Binding: Comic
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.5952
EAN: 9781598160246
ISBN: 1598160249
Label: Tokyopop
Languages: Array
Manufacturer: Tokyopop
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 216
Publication Date: 2007-04-10
Publisher: Tokyopop
Reading Level: Young Adult
Release Date: 2007-04-10
Studio: Tokyopop

A new chapter is opened in the Sohma family's story--and the rumors are true! Kyo has indeed met Kyoko in the past...and when he did, she told him the story of how she met Tohru's father, which he then tells to us: Tohru's birth...the truth about her mother and father...Yuki's declaration of independence... Grab your best friend and get ready for the New Year's Eve ball--everything you've been waiting to know is right inside the next volume of the super-popular Fruits Basket, the world's #1 shojo manga!

Customer Rating:
Summary: Getting to be a bummer
Comment: I gave up on Fruits Basket for a long time after reading Vol. 8 because I didn't want to read about anybody but the interesting and crazy Sohmas (vol. 8 was mostly about Uo-chan and her horrible childhood). Just found out the library has this series, so I've been reading them from there, and it's really getting to be depressing/annoying, how many 'children with horrible childhoods' are in this series! Is the mangaka famous for having been abused or neglected as a child, trying to work through the pain through this series? This is probably the seventh or 8th one about a misunderstood/neglected/abused child (and that doesn't even count the Sohma kids)!

I'm definitely not going to bother with the rest of these; they're just too depressing. I want to see the fun interactions between characters like Ayame, Shigure and Hatori, not read these long, involved, full-of-pain arcs (most of which concern characters that do not interest me: Uo-chan, Tohru's parents, blah, blah, blah).

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Fruits Basket 16
Comment: I totally cried as I read this, the story of Tohru's parents is devastatingly adorable and romantic, but the eventual ending is enough to rip your heart out. But as always, Natsuki Takaya-sensei has composed a new chapter in Tohru's story that keeps you turning the pages.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Takaya shoots for the stars, but ends up making a mark on the moon!!!
Comment: I loved this book, and how it was so dramatic, from a romantic story, to a tragedy. Takaya did very well. I enjoyed the twist with Kyo meeting Kyoko. I could not put the book down. I cannot wait for the next book to come out.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Sugoku tanoshii wa yo.
Comment: I own this series in Japanese, and it is a wonderful read! It has all the important elements of a good shoujo manga: it is romantic, twisted, with a shoujo (in the traditional meaning of the word) involved in finding a new family and love triangles galore. It is just a very fun read, no matter the language!

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Beautiful and Tragic, Interesting and Compelling
Comment: Kyoko's story is revealed in this book, and it's well-written and beautiful, yet also very saddening. It was also extremely interesting to finally meet Tohru's father - who is nothing like what we imagined he might be!
Also, we learn a little about Machi of the student council - and it turns out she's very interesting indeed! I'm getting really attached to her character, and I think a lot of the "quiet, good-grades, no social-life" kids out there can really identify with the poor girl and her situation. I hope there's even more of her in future books.

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