Fruits Basket (2019)

[Dave Baranyi]

Almost 20 years after it first came out “Fruits Basket” has returned as a new anime. I vaguely remembered liking the series a bit, and looking back at my reviews from 2001 confirms this. But 20 years is 20 years and I’m not as enamoured with shoujo pathos as I once was. And Fruits Basket has lots of pathos at its heart.

Tohru – a teen aged girl whose parents have died and who has been essentially abandoned by the rest of her family attempts to live on her own in a tent for several months. But she pitches her tent on the grounds of an estate that belongs to a family of bishiis who have a secret. And by the end of the first episode Tohru has not only met some of the bishiis, but she has also witnessed their secret – they turn into animals of the Chinese Zodiac (plus the Cat that was left off of the zodiac) whenever they are hugged by a member of the opposite sex.

The first episode of Fruits Basket (2019) was done quite well and captured the feel of the original quite well. But, once again, almost 20 years has passed and to an extent the whole thing feels a bit dated. This is not a re-interpretation by any means and maybe it could have used one. I’ll stick around for a few more episodes but I’m not sure that I will bother to watch the whole thing. After all, if I wanted to watch the 2001 version I could pull out my R2 DVDs.

Dave Baranyi

[Dave Baranyi]

Post by Dave Baranyi
Almost 20 years after it first came out “Fruits Basket” has returned as a new anime. I vaguely remembered liking the series a bit, and looking back at my reviews from 2001 confirms this. But 20 years is 20 years and I’m not as enamoured with shoujo pathos as I once was. And Fruits Basket has lots of pathos at its heart.
Tohru – a teen aged girl whose parents have died and who has been essentially abandoned by the rest of her family attempts to live on her own in a tent for several months. But she pitches her tent on the grounds of an estate that belongs to a family of bishiis who have a secret. And by the end of the first episode Tohru has not only met some of the bishiis, but she has also witnessed their secret – they turn into animals of the Chinese Zodiac (plus the Cat that was left off of the zodiac) whenever they are hugged by a member of the opposite sex.
The first episode of Fruits Basket (2019) was done quite well and captured the feel of the original quite well. But, once again, almost 20 years has passed and to an extent the whole thing feels a bit dated. This is not a re-interpretation by any means and maybe it could have used one. I’ll stick around for a few more episodes but I’m not sure that I will bother to watch the whole thing. After all, if I wanted to watch the 2001 version I could pull out my R2 DVDs.
Dave Baranyi

Damn - I'm out of practice posting... Anyway, my initial rating is B.

Dave

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Post by Dave Baranyi
Almost 20 years after it first came out “Fruits Basket” has returned as a new anime. I vaguely remembered liking the series a bit, and looking back at my reviews from 2001 confirms this. But 20 years is 20 years and I’m not as enamoured with shoujo pathos as I once was. And Fruits Basket has lots of pathos at its heart.
Tohru – a teen aged girl whose parents have died and who has been essentially abandoned by the rest of her family attempts to live on her own in a tent for several months. But she pitches her tent on the grounds of an estate that belongs to a family of bishiis who have a secret. And by the end of the first episode Tohru has not only met some of the bishiis, but she has also witnessed their secret – they turn into animals of the Chinese Zodiac (plus the Cat that was left off of the zodiac) whenever they are hugged by a member of the opposite sex.
The first episode of Fruits Basket (2019) was done quite well and captured the feel of the original quite well. But, once again, almost 20 years has passed and to an extent the whole thing feels a bit dated. This is not a re-interpretation by any means and maybe it could have used one. I’ll stick around for a few more episodes but I’m not sure that I will bother to watch the whole thing. After all, if I wanted to watch the 2001 version I could pull out my R2 DVDs.
Dave Baranyi

Damn - I'm out of practice posting... Anyway, my initial rating is B.
Dave

I understand this version is going to tell the entire story, not just
part? You said not a re-interpretation, but the magnaka said the
character designs were changed a bit?

[Dave Baranyi]

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Post by Dave Baranyi
Almost 20 years after it first came out “Fruits Basket” has returned as a new anime. I vaguely remembered liking the series a bit, and looking back at my reviews from 2001 confirms this. But 20 years is 20 years and I’m not as enamoured with shoujo pathos as I once was. And Fruits Basket has lots of pathos at its heart.
Tohru – a teen aged girl whose parents have died and who has been essentially abandoned by the rest of her family attempts to live on her own in a tent for several months. But she pitches her tent on the grounds of an estate that belongs to a family of bishiis who have a secret. And by the end of the first episode Tohru has not only met some of the bishiis, but she has also witnessed their secret – they turn into animals of the Chinese Zodiac (plus the Cat that was left off of the zodiac) whenever they are hugged by a member of the opposite sex.
The first episode of Fruits Basket (2019) was done quite well and captured the feel of the original quite well. But, once again, almost 20 years has passed and to an extent the whole thing feels a bit dated. This is not a re-interpretation by any means and maybe it could have used one. I’ll stick around for a few more episodes but I’m not sure that I will bother to watch the whole thing. After all, if I wanted to watch the 2001 version I could pull out my R2 DVDs.
Dave Baranyi

Damn - I'm out of practice posting... Anyway, my initial rating is B.
Dave

I understand this version is going to tell the entire story, not just
part? You said not a re-interpretation, but the magnaka said the
character designs were changed a bit?

Yes, the character designs are noticeably different from the first anime. But the story is staying in lock step with the manga.

Dave Baranyi

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Almost 20 years after it first came out “Fruits Basket” has returned as a new anime. I vaguely remembered liking the series a bit, and looking back at my reviews from 2001 confirms this. But 20 years is 20 years and I’m not as enamoured with shoujo pathos as I once was. And Fruits Basket has lots of pathos at its heart.
Tohru – a teen aged girl whose parents have died and who has been essentially abandoned by the rest of her family attempts to live on her own in a tent for several months. But she pitches her tent on the grounds of an estate that belongs to a family of bishiis who have a secret. And by the end of the first episode Tohru has not only met some of the bishiis, but she has also witnessed their secret – they turn into animals of the Chinese Zodiac (plus the Cat that was left off of the zodiac) whenever they are hugged by a member of the opposite sex.
The first episode of Fruits Basket (2019) was done quite well and captured the feel of the original quite well. But, once again, almost 20 years has passed and to an extent the whole thing feels a bit dated. This is not a re-interpretation by any means and maybe it could have used one. I’ll stick around for a few more episodes but I’m not sure that I will bother to watch the whole thing. After all, if I wanted to watch the 2001 version I could pull out my R2 DVDs.
Dave Baranyi

Damn - I'm out of practice posting... Anyway, my initial rating is B.
Dave

I understand this version is going to tell the entire story, not just
part? You said not a re-interpretation, but the magnaka said the
character designs were changed a bit?

Yes, the character designs are noticeably different from the first anime. But the story is staying in lock step with the manga.
Dave Baranyi

I've just seen episode 1 (Crunchyroll). I admit I like it, and I think
the including details the original version left out will make it a bit
more likely to engage and hold the interest of the great niece (who I do
most of my buying for nowadays) than the first anime. Bit of
foreshadowing in this episode, things the first version didn't get
around to at all (as they happened in the manga after the first version
ended) which will help. Promising enough that I think it likely I will
hang on through this entire first season.

[Hand-of-Omega]

That was one of my faves back in the day! What really helped set the tone was the wonderful music, so I'm really curious to hear the new version as well as to see it! Of course, I'm sure it won't be the same, but here's hoping I still like what it has to offer...

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That was one of my faves back in the day! What really helped set the tone was the wonderful music, so I'm really curious to hear the new version as well as to see it! Of course, I'm sure it won't be the same, but here's hoping I still like what it has to offer...

I'm still with it as of episode 19. It's okay, but I wouldn't want to marathon it. The story and style are showing their ages. I'll finish this season but I'm not sure I'll come back for the future seasons.

Dave Baranyi

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I'm still with it as of episode 19. It's okay, but I wouldn't want to marathon it. The story and style are showing their ages. I'll finish this season but I'm not sure I'll come back for the future seasons.

Is it basically retelling the same story as the original? Or does it go further into the manga's story?

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I'm still with it as of episode 19. It's okay, but I wouldn't want to marathon it. The story and style are showing their ages. I'll finish this season but I'm not sure I'll come back for the future seasons.

Is it basically retelling the same story as the original? Or does it go further into the manga's story?

Apparently the new anime will cover the entire manga story. My understanding is that the anime will have three seasons broadcast with some amount of hiatus between each season.