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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- I have to say, Ayame's store looks kinda fun to spend time in. They even have a maid there! On a serious note, I do find his relationship with Yuki to be somewhat complex. At this rate, I wonder how much depth well learn more about the other Zodiacs. Ayame on most parts still seems like an easygoing character. Glad to also see a bit of Mine this episode. |
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| man the amount of great performances are increasing this season. First with Kaguya-sama (Koga Aoi) and now here (Sakurai Takahiro), if only this wasn't the season of delays |
 'On-Hold' is another way for a completionist to say 'Dropped' |
| Mine is here. I love the Ayame and Yuki bonding this episode. Anyway, next week is |
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| I'm starting to like Ayame a lot. He really does care about Yuki. A lot of funny moments in this episode. Yuki's romance moment... Ayame just had to interrupt it lol. |
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| As always the episode was amazing and i couldn't have asked for a better episode. I loved it so much especially since Ayame is my favorite |
| I forgot how Ayame was cold when he was younger. :O TOORU'S SO CUTE IN THE WHITE DRESS. Mine's reaction made me lol because I can relate. Be my doll. >:) I'd be the one getting turned into the doll though |
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| This episode was amazing and I'm glad we got to see Ayame, Mine and a little peek of Hatori in the end! And Tohru looked so cute wearing the white dress. Can't wait for next weeks episode which we get to see Haru and Momiji! |
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| Ayame is still the best bro. Best bros know how to embarrass their siblings in front of their crushes. Joke aside, both Yuki and he are very lucky to have each other. By the way, what's the relationship between Ayame and the maid employee? They seem pretty close. |
| If you read Eleceed you're automatically my friend. |
nanimeanswhat said: Ayame is still the best bro. Best bros know how to embarrass their siblings in front of their crushes. Joke aside, both Yuki and he are very lucky to have each other. By the way, what's the relationship between Ayame and the maid employee? They seem pretty close. I kinda wanna say he's a great wingman, though, whether it's unintentional or not. While I don't think how he treated Yuki back then in the flashback will completely be healed, I truly think the way he is right now is his way of perhaps making up for it. Idk, maybe I'm reading the situation wrong :P. |
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Ryuseishun said: nanimeanswhat said: Ayame is still the best bro. Best bros know how to embarrass their siblings in front of their crushes. Joke aside, both Yuki and he are very lucky to have each other. By the way, what's the relationship between Ayame and the maid employee? They seem pretty close. I kinda wanna say he's a great wingman, though, whether it's unintentional or not. While I don't think how he treated Yuki back then in the flashback will completely be healed, I truly think the way he is right now is his way of perhaps making up for it. Idk, maybe I'm reading the situation wrong :P. but let's not forget he was young and was also hurt by the elders, for them he was ''useless'' |
Ryuseishun said: nanimeanswhat said: Ayame is still the best bro. Best bros know how to embarrass their siblings in front of their crushes. Joke aside, both Yuki and he are very lucky to have each other. By the way, what's the relationship between Ayame and the maid employee? They seem pretty close. I kinda wanna say he's a great wingman, though, whether it's unintentional or not. While I don't think how he treated Yuki back then in the flashback will completely be healed, I truly think the way he is right now is his way of perhaps making up for it. Idk, maybe I'm reading the situation wrong :P. No, you're reading that right. Ayame realized that how he treated Yuki and isolated him was wrong so he's trying to fix that by being there for Yuki now. |
| I don't know how long it'll last, but I'm glad Yuki is getting some time to shine. I know he's not the most popular character, but he's always been my favorite. |
| *Mourning the disappointment of The Promised Neverland season 2.* |
| love love love this ep. Ayame is lovely and I like how he try his best to get closer to Yuki. I'm glad he found someone who can understand him. love Ayame xHatori & Ayame x shigure scene. can't wait to next ep |
| This was probably one of my favourite episodes of the show so far. For me at least, season 1 often struggled with its comedy, not just in terms of making it funny but also in effectively balancing it with the show's darker content. This episode, however, pulled off that balance perfectly by using both of those facets to inform Ayame's character and his conversation with Yuki in the shop. It's plain to see that, in at least some capacity, his overexuberance is a coping mechanism of sorts, a distraction from the realities of the Soma family situation. His ownership of the shop, and creation of the clothes within, is an extension of that, escaping from the control of the Somas by creating and, in a sense, "controlling" something himself. It's a different approach to what Yuki has done so far and that's just fine; Yuki being able to admit that they just don't see eye-to-eye on a lot of things is a crucial step in their relationship and, for Yuki, a crucial step to moving on from his childhood situation. Also, I think Tohru would've looked better in a more colourful dress. The symbolism and allusions of an all-white dress aren't lost on me, by any means, but I just think it looks too plain on her, whereas something more colourful would really suit her. Not like it matters at all, but that's my view anyway. |
| So we finally get the Ayame's shop episode (chapter 36), which I thought would be funnier, like in the old anime. They combined it with chapter 47 (and changed half of it, which is sad, but can't be helped since they need to combine and rearange different chapters in order to use 2 chapters in 1 episode). So it had funny moments but serious moments too. The funny moments are IMO always funnier in the old anime, and the soundtrack is always better too, such a shame. In the next episode we get to see again, and it will be chapter 43 (plus maybe another chapter? 48?). After that we finally get to meet , can't wait. <3 And then comes the Beach arc. |
SailorVekiApr 20, 2020 1:30 PM
| Waiting for Gundam SEED Movie..... (เฒฅโฟเฒฅ) Waiting for Sailor Moon Cosmos..... o(โงโฝโฆ)o |
| Yet again this anime has both warmed my heart and shattered it! Some hilarious comedic scenes and some that made me choke up. I think if I was Yuki, there would be a part of me that wouldn't be able to forgive Ayame for turning his back on me as a child, but I'd still accepted that he must have had a tough life too and is trying to make up for all the mistakes he made. There's is a complicated relationship! |
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| Wow. I used to hate Ayame, but this season actually made me find him kind of endearing. And the relationship between Yuki and Ayame is so sweet. |
| Wow, these episodes always manage to hit close to home. |
One Piece episode 914 & 915 & 1027 were a mistake and 957 brought the salvation - FMmatron |
| Yuki is literally the cutest thing I've ever seen. Nice episode. Can't wait for the next one, things are gonna get juicy |
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| Everytime I watch an episode of this show, the more I feel isolated and presume my heart is really cold. Cause I feel genuinely nothing whenever I see these episodes, maybe a little cringe here and there sadly. This episode did not change my mind, and I feel like idk, the start of this season is weaker than the first one. |
| Much like the past couple episodes, this one combines a couple manga chapters that are at different points of time and integrate their events together to fit the anime episode's narrative for a specific plot focus. In this instance, Chapters 36 and 47 focusing on the strain that Yuki has in his relationship with Ayame. Here were differences I noticed from this episode: -Throughout Chapter 36, Tohru still had part of her neck bandaged up from the injury she received from Kyo’s true form in Chapter 33. Due to this episode’s events happening a bit later than this for the anime, Tohru doesn’t have said bandage on here. -Ayame’s tearing and mending of Yuki’s shirt was originally depicted later in Chapter 47. Here, it was used to transition Chapter 47’s events into those from Chapter 36. -A few changes to note with Yuki confessing to wanting to visit Ayame’s shop in the manga…
-The anime had an extended showing of a number of the fetish clothing that Ayame makes for his customers. -Mine’s reaction to seeing Tohru when her “habit” kicks in was a little more exaggerated for the anime, with small huffs of air coming from her nose alongside her glasses glowing. -Ayame and Yuki’s conversation for the anime actually combines bits from both conversations they had with one another in Chapters 36 and 47 to integrate Yuki’s hesitance over informing his parents about his upcoming parent-teacher conference and the strain he has in his current relationship with Ayame. Here was how these were different in the manga:
-The scene showing Mine brushing Tohru’s hair was added for the anime. -Yuki and Ayame’s arguing at the end of the episode was extended a bit for the anime. |
ggultra2764Apr 20, 2020 1:59 PM
| I was hoping S2 would have new content, but this is a spitting image of an eps from the original 2001 show. Can't complain I guess as its a nice episode with good character relationship development and feel good vibes while they reflect on what used to be and imagine what can be. Tohru being the catalyst to it all. And looking very cute dressed up. |
 To have you, Id give a billion lives A-Chan best girl |
| An episode dedicated to best boy Yuki!!!!!!!!!! Also, thank god for Mine, seeing Tohru in that cute white dress is exactly what i needed after a hard day today! |
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Roch2001 said: I was hoping S2 would have new content, but this is a spitting image of an eps from the original 2001 show. It is. The content from episodes 20 (Tohru and Yuki's visit to Aya's shop) and 22 (Yuki Fan Club inquiring about female student council members) of the 2001 adaptation were the only ones that weren't adapted for last year's series. |
| Quite the bonding episode beweetn Ayame and Yuki, much needed and seems it worked out pretty good for Yuki! You can say what you want about Ayame, but he's now trying to be the brother that Yuki needs. Tohru in that white dress was the highlight, holy shit so adorable! |
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| Another awesome episode with well balanced comedy and drama. Idk if this season is just really killing it or if it just took me a while into S1 to really get into the Fruits Basket vibe and I just like it more now. |
| Fruits Basket is at its best when it isn't trying hard to be funny. Ayame himself feels like a bit a much. Yuki said it better than I could, about how he says and does too many "unnecessary" stuff, but I guess I will just have to take it all in like Yuki is trying to do, all this "flair" is part of who Ayame is at this point. Though it makes it hard to take him seriously. I like that Yuki really isn't running away anymore by the way. He is trying to face what he needs to face, even his brother. I understand why they were so distant since Ayame looked away from Yuki and pushed him away when he truly needed him. But Yuki is healing, or at least making an effort to, and Ayame really seems to care about him now so how can I not hope for them to get along well? Indifference does hurt, but it isn't too late for them. I mean, the damage is done, but there's still a future. Mine also seems like a nice person who cares about Ayame, and Tooru looked pretty cute in that dress. I hope Yuki will find out what he wants to do, and muster the strength he needs to deal with his "parents". |
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| Looking at the more negative comments here really makes me wonder what they’re expecting. If it’s about the cringe comedy, that’s practically every romance shoujo in existence, ffs, sans the deadpan old classics from pre-90s content. |
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| This was such a great episode! We finally got to meet Mine. Can't wait for next week. To all you who have been waiting for Hatsuharu, now's your time! Next episode i gonna be awesome! nanimeanswhat said: By the way, what's the relationship between Ayame and the maid employee? They seem pretty close. Well it's not a major spoiler but But did anyone else NOTICE?! Ayame and Mine are wearing the same earrings Ayame's being red and Mine's white. THAT'S SO CUTE! |
CallMeAiApr 20, 2020 4:07 PM
| Pretty good episode overall. It is nice to see Yuki changing and bettering himself especially with his relationship with Ayame and his parents. Even though his mother is a bitch. Tohru looked Kawaii AF in that dress. Looking forward to next week. |
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| what a cute, heartfelt episode between the brothers (: i'm glad the two of them are able to understand each other a little more now. also yuki's reaction to tohru in a dress is priceless! |
   โโ ๐ง๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ, ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ, ๐บ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ โ ๐ ๐ธ๐ช๐ด๐ฉ ๐ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ถ๐ญ๐ฅ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ค๐ฉ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ...โ |
| hmm nice to see it all..brotherly love |
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| Brotherly love and pure white Tooru, what else could we pray for. |
When someone asks me why I like anime, I'd say Just Because. |
| I certainly didn't expect to care for Ayame, but this show never ceases to impress me with its character writing. However, I wonder why Yuki suddenly feels a need to understand him? |
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| The Merlin energy is so strong. |
| Teriffic episode as always! |
| Loved this episode as always! I heard next week's episode will be even better. Anyways, it's always a treat to see Ayame terrorize Yuki. I love seeing Yuki get upset, it shows that he is human with normal human emotions. LOL at Yuki saying "It's coming! It's coming! I don't know what it is but it's coming!" when Ayame ran towards him in a bridal gown. I feel like this version was funnier than the original since this is more solemn and the comedy that comes out of nowhere and attacks while the original version, although it was also good in its own way, was more comedic with drama thrown in. |
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| Who the hell peels a peach? Don't you just eat it like an apple? |
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| The ayame shop visit episode is here and there is finally nothing left to cover from the original !! I think they mixed the 2 chapters they covered really well and I especially love how they combined the flashback scene. However I will still miss all the funny moments (mostly ayame) that had to be cut to fit the chapters together. One cool detail that I'm kinda disappointed they did not explain in the episode is the fact that peaches and crabs were yuki's favorite foods when he was little and that's the reason ayame brought it to them as gifts. It was another attempt to connect with his brother! |
Apant_124Mar 30, 2021 2:39 AM
| listen, kyonkichi will be the death of me...but damn, the yuki game was strong with this one. |
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| Tohru looks amazing in that white dress. Makes me go SCHWING |
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