secret_memories Posted October 5, 2005 Share Posted October 5, 2005 Talk about the Manga/Anime!- Fruits Basket -StorylineOne 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. Volumes: 23 (Complete) https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=3Published by: TokyopopAnime Episodes: 26CharactersTohru HondaAn 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 SohmaYuki, 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 SohmaKyo 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 SohmasThe Student CouncilTohru's FriendsThe AnimeThe 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 MangaFruits 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."VolumesThe volumes each feature a specific main character on the cover. They are, in order:1. Tohru Honda2. Yuki Sohma3. Kyo Sohma4. Shigure Sohma5. Kagura Sohma6. Momiji Sohma7. Hatori Sohma8. Hatsuharu Sohma9. Ayame Sohma10. Kisa Sohma11. Hiro Sohma12. Ritsu Sohma13. Isuzu "Rin" Sohma14. Kureno Sohma15. Akito Sohma16. Arisa Uotani17. Saki Hanajima18. Kazuma Sohma19. Kakeru Manabe20. Machi Kuragi21. Ren SohmaJapanese Volumes to date: 21English USA Volumes to date: 14English Volume 15 scheduled for release December 12, 2006English Singapore/Australia Volumes to date: 20French Volumes to date: 19Currently (September 2006[6]), no official date for French Volume 20 yet.Spanish volumes to date: 17 (Mexico)Credits goes to WIKIPEDIA =DWhat do you guys think about Yuki and Machi?They're my favorite couple Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest j'dore* Posted October 5, 2005 Share Posted October 5, 2005 they're cute together =] hehe but i think kyo's cute & funny (which is completely random) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rekidai Posted October 5, 2005 Share Posted October 5, 2005 I love the anime kyo is so CUTEEE and so is Yuki <3333 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest nycstrawberri21 Posted October 5, 2005 Share Posted October 5, 2005 yuki and machi are so cute! i agree with soosan.. kyo gets sweeter every volume! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tammy Posted October 5, 2005 Share Posted October 5, 2005 I like Kyou the best ^-^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest yuki-chan Posted October 5, 2005 Share Posted October 5, 2005 kyo kyo ^___^ yuki and machi ... hmmm their alrite together ^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MoonChild Posted October 5, 2005 Share Posted October 5, 2005 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest taceldi Posted October 5, 2005 Share Posted October 5, 2005 I like Kyo hehe =D here, kitty, kitty... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest azuGurl Posted October 5, 2005 Share Posted October 5, 2005 Kyo <3 Love his attitude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kotaro Posted October 5, 2005 Share Posted October 5, 2005 I love Kyo, but I <3 Shigure in both the manga and anime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest insideMYheart Posted October 5, 2005 Share Posted October 5, 2005 I haven't read very far into the Manga but this was the first anime I ever saw and I loved it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest goodvibrations Posted October 5, 2005 Share Posted October 5, 2005 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest babyYUFFIE Posted October 5, 2005 Share Posted October 5, 2005 yuki yuki yuki!! i love him!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kRaZiExLaDiE Posted October 5, 2005 Share Posted October 5, 2005 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Take Five Posted October 5, 2005 Share Posted October 5, 2005 the student council people are weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest KanJi Posted October 5, 2005 Share Posted October 5, 2005 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Take Five Posted October 5, 2005 Share Posted October 5, 2005 yeah, everyone looks like an alien now lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missjade Posted October 5, 2005 Share Posted October 5, 2005 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest yunax21 Posted October 5, 2005 Share Posted October 5, 2005 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??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missjade Posted October 5, 2005 Share Posted October 5, 2005 ^i think it only goes up to episode 25 or 26... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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