Fruits Basket Collector's Edition
DO NOT discuss the source material beyond this episode. If you want to discuss future events or theories, please use separate threads.
DO NOT ask where to watch/download this episode or give links to copyrighted, non-fair use material.
DO NOT troll/bait/harass/abuse other users for liking or disliking the series/characters.
DO read the Anime Discussion Rules and Site & Forum Guidelines.
DO NOT ask where to watch/download this episode or give links to copyrighted, non-fair use material.
DO NOT troll/bait/harass/abuse other users for liking or disliking the series/characters.
DO read the Anime Discussion Rules and Site & Forum Guidelines.
| So I thought I'd come out of my cave and ask...I've taken advantage of the reboot being made to watch Furuba after my best friend had recommended it for years, fully knowing that shojo ain't my jam at all, and to be completely honest up to now it doesn't seem like all that big of a deal to me. I mean, it's cute at times and I like a few of the charas (especially Shigure and, after this episode, Hatsuharu) and I gotta step away from AOT and Dororo a bit or I'll die, but...Tohru ruins it all for me. I can't stand her at all. So, is all the hype for Furuba simply due to nostalgia from it being the first anime a lot of the fans have watched? Or does it get really *really* good? Should I stop watching it weekly and maybe wait until a few episodes have piled up? I'm not the type to drop stuff but if you tell me it doesn't get much more different than this I'll listen. |
| Haha that was very good all scenes with cards were priceless. Haru is cool one, I like his backstory |
| The Young Noble of the Field is currently watching - Diamond no Ace: Act II Misugi-kun is also reading - Kanojo, Okarishimasu |
h0ppip said: So I thought I'd come out of my cave and ask...I've taken advantage of the reboot being made to watch Furuba after my best friend had recommended it for years, fully knowing that shojo ain't my jam at all, and to be completely honest up to now it doesn't seem like all that big of a deal to me. I mean, it's cute at times and I like a few of the charas (especially Shigure and, after this episode, Hatsuharu) and I gotta step away from AOT and Dororo a bit or I'll die, but...Tohru ruins it all for me. I can't stand her at all. So, is all the hype for Furuba simply due to nostalgia from it being the first anime a lot of the fans have watched? Or does it get really *really* good? Should I stop watching it weekly and maybe wait until a few episodes have piled up? I'm not the type to drop stuff but if you tell me it doesn't get much more different than this I'll listen. Just putting under spoiler to be sure, minor spoilers |
h0ppip said: I am going to be honest, the beginning of the series is Fruits Basket's weakest episodes. I remember not really liking the beginning much either when I read it, but yes it gets alot better. What I like about this series is that all characters get their moments to shine, not just Tohru. The story is more about the zodiac than her anyways. She is just there to help them develop.So I thought I'd come out of my cave and ask...I've taken advantage of the reboot being made to watch Furuba after my best friend had recommended it for years, fully knowing that shojo ain't my jam at all, and to be completely honest up to now it doesn't seem like all that big of a deal to me. I mean, it's cute at times and I like a few of the charas (especially Shigure and, after this episode, Hatsuharu) and I gotta step away from AOT and Dororo a bit or I'll die, but...Tohru ruins it all for me. I can't stand her at all. So, is all the hype for Furuba simply due to nostalgia from it being the first anime a lot of the fans have watched? Or does it get really *really* good? Should I stop watching it weekly and maybe wait until a few episodes have piled up? I'm not the type to drop stuff but if you tell me it doesn't get much more different than this I'll listen. |
Crystal_Star07Jun 1, 2019 3:09 PM
"In the End, Only Kindness Matters" -Jewel |
Swagernator said: KlinyKlinn said: I now see why this is popular with girls. There's a hint of BL Dude the show's literally a shoujo. KlinyKlinn said: Swagernator said: Dude the show's literally a shoujo. No what I mean is,it's what makes it really popular. not just cause it's a shoujo Kimurah said: KlinyKlinn said: what type of girl wouldn't like a hint of BL, it's like a free dlc to a game, surprising and exciting. Over more than 2 decades of anime fandom I actually met several girls who were into anime and most of them were more interested in the story and/or love triangle presented by the author rather than fantasizing BL scenearios. So your wildly unfounded rule of thumb that all girls look for BL in their stories is easily discarded. KlinyKlinn said: to set an example it's like when you watch an idol anime, there's a bit of yuri/shoujo ai in the mix. who wouldn't welcome it unless there's too much of it. Actually my favorite idol anime is Wake Up Girls, specially because it depicts (at least in the first season) the hard and bitter road to stardom and it didn't bother on throwing cheap cheesy yuri bait to reel in the easy bait viewers. Tbh, I think shounen animes tend to have lot more boy x boy shipping than shoujos. Lot of girls watch shounen and there is less female characters around- especially major female characters with developed relationships with male characters- so I guess it makes sense. Shows like Naruto, My Hero Academia, Haikyuu!!- gay ships everywhere. Meanwhile I cannot actually remember any BL ship being that big while watching reading and watching original Furuba, people were just arguing who was best boy for Tooru- or who was just hottest boy in general. It's rather rare to see popular BL ship emerge from shoujo, I cannot mention any from top of my head. |
KomaDoll said: h0ppip said: So I thought I'd come out of my cave and ask...I've taken advantage of the reboot being made to watch Furuba after my best friend had recommended it for years, fully knowing that shojo ain't my jam at all, and to be completely honest up to now it doesn't seem like all that big of a deal to me. I mean, it's cute at times and I like a few of the charas (especially Shigure and, after this episode, Hatsuharu) and I gotta step away from AOT and Dororo a bit or I'll die, but...Tohru ruins it all for me. I can't stand her at all. So, is all the hype for Furuba simply due to nostalgia from it being the first anime a lot of the fans have watched? Or does it get really *really* good? Should I stop watching it weekly and maybe wait until a few episodes have piled up? I'm not the type to drop stuff but if you tell me it doesn't get much more different than this I'll listen. Just putting under spoiler to be sure, minor spoilers Thank you for the input! |
Crystal_Star07 said: h0ppip said: I am going to be honest, the beginning of the series is Fruits Basket's weakest episodes. I remember not really liking the beginning much either when I read it, but yes it gets alot better. What I like about this series is that all characters get their moments to shine, not just Tohru. The story is more about the zodiac than her anyways. She is just there to help them develop.So I thought I'd come out of my cave and ask...I've taken advantage of the reboot being made to watch Furuba after my best friend had recommended it for years, fully knowing that shojo ain't my jam at all, and to be completely honest up to now it doesn't seem like all that big of a deal to me. I mean, it's cute at times and I like a few of the charas (especially Shigure and, after this episode, Hatsuharu) and I gotta step away from AOT and Dororo a bit or I'll die, but...Tohru ruins it all for me. I can't stand her at all. So, is all the hype for Furuba simply due to nostalgia from it being the first anime a lot of the fans have watched? Or does it get really *really* good? Should I stop watching it weekly and maybe wait until a few episodes have piled up? I'm not the type to drop stuff but if you tell me it doesn't get much more different than this I'll listen. Honesty is always appreciated!! Yeah I figured as much, they gotta introduce everyone, establish relationships, they're basically dedicating each character an episode and that takes a while. I couldn't really criticize the show for that. If it stays as slow as this for a long while still I may just have to wait a little bit and binge it at the end though. The show does seem to give a lot of of space to everyone, yeah, and that's really nice (and thankfully so because Tohru being the mc of each episode would make me close the episode faster than I can blink). I'm looking forward to knowing more about the Somas, that's for sure! :3 alright, I'm gonna stick around til the end. Thanks x |
| well nice the bull appeared... so glad he is such a fun character |
 |
| Yay! I love seeing Haru and Kyo together, my favourites of the zodiac alongside Shigure. Damn, Kagura is going to be in the next episode. |
 |
| I loved this episode as always, I don't think there will ever be an episode I will hate since I'm a fan of the original Anime series and the manga. It was nice to see Haru again and he looked adorable chewing on Shigure's rob while Yuki was passed out on his back. Of course, Hana-chan made another appearance, she's a fan favorite. I absolutely love her and she's a Kakegurui lol |
| 臭い- |
| since what I said before was proven wrong. I am retracting my statement. what I just wanna say that having hints of bl is an added bonus for those who are fujoshis T3T p.s. I AM NOT ONE OF THEM(yuri is better) |
thebond_thecurse said: I think you'll really like next week's episode, if they do right by it from the manga. It's got some of the first really big hints of the darker stuff in Furuba, that got cut out of the '01 anime. But you can take every little dark moment from the show so far - flashback of the blood stained sidewalk at the mention of Kyoko's death, Akito blinding Hatori and blaming Kana, Shigure taunting Akito is dark back rooms, a pair of hands reaching out and grabbing Yuki's eyes as a child to the tune of a horror soundtrack ... multiple and accelerated by 1000 and you've got the latter half of Fruits Basket. Oh my, that sounds great! You have me rubbing my hands in anticipation here. Welp, I said I'd wait until a few episodes came out but I guess I'll watch next week's as soon as I can. Hopefully they'll stay faithful to the manga with no cuts (but that's what this reebot was all about, wasn't it?). Thank you x |
| I seriously didn't see that coming XD The Ox, huh... I thought Haru was a Tiger or a Snake ^^; that really caught me by surprise the moment I saw the revelation of Haru's true Chinese Zodiac. Nice episode and I can't wait for next week ;) |
 [*]My Completed List [*]♪Listen ► [/list][/left] |
fiza_imran said: Lol i'm sorry if i sound rude or anything but saying that a show is popular just because it has romance or bl is just a little too shallow. Fruits basket has a really good plot and if you stick around you'll see why it's considered one of the best shoujos. like I said, I'm retracting my statement about BL making it really popular. I messed up my phrasing. KlinyKlinn said: what type of girl wouldn't like a hint of BL, it's like a free dlc to a game, surprising and exciting. I'm not saying that it's popular ONLY because of it, rather the opposite. the story, the ost, the art. everything makes it good, just that the hint of BL in this anime was surprising to me since I'm watching it blind. Every girl that I've known is into BL in one way or another so that's what I based it off KlinyKlinn said: what I just wanna say that having hints of bl is an added bonus for those who are fujoshis T3T this was what I truly meant and I messed up my phrasing T3T I am sorry for any more confusion :< |
rikunandakedoJun 2, 2019 7:54 AM
| Yay, we finally get to see more of Hatsuharu, my fav boy after Kyou. (My fav girl is Rin if anyone cares. XD) I love his black and white personalities. This was a good episode, for me as good as the old anime. Of course, the soundtrack there is better, as always. ^^; But the voice actors are doing a good job here too. Loved the cow and monkey in the ending (instead of tiger and sheep). And next episode comes Kagura again, can't wait for a proper adaptation of chapters 15 and 16, since the old anime butchered it. They probably won't show Shigure and Hatori smoking, like they didn't show Kyou bleeding from the forehead after Hatsuharu stopped him in the race. ^^; |
SailorVekiJun 2, 2019 8:10 AM
| Waiting for Gundam SEED Movie..... (ಥ‿ಥ) Waiting for Sailor Moon Cosmos..... o(≧▽≦)o |
| I'm honestly starting to lose patience with this show now. Hatsuharu is a decent new addition to the cast, but other than that this episode was dull and, in a few ways, cringeworthy. I'm starting to feel like this show just isn't for me at all, but I don't want to give up on it just yet, as much as it frustrating me currently. |
thebond_thecurse said: SailorVeki said: They probably won't show Shigure and Hatori smoking, like they didn't show Kyou bleeding from the forehead after Hatsuharu stopped him in the race. ^^; I wonder ... I mean, if they're shying away from that how are they ever gonna adapt later material? This manga gets pretty bloody and not in the cartoonish way. I did miss the cute background moment from the manga of Kyo crying like a child and Tohru anxiously tending to his wound. well... they already shown blood in some scenes... in the flashback when Akito hurt Hattori... or even in the first episode, when Tohru was telling about her mother's accident... despite not showing the accident itself, there's a scene with lot of blood spread in the ground ^^' I wouldn't worry about that |
Atavistic said: I'm honestly starting to lose patience with this show now. Hatsuharu is a decent new addition to the cast, but other than that this episode was dull and, in a few ways, cringeworthy. I'm starting to feel like this show just isn't for me at all, but I don't want to give up on it just yet, as much as it frustrating me currently. I'm also feeling like I'm watching a snooze fest so you're not alone. |
 |
| Omg "Yuki-kun" YASSSS. I really ship Tohru and Yuki. My heart sigh. I'll still finish this series even knowing this ultimate spoiler :(( |
Crazy for Siyun Baek and Park Yunsu   |
ProofByColor said: That was a weird episode. We've met another Soma anyway. Tohru really needs to chill out sometimes. Like I get the "catch a cold trope" but don't act like he has stage 4 cancer at the mention of a cold lmao.  How is one surprised at this point with anime? |
 |
| Shigure is still best boy but Haru is a close second Been noticing that a lot of anime take colds very seriously is it a trope or does a cold mean something different in Japan? |
 |
| Question: is Tohru still working to pay for her school tuition? |
| @ggultra2764 Thank! As always help out! Kimurah said: KlinyKlinn said: what type of girl wouldn't like a hint of BL, it's like a free dlc to a game, surprising and exciting. Over more than 2 decades of anime fandom I actually met several girls who were into anime and most of them were more interested in the story and/or love triangle presented by the author rather than fantasizing BL scenearios. So your wildly unfounded rule of thumb that all girls look for BL in their stories is easily discarded. KlinyKlinn said: to set an example it's like when you watch an idol anime, there's a bit of yuri/shoujo ai in the mix. who wouldn't welcome it unless there's too much of it. Actually my favorite idol anime is Wake Up Girls, specially because it depicts (at least in the first season) the hard and bitter road to stardom and it didn't bother on throwing cheap cheesy yuri bait to reel in the easy bait viewers. Shiping, bait and subtext are different things. Most idol shows never go beyond easy shiping, but yuri fans are as usual sure that the authors put yuri bait as the main goal of the whole work. Some authors like to go far with the yuri subtext, like Bushi for example, but in general idol titles try to reach the widest possible audience. As for BL in FB, it has never been a noticeable element. Yes, there are at least 2-3 openly bisexual characters, one canonical gay crush and subtle hints of platonic yuri between girls, but the show has never placed much emphasis on it. On the contrary, this show is memetically known for the fact that here |
 |
| @KomaDoll This is called Jump Bishonen Syndrome and it appeared as Shonen Jump authors' answer to the popularity of shonen titles among yaoi fangirls. Something similar can be observed in the shoujo magical girls who began to add yuri bait after the growing popularity of franchises like Sailor Moon among yuri fans. In both cases, the real BL / GL rarely happens, but the frequent absence of characters of the opposite sex and a huge emphasis on the same-sex interaction do their job of creating ships and a fanon. |
|
Mattinator95 said: How the hell do you remembering all this ? I read the manga years ago since I had interest in wanting to read up on what happened beyond the 2001 anime that only adapted chapters from the first 8 manga volumes. Was able to read through all 23 volumes of it and know much of what transpires in later chapters. I used to own the whole manga series at one point until I chose to regretfully sell it since I was in need of money for personal funds back then. To make up for not knowing the finer details of events in the manga chapters, I've gotten the full manga series again through some not-so-legal means so that I am able to document on the differences between the anime and manga for this series since as a fan of it, I am interested in seeing what gets changed up between both mediums. |
| The new soma is a fun guy and the end scene where the sensei also joined them to play cards was funny. |
 |
thebond_thecurse said: Ronin-errante said: well... they already shown blood in some scenes... in the flashback when Akito hurt Hattori... or even in the first episode, when Tohru was telling about her mother's accident... despite not showing the accident itself, there's a scene with lot of blood spread in the ground ^^' I wouldn't worry about that Yeah, that's why I'm not actually worried about it. But I'm wondering why the person I quoted is ... I'm not worried that they won't show any blood, since they did in 2 previous episodes when it was important to show it. I was just saying how they don't show smoking and how this time they didn't show Kyou bleeding, although he had such a heavy fall on his head. I don't like that censorship stuff. |
| Waiting for Gundam SEED Movie..... (ಥ‿ಥ) Waiting for Sailor Moon Cosmos..... o(≧▽≦)o |
| Oooh we getting into first name territory with yuki |
Atavistic said: I'm honestly starting to lose patience with this show now. Hatsuharu is a decent new addition to the cast, but other than that this episode was dull and, in a few ways, cringeworthy. I'm starting to feel like this show just isn't for me at all, but I don't want to give up on it just yet, as much as it frustrating me currently. Rather than give you the typical "hurr durr it's not for you, hurr durr if you don't like it drop it" kind of comment a lot of people give in these situations. I'll encourage you to stick a bit longer. I'm not going to say it's going to "blow your mind" in the next few episodes. But at least I can say that the sidecast does makes the difference. It sure did back in 2001 with a some peeps not liking the main 3 characters, but liked different side characters because they found something worth it for each. I particularly didn't feel so attached to Hatsuharu back in 2001, and still don't find it that interesting in this new one, wich is just an example that different people like and dislike different characters in all kinds of series. |
| You know why I love this show. It has 2000-2007 vibes. Those damn amazing over the top shoujo + comedy type of series. (yes I know its an old series. it just makes me happy in 2019) |
 check out my twitch: https://twitch.tv/slowy |
| Kyo was really annoying this episode and his behavior towards Yuki is one reason I don't like him. |
| It seems like hell to grow up as a Soma kid... that family is really good at beating the joy and confidence out of their kids! I'm in love with Haru already! As a fellow space cadet i feel like i relate to him massively hahaha I also love his insane dark personality hehe That moment wen Tohru called Yuki by his given name was sooooo adorable. Also Saki managed to get the gym teacher to play poker by the end of the ep... she's so awesome hahaha |
 |
More topics from this board
Poll: » Fruits Basket (2019) Episode 25 Discussion ( 1 2 3 4 )Stark700 - Sep 20, 2019 |
199 |
by Preachee
»»
Yesterday, 11:17 AM |
|
Poll: » Fruits Basket (2019) Episode 24 Discussion ( 1 2 3 4 5 )Stark700 - Sep 13, 2019 |
214 |
by Preachee
»»
Yesterday, 10:15 AM |
|
Poll: » Fruits Basket (2019) Episode 6 Discussion ( 1 2 3 )Stark700 - May 10, 2019 |
136 |
by Cajita_Hoshi
»»
Oct 9, 1:09 PM |
|
Poll: » Fruits Basket (2019) Episode 1 Discussion ( 1 2 3 4 5 ... Last Page )Stark700 - Apr 5, 2019 |
349 |
by Amairin
»»
Sep 26, 4:42 PM |
|
Poll: » Fruits Basket (2019) Episode 8 Discussion ( 1 2 3 )Stark700 - May 24, 2019 |
107 |
by menlover191
»»
Aug 30, 3:58 AM |