Fruits Basket - Vol. 4 Reviews

These Fruits Are Good For You

A great end to a fantastic series. Fruits Basket has gone from fluffy and girly to dark and almost existential with its themes of curses, lost loves and tragic family history. Although this volume starts out funny and light-hearted with a visit to Ayame's cross dressing shop (!), it soon takes a twisted turn as we find out more about the Sohmas. Just why does Kyo wear those black and white beads, and has Tohru got the character to face up to the terrible truth behind the zodiac curse?

The last few episodes are both bleak and beautiful as they explore the heart of the Fruits Basket story - the need for belonging and the difficulty of accepting all sides of a person. A portion of Fruit definitely worth getting.

[Highly rated reviewer]

Underwhelming Ending.

One episode in this volume did have me laughing away. Tohru Honda remains the sweet girl, solving problems with her words and innocent attitude. Yet, I can't help feeling underwhelmed.

The number of episodes dedicated to gearing towards the obvious conclusion involving Kyo's 'true form' was disappointing and the final ending felt lacking, despite its positive tone.

The effect of Tohru's words on the surly characters - whilst a great message for children - begins to break to limits of believability, long having stretched those limits.

Ultimately, there are many positive lessons here to learn and the themes of acceptance, non-violence and the power of words provide children with a good moral framework.

Just don't expect yourself to be able to suspend disbelief for the duration.

Good fun

12 year old watched:Better than expected having read the books. Funny throughout. Will watch the others.

Great japanese animation.

Such a shame there isn't any more of these. Me and my 7 year old daughter loved watches all of these.

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Soooo good.....

.....but far too short!!!! I wanted more from the series!!! The only thing I don't like about the series is the fact that Torhu is a bit of a pushover and never stands up for herself, I guess that could be down to culture differences though....

Another annoying thing is that she never gets with either Yuki or Kyo! I'm now reading the manga to see if there's any more to the story. Definately one of my favs though.

Customer Review

In the final disc of the 'Fruba' series there is the usual selection of laughs, touching moments and Tohru's (slightly tedious) moralising. The episodes include

=Yuki and Tohru visiting the irrepresible Ayame's 'costume' shop, which is very funny, and continues to build on the relationship of the two brothers

=The introduction of Hiro Sohma, another member of the zodiac who is the same age as Kisa, and is jealous of Tohru's close relationship with her. Hiro actively dislikes Tohru, and it makes quite a nice change from the rest of the characters who just adore her after about five minutes in her company.

=An episode focusing on the President of the 'Prince Yuki fan club' who is determined not to let the fact that she has only ever spoken to Yuki about twice put her off her hopes of dating him.

=Another new zodiac member, Ritsu, who was previously mentioned as the child of the Hotspings Hostess. An extremely nervous young man, he dresses as a girl to make him feel more secure, but this makes him even more uncomfortable, sure that his family are ashamed of him for it.

The final three episodes of the series center around the revelation of Kyo's monstous 3rd form-that of the cat's evil spirit, and Tohru's acceptance of him. This would be OK if there was another series, but not for people who wanted closure on the whole Tohru/Yuki/Kyo triangle. Best to read the manga...

Fruits Basket 4

Fruits Basket 4 continues much the same route as previously, although some darker plot changes are introduced. If you have liked Fruits Basket so far, this may really get you hooked.

Great!!!

aww this is soooo cute!! a perfect way to end the series, though i would like to know more about what happens in the end, its really great and nearly made me cry. the difference between going from light hearted to serious is so quick you hardly notice.

i recommend this!!