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All-Male xxxHOLiC Stage Play's Sequel Cancels 8 Performances Due to Actor's Health (Updated)

Update on April 24: The stage play has also canceled all 14 performances for the Kobe run, as Motohiro Ōta's hospitalization has been extended. Source: Stage Natalie

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The official xxxHOLiC manga announced on Monday that the sequel stage play titled Engeki Chōitan xxxHOLiC Zoku will cancel eight Tokyo performances from April 18-23, due to actor Motohiro Ōta's hospitalization because of severe stomach pain. Ōta plays the role of Yuuko in the stage play.

The sequel stage play was announced in January, and was scheduled to run in Tokyo from April 7-23 and in Kobe from April 28 to May 7.

Ryōtarō Akazawa as Himawari Kunogi.

The previous stage play adaptation ran in Tokyo and Kyoto in September and October 2021.

CLAMP serialized the original xxxHOLiC manga in return this spring in Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazine.

A live-action film adaptation of the manga opened in April 2022.

The franchise also spawned an anime film, two television anime seasons, and several original video anime projects.

Sources: Engeki Chōitan xxxHOLiC stage plays' Twitter , Oricon