Yeah, I understand there isn't such a thing as a gender-blind magazine. I was just theorizing due to the number of female characters, and because the manga's arcs are all about female troubles, that is very unusual for something 'male-targeted.' XD And yeah, it's male targeted, but heck, almost everything (even in Japan's media) is 'male-targeted.' (Compare the number of male fans who read shoujo/josei, with the number of female fans who read shonen. I'm not saying men who read shoujo don't exist, but shounen/seinen is definitely more 'mainstream,' or that's what I get, maybe I'm wrong, but I doubt it.) And, well, I don't want to oversimplify anything, but 'male targeted' doesn't have to necessarily mean 'negative female-depiction' (even if, well, what can you ask for in a industry that thinks the only 'good' female character for a male audience is one with big boobs). Something like... something doesn't have to be 'male-targeted' (like shoujo isn't) to have sexist elements because our societies are sexist, and sexism impregnates all.

Oh, no. I know CLAMP isn't thinking that. Well, I don't know, but that doesn't really matter. The important thing is how it will be read in a sexist, male-dominated society. And heck, XXXholic isn't a bad manga at all. I have problems with it, but I like it more than that. XD (And heck, I didn't know they said that, thank you for clarifying it. XD)

Damn, this was more ramble than anything, and I'm sorry if it bothered you. ^^; I'm not insulting Holic or anything, but I definitely think it has issues, like most of the things (and good things even) out there.