Fruit basquet is a popular shōjo manga by Natsuki Takaya that has two anime adaptations. The first anime adaptation was released in 2001 and ended before the manga’s source material was completed. The second anime adaptation ran from 2019 to 2021 and consists of three seasons. As it became known after the completion of the Fruit basquet manga, the ending is different from the 2001 anime and true to the source material.
Fruit basquet follows the protagonist Tohru Honda as she discovers the secret curse of the Sohma family. Time Fruit basquet it can technically be classified as shojo, incorporates many mature themes, and could be considered josei. Tohru, along with many of the other characters from Fruit basquet, has to deal with many internal and external struggles during the course of the story. Despite everything, Tohru maintains a positive outlook and shows how wise he is beyond his age.
10 Adopting his father’s mannerisms to cheer up his mother
Tohru had to grow up when she was still very young. His father, Katsuya, died when Tohru was three years old. This left Tohru’s mother, Kyoko, in a deep depression. Even though Tohru was just a child, that didn’t stop the adults around her from being vindictive and harsh. Tohru’s mother had a wild youth, so it was theorized that Tohru was an illegitimate child and not Katsuya’s daughter at all.
In an effort to form her identity as Katsuya’s daughter, Tohru adopted his mannerisms after his death. Katsuya had been known for her polite nature and formal demeanor. When Kyoko saw that her late husband lived in the form of her daughter, he pulled her out of her despair and helped her live again.
9 When she decided to live alone in a tent instead of burdening her grandfather or her friends
When Tohru was 16 years old, her mother died and Tohru stayed with her paternal grandfather for a while. However, her house needed remodeling and her grandfather moved in with his daughter’s family. His house didn’t have much space, so he asked if Tohru had a friend he could stay with during the remodel. She didn’t want her grandfather to worry about her, but she also knew that her two best friends, Arisa Uotani and Saki Hanajima, had burdens of their own and she didn’t want to add to them. This is what prompted Tohru’s decision to secretly move into a tent in the woods.
8 The way he worked long nights as a janitor to pay for school
Tohru initially started working when she moved in with her grandfather. His only income came from his pension, so to ease the burden of having it, Tohru got a job to offset the expenses. After the Sohmas discovered her store, and she discovered that she had been living on her property without her permission, Tohru offered to use her income as rent if they let her stay there at her store. . However, a storm destroyed her store, prompting Tohru to move into Shigure’s house.
7 The way she insisted on cooking and cleaning when the sohmas took her in
Shigure and Yuki insisted that Tohru didn’t need to pay rent and invited her to live in their house. Tohru was nervous about her generosity and didn’t want to be a burden. She insisted that she would do all the cooking and house cleaning to repay her kindness.
Along the Fruit basquet, it was hard for Tohru to allow herself to be happy as she was always focused on the well-being of others. When she finished her grandfather’s remodel and she left the Sohmas to move in with him again, she had a hard time accepting that she wasn’t happy there. To make matters worse, her aunt and her cousins unfairly criticized her and made no secret that they thought she was a burden.
6 When he talked to Ritsu from a literal ledge
Ritsu Sohma’s cursed zodiacal spirit was the monkey. He had a very anxious demeanor, incredibly low self-esteem, and was constantly apologizing for his existence. A series of events related to her clumsiness led Ritsu to make a suicidal gesture and climb onto the roof of Shigure’s house.
Tohru followed him there and explained that even if Ritsu didn’t feel like she had a reason to live, she could find one. She revealed that her reason for living is for the good of others, for her happiness. Ritsu was inspired by Tohru’s words and, feeling hope for the first time in her life, she started down the road to self-acceptance and self-love for her.
5 Tohru’s steadfast love for her mother has helped her cope with her grief.
When Tohru’s mother died, Tohru promised herself that she would keep her mother first in her heart no matter what. Kyoko is responsible in many ways for Tohru’s ability to maintain positivity during her grief. As long as Tohru can always remember her mother, he will continue to be with her. This belief fuels Tohru through the challenges of being aware of the zodiac curse and inner demons that her friends from the Sohma family are dealing with. In the end, Tohru is able to accept that even if she puts the romantic love she feels for Kyo first in her heart, it’s not like she’s abandoning her mother: Kyoko will always be with her.
4 His deep selflessness is a trait beyond his years
Tohru constantly puts other people’s feelings and concerns before her own. Although he later admitted that it was a coping mechanism, it is still a mature quality not found in many people Tohru’s age. Tohru was very perceptive to the moods of the people around her. Her happiness was a priority for her, sometimes to the detriment of her own comfort level.
Tohru’s father died of a cold that turned into pneumonia, so whenever someone she loved showed signs of a fever, Tohru would instantly urge them to take time to recover. However, when Tohru exhibited the same symptoms of overexertion, he ignored his health to the point where he made it worse.
3 Her acceptance of the Sohma family without hesitation after learning their secret
Tohru accepted the realities of the Zodiac Curse with a resilience not found in many. Even the cursed family members had more trouble accepting themselves than Tohru. When Tohru accidentally discovered the zodiac curse, she was more baffled than anything. While the damn members of the Sohma family were mostly aware of their animal spirits, Tohru didn’t care. More than anything, she just wanted to befriend them and learn more about them.
two Tohru’s determination to befriend Akito despite the inherent danger
Along the Fruit basquet, Tohru witnessed the many complaints the Sohma family had with their head of the family, Akito. Akito was like a god to the cursed members of the Zodiac. Tohru’s presence in their lives threatened the ties each had with Akito and because of that, Akito feared and hated Tohru. However, Tohru saw past Akito’s harsh feelings and divine status to the frail young woman beneath. Tohru saw something of herself in Akito because Tohru too was afraid of being abandoned by her loved ones. Even when Akito attacked Tohru with a knife, Tohru was determined to offer her friendship.
1 Tohru’s ability to remain positive even after falling off a cliff
at the end of Fruit basquet Season 3, Tohru and Akito overcame a major conflict: Akito’s hatred of Tohru versus Tohru’s insistence on befriending her. Just as Akito was about to accept Tohru’s offer of friendship, Tohru fell off a cliff. Tohru didn’t blame Akito for this; Tohru knew it wasn’t Akito’s fault.
However, it was still a traumatic event and Tohru found it hard to smile afterward. She even asked her friends Saki and Arisa to keep Kyo away from the hospital because she was determined not to see him until she could smile naturally again. Tohru’s strong-willed personality and her ability to see the good in people are her most defining characteristics.
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