Fruits Basket (Manga)

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Fruits Basket
Original Collector's Edition
Kanji	フルーツバスケット
Rōmaji	Furūtsu Basuketto
Information
Genre	Fantasy, Romance, Drama, Comedy
Written by	Natsuki Takaya
Published by	Hakusensha
English publisher	Tokyopop (formerly) Yen Press (currently)
Original run	July 1998 – November 2006

Fruits Basket (フルーツバスケット, Furūtsu Basuketto) sometimes abbreviated Furuba or Fruba (フルバ), is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Natsuki Takaya. It was serialized in the semi-monthly Japanese magazine Hana to Yume, published by Hakusensha, from 1999 to 2006. It is compiled into a total of 23 tankōbon volumes.

On September 4th, 2015, the first two volumes of Fruits Basket: Collector's Edition (愛蔵版 フルーツバスケット, Fruits Basket: Collector's Edition) were released in Japan under the Hana to Yume Comics Special imprint. It is to extend to twelve volumes in total.

The manga series was licensed in English in North America and the United Kingdom by Tokyopop. After Tokyopop ceased publication, the Collector's Edition series was re-licensed in North America by Yen Press.

The Fruits Basket manga received a 26-episode anime adaptation in 2001. It later received a 63-episode reboot in 2019 which adapts the entire manga.

In 2015, Natsuki Takaya began serialization of a sequel titled Fruits Basket Another in HanaLaLaOnline. She has also written a spin-off story, named the Fruits Basket: The Three Musketeers Arc.

Plot

Although the 2001 anime is based on the first 8 volumes (the anime ends at halfway through book 8), there are some differences in the stories, such as Akito's life being short due to the curse and his still being male.

Each volume cover features main characters from the series. From volume 2 to 14, the covers are the characters who are cursed and they are used as the cover character in the order of which Tohru has met them. Volumes 15 and on feature Akito Sohma, Kazuma Sohma, Tohru's friends (Saki Hanajima and Arisa Uotani), Yuki's two new friends from student council (Kakeru Manabe and Machi Kuragi), Ren Sohma, and Tohru's parents (Katsuya Honda and Kyoko Honda; not in order).

List of Volumes

Main Volumes

Title	Release Date	ISBN
Volume 1	January 19, 1999 (JP) February 10, 2004 (EN)	ISBN 978-4-592-17161-4 (JP) ISBN 978-1-59182-603-3 (EN)
Volume 2	June 18, 1999 (JP) April 13, 2004 (EN)	ISBN 978-4-592-17162-1 (JP) ISBN 978-1-59182-604-0 (EN)
Volume 3	September 17, 1999 (JP) June 8, 2004 (EN)	ISBN 978-4-592-17163-8 (JP) ISBN 978-1-59182-605-7 (EN)
Volume 4	January 19, 2000 (JP) August 10, 2004 (EN)	ISBN 978-4-592-17164-5 (JP) ISBN 978-1-59182-606-4 (EN)
Volume 5	April 19, 2000 (JP) October 12, 2004 (EN)	ISBN 978-4-592-17165-2 (JP) ISBN 978-1-59182-607-1 (EN)
Volume 6	August 18, 2000 (JP) December 14, 2004 (EN)	ISBN 978-4-592-17166-9 (JP) ISBN 978-1-59182-608-8 (EN)
Volume 7	August 17, 2001 (JP) February 8, 2005 (EN)	ISBN 978-4-592-17167-6 (JP) ISBN 978-1-59532-402-3 (EN)
Volume 8	January 18, 2002 (JP) April 12, 2005 (EN)	ISBN 978-4-592-17168-3 (JP) ISBN 978-1-59532-403-0 (EN)
Volume 9	June 19, 2002 (JP) June 7, 2005 (EN)	ISBN 978-4-592-17169-0 (JP) ISBN 978-1-59532-404-7 (EN)
Volume 10	October 18, 2002 (JP) July 12, 2005 (EN)	ISBN 978-4-592-17170-6 (JP) ISBN 978-1-59532-405-4 (EN)
Volume 11	February 19, 2003 (JP) August 9, 2005 (EN)	ISBN 978-4-592-17881-1 (JP) ISBN 978-1-59532-406-1 (EN)
Volume 12	June 19, 2003 (JP) December 13, 2005 (EN)	ISBN 978-4-592-17882-8 (JP) ISBN 978-1-59532-407-8 (EN)
Volume 13	November 19, 2003 (JP) April 11, 2006 (EN)	ISBN 978-4-592-17883-5 (JP) ISBN 978-1-59532-408-5 (EN)
Volume 14	April 19, 2004 (JP) August 8, 2006 (EN)	ISBN 978-4-592-17884-2 (JP) ISBN 978-1-59532-409-2 (EN)
Volume 15	September 17, 2004 (JP) December 12, 2006 (EN)	ISBN 978-4-592-17885-9 (JP) ISBN 978-1-59816-023-9 (EN)
Volume 16	January 19, 2005 (JP) April 10, 2007 (EN)	ISBN 978-4-592-17886-6 (JP) (EN)
Volume 17	May 19, 2005 (JP) August 7, 2007 (EN)	ISBN 978-4-592-17887-3 (JP) ISBN 978-1-59816-799-3 (EN)
Volume 18	September 16, 2005 (JP) November 23, 2007 (EN)	ISBN 978-4-592-17888-0 (JP) ISBN 978-1-59816-862-4 (EN)
Volume 19	January 19, 2006 (JP) March 18, 2008 (EN)	ISBN 978-4-592-17889-7 (JP) ISBN 978-1-59816-863-1 (EN)
Volume 20	May 19, 2006 (JP) July 1, 2008 (EN)	ISBN 978-4-592-18400-3 (JP) ISBN 978-1-4278-0009-1 (EN)
Volume 21	September 19, 2006 (JP) November 11, 2008 (EN)	ISBN 978-4-592-18401-0 (JP) ISBN 978-1-4278-0682-6 (EN)
Volume 22	January 19, 2007 (JP) March 17, 2009 (EN)	ISBN 978-4-592-18402-7 (JP) ISBN 978-1-4278-0683-3 (EN)
Volume 23	March 19, 2007 (JP) July 6, 2009 (EN)	ISBN 978-4-592-18403-4 (JP) ISBN 978-1-4278-0827-1 (EN)

Ultimate Edition

No.	Content	Cover Characters	Release Date	ISBN
1	TBA	Tohru Honda	October 9, 2007	ISBN-10: 1427806896 ISBN-13: 978-1427806895
2	TBA	Kyo Sohma Tohru Honda Yuki Sohma	February 12, 2008	ISBN-10: 1427807299 ISBN-13: 978-1427807298
3	TBA	Kyo Sohma Tohru Honda Yuki Sohma	June 17, 2008	ISBN-10: 1427807302 ISBN-13: 978-1427807304
4	TBA	Yuki Sohma Tohru Honda Kyo Sohma	December 29, 2009	ISBN-10: 1427807310 ISBN-13: 978-1427807311
5	TBA	Tohru Honda	June 1, 2010	ISBN-10: 1427818150 ISBN-13: 978-1427818157
6	TBA	Kagura Sohma Kisa Sohma Tohru Honda	December 7, 2010	ISBN-10: 1427818169 ISBN-13: 978-1427818164

Collector's Edition

In 2015, an omnibus collector's edition of the manga was released, with new covers drawn by Takaya. The English publication was handled by Yen Press, who acquired the license after Tokyopop's North American publications closed down.

No.	Content	Cover Characters	Release Date	ISBN
1	Volume 1 Volume 2	Tohru Honda (front) Kyoko Honda (back)	September 4, 2015 (JP) June 28, 2016 (EN)	ISBN 978-4592218111 (JP) ISBN 978-0316360166 (US)
2	Volume 3 Volume 4	Yuki Sohma (front) Kyo Sohma (back)	September 4, 2015 (JP) June 28, 2016 (EN)	ISBN 978-4592218128 (JP) ISBN 978-0316360180 (EN)
3	Volume 5 Volume 6	Shigure Sohma (front) Kagura Sohma (back)	October 20, 2015 (JP) July 26, 2016 (EN)	ISBN 978-4592218135 (JP) ISBN 978-0316360647 (EN)
4	Volume 7 Volume 8	Momiji Sohma (front) Hatori Sohma (back)	November 20, 2015 (JP) August 30, 2018 (EN)	ISBN 978-4592218142 (JP) ISBN 978-0316360654 (EN)
5	Volume 9 Volume 10	Hatsuharu Sohma (front) Ayame Sohma (back)	December 12, 2015 (JP) September 27, 2016 (EN)	ISBN 978-4592218159 (JP) ISBN 978-0316360661 (EN)
6	Volume 11 Volume 12	Kisa Sohma (front) Hiro Sohma (back)	January 20, 2016 (JP) October 25, 2016 (EN)	ISBN 978-4592218166 (JP) ISBN 978-0316360715 (EN)
7	Volume 13 Volume 14	Ritsu Sohma (front) Isuzu Sohma (back)	February 19, 2016 (JP) November 22, 2016 (EN)	ISBN 978-4592218173 (JP) ISBN 978-0316360722 (EN)
8	Volume 15 Volume 16	Kureno Sohma (front) Akito Sohma (back)	March 18, 2016 (JP) December 20, 2016 (EN)	ISBN 978-4592218180 (JP) ISBN 978-0316360739 (EN)
9	Volume 17 Volume 18	Arisa Uotani (front) Saki Hanajima (back)	April 20, 2016 (JP) January 24, 2017 (EN)	ISBN 978-4592218197 (JP) ISBN 978-0316501620 (EN)
10	Volume 19 Volume 20	Kakeru Manabe (front) Machi Kuragi (back)	May 20, 2016 (JP) February 21, 2017 (EN)	ISBN 978-4592218203 (JP) ISBN 978-0316501644 (EN)
11	Volume 21 Volume 22	Ren Sohma (front) Kazuma Sohma (back)	June 20, 2016 (JP) March 21, 2017 (EN)	ISBN 978-4592218210 (JP) ISBN 978-0316501682 (EN)
12	Volume 23 Extra Content	Katsuya Honda (front) Young Kyoko Honda (back)	July 20, 2016 (JP) April 18, 2017 (EN)	ISBN 978-4592218227 (JP) ISBN 978-0316501767 (EN)

Trivia

• The series' title comes from the name of a popular game played in Japanese elementary schools, which is alluded to in the series.
  • This is also connected to the protagonist Tohru's situation, as she was described as being a rice ball in a basket full of fruits (as in, she does not fit in). That is, until she meets the Sohma Family.
• Takaya has stated in multiple interviews that the story of Fruits Basket that she always intended to write didn’t change in any major ways during the eight years that it took to write it. She says the story she envisioned from the beginning is the story she got to tell in the end.