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Post by Chibi Jen on Feb 9, 2006 9:52:30 GMT 10
I was thinkin' about this a while ago...How could Ayame and Yuki be brothers, I mean I thought that snakes eats rats hehe..in terms of the whole family being in a family is a little odd in the first place, though the idea is pretty cool ^^ hmm.. I suppose that's why Ayame use to pick on Yuki? Why was it that Ayame was slack to him when they were younger anyway?
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Post by Belldandy on Feb 9, 2006 9:54:52 GMT 10
That's an interesting idea, but I don't think what animal you are matters. Members become cursed at random. There is no way Ayame is going to eat Yuki if they both turn into animals (hm.... the Aya's 'animal instinct'...) anyways, it's the same as Kisa and Hiro or Haru. Tigers eat meat but she's not going to eat another animal when they transform. We are not going to see the boar going around eating people.
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Post by Death Soldier on Feb 9, 2006 10:07:52 GMT 10
lol....that's funny stuff Belldandy xD From memory (which is pretty bad..lol), Ayame wasn't really picking on Yuki~ suppose he was just overactive and wanted to make up for the lack of stuff he did for his younger brother which he now really regrets... but yeh..I can't remember why Ayame was like that xD Just remember Ayame turned his back on Yuki when he needed his help.. Either way, now Yuki still calls him "nii-san" so =) I got Book 12 =D can't wait to read it and post about it ^.^ I read the first few pages and there's Ayame again..ehehe: Ayame: "It would seem that once again..I failed to offer you strength when you needed it most. So......at least.... I VOW THAT TONIGHT I SHALL FALL ASLEEP WHILE EMBRACING MY WOUNDED BROTHER TO MY BOSOM!" Yuki:" No....Definitely No.. no with all my heart" eheh..nice try Ayame
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Post by Chibi Jen on Feb 9, 2006 10:13:07 GMT 10
lol....that's funny stuff Belldandy xD From memory (which is pretty bad..lol), Ayame wasn't really picking on Yuki~ suppose he was just overactive and wanted to make up for the lack of stuff he did for his younger brother which he now really regrets... but yeh..I can't remember why Ayame was like that xD Just remember Ayame turned his back on Yuki when he needed his help.. Either way, now Yuki still calls him "nii-san" so =) I got Book 12 =D can't wait to read it and post about it ^.^ I read the first few pages and there's Ayame again..ehehe: Ayame: "It would seem that once again..I failed to offer you strength when you needed it most. So......at least.... I VOW THAT TONIGHT I SHALL FALL ASLEEP WHILE EMBRACING MY WOUNDED BROTHER TO MY BOSOM!" Yuki:" No....Definitely No.. no with all my heart" eheh..nice try Ayame omg... Ayame is so freaky..LOL.. does he seriously mean it or just saying it for the sake of being scary? Like.. do u think he would really do it? Would he be freaked out if Yuki would agree, or be all happy happy and say "yay, let's go'? XD
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Post by Belldandy on Feb 9, 2006 22:37:02 GMT 10
Ayame means everything he says. If Yuki agreed Aya would probably call Hatori He would definately want to do it. He tries hard to impress Yuki, it's just that he doesn't think like a normal person.
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Post by Death Soldier on Feb 9, 2006 23:02:55 GMT 10
lol..ya I agree. If Ayame didn't think Yuki would agree, and actually agreed~ he'd be over the moon, thinking he is really one step closer to his brother~ and as Bell said, call up Hatori xD dance off to prepare for bed, and do more stuff for him ^^;;
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Post by Death Soldier on Feb 10, 2006 16:39:55 GMT 10
*contains storyline- spoiler-ish *just a little though~ reduced a lot xD Volume 12 The gang is back from their summer vacation and as the new school term begins, a new student council has finally been assembled, with two new secretaries: Naohito, who has declared himself Yuki's rival, and Kimi who is known as a devil woman who steals men's hearts. Along with the new school term, it's also time for parent-teacher conferences to begin. At that time Tohru goes to see her grandfather, and he brings up a part of Tohru's past that she had tried to shut away. Today I finished reading Vol 12 of Fruits Basket~I feel I haven't gotten enough of it yet xD There were some really nice parts, and some that weren't as interesting i.e the part about Yuki and the student council was a bit boring. Well, I suppose I never really liked when they talked about Student Council stuff. Two parts which weren't even any mention in the description of the manga were Kyou and Kagura/ Haru and Rin which I found really interesting, and sorta emotional. We don't know about Rin that much and her relationship with the others..Kagura goes to her same school and is currently staying at her place, Haru as her exboyfriend..Yuki? And a mystery towards Shigure but it sort of gave it away in the short character info at the front "She has the hots for Shigure" XD Rin: "You stay the hell away from me! Don't you dare touch me!" Haru:"...You really..don't..need me?" Haru: "I see..in that case..it doesn't matter anymore..it doesn't mater if i die." Kagaru's love for Kyou came to a surprise to me o.0 I always wondered "why" Kagura appeared to love Kyou so much..and that after in the anime(and manga I think) how Kagura doesn't mind Kyou's true form , that it still didn't seem to move him..perhaps because she was also a zodiac member and it was different..compared to Tohru.. Kagura :"Kyo-kun..how would you react..if I told you that somewhere in my heart, I've given up? Would you cry from relief? I guess you would." Kyou:" Kagura.. regardless of what your reason was..when you played with me..I was happy" I do sorta feel sorry for Kagura..guess she now feels she isn't good enough for him.. It showed when they were younger..how they first met, and how she saw his true form..they looked so cute!!! Poor Kyou-kun.. I also loved reading about Haru and Rin, and I suppose Yuki in the situation too. The back stories interest me the most out of the manga, since they build on a lot more depth on the anime and characters, the other zodiac member's relationship with on-another. Haru is one of the nicest guys (esp to Yuki), isn't he? =) One section I'm not quite sure what is going on..the hints didn't get to me xD What exactly from Tohru's past that she is running away from?Its probably the first time I remember showing Tohru's father...wonder what happened to him..and why/how he left? - -- -- Preview of Vol 13 from tokyopop.com: The time for Yuki's parent-teacher conference has finally arrived, and Yuki must learn how to make his own decisions. Also, Tohru sets off on a quest to find out it Kureno Sohma is the same person Arisa has been in love with all this time. Along the way she will discover the tragic relation of Momo and Momiji.
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Post by Starlightprincess on Mar 8, 2006 0:15:02 GMT 10
Does anyone knows why Rin calls Shigure: Gure-niisan in the manga? Does it means that Shigure is her brother or....
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Post by Death Soldier on Apr 29, 2006 18:32:33 GMT 10
Preview of Vol 13 from tokyopop.com: The time for Yuki's parent-teacher conference has finally arrived, and Yuki must learn how to make his own decisions. Also, Tohru sets off on a quest to find out it Kureno Sohma is the same person Arisa has been in love with all this time. Along the way she will discover the tragic relation of Momo and Momiji. Today I finished reading Volume 13 and I felt it wasn't as good as some others, so a little disappointed by this long await. Maybe because there were sections about the student council which I didn't find very interesting even though it was supposed to bring in the comedy. There was lots of focus on the vice-president (looks abit like Kyou in my opinion) and he sems to be "talking" to Yuki about stuff others don't usually talk to him about. Nevertheless this book had its highlights, like the short, yet touching story about Momiji and Momo (tragic as always) It was neat to see Ayame appear at the parent/teacher conference. It probably touched Yuki that he showed up to defend him of course, they always have some of Ayame's funny moments like when he was sms-ing Hatori xD In this book, Tohru seems to be quite depressed involved in the thoughts of Sohma family curse, about Momiji, Kureno and then Kyou maybe? Kyou: "It's nothing! It's got nothing to do with you" Tohru: That wasn't the first time he said that to me, but I felt like I was being torn apart. Just like..I did then--- Kyou-"She came on her own and left on her own. Let her be. Sheesh, like I can be nice to every single thing." Tohru- I ..wonder..if someday..i'll be pushed away..like thatI think its the first time the author used animals and heir thought in the manga xD or maybe I missed it in previous manga but its so funny how she did that. Like when a cat was with Kyou Tohru:"It's an adorable kitty, isn't it? Is she a friend of yours, Kyou-kun?" Kyou:"Of course not! I told you didn't I? They just come on their own.." *Cat scratches across kyou's face* Cat How cruel, You have me and yet you're all over another girl! i thought destiny had brought us together, but this is too much. Hmph! I'm going home to mother.- - -Another one, where a deer was sniffing at Tohru's bag of stuff.. Tohru: Th-thi isn't food!. It's not food..really!" Deer: Cheap-skate xD
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Post by Death Soldier on Aug 15, 2006 19:11:28 GMT 10
Some spoiler-ish stuff Vol 14: Finally finished reading Vol 14, and gotta say I really enjoyed reading it =D It was heaps better than the previous one cos it has less of those Student council parts, and the other parts make up for it lol More than half of the vol is about Rin..her past/family, and Rin and Hatsuharu's story...very very good ... Gotta say, when Haru was small, he, Kyou (when he's small) and Hiro sorta look alike~ probably the artist's style ^^ I also liked to more of the Sohma's were linked with each other e.g Hiro and Rin, just looks more like a family, and thought it was interesting how Rin doesn't see Kureno as part of them..and Rin finally opens up to Tohru ^^ The last part where Yuki is locked up in the room and sees Akito freaked me out, for a while I thought he was really there! XD XD Looking forward to watch the play..haha... Can't wait to read the next vol!:
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Post by Death Soldier on Feb 12, 2007 9:21:09 GMT 10
Finally got my hands on Vol 15 with Akito on the cover!
Overall, I enjoyed the manga, and like the other manga, I didn't really find the Student Council parts that interesting.
I really enjoyed seeing the "Sorta Cinderella" play, it was so hilarious XD The story was changed to adapt/suit the actual actors.. Cast:
Hanajima as Cinderella Kyou as Prince Yuki as Fairy Guardian Tohru as Step Sister Uuotani as Evil Sep Mother I had to say Cinderella was the funniest one, and the reactions from the audiences were funny too XD
Picking out some parts to share:
StepMother:" You better have our dresses, if you're lounging around like that! How dare you sit there drinking tea?!" Cinderella: "You can't possibly expect an amateur to make a decent dress. But if you're willing to be a laughingstock, then I accept your job.
More importantly, onee-sama..would you like some tea?"
*Stepmother grabs step sister away* Stepmother: "If you want your precious sister back, then hurry and finish the dresses!" Step Sister: "oh dear!" Cinderella: "Onee-sama.. how terrible.My sister is taken away because some prince wanted a ball..I won't forgive his, little prince." --- Fairy Guardian: "Gentle Cinderella, for someone as kind as you, I will grant whatever you wish for the rest of this evening."
Cinderella:"That sounds lovely. Burn the palace down." ---- Cinderella: "Your aura is so pleasant tonight that it makes my brain throb." Prince:" I'm begging you. choose an easier tpoic of conversation" ---- *Cinderella gives Prince her glass slipper* Cinderella:"Now you can' say I never gave it to you"
---- Cinderella: "I was expecting you, Prince. That slipper is certainly the one I left you..now give it back to me."
The other chapters in the volume focused around Yuki and his past, when he was younger etc. It was quite an interesting read actually. It seems like Yuki is more lonely and pitiful than Kyou. It was odd to see that Yuki was the one left out, having to be with Akito and didn't talk to any of the other zodiac, because the rat was "hated". Even Kyou was playing around with the rest of them and went to school with them etc So instead of the cat being left out, it seemd like Yuki rat was. We also get to see the first time Yuki and Kyou meet, and seemed like Yuki didn't hate the cat at all, but we saw the hatred Kyou had to Yuki. It just felt strange because comparing to how things are now, I can't really see how Yuki would have hated Kyou so much, and that Yuki seemed popular amongst the Zodiac while Kyou being left out. Its aso pretty clear in this volume that Tohru love Kyou over yuki and that even Yuki knew. We also find out that Yuki's feeling for Tohru has changed from seeing her as a motherly figure to a women.
I hope Natsuki Takaya comes up with a clear conclusion! lol
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Post by Death Soldier on Sept 27, 2007 11:32:52 GMT 10
its been 7 months and I finally got my hands on Vol 16 and read it. This volume is pretty neat, though I have to say the ideas are getting very repetitive, i,e here we learn about Tohru's mother and father...its funny finding out more about Tohru's mum and dad because we see traits of Tohru's personality in both of them (mainly the father). The only confusing thing is that the characters are looking more alike. I keep thinking Tohru's mother looks like the yankie, and her father looking a lot like Kuerno. The story is slowly progressing though and I hope they reach a solid conclusion in the end (e.g who Tohru ends up with and breaking the curse! hopefully)
The second half of the volume is interesting too. I'm surprised Yuki wants to go back to the main house for New years and how clam he was when dealing with Akito. He grew to be a happier person and didn't blame anyone anymore.
The next volume sounds really good! Shall get my hands on reading it soon!
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Post by Jess-chan on Sept 27, 2007 12:03:45 GMT 10
What's the latest Fruits Basket volume? I'm only up to 14
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Post by Death Soldier on Dec 28, 2007 11:17:54 GMT 10
I'm not sure of the original Japanese..i think its finished, but with Tokyopop publisher (english), they've released up to volume 18, which I've bought but haven't read yet ^^; (I'm still on Vol 17). i've also got my hands on the fanbook! It was a xmas present I received this year (which I have still yet to read): Other Volume Summaries: Volume 16Volume 17Volume 18There also appears to be a "Ultimate Edition" of Fruits Basket..but I guess there's no point buying that since its just Volume 1 and 2 put together.. Credits to Tokopop.com
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