December 16, 2002
fruits basket

this weekend...,well just sunday, i watched an entire anime series called fruits basket. yes. fruits basket. not sure why. well i know why it's called that (and trust me the reason is perhaps dumber than the name itself), i am not, however, sure why i watched 26 episodes in one fucking day. or why near the end i started talking to myself, the cat, the television. exhaustion. lack of food. lack of sleep. it wasn't pretty. what WAS pretty were the anime boys. ha! you knew i was going to get to them and my new fervent crushes on each one of the little emotionally scarred 2-d cuties. cutiiieesss....

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it was all in all a relatively good show actually. i mean. the plot was well thought out. oh god. i just said that. let me explain something here. the plot was based around this household of three men who, when they are hugged by a girl, turn into one of the 12 animals of the zodiac calender. you can imagine the amount of times the girl had to accidentally trip in order to provide some humorous gag moments. because of course it was a secret from other people. and they would have to cover up really quickly the fact that there was a pile of clothes on the floor and a mouse running across the parquet.

the girl was kind of dim really but always had these holy moments where she would impart some sage wisdom and the males would begin to accept themselves instead of loathing their demon zodiac curse. there were girls cursed too and they had to hug boys to turn. there was a moment with the mailman... anyway. but basically it was a semi-love triangle (undeclared and undecisive) between the main (non-cursed) girl and two of the cursed boys. it was cute. it was sweet. sometimes sappily. but still. and i enjoyed it, i did.

the artwork was standard, though they did some interpsersions of rough sketches which were interesting along with some tv wave patterns every so often to give mystical height or notice. and once there was a scene where there was a train with real people getting off and 4 anime characters in their midst which looked cool. and althogh i know this makes me a dork. in a couple of episodes there were moments when the animation continuity was imterrupted by a misplaced cell. so there would be a fraction of a second where a different image would flash by and with the technological wonder of dvd i could pause fast forward to check and look at how the image was moved slightly to the left so that part of the previous cell was included on one side and the new one on the majority of the screen creating a juxtaposition that lurked at the corners of the eye if you were watching normal speed very closely. in one of these. the characters switched sides entirely and there was this fucking scary shadow figure in the trees on the right side. i stopped pause ffwarding after that.

the reason i found this wacky series in the first place was because i was searching on news of the licensing of 'one piece' (jacob). they are both distributed by the same company (funimation. cause it's so fun.) and although one piece isn't out yet, soon maybe. i know you wanted to see more of it. wacky stretchy pirates. i also got all of FLCL which maybe i will watch today. (it's only 6 episodes.) but i am so fucking excited. it's by GAINAX who did neon genesis evangelion and also kare kano. both exceptional artwork and story. and FLCL is fucking brilliant and frenetic. (or at least the first 4 episodes which i have seen are.)

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Posted by michele at December 16, 2002 11:03 AM
Comments

all I can say to this is my most annoying phrase.

AAAAAAKIRA!

Posted by: didofoot on December 18, 2002 12:18 PM

tamahome!!!

Posted by: michele on December 18, 2002 12:42 PM

Fruits Basket is a very funny touching and loving story. Honda Thoru is me while Kyou is my boyfriend.

Posted by: maya on January 30, 2003 11:11 PM

WHAT? Kyou is MY boyfriend. I do not know who you are, but you better stop dating my boyfriend. Or I will have to go CRAZY on him. And on anyone who is dating him. Anyone else but me I mean.

Posted by: honda thoru on January 31, 2003 01:01 PM

Nagisachaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan!

Nosakakuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuun!

Posted by: jason on January 31, 2003 04:23 PM

gasp. laugh. oh shit jason i'm going to miss you.

Posted by: michele on February 1, 2003 12:43 AM

ummmm.....ok....werid......hahaha....uhhh...what are yall talking about?

Posted by: Kevin on April 24, 2003 08:03 PM

dear kevin,
we are all seriously messed up in the head. mostly we just have inside anime jokes for no good reason. except for maya who i don't know. but she seemed nice. do you like fruits basket? thanks to your commenting here and me remembering fruits basket i think i might have to watch it again. kawaiiiiiiiii.

Posted by: michele on April 25, 2003 08:20 AM

michele,
knowing your magnetic attraction to porn...i heard about a movie today (you may have already heard about it since you have a beeline for such information and always know these things before the rest of us...) that you might be interested in. it's called "The Good Old Naughty Days" and it's an indie/foreign film that highlights a bunch of shorts from the silent film era that's all about porn. there's something about a norwegian, then some nuns getting it on, and i think a teacher and a dog. but i hear what's interesting about it is it employs the same filmmaking techniques still used today...ahhh but the subjects are more risque than you'd see today. (except in anime porn, anyway...those guys'll draw anything!)

Posted by: jade on April 25, 2003 08:56 AM

shaaaaa-kiiiiiii-raaaaaaaa!!!!!

wheeeeeere-eeeeeee-veeeeerrrrrrr!!!!

wheeeeeen-eeeeeee-veeeeerrrrrrr!!!!

sorry(kira).

Posted by: holohan on April 25, 2003 09:58 AM

Yes I kinda like fruit basket and WAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSUUUUUUUPPPPPPPPPPPP!!!!
drinking a bud watching t.v.
true....true....
WAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSSSUUUUUUUUUPPPPPPPPPP!!!
from the comercial of bud light

Posted by: Kevin on May 3, 2003 02:06 PM

I love Yuki and Tohru!
They're the best!
Momiji, Kisa, and Haru are aswesome!
Hiro, Kyo, and Kagura are cool!
Aya, 'Gure, and Ritsu are funny!
'Tori is pretty cool too!

I'm not too fond of the other two Juuninshi!
Akito creeps me out!

Posted by: Jen on May 19, 2003 08:21 AM

Kyou is MINE. MINE I TELL YOU! MINE! Kyou-kun, Kyou-kun where are you? Kyou-kun? Kyou-kun!? Kyou-KUN!!!!! KYOU-KUN!!!!!

Posted by: Amanda on August 7, 2003 11:04 AM

The show is AWESOME!!!!!
But to those of you out who believe it is appealing to have that much romance in one anime your an idiot:( The best parts have to be when they fight (go Yuke!!!) Though I find it pethetic that kyo can't even beat Kagura, I mean how low can one person get. Though I do think all the characters are really great (and the artwork rocks;)And if i did have to pick a character it wouyld have to be Hatsu haru because he also does the voice of Yuske on YuYu Hakusho( You are awsome!)

Posted by: melissa390 on February 17, 2004 09:42 PM

ang ganda talaga ng fruits basket, lagi na lang napapatawa ako sa mga eksena lalo na kapag nagiging hayop sila........................ ang cucute nila grabe i swear....................

Posted by: catherine malvar on November 21, 2004 06:46 PM

for me kyo and toruh is the best
fruits basket rulez!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: spence on November 25, 2004 06:18 PM

for me kyo and toruh is the best
fruits basket rulez!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: spence on November 25, 2004 06:18 PM

toruh honda i love you
kyo idol kita sobra astig ka your the best ka talaga!!!!!!!!!!!!!
to my friend here specially to abegail lavern bacsafra i love you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: spence on November 25, 2004 06:22 PM

hi ate joan and kuya henry

Posted by: spence on November 25, 2004 06:26 PM

hi ate joan and kuya henry

Posted by: spence on November 25, 2004 06:26 PM

sa lahat ng fruits basket fans
gusto nyo bang magkaroon mms picture nila toruh and KYO,shigure, yuki,momiji,akito,haru,hatori ok bibigyan ko kayo!!!! mabait naman ako eh ito no. ko
09182525247098884857473548358272745
hulaan nyo nalang ung 11 numbers ko
ok pg na guess nyo promise bibigyan k kayo ng mms picture nila o sige byebyebye!!!!!!!!!!!
fruits basket rulez!!!
ingat kayong lahat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (",)

Posted by: spence on November 25, 2004 06:34 PM

kyo number 1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
inuyasha muber 1 den!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
hello sky master!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
hello to geraldine,kathy,jomadel,to all f6 barkada!!!!

yuki= kathy d lesbian harthtrb

kyo=spence d lesbian short temper and headtunner!!

shigure=jomadel d lesbian joker

momiji= me the cutest member hehehe!!!!!!

Posted by: misteriuosguy on November 25, 2004 07:13 PM

mistitious guy ang yabang-yabang mo sobra

Posted by: kathy on November 25, 2004 07:15 PM

sana maganda

Posted by: spitz on November 27, 2004 09:28 PM

ace.........????!!!!
panot
panot
panot

Posted by: spence on November 27, 2004 11:21 PM

fruits basket gusto ko si toruh ang ganda nya
sobra!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
tttttttttttttttttttttttttoooooooooooooooooooooorrrrrrrruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!
iiiiiiiiiiiiilllllllllooooooooovvvvvvvveeeeeeyyyyoooou!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

Posted by: morphin on November 27, 2004 11:29 PM

hey i love that show it is my fav and kyou the cat is the cutest he isss soooooooooooooooooooooo
oooooo hott.

Posted by: chloe on November 29, 2004 03:54 PM

omfg!! fruits basket is SUCH a good anime show...and I absolutely LUVED the dubbs...they were AWESOME!! I couldn't get over the last episode though...I would definetly say that that show has become one of my top fav anime shows!! ^_^ i bought the box set and all, but they said that there were 7 un-cut episodes...some1 help me out here, LoL. btw, this is all new to me. there's actually a movie!?! some1 pinch me! LoL, Jk. um...I'll talk to y'all later, ciao! *Magz*

Posted by: magz on December 10, 2004 06:54 PM

Kyo your so cute i wish i can see you in person

Posted by: ashitaka on December 13, 2004 10:59 PM

kyo u co tepi gwe banget coba ada yg kaya u
pokonya fruits baket number 1

Posted by: okky on December 21, 2004 09:02 PM

I HAVE THE BOX SET AND LOVE EVERY EPISODE!!!OH,AND KYO IS SOOOOO CUTE!!!

Posted by: Kat Chi on December 27, 2004 04:10 PM

hahahahahhahahaha i uno why i came here but i like fruits basket, so what can i sai?>. i like haru, then hyo, then yuki, then um, tha grown up momiji, then tha youger shigure, then the younger hatori hahahahahahaha i kinda like the pictures, e-mail me! ^^- no

Posted by: jasmine on January 2, 2005 08:29 PM

HEY! you cant have kyo all to yourself up there! your not the only one who actually likes him! gosh, and you the one who said that kyo sucks at fighting, he cant beat kagoura, because he doesnt want to hurt her, do you even pay attention?! how come every body is saying that kyo is their boyfriend, i mean notto sai he isnt cute, or ne thing, well, i like tha show >.

Posted by: jasmine... on January 2, 2005 08:37 PM

hi I really really like fruit basket especially kyo he's so cute and cuddly, by the way does anyone of you people here knows who is Tohru's real prince Charming??!! is it Kyo or Yuki?! please respond immediately because I'm getting crazy here!!!!

Posted by: Girl on January 5, 2005 08:24 AM

Crush ko si yuki kamukha nya si karl at si kyou kamukha nya si martin, maganda ang fruits basket yun lang.

Posted by: Marfel Coleen P. Vergara luv ko c karl on January 8, 2005 10:20 PM

Crush ko si yuki at kyou kamukha nila ang very crush ko si aj at si karl, grabe crush ko silang lhat, fus2ng gus2 ko si aj lalo na si karl! Maganda si tohru favorite ko sya and haru gwapo mo!

Posted by: Kyna Ina MOnzon luv ko si karl on January 8, 2005 10:22 PM

Kyou-kun is sooooooo HOT!!!!!!!!!!!!
But then there's also Hatori,Shigure,Yuki and Hatsuharu!!!!
The books and movies are such big teases!!!
Why can't the guys be real?! :(
My friend has a monster crush on Haru so now her fave animal is the Ox although in the books and movies he looks like a cow!

Posted by: jen on January 17, 2005 11:13 PM

Kyou-kun is sooooooo HOT!!!!!!!!!!!!
But then there's also Hatori,Shigure,Yuki and Hatsuharu!!!!
The books and movies are such big teases!!!
Why can't the guys be real?! :(
My friend has a monster crush on Haru so now her fave animal is the Ox although in the books and movies he looks like a cow!

Posted by: jen on January 17, 2005 11:15 PM

ang ganda ng story sana 1 hour na

Posted by: tina of marikina on January 17, 2005 11:17 PM

Grabe!! ang cute ni yuki.... at si kyo ay nakakatawa kapag nagiging pusa siya.

Posted by: Alona on January 25, 2005 09:02 PM

to all fans ng fruit basket. grabe ang ganda diba bukod sa nakakakilg nkkatwa pa dhil ky kyo. naiinis ako kay akito dahil hdlang sya sa pgka2ibgan ng tatlo. basta ang mssbi ko lang ang gwapo laht ng pamilya zomah lalong lalo na c haru,kyo at yuki. at syempre maganda rin c kagura at toruh.habang lalong tumatgal lalong gumaganda. kya wacth na lng kau ng watch.

Posted by: tifany on January 29, 2005 05:20 AM

to all fans ng fruit basket. grabe ang ganda diba bukod sa nakakakilg nkkatwa pa dhil ky kyo. naiinis ako kay akito dahil hdlang sya sa pgka2ibgan ng tatlo. basta ang mssbi ko lang ang gwapo laht ng pamilya zomah lalong lalo na c haru,kyo at yuki. at syempre maganda rin c kagura at toruh.habang lalong tumatgal lalong gumaganda. kya wacth na lng kau ng watch.

Posted by: tifany on January 29, 2005 05:21 AM

to all fans ng fruit basket. grabe ang ganda diba bukod sa nakakakilg nkkatwa pa dhil ky kyo. naiinis ako kay akito dahil hdlang sya sa pgka2ibgan ng tatlo. basta ang mssbi ko lang ang gwapo laht ng pamilya zomah lalong lalo na c haru,kyo at yuki. at syempre maganda rin c kagura at toruh.habang lalong tumatgal lalong gumaganda. kya wacth na lng kau ng watch.

Posted by: tifany on January 29, 2005 05:22 AM

I love that David kid in Whistle He is so sexy I am in soccer to and my friends say if He was real I would probally have him

Posted by: Jelly on July 21, 2005 10:02 AM

For the next time put more photos of anime, but the site is not that bad. But I now that the men or women can do better than that. So well done !!

GOOD LUCK FOR THE NEXT TIME!!!

GOOD LUCK FOR THE NEXT TIME!!!

Posted by: Jessica on November 21, 2005 12:31 PM

kooooooooooooooooool :> :)

Posted by: Taylor on April 9, 2006 05:31 PM

hmm...i have no clue wats going on...but fruits basket is okayy.....
have u guys seen tha porn of it?????
hahahhahah....it wuz sad!!!!:(
heheheheh.....she wuz screamin so fucken loud....anyways...

Posted by: vue xiong on April 17, 2006 07:20 AM

they look great together

Posted by: natalie on June 8, 2006 05:29 PM

odio el anime lo detesto y odio a una chica ....
gorda,fea,estupida y idiota....

Posted by: John on July 2, 2006 01:13 PM
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