Lookโฆ Iโm gonna be honest. I wasnโt really in the mood to do a Fruits Basket recap this week. The worldโs always a mess but this time it was definitely a personal attack and Iโm still dealing with it but this episode was a needed mental break. A bit triggering at timesโฆ but it was golden.
Letโs gooooโฆ
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Lol, I love how the creators right out the gate were just like:ย โLookโฆ you know what time it isโฆโ ๐คก๐บ
- I love Kyo in that green jacket, I donโt even know whyย ๐It definitely fits in well with the autumnal scene and his hairโฆ He gets outfit appreciation this week again for the same outfitโฆ just because.
HEART EYES, MOTHERFUCKER
*grooves to the opening song like an AC character*
- Tohruโs so happy that Kyo was invited that sheโs in tears? On one handโฆ SO sweet! On the other handโฆ girl.ย ๐ฉ
Another adored moment between these two. Even though this episode is all about Kyoโs feelings for Tohru. I adore seeing how easy things are between him and Tohru now. At allll timesss. Gimme bucket loads of kyoru content, mannnn
Even though Iโm still frustrated at these kids fighting each other, I really appreciate that this moment (and even previous episodes) has shown that Yuki has slowly been figuring out how to play the game of appeasing Akito but also trying to figure out how he can be better and stronger and more clever than the shitty situation that heโs been given. The walls are crumbling, indeedโฆ Yuki wins Best Boi this week. I wouldโve given it to Kyo but I lowkey give it to him every week soโฆ
Tee heeโฆ ๐บโจ๐
โฆRight, I genuinely donโt know what to say on an emotional front about the Akito and Kyo scene besidesย โthis moment is gross and awful and Akito is a terrible, disgusting, manipulative personโ so Iโm just gonna talk about my appreciation for how the scene was displayed and edited.
That anime fish eye lens used for intense situations? Classic.
I really did like the flashback scene though. It starts when we see Kyo literally physically threatening Akito and yet Akito through words alone bests himโฆ easily. The colour toning is great, it gives a slightly underwater feel which just increases the suffocating feeling. The way the scene flips from this scene to present day showing how Kyo, despite the time gap and despite all the personal developments, is still in Akitoโs suffocating and entrapped position.ย
I love how inhuman the designers and animators make Akito through their movements and body poses. Iโve gone into it before but I thought it was worth saying again-again.
HEARTBREAKING. But, this is some visually stunning content. I love this full on visual representation of Akitoโs curse. Seeing how different it is from the other zodiac members (obviously) but also how it could be interpreted as a metaphor for how tied Kyo is to his fate in his position in the zodiac. The stuff of nightmares! Chilling!
- Kyo sayingย โplease, stopโ broke. my. heart. Yuma Uchida, as always, was great. I love how different he sounded when he said that. So hurt and weak, itโs almost alien for Kyoโฆ
- Dickheadedness asideโฆ I really find Akitoโs view on perfection being monstrous an interesting viewpointโฆ (even if they are mostly saying it just so they can have the upper hand)
THIS IS THE MOMENT, GUYSโฆ
I ACTUALLY SQUEALED.ย ๐It hurts so gooodโฆ.
- Iโm glad that Momijiโs question from โThe Foolish Travellerโ moment was brought back again to bring a full circle as to how Kyo felt about Tohru. Such a great throwback.
- But wow, Kyo having to say he hates Tohru to protect her from Akito. Aka the ONLY MEMBER OF THE ZODIAC WHO DENIED THEIR LOVE FOR ANOTHER PERSON TO PROTECT THEM, CAN I JUST SAY. Golden. Heartbreaking. Kyoru.
- STOP HITTING, KYO!!!
Not so much of a comment on what was said in this scene but more so the position of Kyoโs body. Iโm sorry, Iโve turned into one of those yoga heads right now and thereโs no going back.ย
I noticed his position is somewhat between a โchildโs poseโ and one of the variations of aย โcat-cow poseโ. Childโs pose is known for showing vulnerability and surrender. And the cat side of the cat-cow pose is known for tensing everything up for eventual release into cow pose (as well as it easing out your spine). Also known as by catsโฆ getting ready for attack.
I feel like this winds back to what I was observing about Yuki earlier in which heโs pretty much playing the game that Akito has set up but heโs approaching it in a smarter more clever way. And I think through this visual representation, it shows Kyo is doing the same.ย
I wouldnโt say that both Kyo and Yuki are at the point where they feel they are worthy of happiness and believe in themselves and are ready to tear the wall down but you can seeโฆ theyโre kinda getting ready to do soโฆ whether theyโve noticed or not.
Lol. Ohhhhh, the times that weโre inโฆ
- Yuki and Kyo working weirdly in sync is always my favourite <3
Ohโฆ kidโฆ ๐ All of Kyoโs thoughts of whether he deserves to live and questioning why he keeps going on isโฆ a lotโฆ to say the leastโฆ
- I do really love the way Kazumaโs VA delivered the speech of how hope will always bloom again even if you crush it. Toshiyuki Morikawa pretty much nailed how Kazuma would say it in a frank and stern way but also making it seem gentle enough to accept as advice. We stan.
Also, this!!!! ๐๐พ
KYOKOOOOOOO ๐ญ(I envy anime only fans sooooooo bad rn, hee hee heeeee)
At first, I didnโt really love the fact that Kyo and Yuki knew (or knew of) Tohru before the beginning of the Fruits Basket story as it kinda ties into my disdain for theย โtied together by fateโ plot line. But as time goes by, I canโt help but just be swayed by how cute the younger versions of the trio are and the uwu feels. Whateverโฆ it cute. For the most part anywayโฆ
I was literally hitting my chair arms by how frustratingly bittersweet this last scene was. Kyoโsย โIโm putting up a happy front so the love of my life doesnโt worryโ face?! <3
Tohruโs genuine happiness to see Kyo?! <33
<333!!!! Look, I was already dead by this point but THEN
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AND THENNNNNN
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BUT THENNNN!!!!
Like what am I meant to do with my heart at this point, dude? Do I mend it? Do I guard it? Likeโฆ what?!?!
That was a hell of a last few minutes. I love this episode.
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This was really fun! A great way to take my mind off current things. It wasnโt all smiles but it showed pretty much how a glimmer of hope is enough to keep going and thatโs exactly what I needed to hear this week and probably for the rest of my life :)ย
Hope you are all keeping mentally as well as physically well and #blacklivesmatter. ALWAYS. ๐
