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| Glad I actually remembered to finish this kino. Holy shit it was amazing. A shame I got interrupted for 1.5 hrs tho :'( Anyways, I loved this anime, and it was a blessing it has existed, I would want to erase my memory to rewatch this. What a great run. Sayonara FB remake~ |
| Finally finished this high acclaimed Season. Overall I'm pleasantly surprised, specially comparing to how Season 1 was. The way the story evolved from simple cliche shoujo to something more mature was really interesting. The writing stayed pretty solid, although I have some small problems with it. By far the best compliment I can give is how some stories are relatable in some way in everyone's life. But with that being said, I really was hoping to be more impactful. If a show wants to go on the "9/10" territory, it must make you feel the impact of each scene, and that's something that didn't really happened. I think this season compares to S1 from Sangatsu. Extremely good, but not impactful as S2. With that being said, just because of the relatable aspect, I think it will earn being a AOTY nominee in my Anime Award. 8/10 |
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thepandaboi said: What a rollercoaster of emotions this show was.. 10/10 Is it just me or does Akito look like Mayuri in that pic lol She looks totally, undeniably similar to Mayuri. |
| While I'm unsatisfied with Akito facing no repercussions, still great end with everyone finding their own happiness particularly the little timeskip of Kyo and Tohru. Very glad this series got a complete remake as this was quite the wonderful story to follow with its sad and happy times. |
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| Man what a series, this will be the first 10 I have given in years, and it's well deserved. So much thought put into this series, story woven together so well and a very satisfying ending, couldn't ask for much. The ending definitely hit me in a lot of ways and made me fell very mosaic for days passed. |
| I have no words. I’m truly at a loss. I enjoyed this anime so very much and I’ll keep this story very close to my heart because it’s just so pure. At the beginning of season 1, I really struggled to see the appeal of this anime. Once I realised just what it was about, I couldn’t stop watching. Season 2 was the best for me, however season 3 finally bought us Kyo and Toru, and their first kiss. The final scene had me blubbering, they’re not only parents now, but grandparents too. I’d also like to say that Toru’s mum’s death scene brought me close to tears, I liked the little twist with her words, very clever. Overall I’m completely in love with this anime, and I think now is the time to go and read the manga. 10/10 across the board. |
RoronoadawnOct 24, 2021 5:30 PM
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SHAWN__18 said: Roronoadawn said: finish clannad afterstory it is also masterpiece like fruits basketI have no words. My truly at a loss. I enjoyed this anime so very much and I’ll keep this story very close to my heart because it’s just so pure. At the beginning of season 1, I really struggled to see the appeal of this anime. Once I realised just what it was about, I couldn’t stop watching. Season 2 was the best for me, however season 3 finally bought us Kyo and Toru, and their first kiss. The final scene had me blubbering, they’re not only parents now, but grandparents too. I’d also like to say that Toru’s mum’s death scene brought me close to tears, I liked the little twist with her words, very clever. Overall I’m completely in love with this anime, and I think now is the time to go and read the manga. 10/10 across the board. I didn’t enjoy Clannad unfortunately |
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Riri_desu said: haha, I am happy to hear you loved it as well, it is truly an amazing piece of fiction! NextUniverse said: T^T SAME. I am so happy this anime exists!! Glad I actually remembered to finish this kino. Holy shit it was amazing. A shame I got interrupted for 1.5 hrs tho :'( Anyways, I loved this anime, and it was a blessing it has existed, I would want to erase my memory to rewatch this. What a great run. Sayonara FB remake~ |
| Now that was a great ending! The shippings we dearly sought has now been completed but I'm still disappointed on some things that were skipped (since it looked to me like it was rushed) and the series more or less only adapted the main story (since Yuuki's school story was so little). IDKW I will be missing being warm and fuzzy watching this series!!! T_T |
CrazyButNot4UDec 22, 2021 1:37 AM
| It's not that I dislike this genre but... to add unnecessary fan services to/in/for heroines and ultimately destroys her character and personality; their purity tarnished because of it, is the only thing I hope to not happen to them. For that sole purity is my fan service. |
| the episode was really good, 'till that ending. though i understand what the story "told us", it's just was too much fast of timeskip, for less than 2 seconds we got timeskip of 60 years forward lol. i also wanted to see that sendoff, and then in the end credits they would bring some pictures of the future and end up with that scene, that would make that ending scene much more sense. as for this 3rd season series, it was great and fluid most of the times. the only reason for me not to give it 10 is because it's still had the moments of "you need to cry now" and such. in the late episodes it came natural, but most like season 1 and 2 the directors just knows "it's time for you to cry" or "be touchy". oh and maybe because i'm not that fond of shoujo genre but that's another thing. 9.0/10 for 3rd season as for the series. damn. i got touched to the characters and the stories, it was beautiful anime. season 1 was really slow, but season 2 is where the story really felt to start, and season 3 were "final" as the title said. 9.5/10 for fruits basket 2019-2021 series |
| what a ride this was such an amazing anime and definitely my no 2 for the time being 10/10 masterpiece I'm going to miss this so much Post-anime depression is hitting hard |
Homura24Feb 25, 2022 5:48 AM
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| It shows why this season is rated so high, its very good. Every character conclusion is great, im happy for everyone. if i had to point out something i didnt like it has to be the connection between Kyo and Tohru's mom, it just felt a bit forced and the misunderstanding was predictable af, other than that it was really good. 8/10 |
| I first watched the original Fruits Basket about 12 years ago, back when I was first introduced to the concept of anime. Well, I've seen a number of anime prior, but Fruits Basket was one of the first anime that I recognized as "a work of animated fiction created in Japan," and not just a cartoon on television. I can't remember how I came across it, but I believe it was an AMV on Youtube set to Fruits Basket. I reverse searched the show, watched it, and enjoyed the immense amount of warmth and friendliness in the series. Years later, I rewatched the original Fruits Basket, and retained the same sentiment, although I did notice the amount of sappiness radiating from Tohru's very existence. I'd nearly forgotten about Fruits Basket later on, as the anime felt satisfying enough and I didn't have the ambition to read through the manga. Even more years later, the Fruits Basket remake was announced, and I had no idea what to expect. Even more to my surprise was the full adaptation, as I had no idea what happened past the ending of the original series. I got no complaints. That was a great ending, wrapping up more than I expected. I think the only loose end was Akito's mother, but at this point, I suppose her existence was just to explain Akito's dark personality, as well as to become the one character that's somehow more evil than Akito at her worst. Also, I suppose the Zodiac curse was broken by the slow passage of time, accelerated with how all 13 animals were living at the current moment, which apparently hasn't happened in a long time. It also helped that Akito, the reincarnation of the god of the Zodiac story, accepted the end of the Zodiac bond. Maybe the story wrapped up a bit too neatly, with nearly everyone coupling up and finding their happy endings? Maybe it's a bit too convenient with its developments, centered around Tohru managing to break down everybody's emotional barriers through expert monologuing and messiah-like humility? Regardless, I like the ending. I really do. Wow. |
ShockedApr 6, 2023 8:57 PM
| What a wholesome anime! Urgh I hate myself for watching this on my tight schedule. Because of that, I couldn't take it all in. I need to sleep now and work tomorrow... Urgh. Urgh... I need to set this anime aside for a long time and then come back, rewatch it on my free time. |
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| So it ends... I'm in tears now as I'm writing this. The ending is just beautiful. Beautiful, beautiful. To be honest, I'm not rating any of the seasons as a 10 like I did the original one, not because they were inferior, but because they didn't have the same impact on me or my personality as the first time I watched it. Nevertheless, I found myself watching anime again. Not a few episodes of the most popular ones and then stopping, but actually watching entire seasons. This hasn't happened in years for me, since I was still in high school, becoming my own person... I'm so happy they made this remake, I'll surely will be rewatching it. Beautiful is the only word that comes to mind. Some people won't get it, but I do, and I'm so happy I do. |
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| Ah... it's over. I'm happy and sad too but more on the happy side so thank you Fruits Basket for the sweet memories for 3 years in a row ;") so happy that everyone finds their happiness, hopefully Momiji can also find a girlfriend who is prettier than Tohru haha โโand will Hana-chan be with Shisho?? Who knows.. but basically I'm happy for all of them (ใคˆโฃˆ)ใค โก |
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| I feel like a chapter of my life has closed, I feel so happy! Old Tohru and Kyo were so cute (wish I could have seen more of them, tho). |
| "The will to live is stronger than anything else" |
| Such a beautiful ending to a story as meaningful as this. I wish we had seen a bit more of Akito and how she atoned for her sins but I'm satisfied nonetheless. |
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| I started to watch the S1 with no knowledge about the show at all. I didn't even read the synopsis. Just bc I love Iwami Manaka's work as Amber in Genshin Impact, I wanted to watch some show with her voicing a mc. And wut a amazing surprise and wild ride it was. Not just bc Manaka work is superb (with all the seiyuus), the whole plot is great and pretty well executed. In all 3 seasons, most every char (and there's a LOT of chars) had their space and background narrated and explained to better understanding of the underlying stuff. And S1 and S2 had their own "hidden and misterious" stuff which was revealed or resolved at the end of each season ("truth" about Akito was pretty obvious, thou). Not gonna lie, when I watched the S3 ending I thought thatthe shots were part of a sort of "desirable but unreachable" future, specially the "holding hands" part at the end. TBH until mid of the 3rd season I didn't expected that ship. I rly like "conclusive endings" and epilogues, and here the producers give us an entire episode as "epilogue", so the last shot was pretty satisfying. And not just that, the very end of the epilogue felt like "epilogue^2" (if that has any sense haha), with the final wholesome words saying "live your life". A solid 9/10 for all three seasons. Aimee27 said: JanPri said: I have just one question: What was the real reason for the "bonds" breaking and why was Kureno the first one who was freed? I think they'd been weakening all along, i believe it was mentioned by shigure. The curse was coming to it's end. That was also the reason given for kureno being a sparrow instead of a rooster(and possibly hatori being a seahorse) . That and it was the first time in a really long time since all the zodiac members had been born into the same time span as eachother. The final banquet, with everyone attending. I think it was fated to break, and that the bonds weakening with Akito and Tohru stepping in to support them all into having hope for their futures, may have been fate/a catalyst aswell. I agree almost everything except the last part. I don't think that the zodiac members meeting Tohru was fate (as the bonds weakening themselves just by time-passing), but it clearly was a catalyst. |
KarlmeisterMay 29, 2022 5:12 PM
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| This season gave the feeling of "It's all coming together", it was a bit rushed but I can live with that. Nonetheless pretty amazing anime. Last episode concluded everything beautifully. |
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| I'm so sad and happy. Sad because I won't see them again. Happy for this good ending for everyone. But I wish I could see them through the years, I mean, see Momiji's girlfriend, Yuki's life, see them older etc. That Yuki's part saying Tohru is like a mother to him and seeing Tohru and Kyo as grandparents, I started crying. Every time I imagine that they have been together for more than 50 years I cry again... That's true love... I'm not a rewatch guy, but right now I feel I must watch everything again after seeing how it ends... What a beautiful story and characters. That's a story you call a masterpiece. |
| It was full roller coaster ride for me, incredibly awesome I am glad I watched this series, it's 10 from me.... I don't think there is any romcom better than this... Incredibly good ending ๐ฅฐ๐ 63 episode were really like a roller coaster ride♥๏ธ |
Charzeon said: I wish I could see them through the years, I mean, see Momiji's girlfriend, Yuki's life, see them older etc. I totally agree with you, I also want see how Tohru and Kyo spend their life, Yuki's life and many more things.. I really gonna miss them, could we don't have 1000 episodes for series like this๐ญ๐ญ |
kvvtiq said: HONESTLY The last few episodes of Fruits Basket was so confusing, and tbh, pretty awful written. Akito was suddenly forgiven by most of the zodiacs and Tohru even though the show doesn’t even explain how?! Akito’s friendship for Tohru was expanded in 3 minutes and they began to become close even though Akito basically hurt Tohru multiple times??? Yuki I believe is probably one of the realistic characters, but as soon as Machi and him started to date, I became GENUINELY confused. Machi and Yuki spoke around 5-6 times in the anime, and they weren’t in an romantic way, other than Yuki giving Machi a head rub and saying something like a compliment. I feel like this relationship ship was completely flawed and rushed, but the producers probably needed to give Yuki a good ending. The Ending of season 3 seemed quite random too, and very cliche. It didn’t show any of the characters at the ending, other than Kyo and Tohru holding hands. They definitely cannot continue the series, but If they made an ending of maybe all of them graduating, It could bring new openings for new ideas. I just found it kinda cringe and unoriginal on how they ended the season like that. Momiji and Kagura definitely didn’t have any sort of an ending. In 1 episode, they tried fitting all the different endings of all the characters but, while I watched those scenes, it was so confusing, cramped, and poorly shown. Everyone had an ending other than Momiji and Kagura, and while Momiji being my favourite character, made me MAD on how they didn’t find an ending for him; I’m not sure what they would’ve done with Kagura though. I don’t know how Tohru survived that 20 meter head drop and be pretty much okay but oh well. I enjoyed Season 1 but I did take a break and almost drop Season 1 after 14 episodes of it. I saw a few videos on Momijis glow up and I continued to watch it. Season 2 was by far the most interesting and well portrayed season. Season 3 was not it for me. Season 1- 6.5/10 Season 2-8/10 Season 3- 3/10 Not quite as harsh as you but I did feel alot of this season was too convienient. In the end went with a 6/10. |
| Saki and Uo being on Kyohru's first date and teasing Kyo. Kakeru and his comments. Mitsuru being happy that she's free from Shigure's teasing. Momiji wanting to pinch Kyo. lol Poor Rin. Since everybody else seems to have forgiven Akito so easily she feels like she's wrong but she's not. Final thoughts: It took me so long to watch this because of laziness and how much I adored the 2001 adaption and wasn't sure if I'd like the changes. It seems this adaption wasn't perfect and still left out a lot, judging from the manga readers comments, but I'm very happy it got a full remake. The first season was very lighthearted with a few dark moments, the second was dark with a few light moments, and this season was the sprint to the light at the end of the tunnel. I laughed and I cried. While I haven't gone through a lot of the terrible things that most of them did, I still related to a lot of the characters inner turmoil for one reason or another. I don't know if I agree with every little thing at the end but it was definitely an enjoyable ride. |
| Great stuff. This season is a 10/10. |
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| This is as happy as an ending gets, in a very tragic show. Tohru losing her mom is still the saddest thing out of everything that happened. Overall, for 3 seasons and a movie I rated it a 9/10. Great stuff. |
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| That was fantastic. I fell in love with the characters as flawed as they were. And how they all progressed and ended up with a satisfying conclusion to their arcs. I loved how much respect and thought the writer put into mental illness and trauma. The way they tackled heavy topics such as abuse, self-hate, self-harm, suicidal thoughts, and loneliness. Capturing flawlessly the dark moments some of us are going/have gone through realistically and showcasing a different version of strength and bravery. It's not easy to open up to someone just as much as love unconditionally. The production was fantastic as well. The music, voice acting, art, color, and pacing were excellent. There was a clear idea of the story from the beginning, showing us little hints here and there of what was to come. It was emotional, heartwarming, heartwrenching, and mature. Also light-hearted and funny. The perfect balance. I cried and laughed. It was a phenomenal experience for me. |
| ๐ ๐ญ๐ป๐ฎ๐ช๐ถ ๐ธ๐ฏ ๐ฏ๐ช๐ต๐ต๐ฒ๐ท๐ฐ ๐ฒ๐ท ๐ต๐ธ๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฑ ๐ฌ๐ฑ๐ช๐ป๐ช๐ฌ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ป๐ผ ๐ช๐ท๐ญ ๐พ๐ท๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ผ๐ฎ๐ผ. |
| Now how do I undo this emptiness that this series left in me? |
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