(L) Fruits Basket Discussion

[PastPrime]

Originally Posted by Ash Falls Town

There is also the fact that in the anime

Spoiler for Huge manga spoiler:

Akito is obviously male.

Spoiler:

I would say "Appeared to be male." It is not impossible for a not overly endowed woman to appear to be a man if she binds her assets, does her hair properly, and dresses like a man.

[Von Himmel]

They should remake this like FMA. . I can't believe they made Akito as a male
And the story in the manga is getting far better and, I think, all of the good sides in the manga which I like is in the second part of the story (when it's getting more serious part and starts telling about Yuki's past).

[Veritas]

Originally Posted by Sassarai

I must be the few that liked the anime more than the manga.

Count me in, too. As time went on, the manga got too saturated with melodrama.

[Tenken's Smile]

I like Momiji Souma the best!!! So cute, so kind and selfless!

I like the Souma Zodiac members in general. Despite all the pains and sufferings, they have never lost their innate kindness, and that touched me really.

[Bea Rabbit]

Imma love Kyo!
Cho kakkoi! Even he's a bit annoying..

[Tenken's Smile]

In Vietnamese Zodiac, the cat replaces the rabbit (while all other 11 animals are the same)-- so the cat can go to the banquet! XD ..... I heard that it's because the cat is a contrast to the rat (I'm ignorant of the real reason behind it though)

I bet Ranma 1/2 (by Rumiko Takahashi) was quite an influence for Fruits Basket! You can see clear parallels between the two series. While Ranma 1/2 is humor-driven, Fruits Basket delves deeper into the drama. Another plus point is the way events and occurrences are organized in FB: revealing a little at a time while holding back the essentials. If the characters' personal stories were organized differently or told immediately, the story would be less appealing.

[AnimeFan188]

[QUOTE=Tenken's Smile;2580730]In Vietnamese Zodiac, the cat replaces the rabbit (while all other 11 animals are the same)-- so the cat can go to the banquet! XD ..... I heard that it's because the cat is a contrast to the rat (I'm ignorant of the real reason behind it though)
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Tigers don't count as cats?

[Veritas]

Originally Posted by Tenken's Smile

I bet Ranma 1/2 (by Rumiko Takahashi) was quite an influence for Fruits Basket! You can see clear parallels between the two series. While Ranma 1/2 is humor-driven, Fruits Basket delves deeper into the drama. Another plus point is the way events and occurrences are organized in FB: revealing a little at a time while holding back the essentials. If the characters' personal stories were organized differently or told immediately, the story would be less appealing.

Besides having people turn into animals, I don't see any other connections between Furuba and Ranma.

Maybe the rabbit was ousted because it was a redundant rodent and cats are cuter.

[Tenken's Smile]

Tigers don't count as cats?

It's just like Snake and Dragon.

Originally Posted by Veritas

Besides having people turn into animals, I don't see any other connections between Furuba and Ranma.

I bet 100% that FB's author had read Ranma 1/2 and took some ideas from it.
Some examples: the interactions between Yuki & Kyou is very similar to that between Ranma & Hibiki.
Hatsuharu's terrible of sense of direction (does it ring any bell?)
and the themes of a belonging place, the wish to be accepted by society, etc.

[Sassarai]

Fruit Basket is nothing like Ranma.

Ranma is pretty much an all out harem comedy.

[Tenken's Smile]

I like the happy ending.

However, one thing I'm most disappointed about is:
Momiji's story is the most interesting to me, but is utterly unresolved. Although his curse was broken very soon, though he's willing to stay a grade behind in order to meet his little sister Momo, there isn't a single scene showing Momiji playing with her. In the end, we never know whether or not Momiji shall be recognized by his mother and sister. What a big frustration!!

[UltimaWolf]

Quick question, what volume in the manga does the anime end at?

[Guardian Enzo]

Roughly, Vol. 8.

[UltimaWolf]

Wow that early? It is like 23 volumes long right? Wow I have alot to get then

[Reckoner]

Too bad DEEN are jerks as always (They might honestly be my least favorite anime studio at this point), and won't adapt anymore considering they didn't even show the entire Zodiac in the anime .

[wandering-dreamer]

From what I've heard (over on ANN, think it was on an ANNCast) there were a lot of disagreements between the manga-ka and the anime director and that Takaya was so unhappy with it that she didn't want anymore to be made. So partially Deen's fault for changing the last few episodes so much (you would have to ret-con the last few episodes for a sequel to even work) but also Takaya didn't want anymore.

[YuriEcchiGirl]

Most definately Hatori ([sea]dragon)...He's always been my fave FB character & always will be