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Fruits Basket: The Complete Collection (2009)

by Natsuki Takaya(Favorite Author)

4.53 of 5 Votes: 5

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Madman Entertainment

review 1: How on earth can one adequately describe 'Fruits Basket'? It's a series that presents a huge, magnificent cast of characters, each one well-developed and unique, and ties them together with a touching and thought-provoking insight into life's many hardships and joys. Tohru, Yuki, Kyo, Shigure, Akito and the others are so vibrant; they pull the plot along effortlessly, giving us both laugh-out-loud comedy scenes and tear-jerking moments until we reach an ending that is at once far-too-soon yet not rushed, bittersweet yet satisfactory. 'Cry. Cry with me. Cry like the day you were first born into this world.' I have yet to read a line that can match this, anywhere. For sheer depth and emotion, 'Fruits Basket' outclasses all other manga.Prove me wrong. I dare... more you.
review 2: Fruits Basket is one of the most endearing manga I have read. The cast of characters are amazing, and they play off of one another so well that you can believe the world Natsuki Takaya created is real.Tohru Honda is a gentle protagonist who is living in the woods by herself after she loses her mother in an accident. She finds out that the property her tent sits on belongs to the Sohmas, a mysterious family that the school prince, Yuki Sohma, belongs to. When her tent is destroyed in a land slide, Yuki and his cousin Shigure (who lives in a house close to her tent) offer her a place to stay. She then discovers that the family is cursed with the animals of the Chinese Zodiac, and every time they are hugged by a member of the opposite sex, they transform in the animal they are cursed by.The story evolves beautifully as Tohru meets other members of the Sohma family and offers her love and friendship to them freely. It's a beautiful story of friendship, trust and true love. Even when the story explores the darker regions of the human spirit, you keep out hope that everything will turn out because Tohru is such a lively and loving character.I would definitely recommend this amazing tale, even if you are not a manga reader. The characters alone are enough to make you love it and want to read it again and again. less

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