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furuba stage review - part 1?? (casting)

it’s been almost a year since furuba stage last came out, and i was only able to watch it now because i rewatched the anime. do take note that i watched the play without subs and solely relied on my story knowledge to understand the whole thing (they pretty much followed the OG storyline so this isn’t really an issue). 

warning: long post ahead!!

ps. all pics are taken from one of the official pvs

the casting

let’s start with the most important aspect of this (or any) play. the casting. and i kid you not, the casting for this is PERFECT.

when i first saw the cast list, i was lowkey in doubt with some characters seeing im somehow familiar with both the story and the actors (and how they play certain roles) but i was proven wrong when i actually watched the whole thing.

ayano christie yoshida (nogizaka46) who played as tohru, did absolutely great! tohru’s formal way of speaking, her gentle and calming vibe, she got it all down. the eye language (is that a thing?) was superb, considering that furuba has a lot of scenes where monologue comes into play.

Next we have hashimoto shohei (akutagawa - bsd stage, nishinoya - haikyuu engeki, leo - enstars stage) who played as kyo. Initially, i wasnt sure what to expect bc he has a versatile way of acting. but after seeing the true form arc (which i’ll get into detail in a separate post) i thought “yep, he’s perfect. he’s literally kyo in the flesh”. maybe the only thing i didnt particularly like was the fact that his voice tends to go up by a pitch when he screams (which is to say, kyo screams A LOT) but i thought it wasnt rlly an issue seeing that shohei’s voice is naturally high-pitched.

yuki .. OH GOD YUKI.. i might be a bit biased here because i rlly like naoya kitagawa, but to say that he’s the real life yuki is an understatement. he portrayed yuki with grace and elegance i cannot explain. so to say, he also portrayed tsukasa suou in enstars stage so i know he has a delicate performance, which suits yuki. his supposed intimate scenes literally had me dying because it was well executed. his fight scenes with kyo was amazing as he moved with grace despite being an intense scene.

i wont be commenting one by one on them as it’ll take forever to finish, so i only talked about the main trio. but here’s some honorable mentions.

kisa’s stage actress, erina kamata (im not so sure abt the name because i can barely find infos about her, correct me if im wrong), did the greatest. despite the young age, she was performing in par with the adults. her scene with hiro which she caught him doing mischief, the emotions whenever she says “hiro-chan”, the voice she did when kisa can barely speak, she did it all perfectly.

upon scrolling on twitter, i see people talking about ayame portrayed by hiroki nakata and he did not disappoint. he was able to exude ayame’s comedic energy and he did it without looking like a cringe. he was obnoxious, loud, outgoing, literally ayame. im not sure if his parts with shigure and hatori was adlib (esp the “yosh” part), but whether that was adlib or not, it still gave me a good laugh. he also had parts in between scenes that wasnt originally in the story (so im assuming those are adlibs that he had to do for some reason), but he did it with ease and it was perfect nonetheless. (i was too lazy to search for other pvs and this was the only steady shot on him. so in-character right haha)

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so for now, that is it for my furuba stage casting review. i feel like if i put my review on how they did significant scenes, and relationship portrayal, it’ll be a whole ass talk. will be putting that in part 2 if there will be one. thanks for coming to my tedtalk!

[recentanimenews]

Fruits Basket Creator and TV Anime Staff Thank People For Watching With Sweet Illustrations

Image via the official Fruits Basket Twitter account

  Tears flowed vigorously during the final episode of Fruits Basket The Final Season, happy tears, but tears nonetheless. The creator of the Fruits Basket manga, alongside the TV anime staff, celebrated the ending of the series by thanking fans and releasing some heartwarming illustrations, with the staff of the anime series creating a video showcasing their shikishi and the time we spent with the Somas.

  First up, creator Natsuki Takaya drew an image of Tohru and Kyo before the episode began, then drawing an illustration of God afterward.

    本日、アニメ最終話????✨ 最後までどうぞよろしくです????✨　#フルバ　#フルーツバスケット　#fruitsbasket pic.twitter.com/9e71mItcY7

— 高屋奈月 (@n_takaya77) June 28, 2021

    アニメ・フルーツバスケット最後までご視聴頂き本当にありがとうございました????✨　#フルバ　#フルーツバスケット　#fruitsbasket pic.twitter.com/Ao7EmHFBUP

— 高屋奈月 (@n_takaya77) June 29, 2021

    Then, just as the final episode finished, the staff released a 6-minute video looking back at the series with their illustrations on shikishi boards spread out through the video.

    Right after the final episode aired, it was revealed that the Fruits Basket universe will expand in the prequel TV anime series Kyoko to Katsuya no Monogatari (which translates literally to Kyoko and Katsuya's Story), as well as the original story getting a stage play. Both new projects are set to premiere in 2022.

  The entire three seasons of Fruits Basket are streaming right now on Crunchyroll, which describes the series as such:

  Tohru Honda thought her life was headed for misfortune when a family tragedy left her living in a tent. When her small home is discovered by the mysterious Soma clan, she suddenly finds herself living with Yuki, Kyo, and Shigure Soma. But she quickly learns their family has a bizarre secret of their own: when hugged by the opposite sex, they turn into the animals of the Zodiac!

  Sources: Natsuki Takaya on Twitter, avex pictures on YouTube

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Daryl Harding is a Japan Correspondent for Crunchyroll News. He also runs a YouTube channel about Japan stuff called TheDoctorDazza, tweets at @DoctorDazza, and posts photos of his travels on Instagram. 

By: Daryl Harding