This article is about valentine basket for a man manga and anime franchise. For the children’s game, see Fruit Basket Turnover. For the basket of fruits, see Gift basket.
Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Natsuki Takaya. The series’ title comes from the name of a popular game played in Japanese elementary schools, which is alluded to in the series. Takaya began a sequel titled Fruits Basket Another in September 2015, and the spin-off series The Three Musketeers Arc in April 2019. As of December 2018, the manga had over 30 million copies in circulation, making it one of the best-selling manga series, as well as one of the best-selling shōjo manga series of all time. It has been described in academic works as “a classic fan favorite in shoujo manga around the world”. When high school student Tohru Honda’s mother dies in a car accident, Tohru decides to live with her grandfather. Renovations on the house and an unsupportive, unkind family member cause her to move out of her grandfather’s house temporarily.
Tohru declines the offer to stay with one of her two close friends as she does not want to impose on them. Since she has nowhere else to go, Tohru begins living in a tent and supporting herself. Kyo, Yuki and Shigure’s orange-haired cousin, who crashes through the ceiling and challenges Yuki to a fight. When Tohru discovers the Sohma family secret, she promises not to tell anyone, and is allowed to keep living with them. Although the Sohma curse stretches far deeper and darker than Tohru initially thinks, her presence and her acceptance of them soon becomes a large, positive influence on those possessed by the zodiac.