Y’all. I have spent my life laboring, apparently, under a huge sort of misconception.

You know how you go to Chinese restaurants and the menus have all the zodiac animals on it so you can see how you’re supposed to be behaving?

Those always drove me a little crazy. Because I am a Year of the Ox girl, and people born in the year of the ox are supposed to be patient, and hard-working, and calm, and shy, and good with money, and also good at, like, making things.

I am none of these things, friends.

So More...

This second volume in the Fruits Basket series isn't as light as the first one. In this volume you begin to see the darkness that permeates the Sohma family and the battered relationships that further fracture this cursed family. This second volume also reveals a little more about Tohru. In this volume it becomes apparent that even Tohru isn’t as happy as she seems.

We also meet Momiji and Hatori in this book. Momiji seems to be a lot like Tohru. He’s very happy, maybe even a little ditzy, but so More...

This volume starts out with Tohru’s two best friends coming over for a visit. I love that her friends are real friends that care for her well being, they want to make sure that she is being taken care of in the Sohma house. Which could be bad for the Sohmas as one of her friends is a bit psychic and they have that curse to keep secret.

At school they are all getting ready for a festival and that is were we get to meet two new Sohma’s who are also members of the Zodiac. Momiji, who has got to be t More...

The orphan girl Tohru's new friends in the Sohma clan are cursed to transform into the animals of the Chinese zodiac. She hasn't met them all yet, but she will... the question is, will she save them from their curse with the pure power of her love? Hahaha, I stand by my comment on the first volume that Tohru is Jesus. Either that, or it's kind of a Beauty and the Beast story, which is one of my favorite fairy tales. Any story about the transformative power of love will usually attract a wide fol More...

Yet another great volume of Fruits Basket. This volume is one of my favorites. It gets more indepth with the characters and their past lives. We even get introduced to two new, no, make that THREE new characters. Though we do see more of two than three... yeah... I usually don't make sense when I do my reviews but hey, unless you want spoilers, then don't complain! Anyway, I really love this volume. The drama in this one was way more intense than it was with the first volume and it's only going More...

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This was just as good as the first volume — it was perfectly weird and wonderful.

What's what: The Sohma family are possessed by the spirits of the Chinese zodiac, and if they're ever hugged by the opposite sex they transform into their zodiac animal. I still found the premise kind of wacky but in a good way. Tohru (the clumsy homeless heroine) quite literally stumbled onto their secret. She now lives in the Sohma house with three of the Sohma boys — good guy Yuki (rat), moody Kyo (cat), More...

Dans ce deuxième tome de la série, le lecteur entre un peu plus dans l’intimité de la famille Soma, en même temps que Tohru puisqu’elle vit avec eux.

On apprend que Shiguré est écrivain, ce qui le rend d’autant plus attachant aux yeux de Tohru, qui respecte beaucoup cette profession.

La haine qui existe entre Kyô et Yuki nous est un peu éclaircie, elle s’explique parce que les deux garçons sont avant tout jaloux l’un de l’autre. Ils ne communiquent presque pas, ce qui les empêche de s’expliquer et More...

This volume was okay and merely continued the story from the first, without anything incredible happening. I'm not sure why this series is so popular... maybe a lot of people enjoy the fact that the writing and the art is trying as hard as it can to be "cute" and adorable. Unfortunately it just ends up trying too hard for my liking, but thankfully it manages to remain entertaining.

It's pretty much standard throughout - even the art can't get away from the generic manga style, despite the effort. More...

Ah... I love Furuba. (And it's hardly even started. Give me a moment to freak out because I know what's coming sort of--)

Hatori-san! I love him! It's so sad... I don't see why he blames himself though. (view spoiler)[It's obviously Akito's fault for being such a creep! He terrifies me. Poor Hatori... Kana loves you really. (hide spoiler)] I completely forgot about Momoji. He's adorable... and sort of... shameless. (view spoiler)[Sitting on Tohru's head when he could transform back at any moment. Ahem. (hide spoiler)]

I pity Yuki for that thing with the dres More...

In this volume, more characters are introduced, and things just get crazier when Tohru finally tells her two best friends where she is living...and invites them over for a sleepover!

Just as good as the first volume. I love this story. The new characters have great back stories of their own. And Kyo is now my favourite character. He's always on edge, but there's definitely a sensitive side to him as well. Yuki and Shigure are just as great as ever. Fans of the series will devour this second volum More...

Fruits Basket is a 23 volume story about a teenage orphaned girl, Tohru Honda, and the Sohma family who take her in when they find her living in a tent in their woodland. The Sohma family are a little different however. They are under a curse and many of them turn into animals of the Chinese zodiac when held by a member of the opposite sex.

On the one hand, this is a teen angst/romance/drama, full of hurdles to cross on the road to true love. However, it is also an astrological who-done-it. What More...

This volume made me glad that I had seen the anime first. There were plot points in the 2nd volume that would have had to have been guessed at if I had not seen the anime. I love the New Year's Eve chapter, where we see that both Yuki and Kyo want to help, protect, and show their love towards Tohru. Although I'm amazed that jealousy has not entered into the already tense relationship between the two boys. In fact, instead, there relationship seems to be getting better due to Tohru's presence. I More...

This is the second of a long long line of books(like twenty something...) the story is really starting to begin and the drawings are really good- as usual!

You find yourself getting used to the back-to-front reading and you'll do fine. Honest.

If the book hasn't sparked yet I'd say keep reading to book 5; they're not really that long- though you COULD get a headache....and once your hooked on manga it's hard (for most) to get unhooked, so be warned! (XD ALWAYS wanted to say that) ....Im serious th More...

Excellent continuation from volume 1. The new characters are great!

The highlight of this volume was learning Hatori's story. It made the Sohma family more real and his character is a nice change from Tohru's happiness and the other Sohma's anger and pleasantness. This series is great to just sit and read when you don't feel like thinking too much. I get the feeling I will enjoy every volume!

Fruits Basket is what I was really looking for in a manga: Not too serious, modern-day, but with a bit of More...

One difference between the character of Momiji in the anime and in the manga is that in the manga his mother is German, so he is half-German and occasionally says German phrases. I wonder if the occasional spelling of Momitchi instead of Momiji was due to this?

One thing I really liked that was introduced in this volume's format was the index of sound effects at the end. I know how to read the two phonetic Japanese alphabets, but it was interesting to know how the sound effects translated. I thin More...

- I want to meet this author. She seems awesome! I love her little notes randomly placed throughout the book.

- Not my favorite style of anime I've seen, but it's good.

- I want to learn how to make onigiri!

- I would make a better rabbit that Momiji. I can't believe my zodiac is the weird German kid.

- Yuki is such a girl!

- What is with the sea horse!?!?! There is no sea horse zodiac!

- This love triangle is really buggin' me.

- Tohru has some amazing friends! More...

Title fruit basket vol , 2
Pages 200
Rating 4 out of 5
SummaryThe enigmatic Sohma family shares a great secret -- they are possessed by spirits of the Chinese Zodiac, and when they are hugged by members of the opposite sex, they transform into their Zodiac animal! Tohru Honda, an orphaned high school freshman, is given lodging in the Sohma household in exchange for taking care of household chores. The humble Tohru is quite grateful for the Sohma family's generosity, but the lnger she stays with the More...

I loved it! One really cool thing about this series is that starting with this volume, there’s a short description of each of the characters at the beginning of the book. The character list gets longer as we get introduced to more characters, plus there’s a page devoted to the story so far. Also cool is the fact that there’s instructions on how to Play Rich Man, Poor Man, which is mentioned a few times in volume 1, info about the year of the rat, fan art, and a sound effect index.

So, I really li More...

I LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS SERIES!!!It's about a poor girl (Tohru) Gets taken in by the Sohma family. which the Sohma family has vengeful Chinese zodiac animal posses they Sohma family. ( they can be there selfs it's not like the spirits are controlling them) but every time they are touched by the opposite gender they turn into the zodiac animals. Shigure, turns into a dog (again they have control of their selves not the spirits) Kyo turn into a cat and something else but he keeps that a secret, and More...

Overall Rating: A to the cute power
Synopsis: Fruits Basket is a shōjo manga series created by Natsuki Takaya that follows the life of Tohru Honda. When the series begins, Tohru is living in a tent in the woods after being recently orphaned when her mother died in a car accident. Somehow, Tohru is able to remain optimistic despite all the shit she has had to go through.

While wandering through the forest she's living in, she runs across the house of the Sohma family. As it happens, Tohru goes to More...

Tohru hosts a sleepover at the Sohma's place and tries to keep the guys from fighting too much.

Still confusing--new characters keeping showing up and I don't feel like they're well introduced. Man I sound old. I feel like I'm missing something 25% of the time but I still kind of like it. The zodiac story and cursed cute guys are interesting and make me curious. But, there's just no way I'm going to make it through 26 volumes (or 4) unless the next one starts to make more sense.

I have no idea how, but this was even worse than the first volume! Thirty pages into it I almost put it down, but I forced myself to finish it, and let me tell you, I'm sorry that I even picked it up. The writing is so atrocious I don't even know how anyone likes this. The characters are all annoying except for the cat, who's only fun because he's the only character that I don't feel like choking with a fork. Rather, I think he wants to choke everyone in this manga with a fork, which is the reas More...

Okay, I tried the second tankoboun but I have to say I'm still undecided. The mystery of the Sohmas deepens on the one hand, but on the other Yuki dresses up in what looks like one of Julie Andrew's costumes from Sound of Music all for increasing sales at the class onigiri stand. I've realised that I may have been a little hard on shoujo manga because at least (sometimes) you're spared the kind of hentai and fan service found in seinen or shounen. I just don't see why they can't be both clean an More...

Introduces Momiji and Hattori, along with some borderline sinister Shigure machinations and Hattori's extremely sad backstory. Includes Tohru's fabulous life philosophy: that people are like onigiri, with their special "filling," or talents, stuck on their backs where other people can see them and be jealous, while the person who actually has the talent is unaware of it. (If that makes no sense, just trust me: it's a poetic and clever scene.) Great character interactions.

My personal favorites!!!

I've said it once and I plan on saying it many, many times in the future, but -- Fruits basket is one of my favorite mangas ever!

And this one ... well it made me cry! :')
(view spoiler)[Hatori!!! Let me love you!!! <3
His story is just so sad! That last chapter really got me! (hide spoiler)]

I’m really enjoying the “Fruits Basket” series. The characters are all really likeable and have such quirky personalities. I’m partial to Kyo the cat, not just because I like cat’s but because I feel for him. He’s excluded from the zodiac and he’s angry. I feel like I want to help him get over his anger. Plus deep under all that hostility there is a sweet caring person, he’s always looking out for Tohru.

We find out more about the zodiac in this edition and meet a couple of new characters. We als More...

Fruits Basket 2 is a graphic novel, specifically Manga, which I read and thoroughly enjoyed. The book is written by Natsuki Takaya. In this book, the story about the cursed Sohma family continues. Tohru, the heroine, is living with the Sohmas. The Sohmas are cursed so that each person turns into a member of the Chinese Zodiac when they feel weak or are hugged by someone of the opposite sex. Kyo is an exception, in that he turns into a cat, which is ostracized by the Sohma family. In this book, T More...