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A review by laurehittle
Fruits Basket Collector's Edition, Vol. 1 by Natsuki Takaya
5.0
i’ve been hearing about this manga for years from friends who were and are deeply impacted by it. i’ve made it through this volume once before but did not continue; this time, i’m reading alongside those same friends (plus one or two not involved in that earlier reading). i’m not accustomed to manga, so there is some acclimation as i get used to it, but i am already understanding why those friends were so deeply impacted, and am grateful they kept after me to read it (and read it with them). Now i need volume 2.
One concrete thought before i go—i love how each character and situation becomes more complex as more is revealed. Choices and personalities that seem cruel or arbitrary or even just inaccessible at first often turn out to be tragic or sensitive, revealing a need for kindness and acceptance.
One concrete thought before i go—i love how each character and situation becomes more complex as more is revealed. Choices and personalities that seem cruel or arbitrary or even just inaccessible at first often turn out to be tragic or sensitive, revealing a need for kindness and acceptance.