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A New Look at Fruits Basket

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I gave up looking for a new anime to watch and started rewatching some of my favorites. I watched “Fruits Basket” , a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Natsuki Takaya. It is also a shƍjo manga magazine.  I started watching this series with different eyes and saw each character  in a new light.

Tohru Honda is trying to live her life the best she can, but she is holding onto a promise to her late mother that no mother wants to be kept. She thought that she should only love her mother and live her life through her mother’s words. A parent only wants the best for their child and as a child they should remember their parents with all their love and kindness they shared together.  

Tohru Honda  is a kind and caring person and people will always turn to that light. She had to be true to herself in order to really be loved in the end.

Kyo Sohma was never shown any love as a child and grew up with so much hatred.  There were a few who treated him like a person, but he still felt like an outsider. He was kept outside of the family he always wanted, but it was Tohru Honda who actually taught him what love was.

The whole Sohma family all wanted love and to be loved, but going about it in a different way. They shared an invisible bond that should have never been made. The head of the family  Akito Sohma wasn’t given a choice to be herself, so she took her frustration out on others, especially the girls. She was beyond jealous, because she was forced to live her life as a boy. 

This family has secrets not just with outsiders, but from each other. Each member fought to be themselves and to be free of their family bond. The adults just accepted it, but Izuka and Tohra wanted that bond to be broken. They knew in order for everyone to be truly loved they would have to be free.

Yuki Sohma was seen as the luckiest person in the family, because Akito paid attention to him the most. They didn’t know how much he was being put down with so many negative words that it would have broken anyone’s spirit.

I believe everyone was looking at the world through  Tohru Honda’s eyes. She was kind and thought everyone should feel the same.  We all laugh, cry, feel pain, but most of all. We all want to be free to love and be loved.

This is my take on Fruits Basket


LD*

Me & Luffy

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I am revisiting “One Piece,” from the beginning. Well, I am going to bypass the storyline I don’t like. I didn’t realize how much Luffy and Zora fought. They fought all the time. It’s hard to believe they are really good friends.

The more I think about Luffy. The more I am encouraged to become the person I know I can be. He knew what he wanted to be and didn’t let anyone stop him from becoming a pirate. He may be a pirate, but he is still one of the good guys.

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Monkey D. Luffy (/ˈluːfi/ LOO-fee) (Japanese: ăƒąăƒłă‚­ăƒŒăƒ»Dăƒ»ăƒ«ăƒ•ă‚Ł, Hepburn: MonkÄ« DÄ« Rufi, [ÉŸÉŻÉžiː]), also known as “Straw Hat” Luffy[n 2], is a fictional character and the protagonist in the Japanese manga series One Piece created by Eiichiro Oda. Luffy made his debut as a young boy who acquires the properties of rubber after accidentally eating one of the Devil Fruits that belonged to “Red Hair” Shanks.

Monkey D. Luffy is the future king of the pirates an is wearing a red jacket with a straw hat, blue jean shorts, a yellow sash, and sandals.{} 

The best thing about watching something I have already watched is, I can work on a crochet project, or organize my words for my next book.

Time to eat, because I have been wanting a cup of tea all day. I was trying to think about what Luffy ‘s favorite food was and realized he loves meat. Oh well, I am going to be eating teriyaki pasta with kale greens.

I was looking through youtube to find a recipe I could post, but I didn’t find any. My pasta isn’t fancy
 FoOd is FoOd


Cook your favorite spaghetti. (Don’t throw the water out)

Season the greens with your favorite seasoning. 

I used : onion, garlic, and chili powder. Trader Joe’s 21 seasoning & a little chili lime seasoning. I also added a little cayenne pepper.

I cook the greens almost all the way through, but if you don’t like a little bite you can cook it a little longer in the pasta water.

Once u get the greens to your liking add the cooked pasta and the teriyaki sauce. I use this one, because it has less salt in it.

Bye IV Now, LD*

Back to Naruto…

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I have seen Naruto at least three times and I am once again watching it from the beginning. There was a time, when I was bored I would just watch one of my favorite Naruto movies, and call it a day. I can always watch this anime and never get bored with it.  

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                    its initial publication in 1999, the series went

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Roku may have countless tv shows, game shows, and movies. I am finding them all a bore at times. Then the shows I would like to watch, you have to pay, and that is a bog No-No.

I just learned a new crochet pattern. (I will be talking about that real soon) I am keeping my word by writing (typing and posting) something every day. I am not ready to actually get out of bed and turn the lights on



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It’s time to get up and start my day. A thirty minute workout, time in The Word, and whatever else I can come up with on my day off

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Bye IV Now, LD*

Restarting Bleach…

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Restarting Bleach Again

Heads up here is an answer from Google as to a brief info about, “Bleach,” just in case it’s new



{Bleach is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tite Kubo. It follows the adventures of a male teenager Ichigo Kurosaki, who inherits his parents’ destiny after he obtains the powers of a Soul Reaper-a death personification similar to the Grim Reaper-from another Soul Reaper, Rukia Kuchiki. Wikipedia                                                                                               Author: Tite Kubo Volumes: 74 (List of volumes) Published by: Shueisha     English publisher:  AUS Madman Entertainment NA Viz Media              Adaptations: Bleach (2004), MORE Genres: Adventure fiction, Supernatural fiction} 

Season 10
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  • I couldn’t wait until Bleach returns. I thought I would watch it again from the start, but I couldn’t bring myself to do that. I remembered each episode and could watch it again. 
  • I started at Season 10 and as I worked on my burgundy project (hoping to finish it today, which didn’t happen) and enjoy a day of rest.  
  • Bleach isn’t an anime a young person should watch or one who doesn’t want to watch a fighting anime.       
  • Bleach comes in my top ten anime that I like a lot. One day I will make a list of all the anime I like the most

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  Bye IV Now, LD*

Anime Watch List #6: The Hunt for a New Anime..

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On the hunt for a new anime:

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Ranked: The 15 Best Light Novel Anime Ever 

By Sage Ashford updated Nov 10, 2021

In the same way that Hollywood pulls from comics and novels (and old films) for their films today, anime pulls from manga and light novels.{} 

{} 1. DRUGSTORE IN ANOTHER WORLD : Drugstore In Another World is another one-season anime adaptation of the light novel series of the same name, featuring the isekai protagonist Reiji running a pharmacy with Noela and Mina. Chaos ensued as the trio tended to their clients’ needs by making medicines and other helpful items. Together, they made beast repellent; tea that helped the consumer reduce anxiety and get better sleep; and energy potions. Many viewers enjoyed this series thanks to the slice-of-life aspect on top of the concept of there being a normal, non-overpowered pharmacist in an isekai setting rather than an active fighter or warrior.

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** This sounds like an anime I would watch. Now, I am going to see if I can watch it  – – sad, it’s not in English dub.. On to the next one..

{} 2. RESTAURANT TO ANOTHER WORLD: Restaurant To Another World is a slice-of-life anime that featured a restaurant serving guests from a fantasy world every Saturday. This led to all sorts of guests, ranging from literal dragons to elves checking out the restaurant whenever the door to said restaurant appeared weekly. Many doors appeared in all sorts of places in the fantasy world, giving access to a wide variety of new characters. Even as the cast increased with each new episode, so did the delicious dishes. Many fans enjoyed checking out this heartwarming series, and it got so popular that a second season is currently airing.

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** Now I have watched this anime twice and  I may watch it again. I cannot stress how much I enjoyed this anime. There is a helpful note in the background

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{} 3. SWORD ART ONLINE: This series is almost a requirement to be on this list. It started by doing the unlikely and being one of the few light novel adaptations that aren’t immediately canceled after its first season. Instead, it’s been chugging along pretty steadily since it first aired in 2012.

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** I started watching this, but got sidetracked and didn’t finish it. This is 7th on CBR’s list of 15, and I am only listed what I know I like or what I think I would like.

{} 4. RE: ZERO – STARTING LIFE IN ANOTHER WORLD :

Re: Zero is basically if Groundhog’s Day somehow became an anime. Its lead character Subaru is a guy from the real world who enters an alternate, fantasy-like universe with one unfortunate ability: he can come back to life after he’s killed. An ability dubbed Return from Death, Subaru gets to utilize this ability to help not only himself but those around him, as coming back to life reverses time, often going back to right before a situation goes for the worst. The series gained massive popularity for its gorgeous animation courtesy of White Fox, but also its likable cast and the unique way each new scenario unfolds. It was even popular enough to survive its first season, with the second coming in 2020.

** This was the first manga novel I ever read and watched. I remember as I watched the anime I was comparing it to what I read. It’s a cool story. I couldn’t watch it again, because it’s like reading a book twice? I may not remember word for word and I know the end before I get there and sometimes it’s just not worth rereading the same story.

{} 5. THAT TIME I WAS REINCARNATED AS A SLIME

Reincarnated as a Slime takes the isekai genre and has fun with some of its tropes. Its main character is Satoru Mikami, a salaryman who dies as a 37-year-old virgin and is reincarnated as an invincible slime known as Rimuru, capable of consuming anything.

In this new world, Rimuru works to carve out happiness for him and his newfound monster friends. In Reincarnated as a Slime, fights are just as likely to be resolved by cooler heads discussing diplomacy as they are battles to the death. Having one of the most genuinely affable leads in anime, it’s no surprise the series was renewed for a second season.  

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** This is another anime series I started, but didn’t finish.  I think I will start here as I work on another project.

Bye IV Now, LD*