• Twisted
• Conceited
• Disrespectful
• Annoying
• Carefree
• Confident
• Charismatic
• Sadistic
• Likes violence
• Reckless

Quite frankly, this is the biggest plot in Fruits Basket; this plot twist shifted my thinking about FruBa’s genre in anime, and I began questioning who the hero/villain truly are. The beauty of this plot is that it is so human and relatable for an anime hinged on the Sohma curse (fantasy): here are two lovers and their messy adult relationship and mutual cheating. And this was so subtle and foreshadowed from the beginning.

• Two moments of Shigure to define him: 1) the dream of the zodiac god and how he took it, 2) being cheated on by Akito with Kureno—a revelation to himself how strong his selfish & possessive love is for Akito, greater than the zodiac love for the god
• Shigure’s take on the dream as more of an attachment to the zodiac god rather than a romantic one with Akito; chasing a “...

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• Being born cursed and seeing the god born bringing gravitas to his curse
• Did not have prior issues with abuse and negligence and confinement as the younger zodiacs
• He is probably very close to Akito as a child; as he is younger than Hatori, Shigure, and Ayame, closer in age to Akito, they must have spent a lot of time together, with Kureno's pleasant personality; his curse breaking thus must have been particularly traumatising to Akito
• The tragedy that he can no longer fly
• “The life he’s learned to live in and make sense for 15-16 years suddenly doesn’t make sense anymore, and he’s free to live independently, and he’s still just a kid”
• Formative years staying with Akito and not interacting with others

• weird men who can be real jerks
• wtf captions on instagram
• random photos/content
• "is he funny or something?"
• just honest feelings, motivations out in the open
• not having to ask
• assuming that I don't exist beyond the plane of our interactions
• going so hard
• unhinged characters who enjoy watching you exhibit cruelty and let you be
• but competent (and scheming)

• Akito doesn’t have a favorite yet, but she likes Kureno a lot. He lies when she wants to him to, when she needs to hear comforting words instead of the semi-truths Shigure and Hatori often soften with their words or voices. Kureno’s false comfort is pure, stemming from an honest desire to never see her hurt, coiling out from a sweet something inside him that runs deeper than the Juunishi bond. But no matter what he says, his true feelings always seem to bleed out of his wine-dark eyes, running down his face until sadness and love infuse all his features, and she knows somehow that she can see her bleak future reflected in his eyes, the future that she doesn’t want to touch her, the future she knows he’ll shield her from. Even if it kills him.
• They’ve both made mistakes, leading up to this, they’ve both moved circles aro...

• Getting back together
• 바비의 문제

• Chainsaw Man
• "I'm counting on you. I'll ask lots of questions." "Seriously? Now I'm nervous."
• "Sora saying they want to get their manga on Jump!
• Hikaru being made drunk on sake at the yakisoba place lol
• Being lured to the blood drive for milk coffee
• Hikaru and Sora sitting on the grass and killing time
• Checking if Sora wanted to be alone, and checking if Hikaru was busy
• Peeling banana in one go lol
• First time being hugged by a boy, like a weak grandma leaning on a utility pole
• "I'll answer in 3 rings." "I'll work hard to answer in half a ring!"
• Hikaru telling Sora not to ask to come over to random men's houses lol
• The manga cafe scene!!

• Procrastination that leads to staying up late
• Lack of focus
• Boredom/restlessness
• Canceling/not exercising
• Impulse purchases
• Tardiness
• Focus
• Laziness
• Lying
• Articulation/expression
• Asserting myself
• Getting all the work
• Social skills
• Trust
• Too much drama
• Understand impulse and peer pressure
• Impatience
• Thinking/rationalizing too much to the point of paranoia
• Self-assured