Q 01/05

Who wrote and illustrated the Fruits Basket manga?

A) Rumiko Takahashi

B) CLAMP

C) Natsuki Takaya

D) Bisco Hatori

Answer · why

C) Natsuki Takaya

She decided to become a manga artist in first grade and had never worked as an assistant before her debut.

Q 02/05

In which shōjo magazine was Fruits Basket serialised from 1998 to 2006?

A) Hana to Yume

B) Ribon Magazine

C) Nakayoshi Comics

D) Margaret Weekly

Answer · why

A) Hana to Yume

The semi-monthly magazine is published by Hakusensha, which collected the series into 23 volumes.

Q 03/05

The series' title comes from what?

A) A Tokyo fruit shop chain

B) A Japanese schoolyard game

C) A Sohma family heirloom

D) A children's nursery song

Answer · why

B) A Japanese schoolyard game

Players are each named after a fruit and scramble for seats when theirs is called.

Q 04/05

What were Tohru's kindergarten classmates calling her in the game, instead of a fruit?

A) Tofu

B) Mochi

C) Daikon

D) Onigiri

Answer · why

D) Onigiri

She thought rice balls were delicious and did not realise she was being left out until the game ended.

Q 05/05

How does Tohru's mother die shortly before the story begins?

A) Of pneumonia

B) In a house fire

C) In a car accident

D) In a train crash

Answer · why

C) In a car accident

Kyo is present at the accident but cannot save her without revealing his curse.