They are drawn more into the family and unable to mingle in society for fear of discovery. This part of the curse is what really separates the Sohma's from other people. Actually, I think that there's more to it. It sounds so arbitrary and like it was solely introduced for hijinks and humor. Who cares? The least popular aspect seems to be the fact that one of the side effects of the curse is that hugging a member of the opposite sex will turn them into their animal.
In fact, I think that she's an incredibly strong character, because she tries so hard and does her best to be happy no matter what life throws her way.Īlso criticized is the zodiac curse. Tohru has her painful past, and she does occasionally struggle to put forward that happy face. It seems that some people did not buy Tohru's consistently positive attitude or her naivete.
Having read through a few reviews on Goodreads, I know that this series, and the character of Tohru especially, gets a lot of flak for being too cutesy.
This is my fourth or fifth time through the series, and I just love it more every time. Anyway, if you can get past the initial outlandishness, you discover a story full of heart and darkness. Now, I wholeheartedly admit that the premise is weird and unlikely, but, hey, it's fantasy. During her hospital stay, she gained an interest in baseball.įruits Basket is probably my very favorite manga that I have read to date. Takaya made a full recovery, but complains that her handwriting had gotten uglier, due to the surgery. She had to go into surgery, and as a result, had put Fruits Basket on a brief hiatus. Also revealed in a sidebar of Fruits Basket, Takaya broke her drawing arm (left) after Fruits Basket volume six was published. Takaya also enjoys electronics and music, but dislikes talking about herself. In 2001, Takaya received a Kodansha Manga Award for shōjo manga for Fruits Basket.Īccording to Takaya (in a sidebar of a Fruits Basket manga volume), she enjoys drawing girls (girly ones) more than she does boys. Fruits Basket has also been adapted into a twenty-six-episode anime series. 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. She was born in Shizuoka, Japan, but was raised in Tokyo, where she made her debut in 1992. Takaya is left-handed and once revealed that she wanted to be a mangaka since first grade, when her sister started drawing. 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.
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