At last! An anime that effortlessly combines comedy AND plot! Well, the story revolves entirely around one plot device, but it just works so well: all of the Souma that are possessed by the Juunishi transform into animals. The situations that this creates are just so hilarious and original, that I'm having a very difficult time writing this review because it's just so difficult with the amount that goes on in Fruits Basket.

But, alas, Fruits Basket has quite a few flaws in it. The main character's voice gets a little annoying at times and there are waaaay too many characters to keep track of. Introduced to us are nearly all of the animals of the chinese zodiac as well as schoolmates, family members of both Tohru AND the Souma family (not all of them are Juunishi). This makes remembering names very difficult for me :\

Hmm, what to say about Fruits Basket, what to say indeed... Well for starters, the name has a specific meaning to it. It actually comes from the game she played as a child. However, she was always the onigiri (rice ball), and thus was always left out because nobody ever called for the onigiri. However, now that she is with the Souma family, she feels like she finally belongs with somebody. She is finally included in her own "fruits basket".*

The thing that really sets it apart from all the others are is the originality of the plot. I mean how many animes have a girl who lives in the woods because her mother died, and ends up living with a family who can turn into animals when the opposite sex touches them??!! Well the story does sound bizarre but it's actually quite interesting to watch, and see how one girl can fit into the family after she learns their secret.

Some early animations weren't so good, but improved as the series moved on. Besides that, every thing else is just fine. The sound is catchy, specially the intro (you'll find your self humming to it after a while.) Character development is key in this anime, because that is what it mostly focus's on. So basically I would recommend this anime to any one who likes to be fuzzy with out the wuzzy ~_~.

*Thanks to BJF for the real meaning of the this anime tittle.*

WNK~