Fruits Basket (2001– )

After her mother's death, Tohru Honda finds herself living with the Sohma family consisting of three cousins: Yuki, the 'prince charming' of their high school, Kyo the hot headed, short ... See full summary »

Stars:

Laura Bailey, Eric Vale, Yui Horie

Cast

Series cast summary:
Laura Bailey	...	Tohru Honda (26 episodes, 2001)
Eric Vale	...	Yuki Sohma (26 episodes, 2001)
Yui Horie	...	Tôru Honda (26 episodes, 2001)
Aya Hisakawa	...	Yuki Sôma (26 episodes, 2001)
Jerry Jewell	...	Kyo Sohma (24 episodes, 2001)
John Burgmeier	...	Shigure Sohma (24 episodes, 2001)
Tomokazu Seki	...	Kyo Sôma (24 episodes, 2001)
Daphne Gere	...	Saki Hanajima (16 episodes, 2001)
Parisa Fakhri	...	Arisa Uotani (15 episodes, 2001)
Kimberly Grant	...	Momiji Sohma (13 episodes, 2001)
Kent Williams	...	Hatori Sohma (12 episodes, 2001)
Julie Mayfield	...	Kyoko Honda (12 episodes, 2001)
Kazuhiko Inoue	...	Hatori Sôma (11 episodes, 2001)
Meredith McCoy	...	Kagura Sohma (11 episodes, 2001)
Chad Cline	...	Akito Sohma (11 episodes, 2001)

Storyline

After her mother's death, Tohru Honda finds herself living with the Sohma family consisting of three cousins: Yuki, the 'prince charming' of their high school, Kyo the hot headed, short tempered outcast, and Shigure the mischievous novelist, if not sometimes that of a pervert. Tohru finds out the Sohma family secret that when a member is hugged by the opposite gender or they are tired out, they turn into the 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac. Filled with many lovable character and many plot twists along the way, life at the Sohma house will never be the same again.

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Plot Keywords:

based on comic | anime | loss of mother | zodiac sign | narrated by character | 

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Genres:

Animation | Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Romance

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site [jp] Official site [us]

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese English

Release Date:

5 July 2001 (Japan)

Company Credits

Production Co:

FUNimation Entertainment, Studio DEEN

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

4:3

Did You Know?

Trivia

Laura Bailey (Tohru Honda) wanted to sing the opening song, "For Fruits Basket". That went to Meredith McCoy (Kagura), and Laura was given the ending song "Small Prayer".

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Quotes

[first lines]
Tohru Honda: Look at that beautiful sky! See you later mom, take care of the house while I'm gone okay? I'll be back.

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Connections

Featured in Troldspejlet: Episode #35.10 (2006)

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Soundtracks

"Small Prayer"
Performed by Ritsuko Okazaki
(First Ending Theme)

User Reviews

Best Anime Series of all Time!

After watching the first episode of Fruits Basket, I knew I had to see more. After buying the DVD's, every episode got better and better. It is such an enjoyable series.

It is funny, touching and more. Every character who comes into it (excluding the Yuki fan club girls) are likable and there is something good about them all.

Although it is an animated series, the characters seem so real and it feels as if it really happening to someone you care about.

The ending was great, even though there were a lot of problems still unsolved. This just leaves it open for another series (let's cross our fingers) or if not another anime series, it will continue with the manga.

The thing about Fruits Basket is that it deals with real life problems (except in different ways) like not being excepted for who you are or what you look like.

This series is recommended to any anime fan or even non-anime fans will enjoy it whether you're laughing out loud or feeling for the characters as they go through their pain and problems.

5/5 stars