Fruits Basket

[Eileanach]

Fruits Basket

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Now obviously I am not going to offer any spoilers in here for those who haven't seen all of it yet.

But is it just me or is the ending for it REALLY poor? I mean they build up to this amazing climax and then the ending occurs and you feel unsatisfied like the creators didn't bother thinking about it properly and just shoved any old ending down?

Again this is just my opinion. I know a few people who loved the ending. I just didn't find it satisfying... the way the plot was heading and all...

[ingrey]

Expect a reply from FruitsBasket soon.

[ReturnofFruitbasketbob2]

Ending:

Yah a lot of people thought it was bad. Probably because they don't like open endings. I thought it fit the type of anime FB is. Tohru visits Akito, the main villian of the show, and does her speech thing that she has been doing the entire series. She made Akito realize that even though his life is bad, there is people that still care for her and the most important part is that she is still alive. This gave Akito a bit of shock and made him think. Tohru then leaves with Hatohri and Shigure(both of them seemed to be effected by Tohrus speech since they seem kind of giddy). I don't remember quite well but Kyo and Im not sure if others waited for Tohru but they were all happy that it went well with Akito. The most important thing is that Tohru was able to live with the Sohmas in the end. The ending was open but it was a happy ending.

Most anime are based off mangas that haven't ended yet or suppose to end at that point. Hence there's a lot of anime with open endings. If you want a more conclusive ending just read FB manga since it was finished a couple months ago. I didn't like it too much since the theme changed to relationships/love. But there is still a lot of good scenes that I enjoy like the one about Tohrus parents past.

Aite still 4am somehow I magically woke up and saw this post. Now im going back to sleep.

[purplemo]

Ending:

I'm fine with it. I'm not one to need happy endings where everyone gets paired up with their mate for life for everything. Nor an I adversed to "zero" or bad endings. Considering Furuba struck me as a slice o'life show, I find it fine that it ended with the major current obstacle out of the way and didn't try to resolve by picking a guy. And you know if Tohru ended up hooked with one of them, the other's fangirls would go berserk and there'd be a flame war between the two camps.

In fact, I like that they didn't force the issue. After all, there was not the obvious romantic tension between any of them. It felt more like a desperate need for friendship leading to a pre-romance stage. It would take another season (that one that has been on the books for the last 5 or so years) to develop the romance between anyone to get a real relationship going.

Of course, if you're talking about the cat demon and not the relationships, that's another story. I think that went fine though too. It's a shoujo show after all, not a shounen monster hack n' slash fest.

[ReturnofFruitbasketbob2]

Wow emo o_O We agreed on something. THE WORLDS ARE COLLIDING!!
Anyways when I hear people that say that they hate FB's ending I think of only 2 possible reasons.

1)They didn't understand the ending.


2)They love Fruit Basket so much they were mad that it had to end.

[zoelyn]

Hmm... well since FB is pretty much my favorite anime right now, I'll add my two cents.

I was actually surprised to see in another thread (perhaps one of the poll-like things that this site does... sorry I forgot what they're called...) that so many people were disappointed with the ending.

I don't like incomplete endings, but I really don't feel like FB was lacking all that much. What I dislike most in terms of anime endings is a "happily ever after" with sugar and a cherry on top. Honestly, life isn't like that (although in real life, people don't turn into animals by simply hugging them... but I kind of wish that could happen :p).

What I'm saying is, I think FB left enough that makes you want to maybe read the manga and dive deeper into the story, but resolved enough that if left with just the anime, at least things are cleared up and you aren't getting mad at the writers for leaving poor Tohru in a bad situation. At least things are civil and peaceful, without being overly perfect and happy.

[alyss]

Overall:

Well, I didn't really like the idea that the anime ended before we got to see all the members of the zodiac. That just seems really incomplete. Of course, the manga wasn't done yet so it's understandable, but it doesn't sit well with me.

Also, maybe because the manga wasn't done, it seemed like they had to pick something (kyo's ugly cat form) and make it a really big deal so it seems more like a climax. I personally didn't think Kyo having that form was that big of a deal to live up to the expectations and suspense, and in the manga IIRC it wasn't emphasized so much.

That said i didn't mind the ending too much really.

[ReturnofFruitbasketbob2]

Originally Posted by zoelyn

I was actually surprised to see in another thread (perhaps one of the poll-like things that this site does... sorry I forgot what they're called...) that so many people were disappointed with the ending.
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Yeah I have no idea how FB ended on the list of worst endings when you have shows like Air TV.

I'll use my reasonings from my post above. That and probably only a few people voted

[purplemo]

Lots of people like happy endings. Heck, you should see the people who complain about the Fatal Frame/Project Zero/Rei games. The Rei (or Zero) in the title refers to the fact that the canon endings are "zero" endings, neither happy nor sad. Yet people who play those games still want a happy conclusive ending and whine about why there isn't one WHEN THE TITLE TELLS YOU THERE ISN'T ONE.

I actually despise the usual 'happy' endings because it's usually unrealistic and too 'clean.' I prefer more realism (yes, I know I'm saying this about a medium that spawns emo teens who can kill anyone they want with their cardboard rainbow robots).

Also, I'm not sure, but if I remember right, Furuba wasn't close to being done at the anime's end. If they made up an ending, how much annoying whining do you think there would be, regardless of the quality?

And lastly, I found the Air ending better than most animes. I kinda liked how they didn't force the issue with a happy ending. I actually found the Summer and Air arcs much more enjoyable than the coma-inducing Dream arc. Though in the end, the only Key story I truly enjoyed was Planetarian.

[ReturnofFruitbasketbob2]

I like bittersweet endings. Too depressing is too emo for me. Too happy is too Disney for me.