Title: フルーツバスケット (Fruits Basket) Vol. 8
Artist/Author: 高屋奈月 (Natsuki Takaya)
Book Size/Pages: Small B-6, 195pp., w/furigana
Original Serialization: Hana to Yume Vol 17, '01 - Vol 22, '01
First Printing: 8/25/01
Rating: 3/4

I think Ri-chan and her mother are hilarious and her chapters were fun to read. But besides those, I though the other chapers were just ho-hum.

No extras this volume either.

43. Momiji tells Kyo, Yuki, and Tohru that Hatsuharu has caused trouble in the classroom and indeed, he's torn up the place. Hatsuharu tells Yuki that he's been dumped and hence the destruction. On her way home, Tohru meets Ritsu (Ri-chan), who shares the same eccentricity and self-blame as her mother, Okami.

44. Ri-chan tells Tohru and Shigure that she's come to introduce herself as all the others in the family have already. After some fumbling around, she accidentally drops some plates and freaks out. Tohru embraces and finds out that she's the monkey. At that time, Tohru finds out that she has a cut on her hand. Yuki helps bandage the minor wound up, but Ri-chan is already on the roof about to commit suicide for injuring Tohru. She falls off, but quickly catches the roof and springs back up because twisted her ankle.

45. In the morning, Ri-chan accidentally finishes all the milk, leaving none for Kyo. After school, Tohru finds Ri-chan struggling with a cat who has taken a bite out of her grocery bag. On the way home, Tohru talks to Ri-chan about self-confidence and self-worth. At home, they meet Shigure's publisher and apparently, Ri-chan and her "click."

46. The topic of what they're future plans has come up. Tohru says she'll get a job and Alyssa interjects that Tohru probably also wants to be a wife. Momiji says she knows, and will tell Tohru someday. Yuki doesn't know. At a late night mean, Tohru and Kyo talk and Kyo would like to be the successor of his dojo, but knows he can't and expresses that he's still a bit loss. This gets Tohru thinking and brings her to tears. As they get a little closer, Shigure suddenly appears, breaking up the mood, and interjects some uplifting words to Tohru.

47. Ayano has come over for a visit and while walking and talking with Yuki, he finds out that Yuki is concerned over the parent-teacher meeting at school as he doesn't like his parents. Ayano offers to go in lieu of the parents.

48. After several long minutes, summer vacation starts. After class, Momiji invites the group to go to a haunted house. Despite being afraid, Tohru makes herself go in. After a few scares, Hatsuharu destroys some of the props and gets them in trouble.

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