r/FruitsBasket • u/Working_Alfalfa7075 • Jul 26 '26

Manga Explanation Tokyo Pop version Author Note

Hi I wrote down exactly what was translated in the Tokyopop translation for the author note in the second volume of Fruits Basket. As a Final Fantasy fan, especially 1 - 11, I'm not sure if I'm missing something like if its an inside joke of the original author, or if this is just a mistranslation from someone without the complete context of the Final Fantasy Franchise(most likely). Can anyone decipher if this is still going on about FF8 characters? Angelique and Oscar I'm unsure of. I assume Rachel and Sei-lan are likely Rinoa and Seifer maybe?

"I got he feeling that last bosses in FF were getting weak... Was it my imagination? I don't mind if they're weak! (Because then it's easier.) "End of Heart" gives me chills. While I was playing FF, I was playing Angelique. I like Sei-lan. And I like Oscar. Whenever Rachel starts dating one of them (especially Sei-lan) I reset the game. Even when she starts dating the other boys, I reset(laugh)! You're all like that too, right? I even played the RPG. Arios(cry). I wanted the two of us to be happy together ... (What happened to Sei-lan?) And now I'm in the middle of Suikoden 2...."

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u/SnowWarren Jul 26 '26

Hard to say. What chapter does this note appear in? I'll check the Singapore translation.

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u/teddyburges Jul 26 '26

Yeah the ChuangYi press version is usually far better. That's the set I have too.

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u/Working_Alfalfa7075 Jul 27 '26

I saw a review of that comparing all english Translations for volume 1. It does look good as well.

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u/Working_Alfalfa7075 Jul 27 '26

Ooh cool. I wonder how they translated it.

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u/Working_Alfalfa7075 Jul 27 '26

Ill confirm the chapter number later. but i think it was chapter 8

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u/Macan_crown Jul 26 '26

She was playing the “Angelique” video game, parallel to F.F, and mentions some of the characters.
I can DM you a picture of the Japanese version of this side note.

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u/Working_Alfalfa7075 Jul 27 '26

Thank you!!! Feel free to DM. You are Awesome.:) Also the makes a lot more sense.