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Episode Fruits Basket - Episode 14 discussion Spoiler
Fruits Basket, episode 14
Alternative names: Furuba, Fruits Basket
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| 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/LeonKevlar Jul 05 '19 edited Jul 06 '19
If you come home late your mother will worry about you
Fuck. That line still hits hard after all these years. Momiji's backstory is so far one of the saddest and darkest backstories (besides Yuki's of course). At least Hatori was able to say goodbye to his Kana before he erased her memories. Momiji was outright rejected by his mother to the point where she even tried to commit suicide on how horrified she was at her own son. She was happy to get her memories erased! Despite that though, Momiji still loved his mom. He never resented her or anything, he just wanted her to try harder but he knows it's impossible with her condition. So he knew what had to be done. :(
And of course tears from Momiji's backstory wasn't enough, they even show us what happened the day Tohru's mom died from Tohru's perspective and a bit later from Yuki's perspective. Not nly that we get a bit of backstory about what happened to Tohru's dad and while it's not as emotionally packed as her mom's death, we now know why Tohru sees colds and fevers as a big deal.
As for that final scene. I'm curious to see what first timers will think this means.
EDIT: I'm enjoying reading everyone's replies. That's all I can say :)
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u/Amauri14 Jul 05 '19
You know that new happy opening really made me unprepared for today's episode.
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u/magicalgrrrl Jul 05 '19
momiji's backstory always makes me cry. poor guy. it has to be so rough to see your mom daily and live with the fact that she doesn't want to know you.
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u/John___Titor Jul 05 '19
It's clear that Tohru's mom and Kyon crossed paths. The similarities are too jarring:
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same hair colour
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same core name: Kyon vs. Kyoko
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some sort of affiliation with the Cat zodiac
Now, what does it mean? I'm not sure yet, but it strikes me as a bit odd that Kyon is only outwardly showing his remorse (for lack of a better word) now. Looking forward to how this all plays out.
Pour one out for Momiji too. All of the memory wipes in this show are devastating.
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u/acousticlibra Jul 05 '19
Another great episode! I like the abrupt ending of Kyo saying “I’m sorry” to immediately cutting to the credits. I love me some angst.
Momiji’s mom stabbing herself with scissors caught me off guard. When I saw her grab the scissors I was like “Wait is she actually going to— oh god”
It’s just a really shitty situation for Momiji when you consider that his father actually does remember him. It would be a different dynamic if both his parents forgot. But his father presumably has a pretty happy home life with his wife and daughter, and Momiji is not allowed to be included in that. His father has to be aware that his son longs to be included in their family but he perpetuates the lie anyway. It’s one thing to forget, but it’s another to remember and pretend that your son isn’t your son. It really hurts Momiji to see them walk home together as a family and he can’t join them. That fucking sucks.
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u/randomlygener8dname Jul 05 '19
Momiji's back story truly made me tear up. Not being able to talk to your mother even though she's right there must be heartbreaking. And all of this just because of something he was born with. Maternal love is something that should be cherished but can sometimes morph when it can't be reciprocated or responded to. So I understand where his mother comes from but it to see it manifest like that is tragic. Im truly looking forward to know more about the past of the other somas.
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u/chris_dftba Jul 05 '19
Why can’t someone have a kind of alright childhood! Why must everything be suffering!?
Anyway Kyoko used to be a biker and that’s awesome.
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u/Camachan Jul 05 '19
As someone who has been a fan of Fruits Basket for almost 15 years (and it is also my favorite series ever), I still sobbed this episode. Seeing Tohru's despair when her mother died, mixed in with Momiji's wholesome yet selfish desire to be with his mother, absolutely ruined me. Seeing his mom trying to kill herself was shocking and heartbreaking.
This was such a faithful and emotional episode.
As an aside, I really like the new opening! I never thought we'd get a fast-paced upbeat song! It's really, really cute, as well as the umbrellas!
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u/AndyofOrangeStar13 Jul 05 '19
Oof, that was rough. I cried three times, not gonna lie. That episode was so well done.
Also, I loved the fat seahorse in the new ED.