It’s a summer full of romance not just for the kids, but our beloved Great Teacher Mayuko and Haa-san as well. His past may be painful, and she may not be able to move on from what happened either… but maybe fate (or Shigure) has more in stall for these two…

A dark secret of Kyo’s is revealed by his master—darker than even the others possessed by spirits of the zodiac. Will Tohru be able to accept it?

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“Has anyone else ever wondered why Kazuma blocks Kyo’s eyes when he takes his beads off?…“ - an interesting thread on kyosohmastan’s blog: https://kyosohmastan.tumblr.com/post/187629912354/has-anyone-else-ever-wondered-why-kazuma-blocks

Swimming, bug hunting, and emotions abound as the kids visit the Sohma summer home, and Shigure shakes things up at the main house. We’re all struggling with something deep inside this time on Let's Stay Together.

Tohru bombs a test and worries herself sick, but Kyo takes a stab at cheering her up. Kagura comes for a visit, and to keep her from destroying the house further, Shigure sends her and Kyo on a “date”. Kyo’s martial arts master returns and curiously watches Kyo interacting wth Yuki and Tohru, before rendezvousing with the kids outside Shigure’s house.

Kyo and Tohru take a trip to Shishou’s, but their visit is interrupted when Shishou is called away for a discussion about Kyo’s future.

Rin makes a mysterious appearance at Shigure’s house. Yuki almost spills the beans about The Hat, but property damage interrupts him.

Momiji announces that he has booked another trip for the family at a Sohma summer home, which we can all look forward to…

This Anime Break we discuss episode 22 of the 2019 Fruits Basket anime. This episode focuses on Hanajima’s powers, her family, and the her story before meeting Tohru & Uo.

In chapters 50 & 51 of Fruits Basket we learn more about Hanajima’s family and the days before she met Tohru & Uo.

We also finally learn more about the mysterious man that Uo met at her convenience store job. Their feelings for each other are intense, but they may be more closely connected than either of them realize…

Kaibara High School’s Prince Yuki club has rules to keep girls from getting too close The Prince, but of course Tohru Honda has broken them many times and needs to be stopped.

Unfortunately, she’s guarded by a Demon Queen—Saki Hanajima. Though terrified, the Prince Yuki fan girls make an attempt to visit Hana’s house find her weakness.

This week we meet Hiro Sohma, who seems to be kind of a brat. But as we’ve learned, every Sohma comes with baggage—he may be a brat on the outside, but he’s got a heart of gold on the inside, and is dealing with consequences of his feelings that are out of his control…

This time! This time. Summer’s finally here and the gang goes on an adventure to a haunted house. Tohru struggles of course, but is able to get through it with Momiji and Haru’s help. We get a glimpse of the aforementioned Rin, who’s about to leave the hospital

In our second chapter, we meet some new characters! In the midst of a mini identity crisis, Yuki finds out who two of his student council team will be—much to his shock and horror…?