Fruits Basket Volumes 1-23

Tohru Honda has lost her mother in a terrible accident. Though she has moved in with extended family when they decide to renovate they ask if she can stay with friends. Independent and kind hearted Tohru can’t put her friend’s out like that and so constructs a tent in the woods to live. However, she has put her tent on the lands of the Sohma family and when they discover her presence Shiguri and the “Prince” of her school, Yuki refuse to allow her to live alone in the forest inviting her to stay and live with them. The only trouble is the Sohma family has a dark secret … when they are hugged by a member of the opposite sex they are turned into a member of the Chinese Zodiac!

Chaos and hilarity ensues as Tohru accidentally show more discovers their secret as well as the elusive cat that was not included in the Zodiac. This is her story of how she meets and learns to love every member of the Sohma family and with a little luck maybe just free them all from the curse even with the head of the Sohma family standing in her way.

I can’t say enough about this series. I loved every strange, exotic, minute of it! With detailed images and a cast of characters Natsuki Takaya has created the story of the Sohma family and their curse brings people to the cores of each other and the importance of loving someone no matter what secrets and darkness they may have hidden inside. All it takes is turning on the light. show less