Title: フルーツバスケット (Fruits Basket) Vol. 5
Artist/Author: 高屋奈月 (Natsuki Takaya)
Book Size/Pages: Small B-6, 191pp., w/furigana
Original Serialization: Hana to Yume Vol 20, '99 - Vol 1, '00
First Printing: 4/25/00
Rating: 3/4

I'm only on volume 5!? Maybe it's because I've been reading too much Karekano as it has the same Hana to Yume cover design that I think I should be further in the series.

There's a summary of the primary characters in the first few pages.

25. Kyo and Yuki have not talked to each other visiting Tohru's mother's grave. To break the tension and to escape his editor, Shigure suggests that they take a vacation at the Souma vacation house. They have Hattori drive them there. As Kyou, Yuki, and Tohru are walking in the woods, she apologizes for anything she's done to make them angry. They spot a large footprint, Kyou thinks it's Jason, Tohru faints and have the two boys catch her but turn into animals. The cat and rat argument, which makes Tohru happy as they're back to their normal personalities.

26. Ayano shows up at the vacation house after being told by the family servant. Yuki and Kyou take Tohru to the lake while the three older fellows, Ayano, Shigure, and Hattori talk. Ayano mentions that he attended Hattori's previous love's wedding and met Shigure's ex there too. They chat about their curse and Shigure tells Hattori that they'll get some new girls together.

27. At the end of their Golden Week vacation, Hatsuharu brings back another member of the Souma family, 草摩杞紗 (Kisa Souma), the Tiger. It was her first day of school and she was picked on, so she turned into her Tiger form and won't talk to anyone. In fact, he doesn't even like Hatsuharu telling everyone that reason. Tohru tells Kisa her own experiences and with some empathy, gets Kisa to return to her normal self.

28. Despite transforming back to a regular girl, she's still silent. Momiji explains that she's this way because of her strange looks, especially her eyes and her colored hair. Kisa receives a letter and with some more TLC from the family, she gets the courage to go back to class.

29. The members of Yuki's fan club want to get rid of Tohru as she's spending too much time with Yuki lately, so they concoct a plan to befriend Hanajima and have her interfere with the friendship. They pretend to be doing a special report on "vibes" and to interview Hanajima at her house. However, Hanajima finds out about their plans and scares them off telling them that her little brother specializes in curses. Although she admits that she's a little affected by Tohru's new friends.

30. Tohru received a bad grade and feels like she has failed her mother, but she realizes that she has a large support group, the Souma's, supporting her.

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