Fruits basket also known as fruba is a manga written by Natsuki Takaya which recieved an anime adaptation in 2001. Due to fans not liking the 2001 adaptation fruba received a reboot Today morning the last episode of fruits basket: the final aired in Japan properly and grandly concluding this wonderful masterpiece FOR PEOPLE LOOKING TO GET INTO FRUITS BASKET Fruits basket has 3 seasons the third season being the final one 2 seasons aired as two cour while the final aired for 13 episodes. But this in no way is a rushed adaptation. Its an excellently done conclusion Frubas genres are drama slice of life comedy and romance but its main focus is the drama and character development. So if you solely started watching it for romance you wont find much. However their are many couples besides our main couple. Almost every character get their happy ending If someone has told you fruits basket is incest Thats complete bullshit. The characters arent related by blood. The Sohma family is a large clan than a family so dont hesitate. It isnt incest MY OPINION OF THE FINAL SEASON NOW SPOILER ALERT IF YOU HAVENT WATCHED THE FINAL SEASON The final season was fantastic. It develops and explores the characters further. Backstories of characters like Kyo and Tohru were revealed. But it mainly focuses on the antogonist of the series Akito. Who we thought was a merciless killer turned out to be a girl who has had a hard life and still suffers. Some people have been angry at Akitos redemption but I disagree. This season did a good job showing Akitos fear of abandonment amd how much the bond she desperately holds on to had been killing her on the inside. She too shares a past similar to that of Tohrus. Being her dad whom she loved dearly had died before her leaving Akito with her mother whos not really the best and also is jealous of her. Yes Akitos own mother is jealous of her. So the zodiac members were all she had. She thought if she was tough on them theyll at least get close to her because of fear. Akito couldnt be more wrong. It drew the zodiac away from her. The bond they shared soon became a burden and further developed into a curse So do I like Akito? The answer is no. But I dont hate her either. I do get angry thinking of the horrible things she did but I dont dislike her as a whole. Shes very complex and one of the best antogonists in anime THE CURSE When did it become a burden? When did a became a curse? Where did it go wrong? This was probably my favourite quote from this season said by the first ever god of the zodiac spirits. Beautiful bonds when streched long enough can become a burden. And the true story of why the cat was neglected by the god and other members is even more heartbreaking. Yes there is a true story of how it all began So how and why did it break? As Shigure said the curse had been weakening generation after generation. It was bound to break. After all nothing is forever I think it has to do with the acceptance of the cat and Akito finally accepting and letting go. Tohru and Akito are mostly the reason for the curse breaking. Shigure has a part too this guy took in Tohru set her up with Yuki and Kyo wanted Akito to meet Tohru everything so that the curse would break THE CHARACTERS AND DEVELOPMENT IN THR FINAL SEASON Yuki got his development in the last season. Now its Kyo and Tohrus turn This season divides into 3 arcs Akito and the curse arc Kyos development and Tohrus development Kyos development being the last arc. I have already stated my opinions about the curse and Akito redemption. Tohru has always annoyed me. She behaved like a kid her reactions were over the top and she was too nice and selfless. At first I hated her. Then while watched season 2 it occured to me If Tohru wasnt the way she was the zodiacs would have never been able to move forward While watching the 3rd season it became harder and harder to hate her Like I told before Tohru and Akito fear abandonment. The reason she was able to sympathize with Akito and the zodiac members was because she knew how pain felt like. thats why Tohru helped each member move forward and she wasnt even aware of the fact that shes helping them In this season Tohru finally learns to be selfish and wants Kyo for herself. In the 2nd season episode 23 or so we can see Tohru realising her love for Kyo but she desperately denies it. She and Kyo both have trouble accepting their feelings for valid for reasons which I will cover later I liked Tohrus development. She learns to stand up for herself and accepts Kyo Is the most precious person to her more than her mother KYOS DEVELOPMENT Kyo too has a terrible past. Even more so than most zodiac members As we know already his mother killed herself and his dad disowned him. Kazuma then took Kyo in and began raising him as if he was Kazumas own child This season has an episode where Kyo opens up to Tohru finally telling about himself to someone else. One whole episode is devoted for Kyos backstory and how Tohru has a part to play in it too. I am too lazy to tell it now so watch it for yourself. Kyos development throughout the 3 seasons is totally evident. He has changed a great deal. From the rough kid who was once afraid of letting people inside to the soft guy who isnt afraid to open up and cares for people he knows THE COUPLES This is the final topic I am going to cover in this review 1KYO AND TOHRU I have loads to say about the main couple. So much that it feels like my head would burst Kyo and Tohru are not only suited for each other they also make up for things each lack. Thats what I like most about them as a couple Kyo always puts what Tohru wants before what he wants and vice versa. They have mutual understanding and respect. Thoru is always looking for things that Kyo enjoys most and Kyo does the same They also share many things especially their past Kyo has trouble accepting his feelings for Tohru because he thinks he killed her mother. Tohru has trouble accepting her feelings for Kyo because of the promise she made to herself To always remember and put her mother first Its like theyre totally meant to be but their tangled pasts are stopping them from getting their happy ending Even so they made an effort and both overcame it together. Tohru Kyo and Yuki are finally able to move forward THE COUPLES IN THE ENDING The ending shoes various couples moving towards their happy ending Kisa and Hiro are shown to have finally got together Ayame and Minne are shown to have a fun time sending farewell gifts lol love Ayames expressions Arisa and Kureno s side is unclear but they have become close enough to exchange numbers and talk about things Yuki and Machi have gotten together too but they have to be apart for Yuki to persue what he wants. But Yuki gives Machi his new house key so she would visit him from time to time Ritsu and Mitsuru are shown to be married soon. Ritsu had cut his hair probably an attempt at getting rid of his cross dressing hobby Shigure and Akito are shown to be on a date And finally Mayuko is shown to have made some progress with Hattori. He still hasnt fallen for Mayu but has gotten comfortable enough to travel various places with her THE ENDING The ending scene shows Kyo and Tohru having grandchildren. They are shown to be on a date peacefully walking hand in hand with each other This finale was simply beautiful. It really moved me. While I am happy the characters got their happy ending I am sad that it has ended. No more waiting for each episode. No more screaming with joy while seeing Kyo x Tohru moments. All in all it was a beautiful experience CONCLUSION I am sorry for troubling you with my long review. This is the longest review I have written and it literally took me a hour and a half to complete writing it. Thats because I had a lot to say about this anime. It will always remain my favourite Fellow Fans I hope you liked my review New watchers I hope I inspired you to start fruits basket Overall 95/100