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Fruits Basket, Vol. 8
by Natsuki Takaya
This volume has yet another introduction in the form of Ritsu, who seems to be kind of divisive with Fruits Basket fans. Lots of people seem to find his personality annoying, although I mostly see it as a sign of his low self esteem. I'm never sure about how his habit of wearing dresses and kimonos is treated, although at least Tohru and Shigure don't treat it as a joke.
Otherwise this is a fairly uneventful volume again, although it does have some fun hints of characters to come, along with a bit of a tease on Rin's character beyond a vague reference or two to her before. She always appealed to my inner goth so I'm looking forward to seeing more of her again, especially with her relationship with Haru. There's also another small reference which I'm pretty sure is about another Sohma, although I might be wrong. After the last volume feeling a bit more like filler this one definitely seems like the beginning of a new story arc.
Otherwise this is a fairly uneventful volume again, although it does have some fun hints of characters to come, along with a bit of a tease on Rin's character beyond a vague reference or two to her before. She always appealed to my inner goth so I'm looking forward to seeing more of her again, especially with her relationship with Haru. There's also another small reference which I'm pretty sure is about another Sohma, although I might be wrong. After the last volume feeling a bit more like filler this one definitely seems like the beginning of a new story arc.