Post by ``saito akira on Jul 28, 2009 20:13:36 GMT
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This is a discussion, not a chat thread. Please contribute more than just a few sentences to each post. You may wish to tell us which episodes you have seen and what you thought of each of them. Or, of course, which manga chapters you have read and what you thought of them. Comment on artwork, character-style, characters in particular. Anything you like, as long as there is no abusive language.
Please also be prepared for spoilers. If you are going to say something which is a spoiler for the production you are discussing, please enclose it in the following tag:
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About Fruits Basket:
From Wikipedia
Fruits Basket follows the life of high-school student Tohru Honda, who was recently orphaned when her mother, Kyoko Honda, died in a car accident. After that, Tohru lived with her grandfather, but when his house needs remodeling, Tohru resorts to living in a tent in a forest and holds down a job to support herself. Despite suffering many hardships, Tohru remains optimistic.
One day, Tohru comes upon a house in the forest that is the home of her classmate Yuki Sohma and his cousin Shigure Sohma. When the Sohmas discover that Tohru is living in a tent, they are quite surprised by her inner strength. The entire area is Sohma property, and Tohru asks to be allowed to stay in her tent, but then collapses because of a fever brought on by working too hard. A landslide buries her tent, including her mother's picture and school clothes, and she moves into Shigure's house for the night. Desperate for a break from the filth of the house and takeaway meals, she is asked to become a permanent guest in the house, if she cooks and cleans. She accepts, and is being shown her room by Yuki when Kyo Sohma bursts in (through the roof) to challenge Yuki. Tohru, not knowing Yuki's strength, tries to stop Kyo by grabbing him, and as a result he transforms into a cat. She is then hit on the head with a plank of wood, and collapses into Shigure and Yuki, turning them into a dog and rat respectively.
Tohru discovers the Sohma family's secret, and the reason why Yuki is so private and secretive at school: thirteen members of the family are possessed by the 12 animal spirits of the Chinese Zodiac (jyūnishi in Japanese) plus the spirit of the cat who was, according to legend, left out of the Zodiac. They transform into animals when hugged by the opposite sex or when put under a great deal of emotional or physical stress (such as being sick). 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 "Inside" 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. Soon, after living with the Sohma family she began to like, then love, all of the Sohmas, and sets out to break the zodiac curse.
Discuss:
So, please go ahead and discuss anything you want to about Fruits Basket ^^
Personally, I've only seen the anime. I started to read the manga after finishing the anime, but I can never get into reading something I've alread seen on the TV ^^" However, I really love the wide range of characters, especially the relationships between the different generations. Even though to be honest, I don't really like Tohru much as a person (I'd personally get pretty fed up with her sappiness!), I love her strength and how she helps the others through just being herself, which I suppose is the whole point of the story!
Anyway, I could watch Fruits Basket again and again. The animation is lovely, and I especially like the little flash-backs that are included every now and then, as they are always beautifully drawn.
This is a discussion, not a chat thread. Please contribute more than just a few sentences to each post. You may wish to tell us which episodes you have seen and what you thought of each of them. Or, of course, which manga chapters you have read and what you thought of them. Comment on artwork, character-style, characters in particular. Anything you like, as long as there is no abusive language.
Please also be prepared for spoilers. If you are going to say something which is a spoiler for the production you are discussing, please enclose it in the following tag:
[color=E2DEBA]WHAT YOU WANT TO SAY HERE[/color]This topic will be closed on the 6th of August!
About Fruits Basket:
From Wikipedia
Fruits Basket follows the life of high-school student Tohru Honda, who was recently orphaned when her mother, Kyoko Honda, died in a car accident. After that, Tohru lived with her grandfather, but when his house needs remodeling, Tohru resorts to living in a tent in a forest and holds down a job to support herself. Despite suffering many hardships, Tohru remains optimistic.
One day, Tohru comes upon a house in the forest that is the home of her classmate Yuki Sohma and his cousin Shigure Sohma. When the Sohmas discover that Tohru is living in a tent, they are quite surprised by her inner strength. The entire area is Sohma property, and Tohru asks to be allowed to stay in her tent, but then collapses because of a fever brought on by working too hard. A landslide buries her tent, including her mother's picture and school clothes, and she moves into Shigure's house for the night. Desperate for a break from the filth of the house and takeaway meals, she is asked to become a permanent guest in the house, if she cooks and cleans. She accepts, and is being shown her room by Yuki when Kyo Sohma bursts in (through the roof) to challenge Yuki. Tohru, not knowing Yuki's strength, tries to stop Kyo by grabbing him, and as a result he transforms into a cat. She is then hit on the head with a plank of wood, and collapses into Shigure and Yuki, turning them into a dog and rat respectively.
Tohru discovers the Sohma family's secret, and the reason why Yuki is so private and secretive at school: thirteen members of the family are possessed by the 12 animal spirits of the Chinese Zodiac (jyūnishi in Japanese) plus the spirit of the cat who was, according to legend, left out of the Zodiac. They transform into animals when hugged by the opposite sex or when put under a great deal of emotional or physical stress (such as being sick). 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 "Inside" 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. Soon, after living with the Sohma family she began to like, then love, all of the Sohmas, and sets out to break the zodiac curse.
Discuss:
So, please go ahead and discuss anything you want to about Fruits Basket ^^
Personally, I've only seen the anime. I started to read the manga after finishing the anime, but I can never get into reading something I've alread seen on the TV ^^" However, I really love the wide range of characters, especially the relationships between the different generations. Even though to be honest, I don't really like Tohru much as a person (I'd personally get pretty fed up with her sappiness!), I love her strength and how she helps the others through just being herself, which I suppose is the whole point of the story!
Anyway, I could watch Fruits Basket again and again. The animation is lovely, and I especially like the little flash-backs that are included every now and then, as they are always beautifully drawn.
