Binding: Comic
ASIN: 1591826055
Manufacturer: TokyoPop
Release Date: 2004-06-08
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Editorial Reviews
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It’s Valentine’s Day and you know what that means—lots of chocolates for the cutest boys at school! In this case it’s a pretty close tie between hot-headed Kyo Sohma and “Prince Charming” Yuki Sohma. Of course the kind-hearted Tohru, guest of the Sohma family, has chocolates for everyone! But when White Day comes around, what will the Sohma family give her in return?
Customer Reviews
Handsome, cute, kind princes by E. A Solinas
Valentine’s day is creeping up on the Sohmas, and for a family that turns into animals when they’re hugged by the opposite sex, this could be a problem.
Fortunately Natsuki Takaya doesn’t resort to the obvious gags, in the third volume of “Fruits Basket.” Instead, she introduces some new members of the Chinese zodiac, brings a couple back into the picture, and sheds some light on Shigure’s shady motives for keeping Tohru in his house.
While on an endurance run, Tohru sees a white-haired man lying by the roadside, and rushes to help — only to find that he’s Hatsuharu Sohma, a punky teenager. He and Kyo soon get into a martial-arts (and verbal) free-for-all — until Yuki collapses from an asthma attack. To get him back home, Haru uses Tohru to change into his cursed form.
Things get even more awkward when Valentine’s Day rolls around, and Kyo finds himself being violently wooed by Kagura. And while the four teens go off on a double date, Shigure pays an old visit to his pal Hatori, and hints at the lengths he’s willing to go to… for the sake of a “dream of love” he once had. When, of course, he’s not torturing his suicidal editor.
And a month later, Momiji unveils a surprise for Tohru — a trip to a hot spring resort, run by a very easily upset “concubine.” Tohru and Yuki are given a chance to relax and unwind in the luxurious surroundings — and Tohru makes a very surprising discovery about Momiji’s future.
Having introduced five zodiac members — plus the cat — Takaya keeps introducing new characters, and showing us facets of the established ones. And that takes up most of this volume — it’s one of the lighter “Fruits Basket” volumes, with lots of comic relief (”LOOOOOOOOOOOOVE!”) usually provided by Momiji, the violently adoring Kagura, and the sickly onsen lady.
Most of the plot is light, frothy character development with a crazy double-date, lots of chocolate, and Haru’s story about how Yuki won him over despite his prejudices. But there is some melancholy meditation on how cruel people take advantage of selfless people like Tohru, and some of the secrets that older zodiac members are keeping from our teen heroes.
Of course, this volume also introduces us to Haru, a teen who looks like a raver, but acts like a dignified gentleman. Of course, he has a lecherous, gleefully violent dark side if he’s pushed too far. We also get Mitchan, the long-suffering editor who threatens suicide of Shigure doesn’t start turning in new books on time (”Then do your job for your own sake! Because if you don’t, you’re forcing me to make your life as miserable as MINE!”).
Shigure himself shows some new facets beyond “lovable pervy troublemaker” — his intentions are revealed to be almost sinisterly selfish, and though he feels regret he won’t change his plans. It’s a striking, almost haunting scene, and it shows us a lot about his true personality.
The third volume of “Fruits Basket” is mostly fluffy fun and new characters, but it also shows some of the darker currents that run through the series. Definitely a good read.
Fun, imaginative, and a great read by Nicole C. Burton
If you love mangas and love a story that gives you every emotion a story can give you, then this is the book for you. The main part of the story is comedy but it does have a lot of other emotions to it and there are a lot of plot eliments that will keep you wanting to read. I don’t want to give anything away so I wont, you’ll just have to read it. ^_^
Sugoku tanoshii wa yo. by K. Carlston
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!
My daughter loves this book by John E. Norris
I purchased this book and two others in the series for my 12 year-old daughter after she received the first volume as a Christmas present. She absolutely loves them all.
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