Himawari Kunogi (xxxHolic)

Himawari is at home reading some horror stories she borrowed from the library, she is distracted and attentive.

During the Lady of Bad Habits case, Watanuki met Himawari shortly before the girl died in a car accident (this scene was altered in the anime to exclude Himawari's presence and allow the girl to survive). Later, in the Monkey's Paw case, the college student-teacher at some point drops the item in the school hallway. Being nearby, Himawari offers to help pick it up. The moment she touches the item, the seal on the monkey's paw opens, resulting in the student-teacher's great curiosity only to lead her to her tragic fate. Further alluding to Himawari's role against luck, the student-teacher often bragged ironically about her case of lucky streaks before her death.

In chapter 100 Ghost Stories, Yūko said that "all the players" were present; that being Watanuki, Doumeki, herself, the dead man in the other room, and Himawari. Each had a role to play, as Yūko explained at the end of the ceremony. While she mentions that Watanuki and Doumeki were needed to attract and then exorcise the spirit while Yūko herself was required to explain what they needed to do, she fails to reveal Himawari's role because Doumeki returned with sake, Yūko's favorite drink.

Yūko did not comment further on what role Himawari was supposed to play in that group. Himawari's presence always seems to foreshadow bad luck, such as when Watanuki has a seemingly prophetic dream on the day he gave his eye to the spider, in which he saw Himawari through half of his vision. Ame Warashi is wary of her presence (though this may just be because Himawari's name means 'Sunflower' while Ame-Warashi is a rain spirit). Speculation may also add that Dōmeki himself may know/sense something strange about Himawari, as he always accompanied Watanuki whenever the two were supposed to be alone.