Review of Fruits Basket

If ever an anime deserved a redo, it would be Fruits Basket. The anime was tragically produced well ahead of the manga being finished, and rather than try to fill some time and extend the series, they simply cut it short before any of what makes Fruits Basket (Manga) an amazing series. On its own, Fruits Basket the anime is just ok. The Animation is basic and the soundtrack is acceptable. Fruits Basket is a story full of rich characters all mixed up in a very complicated and damaged household but you never really get to anything really interesting because of how short the series is.The anime functions as a good introduction to the series proper as it is almost shot for shot a retelling of the first 5 issues.

I would avoid the last 2 or 3 episodes of the anime and just jump into the Manga if you want the true potential of this story.