Fruits Basket, Volume 2: What Becomes of Snow? (Episodes 7-12)

Binding: DVD
Region: Region 1
Director: Akitarô Daichi, Nagisa Miyazaki
Actor: Yui Horie, Aya Hisakawa, Tomokazu Seki, Ryôtarô Okiayu, Yuka Imai
Format: Animated, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Run Time: 123 minutes
ASIN: B000089746
Rated: Unrated
Manufacturer: Funimation Prod
Release Date: 2003-01-21
Average Customer Review: (From 23 total reviews)
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Editorial Reviews

Product Description:
The Sohma family is cursed. This is no ordinary curse however. When members of this family are touched by the opposite gender they turn into one of the animals of the Chinese Zodiac. So what happens when they take in a young girl who is down on her luck? How long can they keep their family secret …a secret? To make matters worse two rivals of the zodiac have decided to pursue the same girl the Sohmas are sheltering. Be sure to add this anime title (based on the #1 manga by Takaya Natsuki) to your basket!System Requirements:Approx. 60 Min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: ANIMATION/ADULT SWIM Rating: PG-13 UPC: 704400030963 Manufacturer No: FN03096

Customer Reviews

It becomes spring! by E. A Solinas
Having introduced the kooky Sohma family and their curse, “Fruits Basket” starts introducing some of its darker dimensions.

To make matters even more complex, “Fruits Basket, Volume 2: What Becomes of Snow?” introduces us to three new members of the Sohma family, as well as a look at how the mysterious Akito rules over them. But despite these darker moments, the series never strays too far from the warm-hearted comedy and appealing characters.

Our leads are all involved in the school’s Cultural Festival, despite Yuki’s distress at having to wear a dress. But then two new Sohmas turn up: bubbly rabbit Momiji, and the chilly Hatori, who tells Tohru to meet him at the Sohma main house — alone. Despite Tohru’s nervousness, she obeys — and finds out the painful facts about Hatori’s past, and the isolation felt by cursed Sohmas.

When New Year’s rolls around, Tohru and her friends help Kyo and Yuki clean the house, while Shigure torments his hysterical editor Mii. They’re expected back at the main Sohma house, but the boys are reluctant to leave Tohru alone. And a school endurance run is interrupted by Haru Sohma, who is determined to fight Kyo — but their battle is interrupted when Yuki collapses.

Then Valentine’s Day comes around. Tohru has chocolate for everyone (literally), Yuki is stalked by his fangirls, and Kagura is busily trying to feed Kyo a chocolate heart the size of his head. And a month later, Momiji repays Tohru’s favour by giving her an extravagant gift — a trip to a hot spring.

There are definitely some darker moments to “Volume 2: What Becomes of Snow?” Most of these come from Hatori’s tragic past, and the revelation of just what a lonely, painful life many of the zodiac members lead. Even the younger ones like Haru aren’t immune, since we see that he was often mocked for his animal’s part in the old zodiac folktale.

But don’t worry, the dark spots are surrounded by lots of heartwarming moments (Momiji’s “foolish traveler” story) and goofy dialogue (”No means NO, woman!”). And there’s loads of comedy, from Shigure tormented Mii by refusing to write the rest of his novel, to the shrieking hostess at the hot spring. (”AAAAAAAAA! I’m sorry, world! I apologize for this boy! I’m SORREEEEEE…”).

I have to admit that the hot spring episode is a bit slow, since much of it involves eating and soaking. And singing. But it has some cute moments like Yuki laughing, and the crazed ping-pong game.

We also get to see some different sides of Tohru and her friends — for instance, it’s revealed that despite her cheery demeanor, Tohru is sometimes very lonely for her mother. Yuki continues trying to come out of his shell, while Kyo verrrrrry slowly tries to overcome his social awkwardness. The “plum on the back” scene ends up being adorable because of this.

And we get to meet some new Sohmas, particularly Haru and Hatori. Haru has a dual personality — one placid and serene, one violent and lecherous — and a tumultuous past with Yuki. And Hatori comes across as the most tragic figure thus far, convinced that he is doomed to loneliness, and haunted by what happened when he dared to love someone.

“Fruits Basket, Volume 2: What Becomes of Snow?” introduces us to some new Sohmas, and some dark secrets. But it also never lets up on the warm’n'fuzzy smiles.

Cool Gift by K. Mcdermid
This was bought for my 13 year old niece who is really into “anime”. She tells me she really likes the DVD.

Best Anime Show Ever! by Charles
Fruits Basket is one of the best anime shows I have ever seen! The characters in this show were amazing too and the plot moved very fast too. I wish this show would make more episodes, because I don’t feel that I got enough of it. Again a great show and I am thinking about buying it.

Get it now by D. Sutton
I bought this show totally blind-sighted. I had no idea what to expect. I might love it automatically (Bebop, Gungrave) or I might loathe it forever (Fushigi Yuugi).

I LOVED IT! It was all so well done. You get through it so unbelievably quickly that it leaves you wanting so much more. It is all so worth it–all the characters are so worth it–all the seemingly pointless plotlines are so worth it.

GET IT NOW!

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