Fruits Basket Another

Fruits Basket Another (Japanese: フルーツバスケットanother, Hepburn: Furūtsu Basuketto Anazā) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Natsuki Takaya; it serves as a sequel to Takaya's previous work Fruits Basket. It was serialized on the HanaLaLa Online manga website from September 2015 to August 2017 and on the Manga Park website from August 2017 to April 2020. The series' individual chapters were collected into four volumes.

Fruits Basket Another
Cover of the first volume, featuring Sawa Mitoma
フルーツバスケットanother
(Furūtsu Basuketto Anazā)
GenreComedy, drama[1]
Manga
Written byNatsuki Takaya
Published byHakusensha
English publisher
Magazine
  • HanaLaLa Online
  • (2015–2017)
  • Manga Park
  • (2017–2020)
DemographicShōjo
Original runSeptember 4, 2015 – April 20, 2020
Volumes4

The sequel was originally created by Takaya to promote the main series' collector's edition and did not feature the main cast from the main series. Critical reception was mixed with many critics offering praise for the artwork and characters, while criticizing the story.

Plot
See also: List of Fruits Basket characters § Fruits Basket Another characters

Development

The series was originally created to promote the collector's edition release of the main series.[2] Additionally, Takaya stated that the main characters from the original series, Tohru, Yuki, and Kyo, would not appear in the story.[2]

Publication
See also: List of Fruits Basket chapters § Fruits Basket Another

Written and illustrated by Natsuki Takaya, the manga began publication on Hakusensha's HanaLaLa Online manga website on September 4, 2015.[3] In August 2017, the series was moved to Manga Park following HanaLaLa Online's discontinuation.[4] The series was originally set to be twelve chapters and three tankōbon volumes.[4][5] Following the twelfth chapter's publication, it was announced that a one-shot by Takaya was in development.[6] This one-shot became the series' thirteenth and final chapter, which was released on April 20, 2020, in three parts.[7] The series' individual chapters were collected into a total of four tankōbon volumes.[8]

In November 2017, Yen Press announced that they licensed the series for English publication.[9]

Reception

Overall critical reception was mixed. Koiwai, Gathea, and Einah from Manga News offered praise for the artwork and characters, though they felt the story was a bit slow.[10] Hilary Leung from CBR praised the characters, though felt the story was not fully fleshed-out.[11] Kory Cerjak from The Fandom Post praised the artwork and characters, though he felt the overall story was a bit underwhelming.[12] Sean Gaffney from A Case Suitable for Treatment praised the new characters, though felt the story was boring.[13] Faustine Lillaz from Planete BD felt the manga was a solid return to the series for hard-core fans, though she also criticized the plot as thin.[14]

Manga artist Mengo Yokoyari praised the new characters and their designs.[15] At San Diego Comic-Con 2018, Brigid Alverson picked the series as the "Worst Manga for Anyone, Any Age".[16]

References
  1. "Fruits Basket Another, Vol. 1". Yen Press. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
  2. Komatsu, Mikikazu (July 17, 2015). "Author Says: Tohru, Kyo and Yuki will Not Appear in "Fruit Basket another"". Crunchyroll. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
  3. Pineda, Rafael (July 17, 2015). "Natsuki Takaya Launches Fruits Basket another Sequel Web Manga (Updated)". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
  4. Ressler, Karen (August 6, 2018). "Fruits Basket Another Sequel Manga Ends With Next Chapter". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
  5. Pineda, Rafael (September 21, 2017). "Fruits Basket another Sequel Manga Ends With 3rd Volume". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
  6. Pineda, Rafael (December 3, 2018). "Fruits Basket Another Manga's 1st 1-Shot Centers on Shiki". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
  7. Pineda, Rafael (September 10, 2020). "Fruits Basket Another Manga 'Tentatively' Ends With 13th Chapter". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
  8. Pineda, Rafael (December 19, 2021). "Fruits Basket Another Manga Ends With 4th Volume in February". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
  9. Loo, Egan (November 18, 2017). "Yen Press Adds New Sword Art Online, WorldEnd, Little Witch Academia, Fruits Basket, Star Wars Titles". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
  10. Koiwai; Gathea; Einah (March 12, 2018). "Fruits Basket - Another Vol.1". Manga News (in French). Retrieved April 22, 2022.
  11. Leung, Hillary (May 25, 2020). "Fruits Basket: Another - The Furuba Sequel No One Read". CBR. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
  12. Cerjak, Kory (December 10, 2018). "Fruits Basket Another Vol. #01 Manga Review". The Fandom Post. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
  13. Gaffney, Sean (July 26, 2018). "Fruits Basket another, Vol. 1". A Case Suitable for Treatment. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
  14. Lillaz, Faustine (February 24, 2018). Fruits Basket Another T1. Retrieved April 22, 2022. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  15. "親戚のような気持ちで読める「フルバナ」". Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. March 20, 2019. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
  16. Loveridge, Lynzee (July 24, 2018). "Best and Worst Manga of 2018 Results - Comic-Con International". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
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