Talk:Fruits Basket (2019 Anime)/@comment-33855128-20191219230740/@comment-25519236-20191219234217

Please be considerate of your wording. Sure, it's your opinion, but do be respectful about how you express yourself. Here are my two cents on this:

- Takaya HATED the first anime. She even got into many arguments with the director of the 2001 anime, since he always contradicted Takaya and never wanted to go along with her plans of HER manga. Some say that she has held a 17-year-old grudge because of this lol.

- The reboot anime team actually took the TIME to talk to Takaya, and followed along her wishes, UNLIKE the first anime team. The reboot team were serious about making an adaption that Takaya would like. Evidently, she absolutely adores the reboot, which she expresses on her twitter. She's just as excited as the fans, that's really good from someone who hated the first anime of her beloved series!

- The first anime left off in a place that would make it impossible to produce a second season (eg Akito's gender, Akito apparently dying from a sickness and having limited time left). They even added content that wasn't in the manga.

- The reboot has successfully adapted what Takaya actually INTENTED Fruits Basket to be. They were respectful of Ritsu's character, a rather controverisial character. The true form arc was done right, and it showed that Tohru didn't need any convincing to chase after Kyo; she did it by her own accord. This makes her appear as a stronger female character that follows her own heart; not other's hearts. Furthermore, the foreshadowings for future events they've been showing have been amazing. This is something that the first anime never accomplished. I say this as someone who has watched both animes.

- Your opinions about the character designs are valid, so I'm not gonna argue against that. :P I do disagree, though. Takaya even stated that she didn't like her art style that much during the period of time where she broke her arm, and had to draw with her non-dominant hand. Takaya actually requested the reboot team to have their own style since her artstyle was quite "outdated". And have you seen Takaya's new and updated art style? It matches the anime much more now.