In this book, Tohru's friends can't stand seeing her in her old middle school bathing suit, so they pool their money and buy her a new one! While they are shopping, Uotani opens up about her past running with a gang, and how Tohru's mother helped her find self-respect again. I love the flashbacks!

We meet Hiro Sohma for the first time here, and I hate that stupid kid so much. He's consistently rude to everyone, and while I understand that comes from some deep pain, I can't really forgive him for it. He pushes everyone away, and he's so mean to Tohru! I do love seeing his friendship with Kisa though. I'm hoping to see lots of character development from Hiro in the future, because that horrid little monster child needs some redemption or something.

I'm getting increasingly disturbed by all the domestic abuse going on from Akito, the head of the family. Is there any member of the Sohma family that he hasn't beaten up? And why do they all forgive him, and say 'it's not his fault', and 'you can't blame Akito'? Maybe it's the culture that the head of the family can do no wrong, but that guy needs to be in jail!

I swear, that Motoko, the president of the Yuki Fan Club, is nutso. She is certifiable insane and weird. She says the craziest things trying to express her love for Yuki, and her obsession is gonna cause problems.

Diving straight into the next volume!