#Momiji sohma

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like a rice ball in a fruits basket!

[iam-what-killed-the-dinosaurs]

[emilianatsuki]

People who having issues with female characters and shoujo and don't allow them to have flaws, be feminine and have issues now apparently. They keep chosing the worst characters to make a point like this. Tohru Honda is one of the most complex protagonists in shoujo and one of my favorite characters period.

She is kind, bubbly and feminine however it comes from a sense of wanting to be loved and a fear of abandonment. She is inherently kind but there's reasons behind her kindness. Her kindness can also hurt her because she struggles to say no and can let people use her.

Tohru slowly learning her self worth across the manga and starting to stand up for herself and love herself despite what others might say is character development that appeals to me personally. Tohru is incredibly relateable and complex, I don't understand people who call her a bland protagonist.

[fullcaps-ethan]

fruits basket !!! tooru honda i wish you the best things in life and all the happiness in the world

(as usual, process under the cut)

[angstintensifer]

Fruits basket fake tweets part 1

[morgandrawssstuff]

Ah the Sohma family, my favourite emotional support cult

[natade-art]

i love to rewatch my earliest anime and be deeply disappointed. anyways /i/ know the most important part of furuba

[thelittlepie]

Haru is not in the line up because I had just recently drew him so he already had his spotlight (okno actually Haru and Hiro both were in the lineup right beside Kakeru but I got tired so I didnt get to finish them on time 😅)

Anyway, in my head, their age and heights (in the future) are as follows:

21 Momiji: 177cm

22 Kyo: 182cm

23 Yuki: 179cm

23 Kakeru: 181cm

22 Haru: 183cm

17 Hiro: 176cm (and still growing)

//this is in no way canon, but Yuki is slightly shorter than Kyo, Kakeru and Haru in the manga)

Also, as working professionals, Momiji being the heir apparent to a family business, so he is currently working alongside his dad. Kyo, a dojo instructor and a personal trainer (so I made him bigger than the rest to accomodate that profession, also because I want to lol), Yuki, a lawyer because he's as snarky as he is cunning, and Kakeru, a pilot i guess. 🤣

Haru would be a jewellery and goth/rock/punk shop owner, most probably a frequent collaborator with Ayame. And Hiro, a student.

I drew them based on a fanfiction I am currently writing so whatever you read here is, again, all headcanon 🤣

I wish we had been given more of their afterschool life but since we didn't, I shall just make my own.

[neatnete]

[welivetodream]

Me watching Fruits Basket:

What I thought it would be about: Oh it's a typical shoujo anime with two pretty boys falling in love with the main girl. I can watch it and be relaxed. And they turn into animals! Haha, fun.

What it was: Trauma, PTSD, Parental neglect, isolation, self loathing, self depreciation, depression, physical abuse, mental abuse, emotional abuse, psychological abuse, guilt, regret, grief, loss, heartbreak.

Now I need therapy.

(PS: as a girl who loves Girly media and Shoujo manga. I am so happy that this is a Shoujo that subverts a lot of people's expectations and makes you understand that Shoujo/Josei are NOT all the same as well as depict such a good story about familial trauma which is something we don't usually get.

I wish we could get more Shoujo/Josei anime each season 🥲)

[antiomnia]

A few months ago, I was Going Through It, so I did what any sensible adult would do to process my circumstances: I binged Fruits Basket.

I couldn't help but notice similarities with Mystic Messenger, another piece of media that helped me in the same way before.

So I wrote this post, and forgot about it in my drafts. There must already be several posts like this, but here's my Mystic Messenger x Fruits Basket character comparison, and why they're the same people, imo.

Zen x Ayame: The dramatic "narcissistic" white haired sexyman with brother issues

Seven x Kyo: The redhead catboy, who doesn't open up to others because he thinks he's doomed

Yoosung x Momiji: The cute blonde boy with underlying abandonment issues

Jumin x Hatori: The emotionally unavailable fan of three-piece suits

V x Shigure: The gaslight gatekeep girlboss man

Vanderwood x Kazuma: The catboy's long haired mentor/protector

Rika x Akito: The pick me girl with god complex

MC x Tohru: The WAAAAAAAAY too forgiving main character

Saeran x Yuki: The traumatized boy who was once kidnaped by the one with god complex

Jaehee x Mitsuru: The "I'm not paid nearly enough to deal with this bullshit" worker woman

Bonus: Seven x Mine the white haired man's maid fantasy

[iam-what-killed-the-dinosaurs]

[tinyfairyhana]

[landofanimes]

Fruits Basket 1st Season

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[hello-there-nice-to-meet-you]

Can't express my love for fruits basket.