
As they prepare to go their separate ways, the Sohmas’ thoughts turn to Tohru and what she means to them. Read more

As they prepare to go their separate ways, the Sohmas’ thoughts turn to Tohru and what she means to them. Read more
Akito seems to have made a decision after Hiro finally comes around and they have their little chat.
It should be easy. I know what to do. And I know how to do it. It’s all so simple. I just need to face up to what I’ve been running from. That’s all. But…it’s making me a nervous wreck. I feel sick…and I’m only at the front door. But I decided today’s the day.
Shigure is being Shigure, and Tohru is being Tohru.

Now that he’s assumed the role of “big brother”, Hiro finally gets the courage to face his past failures – and perhaps Kureno is starting to set his own failures right. Read more
Kyo experiences some severe emotional fallout from that play.
The stage is set for Class 2-D’s play, but Yuki and the narrator seem to be the only people who care about fidelity to the source material (or telling a coherent narrative at all).
I want to believe that there’s more to life than darkness. I want to believe that just as the sun returns after the rain, that no matter how badly I’m beaten down, it will always be followed by an abundance of kindness.
Hiro’s having a baby (sibling)!

I’ve mentioned before that Yuki tends to get his character development by hijacking stories “about” other characters, but it turns out that Tohru does much the same. That might actually be part of the reason why it can be difficult to pin down her character (or character arc) – because she rarely gets a chapter solely dedicated to her. This time around, she takes over Hiro’s story. Read more