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🐱 yes, it’s hanahaki kyo!! 🌸🐱

#furuba #fruits basket #kyo sohma #hanahaki

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OK, can we all please take a moment to acknowledge the DEDICATION these two boys have towards their ladies? Like, putting up with the most idiotic movie ever made because it's the girls' favourite?

#i feel for them #I would have probably said bye see you at the bar later #these boys are so precious #it was entirely for Tohru though #poor Kagura #mogeta #what is mogeta by the way? #looks like a giant blob #reminds me of Majin Bu #fruits basket #furuba #kyo sohma #tohru honda #yuki sohma #kagura sohma

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Previous tags said #I don't even hate Akito, and I don't hate Akito either, I'm actually glad that the narrative acknowledges her as a victim, too. I just don't understand what's the point in the harsh treatment that Takaya seems to reserve only for Kyo. And I understand even less why such harsh treatment is supposed to be funny.

So now that we’ve gotten the Kyo/Momiji conversation, I need to say something that’s gonna tie in with what happens for the rest of the manga...

Everyone is way too fucking hard on Kyo in the last third of Fruits Basket.

Like I appreciate that everyone can see that Tohru and Kyo are in love, and that no one but Kazuma is aware of what happened with Kyo and Tohru’s mother, but that is no excuse for how fucking hard everyone goes in on him for not wanting to start something with her. This goes especially for the rest of the Zodiac, who KNOW that Kyo is going to be confined once the school year is over. Momiji even makes a comment on how disgusting it is that all of the others cursed are ok with it because it makes their lives seem better.

I’m not gonna sit here and pretend that Kyo does not need a slap upside the head, but everyone takes it way too far (especially Yuki, Jesus that boy needs to chill). I could not believe that Arisa, Saki, and Yuki let fucking AKITO visit Tohru in the hospital but banned Kyo because they thought he would be more dangerous to her health (of course Takaya kind of confirms this because of how much Tohru cries in the hospital thinking about him, so fuck me I guess xD)

Am I missing something here? I feel like I’m missing something, but it just kind of hurts that no one even considers his side (and again just lets Akito stroll right in after she admits to keeping Kureno away from Arisa, stabbed him and, ya know, SLICED UP TOHRUS ARM)

#fruits basket #furuba #fruits basket manga #hospital arc #kyo sohma

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Dont fancy changing anyone's mind.

Just baffled at how 600 people can find it funny when someone who is struggling with trauma, guilt, and suicide thoughts is blamed, harassed, and bullied. Especially in a fandom of a show that addresses trauma and abuse. But hey, the author herself intended so, so I guess it's really just me 🤷‍♀️

So glad that whole arc was cut in the anime.

#classmates bullying Kisa is a abuse #people calling Haru stupid is abuse #Yuki fan club gatekeeping who has access to Yuki is abuse #but apparently when it's kyo it's just a lot of fun #there's something very wrong in the humor of this show #especially considering the Cat’s role in the story #(apparently) unpopular opinion #but as Kyo said who cares about being popular #fruits basket manga #fruits basket #furuba #kyo sohma #manga #hospital arc

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Yuki: I'll walk on two legs and keep my human posture because I'm too dignified to behave like a rat.

Kyo: I'll hiss like a cat, scratch like a cat, and likely groom like a cat because I don't give a damn about being proper.

#when characterization is spot-on #yuki with his paw on his hip is just something else #kyo is such a clean freak he probably licks his own butt like a cat #best cat boy #best rat boy #fruits basket #furuba #kyo sohma #yuki sohma

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Right hand jab!

#only that's your left hand Tohru #kyo being like what was that #horrible #but with a smirk #because she's goofy #and he loves it #fruits basket #furuba #kyo sohma #tohru honda #kyo x tohru #kyoru

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[ID: three panels from Fruits Basket. The first panel shows Kyo's father furiously shouting, "and it's all because you were born on this earth! Why... did she have to give birth to you?!" His speech bubbled continue over the next panel, covering most of Kyo's face, though we can see one of his eyes widening in surprise and a frown on his face. There are dark splotches encroaching on both panels and both characters' faces have stark shadows. The next panel is just black, with the words, "You gave birth to such a child." End ID.]

Given what an absolutely shitheel Kyo's dad is it's not really a shocking plot twist that he was abusive to his wife, verbally at least, and that contributed to her suicide, but it also makes it all the more cruelly absurd that everyone blamed Kyo for it. Even as a child, he knew his mother was scared of his true form, and everyone at her funeral blamed him, so why wouldn't he think it was all his fault? Kids can be self-centred, too; not in a selfish way, really, just that kids are still getting to grips with how the world exists outside of themselves. It's why it's common for younger kids to think it's their fault that their parents divorced, because they don't fully understand their parents as individuals or a relationship outside of being parents. But Kyo's older now, able to grasp that not all of his father's vitriol is aimed at him, and it's kinda agonizing but also, good for Kyo at calling that old man out. Good for him, being at 17 far more mature than a grown ass man who's spent over a decade throwing tantrums and blaming a small child for the death of the wife that he insulted and belitted for something she had no control over, and let others do the same. Kyo's outcast status is comparable to a lot of things--a child with a disability that their parents can't cope with, a queer child, even just an unexpected/unplanned child who puts financial strain on the family. The father blames the mother, because she grew this child in her body, so whatever's wrong with them is her fault, right? Humans don't reproduce by parthenogenesis, my dude, and an ancient animal spirit curse is kiiiiiiiiiiinda out of anyone's control. Kyo didn't do anything but be born; you're the shitbag who could have chosen to support your wife and instead chose to do pretty much the exact opposite.

#humans dont reproduce by parthenogenis #still you were just a sperm donor #and even donor is too much of a good word #fruits basket #furuba #kyo sohma

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Spot-on.

i love that kyo struggles with suicidal ideation in a literal sense, but in a lot of ways, his arc also functions as a metaphor for experiencing it on a broader scale—with kyo’s future confinement and the cat’s room serving as a larger metaphor for his suicidal ideation and/or committing suicide. 

when kyo accepts his confinement, he gives up on his future and slowly withdraws from tohru. he often questions why he was born and voices wanting to “disappear,” alluding to his textual suicidal ideation. he sees himself as “too cowardly” to ever go through with it and disappear (saying in the confession scene that he always protects himself in the end), which can be a common, warped line of thinking in people who are contemplating suicide. however, it also functions as proof of kyo’s self-preservation instinct and ultimately not wanting to give up on his life, which i think is powerful as well. the theme of kyo always running away (and furthermore, his self-perception that this makes him a coward) also parallels the real life experience of mental illness, specifically feeling as though the only way to escape your mistakes and pain is to run away, to disappear, to not exist.

kyo wrestles constantly with wanting to live in general and with his confinement, which is essentially a death sentence in its own way. he’s recovering from a great deal of trauma, and with every positive step forward, he has tons of slip-ups and regressions back into unhealthy coping mechanisms and darker mindsets. these non-linear qualities make his arc fascinating from a narrative standpoint, but they also feel so relevant to the back-and-forth that comes with experiencing mental illness, healing from trauma, and fighting suicidal ideation.

at times, kyo seems like he wants to fight being locked up and keep living; scenes like the s2 yukikyo fight in the stairwell always strike me in this way, where kyo’s words betray the fact that he is almost unconsciously still hoping and fighting for his future. but over time, he seems more and more resigned to his confinement, almost in acceptance of it; a moment that comes to mind is when he’s glad that rin is living with kazuma now, saying it’ll keep kazuma from getting lonely (after kyo is gone being the subtle, heartbreaking implication). in these ways, kyo’s arc as a whole rings so true as a metaphor for contemplating or planning to end your own life.

although kyo’s arc has literal themes of mental illness, depression, and suicidal ideation, his arc can also can be read as a kind of microcosm for these themes as well—and that’s what makes his my favorite arc, but also one of the most brilliantly written and most complex arcs in the manga. seeing kyo overcome his suicidal ideation but also reject confinement (i.e. a form of planned, pre-determined death) as his inevitable fate is so powerful. his resolve to not be confined is paired with his commitment to sticking around; to staying alive. instead of being resigned to his confinement and, on a larger scale, to his death, kyo finally wants to move forward and embrace his life.

#fruits basket #furuba #kyo sohma

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#they're all 🔥 #and fun #but I gotta go with Ayame #just because #shigure sohma #hatori sohma #ayame sohma #mabudachi trio #three musketeers #fruits basket #furuba

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It's the way his voice breaks... how he whispers her name... how his hand goes through her hair... his and her tears...

#whatever it is #it gives me the chills #best scene ever #they are soulmates #kyoru #kyo sohma #tohru honda #kyo x tohru #fruits basket #furuba

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#like such a girl exists! #little did he know #I want us to be friends! #or maybe something more #fruits basket #kyo sohma #tohru honda #kyo x tohru #kyoru

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#fruits basket 2001 #ayame sohma #kyo sohma #5 more minutes

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#fruits basket 2001 #kazuma sohma #kyo sohma #that smile ❤️

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#fruits basket #furuba #fruits basket poll #couples #too much heterosexuality in this show #it is what it is

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Me: feel like watching Fruits Basket again, but I can't deal with the angst rn, so I'll just watch season 1.

My brain: Kyo knew since the beginning who Tohru was, and when he meets her, he has just come back from four months of grieving her mother's death and blaming himself for it.

OK, I'll watch something else.

#I wish I could rewatch without knowing #season 1 was funny only the first time #I'll rewatch anyway just because #fruits basket #furuba #kyo sohma #tohru honda #kyo x tohru #kyoru

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“I HOPE SOMEONE LIKE HIM WILL COME TO HER, TOO. SOMEONE WHO WILL GENTLY OPEN THE DOOR.”

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My babies ❤️

#fruits basket #furuba #tohru honda #kyo sohma #yuki sohma