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The characters of ''Fruits Basket'' were created by Natsuki Takaya in the manga written and illustrated by her. The manga was serialized in 136 chapters in the monthly manga magazine ''Hana to Yume'' between January 1999 and November 2006, and collected in 23 ''tankōbon'' volumes by Hakusensha. The series was adapted as a drama CD distributed as a promotional item with an issue of ''Hana to Yume'' and as a 26-episode anime television series produced by Studio DEEN initially broadcast on TV Tokyo between July 5 and December 27, 2001. The manga is licensed in English by Chuang Yi in Singapore, Madman Entertainment in Australia and New Zealand,〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Fruits Basket (Manga) Vol 23 (Final) )〕 and Tokyopop in North America.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Fruits Basket )〕 The anime is licensed in English by FUNimation Entertainment, which distributes it in North America itself, in the United Kingdom through Revelation Films, and in Australia and New Zealand through Madman Entertainment. The series tells the story of Tohru Honda, an orphan girl who, after meeting Yuki, Kyo, and Shigure Sohma, learns that thirteen members of the Sohma family are possessed by the animals of the Chinese zodiac and cursed to turn into their animal forms when they embrace someone of the opposite sex or their bodies come under a great deal of stress. As the series progresses, Tohru meets the rest of the zodiac and the family's mysterious head, Akito Sohma, and eventually resolves to break the curse that burdens them. The name spellings used here are those given in the official Region 1 DVD and English manga releases. Names are given in Western order, with the family name last. == Creation and conception == According to Natsuki Takaya in interviews, Tohru Honda was the first character she created for the series, with Yuki and Kyo Sohma soon after. When asked how she came up with Tohru's personality and background, she said: Takaya gave Tohru a name normally used only for men because she likes to give masculine names to female characters "to balance them out." In addition, Takaya chose to have other characters address her as "Tohru-kun", using an honorific typically used for boys, because she thought it was "a more dignified form of address." The next characters Takaya developed were Yuki, Kyo, and Shigure Sohma, and of these Kyo was "the first character whose personality and looks really hit me...without any hesitation." According to the ''Fruits Basket Character Book'', she had Yuki dress in Chinese-style clothes because she likes them.〔Quoted in 〕 She added that she believes they suit his androgynous nature, and that she deliberately gave Yuki and Kyo different tastes to distinguish them.〔Quoted in 〕 Takaya described these four characters, Tohru, Yuki, Kyo, and Shigure, as the main cast.〔 The first character she developed after them was Kisa Sohma, whom she described as "in competition to be the first or second most beautiful character."〔 Takaya named most of the Sohmas affected by the curse after the month in the former Japanese lunisolar calendar that corresponds to their zodiac animal. The exceptions are Kureno and Momiji, whose names were swapped by mistake; Kyo, who as the cat is not part of the official zodiac; and Yuki. According to the author, no other names have meanings. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「List of Fruits Basket characters」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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