Fruits Basket Ultimate Edition Volume 3 (Fruits Basket)

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Binding: Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number: 741.5952 EAN: 9781427807304 ISBN: 1427807302 Label: TokyoPop Manufacturer: TokyoPop Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 412 Publication Date: 2008-06-10 Publisher: TokyoPop Reading Level: Young Adult Release Date: 2008-06-17 Studio: TokyoPop
Customer review of: Fruits Basket Ultimate Edition Volume 3 (Fruits Basket) Customer Rating: Summary: Fruits Basket Is Awesome Comment: I love the Fruits Basket Series and this is the third two manga installment. For those who haven't read the series it's the best ever a must read series for manga fans. The fact that they have made the more affordable 2 book hardback volumes of the series speaks more than anything I could say. Customer Rating: Summary: Eh. Comment: Natsuki Takaya, Fruits Basket, vol. 3 (Tokyopop, 2000) After a quick re-read of vol. 2 to get my head back into the right place, I decided to continue on with Fruits Basket and see if I liked it any more than I did the first time I tried the series a few years ago. I started reading manga with Fruits Basket and Tarot Cafe, and I wasn't very impressed with either of them. I now realize this is because they're not for beginners; manga conventions are such that, at times, an entire issue of a manga can seem like an in-joke, and an artist's style can be such that most of the characters look similar, if not identical. Takaya and Sang-Son Park (of Tarot Cafe) have both these traits (I'm not sure I can call them drawbacks, but you know) in spades. Now that I have a lot more manga experience under my belt, this is a little easier going, but I'm still having problems telling some characters apart (though Takaya has hinted that in at least one case, this is intentional), and it keeps me from fully immersing myself in the story. I'm going to keep on with it, but where shojo is concerned, I have to say Godchild and Fushigi Yugi really do seem to do it better. *** Customer Rating: Summary: Handsome, cute, kind princes Comment: 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. Customer Rating: Summary: Fun, imaginative, and a great read Comment: 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. ^_^ 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!
Editorial Reviews: Volumes five and six of the world's number one shojo manga now available in this collector's edition that includes previously unpublished art! For a springtime treat, Shigure arranges for Tohru and the gang to spend Golden Week at the Sohmas' vacation home. As the vacation draws to a close, who should make a surprise visit but Hatsuharu! And a flashback reveals a mysterious man who has known Kyo for a long time. Trust, loyalty and the bonds of friendship are tested as Tohru must help Kyo deal with the "monsters" that he's been trying to avoid.
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