Books by Natsuki Takaya and Complete Book Reviews

Fruits Basket: Book One
Fruits Basket: Book One
Natsuki Takaya, Author . Tokyopop $9.99 (216p) ISBN 978-1-59182-603-3
Takaya's romantic comedy brims with teenage melodrama, corny humor and hijinks. In the vein of Ranma 1/2 , the work's humor also derives from the transformation of humans into animals. It goes like this: Tohru Honda is unsinkable; when her...
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Phantom Dream
Phantom Dream, Vol. 1
Natsuki Takaya, Author . Tokyopop $9.99 (183p) ISBN 978-1-4278-1089-2
Fans of Takaya's hit shojo series Fruits Basket will gladly welcome this. Brooding beneath his girlish good looks and crushing sense of duty, Tamaki Otoya is the last in a line of ancient summoners who (of course) battle the evil forces...
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Tsubasa: Those with Wings
Tsubasa: Those with Wings, Volume 1
Natsuki Takaya, Author . Tokyopop $14.99 (400p) ISBN 978-1-4278-1428-9
Fans of Takaya's Fruits Basket may find Tsubasa a bit disappointing. Takaya's earlier work is a sprawling fantasy that lacks the originality and emotional impact of Fruits Basket . The weaker characters, mediocre artwork and poorly written and...
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