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30 of 32 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Things get serious., August 18, 2005
This volume of Fruits Basket is heavy on the drama.
As it starts out, Tohru and Yuki silently return to the others after his admission, and the gang's vacation plummets as Akito starts to summon some of them for private emotional abuse sessions - beginning with Haru and then proceeding to Kyo, who almost breaks under the ordeal. Realizing what Tohru has become to the family, Akito ominously storms off to have it out with her. But Akito didn't count on being challenged by someone who will not stand for him going after Tohru...
Momiji.
Such emphasis has been placed on Yuki and Kyo's relationship with Tohru that it's easy to overlook how close she's become to Momiji in a very different way, and since we often forget how old he is because he looks and acts so young it's a shock when it's he who faces Akito down. Momiji's confrontation with Akito is well done and frightening - considering our knowledge of Rin's trip to the hospital and Haru's warning in the last volume that Akito dislikes him. This is definitely his volume, as he shows himself to be as much Tohru's prince as Yuki or Kyo - if not more.
Also including the stunning revealation of Akito's place in the Zodiac, this volume is one of the strongest so far.
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Kyo's heart revealed...finally!!!, October 12, 2005
After the moonlight moment between Yuki and Tohru they head back to the Sohma home together. The next day Akito summons for Haru to pay him a visit, while Tohru and Kyo head to the beach to make sand castles. Yuki and Momitchi meets up with them and Yuki is tender with Tohru again. Akito and Kureno head to the Sohma house to meet with Tohru, a woman whom Akito despises. They find their way to the beach, where he sees Kyo and Tohru having fun and being happy, and it unnerves him so much he decides to prolong the visit. On the way home Tohru encounters a horse on the ground. This turns out to be Isuzu Sohma, another member of the zodiac. She turns back to her female form and warns Tohru and Yuki not to tell anyone she was there and runs off half naked.
Akito has demanded that Kyo be brought to him. Tohru thinks this is a good sign, though Kyo knows it cannot be. Yuki warns him not to lose his temper in front of Akito, but this proves futile as Akito brings up some painful memories, including a bet he and Kyo have that will ultimately seal Kyo's doom if he loses. Kyo reveals to Akito just how much Tohru means to him. Akito becomes enraged over the revelations of Kyo's heart, which he attempts to deny. He leaves Akito to go see her, and tries to pretend nothing bad happened.
The Sohmas decide to end their vacation with a bang...literally, by blowing off an obscene amount of fireworks at Momitchi's suggestion. Akito makes an appearance in the middle of the night at the house and demands to see Tohru. Momitchi bars his way, and gets hurt in the process. Akito tells her of his true plans for the members of the zodiac, plans that don't include outsiders, or Kyo for that matter. Akito hurts Tohru's face and Kureno shows up to retrieve him. Akito tells Tohru Kureno is the rooster, and also that as long as he exists he (Akito) is the God of the Sohma clan. This leaves Tohru thinking into the next evening when they finally have their fireworks. She decides that she must endeavor to break the curse, no matter what it takes.
...wow... It didn't seem possible but the series just keeps getting better and better... my gods, I didn't see this coming. The revelation of the relationship between Kyo and Akito was amazing. The fact that Kyo must defeat Yuki to win his freedom, heart wrenching. Ultimately, I think he will defeat him, but not in the manner of fighting. What I would like to see is that Kyo defeats him in the manners of the heart, by winning Tohru's heart. I think that would be a terrific ending, though I would be sorry to see Yuki get hurt. Realistically though, he has had so much of Tohru's time in the series a far as romance goes, but him being the rat has a better chance of being with someone than Kyo, what with his "true cat form" and all, who's going to accept him like that besides Tohru? I may be waxing sentimental, but I would prefer to see I end with Tohru and Kyo together for that reason alone... I'd like to see that cat win something tangible, and I hope that is the direction that it will end up going.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Another 5-star Rating!, August 13, 2006
Fruits Basket volume 11 is probably among the darkest volumes in the series. When you read this one, I can assure you that you will easily be moved to tears - and also part of what makes it dark is our finding out about the zodiacs' futures, particularly Kyo's.
It's obvious that this family holds lots of betrayal and backstabbing, and this volume makes that a big part of its aura. Parts of the book are rather surprising and catch you off-guard while you're reading it. I remember sitting on my bed while reading it, turning to the next page and going "WTF KYO KNEW KYOKO" because basically, this is the volume where we find out about that.
Akito finally confronts Tohru with her real attitude towards outsiders, and gives her a small wound in her anger (poor Tohru!). However, Momiji fans will love this volume, as we see his courageous and protective side towards loved ones.
And LAST but not least, the "love triangle" Between Tohru, Yuki and Kyo is certainly getting more complex. You'll know that in the previous volume, Yuki confessed to himself his love for Tohru. In this volume, the same happens with Kyo. I know who she ends up with in the end at this point (and also by reading spoilers! Haha), but I won't tell you for the sake of my poor head before getting hit by an iron skillet. VERY worthy of five stars, although my favorite volumes are still 1, 4, 6, and 13.
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