Fruits Basket Volume 23 (Fruits Basket) |  | Author: Takaya Natsuki
Publisher: TokyoPop
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Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 56052
Media: Paperback
Reading Level: Young Adult
Pages: 210
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Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 5.1 x 0.9
ISBN: 1427808279
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.5952
EAN: 9781427808271
ASIN: 1427808279
Publication Date: July 8, 2009
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Product Description
Kyo finally makes the decision to stop running from his fears and confront his birth father. But how will he react to his father's pressure to accept an unwanted truth? Meanwhile, the curse continues to loosen its hold on the members of the Zodiac, but as Akito's control over the Sohma family slips away, will the last vestiges of her sanity and reason slip away, too? With Kureno injured and Tohru in peril, Akito has come to a crossroads...
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 Had to have them all! November 12, 2009
S. Smith (Bham, AL)
This series is my daughter's favorite. She really liked getting this one when it came out.
Furuba September 16, 2009
S. Wolfe (Austin, TX USA)
I've been reading Fruits Basket for most of my adult life, so this last volume really felt like a major milestone for me. But the story closed up neatly, with enough established that I can be happy for my characters, but not so much I felt the author ruined the ending. All in all, a good ending for one of the greatest manga stories I've ever read.
The end to a great shojo manga series August 3, 2009
Luckee
This is the final volume of the long journey Tohru has had to go through. Essentially there's no action in each of the chapters - just an epilogue-like closing to everyone's stories. And we do get to see Tohru and Kyo's first date with Hana and Uo accompanying them, which is pretty funny. I'm glad that we got to see that happen. But my favorite part hands-down is definitely the very end where we are fast-forwarded a couple of decades into the future with Tohru and Kyo. That is the highlight of the entire series, in my opinion. The two of them really deserve their happy ending.
On to the point as to why I gave it 4 stars. The quality of the paper, as another reviewer has stated, does seem to be on the crappier side. It feels thinner, making the volume itself seem flimsy. You do get a full-color glossy insert page with a picture of Tohru, but for a retail price of $10.99, you'd expect better quality overall. But then again, who pays retail anymore?
Also included is a preview of Natsuki Takaya's other manga, Tsubasa: Those with Wings Volume 1 (Tsubasa Those With Wings), and a completely separate manga sampler. I haven't read either yet, so I can't say much about their content.
Broken hearts and curses July 16, 2009
Jessie Potts (Terre d'Ange)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
This was the final volume and I have to say I was pleased and disappointed. I always knew she'd end up with Kyo, I'm just so glad that Yuki found a girl that he could care for and feel needed. Endings are always a bitter sweet thing when you have fallen for all of the characters, grown up with them, cried with them, and laughed with them.
Scenes between the Sohmas were touching and beautiful, but I didn't like that Momiji was alone. The author never delves into whether or not his unrequited love was healed by another person. I also wanted to see Akito struggle a little more instead of her changing over the course of a week, but I'm still glad she changed and is going in the right direction. The only thing I really wished wouldn't have happened until later (Although I do see the why the author did this) was that Tohru and Kyo left immediately after graduation. I think I wanted more closure and more time with the Sohmas.
The best was the ending when we get to see Kyo and Tohru years in the future and how happy they are. It's a great series if you are just starting it! I wish that they would make a Fruits Basket season 2 anime to tell the rest of the story. If you only watch the anime you have no idea the intricate subplots and whether or not the curse is ever broken.
 The final volume of Fruits Basket July 12, 2009
San
5 out of 7 found this review helpful
I don't think I need to write synopsis since another users have posted plenty of summary of this volume. I will write about quality itself.
Finally Tokyopop released the final volume. It been few years since Fruits Basket finished in Japan. It took ages for Tokyopop to release this.
Overall I'm super disappointed at Tokyopop how they handled with this final volume. Firstly, I don't like paper quality. It is thin paper but not that toilet roll material as Pet Shop of Horror: Tokyo volume 4, if anyone own this manga then you should know what am I talking about. Secondly, I am not happy with translation. Personally, volume 23 is my favourite volume of Fruits Basket. I waited for long time (too long I daresay) for Tokyopop to release. I expected Fruits Basket will be handled well by Tokyopop since Tokyopop did well with past volumes of Fruits Basket. Now I get crap from Tokyopop. I'm glad it is final volume. I don't think I will buy manga from Tokyopop in future. Consider their releases are just terrible. It adds to my frustration having to collect toilet paper material manga.
I just give this 3 stars out of 5 stars. 2 stars has been taken away due to poor quality paper from Tokyopop. 3 stars has give due that I'm fan of Fruits Basket. Well If I'm not fan of this series, I would just give 1 stars out of 5 stars due to Tokyopop did crap job. TOKYOPOP, you suck!
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