#fruits-basket — Public Fediverse posts

Gosh, six summers ago we were also deep into the second adaptation of *Fruits Basket* into an anime. I can't believe it's been that long. #anime #FruitsBasket

Shooting stars? How about this moment from *Fruits Basket*. @apc #AniMangaFoundIt #anime #FruitsBasket

Tohru Honda is often remembered for her kindness, but that's only part of her story. Beneath her gentle personality is someone carrying grief, loneliness, and the fear of becoming a burden to others. That's what makes her one of the most compelling protagonists in Fruits Basket🍙

#FruitsBasket #HondaTohru #Shoujo #anime

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Bunny Hop Into Spring!

It seems like we just shooed away the leprechauns of St. Paddy’s day, and now the Easter bunnies are already prancing across our doorsteps. Or at least the wild and wily kind. Bunnies are abound in my neighborhood, now that spring has sprung, and they are finding a buffet of fresh flowers to nosh on. While I go for my morning walk, just about everywhere I look there’s another little bunny nibbling on some grass, or sneaking under someone’s fence to get at their garden, or scurrying under the cover of a bush. Though the wild rabbits I saw in Ireland were huge, bigger than a cat! The adorable furry lumps of my local tromping grounds are much much smaller, no bigger than a guinea pig, these cute critters could be held in one hand, no problem.

And though in Western culture bunnies are seen as just cute and fluffy harbingers of spring, in Asian cultures they have a far more complex nature. In the zodiac, rabbits are the embodiment of kind gentleness and emotional intelligence. Though people born in the year of the rabbit are likely to be thoughtful and endearing friends, they aren’t the bravest of people and are unlikely to stick up for their friends or themselves. They struggle with balancing kindness with caution.

In Asian media like anime and manga, people that are depicted as bunny like are often bouncy, cheerful and sweet. There will almost always be a scene or two of their heads decorated with imagined or real rabbit ears. And in general, these people are very energetic and the main character might even become exhausted being around this character, but they are still well liked by everyone. On the flip side, these rabbit characters also often have a tragic past in which they still struggle with facing hard truths and defending themselves and other against bullies and injustices.

In the anime Fruits Basket, we meet Momiji, a cheerful, energetic, and a bit flippant half German boy of the Sohma family. Not surprisingly, he is also the rabbit zodiac animal of the family. Though when he is first introduced in the story, it appears that Momiji is just a happy, sweet, and kind boy, as the story progresses it becomes clear that he has experience a great deal of grief and heartache in his life.

In Momiji’s backstory arc, we learn that his own mother was horrified that her child was part of the family’s zodiac curse, and even tried to hurt herself she was so traumatized. In the end it was deemed better if she just forgot that Momiji even existed. And so his own mother chose to erase him from her mind. As kind as Momiji is, he still loves his family, even his mother, and instead chooses to put a smile on his face, and for much of the story turns away from the painful family relationships.

P.S. Hey! I know this is kind of a short post for me, but after my trip I’m kind of swamped at work, so this was all I could whip up in my scant free time. Sorry! I’ll try to write more in future posts!

Fruits Basket Ending 2 Creditless (4K AI Upscaled & Enhanced)

Anime/Cartoon: Fruits Basket
Song: One Step Closer
Artist: INTERSECTION
Year: 2019
Country: Japan

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Fruits Basket Opening 2 Creditless (4K AI Upscaled & Enhanced)

Anime/Cartoon: Fruits Basket
Song: Chime
Artist: Ai Ohtsuka
Year: 2019
Country: Japan

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Fruits Basket Ending 1 Creditless (4K AI Upscaled & Enhanced)

Anime/Cartoon: Fruits Basket
Song: Chime
Artist: Ai Ohtsuka
Year: 2019
Country: Japan

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Fruits Basket Opening 1 Creditless (4K AI Upscaled & Enhanced)

Anime/Cartoon: Fruits Basket
Song: Again
Artist: Beverly
Year: 2019
Country: Japan

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📰 Fruits Basket: A Funny Comparison of Ritsu's Behavior

Ritsu's antics are like punching a monkey - unpredictable, chaotic, and occasionally adorable.

🔗 https://andaily.us/93fa2

#AnimeNews #twitter #FruitsBasket

ICYMI: Crunchyroll’s Next Anime Nights Screening Is Fruits Basket -prelude- https://popgeeks.com/crunchyrolls-next-anime-nights-screening-is-fruits-basket-prelude/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #AnimeNights #FruitsBasket #Crunchyroll #AnimeScreening #ValentinesDay

Crunchyroll’s Next Anime Nights Screening Is Fruits Basket -prelude- https://popgeeks.com/crunchyrolls-next-anime-nights-screening-is-fruits-basket-prelude/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #FruitsBasket #AnimeNights #Crunchyroll #ValentinesDay #Anime

📰 Relive the Beginning: 'Fruits Basket -prelude-' Returns to Theatres

Fruits Basket fans rejoice! 'Fruits Basket -prelude-' is back in theaters for a limited time, relive the beginning of this beloved series.

🔗 https://andaily.us/yneAc

#AnimeNews #twitter #FruitsBasket-prelude-

📰 Fruits Basket -prelude- to Hit Theaters in U.S. and Canada on February 16, 2026

Crunchyroll's live-action Fruits Basket -prelude- hits US & Canadian theaters Feb 16, 2026 as part of their Anime Nights screening series. Get ready to experience Tohru's adventures with the Sohma family like never before!

🔗 https://andaily.us/Wf9ha

#AnimeNews #CRUNCHYROLL #FruitsBasket

#Crunchyroll #Anime Nights ‘#FruitsBasket -prelude-‘ Tickets on Sale Now http://dlvr.it/TQdqLn

Terminei de ver #FruitsBasket. Começou parecendo que seria um relaxante slice of life, mas aos poucos a trama foi se revelando mais interessante e os personagens mais sombrios (basicamente ficou claro que todo mundo ali precisava de terapia rs). Me agradou, mesmo este sendo um #anime exageradamente dramático e bem novelinha, com direito a um desses finais clichê formando vários casais. Pois o roteirista conseguiu desenvolver bem uma mensagem de vida como movimento mesmo que isto signifique despedidas dolorosas, e de como estagnação é ruim.

📰 Exploring the Emotional Story of Hatori and Kana in Fruits Basket Season 2

Here's a 355-character Mastodon snippet: "Unraveling the complexities of Hatori & Kana's tumultuous romance in #FruitsBasket Season 2, where love meets tragedy in this poignant tale of heartbreak and self-discovery."

🔗 https://andaily.us/c0xfn

#AnimeNews #twitter #FruitsBasket

Esse #FruitsBasket é um #anime com muitos elementos de novelinha, mas tem elementos sombrios o suficiente para prender a minha atenção. Só tenho medo do roteirista não conseguir terminar bem a história.

📰 Exploring the Heartfelt Story of Hatori and Kana in Fruits Basket Season 2

Fruits Basket Season 2 continues to captivate audiences with its emotional depth and complex character relationships. The story of Hatori and Kana is a poignant tale of love, loss, and the bittersweet nature of romance. Their journey evokes a range o...

🔗 Read more: https://animenewsdaily.us/articles/46482

#AnimeNews #CRUNCHYROLL #FruitsBasket

📰 The Unspoken Words in Kyo's Expressions in Fruits Basket

Kyo Sohma, a character from 'Fruits Basket', is known for his expressive looks that convey a multitude of emotions without a single word. Fans of the series often speculate about the thoughts and feelings behind his intense gazes. This aspect of his ...

🔗 Read more: https://animenewsdaily.us/articles/45554

#AnimeNews #CRUNCHYROLL #FruitsBasket

Boarding for your next anime adventure begins soon: Crunchyroll is bringing five popular anime series to Delta Air Lines customers, starting in early November.

“Anime is a pop culture powerhouse with a passionate and long-term fandom. #BlackClover #Crunchyroll #Delta #DeltaAirLines #FruitsBasket #MyRoommateIsaCat #SoloLeveling

https://www.animationmagazine.net/2025/10/crunchyroll-launches-curated-anime-on-delta-air-lines-flights/

Today's #AniAnimal are these cats from the petting zoo in the final episode of "Fruits Basket The Final Season".

今日の #アニアニマル は『フルーツバスケットThe Final』の最終話でいたふれあい動物園の猫たちです。

More info and other AniAnimals at: https://www.anianimals.moe/scene/3~0MH4bl7z7Fgwr~73TbXLC/

#Anime #AnimeCat #FruitsBasket #アニメ #アニメ猫 #フルーツバスケット #フルバ

Today's #AniAnimal are these two cats from the petting zoo in "Fruits Basket The Final Season".

今日の #アニアニマル は『フルーツバスケットThe Final』ふれあい動物園の2匹の猫です。

More info and other AniAnimals at: https://www.anianimals.moe/scene/gj9-NfgxrWb6DNKjh-lSyD/

#Anime #AnimeCat #FruitsBasket #アニメ #アニメ猫 #フルーツバスケット #フルバ

Tomoya (from CLANNAD) is the one character I love voiced by Nakamura Yuichi, btw. A lot of his other characters are kinda cringe, ngl (Gojo Satoru, for one). I'll give #FruitsBasket 's Soma Shigure a pass though, cos that character's interesting, at least.

Anthro Furuba - Kisa & Hiro
I finished watching Fruits Basket (2019) and a follower suggested I try drawing the Zodiac Sohma's as anthros of their animals.
#fruitsbasket #anime #zodiac #clean #sheep #tiger

OK NEW TAG GAME FORMAT

1. Maomao from The Apothecary Diaries
2. Sophie Casterwill and Zhalia Moon from Huntik: Secrets and Seekers
3. Lucy Heartfilia, Erza Scarlet, and Mavis Vermillion from Fairy Tail
4. Bloom, Musa, Tecna, and Mirta from Winx Club
5. Adora, Catra, Glimmer, Scorpia, and Entrapta from She-Ra and the Princesses of Power
   \4. Kotori Kanbe, Akane Senri, Sakuya Ohtori, Kotarou Tennouji from Rewrite
   \3. Haruhi Fujioka, Kaoru Hitachiin, and Kyoya Ohtori from Ouran Highschool Host Club
   \2. Fox Mulder and Dana Scully from The X-Files
   \1. Kisara from Yu-Gi-Oh

∞) all the characters from Fruits Basket

edit: line 1 is one character from a fandom, line 2 is two characters from another fandom, line 3 three characters from another fandom, etc, and after line 5, it starts counting back down. after that, the one with the infinity sign is for all characters from a fandom

Today's #AniAnimal is this fitting black cat that Saki picks up when the group visits a petting zoo from "Fruits Basket The Final Season".

今日の #アニアニマル は『フルーツバスケットThe Final』で咲がふれあい動物園で拾ってきた、似合う黒猫です。

More info and other AniAnimals at: https://www.anianimals.moe/scene/pyQvL_bjTghlQGysstMRvf/

#Anime #AnimeCat #FruitsBasket #アニメ #アニメ猫 #フルーツバスケット #フルバ

Fruits Basket friend group #fruitsbasket #fruitsbasketedit #romanceanime...
https://youtube.com/shorts/Vp63WQEchE0?si=qV5KHtAehVzZTAk2

Anthro Furuba - Ayame
I finished watching Fruits Basket (2019) and a follower suggested I try drawing the Zodiac Sohma's as anthros of their animals. 
#fruitsbasket #anime #zodiac #clean #snake

📰 Fruits Basket Complete Box Set: A Must-Have for Fans

Experience the entire story of Tohru Honda as she navigates the challenges of breaking the Sohma family curse. This complete box set of 'Fruits Basket' includes newly designed covers and a collection of exquisite lenticular cards, making it a perfect...

🔗 Read more: https://animenewsdaily.us/articles/26138

#AnimeNews #YENPRESS #FruitsBasket

Anthro Furuba - Hatori
I finished watching Fruits Basket (2019) and a follower suggested I try drawing the Zodiac Sohma's as anthros of their animals.

#fruitsbasket #anime #zodiac #clean #dragon #seahorse #doctor

Anthro Furuba - Momiji
I'm watching Fruits Basket (2019) and a follower suggested I try drawing the Zodiac Sohma's as anthros of their animals.
#fruitsbasket #anime #zodiac #clean #rabbit

Anthro Furuba - Kagura
I'm watching Fruits Basket (2019) and a follower suggested I try drawing the Zodiac Sohma's as anthros of their animals.
#fruitsbasket #anime #zodiac #clean #boar

Anthro Furuba - Hatsuharu
I'm watching Fruits Basket (2019) and a follower suggested I try drawing the Zodiac Sohma's as anthros of their animals.
#fruitsbasket #anime #zodiac #clean #cow #bull #punk

Anthro Furuba - Shigure
I'm watching Fruits Basket (2019) and a follower suggested I try drawing the Zodiac Sohma's as anthros of their animals.
#fruitsbasket #anime #zodiac #clean #dog

Anthro Furuba - Kyo
I'm watching Fruits Basket (2019) and a follower suggested I try drawing the Zodiac Sohma's as anthros of their animals.
#fruitsbasket #anime #zodiac #clean #cat

Anthro Furuba - Yuki
I'm watching Fruits Basket (2019) and a follower suggested I try drawing the Zodiac Sohma's as anthros of their animals.
#fruitsbasket #anime #rat #zodiac #clean

Today's #AniAnimal is Momiji in his rabbit form from "Fruits Basket". The scene really captures early 2000s anime art and animation.

今日の #アニアニマル は『フルーツバスケット』の紅葉の兎姿です。このシーンは、2000 年代初頭のアニメ アートとアニメーションを実際に捉えていますね。

More info and other AniAnimals at: https://www.anianimals.moe/scene/6j_MyfBvZzg7FxbglKVghDC/

#Anime #AnimeRabbit #Fruba #FruitsBasket #アニメ #アニメウサギ #フルーツバスケット #フルバ

Today's #AniAnimal is this dog from "Fruits Basket Season 2".

今日の #アニアニマル は『フルーツバスケット 2nd Season』のこの犬です。

More info and other AniAnimals at: https://www.anianimals.moe/scene/gyP55mb7FYC7-BVHL1ym0n/

#Anime #AnimeDog #FruitsBasket #アニメ #アニメ犬 #フルーツバスケット #フルバ

🇪🇸 Tōhru Honda del manga y anime Fruits Basket. Diseñado y realizado por nuestra artista Thei Adams 😍
🇬🇧 Tōhru Honda from the Fruits Basket manga and anime. Designed and made by our artist Thei Adams 😍
#anime #manga #Japan #tohru #fruitsbasket #tattoo #Madrid #madridtattoo #color #art #photography

So, for those who might have been curious about my recent rantings about the #FruitsBasket #Manga and trying to complete this series.

We, that is my wife and I, found a seller selling the TokyoPop versions of volumes 2 - 23 on Ebay for about £120, so about £5.50 per volume. We did have to pick up a random volume 1, but that was pretty easy and cheap.

So the Fruits Basket saga of trying to complete that series is now over. Along with the Full Metal Alchemist saga.

We may have significantly blown the manga budget for the next few months, but at least these series can be marked as complete.

I think I have my Christmas season reading sorted 😁

“…stupid cat…”

“Damn rat!”

lulz…them… :blobMeltSobLove:

#FruitsBasket

Love, learning, and all the rest: Fictional libraries in “Fruits Basket” and beyond

Before watching Fruits Basket, an anime which mixes the romantic comedy, slice-of-life, and supernatural genres, I knew there was a librarian character (voiced by Sayumi Watabe). I was not aware, however, that libraries would have an important role in the series, at least in a few episodes. In this post, I’ll examine the scenes in Fruits Basket, and connect it to other posts on this blog.

In the third episode of Fruits Basket, a schoolgirl confesses to Yuki Soma (voiced by Nobunaga Shimazaki) in the library and he pushes her off. She is disappointed, saying he is closed off to most people and asks why he can’t let her in. The truth is that if women hug him, then he turns into an animal, a rat to be specific. The schoolgirl, understandably runs off, sad and likely crying, leaving him standing in the library. As it turns out, Tohru Honda (voiced by Manaka Iwami ), who is living at his house, tells him later that she is happy that he let her in, making him happy. The impact of this library scene is a strong one, even though the scene is pretty short.

In some ways, I can relate this to a few issues of the romantic slice-of-life webcomic, Literary Link. The protagonist, Faye, gets a community service job at the local public library’s literary club, due to a fighter in school, and meets a girl named Atlas. As would be expected, Faye falls in love with Atlas, after she teases her a bit, and agrees to keep volunteering at the literary club. Although Atlas isn’t sure if Faye will return, she does, making her happy, especially when she brings cupcakes, and Atlas bandages Faye up from an earlier fight. [1]

Literary Link and Fruits Basket are relatively different from other depictions of romance within libraries that I’ve noted on this blog. In The Truman Show (1998) and Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (2008), which I wrote about in the early days of this blog, the libraries play a big role in the stories of each film. In the first film, it is pivotal moment for Truman Burbank, as he meets the woman he loves, Sylvia, and runs out from the library with her to a secluded beach. In the second film, Harold remembers how he met his ex-girlfriend, Vanessa, in the library. Both of them, in line with the fact the film is a stoner comedy, smoke pot in the library, even though it isn’t allowed.

There are many other examples of love, and romance, within libraries, whether Luz’s crush on Amity (which is later canonized) in The Owl House, Sophia beginning to confess her love to Catarina in My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!, an almost-kiss between Shizuma and Nagisa in the Strawberry Panic! episode “Etoile”, and Fumi and Sugimoto kissing in an episode of Whispered Words (“Adolescence is Beautiful”). There are other instances of love being expressed inside of library walls, including a bun-wearing librarian shushing male students who are expressing their romance in the library.

The second time that libraries appear in the series is a short scene at the end of the fourth episode, when Tohru checks out books from the library about vegetable gardens and martial arts, so she can learn about what Yuki and Kyo like and dislike. She hopes to find “hidden sides” of them. Not long after, she ends up dropping these books, dramatically, when she learns that her Grandpa’s place is now ready for her to move back in. As it turns out, she doesn’t want to go back, but she decides she has to, although she is later saved by Yuki and Kyo in the following episode. This library scene has the first librarian character in the series, the aforementioned librarian voiced by Sayumi Watabe. This librarian is a student library worker. She checks out the books for Tohru.

Such librarians are not unique in anime. I mentioned many of them in my post back in April, including one protagonist, Haruki, in the striking and moving anime film, I Want to Eat Your Pancreas. He ends up helping another protagonist, Sakura Yamauchi, who’s disabled and uses a wheelchair. He becomes her good friend and later her love interest. She works in the library alongside him. This example differs from school-age student librarians, library workers to be precise, who are almost exclusively female, shown in various series. [2]

Some of the more prominent and recurring student librarians include Hisami Hishishii in multiple episodes of R.O.D. the TV, protagonist Hanamaru Kunikida in Love Live! Sunshine!!, Yamada and Kosuda in B Gata H Kei, Azusa Aoi in Whispered Words, Fumi Manjōme in Aoi Hana / Sweet Blue Flowers, Fumio Murakumi in Girl Friend Beta, Himeko Agari in Komi Can’t Communicate, Chiyo Tsukudate in Strawberry Panic!, Sumireko Sanshokunin a.k.a. “Pansy” in Oresuki, and Anne and Grea in Manaria Friends. Of these characters, they are often said to be quiet, shy, hardworking, diligent, lonely, sweet, socially awkward, or introverted. There are exceptions like the lustful and flirtatious Yamada, or Pansy who has strong charisma and observation skills. Many also have yuri subtext integral to their characters either directly or indirectly. [3]

A unique character is Rin Shima in Laid Back-Camp. She fits with the overall theme of iyashikei, a genre of anime which is “healing,” shying away from romance or action in favor of “meaningful connections with family and friends, and finding joy in the minutiae of life,” as Marley Crusch of Polygon put it. Shima is further described by Crusch as a girl who enjoys camping, quiet, reserved personality, and an introvert, although she becomes better at talking with others by the time of the 2nd season. [4]

This differs from more professional, yet unvoiced, ones in episodes of Akebi’s Sailor Uniform, Kin-iro Mosaic, Revolutionary Girl Utena, Maria Watches Over Us, Is the Order a Rabbit, Kubo Won’t Let Me Be Invisible, and The Dangers in My Heart. Kanina Shizuka in Maria Watches Over Us, is another example, but she is a supporting character. This connects to what I wrote in August, noting that within workplaces, there are unspoken/spoken “common standards of professional appearance” which penalize those with “tattoos and piercings, connecting with societally-sanctioned standards of appearance, which can be harsher on women.

In anime, all the characters, with stated or presumed professional credentials, in this post would be called librarians and assistant librarians, according to the landmark Library Act in Japan. In any case, one must continually be critical of what Fobazi Ettarh has defined as vocational awe, a set of values, ideas, and assumptions that “librarians have about themselves and the profession that result in beliefs that libraries…are inherently good…sacred, and…beyond critique.” With that, my post comes to a close. Until next week, where my post will examine the profound lack of libraries in Tom Gauld’s Revenge of the Librarians and stronger fictional depictions.

© 2023-2024 Burkely Hermann. All rights reserved.

Notes

[1] “Literary Club” [Issue 1]; Literary Link, May 6, 2023; “What’s her name?” [Issue 2], Literary Link, May 12, 2023; “Ethically Questionable” [Issue 3], Literary Link, May 27, 2023; “Careful with your face” [Issue 4], Literary Link, Jun. 10, 2023; “Overthinking” [Issue 5], Literary Link, Jun. 24, 2023.

[2] I’m referring to, in part, Nagisa Yasaka in My Roommate is a Cat, Nagisa Yasaka (episode: “Ones Who Can’t Be Controlled” and “What Connects Us”), Aoi Uribe in Myself ; Yourself (episode “The Important Melody”), Hasegawa Sumika in Bernard-jou Iwaku a.k.a. Miss Bernard said, Kamiya in Shikimori’s Not Just a Cutie (episode: “Cultural Festival I”), Sumireko Sanshokunin a.k.a. “Pansy” in Oresuki, Anne and Grea in Manaria Friends,  and Female Student B (librarian) in Azumanga Daioh (episode 19 segment “Springtime of Life”).

[3] “Hisami Hishiishii,” Read or Die Wiki, accessed Jul. 4, 2023; “Hanamaru Kunikida,” Love Live Wiki, accessed Jul. 4, 2023; “Yamada,” B Gata H Kei Wiki, accessed Jul. 4, 2023; “Fumio Murakumi,” Yuri Wiki, accessed Jul. 4, 2023; “Agari Himeko,” Komi-San Wiki, accessed Jul. 4, 2023; “Chiyo Tsukudate,” Strawberry Panic! Wiki, accessed Jul. 4, 2023; “Sumireko Sanshokunin,” Oresuki Wiki, accessed Jul. 4, 2023; “Grea,” Yuri Wiki, accessed Jul. 4, 2023; “Anne (Rage of Bagamut),” Yuri Wiki, accessed Jul. 4, 2023.

[4] “Rin Shima,” Yuru Camp Wiki, accessed Jul. 4, 2023.

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God, #FruitsBasket is a REALLY hard act to follow, as far as #anime goes.

okay, it's definitely no #fruitsbasket but I got through the first season of #horimiya okay, but the romance plot is sloooow and the first season rushes through to graduation (it's set in a high school) when the two mains are already well established in their relationship, then season 2 jumps back and is just one aimless "slice of life" quickie after another? I looked it up and apparently the anime showrunners assumed it wouldn't be a hit anime for some reason so they skipped a loooot of the source manga in the first season, then went back to a lot of the skipped parts for season 2, which they skipped because they didn't have much overall bearing on the story, hence why season 2 is pointless. Now I'm reading the webcomic the manga and then the anime was based on, but the fan translations are very spotty (they did, like, chapter 1-29, then it jumps to 50, then 121??) because different sub groups picked up then dropped it, and I'm not sure I'll continue after I hit the first big break. Then I'll probably try the manga, though maybe after I give it some time to forget what I just watched.

Either way, I prefer manga usually since I can just skim through the boring parts (like fight scenes 😏 ), but after I somehow got obsessed with the fruits basket remake, I decided to give some other animes a try, but I'm having trouble finding another I haven't already seen that has a decent romance subplot but actually has other meaningful stuff going on and isn't just "slice of life"...I hate being so picky, it's the same with fiction novels too, there are sooooo many things in a story (writing style, 1-dimensional characters, written in first person and/or present tense, on and on...) that can completely turn me off and make it hard for me to stay engaged with the material 😭

Today's #AniAnimal is the zodiac cat from "Fruits Basket The Final Season".

今日の #アニアニマル は『フルーツバスケットThe Final』の十二支の猫です。

More info and other AniAnimals at: https://www.anianimals.moe/scene/y-N9w6XlSw3hLW8-SYN16FC/

#Anime #AnimeCat #FruitsBasket #アニメ #アニメ猫 #フルーツバスケット #フルバ

https://archiveofourown.org/works/58852042

I wrote another #FruitsBasket #fanfiction one-shot, this time about the Sohmas getting together for new year's post-curse, even Akito. Kinda funny, kinda tense. I think I did a decent job honoring each character's personality, but idk let me know.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/58829074

it took me a while to get out today because my dad wouldn't stop asking me for stuff, but I wrote another little #fruitsbasket #fanfiction one-shot, this time about Tohru adopting a cat. I am still so out of practice writing, but I had fun. Maybe once we are able to put my dad in a nursing home so I can have some of my life back, I'll try to find an actual roleplay partner, like the one I wrote millions of words with years ago.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/834875/chapters/1589499 after I forgot-passworded into my ancient Archive of our Own account to post a smutty oneshot #fanfiction set in #FruitsBasket I just wrote, I took a look at another old one I wrote based in #Homestuck , and man, sometimes I'm actually a fairly decent writer (it's been so long I don't really remember any of the specifics about Homestuck lore, tho)

After binge-watching the 2019 version of #FruitsBasket , I wasn't happy with any of the skeksy #fanfiction I could find, so I wrote my own.

(sexual description but I tried to keep it tasteful)

(also I am super out of practice with creative writing so don't expect too much)

https://archiveofourown.org/works/58808998

Whelp.... I'm officially out of #FruitsBasket episodes to watch. I'm so sad 😭 maybe I'll look up some smutty fanfiction to read now 😏 any recommendations? 😂

https://thenewleafjournal.com/a-well-liked-anime-i-didnt-care-for/

I respond to the following prompt: “What’s a well-liked anime that you didn’t really like?.” After defining the question, I work through a list to find a good answer.

Me when #FruitsBasket wastes entire episodes focusing on sadsack Yuki, when Kyo is so obviously Tohru's soulmate

THIS GUY THO ❤️❤️❤️ #FruitsBasket #kyoSoma

Don't hate me but I'm so bored of these "filler" episodes of #FruitsBasket 😑 no offense but I don't really care about the personal histories about Tohru's female friends, especially back to back to back. I want more Kyo!

Started watching the #fruitsbasket remake on Hulu... So far it's pretty much the same as I remember the original, but holy only has the dub all I can't say if the Mc has the same ear splitting screech she did in the original sub. So far the only voice on this remake dub that really irritates me is Yuki, and the voice and the subtitles are matching, which is another thing that drives me insane (when they say totally different things). I was so obsessed with FB back during the original version though, so being the same but with better graphics isn't a bad thing... I still have a bunch of Kyo stuff from decades ago when I used to go to whine Anime Expo 😅