| Information |
| Goodbye | |
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| Episode Information | |
| Kanji | さようなら |
| Rōmaji | Sayōnara |
| Air Date | June 14, 2021 (JP) June 14, 2021 (US) |
| Chapters | 129, 130, 131 |
| Staff Information | |
| Director | Takatoshi Suzuki & Takahiro Kawakoshi (JP) |
| Script | Taku Kishimoto (JP) |
| Music Information | |
| Opening | None |
| Ending | Haru Urara |
| Navigation | |
| ← I Just Love Her | You Fought Well → |
Goodbye (さようなら, Sayōnara) is the eleventh episode of the third season of the Fruits Basket 2019 Anime.
Summary[]
Kyo finally tells Tohru what he should have told her in the first place. And we finally hear the true, original zodiac story.
Plot[]
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Kyo getting dumped
Tohru meets with Arisa and Saki as she is discharged from hospital. Upon seeing Kyo, Tohru suddenly sprints away. Tohru does not understand why she is running away, especially since she had intended to give Kyo a smile. Kyo manages to catch up to her and blocks her, but she continues to run away way. Those passing by speculate that Kyo has been dumped. While running, Tohru recalls Yuki's visiting her in the hospital. Yuki's mention of Kyo brought tears to her eyes, which she tried to suppress. She recalled Kyo calling her a disappointment, which felt like a knife to her heart. She determined that she would smile and act normal to Kyo when she next saw him, practicing this smile. She thought she had prepared herself for the worst possible outcome, but she admits that she wants to be by his side more than anything.
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Kyo aplogizes to Tohru
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Kyo and Tohru kiss
Kyo catches up to Tohru, who asks him to wait, willing herself to stop crying even as she is unable to stop her tears. Kyo apologizes for being a fool, running away, and ignoring her feelings, making her cry. He begs her to give him one last chance in being better since he wants to be with her, to continue moving forward and living. She begins to cry again, and he kisses her. He asks to hug her knowing that he will transform. Tohru says that she accepts him, all of him. As the two embrace, they are surprised that Kyo does not transform.
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Tohru and Kyo hug without Kyo transforming
Back at the Sohma Estate, Akito is seen staring outside and says "Goodbye." In a scene from Akito's visiting Tohru in the hospital, Akito reveals that she was jealous of Tohru for being more pure and pretty. Tohru responds that this is not true, and she encourages Akito to not categorized people based on words, such as "pretty", as an excuse to distant herself from others. She tells Akito that she sees her as pure and pretty if she thinks the same way about her. Tohru recognizes that she has been an intruder, someone who tried to destroy the world Akito wanted, causing her pain. Akito is surprised that despite everything that happened, Tohru still wants to be friends with Akito.
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The Cat befriends God
Tohru begins to narrate the story of the original Chinese Zodiac:
Once upon a time, a person lived alone on top of a mountain for many years. This person realized they were different from other people, having the strength and lives of a thousand men. The person was afraid to go down and meet other people because of being different, afraid of being judged, and afraid of themself and their power. One day, a cat came into the person's house. The Cat said he has been watching them for some time, and cannot help but be drawn to this mysterious person. He asks to stay by the person's side, calling them "God", pleased to be accepted despite being a stray cat. With the Cat keeping his word, he never left God's side, which made them very happy. From there, God proposed an idea. Since they cannot befriend other people, they can instead befriend other beings. So God spread out many invitations across the land, and in response, 12 animals came and held a banquet in which they danced, sing, and laughed together.
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The original banquet
The banquets were held every full moon, but these happy times did not last forever, as the cat became old and collapsed. God and the animals were sad in seeing the Cat begin to die; they realized that all living things are destined to come to an end. God created a spell by drawing a circle around the rim of a sake cup. God gave the cup to the Cat, who took a sip. God then proposed to the animals to let their friendships last for eternity, that no matter how many times they are reborn, their friendship, their bonds, will never disappear. The animals then willingly agreed and each took a sip from the cup one at a time. The Rat took the first sip, then the Ox, the Tiger, the Rabbit, and the rest in the following order.
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God has the Cat drink from the enchanted cup
The Cat, briefly regaining consciousness, asked God why they forced him to take a sip, since he did not want eternity. The words the Cat said were shocking towards God and the animals, who all saw it as a sign of rejection. The Cat then told God that even though the time he spent with them was brief and the happiest, they should all accept that all things must eventually come to an end. He wanted God to befriend humans in the next life, and to see him smile not only in the moonlight, but in the sun as well. With his final words spoken, the Cat passed away. The other animals however, felt betrayed by the Cat. As time continued on, one by one, the animals eventually passed away, with the Dragon dying last. And so, God was alone once more. However, God was not afraid, because of their vow to hold another banquet, and another after that, holding an eternal series of gatherings that are forever unchanging. From this, God's loneliness did not turn into despair, having full knowledge of knowing everyone is waiting for them on the other side of the promise.
Tohru concludes that this was a story from a long, long time ago. It was the original memory forgotten by everyone. Revealing it to be the true story of the Chinese Zodiac, about the first, original promise.
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Akito releases the bonds and says goodbye
Back at the Sohma Estate, Akito is shown to be responsible for Kyo not transforming. She goes to her knees, asking her father if it is okay to stop being special, to stop being a "God", and just be herself so that she can start a new life that is her own. Akito starts crying, scared of letting go to everything she once held. Though unsure if anyone will still love her afterward, she commits to this, saying goodbye.
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Kyo breaks his Juzu bead bracelet
Ayame is seen sitting at his shop and asks for Mine to come. He hugs her and says he was meant to be with her, and can now finally say this. Ritsu is seen crying followed by Kisa then Kagura. Rin is seen next to Haru, who says that it feels painful and lonelier than he expected. Hatori is seen while Akito asks for others to cry with her. Shigure is seen, commenting "so this is what it feels like" with a sigh.
Kyo, still with Tohru, breaks his Juzu Bead bracelet. He goes to see Kazuma showing him that he no longer needs it. Hatori brings Kyo and Tohru to see Akito, who meets privately with Tohru.
Characters[]
- Saki Hanajima
- Arisa Uotani
- Tohru Honda
- Kyo Sohma
- Yuki Sohma (flashback)
- Momiji Sohma (flashback)
- Kyo's Mother (flashback)
- Kyoko Honda (flashback)
- Akito Sohma
- God of The Chinese Zodiac (flashback)
- Cat of The Chinese Zodiac (flashback)
- The Chinese Zodiac (flashback)
- Ayame Sohma
- Mine Kuramae
- Ritsu Sohma
- Okami Sohma
- Kisa Sohma
- Hiro Sohma
- Hinata Sohma
- Kagura Sohma
- Isuzu Sohma
- Hatsuharu Sohma
- Hatori Sohma
- Shigure Sohma
- Kazuma Sohma
Trivia[]
- This episode title is taken from one of Akito Sohma's lines.
Anime and Manga Differences[]
- The opening scene of Tohru's departure from the hospital shown from her perspective and seeing Saki, Kyo and Arisa was added for the anime.
- Some additional dialogue from Tohru and Kyo was added during Tohru's flashbacks of her hospital meeting with Yuki and her earlier rejection from Kyo.
- The birds flying away were added to the scene of Kyo and Tohru kissing.
- Kyo's flashback of first kissing Tohru when realizing she was unconscious when it happened was removed from the anime.
- Instead of being all together as in the anime, the flashback depicting Akito's hospital visit was split apart in the manga with the final sentence of Tohru's admission to Akito and Akito's reaction to it not revealed until later in the chapter.
- The story told about the original God and animals of the curse originally took place in Chapter 131 after the curse was totally broken in Chapter 130.
- Kyo tearing away his prayer beads as the Sohma curse became broken was shown before showing the reactions of the other cursed Sohma being freed in the manga.
- The anime skipped over Yuki and Machi's meeting with each other in Chapters 130 and 131. Leading up to this, it was implied that Yuki intended to reveal his curse to her before realizing he was the last freed from the curse. No longer having to worry about it, Yuki proceeds to hug a surprised Machi where he admits he originally meant to tell her about something else, but admitted this was enough for now. Machi then asks if she can call Yuki by his first name and he lets her do so a few times, before kissing her and saying that Machi can say his name as many times as she wants from now on.
- During Kyo and Tohru's visit to Kazuma's house, Haru had appeared from behind Tohru in the manga instead of from outside the house.
- The circumstances that led to Akito's surprise embrace of Tohru differed between the anime and manga. In the manga, Akito was present in a room at Kazuma's house that he brought her and Kyo to. In the anime, Hatori had driven up in a car to bring Kyo and Tohru to see Akito waiting at the main Sohma house.
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