Does Anyone else notice that Kyo looks different in later volumes... (he kinda looks like Tohru's father, except with orange hair)... it is just the different haircut and maybe the shape of his eyes...
I know this is going to sounds rather weird but there is this theory. The theory goes a little something like this, they say, you become similar to one of your parents and then you marry the other. And i don't mean this by looks, i mean by personality. Fruits Basket is the perfect example. Firstly when we see Tohru and Kyo, we somewhat think that if a relationship happens between the two, it isn't going to last because they are complete opposites (well some people may think this is the first few volumes of the series, like my friends). Anyway, but as the series progresses, you find out about Kyoko and how she met Tohru's father and how they came to be. So to sum it all up, Tohru became like her father and Kyo became like her mother. Why i say this is because, Tohru managed to touch Kyo's heart the same sort of way Tohru's father touched Kyoko's heart. ^_^ Thats pretty much it, call be crazy if you must, but you can't deny that logic... (even though Tohru looks like her mum and Kyo like her father (except the hair XD), personality wise... there the opposite)
Well, yeah he does. It's also more of the fact of Natsuki Takaya's style changing you know? Yuki began looking more masculine, the art improved incredibly, which is inevitable. But I do agree that Kyo looks more like Katsuya ^^;
He does, but I'm pretty sure it was on purpose. I think I read somewhere that the author wanted to show the characters growing up both emotionally and physically, so Yuki, Kyo, (the boys in particular) got more filled out along the way. That would be challenging wouldn't it? Not only making sure each drawing remained true to the character, but tweaking them across several volumes to be a little taller/more filled out.
posted over a year ago
*nods* thanks so much for the reply! i actually posted this question out quite some time ago. And after reading the last volume, i understand why the artist/author changed the characters. The finally ending was both nice, and wasn't to corny :)
i realized that too. natsuki takaya changed her drawing. have you seen tsubasa: those with wings? its weird looking. it was made in 1995. fruits basket was in 1998
I think that Natsuki Takaya was trying to make all of the characters look older, since they are ageing within the manga. It started out when they were starting High School, and then it ends when they finish High School. And Nastuki's drawing style has changed as well.
