false <![CDATA[Fruits Basket 1]]> 271199 9 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! 542633 1999 Fruits Basket, Volume 1 total:2409|5:1333|4:605|3:357|2:83|1:31| 2409 10353 2932 298 1 1 false false Fri Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Sat Apr 19 16:35:18 -0700 2008 Sat Apr 19 16:54:55 -0700 2008 This review is for the series as a whole.

Tohru Honda, a sweet and orphaned girl, falls into the lives and household of the Sohma family. Not living in a tent anymore ought to be a good thing, and it is, but the Sohmas come with serious issues. They're heartbreakingly good-looking and mon...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Feb 26 12:46:02 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 26 12:59:24 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jul 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 09 18:16:15 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 09 18:23:02 -0700 2009
I'm not a huge fan of this style of drawing--I'm not sure exactly what it is about it, something about the huge, ...more...]]> 5 2 false false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 05 19:38:20 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 05 19:48:06 -0700 2009
No contest: this is still a stellar series.

Furuba has a huge cast of characters and...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Oct 28 22:19:38 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 28 22:29:54 -0700 2009
Well, it's has a bit of bad taste in parts, but aside from that, 'tis HILARIOUS. I so love Kyo and Yuki and Shigure :D :D :D :D

It's set up in a rather odd way, so in par...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Oct 23 11:59:54 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 31 13:59:46 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Mar 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 03 18:35:27 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 03 19:59:46 -0700 2009 This is a review of (scanlations of) all 23 volumes. However, I've just bought a few of the books, and the scanlations and official translations are more or less the same.

About eight years ago, my sister lived with a girl who spent whatever time she wasn't in class watching anime. "...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Nov 22 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 22 17:50:41 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 22 18:25:56 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 1 false false Thu May 08 11:25:07 -0700 2008 Thu May 08 11:26:44 -0700 2008 5 1 false false Wed Mar 19 14:28:48 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 10 15:11:53 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Wed Jun 03 21:19:25 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 03 21:24:08 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 17 15:44:38 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 17 15:55:43 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri May 08 16:51:08 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 19 20:42:14 -0700 2009
This manga series will always hold a special place in my favorite books collection, possibly because it was the first one I ever read. But also because it rivals "text" boo...more...]]> 0 0 false false Thu Jan 22 08:44:24 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 22 08:54:35 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Dec 08 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 08 18:28:02 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 08 18:48:09 -0800 2008
My first attempt at manga. The story was confusing at times, like scenes were cut or things weren't well explained, but this may...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Nov 10 13:00:37 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 10 13:10:16 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Dec 04 11:45:42 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 04 11:48:56 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Jul 25 11:04:25 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 25 11:12:00 -0700 2009 http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/...). I've read a number of the books on the list, so I'm filling in the gaps, starting with the books I know are popular at my place of wo...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Sep 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu May 28 20:39:48 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 07 14:59:29 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Oct 20 14:49:42 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 20 15:05:14 -0700 2008 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=6061533