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Fruits Basket

★ 7.8 7K votes 2001–2001 1 season · 26 episodes Ended TV Tokyo
AnimeJapanese animation traditions and grammar.This show: 10/10Found familyUnrelated people slowly becoming each other's family.This show: 9/10Coming of ageGrowing up as the central arc.This show: 8/10SentimentalOpenly emotional storytelling that reaches straight for the heartstrings.This show: 7/10MelancholicA wistful sadness woven through the story, even in its lighter moments.This show: 7/10BittersweetJoy and loss mixed so thoroughly they can't be separated.This show: 7/10SupernaturalGhosts, demons and powers beyond nature in our own world.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Yui HorieAya HisakawaLaura BaileyEric ValeTomokazu SekiJerry Jewell
Starring
Yui HorieAya HisakawaLaura BaileyEric ValeTomokazu SekiJerry Jewell
Ratings per Episode
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Votes per Episode
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About

"A curse-laced family drama disguised as fluffy comedy"

Tohru Honda, a kind-hearted orphan, ends up living with the mysterious Sohma family and discovers their secret: certain members transform into zodiac animals whenever they're hugged by the opposite sex. What starts as gentle comedy about an odd shared household slowly reveals deep family trauma and quiet heartbreak underneath. The pacing is soft and episodic at first, carried by warm character moments and Tohru's relentless empathy, before tightening into more emotional territory. It's cozy and melancholy in equal measure, though this original adaptation is gentler and less complete than later versions of the story.

Watch it for

the tender, slow-burn character writing beneath the gentle zodiac-curse comedy premise.

Maybe skip if

you want the full manga story, since this version softens and rushes the ending.

Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.

All Seasons

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Season 12001
7.92K2610h 24m
EpTitleRatingYoursVotesRuntime
▶1The Strangest Day7.9
12724 min
▶2The Sohma Curse7.9
9824 min
▶3All Shapes and Sizes7.8
8924 min
▶4Here Comes Kagura!7.7
8324 min
▶5A Rice Ball in a Fruits Basket7.8
9224 min
▶6Invincible Friendship7.8
8124 min
▶7A Plum on the Back7.6
8324 min
▶8Don't Cry, for the Snow Will Surely Melt8.2
8524 min
▶9A Solitary New Year8.0
7824 min
▶10Make It Clear If It's Black or White8.2
7724 min
▶11Everybody Loves Chocolate7.9
7424 min
▶12White Day7.8
7224 min
▶13A New School Term Starts!8.0
7024 min
▶14The Adult's Episode: Yuki's a Messed-Up Snake!7.9
6624 min
▶15There Are No Memories It's OK to Forget8.1
6824 min
▶16If We've Three Then We Don't Need to Fear Jason7.8
7324 min
▶17It's Because I've Been Loved That I've Become Stronger8.1
6524 min
▶18The Strongest Tag: The Cursed Electric Wave Brother and Sister8.2
6324 min
▶19The Source of Cheer Can Be Affected by Colds Too8.2
6524 min
▶20Ayame's Secret Life7.8
6724 min
▶21Sophist Boy Has Captured the Prince7.8
6224 min
▶22Prince Yuki Fan Club7.3
6424 min
▶23Is the Rumored Ri That Mother's Daughter?7.4
6624 min
▶24The Curse of the Cat8.3
6824 min
▶25True Form8.4
7224 min
▶26Let's Go Home8.2
8424 min

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Yui Horie Tôru Honda
Aya Hisakawa Yuki Sôma
Laura Bailey Tohru Honda
Eric Vale Yuki Sohma, Yuki Sôma
Tomokazu Seki Kyo Sôma
Jerry Jewell Kyo Sohma
John Burgmeier Shigure Sohma
Ryotaro Okiayu Shigure Sôma
Reiko Yasuhara Saki Hanajima, Kyoko Honda
Yuka Imai Arisa Uotani, Akito (child)

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