Forum SettingsEpisode Information
Forums
Fruits Basket Collector's Edition
Available on Manga Store
New
What did you think of this episode?
DO NOT discuss the source material beyond this episode. If you want to discuss future events or theories, please use separate threads.
DO NOT ask where to watch/download this episode or give links to copyrighted, non-fair use material.
DO NOT troll/bait/harass/abuse other users for liking or disliking the series/characters.
DO read the Anime Discussion Rules and Site & Forum Guidelines.
Dec 25, 2008 11:31 PM
#1
Offline
Jan 2008
193
THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE.
----------------------------------------
Hiro Sohma what can I say about him? He is a rather rude little guy. I can't help but feel for him though when you learn his little back story. It's so funny because he is a mean sheep and Kisa is a sweet lion. Talk about role reversele. What is up with Akita, he needs to be slapped himself.
Feb 5, 2009 12:50 AM
#2

Offline
May 2008
327
Kisa x Hiro awwwwwwww so cuteeeee xD
Mar 25, 2009 10:20 PM
#3

Offline
Feb 2009
951
Kyaaaa! Hiro is so cute in his sheep form my heart was about to stop. Tiger x Sheep ?!?! cute for sure!


Jul 19, 2009 5:14 AM
#4

Offline
Sep 2008
65
I Know what Akito's problem is, he was never spanked not even once, I'll really love it if someone gave him a lesson, a harsh one
Aug 22, 2009 7:09 AM
#5

Offline
Apr 2009
1418
That episode was kinda lame...
Aug 24, 2009 12:20 PM
#6

Offline
Aug 2008
516
Mmm I still dislike Hiro, he didn't need to treat Tohru the way he did just because of jealousy! :/

Akito is messed up.


Sep 22, 2009 2:41 PM
#7

Offline
Sep 2008
1700
Akito's stupid. He deserves to be smacked or punched or something. I hope his influence doesn't reach Kyo too, since Kyo is supposedly not one of the Zodiac. :| Though even after learning Hiro's back story, I still think he doesn't need to be so mean to Tohru... I don't think he has anything to worry about with Tohru being his "rival" for Kisa... XD
Nov 24, 2009 12:29 PM
#8

Offline
Nov 2009
347
Hiro's rather rude, but I laughed my ass off at his 'wake' at the end of each question XD
Feb 20, 2010 3:58 PM
#9

Offline
Aug 2008
1102
I remember Hiro bein' rude in the manga. But it's all a cover up. I luff HiroxKisa. Too cute.
Feb 28, 2010 12:17 PM

Offline
Aug 2008
440
ewww, i dislike Hiro x_x
he should be thankful because of Tohru - Kisa started to 'live', talk. okay, i understand that he's jelaous but ... ;x
May 25, 2010 2:55 AM

Offline
Apr 2010
1959
Qisara said:
I Know what Akito's problem is, he was never spanked not even once, I'll really love it if someone gave him a lesson, a harsh one



Yea, Akito is a straight up douche like wtf. He's managed to ruin almost everyone's life.

Jun 30, 2010 5:49 PM

Offline
Aug 2008
2128
I would problably have killed hiro if he was my lil brother... so annoying but as a character is okay since he is really CUTEE!

yay a couple among the juunishi! but really... hiro should be the tiger and kisa the sheep no?
KuriniJun 30, 2010 5:55 PM
Jul 1, 2010 4:06 PM

Offline
Jun 2010
116
I totally agree on both! hiro and Kisa really should switch.. it's kind of funny though. I would've tied Hiro to a rope and demand him to tell me what's his dang problem. But.. you gotta admit, he is sooo adorable !! :)
Oct 25, 2010 4:23 AM
Offline
Nov 2007
117
So yeah.. I'm guessing they have left something out of the anime that has to deal with Akito. It just seems like he has some serious issues, especially when it comes to the young Sohma males.

So far we've gotten flashbacks of him locking Yuki up in some room and beating him for not obeying him. He went into some psycho jealous fit when Hatori announced he was getting married and almost blinded him. Then there's this episode with the brother(Hiro) saying he likes his sister(Kisa) which I'm guessing made Akito jealous enough to basically slap her so hard she hits the wall when he passes by them walking together in the hallway.
Dec 5, 2010 9:59 AM

Offline
Mar 2009
300
I wanted to pop Hiro one for such a nasty attitude, then when I learned his story I felt badly for him. No wonder he behaves the way he does, liking his sister and then being so tramuatized that he could not help her, and then seeing someone else take his place.
I'm glad that in spite of his obvious jealousy Tohru is understanding enough to be tolerant of him (loved that part when she gave him a hug as a form of punishment-what little boy could put up with that!). Although her thinking feels a bit simplistic at times, in this instance it worked out well.
(Interesting character reference here-a tame tigercub and a lamb with attitude! And such a cute little lamb, too!)
What is the hell is wrong with Akito? As if this curse wasn't enough for the family to deal with ( it could be that in later episodes he has something directly to do with it, maybe. Or that he was raised in an authoritarian background where he was abused himself)!
This anime is both funny and yet heartbreaking to watch. I'm looking forward to the next episode, judging from the preview it's a nice distraction from the main storyline and I could use a breather.
Feb 19, 2011 4:25 PM

Offline
Aug 2009
2998
Tempz said:
Then there's this episode with the brother(Hiro) saying he likes his sister(Kisa)

kisa and hiro aren't siblings cause that would be wrong, they're cousins
and too much hate for hiro >:


Mar 7, 2011 4:07 PM

Offline
Jun 2009
310
Okay so well yeah the ep was cute and all but I still think Hiro is so rude and well yeah we already saw the back story and all and well the end was also nice but if he keeps being that rude in that way he will end up being annoying.
Aug 30, 2011 10:42 AM

Offline
May 2011
7087
sheesh what is with akito, what is the story behind this guy and how did he end up the way he is now? i guess he had to have done something pretty bad to get like this, im actually very curious about him too, hope theres something in this series to expand on his actions. i wouldnt be surprised if he was the root cause of this entire curse.

but ya as for everything else, im glad that hiro is getting to work things out with kisa now, theyr both pretty cute together ^^
and rofl at the end XD
Mar 30, 2012 5:58 PM

Offline
Jan 2011
4266
There are some significant differences in the manga which actually help to explain what twisted Akito. They don't apply in anime. Because the anime finished well before the manga, it probably is good to follow-up watching this with reading the manga to get the true end.
Please don't feed the trolls!
In my next life I want to collide at the corner with the cute transfer student
carrying a piece of toast in her mouth
...rodac

Oct 4, 2012 2:32 AM

Offline
Oct 2008
3847
Aww, Hiro's so adorable! He and Kisa look good together. As usual Akito is making their lives miserable.
Nov 1, 2012 5:27 AM

Offline
May 2012
25834
Not the best episode bcs how that brat behaved but still a nice ending maybe he'll come to senses!
Mar 2, 2013 3:13 AM

Offline
Jan 2012
2608
Oh my, that brat was really annoying.

Jun 6, 2013 9:55 AM

Offline
Jul 2008
441
Akito seems to be the source of all their mental problems. He better have a good backstory.
May 19, 2014 5:23 AM

Offline
Jan 2014
4581
Hiro's a rude one. Especially to those he feels the biggest affection for.
Just like me sometimes ;) Nice to see another member of the zodiac ^-^
Jan 19, 2015 9:12 AM

Offline
Nov 2014
651
Omg Hiro had my blood boiling the entire episode, what a rude little spoiled brat! I understand why he's jealous of Tohru but he was so rude to her and it made me so mad the entire episode -_-

Oh well, at least he slightly softened up by the end of the episode...
Feb 16, 2015 8:41 PM

Offline
Sep 2014
1336
Hiro's zodiac form is so freaking adorable. Still a brat though.

Also, Akito can fucking suck it. What the hell is his problem?
May 28, 2015 5:35 AM
Offline
Jun 2013
1210
The scene at the beginning is the exact reason why I don't like tohru. I
actually liked that kid because he said a lot of what I've been thinking for 20
episodes. She has no spine whatsoever. How do you let a little boy push you
around like that and make you cry. He took your mothers photo which is super
valuable to you and sat there and did nothing. That's not cute. That's not
adorable. That's pathetic.

But good episode.
Jun 24, 2015 8:26 PM

Offline
Mar 2015
40
Hiro is lovely <3 this episode touched my heart so deep, i think usually we don't understand why a person is like him is but maybe they have had a bad experience or trauma
Jun 24, 2015 8:28 PM

Offline
Mar 2015
40
animeguy17 said:
The scene at the beginning is the exact reason why I don't like tohru....That's not cute. That's not
adorable. That's pathetic.
....


:/
Jul 31, 2015 3:00 PM

Offline
Jan 2012
31477
More annoying brats.

Jan 4, 2016 2:25 PM

Offline
Aug 2013
2073
I wonder just what kind of power Akito hold's, it seems like he can do whatever he wants to the other Sohma's.
Oct 5, 2016 8:27 PM

Offline
Apr 2016
254
Kinda refreshing to see a character not so convinced by Tohru's charms. I mean, do you really want to see everyone extolling our protagonist's virtues by the end of their first appearance? I think this was a needed change of pace.

I liked this. Kisa is too adorable for words.

Also, for the record, someone needs to give Akito a square kick to his balls.
Oct 6, 2016 7:31 PM

Offline
Sep 2013
3373
Hiro sucks. Not because he's rude or anything like that, but because the other characters let him get away with it. I want so bad to see someone smack him across the room but no one ever does.

Frustrating!

I'm level on mal-badges. View my badges.
May 5, 2017 12:45 PM

Offline
Dec 2015
3025
In most shows I would hate character like Hiro for being such a spoiled brat and be frustrated that he gets away with it. But, really, it's hard to be mad at the first person in the entire series who isn't immediately enchanted by our idiot Mary Pollyanna Sue and points out exactly how hopeless, spineless doormat she is.
Feb 14, 2018 9:50 AM

Offline
Jun 2017
317
Okay, I don't dislike Hiro, I just got pretty irritated with him is all... I think he has a rather sympathetic backstory to help me to better understand him and actually try to like him more. I just got a little upset at the beginning when he was picking on Torou for no reason at all... but overall he is okay, I dont LOVE him but I think he is compelling enough to get behind.

Akito is just plain unlikable and that is rare for me to flat out dislike Villains. He is just an abusive asshole. Hope he gets what he deserves. He deserves a good beating.
Oct 26, 2020 4:40 PM
Offline
Dec 2018
71
Hiro had the ability to sour the previous 20 episodes.

Two lines of him regetting his choices is not enough to redeem his character.

In life, you can either be ruled by your circumstances or you can rise above them.
Feb 9, 2021 2:38 PM

Offline
Dec 2007
8126
the writing for hiro was just awful, he made me laugh a little but he just turned out to be rude brat.

i'm really sorry for tohru to go through this...
Mar 9, 2023 2:20 PM
Offline
Mar 2019
18
I hated Hiro most of the ep, he is an unbelievable brat that deserves a slap in the face after every sentence said to Tohru. I frickin' hate such people. Knowing his backstory may explain but still makes no excuse for his horrendous behaviour. Tohru was annoying as well, always obliging and apologizing. It worked out at the end, though, for the sake of plot, I suppose, otherwise it was rather unconvincing that such a kid would suddenly have an insight like that.

The adults are at fault, for real, for letting Hiro get away with it. At least somebody spoke up against him - Kyo and Momiji (and he isn't even adult yet). A bit ironic from Kyo saying Tohru is not his maid when he himself treated her like that too on several occassions.

And what's wrong with Akito, idk, he is just mental.

I was pretty sure Kisa is Hiro's sister but she probably isn't.
IrissyMar 9, 2023 2:31 PM
Feb 6, 6:28 AM
✧ magical girl ✧

Offline
Jun 2020
57
Tohru bbgirl please grow a backbone don't let other ppl treat you like this T_T
The moonlight is the messenger of love ♥

More topics from this board

Poll: » Fruits Basket Episode 5 Discussion

Zerosbakainu - Sep 14, 2008

46 by luvhounds »»
Apr 10, 12:56 PM

Poll: » Fruits Basket Episode 20 Discussion

bluegummiworms - Dec 25, 2008

28 by ImFranciele »»
Feb 14, 3:24 PM

Poll: » Fruits Basket Episode 26 Discussion ( 1 2 3 )

Juliab - Jan 18, 2008

110 by LaShoujo »»
Feb 8, 6:17 AM

Poll: » Fruits Basket Episode 25 Discussion

Alicia3000 - May 7, 2009

46 by LaShoujo »»
Feb 8, 5:48 AM

» Is there any reason to start with this version rather than the remake?

herofelix77 - Jun 20, 2021

22 by bananachips »»
Dec 22, 2024 11:14 PM
It’s time to ditch the text file.
Keep track of your anime easily by creating your own list.
Sign Up Login