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A review by garnetofeden
Fruits Basket, Vol. 1 by Natsuki Takaya
4.0
After rewatching the anime recently, I decided to reread the Fruits Basket manga volumes that I had read and then finally finish reading the rest of the manga. The last time I tried to read the series, all of the volumes hadn't been released in the U.S. yet. For the volumes of the manga that are covered in the anime (which are few), I think I prefer the anime for the most part, but I'm excited to see how the series resolves.
I've always been fascinated by both the Western and the Chinese zodiac. Probably partially because of the cute animals, the story drew me in right away by its creative use of the Chinese zodiac legend.
After rereading Volume 1, my major question was: what happened to the little zodiac ornaments that Tohru sees drying on the porch at Shigure's house? Although they provide an excellent introduction to the story, they seem to disappear after that. At any rate, they never make a reappearance in the anime. Maybe they show up again in the manga though.
Last finished 9/2/2011. Rating reviewed 12/27/2022.
I've always been fascinated by both the Western and the Chinese zodiac. Probably partially because of the cute animals, the story drew me in right away by its creative use of the Chinese zodiac legend.
After rereading Volume 1, my major question was: what happened to the little zodiac ornaments that Tohru sees drying on the porch at Shigure's house? Although they provide an excellent introduction to the story, they seem to disappear after that. At any rate, they never make a reappearance in the anime. Maybe they show up again in the manga though.
Last finished 9/2/2011. Rating reviewed 12/27/2022.