than Miyu Irino's work by Carl Kimlinger, who, nevertheless, praised both performances due to how Syaoran's emotions are played. Moreover, Active Anime's Christopher Seaman compared the main casting with the original Japanese as the dub was noted to have "the essence of the Japanese counterparts nicely in speech and tone", remarking Monica Rial's work as Sakura. For the second half of the manga, writers praised how more darker the cast becomes while retaining their parts of their original characterization. The fights from the cast were well received, most notably the ones involving the two Syaorans. Holly Ellingwood enjoyed the deep connection Syaoran developed with the lead from xxxHolic, Kimihiro Watanuki. Following the ending of Tsubasa, Manga News enjoyed Syaoran's cameo in the 18th volume of xxxHolic as his personal relationship with Watanuki is explored for the first time. In regards to the character's role in Tsubasa World Chronicle, Manga News said that the originals Syaoran and Sakura did not manage to reach a proper happy ending and thus the sequel was necessary to provide the cast a necessary ending by Clamp. Manga News also felt that readers would need to read xxxHolic Rei to understand furthermore the relationship Syaoran and Watanuki have as the latter spends time in his manga collecting items to aid him in his journey. References External links NHK list of Anime Characters Hitoshi Doi's list of Anime Seiyū Hitoshi Doi's list of Film Seiyū Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle Clamp characters Characters