This, however, does not mean it falls short of tear-jerking events of abuse and struggling relationships outside the cursed Sohma family.Īs mentioned previously, this series is one I’ve adored throughout my childhood, and one of the main reasons for this is the lack of despisable characters. Whenever a cursed member hugs someone of the opposite sex they turn into their according zodiac animal for an fluctuating amount of time, Although, the plot line may appear odd and slightly ridiculous, Natsuki Takaya creates an entertaining yet heartbreaking story of love, friendship and family relations. There are thirteen members cursed by the spirits, one for each of the zodiac, and one for the cat – based of a traditional folk tale involving the animal spirits attending a banquet, within which the rat tricks the cat out of being involved. It tells the story of optimist, Tohru, who gets involved with a family cursed by the spirits of the zodiac. The collection has twelve chapters in the first volume, around three of the original volumes in one, with a beautifully designed cover of protagonist, Tohru Honda on the front and her Mother, Kyoko, on the back.
The moment I saw there was a collector’s edition I knew I had to own them, and I wasn’t disappointed. I’ve held the Fruits Basket series close to my heart since I was younger, having fallen in love and devotedly collected the original manga series since it’s release in the UK. Genre: Sequential Art, Manga, Fantasy, Romance, Graphic Novels, Young Adult We've updated this list with even more disappointing anime adaptations.“After all, a rice ball could never be part of a fruits basket.” The 2020s have been no stranger to this trend, and with each passing year, new anime adaptations fall short of audience expectations. Updated on April 26, 2023, by Kennedy King: For every great anime adaptation, there are countless others that fail to live up to their high quality source material. Manga fans can only hope that the next great manga story doesn't become one of the worst anime adaptions. There's nothing worse than when a fan-favorite manga series is finally adapted into an anime, only for it to be far below the high standard of the source material. RELATED: 16 Hidden Gem Manga You Should Be Reading However, whether due to the nature of manga as a medium or simply due to a misunderstanding of the source material, some anime adaptions just don't do the manga justice. The more popular a manga is, the more likely a studio is to adapt it into an anime. For many anime, their main plots and characters originated in popular manga series.
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