Overall :
An excellent show that shows us the emotional struggle of each and every Sohma member and those around them and how their hearts got cured.Though the tale of each character is somewhat fast and compressed in the Anime,it's still worth a look,no?

Trivia :
-The plot of the Manga and Anime is generally the same but the Manga version have alot more content.I recommend the Manga version.
-This Anime / Manga is well received in some countries...more of a reason to convince you to watch it.
-There is a collectible Card Game for it I believe.
-There are plushies of it...I wonder where can I buy one.
-There are Artbooks published for it.
-There are Drama CDs published for it.

For the end I must say this is one awesome anime and I'd recommend it to everyone that likes romance. The character stories are really cut out to the last detail and You'll just fell in love with every one of them. Even tho episodes are not really that much connected with each other, the main story follows one string and is still one of the best around. Some situations will really make you think, trying to put yourself in the skin of one or another person and u should expect to cry a tear or to... if not anywhere else than the last few eps should be just the hit...

The overall presentation of this series is of high quality, in my opinion. I have been able to watch the same episode several times, and still not tired of it, like most series unfortunately provide. Although this is my opinion of the series, I'm sure alot of people agree with me on that part. There is quite a bit of humor in this eries, mostly in jealousy terms, but it still keeps me laughing. The animation also helps out with the humor in that part, which I stated in the former review on the art of the series, which you can or already have read. The originality is also a good part of this series, seeing that the characters aren't raging metal fighters like alot of the anime series are nowadays.

The overall presentation is great. This is a must watch if you are more into story than action. It might be too slow for people who only like action animes. It's got a quirky sense of humor. Kagura and Kyo are the funniest but all of the characters are pretty lively and are developed nicely even in the shortened version of the anime. Again, it's really original but on second thought maybe not for everybody. The art's not the best, the sounds aren't the best, but they do work well for their purpose and the story is developed really well. This series is great if you look at it as an intro to the manga, but the series by itself will leave you hanging at the end. It does have a sort of conclusion but leaves too many loose threads and unanswered questions.

They are things may bother me, but I really love the Furuba plot. It's not 'Let's save the world and do something REALLY important!' It's just the lives of some people who have it a lot different than us. Very cute and huggable.

Wonderful show... I cry more than I laugh when I read the comic, I have reached the 14th book already. Extremely touching and funny,u will laugh and the next second u might be crying. Fruits Basket focus a lot on relationship, I guess this is why I am hook onto it. Like many character and actually I find that not much ppl mention this, this book really reveal a lot of wisdom, maybe I guess u have to read the comic to understand it.

Well, this show is certainly original – I certainly haven’t watched anything like it before. I mean, the basic plot it’s one of those that leaves you wondering but these Japanese have in their heads when creating their stories, but everything works so well that it’s hard not to smile.

And when you finish watching it, you will probably want to see it again, just to see all the stupid faces of Tohru, the jokes about the rice balls, the bad temper of Kyou, the sweetness of Yuki, the even-more-sweet Kisa… and Haru and his hair, of course. Because this anime just has the WORST metaphors ever made! I mean, they’re so bad that they’re good, because you always end up cracking up a smile at Tohru’s speeches.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~I give the presentation an A...the humor of the episodes was to die for and the romance between tohru and the characters were toching especially the very last episode were she had to save kyo from himself....everything was amazing..

Is very funny!!! And very sad in some moments. But the funny part is great! I´ll laugh a lot in this anime!

Most of the jokes are innocente, but there are some ecchi/yaoi "jokes". Nothing that would offend anyone . But very delicate.

When you have a sad moment, the next one is always funny, so you can have fun with the anime. So if you were crying, Ill be laughing in some moments. Of course, if you are this kind of emocional personal. Very good humor, I recommend.

I watched the entire anime in two days. I just could not stop watching it. And you dont fell time pass when you are watching Fruits Basket. You could watch ten episodes and never gets tired of it.

All episodes have sad and funny momments.

Takaya-sensei (the mangaka) has commented that she doesn't understand how the series ended up as a light-hearted comedy. This seems an odd thing to say seeing how that's what it IS. What else is Fruits Basket but a light-hearted comedy?

Ah, but then you read the manga and reach the later volumes, you understand. The story becomes... darker, as well as more melodramatic, frightening, and mysterious. I like to call it an Emotional Suspense because you're constantly learning unexpected things about the character's feelings and relationships.

Another thing the manga has going for it is that the past is more structured and explored. The anime is happy to drabble in the present and little but.

Life has been very hard for Honda Tohru (a first year high school student). Having lost her mother in a car accident, she has come to live alone in a tent in the woods near her school. One day, she happens to stumble upon a house nearby, which belongs to the Sohma family. it's occupied by Souma Yuki (the most popular boy in Tohru's school), his cousin Shigure (a novelist) and another Souma by the name of Kyou who is constantly fighting with Yuki. <br>
When the Sohma's discover her tent, they invite her to come and live with them, and Tohru agrees as long as she is able to repay their kindness with her housekeeping skills. Through an accident, Tohru discovers that the Sohma family is cursed to turn into an animal from the Chinese zodiac when embraced by the opposite gender.