How might this volume fare? (Here's where I TRY to be objective). However, let's start by assuming that you don't know anything about Fruits Basket. While you certainly could read it as a stand-alone, it is so chock full of references (hidden and explicit) to characters, events, and locations from the original series, that it would not, could not, have the same emotional impact without intimate knowledge of that series. by Yen Press - THANK YOU!) seems specifically created for fans of the original Fruits Basket and not as a person's first introduction to that world. But.I'm not sure I need to.įrom page 1, Fruits Basket Another Volume 1 (by Natsuki Takaya and published in the U.S. So it will be hard to separate my fandom from my views on the first volume of this new series. I love her stories, her very distinctive art style, the emotions, everything. Her series Twinkle Stars is my favorite manga of all time (with the original Fruits Basket a close second). Natsuki Takaya is my favorite mangaka of all time. So I would be remiss to start my review of Fruits Basket Another Volume 1 without revealing my bias. (The publisher provided a review copy.I value journalistic integrity above many things. The title is nothing but an undeserved way to get attention in a crowded market. As in the first series, a lonely little girl meets a welcoming family, but none of them turn into animals or Zodiac symbols, although they share the Sohma name. The only reason I read this book was the title, and that appears to be of little relevance.
The art is generic, with an odd fascination on panels showing feet or chins or knees. I don’t like any of the characters most feel like plot devices, since we’re given very little about any of them. Because of him and another boy, she becomes part of the student council. She’s saved from a dressing-down by “an incredibly sparkly boy” with a powerful family, who keeps rescuing her. Sawa is a nervous, shy schoolgirl who avoids other people for fear of disappointing them. I thought Fruits Basket Another might make a good starting point for dipping back into the world of the manga, but I was heavily disappointed. It’s considered a modern classic, though, with lots of awareness, so Yen Press republished it in the US beginning a few years back, along with this sequel series by the same author, Natsuki Takaya. I read a bunch of the original Fruits Basket series, although I quit long before the end. Fruits Basket Another is the best most recent example I’ve seen of the benefits of brand extension.
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