Fruits Basket 1x17 Reaction Extended (YT link below)
Added 2021-09-26 01:01:47 +0000 UTCStreamable Link:
https://streamable.com/7xaxhb
YouTube Link:
https://youtu.be/6onNblLVp7E
In Fruits Basket 1x17, This is for Uo-chan, Uotani is grasping for a light in the dark house AAAAND muffins.
Comments
lol I'm coming back to comment about the gang related stuff after watching Tokyo Revengers and my god this does not even COME CLOSE to the gang ish that goes down in that show
Athena
2021-09-29 05:17:44 +0000 UTCalso nice that Kyoko was almost like a mother figure to Uotani.
Nick
2021-09-28 17:57:05 +0000 UTCI'm late catching up on this so haven't seen the video yet, but thoughts after finishing the episode itself: Tohru's mom is the GOAT. With extra emphasis. And the muffin analogy for Tohru and Uotani is both a little silly and also extremely sweet and endearing. You can tell how much it meant to Uotani that Tohru made an extra muffin for her
Nick
2021-09-28 17:51:41 +0000 UTCThanks this was a great read, I always liked the focus on real Japanese culture in this show and the exploration of some not so good social groups like these ones.
benj
2021-09-26 19:06:45 +0000 UTCUotani and those girls in her past (and Kyoko) were part of the yankii/yankee subculture (popular in the 80s/90s), which technically involves "gangs", but it's more like groups of delinquents who hang out together because they're friends and have similar backgrounds like dysfunctional families/rough lives. The "yankee" origin of the name can be traced back to rock and roll, and the themes of punkish rebelling against society are very similar. It's limited to middle and high school, and while they talk big, at most they only commit petty crimes or beat each other up. After they graduate or drop out, they move on to get normal jobs as regular members of society (but still maintain close bonds with each other). They also have a specific fashion style (well-exemplified by the three delinquent girls), with bleached hair, long coats with large text (seen in the after-credits scene), face masks, and long skirts. Uotani still follows this fashion style, which is why Kyo and others often call her a yankii/delinquent. It's also why the girls in this episode say "look who's talking" when Uotani calls them "outdated delinquents". Yankii aren't common these days, though they do still exist, with slight fashion adjustments here and there over the years.
Onigiri
2021-09-26 17:14:27 +0000 UTCDamn.. when Uotani says " I don't learn anything till I get hurt." Really resonated with that, and felt called out at the same time lol
BubbleTea
2021-09-26 17:11:25 +0000 UTCAlso the Jesus comparisons with Tohru are apt. She tends to save people at their lowest and accepts people who are treated as outcasts.
ArmdVctr
2021-09-26 05:22:25 +0000 UTCHanajima has a great backstory too.
ArmdVctr
2021-09-26 05:20:07 +0000 UTCReally enjoyed this one. I felt like you would really connect with Uotani's backstory and I wasn't disappointed.
jdthebud
2021-09-26 04:23:39 +0000 UTCThis is one of my favorite episodes in the entire show full stop. Seriously amazing stuff here, too drunk right now to say anything of meaning, not that I do that anyways. Thank you for the 150,000th time for reacting to this highly impactive and emotional show.
benj
2021-09-26 01:58:51 +0000 UTCin the original Japanese, Tohru speaks a dialect called "keigo", which is SUPER polite and formal. this is why it makes more sense in the original that Tohru speaks formally and that she got it from her father. another character who speaks keigo in the show is the Yuki Fan Club president lol
Francesca White
2021-09-26 01:38:11 +0000 UTCYour Fruits Basket reactions always make my day. Thank you:D
Megan
2021-09-26 01:37:11 +0000 UTCAAAAND now I'm teary eyed lol I just love the fact that Tohru and Kyoko were so accepting and welcoming to Uo-chan and Hana-chan. Uo was looking for some sort of belonging and family within her gang but it really wasn't what she needed. Also, an important fact we got this episode was Tohru's way of speaking. In the sub Tohru speaks very formal Japanese, which I feel doesn't really translate well in English.
Athena
2021-09-26 01:35:13 +0000 UTCAnd the onion ninjas strike again
JennyLH
2021-09-26 01:33:37 +0000 UTCUotani going on to help these little gang kids the same way Kyoko helped her is just so great <3
Francesca White
2021-09-26 01:31:46 +0000 UTCi love how this show can make Kyoko, a character who's been dead the entire series, one of the best characters
Francesca White
2021-09-26 01:29:33 +0000 UTC
