Fruits basket why is the curse broken

The Zodiac Curse has been in the Sohma family for generations. It's implied that the curse has existed for hundreds of years, but it's only now that all thirteen of the Zodiacs and God are reincarnated at the same time.

It's hard to believe that in that long span of time there was never any period when all of the cursed members were alive at the same time, but that's what the series leads fans to believe. This circumstance brings everything to a head and foreshadows that the curse may finally be coming to an end, but it also begs the question of whether the curse always had a time limit that is only now expiring due to some twist of fate. One of the key features of the Zodiac Curse is that the members of the family who inherit the curse transform into their Zodiac Spirit when they are touched by a person of the opposite sex.

The touch has to be more than a mere graze to signal a transformation, and hugging or bumping are shown to be the most common physical engagements that trigger a change. The element of the curse is an essential plot point of the series, as it is a truly devastating affliction. Members of the family who are possessed by a Zodiac Spirit are denied the pleasure of physical touch and excluded from developing normal relationships with people of the opposite sex. This denial brings the Zodiacs closer to God, as God's needs supersede their own.

In the hundreds of years that the Zodiac Curse has existed it has never been exposed to the outside world until Tohru Honda accidentally stumbled on the secret. Even then, it's revealed that others had learned about the curse in the past, but these unfortunate individuals had their memories wiped by Hatori or one of his ancestors.

Hatori supposedly uses some form of hypnosis to wipe people's minds of their experiences with a member of the Zodiacs, but this ability is never fully explained. It's unknown whether it's an ability gained through the power of the curse, or if it's simply a skill that was developed over time to protect the family secret.

Either way, it's almost too convenient. Reuben Baron is a writer, filmmaker, critic and general nerd with a particular interest in animation. He is the author of the ongoing webcomic Con Job: Revenge of the SamurAlchemist, adapted from one of his contest-placing screenplays.

Follow him on Twitter at AndalusianDoge. By Reuben Baron Published Jun 16, Share Share Tweet Email 0. Reuben Baron Articles Published Reuben Baron is a writer, filmmaker, critic and general nerd with a particular interest in animation. Because the curse had stopped any of the Sohmas from living life or allowing themselves to be themselves, Tohru's love acted like a light in the darkness: leading them away from the suffocating and toxic life and "love" their family and curse had caused them to live in.

All the cursed members of the Zodiac family had to grow and learn to love themselves as they were and cut the ties holding them back before the curse could be broken think of the movie Penelope. In addition to that, the curse was originally created by the God so that he would never be lonely and would always be loved by the animals, ensuring that even in death they would be bound together.

But Torhu showed the present God-Akito- how this was unhealthy and that true love is letting people follow their dreams and leaving your side, even knowing that you may never see those people again.

Akito and the Sohma's realization of this plus the power of Tohru's love is what broke the curse. And even though people could say that time was just eroding the curse, none of this could've happened if Tohru Honda hadn't stumbled into the family and changed them by just being herself. Fruits Basket Related Clubs.

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