The magazine had revealed on June 19 that this chapter would be delayed indefinitely. For its part, the manga began its “second season” in Hakusensha publishing house's Hana to Yume magazine on April 20. The second chapter was published in the magazine on June 19. The story centers on the trio made up of Hatori, Shigure and Ayame, who call themselves the "Three Musketeers."
Takaya published the original Fruits Basket manga in the same magazine between 1998 and 2006, with a total of 23 compiled volumes. The play inspired a 26-episode anime adaptation produced by Studio Deen under the direction of Akitaro Saichi and scripts written by Higuchi Tachibana, released in July 2001.
Subsequently, the work was adapted again to a 25-episode anime, produced by TMS Entertainment studios, under the direction of Yoshihide Ibata and scripts written by Taku Kishimoto, released in April 2019. A second season is currently on air.
Fruits Basket Synopsis
After a family tragedy turned her life upside down, high school student Tohru Honda decides to face the issue with her own hands and moves… into a tent! Unfortunately for her, she makes her new home on the grounds belonging to the mysterious Souma clan, and it isn't long until the owners discover her secret.
However, at the same time that Tohru discovers that the family will offer to host her in their enclosures, she also realizes that the Soumas have their own secret: and that is that when they are touched by the opposite sex they become the animals of the zodiac! Chinese!
Sources: Hana to Yume's Twitter account, Yen Press' Twitter account, Comic Natalie
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