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A review by lmau
Fruits Basket, Vol. 18 by Natsuki Takaya
4.0
Machi the wallflower finally made it to the spotlight. I didn’t think much about her and Kakeru since their chapters are mostly for the reader’s amusement, a reliever after getting through the heavier parts of the past volumes.
That is, until now. After the revelation about what her life is like outside school, it’s clearer why she acts the way she does on a daily basis.
I can only imagine how difficult it was for Machi to endure such hardships, not to mention the pressure she went through just so she could keep up with others.
I’ve always thought her as someone who prefers isolation than spend time on a crowd of people, which isn’t a lot different from being alone, especially if you happen to be bad at socializing like Machi.
Because of this, I don’t blame Machi for beating herself up for failing to reach everyone’s expectations, as that’s what she’s been taught to do since childhood.
At the same time, I’m left frustrated about her past. After all, no matter what the circumstances are, no child deserves to be treated worthlessly just because they happen to be capable of meeting someone’s standards only to a certain level.
It’s interesting to see the world in Machi’s view as this made readers understand her better. Not only would one learn to sympathize with her woes, a person would eventually realize that not being seen for who you truly are doesn’t make you any less of a human being. Tohru’s riceball analogy from volume 3 comes in handy towards this situation.
As for the other story still associated with the main plot, we’re back with Hatsuharu and Rin’s relationship. Akito’s Messianic complex must be stopped as she would go through harsh measures just so her plans of wouldn’t be disrupted.
Everybody’s familiar with Akito’s antics by now. She even dare to play the victim after all this time. When you think about it, seems like everyone who did their children wrong are the ones guilty of doing this.
The readers are still left in the dark regarding how to lift the curse as Kureno’s miraculous cure from it remains a mystery though.
That is, until now. After the revelation about what her life is like outside school, it’s clearer why she acts the way she does on a daily basis.
I can only imagine how difficult it was for Machi to endure such hardships, not to mention the pressure she went through just so she could keep up with others.
I’ve always thought her as someone who prefers isolation than spend time on a crowd of people, which isn’t a lot different from being alone, especially if you happen to be bad at socializing like Machi.
Because of this, I don’t blame Machi for beating herself up for failing to reach everyone’s expectations, as that’s what she’s been taught to do since childhood.
At the same time, I’m left frustrated about her past. After all, no matter what the circumstances are, no child deserves to be treated worthlessly just because they happen to be capable of meeting someone’s standards only to a certain level.
It’s interesting to see the world in Machi’s view as this made readers understand her better. Not only would one learn to sympathize with her woes, a person would eventually realize that not being seen for who you truly are doesn’t make you any less of a human being. Tohru’s riceball analogy from volume 3 comes in handy towards this situation.
As for the other story still associated with the main plot, we’re back with Hatsuharu and Rin’s relationship. Akito’s Messianic complex must be stopped as she would go through harsh measures just so her plans of wouldn’t be disrupted.
Everybody’s familiar with Akito’s antics by now. She even dare to play the victim after all this time. When you think about it, seems like everyone who did their children wrong are the ones guilty of doing this.
The readers are still left in the dark regarding how to lift the curse as Kureno’s miraculous cure from it remains a mystery though.