CAA: Christian Anime Alliance

So, I've been looking for some good anime titles recently, and I've heard nothing but good things about Fruits Basket. I'm definitely considering giving this series a try, but I've been wondering...Should I start with the anime or the manga? Is there much of a difference in the storylines? And how much of it has already been released in the US? Also, who publishes the manga? I've found lots of manga that are pretty expensive (like Trigun $15!! ) depending on the distributor. So anyways, if you guys could answer my questions, that'd be really great! Arigatou!

EDIT: Any other anime suggestions you guys might have for me would be very much appreciated as well! ^_^ For instance, I've been considering the .Hack//sign games, anime, and manga, if there are any. Same questions as Fruits Basket, but insert .Hack instead!

Thanks alot, everyone!

There is a thread about Fruits Basket in the Anime form already, you should look there.

Manga. Manga. Manga.

They're both wonderful, but the manga is a lot more fleshed out. You should get to both eventually, but I vote that you get the manga first.

^_^ Ok! Thanks for the suggestions!

Definantly read the manga. The anime is a lot different. It cuts off short. The manga is about $10 a pop.
.Hack, go with .Hack//SIGN or the OAV series (Limited?). Those two are the best. Twilight, from what I've seen, has suggested incest..>.< at least in the anime..