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Fruits Basket SE02 (ep,4)

This is a rare ep that gave lots of characters a focus here & there. Good!

-Tohru is given the least focus but still we got insight into her. She’s upset that kyo is considering not join the school trip, worried abt Haru, learning to trust yuki’s ability to take care of himself. Typical tohru worrying abt everybody & not herself. Kyo’s words describe tohru best “ you cant be trusted not to get hurt” I’d love to say, NO, tohru can protect herself well, but he’s right tho, tohru is selfless & reckless, she’ll run after anyone needing help without being cautious. Season 1 has many examples, Arisa, Ritsu, yuki, kyo & hana. Tohru will need to learn to worry less abt others & focus on herself a little to grow.

-Kyo doesn’t know how to fake an emotion or pretend sth he isn’t. No one knew abt the true form incident or the kazuma’s visit, but others are noticing kyo & tohru are closer. (a) the show exposed him to hana/ Arisa /Momoji & tohru herself( altho she’s too dense) through teasing. (b) the biggest reveal of his bond with tohru, him saying her name in front of yuki with such ease. Kyo’s been saying tohru’s first name for a while now, but it’s mostly when they’re alone. Today, he said it loud & clear in front of all. Yuki sensed the change. Haru, too. (c) Kyo moved faster than even the stronger yuki to protect tohru. He eyes showed sth different. That isn’t the normal kyo, that’s a kyo so deep into the moment, his eyes mimic his animal spirit. (d) Kyo also tried to advice tohru to protect herself more, but the advice fell flat on deaf ears, tohru is tohru & momiji exposed the feeling behind the advice. It isnt the same sentiment behind his previous advice, No, this time the advice is driven by selfish feeling, “I couldn’t stand that happening” Even tohru blushed.

But kyo’s guilt wouldn’t let him enjoy a cool or teasing moment. It strikes fast & cold. We are giving access to kyo’s thoughts & we could see the immense guilt he has “ who am I telling her to stay away from haru, I’m way more.. dangerous?” & Yes, he is dangerous. After all he IS the monster, with hideous look, rotten smell, unchecked rage & destructive strength. kyo’s negative thoughts here are realistic & has a proof to back it up. Adding to this the previous accusations of his mom & the possible kyoko. Kyo battles those negative thoughts by extra training, which is a better coping mechanism, engaging in sports & doing physical efforts can clear your mind a bit. Even if kyo is training to beat yuki, he’s still spending his time moving forward rather than being locked stand still where he is. His situation is incredibly crippling, but he’ll fight it, as long as he can, as much as he can.

- Yuki is struggling with his own demons, he feels fake & selfish, he knows he’s wearing masks to fool others to like him but those masks also fool yuki into thinking that everything he does is fake, as well. Yuki’s biggest flaw is how much he compares himself to others, not just kyo. even to haru. He made a judgement that haru is purely selfless in his kindness while he himself isn't. Haru made sure to explain to yuki that we all have selfless & selfish drives inside us & that’s fine. Yuki, fueled by haru’s words forces himself to return to the sohma’s house to visit Haru, & although yuki thinks that haru is already fine, the visit helped yuki to feel appreciated by a friend & helped him believing in himself. He CAN face his demons & fears. He doesn’t need to be brave, he just needs to keep trying.

- Haru is in love! & got dumped, too. It’s frustrating to be dumped without a reason & in cold manner. There IS a reason, but haru is determined to keep trying to win her back, he loves her too much to let go that easy, without trying. Why can’t yuki see that he has a friend already! haru?! a true friend who helps him, guides him & complains to him. Haru opened his heart to yuki. Haru guiding & advising him, call her by her name, move on forward, believe in your yourself. Haru is so underrated, not just by the show, but by yuki, as well. lol

Side notes:

Arisa & hana are mood! planning trips around food is the right thing.

The old maid is toxic. She is the sohma’s system keeper, eww

Haru’s “stupid cat, your every existence cause trouble for us all” is Ouch! duno if it’s intentional or not, but it tied tragically with kyo’s existence complex & his mom’s death.

Kyo looked teased, cool, goofy, cat ears, depressed & determined. lol. The master of various face expressions.

Sensie mayu is cool!

How is Momiji in high school! XD. so cute!

Rin i’m waiting for you. Show yourself.

kyo got a line of inner thoughts~celebrating!! now tohru’s turn, when?..

#Fruits Basket #anime-only #satisfied paper #SE02