Fruits Basket is a Japanese 23-volume manga series written and illustrated by Natsuki Takaya. It became popular by being published in the semi-monthly Japanese manga magazine Hana to Yume from 1998 to 2006. The series' name is taken from a popular children's game in Japan.
Fruits Basket is about a girl, Tohru Honda, whose mother dies in an accident. Orphaned, she goes to live with her grandfather. However, that is short-lived when she has to move out temporarily as renovations are done on her grandfather's house.
Not wanting to burden her friends, and with unsupportive relatives, Tohru decides to live on her own. She moves to live in a tent and begins taking care of herself. But, as fate would have it, one day she comes back to find that a landslide has destroyed her tent.
Yuki Sohma, a popular classmate and his cousin Shigure invite her to live with them at their house. Shortly, Tohru learns that the Sohma family is under a curse that turns them into Chinese zodiac animals whenever they are weak, stressed, embarrassed, or hugged by someone of the opposite gender.
Tohru promises to keep it a secret and help them break the curse. She gets to know more about the Sohma family, learning about their pain and hardships. Being loving and kind in nature, she is able to heal their emotional wounds.
Fruits Baskets has a sequel Fruits Basket Another that began in 2015 and a spin-off series The Three Musketeers Arc that began in 2019. Fruits Basket is one of the best selling manga series and one of the best selling shojo manga series of all time.
By December 2018, the series had over 30 million copies in circulation. It's a classic fan favorite in shojo manga around the world. Here is a collection of quotes from the series.









































































![Ayame Sohma: I'm sorry, but I had no other choice. Yuki locked the door to his bedroom, so I couldn't sleep in there. Kyo Sohma: Why the Hell didn't you go to Shigure's room like yesterday? Ayame Sohma: Because, if I had, Shigure would have kept me up all night. Shigure Sohma: Hey, uh, not in front of the children, please. Kyo Sohma: Oh, cut it out! Yuki Sohma: Just ignore them. IGNORE them! Kyo Sohma: How much longer you stayin' here, anyway? Ayame Sohma: Don't worry, if it bothers you THAT much, tonight I'll sleep in Tohru's room. Yuki & Kyo: [together] You will NOT!](/cdn-cgi/image/width=300,height=300,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/9510.jpg)



![If you think of someone’s good qualities as the umeboshi in an onigiri, it’s as if their qualities are stuck to their back! People around the world are like onigiri. Everyone has an umeboshi with a different shape and color and flavor. But because it’s stuck on their back, they might not be able to see their umeboshi. “There’s nothing special about me. I’m just white rice.” [in her head] That’s not true. There is an umeboshi — on your back. [aloud] Maybe the reason people get jealous of each other, is because they can see so clearly the umeboshi on other people’s backs. I can see them, too. I can see them perfectly. There’s an amazing umeboshi on your back, Kyo-kun.](/cdn-cgi/image/width=300,height=300,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/8631.jpeg)

![All these years and that vow is still right here [gestures to his heart]. If I have to lie or manipulate a few people along the way, then so be it. It’s a small price to pay, even if someone gets hurt… I do feel bad about it sometimes though. Mostly, it’s when I’m looking at Tohru. She’s just good, through and through. She helps for those two, but her innocence may be a bit much for me. Sometimes she forces me to realize that mine might be the filthiest soul of all. Granted, I am as dirty as they come. It’s funny but, sometimes, I find myself feeling jealous of you. And I wonder if maybe I’m the one most cursed of us.](/cdn-cgi/image/width=300,height=300,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/9602.jpg)





























![Well, I had a chip on my shoulder back then. I was like a lion that hadn’t been fed. A problem child that was too much for my teachers and parents to handle. I wonder why it’s so easy to “go bad”? Before I knew it, I’d joined “the ladies”. […] We beat people up, got beat up, started fires, got chased by the cops…to be honest, if I told you everything we did, it’d make your hair stand on end. The point is, I was an unrepentant moron. But even so, there was one person I idolized. That was Kyoko-san.](/cdn-cgi/image/width=300,height=300,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/8674.jpeg)













![You really mean [that you deserve to be punished]. Is that all people will ever be to you? A way to punish yourself for thoughts that you had as a child? Is this how you’re going to live your entire life?… Alright, then I’m going to pray for you. You’re lonely and whatever may have happened, you shouldn’t have to live like that forever. This world is full of people, and I know that somewhere in it, there is someone who will see you for who you truly are. They’ll see it and they’ll cherish you for it. So please, whoever you are, wherever you are, come to her. If you’re in a country far away, get on a plane. Come to Saki as fast as you can because she deserves to meet you. Please….. I’ll pray for you…there is someone who will see you for who you truly are. They’ll see it and they’ll cherish you for it. I’ll pray… So please… Don’t give up yet…](/cdn-cgi/image/width=300,height=300,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/9596.jpg)








































































































































![I don’t want [the dream] to end. I want it to last forever. I want to give it form and make it mine. I will.](/cdn-cgi/image/width=300,height=300,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/9601.jpg)





















































![Shigure Sohma: So, now that that's settled, I thought it might be fun to travel by car. Don't worry. Leave all the driving to me. Yuki Sohma: Shigure, do you even HAVE a license? Shigure Sohma: Hmm... Of course I have a license. Yuki & Kyo: [together] WHY did you have to think about it?](/cdn-cgi/image/width=300,height=300,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/9525.jpg)
![Shigure Sohma: At any rate, I though we might go to one of the Sohma spas or perhaps the lake house. How does that sound, Tohru? Tohru Honda: But I've already been on a trip to the hot springs. I couldn't go on another one. It would be too much. Shigure Sohma: And what a lovely trip that must have been. It's too bad I wasn't able to be there. I did sooo want to go, but now... I guess I'll NEVER get to take a trip with you. Tohru Honda: Okay, I'll go. Yuki & Kyo: [together] Have you no shame? Shigure Sohma: Not really.](/cdn-cgi/image/width=300,height=300,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/9524.jpg)













![Yuki Sohma: Momiji, why don't we give Miss Honda some time to herself? After all, the reason we brought her here was to give her a chance to relax, right? Momiji Sohma: Right. I get it. Yuki Sohma: Ah. Momiji Sohma: [to Tohru] But tonight we'll sleep together, okay? Kyo & Yuki: [together] He doesn't get it.](/cdn-cgi/image/width=300,height=300,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/9503.jpg)





![Saki Hanajima: Cuckoo chicks. The girls who visited this locker were all cuckoo chicks. Yuki / Tohru / Arisa: [together] Cuckoo? Saki Hanajima: You see, just like the cuckoo chick pushes another bird's egg out of the nest, these girls threw out any chocolates that were already here so that their own chocolates would get more attention. The proof is in the garbage can.](/cdn-cgi/image/width=300,height=300,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/9496.jpg)




![Hatsuharu Sohma: "Go away?" "Leave me alone?" When did you become such a little pansy, huh? Kyo Sohma: You know, when you go black you're a real bastard! Hatsuharu Sohma: Oh yeah? Just for that, when I'm done with you, I'm gonna take your little girlfriend! Kyo Sohma: What the...? You're gonna WHAT? Hatsuharu Sohma: Oh, you know, I'm gonna do this and a little of that, and I'm definitely gonna do THAT. Kyo Sohma: [to himself] Huh? What is he...? This is the same little brat that used to get lost on the way to the bathroom if I didn't take him, and now he thinks he's some kind of... I don't know what. He really is a bastard when he goes black. Who got him all worked up, anyway? Okay, I guess that was me. So why's he gotta bring Tohru into this? What's she got to do with anything? And what's he talkin' about all this "I'll do this, I'll do that" crap? What ever it is... Kyo Sohma: [aloud to Haru] You're sick!](/cdn-cgi/image/width=300,height=300,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/9491.jpg)

































![Kyo Sohma: [while fighting Black Haru] I'm seriously going to murder you! Yuki Sohma: [to Tohru] He's not serious.](/cdn-cgi/image/width=300,height=300,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/9441.jpg)





















































































































































































































![Please, just one more thing. Uo-chan’s my friend and it’s hard to see her hurting, So at least take this. Here [hands Kureno a note], it has her contact information. Accepting it doesn’t mean you have to get in touch with her right away, or ever for that matter! But, who knows? You might feel different about it tomorrow. Maybe…maybe you’ll wake up and then suddenly decide you wanna see her again. It might not be tomorrow, it could be the day after that, or a year from now, or ten years! But, as long as you’re alive, things will keep changing, in ways you can’t predict! As long as you’re alive, you’ll find new things to wish for!](/cdn-cgi/image/width=300,height=300,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/9011.jpg)












![Hatori: I’m surprised though… I assumed you would have known [Hiro’s situation] long before now… I thought Akito told you about anything concerning the family. Shigure: Apparently even I am only trusted so far… Let Akito scheme. When the dust settles, one of us will be sorry. But it won’t be me. Hatori: You’re a child. Shigure: Yes, I’m disgustingly, unrepentantly immature. Hatori: I worry what would happen eventually if Akito decides to take it out on Honda. Like Hiro did… Shigure: I have to say – we really are terrible at this…the whole love thing…when it comes to cherishing another person…we Sohma’s are lost..](/cdn-cgi/image/width=300,height=300,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/8989.jpg)




































































































































































![Shigure Sohma: [got Tohru a maid costume for White Day] I can't wait to for her to call me master while wearing this. Hatsuharu Sohma: Just don't get arrested, okay?](/cdn-cgi/image/width=300,height=300,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/9405.jpg)






























































!["If someone talks trash, you can just trash them back. Clamming up in a corner makes the thing half your fault." "[...] There are people out there who get crushed by that logic."](/cdn-cgi/image/width=300,height=300,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/9413.jpg)









![Nothing’s changed since then. But him…he’s changed, little by little. […] It looked to me like the more he was treated like a “Prince”, the more the loneliness ate away at him. But now it seems he smiles because he’s actually enjoying himself. He’s changing. I’m positive.](/cdn-cgi/image/width=300,height=300,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/8909.jpg)



















![Katsuya Honda: Just tell me what's so irritating. Kyoko Honda: That's none of your damn business! Katsuya Honda: Maybe not. But I'm curious. Kyoko Honda: It's EVERYTHING you prick! God, you're annoying! It's everything,okay?! EVERYTHING PISSES ME OFF! Them! And them! And them! And YOU! Everyone and everything! I HATE YOUR GODDAMN GUTS! You just... You all treat people like garbage. But you're all just as bad! QUIT TRYING TO ACT LIKE YOU'RE ALL FRIGGIN' PERFECT! Leave me alone. I wish everyone would just...go. Get out of my life. I'd be better off with YOU DEAD! DIE! DIE! GO TO HELL! YOU DISAPPEAR! YOU FALL APART! Katsuya Honda: Really? I think you WANT them to care. You want them to look at you, don't you? All those people. You want them to need you. You want them.....to listen to you. To understand somehow. You want them to accept you. I think.... you want them to love you. You know something? I'm like that, too. Kyoko Honda: ... Wh-why? Why did I....turn out....like this? Katsuya Honda: You're asking me? Kyoko Honda: That's what.. That's what I wanna know. Why? Why...did I..?! [Where did she go wrong? What was her mistake?] I'm miserable. I feel so alone!](/cdn-cgi/image/width=300,height=300,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/9377.jpg)


















































































![You're trying to find it, aren't you? I'm sure that inside your heart… you’re trying with all you might to find it on your own… the reason you were born. Because… because really… there might not be anyone who was born with a reason. I think that everyone might have to find one on their own. [in her head] A reason for being born… A reason that it’s okay to be alive… A reason to exist. [aloud] I think everyone might have to find it themselves… and decide for themselves. It could be your dreams… your job… or a person. …The reason you’re looking for… might be vague, unclear… and uncertain. [in her head] And you might lose it. [aloud] But as long as you’re alive…you have to keep searching for that reason. I'm searching too. And if I can... If I can, I want to find my reason... In someone else.](/cdn-cgi/image/width=300,height=300,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/8632.jpeg)














![Did someone break your heart, Arisa-san…? […] There are some things that take a long time to acquire, like friends or lovers. So it wasn’t for nothing.](/cdn-cgi/image/width=300,height=300,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/8928.jpeg)











![I’m always “empty”. My existence is empty. There’s nothing here. I’m a doll with missing parts. A broken doll that can’t become human. Defective merchandise. […] Am I needed? Is my existence required? Does this world need me?](/cdn-cgi/image/width=300,height=300,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/8908.jpeg)































![Indeed I do [have a girlfriend]. She’s super cute. I’m crazy about her. So I’m not interested in Honda-san in a romantic sense. She’s on my mind for a different reason. But it concerns more than just me, so I’d like to put off telling you for just a little longer. That okay?](/cdn-cgi/image/width=300,height=300,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/8848.jpeg)













![Are you talking about what I said back then!? Forget that…that was just me taking my own guilt out on you. But…I do know that she was suffering. Haru-nii…Rin…Rin was…pushed off a second story balcony by Akito. Those major injuries weren’t from an accident. Akito found out you were seeing Rin, and he…he…[…] Akito…Kisa…that time when Akito hit you…it was my fault. I made Akito angry, and he took it out on you. He…hurt you. I’ve wanted to apologize all this time. I’m so sorry. Haru-nii, you too. I’m sorry. In both cases, I was told to keep my mouth shut, so I didn’t say a word. So if you’re angry with me, I understand…Rin is trying to break the curse…! She’s trying so hard, all to set you free from Akito…and from herself. That’s why she broke up with you. You need to tell her, “It’s okay now.” If she keeps it up, Rin’s mind and body will give out. She’ll end up suffering alone forever…](/cdn-cgi/image/width=300,height=300,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/8817.jpeg)








![I want to be Tohru’s best friend. I want to be a best friend that Tohru can be proud of! (internally) That’s what made me want to change. That thought still spurs me on. When I look back now, it’s a little embarrassing. Getting carried on her back, blubbering like a little kid, but it wasn’t for nothing. […] It really is great when you’re not alone. I made it to second year of middle school, met Hanajima, and life became even more fun. I think Kyoko-san was enjoying it as much as we were. But then…her death…that’s a lie, isn’t it? The darkened windows of that apartment – that’s a lie too, right? I loved her. She owed this brat nothing, and yet came to my rescue. She was a softie, but straightforward, and warmer than anyone I’ve ever known. I loved her.](/cdn-cgi/image/width=300,height=300,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/8782.jpeg)
![Why am I so pissed off? Feels like something urging me to do…what? But also like I got left behind. What the hell is this vague irritation? Maybe because I was in the middle of all that sickly sweet cheeriness? Yeesh. “Make yourself at home.” Yeah, right. […] This is where I belong. A place where I can fall as far as I want.](/cdn-cgi/image/width=300,height=300,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/8780.jpeg)





















































































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