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フルーツバスケット [Fruits Basket] #4

Fruits Basket - Edição de Colecionador - Vol. 4

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Tohru continua sendo o centro das atenções da Família Souma. Além da disputa cada vez mais acirrado entre Yuki e Kyo pelo afeto da garota, novos membros dos 12 Signos surgem para saber que é ela. Agora é a vez de Hiro e Ritsu. Além disso, em meio a compra de um novo maiô para o verão, o passado da mãe de Tohru é revelado.

400 pages, Paperback

First published August 30, 2016

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Natsuki Takaya

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Name (in native language) : 高屋奈月

Natsuki Takaya (高屋 奈月 Takaya Natsuki, real name Naka Hatake) is the penname of a Japanese manga artist best-known for creating the series Fruits Basket. She was born on July 7, 1973; (Tanabata). Takaya is left-handed and once revealed that she wanted to be a mangaka since first grade, when her sister started drawing.

She was born in Shizuoka, Japan, but was raised in Tokyo, where she made her debut in 1992. She enjoys video games such as the Final Fantasy series or Sakura Wars, or working on her different manga series, such as Fruits Basket, which is the second best-selling shōjo manga ever in Japan, and the top selling shōjo manga in North America. Fruits Basket has also been adapted into a twenty-six-episode anime series.

In 2001, Takaya received a Kodansha Manga Award for shōjo manga for Fruits Basket.

According to Takaya (in a sidebar of a Fruits Basket manga volume), she enjoys drawing girls (girly ones) more than she does boys. Takaya also enjoys electronics and music, but dislikes talking about herself. Also revealed in a sidebar of Fruits Basket, Takaya broke her drawing arm (left) after Fruits Basket volume six was published. She had to go into surgery, and as a result, had put Fruits Basket on a brief hiatus. Takaya made a full recovery, but complains that her handwriting had gotten uglier, due to the surgery. During her hospital stay, she gained an interest in baseball.

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Profile Image for Lucía Cafeína.
2,034 reviews219 followers
March 27, 2021
Me encanta cómo Toru les va cambiando la vida a todos para mejor, cómo los ayuda y apoya en cada momento; y ya no digamos lo que me río cuando aparecen personajes más secundarios, que son parte de los 12. Menuda panda de rarunos que son, y cuánto cariño les estoy cogiendo.
Profile Image for Kayla Brunson.
1,595 reviews274 followers
December 12, 2018
Meh... there was a lot of backstory on the other characters like Uo and even the Yuki fan club girls. I just wanted more development between the main three.
Profile Image for Laura A. Grace.
1,981 reviews314 followers
April 15, 2022
VIDEO REVIEW HERE: https://youtu.be/PWLz8dQBW1Y

I feel like I FINALLY can say I genuinely liked a lot more of this volume then I have previous ones.

There are a lot of things I would love to say, but as someone who has been told me and Tohru are the same and seeing so much of myself in her, I finally felt she was more than just "sunshine" for those around her. I have deeply felt like she is just a plot device and as someone who relates so strongly to her, I hate that this manga is making me feel that I'm nothing outside of being "sunshine"for others and question if I have any other value outside of that.

Lots of feelings and while I confess I am ready to drop this series and read something that would make my heart happier, I NEED to know that someone will REALLY see Tohru like Kyo did in that one scene. I need to know that people see her more than just someone who will help the Sohma family heal. I NEED to see Tohru heal because we are both broken people who love making other people smile and happy. That however doesn't mean we ourselves don't want to find healing too.

So overall stronger volume and will continue to read despite that my heart continues to still feel heavy for Tohru, despite that I know EVERYONE is struggling.
Profile Image for Davina Herondale.
501 reviews251 followers
June 1, 2021
Hi yes hello everyone needs to read this series bc I need people to talk to about it
Profile Image for Shae.
3,221 reviews354 followers
October 27, 2016
The story developed quite a bit in this volume! Bring on Volume 5!
Profile Image for Ellen.
1,065 reviews21 followers
January 25, 2020
I have decided that when this focuses on the characters I really like, I think it's great. Then there's all the other characters... luckily, this one mostly covered the ones I like.
Profile Image for Ali.
1,171 reviews203 followers
April 4, 2022
♡ 71/108

The beginning was a little slow, but about 30% through was when it got to its usual fast-paced goodness ^-^

I definitely need to collect the rest of these soon!
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69 reviews
August 3, 2024
4.5⭐️
Three other Sohma members were introduced in this volume, although the last member was only very briefly introduced in the last chapter. Unlike the other members, Hiro and Ritsu Sohma acted differently towards Tohru. Hiro was angry and jealous of Tohru's connection with Kisa Sohma while Ritsu was super anxious about troubling anyone the slightest. Ritsu even doubt his purpose and meaning of being alive.

The thing that is making this volume a 4.5⭐️ instead of a 5⭐️ is the bulk of chapters in the middle that feels side-tracked from the main story. There were three chapters about Arisa's backstory as a delinquent and how she meet Tohru and Tohru's mother Kyoko. After these chapters we got a chapter focusing about the chair of the Yuki Fan Club and her love obsession with Yuki...Although chapters that focus more on comedian relief than emotional heaviness can work, there were too many side-track chapters at once in this volume.

The final chapter of this volume, the one when Tohru, Kyo, Yuki, Momiji and Hatsuharu visit a Haunted House, clearly tells that Kyo and Yuki will fight over Tohru in a love triangle. Despite being very scared Tohru decides that she must go through. When Tohru tries to keep her eyes closed to manage she bumps into things and both Kyo and Yuki offers to hold her hand to get her through, causing Kyo and Yuki starting to fight. At the very last page Tohru admits that she has feelings that she cannot express yet and the feeling something big will happen during the upcoming summer break.
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139 reviews
December 4, 2021
loved this as usual. did think there was more backstory to supporting characters and even the yuki girls fan club (which i didn't care for) so that took away from some parts of the story for me; i was hoping for more development between the main characters. we got a little more insight into yuki esp with him being in the same state for the past two books, but the themes of figuring out your purpose in life through the struggles of some of the characters were too good for me to ignore:

"there's always feelings you won't get until you hit rock bottom.you rebel against the ideals in life...but then everything goes bad and for the first time, you find yourself yearning for those ideals. pain would mean nothing without kindness. darkness can't stand out without the sun. neither is something to scoff at. both sides of the equation have meaning. so even if you stumble and make mistakes, it isn't for nothing. if you think to yourself, 'i won't let this be for nothing,' it'll turn into something that will help you grow." - kyoko

"there's nothing wrong with shamelessly living on. after all, we're all alive...it's because we're alive that we can cry, worry, or feel joy. there is a purpose, there is a reason you were put on this earth. after all, maybe the truth is that no one is born with a 'reason' maybe that's something each person has to find on their own." - tohru


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1,858 reviews25 followers
May 9, 2023
MY 100TH BOOK READ IN 2023!

Vol. 7 - As Tohru has formed a sisterly bond with Kisa, she unexpectedly meets another Sohma close to Kisa’s age but completely the opposite of her. He’s Hiro Sohma, the Ram, who looks just like Kyo yet has a devious personality but we see more of his personal side when he feels jealous of Kisa’s bond with Tohru and their troubled past.

Later when Tohru and her friends are shopping and dealing with a trio of yankee girls, we learn about her friend Ou-chan’s past as well as Tohru’s mother Kyoko who was a yankee group leader known as The Red Butterfly, and how her friendship with Tohru began.

Finally, we have mean queen Motoko and her continuing quest on making Yuki all hers and we get a pretty ugly of hers that almost leads her to reform herself, only for her to relapse so quickly.

Vol. 8 - Back at school, Haru gets in trouble after his “Black Haru” rage causes some damage and we see him and Yuki have a surprise brotherly conversation.

She later meets Ritsu Sohma, the curse of the monkey 🙊, who is extremely anxious and has a very feminine look. As he’s staying at the house, he slowly wants to become more braver he spends time with Tohru.

We later see our characters ponder about their futures and what they want to accomplish while Yuki and Ayane have a comforting talk with other and we even learn about their mother who treated Yuki like he was nothing. Finally summer vacation has arrived and a visit to a haunted house brings a few surprises, and we even get a glimpse of the next Sohma.

A (100%/Outstanding)
Profile Image for Rachel.
60 reviews2 followers
February 17, 2022
I loved this volume!! My favorite parts were when Tohru and Kyo were eating together and talking about their anxieties. Also when Yuki and Ayame finally had a bonding moment, and then when he called Hatori! I love it. And how Kyo’s dad (he’s basically his dad) didn’t cut his hair all that time because of Kyo 😭
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427 reviews257 followers
July 14, 2023
Found the first two chapters not as good as the rest and wanting to hurry pass them remember that feeling when I watched the anime episodes. The art is improved as you can see over time and it’s getting more interesting
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810 reviews38 followers
August 7, 2022
Hiro, my Furuba nemesis. I hate him lol. I know he's like twelve, but I hate him.

Ritsu is so chaotic, but I love that him and Tohru are cut from the same cloth. They're just so kind hearted and they never want to burden others.

Arisa's background was in this one too - how she met Kyoko and became best friends with Tohru. Excited for Kyoko's story!

TWs: self-harm, physical domestic abuse, suicidal thoughts, violence, bullying

Rep: Anxiety, cross-dressing
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400 reviews31 followers
November 15, 2019

I thought this volume was one of my absolute favorites. I mean, the cover features Momiji and Hatori, so it was bound to happen. The combination of the two of them are my fictional dreams coming true. Momiji is like my son and Hatori would be my love interest if he were real. I love both of them so much.

I tend to compare the 2019 anime to the manga, so please bear with me. About half of this volume contained scenes from the subbed 2019 anime, so I knew to expect them, but there was a good bit of new content as well. Sometimes it can be confusing reading a story that hasn't been adapted because I often confuse who's talking, who's thinking, or anything in between.

We start off being introduced to Hiro, who, by the way, can be a real brat. After having heard his story, I do have more sympathy for him, but he still acts so entitled and I have a feeling that it will take some time for him to grow on me. Even with his bad attitude, he is gorgeously drawn and from a purely aesthetic point of view, Hiro is wonderful. Unfortunately, he's got quite the mouth on him. I've inferred that he lives with Kisa, but I am still pretty baffled. When I first watched the 2019 anime, I assumed that he was like her brother or something. Technically, it's never brought up as to why Hiro is living with Kisa and her mother, but he also isn't ever mentioned to be her brother.

I was taken for quite a ride when I discovered that the reason Hiro hates Tohru so much is because he views her as a romantic rival for Kisa's affection. I sympathize with him, knowing that he hates himself for telling Akito how he felt about Kisa. Yet again, I am reminded of how much I hate Akito.

My blood boils at the mention of his friggin' name, but this story took the cake. After hearing that Hiro had feelings for Kisa, he injured Kisa. Why the hell is no one doing anything about this? Why the hell are they indulging a man-child with a weaker immune system than even Yuki?! How the hell is he the family head?! My anger toward Akito only grows with every volume that I read.

I know that some day Hiro can be the prince that Kisa deserves. I just hate that they've already been through such trauma just for feeling love. Where does Akito get off punishing Kisa for something she had no control over? And then she starts getting bullied at school? I don't blame Kisa for what she did after that anymore. I just pray that Tohru's love is enough for everyone in the Sohma family to heal the scars that Akito has mainly inflicted upon them.

I guess it makes sense that Hiro is the sheep. I know someone born in the Year of the Sheep that reminds me of his misguided way of expressing anger. On a more lively note, I've noticed that Kyo has become closer with Tohru after she found out about his "true form." And I'm living for it.

I should disclose that I have no set in stone ships, but I like watching relationships develop in this fandom. Kyo's knocking of Tohru's head is one of the most adorable ways of expressing his feelings. There are a lot of ways in which Kyo is still an immature little boy, and he can't figure out any other way to touch Tohru other than to gently knock on her head. Oh, Kyo. He also seems to be more protective of her. I have seen him put himself between her and someone else on more than one occasion and I love him for it. Kyo was ready to go after Hiro called Tohru a "stupid woman." And at that point, I was rooting for Kyo to punch an elementary-schooler in the face.

I know I mentioned my love for Hatori earlier, and it is most definitely never-ending, but I'm conflicted. He knows that Akito hurt Kisa. He was the one to treat her injuries. He is basically the one thing keeping Akito alive. Why not just pull the plug? He may not mean to or even want to, but he's indirectly enabling Akito. Haa-san's probably older than Akito, so what gives? If there were a true authoritative figure in the Sohma family, I'd have to say it's Hatori. He is the only one with the power to stop this.

Of course, Shigure always seems to be up to something. He probably sees Akito the most, but he's got this unknown plan to give Akito his "just desserts." But it's all in the shadows and I don't even know what's happening. Shigure also seems to be the only one taking care of Rin as well. And, excuse me, but who even is Rin? One of the zodiac obviously, but I'm more concerned with how she was first brought up.

Apparently, she's Hatsuharu-san's ex? That feels like a smack in the face. I don't even know what's going on with Haru anymore! He trashes an entire classroom and turns into Dark Haru simply by reminiscing over the break-up? I didn't even know he was dating anyone! I thought the only one for him was Yuki. Why can't you just let this one gay thing be free? I know fans often feel gypped due to writers ignoring a blatantly gay relationship for the sake of forcing a heterosexual one instead, but I have never felt that anger myself. Now that I have, I feel wronged.

Who knows, maybe they'll develop the story enough to where I can learn to accept Haru and Rin together, but I'm just not feeling it. And this shouldn't matter to me so much since they're broken up and all, but Haru admitted to Yuki that he wouldn't give up on her. I would rather he would because this seems like such a thrown-together-at-the-last-minute story line. Anyway, Haru brought up a good point that I meant to discuss in my last review, but didn't.

I have only ever heard Yuki refer to Tohru as Honda-san. Why won't he simply call her Tohru? Even though it's rare, Kyo calls her Tohru. What's preventing Yuki from calling Tohru by her informal name? Why is he putting distance between the two of them by refusing to call her by her first name?

I had a lot of fun reading the chapter where Tohru went swimsuit shopping. Kyo and Yuki's constant embarrassment is the source of my happiness. I couldn't stop laughing. I like that Uo-chan explained that pink was Tohru's color because Kyoko-san was the "Red Butterfly" and her dad was simply white, and when mixed together, they make pink. I certainly have to agree that pink is Tohru's color.

There is something plaguing me, though. I don't believe that Yuki and Kyo have realized that they're both falling for the same girl. I mean, I think that Yuki knows his feelings for Tohru are pretty deep, and the same goes for Kyo. But in their hatred of each other, I don't think they've noticed that they're basically romantic rivals. If they were to realize that, what would happen? Would they hate each other more? Would they begin to understand one another? Would they finally put aside their differences and protect Tohru? These are the things I think about.

By the way, I love Uo-chan's story of becoming friends with Tohru. I know that Tohru has positively impacted the lives of the Sohmas, but it seems she can heal anyone who is hurting, even those that would be strangers. Uo-chan was saved from the gang life because of Tohru and Kyoko. She learned what maternal love was like and they welcomed her into their home. She picked up the slack, took her beating like a real woman, got her act together at school, and started taking care of her dad. I am so proud of Arisa Uotani. This only makes me more hyped for Hana-chan's story.

I think it's interesting that Natsuki Takaya chose to give an entire chapter to Motoko Minagawa. She has an ill opinion of Tohru and she runs the Prince Yuki fan club. I didn't think that we needed any backstory or point-of-view from her. I'm still not sure exactly what it added to the story. Maybe it was just to express how teenage girls feel when they're hopelessly in love with someone who has no idea. I certainly know that story all too well, but I don't care for Motoko. She claims Yuki, though she has no clue what he's really like or what he's going through. Her arrogance is appalling and she can't even appreciate the fact that the so-called witch, Tohru, is the one who changed his attitude. The reason Yuki smiles so purely now is because of Tohru. And she can't even be grateful for that. If you truly loved him, you would be happy that he is happy.

Ricchan is an extremely fascinating member of the zodiac. I know his constant apologizing can be annoying, but I relate to him. I may not be as aggressive at expressing my regret, but I do feel burdensome on this world at times. I think it's beautiful that Tohru thinks that maybe you have to find your reason for living. No one is born with a reason, but in time we can find that reason, be it a purpose, a dream, or a person. It's a wonderful sentiment that I want to hold myself to.

I noticed that Micchan, Shigure's poor editor, is very similar to Ricchan. I think it's interesting that they met when he was dressed as a man because in the 2019 anime, Micchan does not know Ricchan is a man. It was a little surprising to me to find that Ricchan was a male. I noticed that both the 2019 anime and the manga were vague as to his gender in the first place. The hostess of the spa mentioned she had a child of the zodiac, the monkey, but gender-specific pronouns were not mentioned.

I think he should wear whatever he feels like, though. And he doesn't need to apologize for being confusing. I think gender as a concept is pretty confusing. Wear what you want, be who you are, don't apologize for who you are. He still looks good. He still possesses the capacity to be just as confident as Ayame. Tohru's obviously accepted him for who he is as well. Even if he may not be a he. It's cool.

I was surprised that Kazuma cut off his ponytail, but it looks good either way. I forget that even though Shigure can be a pain with some of his joking around, he has a way with words. Cheering up Tohru with that analogy of facing the future and viewing it as a mountain of laundry was really inspiring. Just take it a little bit at a time. I think that the joking part of Gure-san is telling of the Year of the Dog because I know a Dog like that.

I am grateful for the peek into Yuki's feelings in one of the last chapters. It's quite obvious that Yuki has a lot of trauma from Akito and most of his childhood, but I didn't realize his own parents used him as a tool. And his mother was physically abusive. That's shocking, but I always knew Yuki had mommy issues. It honestly feels like all of them have that which is why Tohru is such a positive influence for so many of them. Aaya may have gone about it in an odd way, but I'm glad he let Yuki know that he's not a tool. More importantly, he's not alone. Never again.

The haunted house chapter was weird, but I think Haru's way of stopping the fear was nice. I couldn't believe that Natsuki Takaya had surgery on her hand between the chapters. I have to admire her resilience and also thank her for continuing to write this story. She forebodes of some things to come that might not be as happy, but Fruits Basket has my whole heart no matter what. I recommend this book to those willing to give away their heart.

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Profile Image for Jesus Flores.
2,580 reviews69 followers
May 20, 2025
Fruits Basket 4

Avances de la historia junto a momentos de risa, un personaje especial, y Toruh convirtiéndose en heroína.

2 nuevos miembros de la familia Soma.

Un niño que esta enamorado de la niña tigre, y que primero trata mal a Toruh, por celos, y luego menos.

Segundo Ritsu, un personaje muy interesante.

Tenemos un flashback de Uotani donde podemos ver a la mama de Toruh, historia tierna-triste, Una historia del club de fans de Yuri que es divertida, Y otra con Haru que da alguna pista de los Soma

4 stars
Profile Image for Sarah✨.
542 reviews22 followers
June 19, 2019
I love this series !

Getting more backstory on Tohru’s mother was really interesting in this volume.

I love Kyo as always. Seeing his feelings come out a little more about Tohru is getting my heart racing. I love them so much !

All the characters are really amazing. I love it.

5/5 stars ! ✨✨✨✨✨
Profile Image for Amber.
183 reviews
February 5, 2025
have finally reached 'things i don't know about territory' :')

anyways, i was happy to get more of yuki and hatsuharu interacting, i don't know why but when they have private conversations they're some of my favorite ones wkdks. and the haunted house scene was so cute and funny lol
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305 reviews17 followers
March 31, 2022
There were some real cute scenes here (monkey = cuteness) but I don't know if I'm emotionally invested in the characters' lives to continue buying the series. I'll make up my mind with the next volume.

But maybe it isn't the book's fault? I'm reading it in French when I'm not fluent, so maybe there's this wall preventing me from getting into the story?

However, I stand by my points of not caring about the side characters' stories - which actually might be the cause of my low rating. I am too focused on Tohru's story and will absolutely deteste anyone trying to bring their stories to my attention.
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