Final ‘Fruits Basket’ volume tops best seller lists

Final ‘Fruits Basket’ volume tops best seller lists

Fruits Basket, the number one selling shojo manga in North America, concludes this month with volume twenty-three published by Tokyopop. After its initial release, it quickly rose to #2 on the New York Times’ manga bestsellers list. It certainly deserves the acclaim, and will remain one of the most emotional, thought-provoking, and engaging manga series ever published.

The story follows Tohru Honda, a high school student who finds herself orphaned after her mother is tragically killed in a car accident. So as not to be a burden on her aging grandfather, she moves into a tent which just so happened to be on property belonging to the infamous Sohma family. After a landslide trashes her camp, the Sohma family takes her in. Tohru soon learns that the Sohmas have a dark secret, for when they are embraced by the opposite gender, they turn into an animal of the Chinese zodiac.

It’s a comical and silly concept that at first gives the impression that this is going to be another light-hearted comedy. However, underneath it all is a dark and deep mystery that extends to every single character present. Not one character is left flat and uninteresting. After 136 chapters, there’s plenty of time to flesh them out. Manga-ka Natsuki Takaya gives a perfect balance of comedy and drama, with clean artwork that matures with the series. Her art style is clearly different when comparing the beginning and the end, which fits for the maturation of the characters and the plot.

While the climax may have already passed in volume twenty-two, this last volume provides the resolution for the story. Any fan of the series should be pleasantly satisfied with the ending, depending on who you talk to!


For more info: You can purchase all volumes of Fruits Basket at amazon.com, borders.com, and barnesandnoble.com

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Wow!Another great manga has ended.


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