Fruits Basket Collectors Edition, Vol. 8

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Yuki s childhood was a long period of solitary darkness Years later, he met Tohru, but what does he want from her Yuki reveals to Kakeru what he can tell no one else Meanwhile, Tohru s class is going to put on a play for the school festival, but miscasting makes it rough going for rehearsal Will there be chaos on stage when the curtain finally rises Later, Kyo recalls meeting Tohru s mother as a child and talking to her about her experiences Persevering through a rough adolescence, one that lacked any love from her parents, she one day encountered teacher in training Katsuya Honda At long last, the moving story of Katsuya and Kyoko is revealed Then, it s business as usual for Tohru and the others, but something is eating at Kyo New Download Fruits Basket Collectors Edition, Vol. 8 author Natsuki Takaya For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers To view it, click here A heart wrenching read to start the new year Volume 8 certainly explores the darker side of the Sohma curse and especially how Akito has manipulated them over the years In particular we learn a lotabout Yuki s backstory which is incredibly sad and we discover that he has already met Tohru Honda before Actually that flashback made me cry so much I had to put the book down No one especially no child should have to be subjected to the cruelty experienced by pretty much all of the Soh A heart wrenching read to start the new year Volume 8 certainly explores the darker side of the Sohma curse and especially how Akito has manipulated them over the years In particular we learn a lotabout Yuki s backstory which is incredibly sad and we discover that he has already met Tohru Honda before Actually that flashback made me cry so much I had to put the book down No one especially no child should have to be subjected to the cruelty experienced by pretty much all of the Sohmas I know Momiji and Kyo also had incredibly sad childhoods, as well as Isuzu and Hatori Another sad story we learn concerns Kyoko Tohru s mother and her husband, Katsuya, and how the latter is taken far too soon from both of them when he dies from pneumonia I couldn t help but notice the similarities between Katsuya and Kyo which is making me think are Tohru and Kyo going to get together Hmmmm Amidst all this sadness, we do g...The Cinderella ish play is one of the best parts of this series and I cackle hysterically every time I read it, hahaThe series ongoing quasi love triangle is dispatched with fairly quickly in this volume, during one of this series imo mildly obnoxious comedy sequences Even though it worked out in favor of the guy I prefer, it was somewhat dissatisfying on a psychological level view spoiler Yuki s seeing Tohru as a mother rather than a girlfriend hide spoiler didn t seem to fit in with other scenes featuring the two together.I also didn t see much need for an extensive run through of Tohru s parents The series ongoing quasi love triangle is dispatched with fairly quickly in this volume, during one of this series imo mildly obnoxious comedy sequences Even though it worked out in favor of the guy I prefer, it was somewhat dissatisfying on a psychological level view spoiler Yuki s seeing Tohru as a mother rather than a girlfriend hide spoiler didn t seem to fit in with other scenes featuring the two together.I also didn t see much need for an extensive run through of Tohru s parents relationship The age and power differential is discomfiting if you look at it too hard which I didn t, but others might not be able to reconcile themselves with it Personality wise Kyoko and Katsuya follow characterization patterns that we ve seen throughout the series Kyoko, a yanki member of a female gang has crippling self esteem issues thanks to her terrible parents Katsuya is basically a hybrid of Tohru and Shigure As a side note, I m always amazed at how fictional...Huh So, I only noticed with this volume how much editing has been done on the series since the original Tokyopop manga was released This installment contains one of my favorite story arcs originally titled Sorta Cinderella Instead they changed it to Cinderellaish which i dont likeat all This version also hadcursing than the original and some of the sideline comments which were humorous have been changed here and are not as funny things like the audience reactions Still a grea Huh So, I only noticed with this volume how much editing has been done on the series since the original Tokyopop manga was released This installment contains one of my favorite story arcs originally titled Sorta Cinderella Instead they changed it to Cinderellaish which i dont likeat all This version also hadcursing than the original and some of the sideline comments ...Sometimes I forget how much is still left to happen at this point in the story I love everyones side stories so much but I think my favorite part during all this is how Yuki has grown from the beginning of the series We get to...Gah I can t wait until 9 comes I NEED to know what happens nextThis volume confirmed the suspicions that I had earlier about the plot changing completely and the author going back to caulk over the seam when the change occurred I always suspected that Yuki and Tohru were supposed to end up together, but that changed around volume 5 6, when the episode with Kyo happened and making some earlier chapters between Tohru and Yuki creepy in retrospect Most of this volume other than the story of Tohru s mum and another layer of complexity between Kyo and Tohru b This volume confirmed the suspicions that I had earlier about the plot changing completely and the author going back to caulk over the seam when the change occurred I always suspected that Yuki and Tohru were supposed to end up together, but that changed around volume 5 6, when the episode with Kyo happened and making some earlier chapters between Tohru and Yuki creepy in retrospect Most of this volume other than the story of Tohru s mum and another layer of complexity between Kyo and Tohru being added focuses on Yuki and the pain of his past and how he...I loved reading kyoko and katsuya s life together and heartbroken when kyoko lost katsuya Such a good series Favorite quote We humans are strange creatures Chance meetings can lead to a variety of outcomes Some good and some bad.May 20 23Yuki s childhood was a long period of solitary darkness Years later, he met Tohru, but what does he want from her Yuki reveals to Kakeru what he can tell no one else Meanwhile, Tohru s class is going to put on a play for the school festival, but miscasting makes it rough going for rehearsal Will there be chaos on stage when the curtain finally rises Later, Kyo recalls meeting Tohru s mother as a child and talking to her about her experiences Persevering through a rough adolescence May 20 23Yuki s childhood was a long period of solitary darkness Years later, he met Tohru, but what does he want from her Yuki reveals to Kakeru what he can tell no one else Meanwhile, Tohru s class is going to put on a play for the school festival, but miscasting makes it rough going for rehearsal Will there be chaos on stage when the curtain finally rises Later, Kyo recalls meeting Tohru s mother as a child and talking to her about her experiences Persevering through a rough adolescence, one that lacked any love from her parents, she one day encountered teacher in training Katsuya Honda At long last, the mov...

Fruits Basket Collectors Edition, Vol. 8
  • English
  • 25 April 2018
  • Paperback
  • 384 pages
  • 0316360732
  • Natsuki Takaya
  • Fruits Basket Collectors Edition, Vol. 8