Fruits Basket 1st Season

"29th Annual Kaibara High School Culture Festival"

See? This place!

Those look so good!

Thank you for your business!

"Rice Balls"

These are selling like crazy!

Rice balls are easy finger food.

And we're Japanese!

It's thanks to you for making such good ones, Honda-san.

N-No, you're giving me too much credit!

And the cat ones are cute!

Is this cannibalism?

But the biggest contributor to our class's sales has been...

"Fruits Basket"

Could you not take photos without permission?

Yuki clearly doesn't like it!

That's right.

"It'll be your present to us! The best memory of our three years in school! Please, please, please!"

Soma-kun crumbled in the face of the older students' pleas

and agreed to dress as a girl for the duration of the festival.

Boys, girls, and even some teachers have been coming by to get a look at him,

and incidentally increasing the sales of our rice balls.

Do you think I made him angry somehow?

Nah, just ignore him.

He's got a huge complex about his girly face.

H-How can I rectify this?!

I've been silently thinking "He's so cute!"

Don't sweat it. That could happen to anyone.

Right? He looks exactly like a girl.

Du lieber Himmel!

You look like ein Mädchen!

What the heck?

It's him!

What's he doing here?

Hmm? Do you know him, Kyo-kun?

Momiji.

Don't wander off on your own.

Hi, Harry!

Hi, Yuki. You look well.

You, too, Kyo.

--Are you acquaintances of Yuki's? --So cute! --So cool!

Guten Tag. I'm Momiji Soma. I'm half-Japanese and half-German!

And this is Hatori Soma.

We're related to Yuki and Kyo!

Are they really?

Yeah...

What a lucky meeting! Could they be zodiac members, too?

With that out of the way-- Yuki, when did you become a girl?

You've seen me naked dozens of times and you can say that with a straight face?

Yuki-kun, does he mean...?!

No.

Now take a deep breath.

He's a doctor.

You don't have to examine me here.

I do, because you broke your promise to come in once a month for a checkup.

Soma-kun, are you ill?

Yuki has bronchial problems.

He had frequent attacks when he was young.

Are you Tohru Honda?

Yes! Pleased to meet you.

I see.

You really are a normal girl.

Hatori!

You shouldn't climb up on the sign!

--Was? --What are you doing, you idiot?!

Oh, no! I-I'll be right back.

Why are you here?

Take your complaints up with Momiji.

He brought over a festival flyer, and then Akito wanted to come.

--Momiji-kun, that's dangerous! --Akito has a 39° fever,

--Come back down, okay? --so I used my doctor veto,

--Get your butt down here now! --but I ended up having to come in exchange.

Relax. I didn't come to do anything to Tohru Honda.

I'll tell you one thing, though:

The threatening look isn't effective while you're in that outfit.

Keep your opinions to yourself.

You're such a moron!

Is it just me, or has Tohru been acting funny?

She's too friendly with the prince and Carrots, or something.

Yes, I'm a bit concerned.

From a wave standpoint, too.

Owie!

You sit here and be good!

Kyo hit me!

Kyo-kun!

Oh, it's Tohru!

How are you? I came to see you!

Good afternoon. You're in the Soma family, then?

Ja! Fate brought us together that day, huh?

You two have met?

Yep, at Papa's building!

That's Papa's building, and my hangout! He's the CEO!

What?! He is?!

Hey, you know the zodiac secret, right?

Y-Yes...

Yay! That means it's okay if I glomp you!

Hold it, Romeo. Remember where you are.

Keeping Tohru all to yourself just because you like her?

I bet you hug her every day!

As if I'd do that!

Gotcha!

D-Did something just explode?

Hey, what happened?

Tohru?!

Where did that bunny come from?

Whoa, these are Momiji-kun's clothes!

That's weird! Where would he go without his clothes?

"Weird"?

In that case, I'm weird, too.

Wearing these clothes when I'm a boy...

--Shut up, you're perfect! --That's right, you look wonderful!

--You're totally passing for a girl! --Have confidence!

Thanks.

Thank you, Soma-kun!

That was a brilliant diversionary tactic, and at great sacrifice!

You damn brat! Do you even get what you've done?!

I'm scared, Tohru!

So you're the Rabbit.

I can't believe this. It's a good thing Yuki distracted everyone.

For all he complains, I guess he likes his girly--

Shall I give you an even higher flight?

You damn rat!

Ah.

I almost forgot something important.

Yuki, Kyo, line up right there.

What?

Do it.

What's this about?

Fill in the blank:

"Macaroni and..."

Cheese.

Akito told me to bring back a photo.

See you.

Bis bald!

Hatori! Get back here!

This is the worst.

Who knows what Akito will say to me after seeing that photo.

Wah! Y-You'll catch cold!

Staying dressed like this makes me feel worse.

E-Everyone enjoyed it so much, though...

Boys don't like being called "cute."

I'm sorry. I thought you were cute, too.

I didn't want you to see me looking so pathetic, either.

U-Um...

When my mother called me cute, it made me happy.

--Because it meant "I love you." --You're so cute!

It was a form of love. Mom... Mom...

I'll never get to hear her say that again, but...

That's why I think they all meant that they like you, and... um...

Wait, I'm not helping, am I?

You know, it's funny... When you say that, I kind of feel better.

I guess I'll give the upperclassmen a little more fan service, then.

But first...

Can you take this off for me? There's a button caught in my hair.

Sure.

This dress looks hard to put on and take off.

I think it would look good on you, Honda.

It wouldn't at all. But I do wish it would-- it's like a princess dress.

You'd be cute.

I know you'd look cuter than I do.

Much cuter.

Thank you.

Shall we go back to the classroom?

I-I'm so shocked and touched and confused, my heart's going to beat right out of my chest!

That's right, more than "cute" or "beautiful"... Soma-kun

Let's go.

is "cool."

By the way, Honda-san.

Y-Yes?!

If you ever see Hatori again, it's best to avoid being alone with him.

Hmm? Why is that?

Remember how I told you that I got found out once?

Hatori was the one who suppressed everyone's memories.

Oi, Tohru.

Uo-chan, Hana-chan!

I'll head back to the classroom.

What's wrong?

Are you hiding something about the prince from us?

Are you perhaps dating Yuki Soma?

No! I just live with him, that's all!

Could you explain that?

I'm sorry I didn't tell you before!

But I'm all right now. They're all very good people. Please don't worry.

I believe "bolt from the blue" is the appropriate expression here.