What's Your Name?

is the ninth episode of the third season of the Fruits Basket 2019 Anime.

Summary
Yuki goes looking for Kyo. Tohru and Akito finally connect, but then they both get a shock.

Plot
Following the argument and being rejected by Kyo, Tohru finds herself confronted by Akito. Tohru explained in her thoughts of how Kyo's guilt of both his mother's and Kyoko's death impacted her greatly. Akito slowly approaches Tohru, muttering that the end is coming. She then questions if she will be abandoned, to which Tohru realized that feeling as well.

Meanwhile, Yuki is still in pursuit of Kyo, trying to search for him after he's out on the road. Shigure then appeared and was reeking alcohol, much to Yuki's disgust. Yuki asks Shigure about Kyo's whereabouts, which he doesn't know. Yuki was embarrassed to find out that Kyo went the other way of where he was going. Shigure questions if Kyo has done something, which Yuki answered in anger that he made Tohru cry. Back at Shigure's house, Akito spouts out to Tohru that she must feel good now that she "won". That Tohru's deep connection with the Zodiac members made them disconnect and resent her, believing it after Momiji and Hiro's curse were broken. Making Akito look like the outsider, a mistake, and the bad guy. Akito then threatens Tohru by pointing her knife at her, angry that she "broke" her world, yet remains clean. Tohru started to feel guilty and realized how thoughtless she was after finally noticing Akito's true feelings. Tohru tries to approach her, but Akito slices her right arm, yelling at her to stay away. Tohru reveals that all this time Akito has been alone, but pretended to be strong. Ever since birth, Akito has been served and treated as "special", someone who's above the circle instead of being a part of it. Her continued sayings of "eternity" and "unchanging" events was because without those beliefs, she would be frightened. Akito drops her knife and suddenly assaulted Tohru by slapping her in a fit of rage of proclaiming she doesn't understand. Akito continues insulting Tohru that she can't fool her and won't win her over. But Tohru spoke up saying that Akito was right, and that she was "dirty". Because she rejected Akito's wish of an eternity with the Zodiac members. However, Tohru confesses that she also had a similar wish of her own, of a "forever" with unchanging feelings and bonds. Specifically, always holding onto the dear memory of her mother in her heart. But it all changed after Tohru realizes she fell in love with Kyo, despite the latter saying he's disappointed in her. Even to the point where Tohru has let go of her mother's hand and moving on. Tohru explained more that people and feelings cannot be bound forever. She also realizes that Akito knows that and has been sad, in pain, and hurt by the loneliness. Akito then started to be shocked by Tohru's words, that she was reminded of her late father, Akira. Suddenly, Akito had enough and started to scream. She weeps in sadness, saying she doesn't want to be alone and abandoned. Akito then started to run away in fear, to which Tohru went to follow her. While running, Akito continues to cry, saying she doesn't want the world she lives in. A world where she's not needed and everyone around her is a stranger. Tohru was able to catch up to Akito up on a cliff. It was later revealed that the two are in the area where Tohru's tent was caught in a mudslide, where the overall story began. Tohru stops Akito, but suddenly holds her up by the collar. She explains that despite being recognizable as "God", there were no real "promises" and "bonds", and that her "eternity" doesn't exist. Akito expresses her grief that she can't live surrounded by strangers, along with having false hopes of guarantees she'll ever be loved, and that the world scares her. After a moment of silence, Tohru asked Akito if she wants to start all over again with her, since their first meeting wasn't a good one. She even introduced herself and offered her hand in friendship to Akito as if she never met her. At first, Akito slapped Tohru's hand in rejection, believing she's lying and will eventually abandon her if she becomes difficult. But then, Tohru offered her hand again in sympathy, and it later shows the thought of her sitting beside Akito as she was alone. Akito finally realizes that Tohru truly does understand her feelings. Feeling a sense of comfort, Akito reaches out and was about to accept the offer this time. But suddenly, out of nowhere, the ground Tohru was standing on crumbled, and she found herself falling off the cliff (This is a foreshadow of Episode 1 in Season 1, the part where Shigure warned about the ground in that area is unstable and will collapse someday). As Akito witnessed it, she became shocked and horrified in seeing Tohru fall to what could've been her death. She then screamed out for help, which caught the attention of Yuki, Shigure, and Kyo from afar.

Akito then ran back to get help for Tohru, while crying at the thought of losing her. Tohru, muttering from afar, told Akito not to cry and that the scary things she witnessed are over. As Akito ran back to the house, she suddenly collapse into Shigure's arms. Yuki was also there witnessing it. Akito pleads with Shigure to help Tohru, while speaking mentally. After a clear explanation, Yuki was the first to react and ran to where Tohru is while calling an ambulance on his cellphone. Shigure asked Akito if she pushed Tohru, with Akito answering that she didn't and revealed she stabbed Kureno. Eventually, Yuki arrived at the scene, horrified of seeing what happened to Tohru. As for Shigure, he called Hatori in saying Akito is with her and told him about Tohru's situation. Kyo, who came back to know what's going on, overheard what Shigure said and was shocked to hear that Tohru fell off a cliff. He then ran to where she is, which Shigure has also noticed. Shigure then sat beside Akito, revealing to her that Kureno survived and will live, much to Akito's relief. Kyo ran as fast as he could and eventually arrived to where Tohru and Yuki are. Kyo is shocked in seeing Tohru in such a state. When he approached her, Yuki warned Kyo to not move her, that Tohru hit her head hard after she fell. Upon seeing the blood on his hands behind Tohru's head, Kyo started to be horrified. He mutters that this was wrong and not what he wanted, and begged Tohru to stay with him and not die. Tohru, who's still unconscious, sensed someone is crying. She thought it was Akito, but it was actually Kyo. Tohru desperately says that she still has to chase him, to reveal to Kyo that the reason why she chased after him that day when he became a monster was because she knew she fell in love with him. She wanted to tell how much she cares for him and wants him to continue living. Miraculously, Tohru manages to regain conscious and use her strength to put her hand on Kyo's cheek. She mutters to him that she's alright and everything will be alright. Akito, who's back in Shigure's house, got up and looked out the door. Meaning she must've sensed that Tohru is still alive. Kyo is relieved and told Tohru not to talk and that it's alright, and then kissed her afterwards.

In the Sohma General Hospital at night, Yuki is sitting in the lobby alone to look over Tohru. But Tohru's grandfather approached and told Yuki to go home and leave it to Tohru's relatives to take care of her. Yuki understood and was about to leave. But Tohru's grandfather asked him what happened to Kyo and wonders if he knows about this. However, Yuki was reluctant in his words, still angry that Kyo made Tohru cry. News about Tohru's accident reached the ears of the other Sohmas. Such as Kagura and Kisa, who were informed by Shigure, Momiji, Hiro, and Isuzu. Shigure and Hatori went to check up on Akito, who's still traumatized over her actions upon Tohru and Kureno. As for Kyo, he's back in Shigure's house, sitting in his bedroom while quietly staring at the night sky.

On another day, Akito arrived at the Sohma hospital, surprisingly alone. She was then approached by Momiji, questioning her if she came to see Kureno or Tohru. Akito remains quiet, while Momiji expressed his relief that both Tohru and Kureno will be okay. Akito was revealed to have checked up on Kureno earlier, which the latter has heard of the events after she stabbed him. Kureno asks Akito if she's okay, much to her surprise. Akito questions why Kureno or Tohru aren't blaming her, since they have every right to because she's responsible for what happened to them. Akito then claims the two are idiots for being too forgiving. Momiji questions her if that's a bad thing, speaking in her point of view that because of those two "idiots", Akito won't be punished or charged for her crimes against them. Claiming to her that idiots really are useful to her. Akito reacts to Momiji's words by crying in deep sorrow. She then thinks back at the time that if she said to Kureno that she's not okay, would he come back to her side? She would imagine he would, since Kureno is the kind of person who's endlessly kind. Akito then realizes her actions of keeping him shackled down to her resulted in continuously killing and murdering him. Akito expresses deep regret and pain after realizing what she has done, saying she's mad at herself. Including to the point where she continuously apologized to Kureno. Even though her apologies were meaningless and didn't resolve anything, Kureno listened and accepted them. Akito painfully questions why she's capable of hurting someone who's innocent and kind, while she repaid it with abuse. Momiji then tells Akito that from now on, if she really does feel regret, then she should treasure Tohru and Kureno. Even if everyone believes they are idiots, as long as Akito can cherish the two for who they really are, then that's all they need from her. Momiji then gives Akito a handkerchief, which she accepts. He was then reminded of how Tohru and Kureno's actions relate to the story, "The Foolish Traveler". He asks Akito if she wants to listen to the story, because if she does, she'll definitely want to go see Tohru.

Back at the Sohma Estate, Shigure and Hatori are surprised to find out Akito went to the hospital alone. Shigure states it was because of Kureno's accident of being stabbed, while Hatori additionally stated that something happened between her and Tohru, which Shigure agrees. Hatori questions Shigure if all went according to his plan, which he responded in saying he guesses so, but feels a little bit regretful of his past actions. Hatori remains questionable, but Shigure told him that at least he's making progress. Meanwhile at the hospital, Akito finally makes her way to see Tohru. She reminisces about the time that Tohru treated her as an equal, rather than being far away or above her, but as someone who sat near her and was always there for her. Akito was hesitant when she enters Tohru's hospital room, afraid of how she'll react. But Tohru instead offered her hand, the same way she did of offering her hand of friendship back on the cliff. Akito smiles, feeling comfort and enters Tohru's room.

Trivia

 * This episode title is taken from one of Tohru Honda's lines.
 * This episode adapted Chapters 121 and 122, parts of Chapter 123, and the second half of Chapter 124. The adaptation of 121 and 122 was nearly faithful to the manga beyond some expanded and slightly changed scenes, while the content from 123 and 124 appeared to be added to fill in the remainder of the episode beyond the earlier chapters.

Anime and Manga Differences

 * The scene where Tohru imagined breaking from holding Kyoko's hand as she commented on moving on from with her mother's loss was expanded a bit for the anime.
 * The series of flashbacks where Akito reflected on her treatment of the cursed Sohma was added for the anime.
 * There's a difference in how Yuki would call for help between the anime and manga. In the manga, he immediately ran into the house to call for an ambulance on the house phone before running to find Tohru. In the anime, he called for an ambulance on a cell phone while running to find her.
 * There is a bit more blood shown from Tohru's injuries she sustained from Akito's knife slashes and falling from the cliff in the anime.
 * The flashback from Tohru reflecting on her feelings for Kyo as she noticed his presence added in more scenes for the anime showing the two together.
 * The scene showing Tohru walking away from her mother and toward Kyo as her narration continues was added for the anime.
 * The opening narration from Chapter 123 was removed from the anime.
 * The scenes showing the varying reactions of the cursed Sohma to Tohru's hospitalization were originally shown later in Chapter 123. This replaced the following scene in the manga where Yuki recalled seeing Kyo staring at Tohru being taken away by ambulance from a distance and venting his frustration over Kyo's indecision to Tohru's grandfather.
 * The scene showing Momiji comfort Akito over her guilt from what happened with Kureno and Tohru originally came later in Chapter 124 of the manga.

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