Anime of the week

[Inoue]

I thought this might be a kewl idea for this forum - each week someone does a mini review, synopsis of an anime they like and shares it with the rest of us, we could include links, perhaps some pics ~ this maybe a really good idea , and help share anime from other genre's to others.
I have asked Marla which anime she wanted and she has chosen Fruits basket so I shall start first ;D
I have a review on this anime on another forum - let me see if i can retrieve it- for now a brief synopsis and series description-

Title: Fruits Basket
Jap. Kanji: フルーツバスケット
Other: פרוטס באסקט
Synonyms: Furuba
Short: FB
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Magic, Romance, School, Shoujo - [similar]
Categories: [show]
Type: TV
Episodes: 26
Year: 2001 (05.07.2001 till 27.12.2001)
Companies: NAS, TV Tokyo, Studio DEEN ()
URL: www.deen.co.jp/fruba/





Fruits Basket is the story of a young high-school girl, Honda Tohru. Having lost her mother in a car accident, she has come to live alone in a tent in the forest near her school. Never a quiitter, she strives to honor her mother`s memory and work hard to do the best she can with her life.

One day, she happens across a house in the woods, not far from her makeshift abode. The residents, Sohma Yuki and his cousin Shigure, aren`t total strangers. Sohma is the coolest guy at Tohru`s school!

Will the chance encounter lead to new friendships, and perhaps, a new romance? Why all the talk of the Chinese Zodiac? Why is the title "Fruits Basket"?
Source:AnimeDB
I own the entire series and it is my favorite , the one I have watched the most.
it is often dismissed as Shoujo anime but it has it all - comedy, action, romance and drama
All in all, it is a great anime and should not be overlooked by the anime fan

[Inoue]

more info on the series :
Fruits Basket is a very touching anime series with 26 episodes and at first glance, the plot is a typical fish-out-of-water story that is doused with beautiful males, and a promise of a lot of love triangles to tangle things up. But that?s not it at all.
Tohru Honda is high school student who is now homeless because her mother had died a year ago, and the only place she can stay at is now undergoing construction. She is living in a tent in the woods and when walking home, she saw a house and ran into Yuki Souma, who is crowned the Prince at school because he is absurdly handsome and very nice to boot, and his older cousin Shigure there. They talked, and later, Tohru?s tent is destroyed through a landslide, and she faints due to a flu. So Yuki asks her to stay with him and his cousin, Tohru reluctantly agrees and this begins the series.

At the beginning of time, when God is deciding the calendar, he told the animals to show up for a meeting that will decide their order in the Zodiac years. Deceitful that he is, the mouse told the cat the wrong day, and then rode to the meeting on the head of the ox, and ended up being the first animal in the Zodiac, the only one got left out is the cat.

The Souma is cursed by this wrong, so for every generation, members of the Souma family will be bound to represent an animal of the Zodiac, and they will turn into that animal if hugged by the opposite sex. So imagine the fun Tohru has.
Characters:
Tohru -sweet and kind. A little bit clumsy and dense sometime, but always says the right thing and a lovely human being all around.


Yuki -the Prince. He is too good-looking for his own goods, and get mocked by Kyou for his feminine looks. His voice is done by a female seiyuu, so when he first appeared, I didn?t know if he was a guy or girl. Because Yuki is the mouse, he is thought to have things very easy in life, so Kyou deeply resents Yuki for this, and they are constantly fighting.

Kyou - He is the cat and is treated badly when he was a child, so Kyou has a loud and obnoxious attitude to people. A lot is not revealed about Kyou until the last few episodes and then, you truly love him because even if he is not easy to love like Yuki, he is worthy at the same time.

Shigure-Is the dog- and is very loyal. To say the least, Shigure is very easy going and a constant surprise. At first, he is a bum who wanders around the house in his kimono and does nothing but laugh at Yuki and Kyou, but to have survived the Souma family intact is quite a feat.
there is alot that can be said for this series and many more characters are introduced as it progresses. Give it a chance and it may very well cause you to join the ranks of Fruits Basket Fans

[Inoue]

this is a cute little site has merchandise reviews etc of Fruits Basket
I want the kyo t shirt
laughs

[pet]

^^;; nice...

[PetXpet]

SPIRAL:


Spiral is a mystery series, revolving around Ayumu Narumi as he tries to solve the mystery of the Blade Children, which all lead back to the disappearance of his elder brother, Kiyotaka. The Blade Children themselves have some kind of curse, and their lives are marked all throughout their lives by various people calling themselves "Hunters". The Blade Children test Ayumu, thinking that he will be their savior if he passes, not caring if he dies along with Hiyono, an enthusiastic girl who tags along while Ayumu runs into these tests...which are many times called games...though she does prove useful with her information network skills. Ayumu has little faith in himself, due to the overpowering shadow of his remarkable brother who became a world famous pianist in his teens, and then an outstanding detective, even though he has this insecurity, people notice his reasoning ability and think it almost "supernatural"

So the main questions are, will Ayumu reach a place his brother did? Does that mean the savior of the Blade Children...? And who are the Blade Children anyway? Why are they marked? All resulting in big headaches and large frowny lines for Ayumu.

...And how loud will fangirls sreech when Ayumu sleeps on Hiyono? Ohohoh. Don't look at me like that! Her shoulder, you pervert.

[pet]

I have the japanese version of spiral ^^ (Manga)

[PetXpet]

really? I like the anime, how is the manga?