secret_memories
Oct 4 2005, 07:06 PM
- Fruits Basket -
Storyline
One day, Tohru comes upon a house in the woods which is the home of Shigure Sohma and Yuki Sohma (a first year at her school with an unwanted fan club) from the Sohma family. When the Sohmas discover that Tohru is, in fact, living in a tent in the woods, they are quite surprised. The entire area is Sohma property, and Tohru pleads to stay, offering to pay a rental fee for living on their land. Feeling sorry for her, and desperate to end their take-out eating habits and filthy living conditions, the Sohmas offer her their spare room in exchange for cooking and housework. When her tent is buried that night in a landslide, she has no option but to accept.
Tohru soon discovers the Sohma family's secret, and the reason why Yuki is so private and taciturn: thirteen members of the family are possessed by the 12 animal spirits of the Chinese Zodiac ("Jyūnishi" in Japanese) and the spirit of the cat who was left out of the Zodiac according to legend. They transform into animals when hugged by the opposite gender, or when they are under great amounts of stress. When she promises to keep their secret, the Sohmas allow Tohru to keep her memories rather than hypnotically erasing them, a fate that had previously befallen anyone not on the "Inside" of the Sohma family who had discovered the secret.
The story follows the lives of Tohru and the Sohma family, as they deal with each other and a society where neither quite fits in, as well as the feared Akito Sohma, head of the Sohma family.
Characters
Tohru Honda
An orphaned high school student, Tohru ends up sharing house with Shigure, Yuki and Kyo Sohma. She loves to cook, is an excellent housekeeper and has an after school job as a janitor to help pay her tuition fees (since she doesn't want to be a burden on her grandfather). She's always polite, and is extremely kind and selfless; in fact, the other characters sometimes have to tell her that she needs to look out for her own interests. She wishes to break the curse that binds the family.
Yuki Sohma
Yuki, the "Prince of Kaiwaia High" is attractive and popular. So popular, in fact, that he has his own fan club run by girls of the high school. But he does not let any girl get close to him, and for good reason. Clever and quick witted, Yuki's natural charm and sharp, witty demeanor make him an appealing friend. Ever curious, Yuki welcomes a challenge. Born on the year in the rat, Yuki's biggest rival is Kyo (the cat).
Kyo Sohma
Kyo spent months perfecting his martial arts skills desiring to finally defeat Yuki, a goal that consumes him like noting else. A member of the Sohma clan, Kyo too transforms into an animal-the cat. The difference is that the cat is left out of the Chinese Zodiac. He is foul tempered, brash, rough, and rude, but deep down some believe he is not as bad as he pretends to be.
The Sohmas
The Student Council
Tohru's Friends
The Anime
The Fruits Basket anime is a 26-episode series adapted by Akitaro Daichi. It aired on TV channel TV Tokyo from July 5 to December 27, 2001, at 18:00 on Thursdays. It currently airs as part of the FUNimation programming block on CoLours TV. The beginning and ending songs are "For Fruits Basket" and "Chiisana Inori" (Little Prayer).
The anime series follows the manga up to approximately the middle of volume 8 of the collections.
Following the series release in North America by FUNimation, a grassroots effort has been mounted by the fan base to have a second season of the series produced in Japan. Funimation has had a sizable hand in this effort, organizing origami crane folding events at various anime conventions. These cranes were then sent to Japan as a form of petition for the production of a second season. At the beginning of 2006, however, Natsuki Takaya and Daichi Akitaro announced in two separate interviews that there will not be any more work on the anime for a number of reasons.
The Manga
Fruits Basket has finished its run in Japan; chapter 136, the final chapter, was published on November 20, 2006.
Twenty-one collected volumes have been released in Japan, and the final two are expected to be released next year around January and May. In 2003, the manga was licensed for United States distribution by TOKYOPOP after it topped a poll of requested manga on their website. The first translated volume was released in February, 2004. In Singapore, an English translation is adapted by Chuang Yi, and the Singaporean translation is imported to Australia and New Zealand by Madman Entertainment. Meanwhile, in Europe, the French translation of the manga is available up to volume nineteen, as of September 2006. In Brazil, the Portuguese translation is published by Editora JBC since April, 2005. A runaway hit, by volume five in the U.S, it had taken the title of "Best Selling Shōjo Manga in 2004."
Volumes
The volumes each feature a specific main character on the cover. They are, in order:
1. Tohru Honda
2. Yuki Sohma
3. Kyo Sohma
4. Shigure Sohma
5. Kagura Sohma
6. Momiji Sohma
7. Hatori Sohma
8. Hatsuharu Sohma
9. Ayame Sohma
10. Kisa Sohma
11. Hiro Sohma
12. Ritsu Sohma
13. Isuzu "Rin" Sohma
14. Kureno Sohma
15. Akito Sohma
16. Arisa Uotani
17. Saki Hanajima
18. Kazuma Sohma
19. Kakeru Manabe
20. Machi Kuragi
21. Ren Sohma
Japanese Volumes to date: 21
English USA Volumes to date: 14
English Volume 15 scheduled for release December 12, 2006
English Singapore/Australia Volumes to date: 20
French Volumes to date: 19
Currently (September 2006[6]), no official date for French Volume 20 yet.
Spanish volumes to date: 17 (Mexico)
Credits goes to WIKIPEDIA =D
What do you guys think about Yuki and Machi?
They're my favorite couple
j'dore*
Oct 4 2005, 07:08 PM
they're cute together =]
hehe but i think kyo's cute & funny
(which is completely random)
Rekidai
Oct 4 2005, 07:21 PM
I love the anime kyo is so CUTEEE and so is Yuki <3333
nycstrawberri21
Oct 4 2005, 07:22 PM
yuki and machi are so cute!
i agree with soosan.. kyo gets sweeter every volume!
Tammy
Oct 4 2005, 07:40 PM
I like Kyou the best ^-^
yuki-chan
Oct 4 2005, 07:41 PM
kyo kyo ^___^
yuki and machi ... hmmm their alrite together ^^
MoonChild
Oct 4 2005, 08:25 PM
Until now, Fruits Basket still is one of my favorite anime of all time. I like every characters in Fruits Basket (even the Yuki-fan girls). However, I have to say Kyo and Hatori are the particular two that hold a special place in my heart.
taceldi
Oct 4 2005, 08:47 PM
I like Kyo hehe =D here, kitty, kitty...
azuGurl
Oct 4 2005, 10:31 PM
Kyo <3 Love his attitude.
Kotaro
Oct 4 2005, 10:39 PM
I love Kyo,
but I <3 Shigure in both the manga and anime.
insideMYheart
Oct 4 2005, 10:46 PM
I haven't read very far into the Manga but this was the first anime I ever saw and I loved it!
goodvibrations
Oct 4 2005, 10:48 PM
Who is this Machi character? I only watched the anime series back in 2002. I'm not caught up with the manga at all ^^;
The anime was very sad. The ambiguous ending of the anime...who Tohru chooses and all that emo stuff.
My favorite character was Shigure <3 The whole Super Blossom Trio was hot. I remember being all like 'ooooh Shigure I'm a high school girl, hit on me'. XD
babyYUFFIE
Oct 4 2005, 11:17 PM
yuki yuki yuki!! i love him!!
kRaZiExLaDiE
Oct 5 2005, 12:20 AM
ehehe .. FRUiTS BASKET is SO good & cute. hhmm .. but i don`t know who to root for .. kyo &thoru .. or thoru & yuki? i DO NOT want yuki with that mochi or mochya or MO whatever girl with the personality problem
anyway .. GREAT anime & manga. i wish they would continue the anime .. it just kind of stopped in the middle of nowhere
Take Five
Oct 5 2005, 12:34 AM
the student council people are weird.
KanJi
Oct 5 2005, 01:18 AM
QUOTE(sakuya @ Oct 4 2005, 11:48 PM) [snapback]12134[/snapback]
Who is this Machi character? I only watched the anime series back in 2002. I'm not caught up with the manga at all ^^;
Machi comes out in the later volumes, and she's a member of the Student Council. (Right?)
I don't think I've followed a manga like I'm following "Furuba," even if her art has really gone downhill. I just LOVE the story behind "Furuba", especially all the relationships and all the different psychological/human aspects, but I'm glad to see it winding down. I love this story, really.
My FAV couple, though, is Haru/Rin. I think theyr'e SO perfect for each other, and Haru's my fav Jyuunishi, so yeah. Haru and Hatori. And Shigure/Hatori/Ayame are SO funny.
Kyo and Haru need to get together, too.
Take Five
Oct 5 2005, 02:13 AM
yeah, everyone looks like an alien now lol.
missjade
Oct 5 2005, 02:53 AM
does anybody know where i could read Fruits Basket manga online?
- my fav character is of course...Kyo! I'm not fond of cats myself...but a boy who is a cat still works for me...^___^ hahaha
yunax21
Oct 5 2005, 03:17 AM
hahaha omg i love fruits basket<3
even tho i luv all da characters.. my most favorite has got tuh be momichi<333 hez soOoOoO adorable! and so is his voice in da anime wow~ lol... anywayz does anyone kno how far da anime episode is???
missjade
Oct 5 2005, 04:19 AM
^i think it only goes up to episode 25 or 26...
colourfulhearts
Oct 5 2005, 05:01 AM
no doubt.... HATSUHARU!!!!!!!!
OMG I LOVE HIM SOOOOO MUCH, hes perfect in the manga... and he sacrificed so much for everyone else.... TT-TT
ahhahaha in the anime he was just gay X] .... i didnt get the bathroom/ closet thing when he proved that his hair was really black and white... my bro had to explain it to me.... how embarrassing X]
i dont really like the student council... =/ ... and the thing about akito was just freaky.... hahaha im rambling now ^^"
splashedz
Oct 5 2005, 05:33 AM
my fav character has got to be hatori and shigure! haha. i tink their relationship together with ayame is very funny! and somehow i like hatori's voice! although this is more associated with the seiyuu than e character.. haha.. anyway jus to sidetrack, hatori and kakashi of naruto is voiced by e same seiyuu.
but the story has sorta gone down hill for me (i did continue reading e manga) but it's still not a bad anime/manga.
happyroach
Oct 5 2005, 05:41 AM
I want Yuki and Kyo to be together. Hah
And I totally ship ShigurexAyamexHatori. OMG <3333333
tomodachi-
Oct 5 2005, 06:14 AM
gahh ~ yuki has such a sad childhood.. =\
but i like reading this manga ~ XD
can get pretty sad though.. sometimes..
and things are so complicated around the Sohma household.. with Akito and all ~
と も こ
Oct 5 2005, 06:15 AM
does anyone know where i can downlaod this anime???
AniLAttacK
Oct 5 2005, 11:58 AM
I just recently started watching the anime. It's so cute. I can't wait to see the rest.
lady_muimui
Oct 5 2005, 12:14 PM
wahh~~ yukixmachi!!! ^__^
Hatsuharu is SO damn hot in the manga. The hair and his style
My fav. characters have to be hatori and shigure though. Hatori's love with Kana is so sad. T_T And Shigure is just damn foul and hilarious. Can't wait for the next chapter~~
aesthete
Oct 5 2005, 02:20 PM
i love this manga~
my favorites are haru & hatori & kyo. xD
secret_memories
Oct 5 2005, 02:20 PM
QUOTE(sakuya @ Oct 4 2005, 11:48 PM) [snapback]12134[/snapback]
Who is this Machi character? I only watched the anime series back in 2002. I'm not caught up with the manga at all ^^;
The anime was very sad. The ambiguous ending of the anime...who Tohru chooses and all that emo stuff.
My favorite character was Shigure <3 The whole Super Blossom Trio was hot. I remember being all like 'ooooh Shigure I'm a high school girl, hit on me'. XD
.::SPOILER::.
Machi is the treasurer in the student council. The anime ended at volume 8, Machi doesn't come in until Volume 10. She's the only girl who sees right through Yuki's smile
hiSHUA!
Oct 5 2005, 03:01 PM
I LOVE FRUITS BASKET! I'M SO OBSESSED WITH IT STILL <3
InSong
Oct 5 2005, 03:06 PM
are they still trying to come out with fruits basket season 2?
~fantasygurl~
Oct 5 2005, 05:41 PM
QUOTE(InSong @ Oct 5 2005, 04:06 PM) [snapback]36053[/snapback]
are they still trying to come out with fruits basket season 2?
i don't know but are they?
++
i love kyo but no offense yuki is kinda girlish to me....
kRaZiExLaDiE
Oct 5 2005, 06:26 PM
QUOTE(InSong @ Oct 5 2005, 02:06 PM) [snapback]36053[/snapback]
are they still trying to come out with fruits basket season 2?
I HOPE SO *crosses fingers wishing*
wells .. i got some pics.. dozo --
okay .. i have A LOT of kyo pix .. b/c he`s just so cute and fun to watch/look at ^o^ & shigure is just freakin` hot & sexy. yuki .. hhmm .. i didn`t upload any yet .. so sorry >.<
secret_memories
Oct 5 2005, 07:33 PM
*Screams* Kyo is so cute when he was young XD
xRhythx
Oct 5 2005, 08:59 PM
I absolutely love Hatsuharu! And then Hatori, Shigure, Ayame, Kyo, etc.
Waitin' to see what happens after Chapter 95.
Doreamon
Oct 5 2005, 09:55 PM
Fruits Basket is like, one of my favorite mangas/anime of all time ^0^ LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT!!!!!! XD
But i wonder in the end...what happens? who does she choose? WHAT HAPPENS?!
anyone knoe? ^.^
aotche2546
Oct 6 2005, 03:16 AM
I heard that the manga will end at volume 22 I think
Love Kyo and Tohru together
So far I have read to chapter 116
Ayame-chan
Oct 6 2005, 04:29 AM
QUOTE(BabyPanda. @ Oct 5 2005, 01:01 AM) [snapback]23736[/snapback]
no doubt.... HATSUHARU!!!!!!!!
OMG I LOVE HIM SOOOOO MUCH, hes perfect in the manga... and he sacrificed so much for everyone else.... TT-TT
ahhahaha in the anime he was just gay X] .... i didnt get the bathroom/ closet thing when he proved that his hair was really black and white... my bro had to explain it to me.... how embarrassing X]
i dont really like the student council... =/ ... and the thing about akito was just freaky.... hahaha im rambling now ^^"
I must be really stupid. Because I still don't really get the bathroom/closet thing on how Hatsuharu proved his hair color.
Oh yeah...
you can download all anime episodes 1-26 here: http://getitfido.com/pafiledb.php?action=category&id=63 it's japanese w/english subtitles i just don't like those pop-up ads.. annoying.
missjade
Oct 6 2005, 05:15 AM
i wonder who tohru will choose too...right now i'm rooting for Kyo...
hamster428
Oct 6 2005, 11:13 AM
well I already know she will choose
Kyo (highlight for answer)
but I just wonder how the curse will be lifted ... i'm only on volume 17
need more!
Ayame-chan
Oct 6 2005, 02:59 PM
The end of the anime was... unfinished.. in my opinion.
Anyhow, does anyone have manga scans for volumes 12 and up? I need to read more.
*tries to stop self from highlighting above post*
MoonChild
Oct 6 2005, 03:28 PM
QUOTE(Ayame-chan @ Oct 6 2005, 05:29 AM) [snapback]60105[/snapback]
I must be really stupid. Because I still don't really get the bathroom/closet thing on how Hatsuharu proved his hair color.
hehe Well let me ask you what's one hairy place on your body that you can pick your hair off and people will not question whether the hair color is real or not? If you still can't guess it, PM me.
secret_memories
Oct 6 2005, 05:27 PM
QUOTE(aotche2546 @ Oct 6 2005, 04:16 AM) [snapback]59252[/snapback]
I heard that the manga will end at volume 22 I think
Love Kyo and Tohru together
So far I have read to chapter 116
CHAPTER 116?? I only read up to Chapter 98. Where'd you get to chapter 116?
QUOTE(Ayame-chan @ Oct 6 2005, 03:59 PM) [snapback]67885[/snapback]
The end of the anime was... unfinished.. in my opinion.
Anyhow, does anyone have manga scans for volumes 12 and up? I need to read more.
*tries to stop self from highlighting above post*
[On the top there's a link that says Fruits Basket // You have to download the chapters]
The Spectrum [It's a routating manga site. Sometimes Fruits Basket is up // Online reading]
Ayame-chan
Oct 6 2005, 10:29 PM
QUOTE(MoonChild @ Oct 6 2005, 11:28 AM) [snapback]68563[/snapback]
hehe Well let me ask you what's one hairy place on your body that you can pick your hair off and people will not question whether the hair color is real or not? If you still can't guess it, PM me.
OH! Now I get it.. I'm really slow on things like that. LOL.
kRaZiExLaDiE
Oct 7 2005, 03:54 AM
does anyone know what`s going to happen towards the ending ? i haven`t been reading it a lot .. so i`m a little out of date .. ^o^" hehehe
. . : : Snow Fall : : . .
Oct 7 2005, 12:36 PM
Haha this has got the be the best series I've ever watched..and I can't get enough of the manga either.
<333yuki!!
JudY-JudY
Oct 7 2005, 12:37 PM
I love fruits basket, it so intrusting!!
JoO-Nee9o9
Oct 7 2005, 03:34 PM
I have the whole series in my computer and I watched it but... heheh... who's Machi...?
I have all the volumes in my computer too but i kinda stop reading all of them so....
Anyways I think Kyo is AWESOME!~ He is so cute!~ I also think Shigure is hilarious. If you watched the anime you would know!~
And Momiji is adorable but I can't believe he's 15
Kisa's KAWAII Because of her my favourite animal now is tiger!! Haru's sometimes scary....
I feel so bad for Hatori T-T Aya's pretty much annoying! Ritsu's is majorly annoying ( OMG) !!!!!! Kagura's funny ^-^
Yuki looks so pretty! Hiro is ... annoying. I don't really have any opinion about Rin and Ritsu...
Fruits Basket is so sad!!!! T-T
OrangeAddiction
Oct 7 2005, 10:41 PM
haha! i think this is the anime which i love every single character.....except for the main character....bah...
fionarhz
Oct 8 2005, 02:12 AM
QUOTE
the student council people are weird.
i agree, but its funny
kyo's the best, his so cute
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