First, I wanted to be sure they were getting the whole thing adapted. After that, I waited for them to complete it because I don't deal well with waiting. Then it ended and they announced the spin-off movie, so I told myself that I might as well wait for that to be released too. And lastly, I wanted for it to be special, because Fruits Basket is possibly my favourite manga of all time and I wanted, no, I needed to watch the anime at the exact right moment. 

Which seems to be Christmas season, 2023. 

I'm only three episodes in and love everything already.