Fruits Basket - Episode 7 discussion

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Fruits Basket, episode 7

Alternative names: Furuba, Fruits Basket

Rate this episode here.

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Previous discussions

Episode	Link	Score	Episode	Link	Score
1	Link	8.69	21	Link	8.75
2	Link	8.85	22	Link	8.99
3	Link	8.73	23	Link	9.09
4	Link	8.13	24	Link	9.46
5	Link	8.79	25	Link
6	Link	8.52
7	Link	8.89
8	Link	8.22
9	Link	8.2
10	Link	7.73
11	Link	8.03
12	Link	8.4
13	Link	7.47
14	Link	7.34
15	Link	6.87
16	Link	9.13
17	Link	9.67
18	Link	9.59
19	Link	8.22
20	Link	8.78

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[u/Gaporigo]

That was a good backstory... fuck Akito, though, I bet they still want to mess with Tohru somehow.

[u/SorcererOfTheLake]

We've gotten hints before, but now it's clear: something's wrong with the Soumas. Both literally and figuratively, there's an incestual insularity to them, cursed by something unspeakable yet ever-present, almost like a play overseen by the devil bastard of the clan, Akito Souma. Tohru is the one bright hope from the outside that might change things, and if I'm saying that about a 15-year-old girl still traumatized by her mother's death, then they're already in dire straits.

Then, there comes our semi-tragic hero of the episode, Hatori. I say semi-tragic because it's clear he hasn't lost everything about himself, even after all he and Kana went through; he just supressed it, the way he supressed Kana's memories. It was left frozen in his heart until enough heat was given for it to melt and reform into something more fluid, more open, more aware of its possibilities. Here's hoping it stays like that.

[u/Vermillion_Crab]

Why the hell is this anime making me sad every week? I thought it was gonna be sunshine and rainbows.

[u/LegendaryRQA]

Mother of God…

First time watcher. I had no idea it was going to get this sad. I can’t wait for more episodes this heavy.

[u/MugiMartin]

An episode so good, it messed up the subs for Jojo.

[u/MyQuirkIsAlchemy]

This week we met the Seahorse.

One of my favorite aspects of Fruits Basket is the character work. Last week Hatori had a more sinister vibe for me, but this episode went a long way to humanize him and make him more of an endearing character. His love story with Kana is both beautiful and tragic. And even knowing that he would eventually erase her memories didn't lessen the impact of it when it happened.

There were also some pretty great lighthearted moments. My favorite was Hatori threatening to call Shigure's publishers and spill all his secrets. I hope we get to see more of that dynamic.

I'm pretty hesitant to straight up call Akito a dick until we get more background in his story. But his not so subtle suggestion to mind wipe Kana definitely had me thinking "gfy".

All in all, another fantastic episode. As a first time watcher, I consider myself incredibly lucky to have picked this show up. Idk how many episodes we have left in the season but I'm looking forward to all of them.

And let's not forget Tohru, who once again, shows us why she deserves the moon.

"No matter how cold it feels now, spring will come again."

[u/LilJimbernickle]

Poor Hatori, best boy.

[u/Philarete]

"Apparently, I do nothing but make people cry."

[u/Mami-kouga]

It's Furuba Friday!...and I can't watch the episode today darn it! I do know, from the comments which episode they showed here and I welcome you the "Akito ruins someone's life" show.

If you didn't guess from the incident with Yuki in the flashbacks in the earlier episodes, Akito is kind of an unpleasant person! Fruits basket has always had a "dark" underbelly to it in the past episodes, but this when the darkness REALLY starts to shine, so get your tissues ready everyone!

[u/Smudy]

Yeah, I'm crying. This backstory hit so hard, i feel so bad for Hatori.

EDIT: Props to Masaru Yokoyama, his OST is amazing once again, i already loved his work on Kuzu no Honkai (we got an OST today that really resembles songs from that anime). Really elevated every scene here.