#( fruits basket - episodes; )

[dangerdazee]

me wanting to do a full in-order rewatch

vs

my list of favorite episodes

[chodzacaparodia]

Another reason why Episode Nagi is a shoujo manga

One thing from Episode Nagi chapter 21 hit me hard. I mean the moment when Nagi was thinking about how Reo believed in him.

No one had ever placed hope in Nagi before. He himself has also never shown any initiative before. Nagi didn't seem like a person who would do something or be motivated to act because he believed in himself.

It wasn't until he realized that someone believed in him. Thanks to this faith, he began to act. And when there was no one around who believed in him, he was left with faith in himself.

However, Nagi would never believe in himself unless someone (Reo) believed in him first. Without it, he would still remain passive and do nothing with his life.

When I noticed this dependence, I immediately thought that a similar philosophy was presented in Fruits Basket (shoujo manga).

I'm specifically talking about story of Kisa, who had problems getting along with her classmates. She received a letter from a teacher who briefly advised her to like herself first so that others would like her.

However, Yuki did not agree with this.

When someone likes you, you will like yourself.

When someone believes in you, you will believe in yourself.

In both cases, the entire change depends on the other person. The character won't do much on their own because they need some motivator to influence them.

In Fruits Basket, this should not be surprising, because it is a shoujo manga that will focus on interpersonal relationships.

However, for example, in the main series of Blue Lock, where Isagi is the protagonist, the main character does not really need anyone's help for his development, because he is his own cause. Isagi does everything himself. Yes, he uses the help of others, but it is not perceived that way. He didn't need anyone else to believe in him to believe in himself. (Yes, this could be an example of his initial relationship with Bachira, when Meguru immediately began to have great hopes in Isagi. However, I don't see it as "Oh, Bachira believed in me, now I believe in myself! I wouldn't have gone this far, if it weren't for him.", because Isagi very quickly began to notice his own possibilities, which he was entitled to himself).

But Nagi is not like Isagi. He couldn't do anything on his own. He needed someone who would believe in him. If it weren't for Reo, his life would have come to a standstill. He would have no reason to believe in himself or work on himself.

Nagi is more like a shoujo protagonist who needs the presence of another person to initiate his development. He doesn't necessarily need this person all the time in order to continue to develop, but he certainly wouldn't be able to make any changes in his life without their constant presence in his mind.

And Episode Nagi (compared to Blue Lock) does not focus just on the independent development of the main character, but also devotes a lot of attention to his relationship with another person.

I'm not saying it doesn't exist in Blue Lock. It's just more emphasized in Episode Nagi, in a shoujo manga style.

[dazaii]

#look how proud shigure is tho

[novelist-becca]

Thinking about Yuki and Kyo’s reaction to Tohru’s (frankly rude) relatives asking if either of them “touched her indecently”

[strawhatboy]

I don’t think there are any memories that are okay to forget. None. I think…. I want to live with all my memories. Even if they’re sad memories. Even if their memories that only hurt me. Even if they’re memories I’d rather forget. If I keep them and keep trying, without running away… If I keep trying, then someday…I’ll be strong enough that those memories can’t defeat me. I want to think that there’s no such thing as a memory that’s okay to forget. | requested by @haroldtea ♡

[emiliosandozsequence]

the sparrow, mary doria russell / a guide to xiu xiu's girl with basket of fruit, jaime stewart

[wetcatspellcaster]

Today's fanfic mood :))))))))

[essellsea]

can you tell by the state of my eyes that the end of fruits basket absolutely annihilated every single one of my feelingsahhhhhh

[lynnorien]

sometimes you watch shows because your friends love them and recommend them. sometimes you watch shows because of a random video clip you saw on tumblr last week

[au-yuukiemcee]

Fruits Basket/Room Mates AU: Summer Getaway PT 4

~ The Group finally arrives at the beach. Yuuki and Kalim immediately start having fun, but the others hesitate to leave their comfort zones.

[the-phantom-drifter]

Scone lover Zoro, What is your opinion on Anime?

"How'd ya know I like scones?"

"And I like it a bit. Although I don't love the fight-y animes as much as the sorta chill ones. I like Fruit's Basket the most. Mostly cause Kyo is there."

[themurphyzone]

HC that Vanessa introduces her dad and Perry to anime and regrets it because the next time she comes over, they're both emotional wrecks from binge watching Fruits Basket. There's used tissues and cartons of ice cream everywhere.

[chodzacaparodia]

When I told my friends I was rewatching Fruits Basket, they were like, "Oh, that's very depressing. Do you really want to do that to yourself?"

Of course I want to return to this depressing series.

Of course I want my heart to be broken and then fixed.

Of course I want to meet the characters who mean a lot to me again.

Of course I want to cry until my chest hurts.

Of course I want to suffer and then experience catharsis that no other series can provide me with.

Of course I want to regain hope again.

Of course I want to feel like a human being again, full of emotions.

Of course I want to rekindle the desire to become a better person.

Because Fruits Basket gives me it all.

[dazaii]

#one episode, one guy, two different sides of him

[seokwoosmole]

Never has my opinion about a non-antagonist character changed so drastically than it has about Shigure ok there might have been some before but right now I can’t think of any.

I went from “Oh he’s just a silly lil guy” to “*sobs* silly *sobs again* DAD” to “ohhhh….silly….pervy😳lil guy” to “ohhhh….silly mysterious guy???” to “oh- oh….😬”

[n11d44hs-t0n]

“open your eyes and realize there are things only you can do”