Oshi no Ko & Fruits Basket: Monologue Comparison

I noticed there were some similarities between the relationship-based monologues in Oshi no Ko (Aqua/Akane & Aqua/Kana) and Fruits Basket (Yuki/Tohru and Kyo/Tohru). One thing I like about them is how they are able to portray both relationships in the mangas as distinct while making it clear which pairing is the endgame one based on what is focused on.

Yuki/Tohru & Aqua/Akane: Emotional Support

Yuki's feelings about Tohru: "I was hopeless...but she appeared before the helpless me once again. To be with me, close to me. She even listened to what someone like me had to say. She wasn't disgusted and she didn't scold. Time after time. She accepted me time and again. She's beloved to me. Like how the sky feels so close, yet so far. Like a mother."

Aqua's feelings about Akane:

One thing I noted is that both Yuki's and Aqua's monologues focus on what the girls did for them. There was unconditional acceptance and both note that the girls got close to "someone like them". The relationships are not equal as both have that mother/son angle, where the girl is not receiving as much in return.

Kyo/Tohru & Aqua/Kana: The romantic endgame

Kyo's feelings about Tohru: "Finding joy in the smallest things. Being happy and smiling so cheerfully. Why? She should think of herself more. Why? Doesn't she think she's getting the short end of the stick? She thinks that she's stupid, or that there's nothing good about her. I love you. I love you so much...just as you are."

Aqua's feelings about Kana:

Like with Fruits Basket, when we see Aqua's POV on Kana, it focuses on what he specifically likes about Kana, mentioning her personality and how she acts in situations. Both guys also want the girls to not get the short end of the stick, and wish that the girls would think about themselves more - as both girls adopted a selfless attitude due to their childhood trauma. These points also make it clear to me on why these 2 ships are the romantic endgames of their respective series.

Colour Association with Romantic Interest (OnK/Fruits Basket Spoiler)

As a fan of both these series, I noticed a vague similarity with ships.

Kana’s idol colour is represented through white, which also happens to be Aqua’s favourite colour. 

Similarly in Fruits Basket, Yuki is pinned to be “red” based on the student council being assigned colours, and its later revealed that Machi likes the colour red, which was also hinting at her feelings for Yuki.

Sooo how long until the Furuba prelude OVA is available to international fans?

Hey Furuba fandom, when is the prelude special going to be available to the rest of us online people? 

I think Adrien being a sentimonster is very similiar to Fruits Basket’s Supernatural Bonds to Akito.

In both situations, there is supernatural elements involved but in no way, are the series implying that the characters’ trauma is invalidated because it’s “not real”. The supernatural elements are used as metaphors to explain the concepts more clearly to the audience

I know MAL ratings don’t matter much but *eyes*

I know all Yuki x Machi shippers are sad over some of their ship moments that got cut in the anime as I am, but to be fair, Kureno and Uo became obsessed with one another after meeting twice, so I don’t think I can judge Yuki and Machi for falling for another quickly in the anime lol

Furuba fandom, is it true that Natsuki Takaya’s editors made her extend Furuba’s manga’s runtime longer than she intended, hence the anime’s pacing being more accurate to what she originally had in mind?

I made this image the server icon in a discord group, and changed its server name to “GET YOUR VACCINES”

It’s perfect