Fruits Basket, Vol. 13

In this 13th volume of "Fruits Basket," we finally get to meet Yuki-kun and Ayame-san's mother when she attends a parent teacher conference. She already has Yuki-kun's life planned out, but can Ayame-niisan save the day?Yuki-kun, as president of the Student Council, then has to deal with the strong personalities that make up the Student Council officer. Can he survive them, especially Vice President who has a Power Ranger complex?Next, Tohru goes on mission to the Sohma Estate to meet with Kureno-san after coming to believe this is the man that Uo-chan has fallen in love with. Along the way, she has a chance encounter with Momo-chan, who reveals some very interesting things. Can Tohru meet with Kureno-san without Akito-san finding out?Finally, the class trip is finally taken. Yuki-kun, Kyo-kun, Tohru, Uo-chan, and Hana-chan are grouped together which is sure to lead to fun.In this volume, Takaya-sensei takes time to explore how Yuki came to be via his mother. This was an interesting story which showed how much Yuki had grown. Ditto Ayame. Yuki having to deal with the headaches of being Student Council President are weaker since the people that are the officers are mostly annoying.Tohru isn't as happy-go-lucky in this volume as in previous ones. However, I was glad to see the Momo-story touched again, not to mention there's table-setting going on for Kureno-san's character.With these stories being told, Takaya-sensei never forgets why we read the manga and thus doesn't lose focus on that. As such, she doesn't get bogged down in the story of Yuki and Ayame's mother. She doesn't get bogged down in the Momo/Momiji story. She continues to press forward, which helps a lot.As usual, Alethea & Athena Nibley do fantastic, otaku-friendly work. Considering that this debuted in the top-50 of book sales, then rose to the 30's the next week, I guess that goes to show that Japanese honorifics and other otaku language being left in the translation can enhance the readers enjoyment of the title. It certainly does mine. I only wish TokyoPop had a translator note section in their manga.Bottom line: more "Furuba" goodness from Takaya-sensei.

Excellent as usual, absolutely adore the series

I am trying to complete my collection I started years ago. Since the book has been out of print it's hard to find copies at a reasonable price. You also have to factor in the age of the book. Most books will have some yellowing since they were published a while ago. So expect that from any of the sellers you get them from. .

the story is amazing. if you are looking for a great story to teach you some life lessons in a fun and exciting way with lots of amazing characters then this series is for you!!! When i have kids i am making this a mandatory read. the author definitely knew what they were doing when they wrote it and it has helped me build my character in many different ways and situations.

The book was well-loved, but not in a good way. It's clear that a previous owner got it wet and colored in it (literally, with a crayon). Thankfully, it was still in ok enough shape to read.

I've always loved all the fruits basket books. It's sad they stopped producing them, but I would recommend it to those who are into the Chinese zodiac. It's also a pretty funny book.

Great continuation of the story

cool

Daughter has 1 to 12 so very happy great condition and quick delivery

Good item Condition as described Star off as slow delivery but this was possibly Royal Mails fault !

Very please and in very good condition :) glad to add it to my collection

The series just keeps on getting better each book!If you haven't read fruits basket it is a must read manga!