Shigure Sohma
| Shigure Sohma | |
|---|---|
| Fruits Basket character | |
| Created by | Natsuki Takaya |
| Voiced by |
Ryōtarō Okiayu (Japanese) John Burgmeier (English) |
| Profile | |
| Zodiac spirit | Dog |
Shigure Sohma (草摩 紫呉 Sōma Shigure?) is a fictional character in the manga and anime series Fruits Basket by Natsuki Takaya. He transforms into the Dog of the Chinese zodiac whenever he is hugged by the opposite gender or his body comes under a great deal of stress. Shigure is one of the oldest members of the zodiac.
Shigure repeatedly uses his favorite phrase "Que será, será" meaning "Whatever will be, will be" in Spanish. According to the anime, when he turns into a Dog, he's revealed to have black fur.
Natsuki Takaya derived Shigure's name from the tenth month, which is the month of the Dog, of the former Japanese lunar calendar, Shigurezuki, or "Autumn showers month".
Natsuki Takaya said about Shigure in the final book: If you were to say he's a problem child, you'd be right. He doesn't have the emotions of characters I usually draw. That was what I always intended, but as I continued to draw him,I got the feeling that he was growing really superficial.
Shigure is laid-back and anything but solemn and according to the first episode, he says that he's a nonviolent peacemaker. He is a flirt, a tease, and often acts like a pervert. Akito once remarked, "I thought you'd sleep with any woman." He likes to tease Tohru by asking her for dates and often says he likes high school girls. Shigure is a writer of both romance novels and academic books. He loves to drive his editor, Mitchan, insane by disappearing whenever she comes to pick up his draft or pretending to not have written anything. His most famous and well-known pen name is Kiritani Noa (western order, Noa Kiritani), which he usually uses for his romance novels such as Summer-Colored Sigh, which he showed to Saki Hanajima, Arisa Uotani, and Kyo Sohma. They give very different reactions: Hanajima asks if a sequel will be coming out, while Uotani says it is unacceptable to write that 'smut', and Kyo comments that it's sick. Tohru thinks it's amazing that she knows an author.
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