Miaka-chan
Stand User
I think I started reading this manga about a year ago when I found out the reasons for the naff ending to the anime and like a lot of people, decided to find out how it should REALLY end!
I have to say that for about the first 8 volumes, the anime and manga storyline doesn't alter much, but once you get to around volume 9, you start seeing stuff that never happened in the anime. Now anyone who has seen the anime will know that the story is about Arima and Yukino, but what is nice about the manga is volumes 11 & 12 concentrate on the story of Tsubasa and Kazuma, which is really interesting and entertaining.
Volume 13 picks up where the Arima/Yukino story finished off in vol 10 and from there to volume 17 (which I finished reading last night), what I once thought of as a sweet light hearted romantic story, turns into a dark and violent tale, that had me sobbing my eyes out because it was so sad and almost mind-numbing at times.
If this is a title you've only been thinking about buying, stop thinking and buy! Don't get put off by the 21 volumes you will end up having to buy, it's well worth the investment and honestly this has the same appeal as Fruits Basket, in that it isn't solely aimed at a female audience!!
I have to say that for about the first 8 volumes, the anime and manga storyline doesn't alter much, but once you get to around volume 9, you start seeing stuff that never happened in the anime. Now anyone who has seen the anime will know that the story is about Arima and Yukino, but what is nice about the manga is volumes 11 & 12 concentrate on the story of Tsubasa and Kazuma, which is really interesting and entertaining.
Volume 13 picks up where the Arima/Yukino story finished off in vol 10 and from there to volume 17 (which I finished reading last night), what I once thought of as a sweet light hearted romantic story, turns into a dark and violent tale, that had me sobbing my eyes out because it was so sad and almost mind-numbing at times.
If this is a title you've only been thinking about buying, stop thinking and buy! Don't get put off by the 21 volumes you will end up having to buy, it's well worth the investment and honestly this has the same appeal as Fruits Basket, in that it isn't solely aimed at a female audience!!