[Fruits Basket] Vol. 2; Chapter 9. Here is your friendly reminder that when Hatori Sohma was first introduced in the series, he was portrayed as a villain! …Until the very next chapter, when his romantic, lost-love sob-story begins. Neat.
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HATORI-SOHMA’S 700+ G I V E A W A Y!
Jeez, guys! I never thought I’d hit 700 on this blog; that is such an accomplishment- I want you guys to know that I just adore each and every one of you so much. The friendships I’ve made here are ones I’ll cherish for forever. I wanted to do a little something nice for you guys. I previously did a Follow Forever for 650+, but today- today is a giveaway!
There will be TWO winners! They will be chosen at random using random.org. Each person will win a Fruits Basket phone case, made by the ever lovely @tionnedawnstar over at Elliott’s Closet. These will all be purchased by me with my own money!
This begins today, on November 1st, and will run until 11 PM (EST) on November 30th. I will be messaging the two winners privately after announcing them. If you win, you may pick whichever phone case you’d most like to own (see above, or visit the Etsy store itself), and I’ll need you to give me the model of your phone so I can buy the correct case for you!
Now, the rules:
1) You muse be following me! I will be checking, guys. I’m also going to politely ask that you don’t simply follow for the giveaway, then try unfollowing immediately afterwards. This is for my long-time followers on here. Thank you!
2) You must be alright with giving my your address. If you are under 18, please ask your parents. I will be purchasing each case from Elliot’s Closet, and having it mailed directly to your address.
3) Reblog as many times as you’d like. I don’t mind. Likes don’t count, but feel free to like this post to save it. No giveaway blogs! Don’t cheat!
4) Make sure you CHECK that Elliot’s Closet has your phone model available– it would be awful if you were to win, yet none of the cases fit your phone. They have a big selection, though! They do also ship internationally, so keep that in mind.
Here’s their current selection:
5) Lastly… Have fun! Don’t be upset if you don’t win, I’ll do another one of these around Christmas as well! You’ll have another chance again later! If the winners do not contact me after a few days, I will select new winners.
That’s it! Alright guys- I love you a ton! Good luck!
♥
Hatori and Tooru’s couple playlist; coming up in December, @thehappyonigiri and I will celebrate our one year anniversary of creating this ship together, Hatooru! Hatori Sohma and Tooru Honda… We’ve spent months and months working on this ship together, and it’s safe to say, we have their entire lives planned out, and damned near finished planning out their children’s lives. It’s magnificent, and very special to my heart.
Being one of my best friends in the entire world, I feel super blessed to share such a beautiful friendship with Julia, including being able to create such a beautiful ship with her. To celebrate, we’ve worked together to make a playlist of thirty songs we truly feel as if encompasses the essence of the relationship between Hatori Sohma and Tooru Honda. ♥
&& The Riceball’s Picks:
- Shura: Touch
- A Fine Frenzy: You Picked Me
- Aoife O’Donovan: Red & White & Blue & Gold
- Goo Goo Dolls: Iris
- The Piano Guys: Begin Again
- Echosmith: Bright
- A Fine Frenzy: Hope for Hopeless
- Death Cab for Cutie: I’ll Follow You Into the Dark
- Ellie Goulding: Love Me Like You Do
- Hayley Westernra: Never Saw Blue
- A Fine Frenzy: Rangers
- Thomas Bergesen: Remember Me
- Christina Perri: A Thousand Years
- Lindsey Sterling: We Found Love
- Leaves’ Eyes: Leaves’ Eyes
“True love lasts forever.
I imagine you in a thousand glimpses.”
&& The Dragon’s Picks:
- Have A Little Faith In Me – John Hiatt
- Alone – Heart
- My Heart Will Go On – Celine Dion
- I Was Born To Love You – Queen
- As The World Falls Down – David Bowie
- Free Fallin’ – Tom Petty
- Shadows Of The Night – Pat Benatar
- Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me – Elton John
- Don’t Stand So Close To Me – The Police
- Don’t You (Forget About Me) – Simple Minds
- Sussudio – Phil Collins
- In Your Eyes – Peter Gabriel
- Like A Prayer – Madonna
- I’m On Fire – Bruce Springsteen
- Talk To Me – Stevie Nicks
“You can break their bounds,
because you’re safe with me.”
Hatori & his timeline!
♠️ Headcanon: Back in March, I
filled out a tag that required you to basically list your muses’ entire timeline, and it took me a few days to write out exactly how I imagined Hatori’s life would go in the canon verse. It’s been sitting on my ‘About’ page, and in my ‘Tag’ tag for awhile now, and I realized even after all these months, these are still headcanons I hold dear to my heart. So, I wanted to repost it and make the entire thing a headcanon entry!
A good few of you have already read this before, but if not:
BASICS.
NAME. Hatori Sohma.
AGE. Twenty-eight.
SPECIES. Human possessed by the spirit of the Chinese zodiac dragon.
GENDER. Male.
PROFESSION. Doctor, Dragon, Memory Suppressor/family protector.
STATUS. Single/Dating
PHYSICAL ASPECTS.
BODY TYPE. Svelte, frighteningly thin.
HAIR. Long grey/black hair, bangs covering his left eye.
EYES. Angular and grey, blind in his left.
SKIN. Very, very pale.
HEIGHT. 6′
PREFERENCES.
SMELLS. He doesn’t like overly strong smells; the smell of his partner is his favorite.
FOOD. French dishes, salmon, rice, all kinds of sushi and fish.
FRUITS. Hatori find fruits a bit too sweet, but he’ll eat any.
DRINKS. Scotch, tea.
FAMILY.
PARENTS. Hasumi Sohma (mother), Akari Sohma (father), both deceased; mother died of an illness when he was nine, father at seventeen. Illness took him as well.
GRANDPARENTS. —
OTHER RELATIVES. —-
ANY PETS? yes [ ] || no [ x ]
– If yes which and how many? —- None.
SKILLS.
MEDICAL AND DOCTOR SKILLS. Healing is Hatori’s number one talent, one he worked his entire life towards. Forced into medical school by his father, Hatori had a long line of family doctors backing him. He an efficient MD and proud of his work.
DRIVING. Hatori is particularly skilled behind the wheel of a car, and a very safe driver! Getting his license the day of his birthday, Hatori is one of the few in his family who can even legally operate a vehicle.
READING AND COLLECTING/IDENTIFYING LITERATURE. Hatori is an avid reader of all types of genres, he particularly likes American and English (mostly French!) authors. He’s well read and has an entire room in his home dedicated to being his own personal library.
DANCING. Learning ballroom waltzes from a very young age due to Akira being a gracious God, wanting the zodiac members to excel at life and become fit young gentlemen worthy of finding love, Hatori is trained in classical dance. He enjoys dancing when the mood takes him.
MEMORY SUPPRESSING. Being the dragon of the zodiac entitles you to one specific gift the rest of the zodiac do not have- having the ability to suppress memories via hypnosis. Being able to erase from a single second, down to decades of time from someone’s mind is certainly a skill- whether it’s a blessing or a curse, that’s for you to decide.
DRINKING AND IDENTIFYING YEARS OF ALCOHOL. Scotch and reading are the biggest loves of Hatori’s life. Most of his hefty paychecks each month go towards a decent year of scotch, assuring himself that it’s money well spent, being one of the few things to calm his nerves each evening. Blindfold him and give him multiple glasses and brands of scotch, he can easily identity the year by taste alone.
THE ABILITY TO REMAIN NEUTRAL. While Hatori is traditional, and a good person who withholds a strong set of morals he’s placed on himself, Hatori can always play Switzerland. Of course, expect the dragon to voice his concerns, but he will never betray or align with anyone. Hatori will avoid conflict and sit back, allowing people to make their own decisions.
TRAITS.
POSITIVE.
— Brilliantly intelligent.
— Loyal to a fault.
— Very driven in life and his career.
— Empathetic (painfully so).
— Gentle soul.
— The ability to always forgive, not hold grudges.
— Patient.
NEGATIVE.
— Stubborn and set in his ways.
— Traditional to a fault.
— Almost completely selfless. (Yes, this is a fault for him.)
— Can be a crybaby.
— Keeps a wall up, much too guarded and unwilling to open up.
— Perhaps too focused on his job.
— Can be overly judgmental when other’s actions don’t live up to his set morals.
EXPERIENCES.
(According to Fruits Basket manga; Canon-verse.)
INFANCY. Hatori is born to Hasumi and Akari; he is their only child. Hasumi hadn’t wanted children, but she birthed a boy for Akari to have a successor for the memory suppression, and to fill the family doctor position once her husband is gone. Hasumi worked as a maid in the Sohma house, and after watching his closest companion- Akira- marry a housemaid, he decided to follow suit and marry Hasumi. While Hasumi loved Akari very much, he was ambivalent towards her. He just needed a wife to birth a son for him- Akari was aromantic and asexual, but he wasn’t aware. He merely thought she didn’t hold his interest. This caused a rift between the two and their marriage rapidly became rocky. They also quickly realize Hatori’s curse is diminished from Akari’s, Hatori turns into a seahorse, not a dragon. Akari is furious, and resents his son for his shameful form.
TWO. Hatori’s first word was “Please.” He was the first of his cousins to walk and talk, a brilliant child with amazing learning speed. Labelled a child prodigy. He doesn’t see his mother much, he is raised by Miss Yamada, his nanny and personal maid. Any memories Hatori has of seeing his father around are scarce, and not particularly pleasant.
FOUR. Hatori is a happy, but shy child, oblivious to his arguing parents. He spends most of his time with Ayame and Shigure, and often finds himself in trouble due to their scheming. Akito is born not long after, and Hatori feels a rift starting to form between him and Shigure.
SIX. Hatori’s true personality is beginning to form; shy, quiet, reserved, and a bit more serious than any other children his age, he’s starting to notice that his parents aren’t happy together. Mrs. Yamada gets married young, Hatori wasn’t allowed to attend her wedding. His father begins cracking down on Hatori to start studying. Hatori and Akira grow very close, as Akira (the current head of the family) and Akari are close. Akira is like an uncle to Hatori, but Hatori views him as so much more than that. Hatori and the other cousins begin taking martial arts, etiquette classes, and ballroom dancing as per Akira’s request. Hatori enjoys himself.
EIGHT-TEN. Akito, jealous that Hatori seemed to always prefer playing with Mrs. Yamada over her, demands that the maid be fired. The tiny God’s order is fulfilled, as Akira has passed away and Hatori feels as if he’s lost in the only true father figure in his life- Akira- and now his mother figure- Mrs. Yamada- has also left him. Hatori begins building the wall. Akito grows more violent in her young age after losing her father, and Shigure still followers her around like a lap dog. A year or two later, his mother falls ill and Hatori says goodbye to her as well. It wasn’t until long after he’d become an adult that he realized his mother was mentally unstable, on top of being in poor health as well. Her death didn’t affect his day to day life, as she was never much of a mother to begin with.
TWELVE. Hatori has had a new maid for awhile now; she is older and very traditional and strict. Akari, Hatori’s father, has turned to alcoholism to deal with the loss of his best friend and confidant- Akira. Hatori watches as his father begins to fall apart. At twelve, he begins the hypnosis training and works on erasing small memories from people to practice on (they were willing participants.) Hatori is knee deep in his school work, at the top of his class. Ayame and Shigure are as flamboyant and wild as ever, but he does his best to avoid their shenanigans. Hatori is labelled as a wet blanket, and he stays pretty recluse.
FOURTEEN-SIXTEEN. School work continues as his father’s health starts to decline. Hatori watches as Ayame and Shigure begin dating girls around their school, he has no interest towards the opposite sex. Hatori’s days are spent studying, and trying to wrestle Ayame and Shigure out of trouble. He works his way onto the student council to watch over Ayame- the current president- and he often has to chide the snake from being malicious towards other students. He immediately gains his license, and is now tasked with driving everyone around. Though a nervous driver at first, Hatori finds driving to eventually be a stress reliever, and he’s quite good at it.
SEVENTEEN. Hatori’s father’s liver gives out, and Akari Sohma passes while Hatori is just seventeen years old. He remains living at home, the house now in his name. He lives with his second maid, the much more strict and traditional one, and he finds living alone to not be much different from when his father was alive. Hatori never formed a bond with his dad, but he did take his passing very hard. Now the weight of hurrying medical school has fallen on his shoulders, Hatori hides his sorrow in his studies, working as hard as he can to try and graduate early for the family, as his father passed on much quicker than they all expected. He has to erase Yuki’s (his younger cousin) friends’ memories, as he transforms into his rat form in front of them. This is the first time Hatori has ever had to seriously erase memories, and Yuki is devastated, losing his only friends. Hatori’s heart is broken, and more and more, he continues to build the wall. Hatori graduates a year early, at the top of his class. He goes straight into university.
NINETEEN. Hatori still lives at home; he is unable to live at the dorms because he needs to stay on the estate and protect his family. He commutes to school every day, and then comes home and studies under a doctor the family hired briefly for Hatori to learn the ropes. Hatori is tasked with erasing Momiji’s mother’s memories. There is a massive falling out between Akito/Kureno/Shigure/Ren, but Hatori can’t take his focus off school long enough to figure out the full story. Shigure moves off the estate, and Hatori continues drowning in medical textbooks.
TWENTY-ONE-TWENTY-THREE. Hatori finishes medical school with honors, making his family proud. Returning to Akito’s side full time, it is no longer Shigure who is the lap dog, but Kureno. Hatori is chained onto her leash, and he finds himself bound to her. Life becomes boring, and Hatori slips into a quiet depression as each day of his life becomes the same, and the months begin to meld together. Setting up his space in his father’s old doctor’s office, he learns that Shigure has received a book deal (finally, after writing textbooks for so long), and Ayame bought a shop to start selling clothes in. Hatori, somewhere deep down inside himself, is happy that they all seem to be moving on with their lives. Almost to a degree of normalcy, despite the ever present curse.
TWENTY FOUR. Realizing keeping his office organized on his own is a massive undertaking with how busy he is, Hatori hires an assistant. Kana. Within a week or two of knowing her, Hatori realizes he’s in love with her. Falling fast and hard, Hatori wasn’t sure how to process his own new, budding emotions. Having just assumed that he might never marry, or if he did, he would end up resentful and hateful like his father, Hatori works quickly to try and win her love, though he is surprised to find that she is just as infatuated with him as he is with her. After two months, Hatori goes to Akito to ask to take Kana’s hand in marriage. Akito is furious, she throws a punch to Hatori’s eye that is so damaging, he loses almost all of his vision in his left eye, and Kana becomes distraught. In less than two weeks time, Kana deteriorates and Hatori must erase her memories to free her of the guilt. Kana leaves, unburdened, and Hatori is left to nurse his wounds alone. His heart is shattered into pieces, and he becomes a shell of a man. During his relationship with Kana, Shigure dated Kana’s best friend, Mayu, so they could double date- but Shigure found no interest in her and their relationship fizzled out not long after Kana left.
TWENTY FIVE-TWENTY-EIGHT. The Fruits Basket manga begins here, chronicling his journey with the rest of his family, and meeting Tohru. Due to a chain of events, Hatori’s curse is broken and he is free. Due to some meddling on Shigure’s end, Mayu and Hatori begin to date, and Hatori thinks he can see a future with her.
TWENTY-NINE. Mayu and Hatori go on vacation together, a romantic getaway to ease the stress and so Hatori can secretly celebrate his curse finally breaking. As soon as they land in paradise, all hell breaks loose and they spend the entire vacation bickering. It ended with Hatori finally just offering for them to leave early and forget the whole thing. After arriving home, they spent a few weeks apart and then met up, both apologizing for the way things ended. Even with the curse broken, Hatori does not stray from his family. Remaining in his childhood home on the estate, Hatori continues working a nine to five shift every day of the week, besides Sundays. Yes, his work load is much lighter now that the curse has dissipated.
THIRTY-THIRTY-THREE. Hatori and Mayu are “together” in a tumultuous relationship. They’re on again, off again, and bicker like an old married couple. Despite this, they always come back to one another eventually. Hatori feels as if they have some sort of destiny together, but Mayu’s insecurities about his past with Kana has made her paranoid and jealous. On top of that, Mayu’s constant temper just always puts Hatori in a foul mood and he can’t say in good conscious that he enjoys her company often. Hatori is miserable, but he puts up with her. They don’t live together, though Mayu stays the night with him more often than not, and they go on double dates with Shigure and Akito, and sometimes Ayame and Mine.
THIRTY FOUR. Ayame and Mine have a beautiful wedding, Hatori attended as a best man and watched enviously as Ayame married the love of his life. Mayu attended as his wedding date, and nothing more.
THIRTY FIVE. The following year, Akito and Shigure tie the knot as well, living on the estate together. Their relationship is volatile, with fiery fights and equally fiery make-up sessions. This is the second wedding Hatori attends, once again as a best man. Mayu joins him once again to be his wedding date, but their relationship has fizzled out to nothing at this point. Hatori hears rumors that Mayu has started dating again, and he’s genuinely happy for her. Kureno has a young blonde living in his home, but Hatori isn’t nosy.
THIRTY EIGHT. Akito is pregnant with a baby girl, Hatori helps deliver the child on the Sohma estate, next to a hysterical Shigure. The former dog was one of the proudest fathers Hatori has ever seen, and his stomach sank when Shigure offered to let Hatori hold his newborn. Hatori declined, leaving the room shortly after so the new parents could spend time together.
FORTY. Shigure and Akito now have a toddler, and Hatori enjoys coming by to visit when he has the time. Swamped down in work, (or so he says), Hatori doesn’t see Shigure no where near as often as he used to. While he enjoys playing with his niece, it’s a painful reminder of the things Hatori never had, or will ever have. Motherhood looks nice on Akito. Hatori receives a call not long after that Mine is pregnant as well, with twins. The happy news keeps coming, as Hatori receives another phone call from Tohru within the same week- Kyo asked for her hand in marriage. Hatori’s drinking begins to increase, his usual evening glass of scotch now turning into three, four, five….
FORTY-FIVE. Tohru and Kyo have a child together, and once again, Hatori becomes the uncle. It’s not often that he deigns to go visit all of his cousins and his nieces and nephews, but when he does, the kids seem excited. Hatori’s hair has abruptly turned grey. It’s drive to go out and see Kyo and Tohru, but he tries to make the trip at least once a year. Most of the Sohmas have moved on with their lives, moving away from the estate and no longer needing his help. As they were no longer cursed, they could go see any medical doctor they pleased. Hatori becomes very aware that while everyone moved on, Hatori was now useless, stuck, alone, in this one spot of time, relieving the same day over and over again. It’s almost not worth even going into his office, he knows he won’t have any patients. Instead, he finds himself staying home most days and living off his savings. No one really hears from Hatori anymore; and while Ayame and Shigure are increasingly worried, they have their own families to attend to- and after all, Hatori’s always been alone. This was nothing new.
FIFTY. Sinking deep into a depression that not even the aid of prescriptions he had easy access to could help, Hatori felt the weight of his own loneliness begin to cave in on him. The alcoholism that ran in his family has taken root onto him, and Hatori knew he could never escape. The years of building that wall had resulted in nothing. Realizing he gained nothing by pushing people away for so long, Hatori desperately tries to reach out and be apart of everyone’s lives again. The young nieces and nephews don’t seem to remember him, and they’re no longer excited to see Uncle Hatori when he stops by. Hatori looks twice the age of Kureno, Ayame, and Shigure, the years of smoking and drinking catching up to him. Hatori falls ill shortly after, being hospitalized.
FIFTY-TWO. Diagnosed with lung cancer after years of smoking to deal with his panic disorder and anxiety, Hatori passes away at fifty-two years old, and leaving behind nothing he thinks is noteworthy. No wife, no predecessor, no family. Everyone was able to stop by and tell him goodbye as his health took a sharp decline towards the end, and he passed away during the night alone. Despite his many regrets, Hatori was thankful to have everyone around him, and have everyone show him so much love, even when he struggled to show it back. Hatori may not think so, but he died with dignity, everyone in the family thinking so highly of him and everything he accomplished in his life. Shigure and Ayame took it the hardest, but they moved on to take care of their families. Not a day goes by where neither of them don’t think about Hatori at least once.
Hatori & photography!
♠️ Headcanon: Hatori is interested in photography! He’s a more refined individual- he’s admired paintings and photography since he was a child. As he’s always been busy with his school work, and then taking care of the family, it is something he’s always wanted to pursue, but never had the time for. His ultimate dream is being able to travel the world take photos of his travels; particularly: landscapes, and his loved ones enjoying themselves in the exotic places. This is a yearning to get off the estate as well; he wants to escape.
Hatori, despite having the money to purchase a rather pricey and nice DSLR camera, has only ever owned disposable film cameras. He uses them to take photos of his family members, and Akito enjoys when he does- she even encourages him. He has the photos developed each time he fills the camera up. He keeps the photos he takes private, and keeps a small album of the family hidden away in his home. It’s one of his most prized possessions.
He was the one to take the photo of Kana that he keeps on his desk; that one is the most special.
Photographs are important for Hatori for two reasons: the first being that they can capture a memory. A large chunk of Hatori’s personality is closely tied to memories (being that he can erase them at will), and the subject of memories tends to be very touchy for him. Hatori is a man who believes you can lose everything, but memories are always permanent. It is a painful reminder for him when he has to erase memories to protect the family- the truth is, nothing is permanent, nor will it ever be. It truly frightens him.
It is just his delusions of grandeur.
However, a camera can capture that moment. Even what he can erase can be captured on film, and that is something entirely novel to the dragon.
The second reason being a form of control– Hatori had his entire life planned out for him by his domineering father before he was even born. Attention isn’t something he enjoys- in fact, the doctor would be happiest to just blend in. Being behind the camera is a form of this. He is able to watch his family, watch his loved ones enjoy themselves from behind the safety of his lens. He is able to capture the moments they would want to remember forever. He is able to do so without being there, without spoiling the perfect moment with his own dull presence. It eases his anxiety. Hatori very much enjoys staying on the outside, looking in.
He is NOT a fan of having his picture taken, however, the few that exist of him are from his high school days. It’s a source of insecurity. He genuinely doesn’t feel as if his presence warrants being remembered and encapsulated in a photograph forever.
Photography is something he very deeply wishes to pursue on a more grand scale- buy a nice camera, take it up as a hobby…
But he’s much too busy, and fears it would be burden on the family.
One of my favorite Etsy sellers updated her store a few months ago- and I just now realized! It’s been awhile since I’ve been on there, but look! All new Fruits Basket phone cases available for purchase! Not only does she draw all the art herself (I, myself, commissioned a Hatori from her back in January!), she also prints these on the cases herself as well. She’s incredible!
She has added: Kureno, Ritsu, Hatsuharu, Rin, Kagura, Kisa, and Hiro now!
Previously, I made a post about the first four she had posted, Kyo, Yuki, Momiji and Tohru, and I was able to encourage her to make the Mabudachi Trio as well! My post about them here. All the zodiacs are finished, guys, please go support her purchase your favorite zodiac member from her! The cases are such great quality and it’s always nice to support an artist. They’re so reasonably priced and they come in nearly every make and model to fit your phone. I can’t stress enough how awesome these are. Go, go, go!
The artist’s personal Tumblr is here: @tionnedawnstar. Go let her know how much you love her designs! She’s great! ♥
I’ve been meaning to make this post for about a year now! (Ignore my laziness.) I’m an avid collector, so of course, it shouldn’t surprise anyone that I collect quite a bit of Fruits Basket merchandise in my spare time! I wanted to post an update of my current collection- the above pics are only a tiny bit of what I own, below cut is all of it! Just a fair warning, I own a decent amount of GE Animation stuff- all of which can be bought easily though Amazon, eBay, etc. However, most of this is furoku– for those who don’t know, furoku is basically paper goods and other fun trinkets found in Japan!
Usually, these goods come as special extras when purchasing the magazines in which the newest chapters of manga are published. Which means, most of the things I own were not sold, they came with subscriptions to Hana to Yume magazine, and these were produced to promote the newest chapters of Furuba back when it was still being written. I will provide links where I can for items so you can purchase your own, but unfortunately, that may be few and far between, as these things are exceedingly difficult to get your hands on. I was only able to procure them myself because I have a few collector friends in the industry who found them in storage! I lucked out. Alright, let’s go!
♥
Of course, to begin, the special edition/collector’s edition DVD release of Fruits Basket. You can purchase this here, but there are cheaper options available from Funimation. I really recommend this version if you can get your hands on it, however, it comes with tons of special features and a booklet with some pretty interesting facts about the zodiac members, zodiacs in general, and a few interviews with the voice cast! It’s a nice collector’s edition! It out of print, however, so it is pricey! If you ever see it for under $60, I would jump on the chance!
Next, volumes 1-23 of the manga, plus the Banquet book, the Cat Fanbook, a Fruits Basket journal, and a special edition preview of some of Natsuki’s other work that was packaged with the final volume of the manga when released. These can be purchased off eBay, Amazon, and any used bookstores.
It is out of print, like the above DVD set, so it may be tricky, but shouldn’t be too hard to find. I bought a few of my missing volumes off here on Tumblr, there are always sellers (particularly students trying to make some money for college), so supporting them and buying them privately though Tumblr is always a good choice!
Above are some furoku items, it seems to be a bit of stationary, maybe some party favors? It is a few sheets of three different types of designs, and then three little baggies, which I can assume are for party favors- but I can’t be too sure! Super cute, either way!
Awesome update from @bughammer:
“The little baggies from the first furoku post under the cut – those are likely envelopes as well! Japanese mailing envelopes tend to have little blocks of space for the equivalent of zipcodes [or if not, at least the numbers found in JP addresses] and these baggies have them too, with what looks like from and to forms below them?”
Thank you, mom! ❤ You’re the best!
Furoku again; these are definitely stationary and little pieces of paper to write letters on! They come with their own little yellow envelopes, and stickers to seal them. The designs are adorable, and as you’ll notice, mostly use the anime art- but some have the manga art- which really excites me! It came with about 30 envelopes, and 15 of each type of stationary!
The above is more furoku; this time, it is a little, limited edition pin of cat!Kyo, and something called “Puchi Clips”? It has one of each zodiac member on them; you can punch them out of the cardboard and I believe you can place them like little paperclips, or bookmarks at the tops of your pages, so you have little zodiac members peeking out of your journals? I’m not sure- if anyone knows, I’d love if you could educate me!
These are my personal favorite- more furoku items. With these, they came, I believe, a random one in each subscription to Hana to Yume? I believe it was one per magazine, I was able to get my hands on a Yuki and a Kisa! They are tiny, little hand-painted porcelain replicas of the zodiac figures Shigure is painting towards the beginning of the manga. They are adorable, I’d kill to find more, but I’ve yet to find any of the other zodiacs!
The two postcards are more furoku items- just postcards with the art from the anime on them! The Yuki key-chain is from GE Animation, it can be purchased here– along with a Tohru, Kagura, and Shigure.
The above clear bag is another furoku item, and one of my favorites, as I keep most of my Fruits Basket items in it! It’s an adorable, durable little pouch, I love it! Below it, is a thin, pencil board (shitajiki), with art from the official Fruits Basket art-book. The pencil board can be purchased here!
Speaking of the art-book, here’s mine! It’s gorgeous, the art is incredible and a MUST-HAVE for fans of the series. It can be purchased here for an exceedingly low price (it will take a month or so to receive, after all it is coming from Japan), or you can download it for free here. However, I do suggest buying it! 😉 The download link is safe, I’ve downloaded it myself quite a few times for various laptops for graphic-making purposes!
Plushies! From left to right: Mouse!Yuki, RatCostume!Yuki, Shigure, Ayame, DogCostume!Shigure, and giant Cat!Kyo. I was unable to find a listing for RatCostume!Yuki, but here’s a regular Yuki that I don’t own. I tried, I’m sorry guys! The plushies are super hard to get a hold of.
Fruits Basket tea sets: I’ve made two posts about where to buy these, and I encourage you to support the artists! Here’s post one, and here’s post two.
A simple bookmark I purchased from Barnes and Noble forever ago; I had a matching Yuki. No clue where it has run off too. I tried to find a link for you guys, but it’s nowhere to be found. 
Hahaha, a fan-made Hatori/Tohru doujinshi! @catsarefoolish pointed this out to @thehappyonigiri and I because of our ship, and after arguing with Julia for a few minutes, she agreed to allow me to buy it. It’s great- I wish I had a purchase or download link for you guys, I’ve searched everywhere to no avail.
More furoku items! Just cute little pieces of stationary again, this time, featuring: Momiji, Hatsuharu, Kyo, Yuki, and a rice-ball! Very cute.
Three little cute pieces of furoku again, what a surprise! The first is a key-chain, with little clear, plastic photos of Kyo, Yuki, and Tohru. The next is a pocket mirror, a very peculiar one at that, but still adorable. Lastly, a little rolling stamp! It is shaped like Kyo, but when you roll it along a piece of paper, it shows a pink design with the main trio, and the title of the manga! Cute!
Just a few clothing items: A Tohru Honda shirt, a Kyo beanie, and a Yuki hat. I couldn’t find the Tohru shirt, but I did find a Kyo! No luck on the Kyo beanie, but here’s the Yuki hat!
Furoku pin sets! Again, there was only one pin placed randomly in each Hana to Yume subscription, I’ve been able to get my hands on Tohru, Hatori, Momiji, Yuki, and Shigure. These are hard to find, but not impossible. Here’s a listing for Yuki and Tohru! Go jump on the chance, guys!
Lastly, a Hatori phone case I commission from this lovely artist. I’ve made two posts on her work: post one, post two. Please go support her, she’s incredible and was a complete joy to work with!
That’s it for now, but I’d to get my hands on some more stuff- I should soon, I’ll update you guys when I do! ❤
Due to their recent engagement and impending wedding, @shigure-san and I made a fanmix for the two love birds! ♥
♫ The Dog’s Picks
♫
- Without You – David Guetta
- Reflection – V.K.
- Hey Brother – Avicii
- Be as One – W-Inds
- The Only Way is Up – Martin Garrix & Tiëst
- In Your Arms – Nico and Vinz
- Blame It On Me – George Ezra
- Burn – Ellie Goulding
- Can’t Stop – One Republic
- Into A Fantasy – Alexander Rybak
“Tell me what the future holds, you
and me will paint it all in gold!”
♫ The Dragon’s Picks
♫
- Book of Love – Peter Gabriel
- I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) – The Proclaimers
- Judas – Lady Gaga
- Hungry Like The Wolf – Duran Duran
- Heroes – David Bowie
- You’re My Best Friend – Queen
- Someone Saved My Life Tonight – Elton John
- I Won’t Back Down – Tom Petty
- When You Were Young – The Killers
- We Belong – Pat Benetar
“But I- I love it when you read to me…
And you, you could read me anything.”
[Fruits Basket] Vol. 5; Chapter 25.
looks like a cinnamon roll but could actually kill you: Ayame
looks like they could kill you but is actually a cinnamon roll: Hatori
looks like a cinnamon roll and is actually a cinnamon roll: Kureno
looks like they could kill you and would actually kill you: Akito
the sinnamon roll: Shigure
A Grumpy Little Dragon 