Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

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

21 reviews

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: Child abuse and Violence

tiana_king's review

emotional hopeful lighthearted sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• 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

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death of parent

sammymilfort's review

emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Emotional abuse, and Grief

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Blood

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

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

Minor: Confinement and Cursing

cammiem8's review

emotional hopeful 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? No

4.5

I know the “eyes as big as dinner plates” art style is a bit dated, but it is so cute and endearing in this manga. Fruits Basket is my favorite anime and the source material really is something special. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Toxic relationship

broccoliprince's review

emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad

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

5.0

Note:  I am writing this review taking into account the whole series, because the nature of manga is that a single volume is usually not a standalone.  I will, however, keep this review relatively free of spoilers.

Fruits Basket is one of the great stories of our time, in my opinion; while its opening premise is lighthearted and maybe even a little cheesy, its overall arc and theming is digging at the deep stuff.  It's digging at trauma, and the way it isolates us from those around us; it's digging at connection, at love, and the way we heal others by offering them our love.  It's about family - those we're born to, and those we choose - and about how the kindness of one individual can ripple out from them, how the people they help can help them in return, or go on to help others, how kindness is a generative act.

It's a beautiful story full of beautiful, flawed characters who learn to accept and love one another not in spite of those flaws, but because of them, and I wholeheartedly recommend it to everybody and anybody.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Eating disorder

paige04's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Abandonment

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: Violence and Death of parent

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Cursing and Car accident

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

emmaj_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

Minor: Death of parent