Manga is very popular out here in the Amherst area. This series is tops with middle school and high schoolers. Fruits Baskets combines elements of fantasy, drama, and romance. Storylines revolve around Tohru, a girl who lost her mother and is now on her own. The neighboring family has the ability to hug someone and turn them into an animal from the Chinese Zodiac. She has crushes and a number of friends who fuel the plot. The illustrations are in the Japanese style of manga: large eyes, pointy facial features, punky haridos. The are all cute and adorable setting up confustion for Americans since it seems drawn for young children. They are not--these stories are for teens--and they eat them up.
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Fruits Baskets by Natsuki Takaya
Manga is very popular out here in the Amherst area. This series is tops with middle school and high schoolers. Fruits Baskets combines elements of fantasy, drama, and romance. Storylines revolve around Tohru, a girl who lost her mother and is now on her own. The neighboring family has the ability to hug someone and turn them into an animal from the Chinese Zodiac. She has crushes and a number of friends who fuel the plot. The illustrations are in the Japanese style of manga: large eyes, pointy facial features, punky haridos. The are all cute and adorable setting up confustion for Americans since it seems drawn for young children. They are not--these stories are for teens--and they eat them up.
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