To be completely honest with everyone, when I first heard the name of the anime ( which I viewed first ), I kinda just ignored this story thinking that something with such a silly name would be a waste of my time. But I assure you, it is not.

Fruits Basket genuinely is one of the most beautiful, human mangas I’ve ever read. It’s the type of series that I feel any type of person at any point in their lives could take something from and learn from it. I know it sounds cheesy, but I really mean it. Fruits Basket is important, it says a lot and has a lot of heart. If you want something that has light-hearted moments as well as very emotional, even difficult moments, consider reading Fruits Basket. I doubt you’ll regret it, especially if you’re shoujo manga trash like me. Honestly, having this manga sit next to a lot of other shoujo series is kind of insulting to Fruits Basket, since a lot of shoujo are low key kinda bad ( this is coming from someone who has seen and read a LOT of shoujo ( I also just like shoujo a lot so,,, 😳 ). Fruits Basket has a lot more to it than being simply a shoujo manga / anime. It is more mature, and though it has troupes, the stellar writing and wonderful characters make the troupes hit right. I feel like at this point I’ll start repeating this. Just please give this one a shot. At this point, it’s a classic. I think you’ll really end up falling in love with all of the characters, the writing, the story, really just everything about it.

Thank you for reading ! If you end up reading ( or watching ) Fruits Basket, I hope you have fun :)