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Lord Gus (#15425)
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Joined: 14 Jun 2003 Posts: 4 Location: Gothenburg, Sweden
Fruits basket sucks! I usually like the romantic comedy genre but I really hated this series. The main character is so annoying that you would like to chop her head off with a dull axe or something . Most people seem to like this series for some reason. It would be interesting to know if anyone agree with me.
Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2003 12:32 am
Animal4890 (#469)
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Joined: 25 Jan 2002 Posts: 1769
generally, i do think this anime sucked. However, I don't think the main character was the problem. The story was just incredibly weak and the character development was inefficient. The anime didn't totally suck though. It had a few good parts, most of which were in the first episode.
**edit**
i meant the character development was "insufficient " not "inefficient " for those of you who were thinking "huh?" ^_^
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Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2003 5:03 am
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Stick (#5576)
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Joined: 10 Nov 2002 Posts: 7351
i liked it.. granted it wasn't the best.. but i liked it enough to vote against you.
Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2003 12:38 pm
Animal4890 (#469)
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Stick (#5576) wrote: i liked it.. granted it wasn't the best.. but i liked it enough to vote against you.
treachorous...
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Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2003 5:37 pm
megz (#20697)
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Joined: 28 Aug 2003 Posts: 5 Location: Australia ~ Melbourne
ara ara... i loved this anime to bits, u guys are too harsh ~ maybe u should try she the ultimate weapon
Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2003 1:14 am
LiveLife (#24108)
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Joined: 15 Oct 2003 Posts: 37 Location: The Netherlands
Fruits Basket doesn't suck I thought it was a very beautiful anime, the story was wonderful and there was quite some funny bits in it.
The main character, Tohru, is great, she's really sweet and kind. Not many main characters are like that, so I really liked her.
Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2003 11:40 pm
Animal4890 (#469)
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Joined: 25 Jan 2002 Posts: 1769
megz (#20697) wrote: ara ara... i loved this anime to bits, u guys are too harsh ~ maybe u should try she the ultimate weapon
i did...it nearly broke me
...
or perhaps it did and I'm not aware of it *twitch*
Disliking Fruits Basket doesn't mean I don't like kawaii anime. I, as you say, loved Angelic Layer to bits. Right now I'm reading Cardcaptor Sakura. Which leads me onto a different topic which I'm too lazy to post elsewhere. In the first volume of CCS, she's already a card master. I thought she starts out as a normal person. Am I reading the right thing?
LiveLife wrote: ...
The main character, Tohru, is great, she's really sweet and kind. Not many main characters are like that, so I really liked her.
She's a freak of nature! Noone is that sweet and kind...
Damnit...yes there is. I've known one person who is as kind, if not kinder than Tohru.
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Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2003 4:56 am
LiveLife (#24108)
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Joined: 15 Oct 2003 Posts: 37 Location: The Netherlands
But Tohru had to be kind, so everyone in the Souma family would accept themselves and not blame themselves for being what they were. So I think the story turned out well.
And about Card Captor Sakura, she did start out as a normal girl, and then she found a book in her basement and opened it, the cards were released etc. etc.
At least, that's how it went in the anime, I haven't read the manga.
Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2003 3:43 pm
Animal4890 (#469)
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LiveLife (#24108) wrote: ...
And about Card Captor Sakura, she did start out as a normal girl, and then she found a book in her basement and opened it, the cards were released etc. etc.
At least, that's how it went in the anime, I haven't read the manga.
uh oh....
Well...the front of the manga says "CardCaptor Sakura: Master of the Clow" and has the number 1 on it.
**edit**
after a long search I finally found the problem. If you go here:
http://www.tokyopop.com/dbpage.php?page=product&productid=1316
You'll see that there are 12 volumes in the manga. This was listed on numerous websites. What this site lists that the others don't is that the first six are called "Cardcaptor Sakura" and that goes 1-6 and the second six are called "Cardcaptor Sakura: Master of the Clow" and that also goes 1-6. Who the heck thought of that idea? Wooohoo...now i've practically ruined it by reading the 7th book first. What is so depressing about this is that I'd been saving to watch/read CCS for a long time and now that I finally go to read it I read it out of order...
I guess what I may do is finish this series and read the other as a prequel...
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Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2003 6:04 am
Lain (#19317)
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Joined: 09 Aug 2003 Posts: 1040 Location: israel
i'm sorry it didnt turn out so well.. but aboute fruits basket!
what the hell wrong with theme?!
they should be together in the end but whats up? she will just live there? so... its not an end! becaause things will be still wrong! so...
thats the only thing that enoying me there!
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Posted: Thu Dec 25, 2003 10:45 am
Cobretti (#32610)
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Joined: 17 Jan 2004 Posts: 317 Location: Finland
I liked fruits basket very much, I think itīs a great series. In the other hand, I can understand why some might not like it...
And the talk about Tohrus kindness, I think it was just sweet
The only time that her sweetness went "over", was the confrontation with Akira... that sure was irrational. But as said, it had to be done...
Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2004 12:54 pm
rt (#31621)
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Joined: 08 Jan 2004 Posts: 4
i like it,
but i sence something homo erotic in it or am i wrong?
Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2004 1:27 am
Animal4890 (#469)
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Joined: 25 Jan 2002 Posts: 1769
i think most anime have some sortof homosexual underlying theme...
Here's a few off the top of my mind:
Quote: cowboy bebop
wolf's rain
card captor sakura
noir
berserk
tenshi na konamaiki
ranma 1/2
inu yasha
bgc 2040 (sorta)
ippatu
azumanga daioh
tenchi universe
scrapped princess
yami to boushi
puni puni poemi
x tv
...
i'm sure the list goes on and on
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Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2004 1:48 am
rt (#31621)
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Joined: 08 Jan 2004 Posts: 4
i saw some of them & i think y're right about that.
But that topic (beside friendship, romance ect. ect.) goes like a red line through de story in fruits basket and some folks i know hate the serie because of that....
Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2004 7:30 pm
GlitterKat (#32377)
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Animal4890 (#469) wrote: generally, i do think this anime sucked. However, I don't think the main character was the problem. The story was just incredibly weak and the character development was inefficient. The anime didn't totally suck though. It had a few good parts, most of which were in the first episode.
**edit**
i meant the character development was "insufficient " not "inefficient " for those of you who were thinking "huh?" ^_^
I liked Fruits Basket, but it seemed to get worse as it went on =/. There wasn't much story or plot to it. I agree that it was best in the first episodes. I was a bit disappointed with the rest of the series, but it was pretty enjoyable anyways. It could have been better though o.O
Posted: Sat Feb 07, 2004 8:40 am
miloy2k (#34597)
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Joined: 06 Feb 2004 Posts: 34
I liked this anime, but it make me sad watching exspeacialy when Thouru think or talk about her mother..
Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2004 2:00 am
Animal4890 (#469)
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lol...the Yes's are losing big time ^^
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Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2004 6:58 am
Caddberry (#27690)
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I havent had a chance to watch it yet.. I will soon though.. i heard it was good..
Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2004 7:28 am
Whyl (#35399)
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Joined: 14 Feb 2004 Posts: 3
does it have a happy ending or a sad ending? if it turns out stupid im not watching it
Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2004 11:36 pm
LoStSouLs (#17272)
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.... (#35399) wrote: does it have a happy ending or a sad ending? if it turns out stupid im not watching it
it has got a weird ending i dunno if you could call it happy or sad .... i cant wait for the manga thats being released finally in america to catch up so i can read what happens after the anime ended
Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2004 1:13 am
Yamaneko (#36687)
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Joined: 28 Feb 2004 Posts: 1
Yeah right, the anime ending left me so frustrated...made me almost think i had been waisting my time following the boring last dozen episodes...in example the "yukiclub" stuff...who cares?
i am allready accustomed to the so-called (by me) "japanese endings" of many anime, movies or books...but this one it definitly pushing it too far.
Moreover i deeply agree with the one who said Tohruchan is so hopelessly dull..it did annoy me alot in the firsts episodes..i finaly grew with some kind of tolerence...amused by her childish attitude and credulity...i mean i do think she is an empty character but she was meant to be as pure and naiv as possible i guess in order to encounter the stronger characters of the manga...and the only moment she evoluates is in this final 26th episode i allready talked about...
Now regarding the "homo-ero" issue...
The manga is openly dealing with this topic, Ayamesan or Harusan..hmm..in fact almost all male characters but Hatorisan...but on the other hand it always seems to be anecdotic or aimed on ironical purpose.. I don't understand well how it would be a problem and why you used this "BUT"...i guess since the story is somehow not very deep it can more easily be seen a main issue than in other manga...don't you think yuki just looks like Rei from EVA??
Anyway i'm talking too much, in the end, i appreciated this serie for it's soundtrack and general atmosphere even though it was a little bit repetitive (ie: same melancholic music usually starting in the last 10 mns...), i liked the drawings, all characters are beautiful (except tohruchan whose eyes are too big to my taste), i was disapointed with the scenario because it had started an interesting way and basically didn't went farer afterwards...
Now i was told the manga would give me more answers...i might give it a go soon..but can't anyone allready tell me..IS IT WORTH??
Thanks to all answers
Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2004 3:20 am
Whyl (#35399)
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Joined: 14 Feb 2004 Posts: 3
hmm, it might be just me, Quote: but the ending gave me an idea that toru likes kyo? cause she said all that she wanted to be with him stuff, and yuki sort of backed off and accepted it... might be my imagination but toru ended up with kyo..
(edit by stick)
Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2004 10:49 pm
Caddberry (#27690)
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Whyl please mark your spoilers.. Check the FAQ to learn how. ^_^
Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2004 11:10 pm
Stick (#5576)
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i made the spoiler for you.
Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2004 3:29 am
Animal4890 (#469)
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Whyl (#35399) wrote: hmm, it might be just me, Quote: but the ending gave me an idea that toru likes kyo? cause she said all that she wanted to be with him stuff, and yuki sort of backed off and accepted it... might be my imagination but toru ended up with kyo..
I interpreted the ending differently.
Quote: Throughout the series Toru takes the role as the mother or "healer" of the group. In the end the leader of the animal group tries to break her will, but with Yuki's help she's able to "save" Kyo from his self-hatred. I truely don't believe she's great interest romantically with Kyo nor do I believe Yuki relented his pursuit of Toru.
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Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2004 7:04 am
Ryo (#38197)
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Joined: 15 Mar 2004 Posts: 14 Location: Michigan
I will have to disagree..it may be I like the whole mushy togetherness thing, but I really likes this series. I was hoping for a second season. But I do not think one can really go on what other people think of a certain anime. Yeah..opinions will help or steer you in a certain direction, but in the end not everyone likes the same stuff....it's personal.
Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2004 5:37 am
BaronVonSTFU (#36142)
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Joined: 22 Feb 2004 Posts: 353 Location: Chicago, USA
Dude this anime sucks major ass, i could only bring myself to watch 2 episodes and then i gave up. The main character has DEAD EYES that can stare into my soul. Also the fact that the main boy has a female voice bothered me. The animation made me want to puke, DEATH TO THIS ANIME. THIS ONE AND SAIKANO
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Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2004 7:36 am
jecht (#36529)
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I voted yes. Tohru is actually one of the rare female characters surrounded by a ton of guys that didn't turn out annoying for me. Sure she preaches like in every episode but I didn't hate her character. I was amazed, really
The series isn't that bad at all. It's the type that I would repeat after watching it for the first time.
Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2004 2:19 pm
Ari (#13560)
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Joined: 11 May 2003 Posts: 48
Well... I vote sucks. Though it isn't really that bad... still, my review ruffled a few feathers last year.
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Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2004 4:35 am
Peippo (#38525)
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Joined: 18 Mar 2004 Posts: 229 Location: Finland
I think Fruits Basket was great, but I noticed it did make a very quick ending which left me very unsatisfied....
Like it didn't take the story forward except in the last three episodes and that was kinda annoying...aside from that, a great series....
Though I think the manga might be a bit better (dunno yet, have only read the first vol.)
Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2004 10:26 am
Pantha (#38360)
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Joined: 16 Mar 2004 Posts: 173 Location: Pretzals and Mountain Dew are very close
I accidently voted yes. LOL
But of course it doesn't suck. The only thing I found wrong with it was the ending. That's why I plan to read the manga to get better closure to that.
Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2004 7:18 pm
Ryan (#41733)
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i liked it
i wish kyo kept his beads off though he was so cool in his demon cat form and he messed yuki up wich made me happy cus i hate yuki hes a flaming homo.
all n all the ending was kinda weird but i was fine with it.
Quote: and every had a sad story especially the blonde kids his made me cry the fact that his mother didnt exept him .
Posted: Mon May 03, 2004 6:25 am
neko_vamp (#43501)
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I enjoyed the series. I felt that there were plenty of characters to love (like Shigure, Ayame and Kyo) besides Tohru.
And yeah, I didn't think Kyo was all that disgusting in his demon form either...
It seemed like everyone thought Kyo was just so shocking and gross, but finally seeing the transformation was kind of a let down. It took away from all the scenes of Tohru suffering in the rain. Actually it was more cool-looking than gross.
I kept asking 'what's the big deal?'
Posted: Wed May 05, 2004 3:10 am
Caddberry (#27690)
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I watched it.. and no i didnt think it sucked.. I thought it was pretty good.. Yeah actually i think i liked it.. LoL its been awhile..
Posted: Thu May 06, 2004 5:02 am
Liya (#43201)
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i love fruits basket! it's so funny. just one problem, tohru didn't stand up for her self. she did what everyone told her to do. that is one thing i hate.
Posted: Tue May 18, 2004 11:36 pm
Sollcarious (#48099)
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Fruits Baket One question ... how could you not like this anime .... it was .... incredible. It wasn't just a pointless show .. It had meaning. Not that i dont like anime without meaning (FLCL) but this was a refreshing change. It had sad, funny, and happy moments, something for everybody.
Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2004 7:59 am
moonlightangel (#46423)
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neko_vamp (#43501) wrote: I enjoyed the series. I felt that there were plenty of characters to love (like Shigure, Ayame and Kyo) besides Tohru.
I totally agree with neko_vamp.
I adore this anime because of the humour in it. Guys might not be able to digest all the yaoi bits of it....hence it's rated yaoi. And Tohru is definately not the spotlight here...i hate her though. She is not pretty and cute enough for the leading role. But over all I really like this anime, the story line and all the character(except Tohru, yea, I wanted to chop off her head too ). My favourite characters are Kyo(aaakkk...he's super cool) and Shigure (for his humour). I don't like Yuki either. But I gave it a big thumbs up for the storyline ^___________^
Posted: Sat Jul 03, 2004 5:44 pm
Doff (#45012)
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I liked it... not the best story, but i liked it anyway...
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Posted: Sat Jul 03, 2004 5:54 pm
Chi* (#49925)
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Manga Pleeze realize that the anime was not the ending of the show. It continues in the Manga and there's more character and relationship development. I'm sure they'll give an actual ending in the Manga. (there are 14 Vol. so far.)
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Quote: Tooru was only the "mother figure" to Yuki (he said it himself in the Manga) and so that's why i think she's gonna go with Kyo. i think Kyo needs tooru more in his life than Yuki does. With the 3rd transformation of the cat curse and all, i think Kyo might be more of a 2nd main character than Yuki.
hm...You might think Tooru's annoying becuz she's always so happy and smiling and stuff...that's really unrealistic becuz she has no cares or concerns of her own (kind of). But if u listen to her messages and stuff, you'll realize she's a really encouraging person and u can learn from her. i think everyone can use a friend like her in real life, i try my best do be encouraging of others and try to help them like she does!! ^.^
Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2004 4:06 am
Crystal (#50315)
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its tight i LOVE the anime its really kinda shocking at the end not really tho but....
not really caring for the anime i just think KYO IS REALLY HOT!!!!!
Y DO U THINK MY USER NAME AND AVATAR IS ALL ABOUT KYO????
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Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2004 11:42 pm
Chi* (#49925)
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Kyo LoLz Kyo is HOTT!!! at first, i liked Yuki a lot better than Kyo but then i watched the anime over a 2nd time and my mind changed. i still love Yuki and all but Kyo..i like him so much now!!! he's cute and he has that silent flirty way about him. how he's really protective of tooru and everything.
The ending...egh..i know wat u mean......i didnt like it...expected something better but u know..it's only the middle of the Manga. so you're gonna have to wait for the rest of the manga to come out to get the real ending.
Posted: Tue Jul 13, 2004 2:50 am
ChimPen (#31951)
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Joined: 11 Jan 2004 Posts: 1
Lord Gus, r u sure u like comedy/romance genre? Coz it seems like you don't when u say FB sucks! It's one of the best animes ever made. Additionally, it stands as one of the most popular anime series in Japan!
Posted: Tue Jul 13, 2004 9:24 pm
Freddy C (#31563)
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Joined: 07 Jan 2004 Posts: 4210 Location: UK
i didn't like this one, thought it was rather average.
mixed feeling for me all round, there were some halirious moments, and there were those sloooooo.....wwww moments as well.
it tried to be heartwarming and all, i just didn't buy it, i think it's the fact that i didn't like the lead female.
but having said that i didn't vote since it didn't "suck" nor was it any good.
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Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2004 11:51 pm
Sionar (#31381)
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Really? I thought this anime was great. It was unique. It didn't follow your typical out of the mill anime, in which case they would use up each episode to introduce a new character, and have another episode later on that dealt only with that character. This anime made me laugh. It made me cry. And, best of all, its values reached a level of transcendence. The lessons I learned from this anime really changed the person I was. Perhaps some of you weren't paying enough attention to the anime.
Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2004 7:44 am
Tedo (#53598)
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SPOILER wrote: I'm upset because Tohru ended with Kyo!Kyo is mine and I hate Tohru!I don't like Yuki either.I'm so mad!!!Grrrr.
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Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2004 11:47 pm
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