Fruits Basket, Volume 20

Features

• Comic: 192 pages
• Published by: TokyoPop July 1, 2008
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 142780009X
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-1427800091
• Book Dimensions: 7.3 x 4.7 x 0.5 inches
• Weighs: 3.2 ounces

Book Description
Kagura and Kazuma hotly discuss Tohru liking Kyo. With Kagura's forceful encouragement, will Tohru be able to muster up the courage to tell Kyo how she feels? Meanwhile, Ren is determined to get her hands on Akito's mystery box--even if it means killing for it!

Reader Reviews
Fruits Basket heads towards it's end at breakneck speed with almost too many events to take in as the story of Tohru's confidant and closest male friend reaches it's climax and the volume ends with not one but two huge cliffhangers. With zero hour approaching for Kyo, some readers might be wondering why Kagura hasn't been around as he prepares to face a terrible crisis. Unfortunately, her appearance turns into an unseemly, ridiculous catfight between herself, Tohru and Rin that really doesn't fit in at this late stage. The rest of the volume, thankfully, makes up for it. Few characters in Fruits Basket deserve a happy ending more than Momiji; but as the series nears it's end his mother is still lost to him, his hope of being a violinist is still on hold, and his chance to connect with Momo before her adulthood is slipping further away every month. In fact, it isn't that much of an exaggeration to say that nothing has gone right for him in the whole series except for meeting Tohru; and considering that their comfort level with eachother is through the roof he wouldn't be human if the hope didn't dawn in him that maybe, just maybe, he doesn't have to be alone anymore. But Kyo needs Tohru too, Kyo's will is fading fast, and Momiji wouldn't be Momiji if he did anything to try to deny Kyo his motivation for fighting his impending confinement. So we watch with sadness but not much surprise, knowing that a situation has arisen through no one's fault in which someone has to end up hurt, as The Most Foolish Traveler leaves what might be his last chance at happiness for a long time to the "Monster" who might need it even more. It's then that Momiji does two things that act as catalysts to the remaining storylines. First, a subtle but colossal event forces him into a reluctant confrontation with Akito that was perhaps inevitable in any case considering he's arguably the most emotionally stable member of the Zodiac, and starts a precident that might shake the curse to it's core. This serves to further destabilize the already disturbed head of the family as we finally learn Akito's full backstory and Kureno pays dearly for his pity towards Akito in a shocking turn of events. Then, Momiji gently prods Kyo to confess to Tohru one more time, giving Kyo the strength to finally make a move. But there is still one thing Kyo has to do first. Before they can go any further, Kyo has to tell Tohru about his connection to Kyoko, and the truth will put their relationship to the ultimate test... The cast has alot on it's plate as the series moves towards it's final three volumes. Comment | | (Report this)