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Dec 31, 2013
Hello manga loving ladies and gentlemen! If you enjoy romance manga/ anime as much as I do than this is definitely the series for you! Natsuki Takaya's Fruits Basket is an extremely heartfelt and romantic manga/anime. The story is about a young teenage Japanese girl named Tohru Honda, after losing both parents do to some tragedies, ends up living in a tent in the woods, until her grandfather's house is done renovation. However she soon comes to the realization that her campsite is on the land owned by the Sohma's. It is then that she meets Yuki Sohma; the prince of her High school and his novelist older cousin, Shigure. When they see Tohru's living conditions they offer her to lodge in an empty bedroom of their house as a housekeeper. As the story unfolds we find out that the Sohma's are keeping a dark secret, whenever they are under a deal of stress or are hugged by a member of the opposite sex they turn in one of the 12 animals of the Chinese Zodiac. It soon becomes Tohru's ambition to find a way to break the Sohma family curse. This manga/ anime is very mainstream, anybody who reads manga or watches anime would have at least heard about Fruits Basket. I would say that this romantic comedy/ reverse harem is targeted toward its female audience more than its male. Natsuki Takaya does a great job giving each character their own back story and bringing each character to life. The themes of love, friendship and acceptance of oneself play out really well in this manga/ anime. You will get so attached to the characters that you will cry your eyes outs when they cry or you will laugh your head off when they crack a joke. The overall plot of the manga/anime is very unique, I've never read or seen anything even similar to this before. If you are looking for originality, Fruits Basket is the Manga/ anime for you. I would rate Fruits Basket a 10/10! A must read/ watch.