Fruits Basket (2019) Episode Six – Kyo vs. Yuki. Place Your Bets!

Compared to last week’s dramatic episode, this week’s episode was much more uneventful. Sure, we got to meet two more of the Sohmas: Hatori and Momiji, but, at this point in the show, we still don’t know much about either of them. And, yes, we also got to see Yuki in a dress, which is cool, if you’re into that kind of thing… Aside from that, not a great deal happened. The main event was when Tohru’s two friends, Hana and Uo, invited themselves over to the Sohmas’ for the night. It may sound as though I’m complaining, but I actually like more relaxed episodes like this – you can’t run at 11 all of the time! Too much drama and it begins to feel forced, you know? And I enjoy seeing characters in all sorts of different scenarios, and that includes as they go about their day-to-day lives! Besides, given that this week’s episode was much more uneventful, and I don’t have a great deal to discuss and dissect, now may be a good opportunity to address the following burning question: Kyo vs. Yuki – who is currently in a better position to win Tohru’s heart?

Let’s review the evidence…

Fruits Basket (2019) Episode Four – the Worst Sohma

I’ve actually been dreading writing about this week’s episode. Hopefully you have noticed this about me, but I don’t like being critical or negative. That said, I don’t think that I’m going to be able to avoid that today… This week we were introduced to Kagura Sohma, who, upon learning that her beloved Kyo was back in town, decided to pay him a little visit. This sounds innocent enough, and, sure enough, Tohru’s first impression of Kagura is that she seems very sweet, but not five minutes into her visit she is beating Kyo to within an inch of his life. Not that it would make my opinion of her any better, but this is no one-off, but, rather, one of several instances throughout episode four when Kagura KO’d Kyo. Fruits Basket has too many strengths to count, but the main thing that it has going for it is its characters. They’re believable, multifaceted, and oh-so-very endearing. Ironically, though, its biggest weakness is also character-based: Kagura. It’s not that she’s all-out detestable, like Akito (somebody you’re supposed to hate), just that she’s so problematic! Here’s why: