#fruba

[emilylovescookies]

tohru honda… the shoujo girl of my dreams 🐱🎀💕

[bloodraven55]

kyo will always be one of the most goated male shoujo love interests imo bc when my man messed up he sorted his shit out and locked tf in to be 100% sure he was never gonna fumble his girl again. fruba was crazy for this moment and it hasn’t left my head since i finished watching

[cinderella-ish]

Fruits Basket: abusive systems perpetuate themselves, and they will continue to do so until conscious efforts are made by many to end the cycle of abuse

Fans: BuT hOw MaNy YeArS sHoUlD aKiTo Go To PrIsOn?!!?!??!?

[birthdaylatte]

I cleaned up & shaded this & added Yuki :)

[frayed-symphony]

A softer variant of the Furuba drawing I made for lunar new year

[izukutears]

I’m not one of those people who finds Akito’s actions justifiable because of her trauma, but I really appreciate the parallels between her and Tohru. They both have a desire to keep their connections eternal and unchanged. For Tohru, this began after her father’s death. Kyoko was so focused on her grief that she neglected Tohru and nearly took her own life. In an attempt to give her mother something to live for, Tohru took on her father’s polite/formal speaking style and became the perfect daughter. The belief that she needs to act a specific way to maintain her relationships spread to the rest of her life. While Tohru’s kindness is genuine, her motivation isn’t completely selfless. She’s nice to people because she wants them to stay. The show portrays her extreme kindness as a strength, but her motive is cast in a negative light. When Kyoko passes, Tohru is scared to love anyone more than she loved her mom because that might weaken their connection. This fear stopped her from moving forward in life. Bonds are not meant to be eternal. Change leads to growth. (TOHRU IS NOT A MARY SUE BTW!!)

Akito also lost her father at a young age, but unlike in Tohru’s situation, her mother permanently rejects her afterwards. This gave Akito a fear of abandonment and causes her to aggressively cling to the other zodiac members. As the head of the family, she believes that she’s owed a relationship with them. She maintains these bonds with extreme force, lashing out at the possibility of them caring for anyone else.

The protagonist and antagonist having the same core fear allowed the story to explore the theme from both angles. Whether you’re convincing people to stay through carefully crafted kindness or needless cruelty, it won’t guarantee genuine connection. Choice > Obligation. Growth > Comfort.

[allmightscake]

[agam-arts]

“True kindness isn’t something we’re born with, it’s something we have to work at.”

Fruits Basket has such a special place in my heart <3