Fruits Basket! I will admit, when I first saw the title I laughed. What stood out to me when I picked up these books, though, was the beautiful art style. Each drawing is breathtaking and really shows the emotions of the characters well.

Each page is packed with dialogue too. It takes me about 45 minutes to get through one volume, about the same time it takes me to read a chapter in a novel. It took me around a week to read the whole series, but I read the last 6 books in the same night. At around volume 19, it really started to make when wonder "What will happen to the Sohmas?" and I just had to keep reading.

The characters in this manga are all memorable, each and every one of them. I can remember every character and their story. Maybe it's because they all have a different story to tell, most of them are very sad.

This manga is very emotional, and very sad. After I finished this, I bawled my eyes out. When I read it a second time, it was a lot easier but it still made me sad. It has it's funny moments (some are down right hilarious) but the pain that each character goes through really hits close to my heart.

Fruits Basket is a must read. Outstanding art, outstanding story, characters, and overall? A masterpiece.