Graduations, redemption arcs, and happily ever afters... It's the final episode of Fruits Basket (but not the Fruitscast!) and if you know us, you know exactly what we're going to say: IT'S. SO. GOOD!

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Big changes continue in this penultimate episode, including two new couples getting together officially, plus Tohru and Kyo making plans for the future. PDA! Translation! Bleach?! Yes, dear listener, it's one of those episodes.

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This week, everything changes for the Fruits Basket crew. We've got myths, confessions of love, and just a whole bunch of hugs. It is, as always, so good - and best of all, it's still not the last episode!

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Yuki confronts Kyo, Kyo confronts his dad, and Tohru distinctly doesn't confront anybody. This isn't the last episode, but we do spend a chunk of time discussing good and bad shoujo endings.

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Akito confronts Tohru, and Tohru counterattacks with her strongest ability: EMPATHY! Unfortunately, Mother Nature cares not for such things, and our heroine finds herself in quite a predicament.

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It's the Kyo Show, at last! Somehow we didn't say that in the actual episode, but nevertheless, this week is all about Kyo and his feelings. Also our feelings about his feelings. Also Sarah's feelings about the anime writers. We laugh a lot more than you might expect!

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CW: Brief discussion of suicide (~5:20-6:40)

Kyo has a nightmare, Akito has a bad day, Hiro's mom is still the best, and we get pretty deep in the weeds talking about adaptation choices and the importance of educating children. Would we even be The Fruitscast if we didn't overthink everything?

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It's time for Tohru to open her own closed lid and face her true feelings. If you like emotional validation, photo-based horror, and digging way too deep into character motivations, you'll love this episode. Also, where my Zoombinis fans at?

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If you like Momiji even half as much as we do, you're in for a treat this week. Our favorite rabbit is going through a lot of big changes, but he handles them all with grace and maturity (unlike this podcast).

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"Cheery Monday" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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CW: Brief allusions to child abuse

This episode has everything: A cute baby! Visual metaphors! Childish tantrums about foiled murder plots! People are finally starting to take a stand against Akito, and we are HERE for it.

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Intro and outro music:

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