tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9032322069434415138.post5337632855893217023..comments2019-03-07T14:01:00.789+00:00Comments on Sally Poyton: Western Fairy Tales & Manga Part 2; Fruits Baskets by Natsuki TakayaSallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12759992873045228788noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9032322069434415138.post-78385081162187169432013-04-17T14:47:59.801+01:002013-04-17T14:47:59.801+01:00Candy - it&#39;s odd but all the Manga I&#39;ve re...Candy - it&#39;s odd but all the Manga I&#39;ve read seems to incorporate western Fairy Tales within them, especially the happily-ever-afters.  This is the Disney / Grimm effect as western fairy tales don&#39;t necessarily end with happily ever afters, not if you look back at the older versions anyway.Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12759992873045228788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9032322069434415138.post-26512597939064537222013-04-17T14:28:02.379+01:002013-04-17T14:28:02.379+01:00I wish this were a book.  Having grown up on that s...I wish this were a book.  Having grown up on that side of the world and an overexposure to Manga, I have no appetite for the illustration ... but I LOVE your description of the story.  I am struck by how we who hale from the Far East do not generally subscribe to the idea of happily ever after in our folk lore.  It seems to be a Western thing.  I wonder if this observation is true.  Candy Gourlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802791643303335762noreply@blogger.com