*holding a megaphone to my mouth* The point of Akito's story is NOT about whether you forgive her or not! It is NOT about excusing abuse, because the abuser had a sad childhood. It is about acknowledging the pain you have caused to others, and changing your ways so as you don't hurt anyone else!
It is about recognising that people can change, and deserve to be given that chance, not Catholic ideas of eternal damnation!
Forgiveness barely come into it, and it is honestly a boring conversation.
Another big part of Akito’s story is that while an abuser can and should try to improve themselves, their victim(s) are in no way obligated to forgive them, have a relationship with them, or have anything to do with them at all if they don’t want too. After the breaking of the curse, some of the former zodiacs have nothing to do with Akito, some will interact with her in limited contexts, and some will interact with her regularly.
Also this!
I honestly think it was a really great move to have Akito NOT say "I'm sorry" to the Zodiac because those words would just ring hollow, and feel like she is forcing them to make a decision to accept her apology and forgive her.
And that's a choice for those characters to make themselves! Rin days she will never forgive Akito. Kureno does, but then immediately moves away from the Estate and has nothing to do with her ever again. Kyo, Haru and Momiji all have complicated feelings on the subject, and haven't quite worked out WHAT they feel just yet.
These are VALID responses! And you can have that response to her too! That's the POINT!
Fruits Basket asks you to see things in glorious grey scale. It asks you to look at the bigger picture, and see how complicated these things can be. If you come out of it with a one set, absolute, Black-and-white viewpoint then you sort of missed the whole point of the show????
And maybe you should just go watch Free!! or something, because I don't think this is the show for you.
