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  • Paperback: 216 pages
  • Publisher: Tokyopop Press Inc (15 Sep 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1598168622
  • ISBN-13: 978-1598168624
  • Product Dimensions: 18.8 x 12.7 x 1.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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Everyone knows Isuzu is in the hospital or is she? While everyone is searching for Isuzu, Isuzu is on her way to take an item from Akito which will allow her to break the curse. But along the course of obtaining the item she is caught. What will happen to her next?

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4.0 out of 5 stars Supporting players, 14 Dec 2007
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Having revealed some shocking facts about the Sohma dictator, Akito, Natsumi Takaya turns her attention to the supporting players.

And the eighteenth volume of "Fruits Basket" turns us back to several favorites -- Hiro, Kisa, Haru and Rin, with a little sprinkling of Yuki and his budding love life. What's more, Takaya throws a wild little twist in near the end, which hints at what will eventually happen to the zodiac.

Rumors are flying that Machi tried to murder her baby brother, surprising Yuki. As he searches for clues to this quiet, strange girl's personality, he also has to deal with one of his fangirls, who is about to graduate and has a parting message for him. The truth of Maki's family life only draws Yuki closer to her.

But things get nastier when Rin disappears, and Haru starts searching for her. Kureno finds a maid taking food into the cat's empty room, and learns that Rin is being imprisoned there, after Akito beat her savagely and chopped off her hair. For the first time, he defies the "god" of the zodiac.

And when Haru learns what happens, he goes berserk at Akito, and is forced to finally confront the truths about what Rin has been secretly doing, and why. And as Rin is allowed to recover in peace, she has a visit from Shigure -- who tells her a shocking (to her, not us!) new fact about the zodiac.

There's a clear light at the end of the tunnel in this volume -- some of the character arcs are more or less wrapped up, and Yuki is starting to develop romantic feelings for someone other than Tohru. And, of course, Takaya reveals new info on the curse and how to get rid of it -- a sure sign of end times.

And the storylines here are a mingling of lightheartedness and dark tragedy. Takaya explores parental neglect, abuse and vicious rumours, but she also introduces us to Hiro's new baby sister. And for romantics, the tempestuous relationship between Haru and Rin finally hits a turning point, full of humor, tenderness and peace of mind. It's adorable.

Takaya does let us know that the zodiac storyline hasn't been forgotten in the last chapter. The big revelation is not entirely unprecedented, since it's been hinted at in recent volumes, but Shigure finally gets it out in the open.

Tohru, Kyo, Shigure and even Yuki don't get much focus in this volume -- they all appear, but mainly to reflect on the others. Some find peace of mind, some will no longer tolerate Akito's bratty behavior, and we get to see a new and nasty side to Akito's mother Ren. Maybe she's why Akito is such a violent basket case.

The eighteenth "Fruits Basket" turns the spotlight on the supporting players, full of romance and darkness, and sometimes gentle humour. But it still manages to make you wonder, "What's next?"
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fruits Basket Volume 18 - Picks up the pace again, 10 Dec 2007
I'll have to admit that I was losing a bit of hope for Fruits Basket with the previous few volumes. I wasn't really feeling anything for the characters. I wasn't fond of the student council members - I didn't need MORE people to have depressing pasts when I didn't know everything about the Sohmas yet. Even the "revelation" in volume 17 didn't do anything for me!

But this volume gives the series the good pick up it needed. It mostly focuses on Hatsuharu and Rin, and I thought that their story was shown really well with lots of raw emotion. The funny bits I found funny again, and the sad bits I found sad again. For me, Natsuki Takuya has got things back on track.

Previous volumes were a bit slow (especially with the layout of the speech bubbles with something like only 3 words per bubble - anybody else find that?) but this one was a real page-turner for me. It gets back that charm that it had at the beginning of the series, but of course it's not as light-hearted as it used to be. For once, I'm really looking forward to the next volume!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fruits Basket 18-Wow!, 30 Nov 2007
Natsuki Takaya did it again, another fantastic volume!
As usual the drawings have got even better and the story gets even more exciting. Yuki and Machi's story goes into even more detail and it tells us about Rin and her trying to break the curse. There's not much Tohru and Kyo in this one, about 10 pages so don't be too disappointed!
I don't want to be a spoil-sport and ruin it for everyone describing every detail but if you liked the 17th one or if your just having a look around don't hesitate, click `Add to shopping Basket' before its too late.
It was so good I can't wait till March for the next one!
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