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フルーツバスケット [Fruits Basket] #2
フルーツバスケット 2
異性に抱きつかれると十二支に変身する由希・夾(きょう)・紫呉(しぐれ)と暮らす透。高校の文化祭に3人の親戚、紅葉(もみじ)とはとりが突然現れた!! 記憶隠蔽能力を持つはとりの家に呼び出されてしまった透は…!?
190 pages, Paperback
First published June 18, 1999
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Natsuki Takaya
153 books2,701 followersName (in native language) : 高屋奈月
Natsuki Takaya (高屋 奈月 Takaya Natsuki, real name Naka Hatake) is the penname of a Japanese manga artist best-known for creating the series Fruits Basket. She was born on July 7, 1973; (Tanabata). Takaya is left-handed and once revealed that she wanted to be a mangaka since first grade, when her sister started drawing.
She was born in Shizuoka, Japan, but was raised in Tokyo, where she made her debut in 1992. She enjoys video games such as the Final Fantasy series or Sakura Wars, or working on her different manga series, such as Fruits Basket, which is the second best-selling shōjo manga ever in Japan, and the top selling shōjo manga in North America. Fruits Basket has also been adapted into a twenty-six-episode anime series.
In 2001, Takaya received a Kodansha Manga Award for shōjo manga for Fruits Basket.
According to Takaya (in a sidebar of a Fruits Basket manga volume), she enjoys drawing girls (girly ones) more than she does boys. Takaya also enjoys electronics and music, but dislikes talking about herself. Also revealed in a sidebar of Fruits Basket, Takaya broke her drawing arm (left) after Fruits Basket volume six was published. She had to go into surgery, and as a result, had put Fruits Basket on a brief hiatus. Takaya made a full recovery, but complains that her handwriting had gotten uglier, due to the surgery. During her hospital stay, she gained an interest in baseball.
Natsuki Takaya (高屋 奈月 Takaya Natsuki, real name Naka Hatake) is the penname of a Japanese manga artist best-known for creating the series Fruits Basket. She was born on July 7, 1973; (Tanabata). Takaya is left-handed and once revealed that she wanted to be a mangaka since first grade, when her sister started drawing.
She was born in Shizuoka, Japan, but was raised in Tokyo, where she made her debut in 1992. She enjoys video games such as the Final Fantasy series or Sakura Wars, or working on her different manga series, such as Fruits Basket, which is the second best-selling shōjo manga ever in Japan, and the top selling shōjo manga in North America. Fruits Basket has also been adapted into a twenty-six-episode anime series.
In 2001, Takaya received a Kodansha Manga Award for shōjo manga for Fruits Basket.
According to Takaya (in a sidebar of a Fruits Basket manga volume), she enjoys drawing girls (girly ones) more than she does boys. Takaya also enjoys electronics and music, but dislikes talking about herself. Also revealed in a sidebar of Fruits Basket, Takaya broke her drawing arm (left) after Fruits Basket volume six was published. She had to go into surgery, and as a result, had put Fruits Basket on a brief hiatus. Takaya made a full recovery, but complains that her handwriting had gotten uglier, due to the surgery. During her hospital stay, she gained an interest in baseball.
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April 10, 2022
kyo and yuki’s relationship in the manga is much more weirdly homoerotic.
September 24, 2017
🐭 This volume is Yuki! 🐭
What another wonderful and comforting re-read of this volume of Fruits Basket! This time we get to meet two new members of the Zodiac, the cute and sweet Momiji, and the cold and mysterious Hatori. In this volume we get to see Tohru's adorable comparison between onigiri and self love, a similie that is as adorable as it is true.
"Perhaps a person's strengths are like the pickled plum in the rice balls! The pickled plum is always stuck behind the rice ball, so the rice ball can't see it. And in this world, everyone has got a pickled plum, of different shapes and sizes, colours and tastes stuck on their backs. But because it's stuck on their backs, they may not be able to see the lovely pickled plum that's attached to them, so they'd think to themselves 'I'm nothing but plain ole rice'. But that's not true. They've got their pickled plum safely stuck on their backs. And the reason why we are often envious of others is because we can see the pickled plum that's on their backs."
That is something I always try to remember, that we all have a pickled plum on our backs, even if we can't see it ourselves! This volume was very much about seeing that there is something special and wonderful within each person, and that appearances and attitude should not decieve us from what really is inside. I cannot wait to continue on with my re-read!
🐱 Next volume is Kyo! 🐱
What another wonderful and comforting re-read of this volume of Fruits Basket! This time we get to meet two new members of the Zodiac, the cute and sweet Momiji, and the cold and mysterious Hatori. In this volume we get to see Tohru's adorable comparison between onigiri and self love, a similie that is as adorable as it is true.
"Perhaps a person's strengths are like the pickled plum in the rice balls! The pickled plum is always stuck behind the rice ball, so the rice ball can't see it. And in this world, everyone has got a pickled plum, of different shapes and sizes, colours and tastes stuck on their backs. But because it's stuck on their backs, they may not be able to see the lovely pickled plum that's attached to them, so they'd think to themselves 'I'm nothing but plain ole rice'. But that's not true. They've got their pickled plum safely stuck on their backs. And the reason why we are often envious of others is because we can see the pickled plum that's on their backs."
That is something I always try to remember, that we all have a pickled plum on our backs, even if we can't see it ourselves! This volume was very much about seeing that there is something special and wonderful within each person, and that appearances and attitude should not decieve us from what really is inside. I cannot wait to continue on with my re-read!
🐱 Next volume is Kyo! 🐱
June 9, 2023
Still fun! I am excited to finally get past where the anime ended!
December 27, 2022
Tohru Honda is soo cute and innocent.
i love how we get to see new characters from the Souma family every now and then in new volumes introduced in a brilliant way.
i love how we get to see new characters from the Souma family every now and then in new volumes introduced in a brilliant way.
September 4, 2018
Still getting used to manga, but it's getting easier to read. Reading this series on recommendation of a really good friend. She loves the series, so I'm trying to stick with it! It's growing on me a little.
August 26, 2018
I do still have a crush on Hatori. *Sigh*
Tohru is very sweet, but also, like...kinda dumb.
Tohru is very sweet, but also, like...kinda dumb.
January 27, 2021
(3.5/5)
November 5, 2020
La historia de amor de Hatori me rompió el corazón 😭
February 9, 2008
I love Fruits Basket! As I finsihed this book, it's pretty interesting about Hatori (has the spirit of the dragon).
I would add this kind of quote to my profile from this volume 2:
Hatori:"When snow melts, what do think it becomes?"
Tohru: "Huh? Ah...Um, well...Hmm.
It becomes spring!
No matter how cold it is now,
Spring will come again! Without fail.
It's strange, isn't it? But it's true."
ALSO:
Hatori: Please let her... find someone who can make her happy. I pray. Even if I die surrounded by snow that never melts... I don't care. Please... Please...
I would add this kind of quote to my profile from this volume 2:
Hatori:"When snow melts, what do think it becomes?"
Tohru: "Huh? Ah...Um, well...Hmm.
It becomes spring!
No matter how cold it is now,
Spring will come again! Without fail.
It's strange, isn't it? But it's true."
ALSO:
Hatori: Please let her... find someone who can make her happy. I pray. Even if I die surrounded by snow that never melts... I don't care. Please... Please...
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 14, 2019
“Sometimes it feels like the whole world is conspiring to destroy my house... "
- Shigure Sohma”
I feel you Shigure ;)
I didn't connect to this volume as much as I did to the first one. It dragged in the mud a bit, to be honest, and was pretty predictable. Perhaps I'll come back to the series with a different mindset later on, but for now, I'm going to go with dropping this one.
October 8, 2016
Ah i so loved meeting Tohru's friends ,Uo and especially Hanajima with all her electromagnetic waves.
I also so loved reading Hatori's backstory .It was so sad and touching .
“To me...she was spring. It was as if while imprisoned inside the dark cage of the inner family...I had completely frozen into snow...and then there she was--fresh, clear spring. It was almost inevitable that..I would fall in love with her. -Hatori”
so after the snow melts , spring comes
It was so sweet watching Tohru getting along really well with the family
“So let me get this straight. You were living in a tent in the woods, but now you're living with Prince Charming and anger management boy? SERIOUSLY?!”
and i am sooo into Kyo's jerkiness.His fights with Yuki are just mm :
“Sometimes it feels like the whole world is conspiring to destroy my house... "- Shigure Sohma”
exatly that :)
I also so loved reading Hatori's backstory .It was so sad and touching .
“To me...she was spring. It was as if while imprisoned inside the dark cage of the inner family...I had completely frozen into snow...and then there she was--fresh, clear spring. It was almost inevitable that..I would fall in love with her. -Hatori”
so after the snow melts , spring comes
It was so sweet watching Tohru getting along really well with the family
“So let me get this straight. You were living in a tent in the woods, but now you're living with Prince Charming and anger management boy? SERIOUSLY?!”
and i am sooo into Kyo's jerkiness.His fights with Yuki are just mm :
“Sometimes it feels like the whole world is conspiring to destroy my house... "- Shigure Sohma”
exatly that :)
September 5, 2016
Two new characters were added: Momiji and Hatori. The curse was developed a little bit further, but it's still a mystery overall. Can it be broken? I love seeing all the characters interact with one another. It's so cute and funny most of the time like when Hana gets both Kyo and Yuki to go back to the house to spend New Years with Tohru, that was super sweet.
This installment presented the problem that Tohru's memories could be wiped by Hatori should he choose or Akito give the order. We also learn a little more about the Sohma clan and how they live in their estate. Hatori also relives some painful memories, but has the epiphany that there's still hope for the members of the zodiac thanks to Tohru. I also really love the art in the novels and I think I'll re-watch the anime once I have time ^.^
This installment presented the problem that Tohru's memories could be wiped by Hatori should he choose or Akito give the order. We also learn a little more about the Sohma clan and how they live in their estate. Hatori also relives some painful memories, but has the epiphany that there's still hope for the members of the zodiac thanks to Tohru. I also really love the art in the novels and I think I'll re-watch the anime once I have time ^.^
December 4, 2018
Okay Tohru is so sweet. Maybe TOO sweet and upbeat. Does this girl ever get angry or frustrated?! I love her but she doesn't feel real! Momiji is adorable! I am glad we are getting to meet other members of the zodiac and getting a better glimpse of this curse. Why is the Sohma head is nasty?! I don't know if I really want to meet him. I hope he stays away for Tohru!
May 28, 2022
This was just as good as the first volume and I loved all the developments of momji's story man was his life sad and yet he has such a positive outlook on life just like tohru. I love how the plot is progressing in this story and yes Kyo is still my favorite what can I say cats are better than rats. Can't wait for the next volume five out of five.
February 16, 2021
I love every character in this book. Their stories are so beautiful. Plus, those boys are so very pretty.
Uuuuuuuug these are fantastic!
2021 re-read: uuuuug Hatori *cries forever*
Uuuuuuuug these are fantastic!
2021 re-read: uuuuug Hatori *cries forever*
August 18, 2024
Not as entertaining as volume 1 and long-winded but the background and world building still very solid.
February 10, 2018
In questo volume incontriamo due nuovi membri della famiglia Soma e in particolare il triste passato di Hatori. Mi piace come vengono introdotti pian piano nuovi personaggi e nel mentre si approfondiscono quelli che già conosciamo. Sono contenta di aver iniziato questa serie che mi sta molto prendendo e sono curiosa di leggere il proseguo, conoscendo altri membri della famiglia, nuovi segni zodiacali e i difficili rapporti dei Soma, in particolare con il misterioso capo famiglia che voglio conoscere il prima possibile.
September 28, 2022
Another wonderful installment to the series and we get to meet Momiji who is one of my favorite characters in the story! Maybe that's because I was born in the year of the rabbit, but also because he is so adorable! I love the theme of friendship in this volume and the fact Kyo and Yuki went back for Tohru to spend New Year's with her. Lovely story, a classic I highly recommend.
May 13, 2013
Spoilers
This was just as good as the first volume — it was perfectly weird and wonderful.
What's what: The Sohma family are possessed by the spirits of the Chinese zodiac, and if they're ever hugged by the opposite sex they transform into their zodiac animal. I still found the premise kind of wacky but in a good way. Tohru (the clumsy homeless heroine) quite literally stumbled onto their secret. She now lives in the Sohma house with three of the Sohma boys — good guy Yuki (rat), moody Kyo (cat), and pervy Shigure (dog).
Oh and Tohru stays with them rent free in exchange for cooking and cleaning. Yea, it was all rather sexist, but it kind of felt satirical - I'm not sure whether that was intentional or not though.
-The plot was sort of all over the place - Tohru's friends have a sleepover at the Sohma house to make sure she's been treated right. Then Tohru/Kyo/Yuki and co sell rice at school, also Tohru meets more of the Sohma family, and then everyone celebrates new year. It was actually really entertaining.
-I loved Tohru. I was worried that I would get sick of her Mary Sue optimism but thankfully, I didn't. Mind you, this is only volume 2… I've got another twenty or so to go… So no doubt, she'll annoy me soon enough.
The best thing about Tohru was how funny she was — most of the time it was unintentional on her part. Things like Tohru falling down because she was walking and thinking at the same time, and her getting excited at the most silliest things, and making really naive + idiotic remarks… It all should have been annoying but for some reason it wasn't — it was just strangely charming.
-I loved Tohru's female friends. Hana and Arisa/Uo were brilliant… They had good personalities that I felt rivaled Tohru's. I get overly happy when the heroine has strong female friendships, and I get even more happier when her friends aren't written poorly just so the heroine can seem amazing, deep and worthwhile in comparison. More heroines should have friends as amazing as Tohru's.
-I'm intrigued by Hana's psychic powers, I'm hoping there'll be some focus on that in future volumes. I loved Uo/Arisa's attitude — she was supportive, witty and confident.
It was cool that Hana and Uo were genuinely concerned about Tohru and her life at the Sohma's… I liked it when Uo and Hana made it clear to the Sohma boys that if any harm came to Tohru they would hurt them. Females sticking together, that's what I like to see.
-Yuki was kind of irritating in how great he was at everything, he was a total Gary Stu. And his personality was too smooth and bland. He was okay but just not my cup of tea.
-Kyo was sweet in that sullen, moody and angry way. I definitely ship Kyo with Tohru.
-Momiji was lovely and cute. And Hatori was likeable enough — his break up with Kana was rather sad.
-The artwork was great… But at times it was difficult to tell who was who. Also, Yuki looked like a girl in a lot of panels.
-I'm finding it easier to follow the dialogue and speech bubbles - I struggled slightly in the first volume.
I'll definitely be picking up volume 3 ASAP. I can't wait to read more of Tohru's silliness and Kyo's moodiness.
This was just as good as the first volume — it was perfectly weird and wonderful.
What's what: The Sohma family are possessed by the spirits of the Chinese zodiac, and if they're ever hugged by the opposite sex they transform into their zodiac animal. I still found the premise kind of wacky but in a good way. Tohru (the clumsy homeless heroine) quite literally stumbled onto their secret. She now lives in the Sohma house with three of the Sohma boys — good guy Yuki (rat), moody Kyo (cat), and pervy Shigure (dog).
Oh and Tohru stays with them rent free in exchange for cooking and cleaning. Yea, it was all rather sexist, but it kind of felt satirical - I'm not sure whether that was intentional or not though.
-The plot was sort of all over the place - Tohru's friends have a sleepover at the Sohma house to make sure she's been treated right. Then Tohru/Kyo/Yuki and co sell rice at school, also Tohru meets more of the Sohma family, and then everyone celebrates new year. It was actually really entertaining.
-I loved Tohru. I was worried that I would get sick of her Mary Sue optimism but thankfully, I didn't. Mind you, this is only volume 2… I've got another twenty or so to go… So no doubt, she'll annoy me soon enough.
The best thing about Tohru was how funny she was — most of the time it was unintentional on her part. Things like Tohru falling down because she was walking and thinking at the same time, and her getting excited at the most silliest things, and making really naive + idiotic remarks… It all should have been annoying but for some reason it wasn't — it was just strangely charming.
-I loved Tohru's female friends. Hana and Arisa/Uo were brilliant… They had good personalities that I felt rivaled Tohru's. I get overly happy when the heroine has strong female friendships, and I get even more happier when her friends aren't written poorly just so the heroine can seem amazing, deep and worthwhile in comparison. More heroines should have friends as amazing as Tohru's.
-I'm intrigued by Hana's psychic powers, I'm hoping there'll be some focus on that in future volumes. I loved Uo/Arisa's attitude — she was supportive, witty and confident.
It was cool that Hana and Uo were genuinely concerned about Tohru and her life at the Sohma's… I liked it when Uo and Hana made it clear to the Sohma boys that if any harm came to Tohru they would hurt them. Females sticking together, that's what I like to see.
-Yuki was kind of irritating in how great he was at everything, he was a total Gary Stu. And his personality was too smooth and bland. He was okay but just not my cup of tea.
-Kyo was sweet in that sullen, moody and angry way. I definitely ship Kyo with Tohru.
-Momiji was lovely and cute. And Hatori was likeable enough — his break up with Kana was rather sad.
-The artwork was great… But at times it was difficult to tell who was who. Also, Yuki looked like a girl in a lot of panels.
-I'm finding it easier to follow the dialogue and speech bubbles - I struggled slightly in the first volume.
I'll definitely be picking up volume 3 ASAP. I can't wait to read more of Tohru's silliness and Kyo's moodiness.
July 21, 2022
“Perhaps a person’s strengths are like the pickled plum in the rice balls! The pickled plum is always stuck behind the rice ball, so the rice ball can’t see it. And in this world, everyone has got a plum of different shapes, sizes, colors and tastes stuck on their backs. But because it’s stuck on their backs, they may not be able to see the lovely pickled plum that’s attached to them. They think they don’t have anything, that they are just plain white rice. And the reason why we are often envious of others is because we can see the pickled plum that’s on their backs. I can see it, Kyo-kun, the pickled plum right there on your back.”
Can we just take a moment to appreciate the quote above? 🥺 It’s just so beautiful I wanna cry.
Okay, wow I’m loving the comfort this manga brings. I love love love this volume, especially since 2 new characters were introduced: Momiji and Hatori. Hatori’s backstory is just so heartbreaking. Hoping to see them often in the next volume!
THAT ENDING 🥺 So heartbreaking but hopeful at the same time. Can’t wait to read more of these characters!
Can we just take a moment to appreciate the quote above? 🥺 It’s just so beautiful I wanna cry.
Okay, wow I’m loving the comfort this manga brings. I love love love this volume, especially since 2 new characters were introduced: Momiji and Hatori. Hatori’s backstory is just so heartbreaking. Hoping to see them often in the next volume!
THAT ENDING 🥺 So heartbreaking but hopeful at the same time. Can’t wait to read more of these characters!
June 14, 2016
I dunno if I'll end up writing the same thing throughout this 20 volume series, but gosh it's cute!
February 2, 2021
J'avais oublier le personnage Hatori et son histoire, et j'ai tellement aimé !
March 8, 2023
i can’t believe that this series makes me want to cry and laugh all at the same time then just leaves me heavy with all emotions 😭😭 if i wasn’t broke, i would buy the whole series 😜
March 31, 2022
En este tomo conocemos a nuevos familiares Sohma, miembros del zodíaco, como Hatori (dragón) que es bastante serio y reservado. Sabemos el motivo de porqué es así (Kana), y que él se encarga de borrar las memorias de las personas ajenas a la familia que accidentalmente conocen el secreto.
También, conocemos a Momiji (conejo) cuya personalidad es increíblemente adorable. Parece ser alguien pequeño, ya que su actitud y constitución es chiquita, pero resulta ser no muy pequeño en comparación a nuestra protagonista.
Por otro lado, nos adentramos en la casa Sohma, un poco de sus costumbres y… vemos a Akito, la cabeza de la familia y uno de los miembros más temidos entre los zodíacos.
Me gustó. No fue mi tomo favorito, pero entendí muchas cosas que les pasan y pasaron a nuestros protagonistas. Todos hasta el momento se muestran duros y/o reacios (excepto Momiji), pero tienen el corazón roto. Quisiera conocer más sobre esos motivos.
También, conocemos a Momiji (conejo) cuya personalidad es increíblemente adorable. Parece ser alguien pequeño, ya que su actitud y constitución es chiquita, pero resulta ser no muy pequeño en comparación a nuestra protagonista.
Por otro lado, nos adentramos en la casa Sohma, un poco de sus costumbres y… vemos a Akito, la cabeza de la familia y uno de los miembros más temidos entre los zodíacos.
Me gustó. No fue mi tomo favorito, pero entendí muchas cosas que les pasan y pasaron a nuestros protagonistas. Todos hasta el momento se muestran duros y/o reacios (excepto Momiji), pero tienen el corazón roto. Quisiera conocer más sobre esos motivos.
June 10, 2019
Volume 2 was just as much fun as Volume 1, but I did find it a bit confusing. Some new characters are added and I wasn't even yet settled in with who we met in Vol 1! I'm sure I will come to remember who is who over time. Love the art style, so many wonderful moments to look at and of course loved all the animal drawings throughout :)
December 28, 2020
The art was better in this volume, but the dialogue was still off, and that really puts me off. I do like Hana, Uo's and Tohru's friendship, its so easy to make the main heroine the only good girl, and all the rest mean. I really like how supportive they all are of each other. I think if the translation was better, I could give it four, as it is pretty sweet and funny.
February 11, 2018
Amé este segundo volumen. La historia de Hatori es muy triste y conmovedora, no pude evitar sentir afinidad por este personaje. Cada vez es más notorio como les afecta a los Soma la maldición que los aqueja.
Ya quiero empezar el tercer tomo :D
Ya quiero empezar el tercer tomo :D
October 14, 2021
It seems like such a sweet, simple story, but the message that hides behind is, is what makes this a great manga. I love the new characters and can't wait to see how this continues
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