Fruits Basket Vol. 1 - Natsuki Takaya

I have to hold up my hand here and admit I have loved anime and manga now for well over 20 years. It's not something I am ashamed of by any means, but I think I should mention the fact in passing as it then follows that over the course of twenty odd years, I have read manga that ranged all the way from the sub par to the rare shining example of pure genius. Fruits Baskets is one manga that I can wholeheartedly recommend to both male and female readers, as it transcends its shoujo origins and goes fearlessly where few others have dared to go. More than a coming of age tale, the series is more ... more

i started reading this around two years ago when my friend recommended it to me and as soon as i started i couldn't put it down. i was so grasped by the book i forget everything that was happening around me and i remeber just how happy i was whilst i was in my fruits basket obsession. it really does make your day happier and makes life seem so much more jollier. me personally, i really had an urge to just go to the middle of nowhere, lie down and read fruits basket, especailly to Hyde Park! (random, i know)! you follow the life of Tohru Honda and you literally see her life expand as she goes ... more