Tohru Honda is 16 year old orphaned girl who gets invited to live in the house of her classmate, the handsome boy Sohma Yuki, and his cousins, 16 year old Kyo and 27 year old Shigure. However, these young men and parts of the rest of their family (both close and distant) hold a curse; if they are hugged by the opposite gender, they transform into animals of the Chinese Zodiac. Everyday is an adventure for sweet Tohru, as she gets to know everyone in the large family better (especially Yuki and Kyo), in both common and bizarre situations. But, the Sohma Family curse is certainly no laughing matter... it also holds horrible cruelty and heartbreak.
General Info:
Episodes; 26.
Language; Japanese with English subs, English dub.
Review:
It's been a little while since I've watched this show, but I really did love the whole family like aura that Tohru emitted, and the reaction each other boys had.
I have to say this for clarification's sake (lies, I just want to), Kyo is my favourite. Both the of the boys have troubling backgrounds - Yuki with Akito and Kyo with the overall thing (I don't want to ruin anything) - so it makes you feel equally heart broken for both. It just comes down to personal preference when you decide to favour one, I just always liked the kind of temperamental guys - ha ha.
Tohru also has a sad past of her own, along with various characters you encounter like Momiji and Kisa who also have sad past.
Despite all this sadness you aren't really depressed and whatnot while you're watching this anime, instead it just shows you how the character has come to be, and also some of the reasons the characters react to certain things. I also found it very entertaining at some parts, especially with the men turning into animals all the time, and the troubles that causes.
I know this is short, but I am in a bit tight on time. I will edit this later and add some more stuff, I promise, I just wanted to make sure I at least got one out a day. :]
Must Watch Episodes:
-Episode 10: Meet the Zodiac of the Cow (Ox?), Hatsuharu.
-Episode 11: Valentines day. :]
-Episode 16: At the summerhouse.
-Episode 19: Tohru gets sick.
-Then episodes 24-26 (basically you have to watch these ones in one go).
Rating:
I would give it 5 our of 5 stars, I really did love this anime, and I am planning of reading the manga from where it left off. * * * * *
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