A Rice Ball Doesn't Belong in a Fruits Basket ~ Fruits Basket Review

Yuki Sohma is a teenager whose family harbors a strange secret: If any of them are hugged by a member of the opposite sex, they transform into animals of the Chinese zodiac. To complicate things, Yuki's family has taken in a young orphan named Tohru.
I just (and I really, mean, just) finished Fruits Basket, a charming young tale about Tohru Honda and her experience with the Sohma family. Honestly, I just adored the series! It is one of my very favorites. So beautiful!
One major thing that I loved about this show are the characters. Each character is so in depth, and you really get to know everyone. You can tell what they're thinking before anyone says anything by the end of the anime, because you really learn to love them.  The characters all have such different personalities, and the character development is just splendid. Even though some of the characters are hard to like at first, you really get to know their problems and why they act that way, and bond with them. It was a different feeling than any other I have experienced.
The ending actually felt like an ending in some ways, but in some ways not. I feel like I was cheated out of one more episode, but at least the last one had an ending feel (if you know what I mean).
The artwork was beautifully done, and the characters all managed to look unique while still staying to the typical anime drawing style.
I really had no problems with the series, except the fact that there wasn't more of it.
The series is a good laugh, a puller-of-the-heart-strings, and a great friend. I really couldn't have asked for much more.

*Also, for those of you lucky to have it, this series is available on Netflix*