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Hey there, thank you so much for the ask! :) I actually have a lot to say but I'll keep it as short as I can haha. Please note that this will contain SPOILERS.

So about my favorite aspect of Fruits Basket, huh... I have a lot of them, but the thing that set apart Fruits Basket from other shoujos, was the curse. Not only the curse, but everything it entailed. Akito was essentially brainwashed and developed a God complex, Yuki was abused and eventually developed a princely and people-pleaser persona to cope. Momiji was rejected but still remained a kind and gentle boy, and even consented to let his mother forget about him even though his philosophy in life is that memories shouldn't be erased no matter how painful. I also love how the curse was supposed to be a hindrance in relationships, but Tohru and Kyo in particular made it work, because their love focuses so much more on romance on a psychological and emotional level rather than physical. (Also, the curse breaking scene in chapter 130 is a top tier moment for me).

I also love how Fruits Basket isn't afraid to show us character flaws and said character's "ugly sides", and this is what makes them so human. Kyo has a lot of issues and used to blame his misfortunes on other people (actually just Yuki), but he still acknowledges these faults and doesn't expect anyone to save him. Tohru is such a kind soul but has serious self-esteem issues, avoids facing her own trauma by taking care of others, and has an unhealthy inability to move on from her mother's death. To put it simply, every character - from Tohru to Kakeru to Mayuko - have their own struggles and traumas, and it is an absolute delight we see them face them, grow because of it, and eventually becoming the people they are at the end of the manga. So I guess that my favorite theme of Fruits Basket is change.

The storyline of a character I love and which remains my favorite until this day is definitely Yuki Sohma's storyline. The thing I love about him is that he never stops growing. In other animes/mangas, some characters "stop" progressing in a way after receiving a development (it's kinda hard to explain but I hope you all get it lmao), but Yuki continues to grow throughout the manga. After Yuki "opens the lid" and therefore undergoes his first major development, he still continues to grow afterward and develops even more as a person. And after he "empties" the lid by confessing his true feelings towards Tohru in the end, he undergoes yet another change, the "culmination of his change". And in Fruits Basket Another, we see that Yuki's story has come full circle and that everything he went through was worth it.

Thanks once again for your ask!