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timepiececlockOn my way back from picking up some medical forms from the hospital, I ranked the members of the Sohma family (Fruits Basket) in my head by who is the most tragic. They're all cursed, but it has turned out worse for some than for others. See under cuts for reasoning (VERY ANIME SPOILERY, and one manga spoiler in the comments).
1. Akito - Although he's a detestible personality and I don't really like him, Akito is the most tragic character because of the curse, and how final it is for him. At least everyone else isn't dying.
2. Kyo - I had to put Kyo second because of two factors-- 1) that he has the second strongest curse after Akito, his second cat form. and 2) because his mother's death (did she commit suicide?), his mother's emotional abuse, his father not being around, and all compounded by his constant emotional abuse from his entire family as a child.
3. Momiji - This was a hard choice, but in the end I had to put Momiji above Yuki in terms of tragedy, because the betrayal inherent in Momiji's tragedy is so shockingly heartless and of such magnitude. His mother's view of him as an animal and then her complete erasure of him from her mind and life is a horrible thing to do to a small child.
4. Yuki - Yuki almost topped Momiji from the third spot, because of the emotional and physical abuse he suffered from Akito as a child. I'm still not sure if it's right to place him 4th... he's so tragic too so I feel like he should be higher, but really Kyo and Akito have it worse in terms of burdens to bear because of the curse, and Momiji and Kyo have it worse in terms of parental abandonment. Plus I just get the feeling that Yuki's going to be okay. He'll grow up and live and find a way to be happy.
5. Hatori - Romantically speaking, Hatori's story is the saddest. Not only did he have to use his powers against the woman he loved, but Akito injured his eye and forever crippled him from going any further in the medical field. He's certainly the most romantic character in the series, and he represents what happens when the Sohmas try to find happiness despite their curse, being the exception that proves the rule, by finding love only to inevitably lose it. Nevertheless when you take in child abuse, he gets comparatively knocked down to fifth ranking.
6. Kisa, Hiro - They're lower, because they mostly just have to deal with the standard tragedy and isolation that comes with the curse, not any particularly awful aspect of it. Still they get placed higher than the others because we know that Akito hit them at least once (I got the feeling that it wasn't regular, though, like it was when Akito and Yuki were young)
7. Haru, Shigure, Ayame, Kagura, Ritsu - They all get grouped together because, frankly, they don't seem all that tragic to me. They have their own problems and worries, but they just have to live with the standard curse effect of no hugging. Compared to Akito or Kyo, somehow that doesn't seem quite so unendurable. Also we don't know about their relationships with their parents so we can't factor that in.
That's based on the anime, and volume 4 of the manga.
1. Akito - Although he's a detestible personality and I don't really like him, Akito is the most tragic character because of the curse, and how final it is for him. At least everyone else isn't dying.
2. Kyo - I had to put Kyo second because of two factors-- 1) that he has the second strongest curse after Akito, his second cat form. and 2) because his mother's death (did she commit suicide?), his mother's emotional abuse, his father not being around, and all compounded by his constant emotional abuse from his entire family as a child.
3. Momiji - This was a hard choice, but in the end I had to put Momiji above Yuki in terms of tragedy, because the betrayal inherent in Momiji's tragedy is so shockingly heartless and of such magnitude. His mother's view of him as an animal and then her complete erasure of him from her mind and life is a horrible thing to do to a small child.
4. Yuki - Yuki almost topped Momiji from the third spot, because of the emotional and physical abuse he suffered from Akito as a child. I'm still not sure if it's right to place him 4th... he's so tragic too so I feel like he should be higher, but really Kyo and Akito have it worse in terms of burdens to bear because of the curse, and Momiji and Kyo have it worse in terms of parental abandonment. Plus I just get the feeling that Yuki's going to be okay. He'll grow up and live and find a way to be happy.
5. Hatori - Romantically speaking, Hatori's story is the saddest. Not only did he have to use his powers against the woman he loved, but Akito injured his eye and forever crippled him from going any further in the medical field. He's certainly the most romantic character in the series, and he represents what happens when the Sohmas try to find happiness despite their curse, being the exception that proves the rule, by finding love only to inevitably lose it. Nevertheless when you take in child abuse, he gets comparatively knocked down to fifth ranking.
6. Kisa, Hiro - They're lower, because they mostly just have to deal with the standard tragedy and isolation that comes with the curse, not any particularly awful aspect of it. Still they get placed higher than the others because we know that Akito hit them at least once (I got the feeling that it wasn't regular, though, like it was when Akito and Yuki were young)
7. Haru, Shigure, Ayame, Kagura, Ritsu - They all get grouped together because, frankly, they don't seem all that tragic to me. They have their own problems and worries, but they just have to live with the standard curse effect of no hugging. Compared to Akito or Kyo, somehow that doesn't seem quite so unendurable. Also we don't know about their relationships with their parents so we can't factor that in.
That's based on the anime, and volume 4 of the manga.
