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A review by serukis
Fruits Basket, Vol. 14 by Natsuki Takaya
4.0
This review is for the whole series.
Fruits Basket is one of the first manga series I ever read, so a lot of this is probably nostalgia talking. However, it definitely stood up to a reread for me.
Though the story starts out light-hearted and rather humorous, as the series goes on it definitely gets darker and more involved. It covers a variety of themes such as the healing nature of love, loss, and abuse. The characters change as the story continues, and most have a defined character arc.
Despite the quirky and fantastical nature of the Zodiac curse, which allows for a lot of the early humour in the series, the manga actually turns into something a lot more real. It's an interesting exploration of the nature of family, and the differences between biological and found families.
Natsuki Takaya's art also improves a lot throughout the series. It's really nice to see.
Fruits Basket is one of the first manga series I ever read, so a lot of this is probably nostalgia talking. However, it definitely stood up to a reread for me.
Though the story starts out light-hearted and rather humorous, as the series goes on it definitely gets darker and more involved. It covers a variety of themes such as the healing nature of love, loss, and abuse. The characters change as the story continues, and most have a defined character arc.
Despite the quirky and fantastical nature of the Zodiac curse, which allows for a lot of the early humour in the series, the manga actually turns into something a lot more real. It's an interesting exploration of the nature of family, and the differences between biological and found families.
Natsuki Takaya's art also improves a lot throughout the series. It's really nice to see.