Cute and loving anime of Fruits Basket; I LOVE it!!!^_^
This boxset is absolutely perfect! I love the extra features and everything! I LOVE that there are 2 kinds of subtitles, the first one EXACTLY shown as what the English voices say, and the second one EXACTLY as what the Japanese voices say. That is wonderful!! For I know that either way, when I switch the subtitles and the audio, both are exactly correct. Er, if you know what I mean!^o^ I really love this, for it's really hard to find subtitles in animes that are exactly what the English voices are saying, so this is certainly unique. To my knowledge, this special 4-disc collection remains the only anime to have both English and Japanese (Eng subs, but exactly what the Japanese meant to say in their language) subtitles. The 4 DVD cases and the box themselves are very beautiful with artwork and short summaries about the episodes, making worthwhile of your money. But since it's just a 26-episode anime, and there are about 6 or so episodes on each disc, making a hassle when you have to keep on switching discs to continue to the next episodes or special features. But really, the great artwork do make up for it.^^
As for the series, I LOVE it!! But I know that they could do way better! And I really, REALLY wish that they would continue the series, and not just ended it at 26 episodes! Episode 26 was kind of a cliffhanger, and the director refuses to continue the story! I am so disappointed in him! As for the voices, I love both audios, but of course, there are some certain voices that do not match the lovable characters--in MY opinion. I cannot stand Japanese Yuki's voice! For they used a woman's voice for his, and I was so displeased! I prefer a man's voice for his!!T_T And the Japanese girl's voice for Tohru is ANNOYING! When I heard her speaking normally, I find myself wanting to throttle her, for why can't she just use her normal ok voice for Tohru, but instead have to use her stupid high-pitch girly version of voice for my beloved Tohru??!!!~_~ T_T I love Tohru, and I am so disappointed that the Japanese girl makes her sound too girly. I mean, sure, Tohru IS girly, but her voice is a beautiful one! Or should be!! I prefer the English voice for Tohru over the Japanese girl's. Not that there's anything wrong with her voice, but I just wish she didn't made Tohru sounds so silly and high-pitched.
AND, I wished the ENGLISH cast didn't used a woman's voice for Momiji's voice!! Eww...--well, the girl's voice is actually very beautiful and emotional (correct in situations that calls for her soft voice), but I wanted a cute boy's voice for Momigi! (Sigh) Of course, both voicing cast can't be expected to be perfect. But still, even with the disappointments I find, I still love this anime series!!^_^ (And I'm sorry if my comments about the voices tick off some of you who like the voices the way they are! I'm just voicing my opinion, so that fans who haven't yet seen the anime know what to expect. Sorry again!!~_~ ^_^) AND I WISH THAT THE SERIES STILL CONTINUES!!! It'd be wonderful, for the story gets even more intense and sweeter!!
This is an excellent anime, and if you don't know anything about Fruits Basket, I highly recommend this anime to newcomers who like soft/slow romance and emotional/bully problems. If you're more of a high-action anime fan, don't buy this series but watch it a little bit first to see if it's to your liking. Yes, I LOVE Fruits Basket!!^^Read full review
