Once upon a time, God told the animals, "I'm inviting you all to a banquet tomorrow.
Don't be late!" Hearing this, the mischievous rat told his neighbor, the cat, and told him
the banquet was the day after tomorrow. The next day, the rat rode on the back of the
ox and nimbly landed in front of the banquet hall. After him followed the ox, the tiger,
and all the rest, and together they feasted 'till morning. All except the foolish cat, who
had been tricked. And the cat, unable to attend the banquet, was angry that he had
been deceived and was always trying to catch the rat…
. h o m e . . r u l e s . . p l o t . . c a n n o n s . . j a p a n 1 0 1 .
Fatal diseases have been known to skip generations. The Sohma clans's genetic
disorder did so. Now it has returned after almost a century. The life ruining curse of the
zodiacs. The infamous Sohma family seems like the regular aristocratic family
with their many estates and businesses but a disturbing secret looms beyond their
heavily guarded gates. Inside the family, there are thirteen members trying their
hardest to live their lives to the fullest but there is one main difference from them
and the rest of their relatives. When they are hugged by the opposite sex, they
turn into their chosen zodiac animals. And yet there are only twelve animals part
of the traditional zodiac tale so what made it thirteen? There is one lesson to be
learned, never underestimate the cat.
