#fruitsbasket — Public Fediverse posts

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

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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.

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

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

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

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

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

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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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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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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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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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 😅

You know, after watching Oshi no Ko, I'm now really curious how they do the animal transformations in the Fruits Basket stage play.

https://animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-08-22/fruits-basket-the-final-stage-play-reveals-cast-in-costume/.214605

#anime #OshiNoKo #FruitsBasket

#FruitsBasket: tongue tied by b_o_i #FicRec https://fancake.dreamwidth.org/2307487.html

my first post must be about Fruits Basket

hullo, here is an #introduction:

I tend to dip in and out of fandom; I had a stint with #ffxiv a while back and still have a soft spot for the #BureauOfBalance arc of #TheZoneCast, which I wrote a bunch of fic for (ao3 link in profile).

more recently I just finished watching #FruitsBasket and have some writing ideas itching in my brain, so I came nosing around for community. who's writing and reading about it these days? :)

I have been informed by @[email protected] that there's too much shonen on the original poll.

So, let's add in some randoms from other non-shonen series.

Who of these characters are worthy to wield Mjolnir? Remember - you can vote for more than one!

#Anime #Silly #Mjolnir #Thor #MarvelComics #QOTD #QuestionOfTheDay #CardcaptorSakura #FruitsBasket #Berserk #LoveHina #PrincessJellyfish #Shojo #Seinen #SeinenManga #Nana #Josei #CrazyFoodTruck #GITS #GhostInTheShell #YuriOnIce #HelloKitty

Nouveaux mangas disponibles !

Nous vous proposons ce mois-ci au format texte (RTF) :

- Pokémon la grande aventure, tome 1 (nouveau manga) ;
- Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle, tome 3 ;
- Fruits Basket, tome 9 ;
- One Piece, tome 12.

Toutes les œuvres adaptées sont disponibles gratuitement à toute personne empêchée de lire sur notre site web et sur la plateforme Platon.

#manga #pokemon #tsubasa #OnePiece #FruitsBasket #blind #accessibilité #a11y

Hello! I'm still very new so I apologize if my #introduction is all over the place.

I'm Melissa (35, she/her) but feel free to call me Mel or Lissa. I'm extremely socially awkward too.

I saw this being talked about on twitter, and I'm wanting to leave twitter... so I decided to check this out too.

I like to spend the majority of my time drinking coffee, reading books, manga, webtoons, watching anime, asian dramas, listening to kpop and playing video games.

I'm also learning korean, japanese, and how to crochet.

Some of my favorite games and video game series are #finalfantasy #runefactory #kingdomhearts #stardewvalley #storyofseasons #genshinimpact #thewalkingdead #persona

My favorite genre of games are horror, fantasy, visual novels, etc.

My favorite genres of books, manga, and webtoons, asian dramas are romance, horror, supernatural, fantasy, comedy, etc.

My favorite anime/manga are #fruitsbasket #clannad, #ghosthunt #bleach #ouranhighschoolhostclub, #nana, etc.

My favorite #kpop groups are #shinee #superjunior #exo and #girlsgeneration, etc.

I'm excited to try out this new online community and I hope to meet people with similar interests as me!

Today's #BlorboFromMyShows is Tohru Honda from the #anime series #FruitsBasket

Tohru puts on a brave and happy front, even while facing great adversity, even when she's hurting inside from the loss of her mother. She offers so much love and support to the Souma family, and because she was unconditionally loved by her mother, she's able to give that unconditional love to Kyo.

One of my all-time favorite female blorbos. Just thinking about her existence makes me happy. I'm a dork.

Day 3 #AniMarchMadness Match-Up #8 from the Romance / Comedy / Sports Region:

Tonikawa vs Fruits Basket (2019)

Vote now.

Tags: #Poll #Polls #Anime #トニカクカワイイ #tonikawa #フルーツバスケット #フルバ #FruitsBasket #furuba #fruba

Here are four even more match-ups and their seedings:
Action / Sci-Fi / Horror Anime Region
(1) Attack on Titan vs. (16) Death Note

(5) Mushoku Tensei vs. (12) ERASED

(6) Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai vs. (11) The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya

(2) Fruits Basket (2019) vs. (15) Tonikawa

Tags: #AniMarchMadness #Anime #AttackOnTitan #DeathNote #Erased #Tonikawa #青ブタ #RascalDoesNotDream #フルーツバスケット #フルバ #FruitsBasket #furuba #fruba #無職転生 #mushokutensei #HaruhiSuzumiya

I guess I need a new #introduction post :3

In a few words, I'm a Bi cis-woman, #IntersectionalFeminist , #leftist (somewhere between being a Communist & Socialist) and a huge nerd ☺️

🌸 My interests include 💮
#Manga
#Anime
#Webtoon
#Videogames
#Vocaloid

🎮 Games 👾
#Pokemon #PokemonSV
#TheSims #TheSims4
#GenshinImpact
#TheLegendOfZelda
#HorizonZeroDawn
#NES #Switch

📚 Manga/Anime 📺
#SailorMoon
#AkatsukiNoYona
#SkipBeat
#FMA
#FruitsBasket
#SAO
#ReZero
#DemonSlayer
and many more...

I guess I need a new #introduction post :3

In a few words, I'm a Bi cis-woman, #IntersectionalFeminist , #leftist (somewhere between being a Communist & Socialist) and a huge nerd ☺️

🌸 My interests include 💮
#Manga
#Anime
#Webtoon
#Videogames
#Vocaloid

🎮 Games 👾
#Pokemon #PokemonSV
#TheSims #TheSims4
#GenshinImpact
#TheLegendOfZelda
#HorizonZeroDawn
#NES #Switch

📚 Manga/Anime 📺
#SailorMoon
#AkatsukiNoYona
#SkipBeat
#FMA
#FruitsBasket
#SAO
#ReZero
#DemonSlayer
and many more...

I guess I need a new #introduction post :3

In a few words, I'm a Bi cis-woman, #IntersectionalFeminist , #leftist (somewhere between being a Communist & Socialist) and a huge nerd ☺️

🌸 My interests include 💮
#Manga
#Anime
#Webtoon
#Videogames
#Vocaloid

🎮 Games 👾
#Pokemon #PokemonSV
#TheSims #TheSims4
#GenshinImpact
#TheLegendOfZelda
#HorizonZeroDawn
#NES #Switch

📚 Manga/Anime 📺
#SailorMoon
#AkatsukiNoYona
#SkipBeat
#FMA
#FruitsBasket
#SAO
#ReZero
#DemonSlayer
and many more...

I guess I need a new #introduction post :3

In a few words, I'm a Bi cis-woman, #IntersectionalFeminist , #leftist (somewhere between being a Communist & Socialist) and a huge nerd ☺️

🌸 My interests include 💮
#Manga
#Anime
#Webtoon
#Videogames
#Vocaloid

🎮 Games 👾
#Pokemon #PokemonSV
#TheSims #TheSims4
#GenshinImpact
#TheLegendOfZelda
#HorizonZeroDawn
#NES #Switch

📚 Manga/Anime 📺
#SailorMoon
#AkatsukiNoYona
#SkipBeat
#FMA
#FruitsBasket
#SAO
#ReZero
#DemonSlayer
and many more...

I guess I need a new #introduction post :3

In a few words, I'm a Bi cis-woman, #IntersectionalFeminist , #leftist (somewhere between being a Communist & Socialist) and a huge nerd ☺️

🌸 My interests include 💮
#Manga
#Anime
#Webtoon
#Videogames
#Vocaloid

🎮 Games 👾
#Pokemon #PokemonSV
#TheSims #TheSims4
#GenshinImpact
#TheLegendOfZelda
#HorizonZeroDawn
#NES #Switch

📚 Manga/Anime 📺
#SailorMoon
#AkatsukiNoYona
#SkipBeat
#FMA
#FruitsBasket
#SAO
#ReZero
#DemonSlayer
and many more...

I'm still very new and getting the hang of things so I apologize if my #introduction is all over the place 😂​

I'm Michelle (31, she/her) but feel to free to also call me by my online handle, Yrja. I'm here at the recommendation of my partner @SierraDelacroix in our quest to find a twitter alternative like many here. I'm an registered nurse who's recently relocated to the gorgeous PNW. I like to spend the majority of my time reading books, drinking coffee, and playing video games.

My main videogame fandoms include #ff14 (where my icon is from!) #finalfantasy #persona #fireemblem #thewitcher #dragonage #masseffect #stardewvalley and #storyofseasons.

My favorite genres of books include historical romance, gothic, fantasy, and a touch of scifi. I'm also a huge fan of comics and manga, most notably #monstress #saga #thesandman #fruitsbasket #cardcaptorsakura and #ancientmagusbride.

In a nutshell, if it's cozy, cute, and romantic, count me in. I'm excited to be a part of a new cool online space and meet all sorts of people! Thank you for reading and nice to meet you all 💛​

When Tohru went to live into the woods instead of bothering her friends, I was like "Yeah, duh, what else are you gonna do," just to give you some insight into my personality I guess #Furuba #FruitsBasket