Talk:Fruits Basket

Naming

Since TokyoPop shows names in Western order, I will switch them around to Western order. I also will un-capitalize the last-names. --WhisperToMe 23:24, 28 Jun 2004 (UTC)

Is akito sohma really female (wasn't a doujinshi scan, was it)?

Yes s/he is. It was an actual manga scan from chapter 100ish or something. --Kimun 04:44, 15 Feb 2005 (UTC)

It was chapter 97, I think.

S/he doesn't really look female... (referring to the body)

Yes, akito is female they tell you at volume 17 but doesn't look like it.Mooncrest 23:07, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

Characters

Should each main Fruits Basket character have his/her own page? This is the case for InuYasha, and Fruits Basket is very popular as well. The character descriptions could be shortened, and details can be moved to the appropriate pages. --Sango123 23:30, Apr 21, 2005 (UTC)

The usual criterion is whether the split off pages would be stubs or not. If they aren't then go ahead, but you'd probably want a picture for each, IMO, to seal the deal. --Maru (talk) Contribs 00:07, 18 November 2005 (UTC)

I love FB, don't get me wrong, but it's not as popular as Inuyasha, and Inuyasha has over 150 episodes. FB stopped at like 30. So they probably sgouldn't have separate pages until the manga at least hits about Vol. 20.

I just want to know if there is anyone out there that can tell me who is in love with Tohru and who she loves back? It is mentioned that in the end of ch. 125, Yuki is holding hands with Machi Kuragi, so... that means Kyo is the one who gets Tohru? - I'm going mad without knowing that information :s, please help me! - Io-chan. (201.124.89.145 Talk)

I think the characters already have their own pages, actually...with pix on them. If you go to Fruits Basket Characters there's a brief description of them, if you go to Tohru Honda, under 'story' it tells who Tohru ends up wiv. I would put it here, but not everyone wants to spoil the end (there's a spoiler warning on Tohru's page). there's also a bunch of other details in there too... =D I couldna wait for the bks to come out so I know what happens...~Sushi 06:01, 20 July 2006 (UTC)

Tohru Honda is with Kyo Sohma and Yuki is with Machi,since she understands his feelings.I also know that machi and yuki have the similer problems with their families that concludes that their families care more about their image then their own child.if you have anymore questions about this topic than visit my propfile and i will see what i can do for you.Mangalover911 03:16, 29 May 2007 (UTC)

"Last Chapter"?

The Kyo Sohma page says that "the few remaining chapters will focus on the other romantic relationships..." Does this mean that the series is about to end? Is there any evidence to the next few chapters being the last? I don't want it to end yet!!! T_T Alcnolien 01:04, 30 April 2006 (UTC)

Unsubstantiated rumors state that the series will end at volume 22, or 131 chapters total. And while I have not read any confirmation of that rumor, the series certainly seems to be wrapping up.24.18.92.14 01:35, 19 May 2006 (UTC)

Well, chapter 131 is out in Japan, and it isn't the last. Chapter 132 will be published on September 5th. So how many chapters are left? Only Takaya-sensei knows. DrGeoduck 19:22, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

Well, it says tha chapter 136 is the final chapter. Yes, I don't want the series to end, yet, but it can't go on forever.............

It is on chapter 100 or so in the U.S.

The manga ended August 2006 in Japan It is on book 16 in the US. Neopetslovette 17:57, 1 June 2007 (UTC)

The final chapter is 136, volume 23. However, I'm not sure if it's been released in tankubon format yet.. Lenners 18:07, 10 June 2007 (UTC)

Bias?

"Mine still is one of the sweetest, most kind characters in the entire series and has never seen frowning as of yet." This sounds a bit biased to me. First off, saying that someone is 'sweet' or 'kind' is an opinion, not a fact; as such, it definitely does not belong in an encyclopedia. Secondly, I'm pretty sure that we see her frowning (or at least looking very sad) a few times in volume 8, so even the frowning thing is not correct.--Tally Solleni 14:30, 24 May 2006 (UTC)

If it sounds subjective, than remove it and just remark on her character. Like how Tohru is naieve, but for this particular character instead. --Miss Ethereal 14:47, 24 May 2006 (UTC)

"has never seen frowning as of yet" that part is true, and the other part is even written in the notes by Takaya. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Poserlkg (talk • contribs) 00:33, August 26, 2007 (UTC)

That's not true. Look in volume 8, page 156 (chapter 47). In the first panel, Mine is definitely frowning. It's a flashback, but it's certainly there. Furthermore, if Natsuki Takaya described Mine as sweet or kind, we need to say "Takaya describes Mine as sweet and kind in chapter x", not "Mine is sweet and kind". We'll also need to cite the source for this comment from Takaya- what were the volume, chapter, and page numbers for the note you mentioned? See Wikipedia:Citing sources for guidelines and further information.--Tally Solleni 20:28, 27 October 2007 (UTC)

Manga Chapters/Volumes

In the article it says that the anime ends at approximately the end of volume 6 but it doesn't say what chapter that is. I have no idea, someone please find out? Maybe there could be a section on which chapter is in which volume? JT 09:11, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

the final episode is of chapter 33 in volume 6, but the chap 36 (yuki visits ayame's shop) is also an episode. and in each volume there are six chapters (so it goes vol.1-chpt1-6 vol.2-chpt.7-12, ect.) Since the anime's final episode is a little diffrent from the manga i guess you could say mid-final eppy = chpt.33. --68.81.88.109 05:56, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

Volume 6 chapters 31-33. It's when Kyo transforms to his "true form" but in the manga volume 6 she didn't ask to go to visit Akito Sohma.In the manga they have different timing of when Yuki visits Ayames shop and etc. becuase they finished the anime first before the manga.Mooncrest 13:16, 22 June 2007 (UTC)

What is the rating?

Is FB a clean anime? Can it be recommended for young children? --JDitto 22:43, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

Hmm...Actually, it's based more towards 13 and up. It can contain bad words and mild sexual jokes, but it's not VERY dirty or violent. I think it can be recommended towards kids 10 and up. I think. Oh and it has some mild violence, but no blood. The great things about it is that it's a great romance/comedy, with lots of beautiful drama and hilarious comedic parts. Hope this helped. ¡Adios! Kyo cat 00:46, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

Mild sexual jokes? You mean stuff in the manga is passed on to the cartoon as well? --JDitto 06:05, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

Uhh....I think? Kyo cat 22:11, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

Well, not everything. Fruits Basket is still being published in Japan....oh you mean the sexual jokes!! Well, yes they do, but very rarely. Like I said, they are not dirty or nasty, just moderate and not meant to offend anyone. Although watch out with episode 13. I've read that chapter in the manga, and I'm pretty sure the violence, language and sexual nature (not what you think!)is still there. Kyo cat 23:59, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

Wow, it's been a while since I've been here. Seeing what I said back then, I think I mixed up "Fruits Basket" with another graphic novel I was currently interested in. Thank you so much for your assistance Kyo, because I wasn't quite sure whether this story was okay enough to share with my sibling, seeing the last time I gave her the okay I accidentally led her to be obsessed with demons and murder. --JDitto 04:01, 24 December 2006 (UTC)

You're very much welcome. Naruto isn't that bad....for a teenager ;-). I hope you get to read Fruits Basket (or watch it)! --Tohru Honda13^{Sign here!} 20:58, 24 December 2006 (UTC)

Mangalover911: The rating is for 13 and up.It does have blood but it is very little unlike other manga. it have mild everything.Mangalover911 19:22, 29 May 2007 (UTC)

Thanks Mangalover--that's really the answer I was looking for. It's nice to know it's a great book. Yeah, I think I got Fruits Basket mixed up with Ranma ½, hehehe. Thanks again. --JDitto 02:14, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

Anime and manga relations

One section of the article states that the anime follows the manga up to Volume Eight. Another part says that the anime follows the manga up to Volume Six. Never having read the manga, I wouldn't know which is right, so can anyone confirm which one of these statements is correct? Raven23 14:47, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

The last episode where Kyo transforms into a monster is indeed up to volume six, but there are characters that are introduced farther than volume six. Kisa and Hiro Sohma are introduced in volume 7, while Ritsu Sohma was introduced in volume eight. Since Ritsu is the last to be revealed, it is safe to say that the anime is up to volume eight of the manga. The anime just switched around character introductions so that Kyo's transformation would be the last episode. --Tohru Honda^{Sign here!} 21:06, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

Is kureno revealed at all in the anime?

need sources for Natsuki Takaya and Daichi Akitaro comments regarding anime.

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.

There need to be sources for this. There has been nothing posted to any of the major internet anime sites regarding such comments. The most recent interview with Natsuki Takaya i could find was the one she did for Time Magazine [1] And there was no mention of the anime there. DyloniusFunk 17:02, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

I'll try to look into that, thanks for the tip. ♥Tohru Honda13♥ 22:45, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

Try checking out Japanese articles. I know for sure it was never released in any English magazines but have no idea what magazines in Japan they've done interviews for. The new Banquet book has a full interview with Takaya about the series, so we might be able to use that as a source if it mentions the anime.SephNoir 11:27, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

Editing disabled?

I noticed that. It doesn't bother me or anything; I was just wondering why. Raven23 13:50, 2 April 2007 (UTC)

Same here. Orthodoxy 19:54, 3 April 2007 (UTC)

Looks like coz of edit warning. --DarkfireTaimatsu 09:44, 5 April 2007 (UTC)

I wonder, it worked out ok for me.76.223.99.179 15:43, 22 June 2007 (UTC)

Second anime

I read somewhere that they might make a continuation (is that a word?) of the anime series now that the manga is all finished. Is that true?

No, I don't think so because I read somewhere that the editors and Natsuki Takya though about that but it was too much work. I will have to check with my mangas if it said that somewhere but that's all I heard.Continuation is a word :D Mooncrest 19:48, 21 June 2007 (UTC)

No curently there is not going to be a second season last I heard was that there will be a second season if they can get the directer (Akitaro Daichi. I think that is his name) to do it then yes there will be, but don't get your hopes up just yet he said that he put his heart and soul into the first season and won't do a second. So unless they convince him that he should finish the serise he put his "heart and soul" into then no there won't be a second season.Smileyface 12 91 00:16, 11 July 2007 (UTC)

What she said,there is a petition to bring the anime back though.I'll try to find it.Mooncrest 23:58, 14 July 2007 (UTC)

Kazuma Sohma is NOT THE ROOSTER

To the anonymous person who keeps on editing the Anime Voice Cast list: Kazuma Sohma is not the rooster. He is not in the Chinese Zodiac at all. The character you are thinking of is Kureno, who is not in the anime, and who therefore does not belong in the anime voice cast list. -DrGeoduck 01:13, 7 July 2007 (UTC)

This is true. Take a look at http://viewer.daily-manga.net/Fruits%20Basket/ There are scanlations of the manga there.Nightflower 23:35, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

Yuki's power

Some people say that Hatori Sohma is the only one with the abitity to erase one's memory, but doesn't Yuki Sohma do that too?It shows him erasing a memory of a man who saw Kagura Sohma change into a pig/boar in volume one. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 68.23.173.229 (talk • contribs) 17:32, 28 July 2007.

I'm pretty sure he was just covering the man's eyes to prevent him from seeing the transformation. -DrGeoduck 19:23, 29 July 2007 (UTC)

No, he saw.I read the first book and he said "Enchant his memories away..." so I'm pretty sure he has that power. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 68.23.173.229 (talk • contribs) 15:12, 29 July 2007.

I'm quite confident that the "Enchant his memories away" bit was a joke about Yuki's extraordinary personal magnetism (notice how much the paperboy in question is blushing at being in such close quarters with Yuki). Besides, Takaya-sensei established that Hatori's memory-erasing ability was learned (Hatori learned it from his father)--and I find it impossible to believe that Yuki would ever learn the ability after the traumatic incident from his childhood where Hatori's ability took all of Yuki's friends away.-DrGeoduck 15:31, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

Yuki Has no memory erasing powers all he was doing was covering up they'er "ever faithful paper boys" eyes just like DrGeoduck said. And Hatori’s powers are only that of hypnosis it says so in one of the books (can't think of it right now). When you see Hatori erases Kana's Memory he doesn't event say "Enchant his (or her) memories away...". Smileyface 12 91 21:37, 31 July 2007 (UTC)

Is there any more information on this because I think that he does and was just saying that for fun while getting rid of his memory.-—Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.223.104.157 (talk • contribs) 06:39, 1 September 2007

If Yuki had the hypnosis ability of Hatori, Takaya-sensei would have mentioned it in one of her margin talks or the fan books. She did not do so. And as I pointed out earlier, I find it impossible to believe that even if Yuki had the hypnosis ability that he would use it, due to the trauma he suffered earlier in his life.-DrGeoduck 14:59, 2 September 2007 (UTC)

Shouldn't Shigure be a main character?

I realize he doesn't play as important a part of the plot development as Yuki or Kyo, but it seems to me that Shigure should be mentioned as a main character. In the animated series I believe he is the first member of the household we meet, and is responsible for inviting Tohru into the house. He is one of the three members of the house, at least until Tohru arrives to make it four. He appears in every episode of the animated series, from what I can tell anyway, and generally serves as the peacemaker when the inevitable spats break out. In most, perhaps all, synopses of the series the group of four is talked about as a single unit with the rest of the characters appearing and disappearing over time. It seems off that he is not mentioned! Maury 13:26, 9 September 2007 (UTC)

Kyo, Yuki, and Tohru are considered the main characters. Shigure, later on in the manga, becomes a smaller part shown in the story. Though he plays a major role, he isn't focused upon as well as the other three. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 170.185.70.19 (talk) 13:00, 28 September 2007 (UTC)

Actually the author considers Shigure to be one of the main characters. In the vol.18, in the column about Kisa (p.135 in the Spanish version), the author specifically says that the main characters are Tohru, Kyo, Yuki and Shigure. I think that the author's oppinion should take precendence. Jota Be 11:52, 10-25-07 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 193.144.85.160 (talk) 09:47, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

Fruits Basket Fan Book -Cat-

A fan book has been released! It only explains what has happened up to book 17. It is not only about the "cat" or Kyou. Direct quote is, "We called it the "Cat" book so it would be like Kyo-kun: not quite apart of the Chinese Zodiac, but loved by all fans!" The cover has Tohru hugging cat Kyou and rat Yuki standing on her shoulder and holding onto her neck. It contains stickers, some colored pictures, step by step directions on how Natsuki Takaya makes colored illustrations, selected Fruits Basket merchandise, the tale of the zodiac, then chapter 1 has Diagrams: Furuba character relationship diagrams, Story: The events of Furuba, Background: the mysteries and laws of Furuba, and Interview (part 1): Written interview with Natsuki Takaya (part 1). Chapter 2 has character bios in the order of Tohru Honda, Kyoko and Katsuya Honda, Yuki Sohma, Kyo Sohma, Shigure Sohma, Kagura Sohma, Momiji Sohma, Hatori Sohma, Hatsuharu Sohma, Ayame Sohma, Kisa Sohma, Hiro Sohma, Ritsu Sohma, Isuzu Sohma, Kureno Sohma, Akito Sohma, Arisa Uotani, Saki Hanajima, and others (class mates, class representitive, "Cinderella" script writer, the delinquents, Arisa Uotani's sempai, Mayuko Shiraki's mother, and the Sohma Family Head's Personal Maid.) If you noticed, the same order the books have been released excluding Kyoko and Katsuya. Chapter 3 contains School life: operations of the student council, Kakeru Manabe, Machi Kuragi, Prince Yuki Club operations, and School functions. Knowledge: Furuba Trivia, Gallery: Monochrome Chapter Intro and page gallery. Chapter 4 has: Contest Results: Furuba themed reader contest results. Personality test: Furuba themed personalitiy test, Quizzes: Furuba themed quizzes and puzzles (answers on a seperate page), Fortune Telling: Furuba themed Jusanashi fortune telling, and Game of life: Furuba themed game of life. Finally Chapter 5. This has the second part of the written interview with Natsuki Takaya and comics a.k.a the "Sohma family journal". It is finished with a list of works by Natsuki Takaya. The comics are hillarious in my opinion. There is one with Shigure and Tohru, one with Ayame, Mine, and Yuki, one with Kyo and Hanajima in regards to Kazuma, one with Arisa and Kureno (the funniest in my opinion *starts giggling*), one with the mabudachi trio, one with Ritchan and Mitchan (^^ so cute!), one with the student council (you gotta admit, that is ALWAYS interesting. hahaha.), and the final one is with Kyo's thoughts (close second in funniest again, in my opinion, but tied with the student council.) Oh, there is also a journal for Fruits Basket. And I don't know if anyone will be able to find this but i saw some lip gloss in a Tohru Container. Back to the fan book. It is awesome, I love it, every one who has borrowed it either with my permission or trying to get it without my permission (I will chase you to the ends of the earth if you try that again!!!!!!!) and it is atleast worth a LOOK at if you are interested in it. If you are head over heels in love with the series like me, then you will end up buying it for two reasons. 1) It's Fruits Basket and, 2) In the bookstore down here, it came wrapped in packaging, so you couldn't read it in the store. I don't know if it will be like that every where since I haven't been to all the states since I got it but, it is probably likely. But, that doesn't matter since you will love it anyway. ^^-Mangetsuyuki on 9/27/07 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.126.33.30 (talk) 01:05, 28 September 2007 (UTC)

?

Who was Machi's brother's girlfriend? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mooncrest (talk • contribs) 18:01, 3 November 2007 (UTC)

I don't think he has one.Smileyface 12 91 19:33, 3 November 2007 (UTC)

Yeah he does.He calls her "meat angel" but I can't remeber her name.

Art change?

I was wondering about the sudden change in style of the manga, from shorter noses and faces to really long ones. I can't see Kyo as being recognizable as Kyo anymore. Did the artist ever mention anything about this? Did the artist change??

67.83.61.148 (talk) 02:52, 17 November 2007 (UTC)

She said that she made them(kyo and yuki) taller but that's pretty much it.Mooncrest (talk) 19:30, 17 November 2007 (UTC)

It doesn't really look that way to me, the faces definetly look like they've changed. When did she say that? And was it in the manga book? 67.83.61.148 (talk) 04:38, 19 November 2007 (UTC)

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