Title: Fruits Basket vol. 1
Author: Natsuki Takaya
Summary (from amazon.com): Tohru Honda was an orphan when one day fate kicked her out of the house and on to land belonging to the mysterious Sohma family. After stumbling upon the teenage squatter, the Sohmas invite Tohru to stay in their house in exchange for cooking and cleaning. Everything goes well until she discovers the Sohma family's secret, when hugged by members of the opposite sex, they turn into their Chinese Zodiac animal!
Just to make this clear, I’ve already read the entire Fruits Basket series. I’ve also watched the anime. However, it’s such a good manga that I’ll be rereading it and writing reviews here. :)
Fruits Basket is one of the best manga series of all time. That may seem like an exaggeration, but I’ve never read a graphic novel that even comes close to having the amount of character depth Fruits Basket has. Natsuki Takaya is a genius.
The first volume is absolutely adorable and very uplifting, but not in the excessive way. The dark Sohma family curse is only hinted at, but the reader still gets the feeling that more serious drama is on it's way. However, Tohru Honda makes for an optimistic protagonist even in the worst of times.
The artwork is drawn in typical manga style: the characters have inhumanly large eyes, sometimes chibi caricatures replace the usual drawings, etc. It's certainly not bad, but it's not mind-blowing. But the plot and characters make up for that!
It's recommended, 100%. Check it out. Seriously. :D
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