Review of Fruits Basket

I feel sad coz after thinking through it, I couldn't rate this series as high as I wanted it to be. If I could rate Enjoyment in my own way, it'd be past 100, just saying :) Onto the review!! Fruits Basket is a story of an orphaned girl, Tohru Honda, who lives in a tent because she doesn't want to be a burden to her remaining family. Then she gets found by by Yuki Sohma, a classmate of hers. She comes to live with him Shigure and Kyo Sohma. She also finds out that their family is cursed. Rest of the info should be foundin the general area above because I can't be bothered explaining the rest.

The story is sweet. It's a slice of life/shoujo/comedy/mystery-drama sort of anime, though the mystery/drama doesn't show in the anime as much as it does in the manga. Fruits Basket takes genres that arn't exactly gripping and makes it awesome. You're not hanging off the edge of your seat or anything in this anime, no. You just watch it, feel warm inside and watch the next episode simply to feel warm all over again. It works here. A lot of anime/manga that fall under the above categories don't exactly work out but Fruits Basket does.

Not the most gripping of stories (anime-wise) and it will leave you wanting to watch more.

The art was actually pretty good. A bit iffy at times but it was still good.

The sound really suited this anime though there wasn't anything catchy to add onto your ipod or mp3 player. It brought out the best of scenes. Like in a serious scene, you would hear the heavy rain and nothing else. Thinking about it now, the BGM reflects on what Tohru feels. Most it is happy and light but when she's at loss for words, then it does show in the music. The BGM did bring out the best of scenes :) The OP and ED were also fitting, but like I said, nothing that catchy. It was just another OP/ED that I skipped to get to the episode.

Characters was really what stood out. Everyone's an individual. Everyone has their own reason for things, their own way of reacting, it's not your typical anime where you can predict the characters' actions. Well, it is somewhat predictable but the characters really do shine out. Tohru brings out the best of everyone. Like, you find characters that you simply want to punch their faces in, but if Tohru had effected you, then you would think to forget their faults and learn that each character is not a bad person themself, just individual.

Is it weird to say that I admire Tohru? After watching this, I told myself that I would be a nicer person and try to understand everyone. I may not be the nicest person but I'm not as judgmental as I was before. The characters really are moving and I loved the entire cast, cept for the odd one of two.

I really did enjoy Fruits Basket. Recently I've been seeing reviews about how people loved Fruits Basket the first time, but realised it wasn't that good the second time round. Sure, it wasn't as good but I find it a classic anime. I can watch it again and again and I could probably still laugh at everyone's antics or tear up when I relate to something or one of the characters' past were sad. This anime kind of changed me as a person. Call me biased but I love Fruits Basket to bits, the anime and manga.

Fruits Basket, all in all, is an easy slice of life to watch. Depending on your character, you could love this or simply find it a bit boring. Though it's a SoL, its gets really deep and meaningful a lot of times. It touches on themes of depression, bullying and a whole lot more. I think that anyone can find something to relate with this anime. I recommend this series to absolutely everyone. It's just one of those anime you have to watch, even if you're iffy about it.

Like Tohru's mother said, always give the benefit of the doubt :)