All right. All right. I'm not usually bowled over enough by manga to give them five stars, but I finally have to for this volume. Takaya is *good* at slowly revealing details about the characters and connections between them. We find out that Tohru's teacher Mayuko was the best friend of Hatori's lost love, Kana... and that Mayu loved Hatori the whole time. Will they find healing in each other?!?!?! Hiro realizes that he's a little brat and needs to change if he really loves Kisa... Shigure plays the match-maker fairy... Akito shows up and acts really creepy and awful (but that's nothing new)... we get to see Kureno again (what the heck is up with him? Is he Akito's servant or something? It sounds like he's not a member of the Zodiac)... and... and... well, I want to say it, but I just can't give away the ending scene. HEART! Let's just say that the competition between Yuki and Kyo should be heating up from now on. Whom will Tohru choose, if either? I've seen the anime before, but fortunately it was a long time ago and I don't remember how it ends. This is a total soap opera and I totally love it. ( )

A beautiful volume... I just love all of them, the Sohmas. And Tohru.

I HATE Akito, though. ( )

Things are moving along nicely. Hiro roused up my interest in Tohru's father, so I'm hoping we'll get some answers about that at some point. And Shigure sure seems to be having fun stirring things up with EVERYone. I actually quite liked the interlude story about Mayu, and it's interesting to see where the plot is going. ( )

Fruits Basket 10 is really taking on an atmosphere of growth and maturity. The topics are turning from pre-teen issues to older-adolescent issues and adulthood. Tohru has always been full-of-hope, but now members of the Sohma family are starting to really see hope as a possibility rather than a wistful dream. It's neat to see the gradual changes. ( )