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Fruits Basket Collector's Edition, Vol. 1 by Natsuki Takaya

8 reviews

e11en's review

adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Violence

bexi's review

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

This is difficult to rate because I watched the anime adaptation of this first, which is very dear to me. I just don't know if the manga can live up to my love of the show.  It's not only my favorite anime but also one of my favorite shows in general (the 2019 reboot, NOT the original adaptation; that's trash and I stand by that 😝 ).

So far the 2019 reboot has been pretty faithful to the manga. The first volume just scratches the surface of the dark undertones that I know are coming later. But Takaya has a gift for balancing light and dark. She explores human nature beautifully. Her characters seem so real; honestly she does some of the best character work I've ever seen in any media format.

The blurb doesn't really cover how deep this story is, so don't let it fool you. If you enjoy stories about flawed characters, trauma, grief, mental illness, the power of human connection, healing, and personal growth then pick this up (or go watch the 2019 reboot!). Yes it gets quite dark, but it's evened out by humor, slice of life coziness, and loveable characters.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Violence, Grief, Toxic relationship, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Cursing, Sexism, Blood, Car accident, and Mental illness

caelinsullivan's review

emotional funny hopeful mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Violence and Child abuse

haylstorm's review

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

after putting it off for months, I’ve finally finished the final volume of fruits basket. even though I’m just logging the first volume, this marks my finishing of the entire manga series. i can’t put into words how much fruits basket means to me. it’s far from perfect, but it moves me so deeply that it has cemented itself as one of my favorite stories of all time. thank you fruba <3

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Violence, Death, Adult/minor relationship, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Suicide, Blood, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Cursing and Confinement

belathora's review

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Torture, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, and Grief

basket_of_fruit's review

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Violence

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Car accident and Cursing

betweentheshelves's review

emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Started this because I started the anime at a friend's house and kind of wanted to read the manga first! Happy to say this feels the same, and I honestly can't wait to keep reading. The characters are amazing and you'll definitely fall in love with them from the beginning. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Death of parent

Minor: Violence

storypanda88's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This series is my favourite manga and I love it so much, the character development across these books is amazing, even for secondary characters and the romances flow naturally and the understanding and loving people with different types of trauma is beautiful. Also there’s a cat boy.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Death of parent and Violence