Author: Natsuki Takaya
Type: Manga
Genre: Shoujo
Series: Yes, Vol. 1 of 23
Pages: 211
Copyright: 2004
Publisher: TOKYOPOP Inc.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Summary: from Good Reads.
A family with an ancient curse...
And the girl who will change their lives forever...
Tohru Honda was an orphan with no place to go until the mysterious Sohma family offered her a place to call home. Now her ordinary high school life is turned upside down as she's introduced to the Sohma's world of magical curses and family secrets.
Feelings:
I enjoy this shoujo manga and sometimes find myself laughing out loud because it is just so funny. This starts the story of how Tohru Honda comes to live with the Sohma's, Yuki Sohma, Kyo Sohma, and Shigure Sohma. Shigure is the oldest of the house and holds things together, sort of.
At the start of the manga through a flashback to Tohru Honda and her mom we find out about the story of the zodiac animals and the cat. This leads to the premise for the series and what follows is just funny.
The art is fun and the characters are easy to recognize in the drawings. I've read a few chapters of a manga where I couldn't tell the male characters apart they all looked the same to me. That wasn't a problem with this manga. I like the incorporation of the zodiac animals it gives it something that sets it apart and makes it less of a high school manga and more of the fantasy side which I enjoy.
I think if you are looking for an introduction to Shoujo manga this is a good place to start.
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