Summary
- Yuki never had a romantic relationship with Tohru, so the love triangle ended happily for everyone.
- Kyo and Tohru ended up together, while Yuki found love with Machi.
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Fruit basket
Hurt feelings were avoided by ensuring that each character found their perfect counterpart.
Fruit basket has gained enormous popularity in recent years and is one of the most popular shojo manga series in the world. The 2019 anime adaptation only further fueled fans’ interest in the franchise by delivering a faithful and emotionally charged adaptation of the manga story. Fruit basket integrates many popular romance tropes into the storyincluding one that is probably the most famous of all.
One of the biggest plot points of Fruit basket Is the love triangle between Tohru, Kyo and Yuki. The love triangle is a common motif in romantic anime. Fruit basket does it differently than many other series.
Instead of letting two characters compete for the same love, Fruit basket makes a shocking revelation towards the end of the series by announcing that Yuki never had romantic feelings for Tohruand actually viewed her as more of a supportive mother figure in his life. This twist allowed the series to surprise viewers and have a happy ending for everyone.
Yuki’s revelation at the end of Fruit basket Shocking twist on the love triangle cliché
The series could end in a fulfilling way for each character
Kyo and Tohru ended up as a happily in love couple, and Yuki was able to focus on himself as well as find his own love elsewhere. In other cases of the love triangle, at least one person feels despised for not being chosen, but Fruit basket completely avoids this unfortunately common consequence by taking the story in a completely different direction. Kyo and Yuki were also able to rebuild their relationship which might not have been possible if they had both been fighting for the affection of the same person.
Kyo and Yuki were in a constant rivalry for most of the year fruit basket, They hate each other because Yuki embodied the zodiac sign of the rat, which deceived the zodiac sign of the cat, Kyo. This deception led to the cat being excluded from the feast of the zodiac animals and treated like an outcast in the family. For a time, Tohru’s appearance in their lives seemed to be more of a hindrance than a help in repairing their broken relationship, as it seemed as though both boys were in love with her. However, Yuki’s admission this obstacle to the restoration of their bond has been removed.
Kyo and Tohru fell in love while Yuki found romance with someone else
Machi, the student treasurer, noticed Yuki towards the end of the Fruit basket
Kyo and Tohru eventually got married, and Yuki did too, but to someone else. Yuki pursued his dream of becoming student council president and excelled in a leadership role. The student council treasurer, Machi, caught his eye because she treated him differently than all the other girls in school, who idolized him simply because of his looks. He and Machi had an adorably heartwarming love story as they got to know each other on a deeper level. In this way, Fruit basket is a perfect romance anime, because every character has found their perfect partner and no hurt feelings are left behind.
