i can't believe i have finished this series! I originally started this series in middle school. I believe i was about 11/12 and now i'm in my last year of high school. It's truly bittersweet. I feel like i grew up with these characters, I have seen them go through so so much and the character growth every character has went through...is incredible!! i'm so proud of them- i mean i know they are not real but...i love them. Tohru tought me so much, i mean all the characters did. I related to every single character in some way. the author wrote them so complex and you can't help but want to root for the character's. Seeing the growth of Akito was the most suprising of them all. She was definitley one of the most complex of the characters. Even the dynamic of Shigure and Akito was so interesting. Even after finishing the entire manga i still haven't been able to fully grasp shigure's character. The relationships in this series and how they are written is so realistic. I love how every charcater has thier own struggle that is so personal to them and many people can relate to it. Fruits basket shows the complexity of family relationships, romatic and friendhsips. Even grief!! mental health, i mean just everything. it has such a big place in my heart. i will always keep these characters with me and what they taught me. Thank you natsuki for writing this masterpiece that tears at everyoneof your heart strings but, still makes you smile ear to ear. Thank you fruit's basket!!