A Brief Start…
It all began from the pages of Hana to Yume Magazine, the shoujo manga anthology from Japanese publisher Hakusensha, also home of Kare Kano and Angel Sanctuary.
Japanese Name: Furuba
Mangaka: Natsuki Takaya
Birthday: July 7
Horoscope: Cancer
Blood Type: A
Place of Birth: born in Shizuoka, raised in Tokyo
Hobbies: Video Games
Color: Light Colors especially green and blue
Food: abalone and gum – dislikes green peppers
Before the Fruits Basket fever even started, Takaya-sensei already had big pre-fruits series namely: Geneimusou and Tsubasa O Motsu Mono (Those With Wings). Because of her huge success for manga, she won the prestigious Kodansha Manga Award for Shojo Manga. Later on, Hakusensha and TV Tokyo teamed up to turn Fruits Basket into a 26-episode anime series.
Source: Fruits Basket Volume 1 Manga published by Tokyopop
Plot Synopsis:
Tohru Honda, a 16-year-old orphaned girl who is invited to live in the house of the Sohma Family by her classmate, Yuki Sohma, his cousin, 27-year-old Shigure Sohma and 16-year-old Kyo Sohma after found living in a tent because of her mother's death and the want not to be a burden to her grandfather. Little did she know, that these young men hold a horrible curse, which lies within their family that is when hugged by the opposite sex, they would transform into animals of the Chinese zodiac. Will she be able to keep this secret, which hold horrible cruelty and heartbreak?
In Depths…
I never thought that I would love Fruits Basket this much and I never expected that it would totally bring out the strike in me. Though the manga did not end up with my favorite pair, Yuki et Tohru *sorry to all Kyo et Tohru fans but I like them more*, the Sohma curse was finally broken, Akito was no longer in vain and she has moved on. In fact, I was stunned when I found out that Akito is a girl! I mean, she sounded like a guy in the anime and it that episode where she visited Yuki in school or perhaps to give warning to Tohru, he was a man! Moving on, the series was having that dark atmosphere at first but as it progresses, it was fun and crazy-to-be addicted with.
I have here some fun pictures in collected from the series. As I am still working and learning how to put links for playlists, affiliates and download links, enjoy these stuff while it lasts! Cheerio!
Links for Fruits Basket:
Fruits Basket Official Site (Japanese)
FUNImation Official Fruits Basket Site (English)
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