Audience reviews
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ellabot
Excruciatingly slow. Very repetitive. Almost nothing happens until the end of the season, and even then it's just frustrating rather than compelling.
This felt like twenty-five episodes of filler and trauma dumping and internal monologuing with zero communication between a side cast we didn't know or care about in the first season. I actually enjoyed the first season, but this one was so painful to get through that I definitely won't be continuing the story. And it gives you no incentive to want to.
I wish some anime didn't try so hard to force you to feel a certain way about characters. It almost never works and just makes me dislike them more. Tohru is a sweetheart and I'll always love her, but most of the side cast (with a few exceptions) felt like they were fighting each other in a…
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Fruits Basket - Season 2
A story that I initially thought was a simple tearjerker with no grounding proves to be a quality tearjerker that knows exactly what it's going for.
Despite its appearance, Fruit Basket is a series for a slightly older audience, since it appeals to a lot of adults and has more somber themes. And also revolves greatly around the sex lives of some of the characters.
Anyway, the second season picks up where the first left off. There are new everyday episodes, and new small events and you see more and more interference from Akito. What impresses me the most here again are the character's backgrounds and their problems. Very rarely does an anime/manga manage to address these stories properly without making it seem like melodramatic theater, and yet they've done it…
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I'll preface by saying I've seen all 4 seasons of Fruits Basket from 2001 to 2019. Fruits Basket is the greatest shoujo anime show ever made. Season 2 specifically may be the perfect balance between light-hearted comedy, emotional growth, and high-stakes drama. The revelations mid-way through the season when the cast is on a summer vacation are phenomenal, and one of the high points of the entire show. This show balances comedy, seriousness, and heartmelting drama in a way like no other. Anime fans and non-anime fans alike should give the entirety of Fruits Basket a watch.
It caps high-stakes drama, and captures such a wide array of human emotion so perfectly. Fruits Basket starts out slow, with a massive ensemble cast that takes about a season to fully introduce, but after that, the show…
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Fruits Basket Season Two can brag itself to be one of the worst anime I have ever seen, which is not a small thing. In direct comparison, the first season, which I thought comfortably average, seems almost like a masterpiece - there is an actual plot, and actual characters, and actual investment you get from watching the first season play out.
Alas; Season Two decided to take a step away from all that ‘actual plot that makes me want to watch more’ and instead takes us on a metaphorical twenty-something-episode school trip through absolutely unnecessary points of… of something I can’t quite call plot, because it ultimately added so little to the overall Fruits Basket experience, that I couldn't help feeling tricked.
Mind you, I watched every episode of it, and I, generally speaking, reme…
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Haiku review:
First season is good
Second, superfluous pad
Third, a masterpiece
This review covers the entire “Fruits Basket” remake.
As most of us know, there was an excellent and widely loved “Fruits Basket” series that appeared in 2001. Its lone real shortcoming was that it appeared before the manga was complete, so it couldn’t reveal how everything turns out. The story was the kind of shojo that appeals to a much wider audience. The characters were compelling, the plot moved forward at the right speed, and even though it was incomplete it led to a satisfactory ending.
The original series did not, apparently, find favor with Takaya Natsuki, author of the original manga, who was in some measure involved in the three-season remake that’s the subject of this review. The chief production…
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Now, this is where things get to become a bit darker, while the romance between many characters is beginning to be more noticeable.
While retaining its charm from the first season, the second season of Fruits Basket is where many parts of the story are finally being revealed. The last of the main characters are introduced, and many characters that appeared in this season start to go through the character development they deserved.
The story, same as usual; however, the concept of the Sohma zodiac has been expanded on, revealing a bit of darkness that could easily be seen in many scenes throughout this season, setting the tone for what's will happen next while starting to reach its peak for the story. A recurring theme for most of the cast is that they didn't have good relationships with…
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I really loved the first season of Fruits Basket, so of course I was excited for this. But I was so dissapointed!
Here are some reasons why I was dissapointed.
There was no overall plot of the story, it was all so random and didn't really focus on Tohru.
Yuki’s backstory was all over the place and when they did focus on him it was mostly of him doing things with the student council.
There was just way too much filler. The incest and pedophilia was very off putting and thrown in our face more.
They barely focused on Tohru or Kyo.
Rin was unnecessarily thrown into the story, but I did enoy her overall.
I couldn't understand why Kureno was still with Akito even though their bond was broken. It was also infuriating that he was okay with her terribly manipulative and abusive behavior…
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I am giving this show a 10, this review is supposedly just the second season but I want to speak on the show entirely. I first saw this show pop up on Crunchyroll when it was first released on Crunchyroll, however i thought it was dumb, because I was never into Slice of life/romantic shows back than. But when I decided to give this a try because I had nothing else to do, I did not regret it one bit. It is the type of show where there is not so much conflict as such on a bigger scale, instead it affects the immediate/branch Soma families, between Akito, and the Zodiacs. But Tohru the main Character, was so well done. I like the whole idea behind the amount of suffering she herself goes through, maybe not as much as Kyo or Yuki, but she is the type of character who does not want to put a bur…
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This show is way too highly rated. The first season was honestly very good, it brought up a good story and developed an interesting main cast. But the second season fell apart in my opinion. From my understanding the manga came before the first release of the anime at the turn of the century, but that doesn't help the fact that the cast of characters in S2 is just too big. There is no reason a show so driven on emotional attachment to the characters should try to stretch itself so thin. When I watched S1, I fell in love with all the main cast, and the team did such a good job of attaching us to them. But as you enter S2 and every main and side character has episodes solely for flashback and setup just to see Tohru cry... that is not emotional attachment. That is just using our beloved main…
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It really surpirsed how this season was able to put out great episodes week-in and week-out.
The art is still some of the best that TV anime has to offer and looks consistently beautiful. The music is still great too. It has a nice, laid-back feel during the conversation scenes and crescendos during the emotional scenes to really drive those feelings home.
But the highlight of this season is definitely the characters and the plot progression that accompanies their development. You watch these characters face some real, horrible issues that led them to becoming the broken characters they are and then see how they begin to overcome this trauma.
None of it feels too abrubt or forced and it is all protrayed with as much sincerity as it should be. People this broken don’t just magically ge…
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Tohru Honda literally changed me as a person.
I mean it when I say it. I think everyone should aspire to be like Tohru Honda. She shows complete compassion to her peers and people around her at all times. I've watched Shojos before and haven't really liked them all that much. I was kind of hesitant when my friend told me about it but damn. This is a HUGE eye opener for me.
The story follows directly after the 1st season (not surprisingly) which is about the zodiacs and the crazy shenaniganians that go on in their family!... i should phrase that a little less implying that it's a fun adventure when in reality it's a pretty deep plot involving a psycho maniac head of the house and his crazy obsessiveness over the over family members and how Tohru interacts with them. It is something you n…
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What a disappointing second season to this anime. Following on from the first season nothing really changes with the story or the characters. There's very little character development apart from Yuki who grows a decent amount. We're introduced to the remaining Zodiac animals throughout the season with a few short arcs that don't really matter.
By far the worst part of this season is Akito. Akito is such an unlikeable character in every single way and is just frustrating to watch. Well-written villains can be a joy to watch, but in Akito's case there is absolutely nothing redeemable. Akito treats everyone like crap, and no one seems to care. Akito attempts to murder one of the Zodiacs, and no one seems to care.
The "curse of the Zodiac" is never explained. All of the Zodiacs are supposed…
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Quick Thoughts:
There was quite a bit of focus on character development/backstory this season. The balance between these stories and more lighthearted, SoL content was heavily skewed. It ended up feeling like a 20+ episode pity party.
Story:
The first several episodes establish what I think will be the central conflict the rest of the anime. The rest of season is non-stop slew of backstories for several characters, which help explain why these characters are so emotionally invested in this conflict. These got kind of repetitve/redundant after a while; I feel like the point could've been made in less than 20 episodes.
Characters:
One benefit of the large amount of exposition this season is that the side characters are more fleshed out than usual. Several characters are introduced this s…
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The second season has finally come to an end.
From episode one. all the way to twenty-five I was happy with the way everything turned out. The animation was fantastic, the story is following the manga (not in the exact same order as the manga, BUT that doesn't matter at all because they captured all the little details and emotions that weren't in the OG from 2001), Characters are ON POINT with how I imagined their personalities to be and the OST was a little meehhh to me AT FIRST... but then I realized I was singing along to every opening and ending that played (maaaaannnn, HOME and EDEN suited the series sooooo well.)
Overall, I freakin enjoyed this adaption. I wish they could've completed the series right now instead of having to make us wait another year, but I will patiently wait and…
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You know, I remember coming out of the last season of this and thinking I had no idea what the overarching story was. Thankfully, this season finally told me. I more or less only want to talk about story in this review as I feel like most of my thoughts about this season come from that, so here it goes.
Starting with the negatives and why this season didn't get a ten from me, there were a small amount of episodes this season that didn't interest me at all. Some of the episodes that didn't heavily feature Tohru were still good for building up other characters that provide good elements to the story, but a few of the episodes were uninteresting to watch since it just felt like background story for characters that don't play much of a role. Branching off of that, I've noticed this season tha…
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Sksks, this is my first review so apologies if its wordy and stupid sounding lol!
*CONTAINS MINOR SPOILERS FROM THE MANGA*
Fruits Basket S2 is a perfect continuation of the first season, even though they're removing some of the scenes every fan has been waiting for, at least we got a sequel so we should feel thankful imo.
Story: 9/10
The story is probably the best thing about it, the constant wanting to know who Tohru likes, while also bearing with the hilarious comedy and characters. Even though the series might dodge a few important matters (tohru's parents, etc), it doesn't mean we wont get it in the next adaption- if they do decide to make it. Even though some may say the story line is very predictable, but I reassure you it isn't. The reason why I didn't give it a 10 is because…
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What is there to say about Fruits Basket Season 2. It's been a true delight to watch these past months. Fruits Basket is a story near and dear to my heart. Seeing it animated with such devotion from the staff and cast is a very rare gift in anime. We usually don't see source material handled with this much care. Continuing right from where the first season left off last year this second season has been even better. The story keeps improving as it goes with more reveals, incredible character growth, and shocking moments. Every single episode had been beautiful to not only look at But to dive into and explore this world Takaya created.
This season going from the beach arc to the rest of their second year in high school has been immaculate. The beginning of this season with said beach arc i…
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[This review assumes you’ve seen S1. This review is spoiler free for S2, but not S1.] [TL;DR at bottom]
When discussing the Fruits Basket anime, I almost like to regard season one as a prologue. This is not because the story and themes shift heavily from where they begin, but rather due to a dramatic tone shift that occurs roughly a quarter into Fruits Basket S2. While S1 had its flashes of more sobering, dark moments, for the most part, the series maintained a comedic and lighthearted tone. S2, after a brief set of episodes designed to set up events for later episodes, essentially reverses this—Fruits Basket becomes a character drama, with flashes of comedy to relieve tension. If you enjoyed S1 for cute zodiac antics and are uninterested and uncomfortable with themes of domestic abuse an…
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I’m not the first to say it and certainly not the last. 2020 has been one of the worst years in modern history with natural disasters, the global pandemic, and social issues. Even the anime industry was hit hard by the various delays and production issues. But if there’s one anime that gave hope for a chance to rise up, a chance to be something special, something that connects to the audience, it’s Fruits Basket.
The modern remake has already graced us with a wonderful span of 25 episodes since its previous run. With the news that the anime would be a full adaptation, we are once again given the chance to explore the Fruits Basket universe at its full potential. Being another 2-cour show, Fruits Basket touches upon important elements such as dealing with character identity, emotional conn…
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"It's okay to feel weak sometimes. It's okay to be afraid. The important thing is that we face our fears. That's...that's what makes us strong." - Yuki Soma
It shouldn't come as a surprise that the re-adaptation of Fruits Basket under mangaka Natsuki Takaya's supervision aims to go far and beyond her own work, and now into Season 2, we're two-thirds of the way through of the complete manga adaptation, with the imminent finale of the soon-to-be Season 3, which will conclude the remainder as a whole.
As is what is known in Season 1, it was mostly a set-up between Tohru and the eventual reveals of the Soma family members according to their zodiacs. And if you'd think that Season 1 was already very emotionally mixed in happiness and some solemn moments, wait till Season 2 here blows the pred…
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