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EAN: 9784592171645 Edition: Japanese ISBN: 4592171640 Label: Hakusensha Manufacturer: Hakusensha Number Of Pages: 193 Publication Date: 2000-01 Publisher: Hakusensha Studio: Hakusensha Editorial Review: Product Description: Tohru, Yuki, and Kyou have started their second year at school along with the new students, Momoji and Hatsuhara! A creepy surprise encounter with the infamous Akito leaves Tohru and Yuki shaken and Yuki's painful past with Akito is further revealed to the reader. The Sohma members worry about how this reappearance of Akito in Yuki's life will mean, though their main concern lies in how Akito will deal with Tohru. A few days following the incident, Ayame, the Snake zodiac Sohma member, (and Yuki's older brother!) shows up with the vow to rekindle the brothers' lost friendship. Easier said than done as Yuki's stubbornly disapproving of his wacky older brother high school past and unorthodox costume shop. Hatori interrupts Ayame's story-telling time - involving his experiences in High School - to bring him back to the Sohma Main House. Momiji reveals to Tohru his tear-jerking past of his mother who was unable to handle the Sohma 'curse.' Traumatized upon finding a baby rabbit in her arms instead of a boy after the birth, she has her memory erased to keep from losing her mind. Now, the only time they ever see each other is as strangers in Momo's father's company building. It's the anniversary of Tohru's mother's death so the group (Yuki, Tohru, Kyou, Hanajima and Arisa) goes to visit her grave. After a bit of the usual grieving traditions, Yuki and Kyou are shocked when the girls pull out the lunch and have a picnic right at the grave! The day ends in peace as Yuki and Kyou feel moved with this girl whose optimism knows no end. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Series just isn't grabbing me yet.Natsuki Takaya, Fruits Basket vol. 4 (Tokyopop, 1999) Note: meeting more of the zodiac in each volume is not helping with the fact that we can't tell some of them apart already. I'm also hoping that, eventually, a real storyline is going to show up; Takaya has hinted at it a few times, but nothing has really emerged as a big story arc yet. I'm still soldiering on, but it's not catching me in the same way many manga series do. *** Rating:  - I've been reading these in one sitting . . . Does that make me an addict? These books are wonderful and always put a smile on my face. They are definitely laugh out loud material. This is the book where Tohru meets Akito, who at first appears to be nice, but is actually very controlling, in my opinion. He tried to brainwash Yuki! wtf?? Rating:  - ... and hold it in my heartHaving introduced us to the rabbit, dragon (seahorse), rat, cat, dog, boar and cow of the zodiac, it's time to meet a few new people. Specifically, it's time to meet the sinister head of the family, and the heretofore unknown snake of the zodiac. And while the fourth volume of "Fruits Basket" is extremely funny and kooky, Natsuki Takaya introduces us to some of the darker, more tragic dimensions of her characters. Momiji and Haru have just entered high school with Tohru, ... Read More Rating: - Sugoku tanoshii wa yo.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! Rating: - all fruit basketsit was wonderful sweet and momiji was positive cute.loved all the carters. got to read more. the best there is |
