The extremely unorthodox courtship of Tohru’s parents continues to be kind of uncomfortable as a not-quite-teacher not-quite-dates his not-quite-student (who is maybe fourteen or fifteen, tops).
Chapter 90: Shattered Glass
Being left behind…or leaving behind. I wonder which hurts more.
Chapter 85: More Than Darkness
Chapter 82: Someone to Love
Rin has a very unique relationship with Tohru. I mentioned before that she seriously needs someone to look after her, but Rin is one of the few people to recognize that Tohru needs her share of love and attention, too, even if she never asks for it.
But first, Tohru made a bunch of gelatin, prompting this conversation.
Kyo: Have you been visiting Rin at the hospital? Is that it?
Tohru: Ah. Yes…how did you know?
Kyo: Lucky guess.
Tohru: For some reason, you’ve been spot on at guessing things about me lately, Kyo-kun.
Kyo: It’s probably just that you’re an open book, right?
Those two are just too adorable. Read more
Chapter 63: A Tiny Flower
When did I start feeling like my name had a special ring to it whenever you called out to me? When did I start doing dumb stuff over and over again as long as I knew it would make you smile? When did I start loving you so much that I couldn’t stand it?
Chapter 58: Swallowed Seeds
Hiro’s having a baby (sibling)!
Chapter 55: Always Together
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
Chapter 51: Deserving
Chapter 41: Not For Nothing
So there are these delinquent chicks that have kind of been around since Chapter 39 that I neglected to mention because they weren’t really intruding on the narrative. Now they are. Read more
Chapter 40: Trivial, Precious Time
As Arisa deals with her disillusionment about the Red Butterfly, she starts to realize that the Hondas have something she’s afraid to want. Read more
Eucatastrophe 