Fruits Basket, Vol. 17 [Paperback]

Natsuki Takaya (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 14, 2007

The curse is not the only reason Kureno won't leave Akito. Who can make Arisa understand Kureno's devotion to Akito? Kureno must talk with Shigure if he ever wants to be free from Akito. Young adult.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Tokyopop (August 14, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1598167995
• ISBN-13: 978-1598167993
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 5.8 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Twisted Tale, August 14, 2007

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Kellyannl (Bronx, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fruits Basket, Vol. 17 (Paperback)

This volume of Fruits Basket changes pace as the spotlight falls on the Twentysomethings instead of the teens for almost the entire volume this time.

Tohru and Momiji's tag team effort results in Kureno venturing out to make contact with her regarding Arisa. So far, what we know speaks well of him. Momiji and Haru seem to like him well enough - a recommendation in itself considering the sources - and we've seen him cover for Tohru and Momiji as well as hurl himself at Akito to get him off Yuki in the last volume. Now, he tells his story to Tohru as he gives her a shock regarding the Zodiac curse right off the bat.

We also find out, at long last, Shigure's story. On one hand nudging Hatori and Mayu together, tipping Aya off about Yuki's conference and giving the teens good advice - but on the other treating Haru worse than dirt, being largely responsible for what happened to Tohru and Momiji at the summer house, and turning out to not have been overly concerned about what was happening to Yuki at the main house - Shigure has always been the most frustratingly enigmatic character in the series. Now, we finally get a look at his underlying motives.

But the biggest shock of all involves Akito and the secret involving him that the adult Zodiac members, excepting a slightly younger Ritsu, have been keeping from all the teens...

It's a polarizing moment that will either delight or enrage fans, but either way when the dust clears a huge chunk of the puzzle is now undeniably in place both for Tohru and for us.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lots of explosive secrets in this volume, October 27, 2010

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Lesley Aeschliman (Enumclaw, WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fruits Basket, Vol. 17 (Paperback)

After enjoying the first sixteen volumes of Fruits Basket, I continued with the series by reading volume seventeen. By the end of this volume, I was so glad that I had continued on.

Tohru meets up with Kureno, and Kureno tells her his story... which includes a shoc kregarding the Zodiac curse. In this volume, we are also finally rewarded with some character development for Shigure. There's also a shocking secret concerning Akito that most of the adult Zodiac members have been keeping from the younger ones.

So much information comes out in this volume, but it's not so much that you can't absorb it all. This particular volume is either really well-loved or enrages the fans. Personally, I think all the information and development that comes out in this volume add a whole new dimension to the series and really adds something to these characters. While I really enjoyed this volume, there's a chance that other readers who have followed this series may not like the direction that some of the characters head in by the end of this volume.

In order to write this review, I checked out a copy of this manga volume through the King County Library System.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Secrets Unveiled, September 7, 2007

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Tacti Sielu (Herndon, VA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fruits Basket, Vol. 17 (Paperback)

One of the biggest "surprises" in this volume I knew already, due to a forum I once passed, so it didn't shock me. What shocked me the most deals with Shigure, who finally gets a spotlight. Though everyone else has always pinned villainy on Akito, I have always felt that Shigure, too, should bear that label. In this volume, the method to the Dog's madness is revealed, and it nearly knocked me out of my chair.

Though Kyou and Yuki are given the back seat, the reader is still thrown enough of them to wonder how things will unfold for them. And don't think that just because Shigure, Akito, and Kureno are the spotlight that Hana-chan doesn't get her share of the stage. Being the cover girl of this volume, the reader is privy to more of Saki Hanajima's special powers.

To sum things up, it's a fantastic read - just be prepared to have your idea of the Furuba world to be completely rocked. I can't wait until volume 18 is released!