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Overall, I found it pretty ok. There were only a few things that really stood out to me. But the good announcements were REALLY good.

I had heard there was gonna be a SNES remake but I’m surprised at myself for not guessing it would be Super Mario RPG. As of matter fact, I started that game back just before the Wii U eShop closed. I really liked what I played of it though so nice to see it get more love. And it sounds like the new version is doing Yoko Shimomura’s amazing music justice.

Spare a thought for those hoping for Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War or Donkey Kong Country. You’ll get your chance some day…

A solo Peach game for the first time since Super Princess Peach sounds interesting. And we got yet more evidence that I really need to FINALLY play the Luigi’s Mansion games. A lot of good Mario content (and that wasn’t even all of it but we’ll get there).

Pikmin fans are eating GOOD. Pikmin 4 continues to looks more promising every time we see it and now the whole series is on Switch. I only ever played the first one and I really liked it. So I’d be most interested to dive into the rest.

Penny’s Big Breakaway already looked cute but hearing it’s from the team behind SONIC MANIA?! Oh you’d better believe I’ll be keeping an eye on that.

Also not me wanting to buy the Ganondorf amiibo despite not usually bothering with them. For uhhhh…reasons.

And last of all…Super Mario Wonder. And this actually looks really freaking COOL. I feel like New Super Mario Bros. fatigue soured a lot of folks on 2D Mario but it’s been 10 years now and I think it’s important to remember: 2D Mario is pretty much always really freaking good. And it looks like Wonder has a strong identity in its setup and visual style as well as lots of cool ideas. All while keeping the multiplayer and strong core fundamentals that made NSMB so popular. I’m really happy to see two of my favourite franchises are getting new 2D platformers that feel like more than just throwbacks so close together.

Though I do wonder if Nintendo realised what they unleashed by having Mario turn into a furry AND bulk up. Trust me, I’m on Twitter, so I know. It has already begun…👀

Fruits Basket’s reboot is one of most successful anime reboots since it has:

Amazing story that celebrates human weakness, digs into the depths of human identity & doesn’t shy away from depicting child trauma & abuse. Teaches the values of letting go & walking forward.

The author’s blessing, nostalgia factor from loyal fanbase.

Fixed scheduled 3 season comeback with 63 eps in total planned from the very beginning.

Finished source material with its ending approved by manga fans.

Anime follows the official manga ending.

The “slice of life/shojo” genre doesn’t need budget for fight scenes or big scale realistic animation for its lore.

All these factors contributed to its success, however, this doesn't mean the anime was a masterpiece. It is very good but had issues aren’t in the writing, but rather in the format, overall vision & its effect on characters’ depths.

1. Format:

a. ( Is Fruits Basket an episodic anime or a plot-driving story?) 

-The anime couldn’t decide how to adapt the manga content, should it follow it literally & combine two chapters together each time, or take the core plot & drive it by character, or focus on its vision or what? they KNOW that can’t adapt everything. They have 63 eps in total so they have good number of eps to do any choice. However, since the anime is advertised as “ a faithful adaptation” they wanted to cement this announcement in se01 & chose “character of the day” format. Once, the manga fans are assured & hooked, they can drive the rest wherever.

-Se02 was slightly less episodic (minus the beach arc which had perfect pacing). Afterwards, the yuki content was approached similarly to se1 but centered around “ episodic themes”.  Lots of characters arcs are pushed to se3 to keep the “mother” theme of se2. that’s why all eps ended happily minus few eps such as tohru’s nightmare ending in isuzu’s ep.

-Se03 is where the anime really had the biggest issues & couldn’t decided between keeping themes or rolling like a true well-written drama-infused story. Thus we see them trying to keep the episodic themes as long as possible in 5 eps & once ep 6 starts & they can no longer label a flowing plot into themes, they rolled into the climax. The entirety of tohru’s neglected issues outside of her role as a mother was condensed in one ep via audio narration, since ep 7 should drive akito into the climax spot, ep 8 is kyo’s & ep 9 is female antagonist vs female protagonist clash. The rest of the eps focus around wrapping the growth arcs of kyo, akito, yuki & tohru.

I wish they kept the episodic forma for se01 only. Se01 is episodic by design since you can’t maneuver around character introduction, but they should’ve let season 2 & 3 flow smoothly without imposing episodic themes that a junior high schooler could detect, simply because the theme will choose which character fits this ep & which must be cut. Hardly a smart decision for a drama-focused story. Example: Se02 post-beach arc, being “mother tohru” themed meant the cut content of any “teenage girl tohru content”, focusing only on her role as a mother & shoving the rest of “tohru” into the unbelievably packed se03.

b. ( How the seasons are divided & which one is best?)

Lots of fans believed that: se1 (kyo focus), se2 (yuki focus), se3 (tohru focus), I don’t think this is the correct official anime format at all, but rather the fans wishful thinking, here’s why:

se01 isn’t kyo’s focus at all.  Kyo has ONE focused ep each season: se01:ep24, se3: ep9, & se03: ep8. He gets more screen time in se03 to deal with the aftermath of ep8 & to mark his growth & close his arc. But, yuki had more focused eps in se01 than kyo. Example, se01, ep 12, yuki tells the audience abt his dream of new friends, home & new self, sth he achieved gradually ever since that ep ended, thus, Kisa’s ep is a yuki centered ep as well as it marked the beginning of (a) “mother tohru” issues, (b) him deciding to join student council & get out of his comfort zone which is the beginning of “ new yuki”.

se2 is indeed a yuki centered season.

se03 is not a tohru’s focus at all, we still had (akito, shigure, kyo, kureno, momiji, isuzi, haru, machi, motoko, & more yuki) to start or finish their arcs & it is 13 eps only. tho, Tohru had a self-focused role at last which is good.

-I believe the following format better describes the anime’s seasons’ division since it is driven by themes:

se01: Life teachings for the youngsters, due to the direct format of advise given by mother kyoko thro her daughter to the characters/ audience.

se02: Life teachings thro a coming of age story. The trio are struggling to choose a future, afraid & burdened by their trauma’s. Yuki with the help of “mother tohru” , leaves the nest “youngster stage” & sets his foot into the future & struggles to: have fiends, express himself, face his parents, be honest with himself, form an identity & understand himself.

se03: Life teachings of mature issues to those who have already chosen wrong once or twice. bigger issues are presented such as: guilt, death, trauma, extreme self-loath, self-destructive tendencies (kyo), grief, lack of self-esteem, refusing to let go of the past, abandonment issues, constructed polite girl identity with false happy mask (tohru), superiority complex, false forced identity, sins & misdeeds (akito), other themes such as adultery, manipulation, passiveness & enabling can fit the other characters.

So, naturally, season 3 is the richest in content, extremely entertaining story-focused, plot-driven, multi characters depth, plethora of themes, issues & variety of fascinating character writing to distinguish between various arcs & wrap ups. Honestly, se03 carries the whole success since it IS the story of Fruits Basket ( a basket of different fruits & we get to hear/see them all, including the rice-cake!). Still, se03 suffered from the issues of pacing & format I mentioned above, plus condensed content due to short number of eps dedicated to 12 characters.

2. Overall Vision:

Tohru being the main protagonist carries the story’s vision, however, I think Taklaya-san wanted the vision to expand to all her characters. I duno abt the author’s true vision since I haven’t read the manga, but if I were to guess based on the overall story: it is “the acceptance of human weakness”. Yuki isn't the perfect prince, tohru isn't the angelic mom, kyo isn't the horrible monster. These assumptions are the OTHER characters’ perspective of them. Not their true identity or reality. We later even learn that the abusive akito herself, chose a healthier identity, the atoned family head. However, in the anime, characters’ weakness isn’t the center of the anime’s vision, rather its vision is abt the “nurturing effects of the mother figure”, which is supported by the writing as well, but shouldn't be the core driving plot. The anime is more centered around mothers & more narrowly guided. The characters’ weaknesses takes a second seat until the focus on the mother role is over. This does not affect tohru only, but all characters including yuki himself.

-Tohru being the female protagonist shouldn’t be angelic as this contradicts the core theme, thus tohru is given her own set of (human aspects):  trauma, frustrating character traits, faulty coping mechanism: the fake happy mask. Her role as yuki’s mother is only ONE part of her, as big as it is his life & as huge as it is from his perspective. It should NOT be what the audience can only see & feel from tohru. If it is, then Tohru is forever the 16 year-old mother of her peers, sth a normal teenager shouldn't, contradicting the basic existence of the human aspects mentioned above.

a. How does the overall vision being focused on “tohru’s motherly role” affect characters’ depths?

-For Tohru: In the anime, tohru being yuki’s mother lasted for 2 seasons, during that time, we are ONLY allowed to see HER from HIS perspective. Everything abt her human weakness is either vaguely hinted “ few scenes here & there” or pushed to se03. In se01 & 2, tohru is only allowed to act as a “teenage girl” in front of two male characters: (kyo & momiji):

How is tohru depicted in front of kyo & momiji? If you re-watch the anime, once tohru is around these two, her character is very different & she stops giving advice & instead “listen” to them. She is shown more lively & drawn younger & girly, asking more than talking, receiving advice, they both look at her as a normal girl with burdens on her shoulder rather than “savior/care taker”. Kyo complains to her few times abt that & calls her out on her self-denying antics, momoji takes a different approach & subtly provides chances for her to be a “teenage girl”: going to a hot spring & vacation. She opens up to kyo slowly in all her scenes with him, but while she doesn't open up to momiji, she allows herself to show vulnerability & throw her mask a bit in front of him (se01, ep12: she listened to his talk abt his mom, related to him, cried & hugged him with NO advice even tho she didnt tell him abt her mom), se02, she listened to his talk abt his sister, related to him, cried & gave NO advice even tho she didnt tell him she thought abt her mom).

The anime’s heavy focus on her “motherly”side, contradicts showing her as vulnerable & traumatized, hence her backstory lasted for 4 minutes in her own ep, se03, ep6. Later when she faces akito, tohru’s growth kicks in & she starts relating to her issues of abandonment but all this growth came from those 4 minutes of backstory in ep6. In ep9, in front of akito, tohru was depicted just like how she is depicted in all yuki centered eps, ( giving an advice, smiling, a hallow of light around her, the sun rises, the rain stops & she shines her kindness to heal the wounds). 

-For Yuki: In the anime, Yuki is shown seeking a mother & all the right monologues & issues are perfectly presented. However, his weakness isn’t only wanting a mother!! yuki is depicted as a prince by others, so a huge part of his growth is to leave the princely persona behind, which is sth that was not focused on in the anime. Outside of his issues on viewing tohru as a mother & wanting friends, yuki continued to be depicted as prince & wasn't much allowed the freedom of being “a normal teenage boy”. Machi narrated that part of his growth, motoko too, but it wasnt depicted much on screen & yuki continued to have dashing bubbles, sparkles, hair flowing on wind & extreme focus on beautiful face. Him becoming a dynamic character outside of his “finishing my tohru-mother confession to my friend” is very short lived. This would’ve easily been fixed if less attention was given to his “mom tohru” phase. He is more than “I used to look at tohru as my mom”.

-For kyo: In the anime, kyo never looked at tohru as a mom, hence from the beginning kyo didn’t fit the overall vision. Hence, all his issues are pushed into se03 when tohru’s “mom role” is finished. There is a reason we have ONE kyo centered ep in se1 & 2. it IS contradicting the current tohru-image of being a mom. Also, kyo’s thoughts are blocked completely for dramatic purposes but he didnt need to be absent from tons of eps which he was, even his growth ever since se01 finale is very subtle in order to not derive from tohru’s image as a mom. We have some scenes of kyo & tohru interacting, but they should be sparse se01, ep 23 (soup ep) or se02, ep2, or short scenes such kyoto scene or tohru’s worried abt her grandpa scene in se2, ep14. Most of kyo’s & tohru’s scenes aren’t solely romantic in their nature but they provide in depth peek into their true personality & identity as humans. With her kyo isn’t angry or annoyed & with him tohru isn’t bubbly with the “I’m okay” mask.

Side Notes:

There is no doubt that the anime was made with respect & love to the source material & the author. I can see this clearly & I don’t deny it at all. This isn’t meant to ridicule them at all. I respect them all plenty.

There is no doubt that the anime team were trying their best & if you like everything, then good for you, if you like some parts & don’t agree with others, then that’s fine. Criticizing is a form of loving, too. Just be respectful.

Preferences, tastes, visions, & outlooks, all differ from one human to another. This is normal & healthy.

The director or decision maker in the anime having different vision from the author is fine, too. After all, he’s a different person. His perspective & understanding of her characters is different. Disagreeing with him is fine. All medium of art are exposed to the audience perspective. I disagree with him on lots of creative decisions such as reliance on monologues, wide shots on intense moments, lack of zoom on facial expressions, most parallel scenes are very in the nose, need for exaggerated drama & over dramatic drawing of tohru & akito at times.

You can even differ with the writer herself on some parts of her writing, that’s fine, too.

I enjoyed this anime lots, it helped me make new friends, discuss lots of fascinating content, & practiced writing short critical reviews, which is sth I’ve missed from my college days!

I love the writing for the main male characters: Yuki & Kyo. I love their arcs so much! Yuki got the best focus on his core issues. Kyo, in particular surprised me as I used to think, due to the minimum content on him, that he’s only the secondary rival of the main male protagonist. But kyo’s story turned out fascinating & very psychological informed. 

Still, the anime is lacking to me for its depiction & presentation of women. The main female characters (Tohru & akito) are lacking realistic depiction of their core issues & time dedicated to that.  The focus on tohru’s mom role steals from realistic existence as a character on her own right. Akito is a villain for so long & her atonement is quick & her love story is quicker. Both females didn’t get to tell us their traumatic backstory in detail like the boys & they didn’t have enough focus on their human side.

Altho kyo had (1) way less screen time than yuki or even tohru, (2) his true backstory was only revealed in the climax, (3) his inner thoughts were blocked for suspense, he was written wearing his emotions on his sleeve from ep1, so, we grew to feel for him & dreaded what could’ve broken such endearing boy, hence, once it was shown we understood the psychological trauma that destroyed him. One third of the puzzle of his story was revealed each season gradually. (1) se01 (true form), (2) se02 (his bet with akito, knowing kyoko & loving tohru), (3) se03 (His whole backstory including the abusive father).

I wouldn’t say, I wish tohru was given the (yuki treatment) cuz then we’ll need more than 13 eps for se03, I just wished her story & emotions to at least be given the (kyo treatment): Divided into clear thirds (parts).

The anime is a lovely treat that I can recommend to lots of ppl with ease. You dont have to be into shojo to get into it, but it’ll undoubtedly trick you into its subtle main love story that subvert most shojo tropes. The other love stories are good as well, there’s a type of love for every fan!

There’s a number of platonic friendships which is very refreshing! 

Disclaimer: I want to express that I love Furuba so much. But kindly note this is my overall first impression of the story/anime, so far. My opinion might change about certain aspects as the story/show progress, so Kindly refrain from correcting me. Although I highly respect the author & anime team, I have no personal attachment to them as this is my first introduction to their work, unlike many veteran fans who’s read the manga. This is my personal opinion, I hope I can write another one after the anime/story finishes, to see what changes.

The Writing’s strength:

The writer created a work that focused on human drama, emotions, & mentality. Although there’s fantasy, it can easily symbolize real life obstacles. Love it!

This is one of the rare stories where the majority of the characters’ emotions & actions are real. I lost track of how many time I’ve wrote “this is a real depiction of...this is so real..realistic”. This’s Furuba’s greatest strength! This is why I still follow this story! the characters are highly flawed in a realistic way.

It deals heavily with children’s abuse, destructive traditions, wrong choices, depression, child’s neglect, murder, death, & suicide, yet manages to not be depressing or gloomy. Hope is created in a balanced & natural way throughout the story & doesn’t feel imposed. Genius!

The Writing’s flaw (Personal opinion):

The story tends to give a life lesson per episode (mostly), not a weakness by itself, however, It creates a presence of the writer where u know this is today’s lesson.

Its contradictory depiction of physical violence within the story, where sometimes it should be taken seriously, others just a comedy. The story says violence is wrong (kisa being hit/hatori ‘s eye) but use it as a joking comedy as well. I know it is not meant to be taken seriously, it’s an anime thing, but the story takes violence seriously. For example, School Rumble anime doesn’t take itself seriously, mainly a comedy, so hitting/beating can be jokes. But Furuba deals with heavy physical abuse of characters (children & adults) & does not shy away from depicting it, so, to joke about it is weird to me personally. Furuba is already funny without it. Violence is one of the those tricky story elements, that is rarely used positively unless it’s self-defense. However, I’ll give the writer credit for not falling into the usual anime’s cliche of using physical violence as a healing aspect to maximize the climax & add extra drama. We didn’t see Shigure & Aya beating Hatori in the lake ep, although they were frustrated with him giving up on life. They’ll need to interfere in the future to push him forward, but I bet it will be realistic. Furuba doesn’t need to restore to such cliches to create drama, climax & explore the depths of broken mentality & emotions. This story is really unique in its approach of dealing with broken humans realistically. So far, none of the heavy emotional breakdowns felt like an anime drama, with a warning this aspect is not serious, it is just maximized, forget this aspect & focus on the other, NO, they all felt real. I guess for how great of a story furuba is, weird jokes are a minor thing, after all.

The anime’s strength:

pretty art designs, excellent music, perfect voice actors, & real dedication.

It is clear that the show is taking its time & not rushing anything which is a very rare instance in anime worlds.

The anime’s weakness (personal opinion):

tendency to over-dramatize emotional moments so unnecessarily. (shallow waters had its own post).

Anyway, to finish it off, here’s the overall impression I wrote immediately after listening:

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The production of promotional flyers The last item on our checklist which way inferior en route to the other points in conspicuousness in nothing, is the goading of our advertising flyer. When printing the flyers, there are many things to have the idea. Depending going on the separation touching the contents of an run away with size and number in relation to pages ought to be selected. It is important that not too replete pages are chosen so that the Flyers subsequently acts to empty because entirely for lagniappe much space for the acquiescent exists. Nor the flyer should be too small and thus shower little space now the content. The Flyers would for which reason look to squat and overthrow the hearer with farther not a little content. In the succeeding step the right fold should be chosen - are very common, for example, deviative, deviate or cross and altar folds. For more true bill about the different types in relation with folds are our printed flowers. In addition to paper size and fold the paper scratchiness plays an signal role. Too thin a flyer works fast "low-quality" and too thick a aerialist is not always recommended. On the undergirding of our approachable process pattern can be flat-out the ideal imitation for each warm-hearted as to flyers. With-it the last step of the printing preparation should evaluate close by the possibilities anent finishes. Still, one should be careful on route to make no doubt the Flyers avoid overstretch with finishing and thus distracting from the substantiated content. Contrawise, we burden make attention to our audience again. If the Flyers are printed on environmentally friendly paper, it had better be omitted certain finishes.<\p>

If you selected a format that provides enough space for the taken with? Are the flyers excellent neither beside microscopic nor too weed-ridden? A snow was chosen to match the target rake up? If a matching rebate selected? Whether equipment is used? Customize the finishes to the purpose paduan?<\p>