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Fruits Basket follows Tohru Honda, a cheerful high school girl who has recently lost her mother and ends up living in the house of Shigure Sohma with his younger cousins Yuki and Kyo. She soon learns the Sohma family secret: thirteen members are possessed by the spirits of the Chinese zodiac animals plus the Cat, and they turn into their animal when hugged by someone of the opposite sex or put under heavy stress. The cast splits into three circles: the cursed Sohmas and the family head who controls them, Tohru's two loyal school friends, and the student council Yuki later leads. This page covers 17 characters from the 2019 anime, from the main trio to the zodiac members fans look up most. Every profile sticks to how the character is first introduced, without spoilers.
Tohru Honda is the heroine, a polite and endlessly optimistic high school student who has recently lost her mother. She works an after-school cleaning job and ends up living in Shigure's house, where she cooks and keeps house in exchange for a room. Once she discovers the Sohma curse she keeps it secret and treats every cursed family member with the same patient kindness.
Yuki Sohma is the Rat of the zodiac and Tohru's classmate. Handsome, polite and top of the class, he has a fan club at school, yet he finds real friendship hard and keeps people at a distance. He is pushed into becoming student council president. He and Kyo clash constantly, and Yuki usually wins their fights with calm efficiency.
Kyo Sohma is the Cat, the animal left out of the zodiac in the old legend, and he resents it. Loud, short-tempered and fiercely competitive, he moves into Shigure's house determined to finally beat Yuki in a fight. He trained in martial arts under Kazuma. Under the bluster he is awkward and caring, and Tohru is one of the few people he slowly opens up to.
Shigure Sohma is the Dog of the zodiac and owner of the quiet house where Tohru, Yuki and Kyo live. He is a novelist who writes serious fiction under his own name and romance under pen names, and he loves teasing his editor and his cousins. He comes across as lazy and playful, but he sees more than he lets on.
Kazuma Sohma is a karate master who runs a dojo and took Kyo in as his foster son, teaching him martial arts. He is not one of the zodiac members. Calm, warm and patient, he is the closest thing Kyo has to a father. He also trained Yuki for a time, and he cares about all the cursed family members.
Arisa Uotani is one of Tohru's two best friends. Tall, blunt and tough, she is a former gang member who is known for carrying a lead pipe and scaring off anyone who bothers Tohru. She is fiercely protective of her friend and quick to challenge the Sohma boys, though she has a dry sense of humour.
Saki Hanajima, often called Hana, is Tohru's other best friend. Calm, deadpan and hard to read, she can sense the emotional waves people give off and can send out harmful waves of her own when she is angry. Many classmates are afraid of her, but she is gentle and fiercely loyal to Tohru.
Kagura Sohma is the Boar of the zodiac and a few years older than Kyo. Bubbly and impulsive, she insists that she and Kyo are engaged and shows her love by charging at him with enormous strength, often wrecking the house in the process. She is sweet to Tohru and becomes a friendly presence in Shigure's home.
Momiji Sohma is the Rabbit of the zodiac. Cheerful, affectionate and childlike, he loves hugging people and openly enjoys cute things, and his mother is German. Under his playful act he is emotionally strong and surprisingly perceptive, and he hides a sad situation at home. He attends Tohru's high school alongside Hatsuharu.
Hatsuharu Sohma, nicknamed Haru, is the Ox of the zodiac. Usually calm and a little spacey, he has a second side his family calls Black Haru that comes out when he is provoked, turning him aggressive and loud. He looks up to Yuki, challenges Kyo to fights and acts as an older-brother figure to the younger Sohmas.
Hatori Sohma is the Dragon of the zodiac, although his curse turns him into a seahorse. A tall, serious doctor, he looks after the health of the Sohma family. He can also suppress people's memories with a technique passed down in his line, which the family uses when an outsider learns the secret. He is one of Shigure's oldest friends.
Ayame Sohma is the Snake of the zodiac and Yuki's older brother. Flamboyant, loud and very full of himself, he runs a shop that sells handmade costumes and dresses. He is one of Shigure's closest friends, and his eager attempts to bond with his younger brother usually leave Yuki embarrassed and annoyed.
Kisa Sohma is the Tiger of the zodiac, a shy middle school girl. After classmates started bullying her over her appearance, she stopped speaking at school and withdrew. She quickly grows attached to Tohru, who treats her like a little sister. Hiro, the Sheep of the zodiac, is close to her and protective of her.
Isuzu Sohma, who goes by Rin, is the Horse of the zodiac. Stubborn, independent and sharp-tongued, she hates depending on anyone and often pushes people away, Tohru included. Despite her cold front she cares deeply about others. She arrives later in the story than most zodiac members and stays mostly apart from the rest of the family.
Kakeru Manabe is vice president of the Kaibara High student council under Yuki. He swings between lazy and wildly energetic, likes to cast the council as a super sentai style squad, and reminds Yuki of Ayame. He is one of the first people Yuki treats as a real friend, and his easygoing manner with others is something Yuki envies.
Machi Kuragi is the student council treasurer and a classmate of Hatsuharu and Momiji. Quiet and almost expressionless, she struggles to put her feelings into words, which sometimes comes out as sudden destructive outbursts, like wrecking the council room. Yuki works alongside her on the council, and she is a key figure in his part of the story.
Akito Sohma is the head of the Sohma family and holds the role of god over the cursed zodiac members. Often ill and physically frail, Akito has a volatile temper and controls the cursed Sohmas through fear. The family's rules and the threat of Akito's anger shape much of what Yuki, Kyo and the others are allowed to do.
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