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wombat1138Have been re-watching the Fruits Basket anime this week, and pondering the thematic differences wrt the post-anime manga arcs. Compared to the anime and the early manga arcs, the later manga practically turns into the Hatori/Hana episode all the time... though ultimately, I wasn't as upset by the angst-bucketing as by Akito's "redemption" via Bad Parenting Flashbacks; sorry, but half-blinding Hatori is just an unrecoverable Moral Event Horizon for me.
Interesting note-- the "ka-ching wipe" in greatest proximity to Akito's first introduction shows a giraffe, which the narration for the wipe/eyecatch gallery identifies but doesn't otherwise comment on. I'm assuming that this was a playful bit of foreshadowing via wordplay, since the usual directional quartet is sometimes supplemented by a golden dragon or a (non-giraffe) kirin.
Interesting note-- the "ka-ching wipe" in greatest proximity to Akito's first introduction shows a giraffe, which the narration for the wipe/eyecatch gallery identifies but doesn't otherwise comment on. I'm assuming that this was a playful bit of foreshadowing via wordplay, since the usual directional quartet is sometimes supplemented by a golden dragon or a (non-giraffe) kirin.