‘Fruit Basket’ has a Problem, and It’s Name is Shigure Sohma

F**k Shigure! I said it. This mofo is the WORST! *cue John-Ralphio* There’s something about an insidious mfer. When an asshole is an asshole to your face, it at least it feels honest. Genuine. When an asshole hides his bullshit, it feels extra nasty. This sneaky mess is what Shigure was doing for the majority of the Fruit Baskets series. He’s a huge pervert. Not like, I like to rub one out ten times a day to 8+person orgies. No, Shigure is a creep who comments about high school girls despite being in his late 20s/early 30s at the beginning of the series. You’d think that would be the worst of his character traits. However, it gets even creepier. Shigure Sohma, along with his cousins Ayame Sohma, Hatori Sohma, and Kureno Sohma, are the oldest of the recent Cursed Cycle. A modestly famed writer and novelist, Shigure took in his cousin, Yuki and at the beginning of the series, the homeless Tohru Honda. They are later joined by the troubled Cat of the Zodiac, Kyo Sohma. He took pity on the young teenager living in a tent, but he soon used this sweet girl for his own nefarious purposes. He initially comes off as a very chill, funny, compassionate man. He’s willing to help out someone he barely knows! He lets his troubled cousins come live with him! What’s there to be suspicious about? A LOT! THERE’S A LOT TO BE SUSPICIOUS ABOUT! His end goals become clearer during the middle of the series. He wishes for the curse to be broken in order to free Akito from duty. He wants Akito all to…