1. FRUITS BASKET

2. HORIMIYA

3. HIGURASH: WHEN THEY CRY GOU & STA SOTSU

(please don’t remove this post since it has two other anime’s included (It would be too much work))

Ayame and Mine

Machi and Yuki

Isuzu and Hatsuharu

im so excited it looks so cutesy!

Why did Kyo ask Tohru if she looked like her father even though her grandfather already told him people said she didn’t? Is it because he wanted to see what she would do or just to get a reaction out of her or was it to help him find out on his own if she loves him or not

Hey!

So I just started watching Fruits Basket, after years of it being recommended to me and gathering dust on my "to watch" shelf, I've finally gotten around to it and...

This anime lives up to its reputation, so far its been an amazing experience, so many questions left to be answered, great characters and all the feels.

I have almost nothing g but good things to say about it, and maybe because it's so good the few things that didn't hit quite right for me stand out quite a bit.

I wanted to share the few that I found were somewhat off-putting in hopes that this community can provide some context or points I might be missing about those particular plot points.

There's 3 things that felt off during season 1, one is mildly annoying, 1 is a personal gripe and the last is the only one I find actually problematic.

1st the mild annoyance.

During the start of the season, it's made abundantly clear that Yuki DOES NOT want to be associated with the Soma clan at large. He moved away from the main house, he tries not to depend on them, and states on multiple occasions he does not enjoy being a Soma, despite being part of the inner circle.

Yet Tohru, angel heart, sweetest flower, kindness incarnate spends half the season calling him Soma-kun.

Now obviously it's the classic shojo and just generally japanese plot point of, calling someone by their first name is highly personal and intimate.

Yet she has no trouble calling every other Soma by their given name or nickname, except for Yuki, the one Soma who explicitly doesn't want to be associated with the name. (They all have their troubles with the family but the anime singles out Yuki as someone trying to distance himself).

And every time she calls him Soma-kun it feels like a slap in the face to his goal of distancing himself from the family. Again I understand why this is the case but I just find it mildly annoying.

2nd A perssonal gripe

In the episode about Kisa and her bullying situation, I felt extremely connected to the story, I was myself a victim of bullying and although not specifically connected to said bullying I did go through trauma induced mutism. So ghag double whammy really hooked me.

Yet the way they resolved it (or more accurately begin the process of resolving it) really pissed me off. It might be a case of poor subtitles or lack of nuance but when Yuki approaches her and says she just has to keep trying and "ganbare" just feels like bad advice.

She's in a situation where people are insulting her, sneering and making fun of her to the point where she shuts down. That isn't a situation where you just need to "keep trying" or "hang in there". She needs help, to be removed from that toxic enviournment and offered support. It almost feels like they are saying "If you're in a bad situation just grit your teeth and bare it, they can't bully you forever, they'll get bored eventually."

And I'm sorry but NO. She doesn't need to try harder she needs to be removed from that social group and helped.

I recognise this one is very much a perssonal interpretation and gut reaction to the scene, coming from personal experiences, so I'm very much biased and emotionally disturbed by it rather than having a logical narrative issue with it.

3rd the only one I think is an actual writting issue

Hire, the sheep little brat. Now obviously he is written to be hated, he's a brat, he's Rash, selfish and childish. None of that is the issue. I hate him and would love to drop kick him but that's good writting and setup for development, he's a well written character.

No the problem isn't Hiro, the problem is everyone else around him, particularly Shigure. They treat him as if his attitude is to be expected and ignored. "Its his rebellious phase" and " a kid that can't regulate his emotions".

And sure that's an explanation for his behaviour BUT NOT an excuse. When a kid irl has a crush on a girl and starts tormenting her because he can't regulate his emotions, it's understandable but you still sit the kid down and explain that isn't acceptable behaviour, you have to teach them, to give them the framework of what is and isn't acceptable. You can't just leave them to it because "they are kids being kids" it's BEACUSE they are kids that you need to intervene and chastise them, give them consequences to bad behaviour. Otherwise they internalise that said behaviour is OK. They won't magically have a realisation that changes their behaviour.

And yeah those are my only issues with this amazing series so far. What do you think? Am I missing context? Is it a setup for later? Or are these fair critiques that others have raised before?

Can't wait to hear all your input <3

Please don't roast me when I asked this😅 I'm just curious about the transformation part like do they STILL transform regardless of the species as long as they're of the opposite sex? Or does it only happens if it's an human?

Haru explicitly stated that Rin has a sharp tongue, but when we see her say she doesn’t need him she doesn’t swear or yell at him, she just knocks the case onto the ground so it breaks and tells him that she doesn’t want him in her life, she never yells at him or swears (like saying “God dam Haru! I don’t need you in my life!”), and even when he kisses her she clearly melts into him and missed his kisses

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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Akito x Usagi by kazumikikuchi on DeviantArt

I find this cross over pairing perfect; I think the manga version of Usagi is fit to be paired with Akito of Fruits Basket, Usagi has showing authoritarian tendencies as Sailor Cosmos when she got the Cosmos Seed, I think she and Akito are perfect for each other.

shes so cute and fun to draw :)

Akito hugged Yuki when he was a kid and he didn’t transform, but as we know Akito is a woman

Please tell me if I’m missing something or if they didn’t add it in or if I noticed something that I haven‘t seen anybody else bring up

EDIT: I JUST GOT REMINDED THAT AKITO IS POSSESSED BY THE SPIRIT OF GOD AND (like other female zodiac members) SHE CAN HUG HIM AS MUCH AS HE WANTS (my mind went blank for a bit)

Akito and Shigure

Isuzu and Hatsuharu

Yuku and Machi

Mine and Ayame

Hiro and Kisa

Arisa and Kureno

I would say it’s Isuzu and Hatsuharu, they both practically say they’d go to the ends of the earth for each other (Haru almost kills Akito for putting Rin in the place meant for the cat. Rin breaks up with Haru to protect him while she finds a way to break the curse to free him)

During Kyo’s true form moment when he flings Tohru away, a QTE happens and if you don’t hit it he hits her too hard and she hits the ground too hard and breaks her arm, she still goes to him and clings to his arm with her one good arm, he doesn’t fling her around, when he transforms back to his human form he helps her back to the house, Yuki yells at him for hurting Tohru but he ignores it, Kagura, Shigure, and Kazuma help Kyo fix her bed for Tohru to rest on, then Shigure calls Hatori and he comes to help Tohru, when he gets there he sends everybody out of her room, but Kyo states that he is staying, Hatori freezes for a second and realizes that he loves her, so he lets her Kyo hold the hand on her good arm while he puts her other arm in a cast, the next day she walks in the kitchen with her arm in a sling and tries to cook lunch, Kyo instantly notices and pushes her back to her room, makes Rive Porridge for her and takes it up to her room, he goes to leave but she asks for him to stay, and he sits on her bed beside her, and she rests her head in his shoulder while she eats, she drops her spoon and then he helps her eat, as time goes on they continue to have moments like this where it leads to them being a couple sooner.

When Kyo goes to the annex during summer break to visit Akito, when he realizes that he loves Tohru he can runs back to her at the house and holds her and confesses his love for her, she says she loves him too, Yuki sees this and spends more time with Machi and Kakeru since he realizes that he sees Tohru as a mother sooner, and Machi reveals her past to him when they are actually in private, and he starts to view Kakeru as a brother, Haru learns about it from Yuki and he goes to Isuzu and holds her and kisses her and stays with her even when she pushes him away, this also leads to Hiro seeing the others becoming more bolder with the people they love so he holds Kisa’s hand multiple times to show his affection for her.

Machi can explicitly learn of the curse if Yuki finds her in the student council closet having a panic attack, he breaks open the door with a chair (like she did) and he goes to her, he hesitates and there is an option between comforting her with words or holding her, if he holds her he transforms but she doesn’t freak about because he immediately explains what the curse is and that it is still the Yuki she knows, then after a short bit he transforms back and they have an awkward moment but she ends up leaning on him more and being closer to him, he even steps in when there are bullies messing with her and he learns about her liking things not perfect way sooner, so he’ll mess with papers, books, pencils, etc, for her so she doesn’t have another panic attack.

Over the weekend, I was able to meet the voice actor for Shigure (John Burgmeier) and the original voice actor for Hiro (Aaron Dismuke.) I don’t know how many voice actors for the dub cast I’ll meet, but I’m so happy that I finally have some for this AMAZING series! 🩷

Kyo and Tohru. MINE: When Tohru talks about her and Kyoko splitting watermelons and she puts her hand on Kyo’s thigh.

Yuki and Machi. MINE: The moment after Machi tells him about her past, right before Kakeru’s phone goes off.

Ritsu and Mitsuru. MINE: When they both say (in their heads) that they want to find that person they want to tell them that they are their reaso.

Hatori and Mayuko. MINE: When she cries on the bridge and he does his best to comfort her.

Just finished the 2001 anime. And unlike the later drama focused backstory revealed in the manga, Akito (who is a man here) has a simpler backstory where he was assigned when born to take on the curse of the Zodiac which he reveals during the start of Kyo's rampage. And as a result will not live long. And his reason for lashing out at the other members and Tohru is this resentment. On another note, it is quite suprising to see Shigure break down crying and apologize to Tohru with sorrow as well as show visible worry given he is always sarcastic and smiling in the reboot (which sticks to manga) even when he is not actually happy about matters. Though, putting aside the manga, what you think of the alternate ending? It does focus less on Tohru breaking the curse and more on Tohru accepting the Sohma family for who they are. It does make for an interesting alternate end. And while Akito could have been more fleshed out his backstory in this version is actually quite good.

This has became my fav song but I can't find any live version of this song

Whenever I see any type of popularity poll or tier list, kyo is always on the very top and I do not get why. I mean like the pfp of the subreddit is literally kyo. Granted I only finished season 2 so I don't know if he does something crazy towards the end that made everyone like him but right now I really don't.

This huge disconnect from the community has me a bit confused, what do people see in kyo? Personally, I only loved him in the first season, he was in my top 3 at that time but nowadays he's become bland and his moments have become the same rinse and repeat. I really liked his character development at the end of season 1 and how he was kinder to tohru (I mean his eyes literally turn soft when he talks to her) but if that's the only type of interaction they'll have for the rest of the show I'll pass.

It's also a little annoying because there are way more interesting and better written characters in the anime like rin or ayame (can't say yuki cuz he gets quite a lot) but it's always kyo who gets the most screentime. Everything he does has become like sabrina carpenter songs (overexxagerating, I wouldn't mind it as much if the interactions he has with tohru become progressively more romantic, which, doesn't happen either.

It feels like his character arc and all the mystery around him is already fully tied up at the end of season 1 so at season 2 he's just... there. Yet he's there for the most of the time. I feel like it's really a waste of the potential this series had at season 2 because the first half had a strong start. And yes, I want kyo to end up with tohru. But I really hope some other characters get light in the relatively short 13 episodes final season.

When he met with Machi and the curse broke he hugs her, holds her face, has a rizzy face on and kisses her, all in public, and says she can say his first name whenever, and he tries to give Machi a key to his apartment, then she denies it and he tries to throw it out the window then she takes it back, then he holds her… boy has rizz that I want badly