Introduction
The review for this anime is written by Matthew Eis.
The Review
Fruits Basket is a wonderful and moving story which I consider myself fortunate enough to have been shown by a very close friend. This anime is so amazing it touch upon the strings of my heart. I laughed, I cried, and I truely felt for each of the characters.
The anime is centered around a young girl by the name of Tohru Honda, an amazing high school girl who is kind and honest. At the start of the anime she is still struggling to survive after her mother's tragic death. She is taken into the house hold of the cursed family, the Sohma's.
Animation
Is decently done, it is done beautifully but the main attraction of this anime is not the art but rather the story and the characters.
Sound
Again decently done, the intro and ending songs are a credit to the singer and composers. I'd keep them on my MP3 player. Other then that the rest of the sound track is well placed but doesn't reach out like a few other animes I know. Again decently done, but not the reason I love this anime.
Characters
Oh, so many things I wanna type here. But I dont want to spoil anything (I strongly feel that no review should even come close to touching a spoiler). Each character is amazing and wonderful. I cannot say more than each character has made me laugh, smile, cry, and think.
Story and Enjoyment
Each characters' past and story is touching to discover and moving to watch. Each one is orginal, sad, and tragic. Can Tohru help break there curse? Can Tohru bring happiness to this strange, tragic family? If you're like me, you won't be able to stop yourself from watching to find out! If I could rank higher than a 10 for enjoyment I would!
Download
The downloads for this anime will be available sometime in the future.