Fruits Basket, Vol. 2 (Spanish Edition)

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 192 pages
• Published by: Public Square Books; Spanish edition June 25, 2007
• Written in: Spanish
• ISBN 10 Number: 1594973156
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-1594973154
• Book Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.6 x 0.6 inches
• Weighs: 7.2 ounces

Product Review
Do not walk, do not run - fly out and get it. -- AnimeOn DVD.com --This text refers to the Comic edition.

Product Description
Tohru Honda, an orphaned high school freshman, is invited to stay with the mysterious Sohma family in exchange for cooking and cleaning. She soon discovers the family's great secret. . .its members are possessed by the spirits of the Chinese Zodiac, and when they are hugged by members of the opposite sex, they transform into their Zodiac animal! Charming. . .Highly recom-mended. -Library Journal.

Reader Reviews
This review is from: Fruits Basket, Vol. 2 (Comic) As an American whose undergrad studies revolved around European subjects, I am still quite ignorant of Japanese customs/cultures/naming conventions and so on. This book confuses me in a few different ways: 1, as another reviewer pointed out, several of the characters look nearly identical, and I had to go back and reread several portions to figure out who was whom. 2, the variations on naming are awkward to me. Tohru is variously referred to as Tohru, Tohru-san, Tohru-chan, Tohru-kun, Honda-san, sometimes even Kyoko-san, which is her mother's name. This isn't so bad, because Tohru is always Tohru no matter what is on the end of it, but for example Hatori is sometimes Ha'ri and sometimes Haa-san and this happens with all the characters who have more than 2 syllables in their names. There are some weird cultural things drawn in here that I don't understand: a sketch of Tohru's mom in middle school, and she's wearing what looks like a surgical mask? (She was not a doctor.) One of Tohru's friends is referred to as a Yankee, but I can only assume this has a different meaning in Japan. Her name is Arisa Uotani-san (sometimes Uo-chan, which really threw me!) and that is definitely not an American name. So, here I am confused again. Please forgive my ramblings but once I get started, it's hard to stop! I'll be continuing with Fruits Basket.