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Fruits Basket, Vol. 17

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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.

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.

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!

This volume is powerful and disturbing, bringing to a head the actions of the previous three volumes. In this volume, we learn about Kureno and Akito's connection and past, and we receive valuable insight into Akito's psyche/why he acts the way he does. These explanations do not offer a reason to forgive Akito his cruelty and occasional insanity, but they do help us understand what started him down the path he is on.

My recommendation is to read the previous volume again before reading this one, to refresh yourself on the course of events leading up to this volume. If you like the idea that Akito is just plain insane and don't want to know -why-, this will not be a satisfying volume. But if the psychology of his psychoses interests you, prepare yourself for an interesting read.

Book arrived in time it was suppose too. The book has the binding creases form numerous reads (which is fine) and is very dingy from it as well; the outer page edges are yellowed or tea staid brown going inward into the pages some one/fourth inch or so. The cover suffers badly from pen/pencil impressions were paper was placed over it and someone scribbled away. The cover suffers many light surface scratches. Someone removed a sticker that was on the back once taking some of the cover with it. Cover is bent up and has a good amount of edge damage; the worse being the top back having been bent back all the way across the top edge. There is no added ink or coloring to the pages and no page damage besides some of the deep edge damage. Over all not to happy with what I received; of the gradating range I order from I have never gotten anything in this shape before. Should of been described as one grade lower.

Volume 17 is perhaps the best volume since Fruits Basket has started. It's full of twists and turns and new information and very moment you're just on the edge of your seat waiting for the next part. I haven't been so hooked to the story since we first met Akito.

Akito controls most of the story through flashbacks and explanations. You finally understand why Akito is so crazy! Kureno is a shocker and definately fills in some holes in the plot. Shigure is also explained a little. You're never really able to truly figure out what's going on in Shigure's head but this volume gets tells us a little of what's happening in there.

There's also some cute parts throughout all the serious issues with our favorite character Tohru plus so much more. Furuba is starting to draw to a close and now we're coming up the the climax where everything comes together. Volume 18 cannot come soon enough!

I just absolutely love this series for my daughters! My two youngest daughters are 13 and 10, and each of them are always looking for the next book in the series. In an age where it's so difficult to get them away from the TV or the computer, I have found them reading books in this series countless times, and preferring to do so over anything else, including playing the Wii. Nothing PG rated or worse in these books! If only we could find more books that could hold up to the standard that the Fruits Basket series does...

i gotta say i'm a complete otaku... meaning obssesive fanatic! this book will not let you down if you're a fanatic too! you might want to reread the series after you read this book. chances are you've forgotten things! plus, things that made NO sense before make oceans of sense! plus it has hanajima-san on the cover.

With each installment this story gets more interesting. The backstories are filling in very nicely, I cant wait for the next one

There is no doubt in my mind that I'm not a Fruits Basket fan. I own all the anime and all the volumes to date but this volume... this volume really destroyed a lot of faith I had in the series. Volume 17 did bring a lot of the mysteries of the Sohma family to light which was good (no spoilers for you) but at the same time, destroyed one of the most powerful character's image. Yes, it's about Akito, and yes, I'm one of those enraged girls. It hurt me a lot. Akito is no longer cool and insane. "He"'s just hormonal in my opinion now. To help there are some sweet tender moments between Tohru and Kyo but not enough to boost this volume's rating.