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wingblossomLife has been a whirlwind of work and sleep (and not much else) at the moment, which means that I've been sorely remiss on updating often.
But in news that has absolutely nothing to do with anything else I'm doing, I picked up the Fruits Basket fanbook last week! And it is verily awesome indeed. Fanbooks in general tend to be most enjoyable if you're hung up on details (like knowing exactly where someone's foot was positioned in one panel during volume two), but the Furuba fanbook is a treasure trove of delights for people who really love the background world and characters. Like me, for example.
Best of all, there are omake in the back. OMAKE. I don't know if they've been scanlated on the net or not, but I decided to type up some of them and share them here. Like I told Ari, I kept all of the exclamation marks to preserve the original...uh, flavor.
'Take that! (Or not.)'
Hana: Oh, Kyou-kun? What are your father's hobbies? What kinds of things does he like...?
Kyou: (Isn't this damn woman ever gonna give up? I'll do anything to get in her way!)
Kyou: (I'll even lie if I have to!)
Kyou: You're outta luck, Hanajima...
Hana: ...Out of luck?
Kyou: Shishou really can't stand girls who wear all black! Take that!!
Hana: ~*Oh, really...?*~ Hee hee
Kyou: Who do you think I'm talking about??? I mean you!! What's with that smug look?!!
'Something that makes even Shigure-san so uncomfortable he wants to flee.'
Tohru: Shigure-san wrapped my end-of-the-year gift in lovely paper. Oh, and it would be a shame to throw this string away. There must be something I can use it for... (she puts it on her hair)
Tohru: It does work! I can use it just like a hair ribbon! I'll be sure to wear it to school tomorrow.
Shigure: I'LL BUY YOU RIBBONS!
Tohru: EH?!
Shigure: I'LL BUY YOU RIBBONS! JUST PLEASE STOP DOING THAT...!!
'You wouldn't think it to look at them, but they're all at the top of their class.'
Kakeru: Seems like you and Machi are getting along lately, Yun-Yun, but your fence sitting's getting old.
Yuki: I'm not sitting on the fence.
Kakeru: Uh-huh. As her older brother, I can't let it slide.
Yuki: (First nii-san, now him. Why do they only want to act like brothers when it doesn't matter?)
Kakeru: A real man is upfront about his intentions! Is it Machi that you like?
Kakeru: OR ME???
Yuki: YOU?!
Kimi: It's Kimi, right? (Right, Yun-Yun?)
Nao: NOBODY CARES! GET TO WORK!!!
'Wc = cc'
Ayame: Gure-san, did you hear? Why, Tori-san--our very own Tori-san--could not perform on the drama CD??? In the end, he did not grace us with the honor of his voice! The end of the world is at hand!
Shigure: Wasn't it because we couldn't make you stop talking, Aaya?
Ayame: AND SO I HAVE CONSIDERED THE MATTER!!
Ayame: If he will not speak, we have no choice but to make him speak, by force if need be! TO THIS END, WE WILL MAKE HIM READ STORIES ALOUD!!
HOWEVER!! Tori-san speaks so rarely that reading such a long story might render his beautiful voice hoarse--it would be a grave tragedy for the Sohma estate!
Therefore, I, Ayame, will joyfully take Tori-san's place, so that my own voice may be rendered hoarse instead!
Ayame: THE LINE, "ONCE UPON A TIME, THERE WAS AN OLD MAN WHO LIVED WITH HIS WIFE," WILL LEAVE YOU STRICKEN WITH AWE!!
Shigure: (Why a folktale?)
Hatori: Read quietly.
Ayame: ROGER THAT, TORI-SAN!!
The best one, however, was Kyou's reaction upon reading the events of volume 17, although the humor doesn't translate well in pure text form.
But in news that has absolutely nothing to do with anything else I'm doing, I picked up the Fruits Basket fanbook last week! And it is verily awesome indeed. Fanbooks in general tend to be most enjoyable if you're hung up on details (like knowing exactly where someone's foot was positioned in one panel during volume two), but the Furuba fanbook is a treasure trove of delights for people who really love the background world and characters. Like me, for example.
Best of all, there are omake in the back. OMAKE. I don't know if they've been scanlated on the net or not, but I decided to type up some of them and share them here. Like I told Ari, I kept all of the exclamation marks to preserve the original...uh, flavor.
'Take that! (Or not.)'
Hana: Oh, Kyou-kun? What are your father's hobbies? What kinds of things does he like...?
Kyou: (Isn't this damn woman ever gonna give up? I'll do anything to get in her way!)
Kyou: (I'll even lie if I have to!)
Kyou: You're outta luck, Hanajima...
Hana: ...Out of luck?
Kyou: Shishou really can't stand girls who wear all black! Take that!!
Hana: ~*Oh, really...?*~ Hee hee
Kyou: Who do you think I'm talking about??? I mean you!! What's with that smug look?!!
'Something that makes even Shigure-san so uncomfortable he wants to flee.'
Tohru: Shigure-san wrapped my end-of-the-year gift in lovely paper. Oh, and it would be a shame to throw this string away. There must be something I can use it for... (she puts it on her hair)
Tohru: It does work! I can use it just like a hair ribbon! I'll be sure to wear it to school tomorrow.
Shigure: I'LL BUY YOU RIBBONS!
Tohru: EH?!
Shigure: I'LL BUY YOU RIBBONS! JUST PLEASE STOP DOING THAT...!!
'You wouldn't think it to look at them, but they're all at the top of their class.'
Kakeru: Seems like you and Machi are getting along lately, Yun-Yun, but your fence sitting's getting old.
Yuki: I'm not sitting on the fence.
Kakeru: Uh-huh. As her older brother, I can't let it slide.
Yuki: (First nii-san, now him. Why do they only want to act like brothers when it doesn't matter?)
Kakeru: A real man is upfront about his intentions! Is it Machi that you like?
Kakeru: OR ME???
Yuki: YOU?!
Kimi: It's Kimi, right? (Right, Yun-Yun?)
Nao: NOBODY CARES! GET TO WORK!!!
'Wc = cc'
Ayame: Gure-san, did you hear? Why, Tori-san--our very own Tori-san--could not perform on the drama CD??? In the end, he did not grace us with the honor of his voice! The end of the world is at hand!
Shigure: Wasn't it because we couldn't make you stop talking, Aaya?
Ayame: AND SO I HAVE CONSIDERED THE MATTER!!
Ayame: If he will not speak, we have no choice but to make him speak, by force if need be! TO THIS END, WE WILL MAKE HIM READ STORIES ALOUD!!
HOWEVER!! Tori-san speaks so rarely that reading such a long story might render his beautiful voice hoarse--it would be a grave tragedy for the Sohma estate!
Therefore, I, Ayame, will joyfully take Tori-san's place, so that my own voice may be rendered hoarse instead!
Ayame: THE LINE, "ONCE UPON A TIME, THERE WAS AN OLD MAN WHO LIVED WITH HIS WIFE," WILL LEAVE YOU STRICKEN WITH AWE!!
Shigure: (Why a folktale?)
Hatori: Read quietly.
Ayame: ROGER THAT, TORI-SAN!!
The best one, however, was Kyou's reaction upon reading the events of volume 17, although the humor doesn't translate well in pure text form.