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Getting to be a bummer

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I gave up on Fruits Basket for a long time after reading Vol. 8 because I didn't want to read about anybody but the interesting and crazy Sohmas (vol. 8 was mostly about Uo-chan and her horrible childhood). Just found out the library has this series, so I've been reading them from there, and it's really getting to be depressing/annoying, how many 'children with horrible childhoods' are in this series! Is the mangaka famous for having been abused or neglected as a child, trying to work through the pain through this series? This is probably the seventh or 8th one about a misunderstood/neglected/abused child (and that doesn't even count the Sohma kids)! I'm definitely not going to bother with the rest of these; they're just too depressing. I want to see the fun interactions between characters like Ayame, Shigure and Hatori, not read these long, involved, full-of-pain arcs (most of which concern characters that do not interest me: Uo-chan, Tohru's parents, blah, blah, blah).

Fruits Basket 16	Customer Rating:
I totally cried as I read this, the story of Tohru's parents is devastatingly adorable and romantic, but the eventual ending is enough to rip your heart out. But as always, Natsuki Takaya-sensei has composed a new chapter in Tohru's story that keeps you turning the pages.

Takaya shoots for the stars, but ends up making a mark on the moon!!!	Customer Rating:
I loved this book, and how it was so dramatic, from a romantic story, to a tragedy. Takaya did very well. I enjoyed the twist with Kyo meeting Kyoko. I could not put the book down. I cannot wait for the next book to come out.

Sugoku tanoshii wa yo.	Customer Rating:
I own this series in Japanese, and it is a wonderful read! It has all the important elements of a good shoujo manga: it is romantic, twisted, with a shoujo (in the traditional meaning of the word) involved in finding a new family and love triangles galore. It is just a very fun read, no matter the language!

Beautiful and Tragic, Interesting and Compelling

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Kyoko's story is revealed in this book, and it's well-written and beautiful, yet also very saddening. It was also extremely interesting to finally meet Tohru's father - who is nothing like what we imagined he might be! Also, we learn a little about Machi of the student council - and it turns out she's very interesting indeed! I'm getting really attached to her character, and I think a lot of the "quiet, good-grades, no social-life" kids out there can really identify with the poor girl and her situation. I hope there's even more of her in future books.