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Fruits Basket Ultimate Edition Volume 1 (Fruits Basket Ultimate Edition) (edition 2007)

by Takaya Natsuki

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"After a family tragedy turns her life upside down, plucky high schooler Tohru Honda takes matters into her own hands and moves out ... into a tent! Unfortunately for her, she pitches her new home on private land belonging to the mysterious Sohma clan, and it isn't long before the owners discover her secret. But as Tohru quickly finds out when the family offers to take her in, the Sohmas have a secret of their own--when embraced by the opposite sex, they turn into the animals of the Chinese zodiac!"--… (more)
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Title:Fruits Basket Ultimate Edition Volume 1 (Fruits Basket Ultimate Edition)
Authors:Takaya Natsuki
Info:TokyoPop (2007), Hardcover, 434 pages
Collections:Your library
Rating:*****
Tags:anime

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Fruits Basket Collector's Edition, Volume 1 by Natsuki Takaya

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3.5 stars isn’t an option so I rounded up. I was a little confused at the beginning of the story but I didn’t give up. I had a hard time telling which character was talking when and some transitions were difficult to follow or didn’t exist.

I finally figured it all out about 1/3 of the way in and found myself really enjoying the story. It’s a sweet story of an orphan girl who finds and makes friends with members of a family that have a curse upon them related to the zodiac creatures.

The artwork is beautiful and the story cute. ( )
  wallace2012 | Nov 4, 2023 |
I finally am doing it, kids. I’m reading the thing. Sorry it took me 15 years and almost a dozen people over the years saying, “you should read Fruits Basket!” to finally pick it up. ( )
  theEmmers | Nov 24, 2021 |
More like *3.5

I'm glad it's still funny to me. ( )
  Jonesy_now | Sep 24, 2021 |
Really cute manga. My niece recommended this series to me, so I'm planning to keep reading so that I can discuss the series with her. ( )
  ca.bookwyrm | May 18, 2020 |
Same as it ever was

The original Fruits Basket anime was one of the first I watched, and it is probably the source of my continued preference for shōjo manga and anime.

I knew there was more to the story than was included in the original series and was pleased to have the opportunity to read it when this series of Collectors Edition reissues was published. The story is sweet and funny, and the art is simple but it gets the job done. I'm enjoying hanging out with Tohru, Yuki, Kyo, and Shigure again. ( )
  anxovert | Feb 5, 2020 |
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(Volume 1) The girls at school call Yuki "The Prince," but they haven't seen this mess.
(Volume 2) Honda-san! Are you okay?!
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"After a family tragedy turns her life upside down, plucky high schooler Tohru Honda takes matters into her own hands and moves out ... into a tent! Unfortunately for her, she pitches her new home on private land belonging to the mysterious Sohma clan, and it isn't long before the owners discover her secret. But as Tohru quickly finds out when the family offers to take her in, the Sohmas have a secret of their own--when embraced by the opposite sex, they turn into the animals of the Chinese zodiac!"--

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When high school student Tohru Honda's mother dies when she is hit by a car on her way to work, Tohru begins living in a tent and supporting herself. That is, until she finds a home in the least likely of places, inhabited by her classmate Yuki Sohma and his cousins Shigure and Kyo. The Sohmas however, live with a curse. Twelve (not including Kyo who is the cat) members of the family are possessed by spirits of the Chinese zodiac and turn into their zodiac animal when hugged by the opposite gender, are weak, or when under stress. When Tohru discovers the Sohmas' secret, she promises not to tell and is allowed to keep living with them. The Sohmas' curse, however, is deeper and darker than Tohru realized, but her presence soon becomes a large, positive influence on those possessed by the zodiac. She sets out to break the curse, and on the way, meets and discovers each of the Sohma's vengeful zodiac spirits. Each has a different personality, just like the animals in the Chinese zodiac. Tohru's existence changes the Sohma clan's lives forever...
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