such prices in order to grant their wishes, which can be no more or no less than the one demanded, or else harm will come to one's way. She is not one to tell the customer the most direct way to solve their problems because in the end, it can only be solved with that person's own realization and resolution to change themselves. Often if the person lacks the sincere determination to change themselves, an ironic disaster - that even Watanuki, who wishes to stop them from hurting themselves, cannot stop- will inevitably befall them.

Her abilities are not without limits and may almost seem a curse as it appears that she is unable to do anything for anyone or grant any gift (other than feelings) without it becoming a binding transaction.

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