This episode, we discuss chapters 11 & 12 of Fruits Basket. Kyo and Yuki shake things up by ditching the family’s traditional New Year’s celebrations. We learn more about Hatori’s painful past, and answer the question: when the snow melts, what does it become?

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Some more reading on topics we discussed:

New Year’s celebrations:

https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2064.html

https://tokyocheapo.com/travel/holidays/japanese-new-year-tokyo/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_New_Year

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osechi

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kagami_mochi

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kagami_biraki

https://www.hisgo.com/us/destination-japan/blog/japanese_new_years_traditions.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C5%8Dhaku_Uta_Gassen

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_Record_Awards

Words for love:

https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2016/08/love-aishiteru-koisuru-suki-meaning.html

https://www.thoughtco.com/japanese-words-for-love-2028042

https://www.thoughtco.com/i-love-you-in-japanese-2028066

https://www.japan-guide.com/forum/quereadisplay.html?0+155821

Bonus link to a post by Furubacanon about the Juunishi’s dance outfits:

http://furubacanon.tumblr.com/post/183756851404/hello-furubacanon-i-love-your-blog-i-was