This is probably the best manga I have ever read in my entire life!!! The main charater, Tohru, is the sweetest person you will ever get to know! But once she gets to live with "the prince" Shoma-chan, she learns a terrible secret about the chinese zodiac and all the Sohma family members! The secret changes her life, but will she get to remember it? Or will her memorys be washed away? ( )

I first heard about Fruits Basket from a friend who said his niece loved it. I’d been circling the manga pool and dipping my toe in every time I went to the book store, but had not as yet jumped in. I’d also been sampling anime with my youngest daughter, and so I thought this series would be a great place to start. This book was originally published in Hane to Yume magazine in 1999. It was finally published in English in 2004 by TOKYOPOP. It's also been made into a 26-episode anime series

The story is about how orphaned Tohru, who has never fit in anywhere, comes to stay with the Shigure, Yuki and Kyo Sohma, members of a family who suffer from a strange curse that transforms them into the animals of the Chinese Zodiac. It’s a book about transformations, both the humorous, and often inconvenient, physical transformations of the Sohmas themselves (and embarrassing, especially since transforming back to human form renders them naked). It’s also about how Tohru’s kind and quiet spirit affects them, causing them to mature and let go of some of their anger and bitterness, and to grow in affection and acceptance of one another.

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I'm not a huge shojo fan, but this one was so well-drawn an d ( )

This is a story about Tohru Honda, an orphan girl living in a tent, but when the mysterious Sohma family takes her in, her whole live turns upside-down. ( )

I absolutely loved the first volume of this series! I was kind of reluctant to read it at first simply because it is so popular. I’m sure glad that I did! The story is sweet and original and the artwork is crisp, clean, and easy to follow. ( )