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 Fruits basket

The story

Tohru Honda is a cheerful 16 year old girl. She was orphaned
when her mother was killed in a car accident. Not wanting to burden
anyone, she buys a tent and begins to live in a forest. She is determined
to finish school in order to fulfill her mother's last wish. It turns out
that the land Tohru is living on belongs to the Sohma family. She is
quickly invited to live in the Sohma house (all males), as long as
she is willing to cook and clean. One of the Sohma's, Yuki, is the
most popular boy at Tohru's high school. He is swooned by
girls constantly and is even referred to as the "prince" of
the school. His cousins Shigure, Yuki's guardian, and
Kyo make up the rest of the household. Tohru knows
that her living environment is out of the norm, but
things turn out to get stranger. The members of the Sohma
family are possessed by animals and they turn into their true
selves when they are embraced by the opposite sex! You can imagine
Tohru's surprise when she witnesses their secret. She promises not to tell
a soul, but the "cat" may already be out of the bag.


Name: Honda Tooru
Age: 16 - 17
Height: 156.7
Weight: 46 kg
Bloodtype: O
Sign: Taurus
Character Symbol: Onigiri
Occupation: Sophomore at Kaibara High School by day, cleaning woman by night!

 

Tooru is an orphaned high school student that goes to live with her grandfather after her mother's death. While his house is being renovated to make room for his daughter and her children, Tooru has to move out. Rather than be a burden on her friends, she decides to camp out in a tent. Eventually, she winds up living in Shigure's house with him, Yuki and Kyou. She's very well mannered, loves to cook, is an excellent housekeeper and has an afterschool job as a cleaning woman to help pay her school tuition. Both of her parents are deceased and the only family members we've seen in the manga so far are her grandfather, aunt and cousins. It seems that she is estranged from most of her family.

Name: Souma Yuki
Age: 16 - 17
Height: 170.5
Weight: 54 kg
Bloodtype: A
Sign: Virgo
Character Symbol: Mouse
Occupation: Sophomore at Kaibara High School

 

Yuki is the rat, or in this case, the mouse of the zodiac. Known as " The Prince " at school, Yuki is very feminine-looking and has a severe complex as a result. He has many admirers at school, but has a hard time being social. With Tooru's help, Yuki is able to slowly loosen up. Generally quiet and polite, Yuki is an amazing martial artist that enjoys gardening. He's also not much of a morning person, but interestingly enough, he's even stronger when he's sleepy! There's no info on Yuki's parents, but he has one older brother, Souma Ayame.

Name: Souma Kyou
Age: 16 - 17
Height: 171.3
Weight: 56 kg
Bloodtype: A
Sign: Capricorn
Character Symbol: Cat
Occupation: Sophomore at Kaibara High School

 

Although not a member of the Jikkan Juunishi (Japanese/Chinese Zodiac), Kyou has the ability to transform into a cat. Because he is in essence an "outsider," the rest of the Souma family (not including the cursed "juunishi") seem to dislike him. According to legend, the cat was tricked by the rat into missing the enkai, or party, where all the animals were inducted in to the zodiac. It is because if this betrayal that Kyou deems Yuki as his rival (among other reasons...) and has dedicated his entire life to someday beating him. His hobbies include martial arts and sleeping. Kyou is also pretty studious and gets good grades at school! He's also a pretty good cook. Kyou can be pretty bad tempered and is particularly sensitive to rainy/wet weather. Kyou's mother is deceased, and his father refuses to have anything to do with him. His guardian is Souma Kazuma.

Name: Souma Shigure
Age: 27
Height: 178
Weight: 68.5 kg
Bloodtype: AB
Sign: Scorpio
Character Symbol: Dog
Occupation: Novelist

 

Shigure is the dog of the zodiac and the owner of the house where Tooru, Yuki and Kyou live. He's a writer who, in addition to writing serious/highbrow books, also writes romance novels under a pen name as a hobby. You'll always find Shigure wearing his "writer's kimono" at home because he thinks it's the proper attire for a novelist (BTW, Shigure spends most of his time at home...). He loves to drink tea, eat takoyaki (a japanese snack made of octopus), drive his publisher crazy, sleep in late and smoke. Er, despite what you see in the picture to your left, Shigure does not have a tatoo of a cross on his neck...too bad. There's no info on Shigure's parents, but we do know that he has no siblings. You could argue that his best friends, Hatori and Ayame, are his family ^_^.

Name: Souma Hatori
Age: 27
Height: 182
Weight: 69 kg
Bloodtype: A
Sign: Cancer
Character Symbol: Seahorse
Occupation: Doctor

 

Hatori is the dragon of the zodiac, but for some reason his transformation is that of a seahorse! He is literally the Souma's family doctor, and spends most of his time caring for Akito at the family compound. He has the ability to erase people's memories and has done so in the past when ordered to by Akito. You'll usually see Hatori with his hair covering his left eye - he is partially blind in that eye. Hatori is serious, rigid and very very cool. He can often be seen wearing dark-colored suits and he likes to smoke. There's no info on Hatori's parents, but his best friends, Shigure and Ayame, are his family.

Name: Souma Ayame
Age: 27
Height: 175
Weight: 63 kg
Bloodtype: O
Sign: Sagittarius
Character Symbol: Snake
Occupation: Tailor and Store owner

 

Ayame is Yuki's big brother and the third member of the "Mabudatchi Trio" or "The Three Musketeers." Along with his long silver hair, which he sometimes wears in a braid, Ayame often wears feminine-looking, Chinese-influenced clothing. A tailor by profession (although I tend to think that he's more of a designer), Ayame runs his own store also called "Ayame." He makes made-to-order *female* clothing (cosplay-looking stuff such as maid uniforms, sailor fukus, etc.) for *men* with his assistant, Mine. Ayame loves tea and will sometimes make tea for only a few select people (Hatori, Akito, Shigure). There is no info on Ayame's parents, but his younger brother is Souma Yuki. Mine, Hatori and Shigure can be considered his family as well.

Name: Souma Kagura
Age: 18 - 19
Height: 150.5
Weight: 51 kg
Bloodtype: B
Sign: Cancer
Character Symbol: Boar
Occupation: Freshman at a Womens College

 

Kagura is the boar of the zodiac. She is head over heels in love with Kyou and intends to marry him one day even though Kyou doesn't seem all that enthused about the idea. As one of the three female members of the zodiac, she is able to hug any of the male members and not turn into her juunishi form. Despite her love for Kyou, whenever she even gets near him, she winds up punching and kicking him into a bloody pulp! Kagura is a pretty good martial artist and she trained under Souma Kazuma (who also taught Yuki, Kyou, Haru and Hiro), so believe you me, she can kick a$$. She enjoys making things by hand and her favorite object (other than Kyou.) seems to be her orange cat backpack which she wears constantly. Believe it or not, Kagura is actually a freshman in college! Kagura's mom lives at the Souma compound, but there's no info on her father.

Name: Souma Momiji
Age: 15 - 16
Height: 155.8
Weight: 47.5 kg
Bloodtype: O
Sign: Pisces
Character Symbol: Bunny
Occupation: Freshman at Kaibara High School

 

Momiji is the rabbit or hare of the family. Half Japanese and half German, Momiji looks and acts a lot younger than he actually is. Characterized by his kawaii clothing which is usually *very* bright and the candy/snacks he's always munching on, Momiji frequently interperses his japanese with german. Although he may act young, Momiji is actually quite intelligent and wise. Momiji first meets Tooru at his father's building...it's the building where Tooru has her cleaning job! Momiji's father is Japanese (he's a Souma), his Mother is German (she met Momiji's Dad in college) and he has a younger sister named Momo.

Name: Souma Hatsuharu, "Haru"
Age: 15 - 16
Height: 170.2
Weight: 57.5 kg
Bloodtype: O
Sign: Cancer
Character Symbol: Cow
Occupation: Freshman at Kaibara High School

 

Like Kagura, Haru has something of a split-personality. "White Haru" is the lazier, calmer, kinder, mellower side of him, while "Black Haru" is the rude, arrogant and violent other side. Haru is generally "White Haru," but when he's angry, he'll turn in to "Black Haru" without warning. Haru has a *really* bad sense of direction, always dresses up in J-rockish attire (lots of leather and biker boots...although he rides a bicycle ^^) and he has a green tatoo on his left forearm. Haru lives at the Souma compound and has something of a "crush" on Yuki. There's no info on Haru's parents.

Name: Souma Kisa
Age: 12 - 13
Height: 145
Weight: 32 kg
Bloodtype: A
Sign: Pisces
Character Symbol: Tiger
Occupation: Freshman in Junior High School

 

Kisa is very shy and diminutive. Characterized by her light blond/orange hair and bright brownish-green eyes (er, at least I *think* they're that color..), Kisa has a hard time being social even when she's in the company of her own family! She *adores* Tooru and can often be seen tagging along behind her. Kisa's other good friend is Souma Hiro. She likes strawberry and chocolate crepes ^_^. Kisa lives with her Mother at "Souma Central," but there's no info on her father.

Name: Souma Hiro
Age: 11 - 12
Height: 150
Weight: 38 kg
Bloodtype: AB
Sign: Leo
Character Symbol: Sheep
Occupation: 6th grader in Elementary School

 

Hiro is an *extremely* precocious (not to mention obnoxious ^^;) 6th grader. He walks around with a "holier than thou" attitude and is rude to pretty much everyone (except for Kisa). This attitude problem of his is attributable to an incident that happened between Akito and Kisa... Hiro loves Kisa, but is insecure over the fact that he's younger than her. So far, according to him, he doesn't hate nor does he like Tooru. He does, however, view her as his rival. His favorite pasttime seems to be insulting other people and picking on Tooru ^^; We've seen Hiro's mom in the manga and since she's pregnant, I think we can assume that his father is around too ^_^.

Name: Souma Ritsu
Age: 20 - 21
Height: 174.3
Weight: 59 kg
Bloodtype: AB
Sign: Capricorn
Character Symbol: Monkey
Occupation: Junior at a University

 

Ritsu is a nervous, shy and very effeminate-looking guy that wants to be more manly. It doesn't help that he dresses like a girl and has panic-attacks like every other minute ^^; Ritsu's mom runs the Souma family Onsen or Hot Spring, and I gather that he gets his nervousness from her. Ritsu apologizes for anything and everything TO anyone and everything (he'd apologize to a wall if he ran into it! lol). As you can imagine, Ritsu's self-esteem is extremely low, but his ultimate hero is his cousin, Ayame. His mother is still around and it's possible that he lives with her at the omsen, however, there's no info on his father.

Name: Souma Akito
Age: 16 - 19?
Height: 163.8
Weight: 43 kg
Bloodtype: AB
Sign: Cancer
Character Symbol: doesn't really have one
Occupation: Head of the Souma family

 

Akito is the tyrannical head of the Souma clan. He is very frail and effeminate looking. Apparently, Akito's health isn't very good, so in the manga, he usually stays at home with Hatori nearby to treat him for any illness. Akito has a definite mean streak and has physically and emotionally scarred many members of the juunishi. He has a special interest in Yuki and despises Tooru. There's no info on Akito's parents.

Name: Souma Isuzu, "Rin"
Age: ?
Height: ?
Weight: ? kg
Bloodtype: ?
Sign: ?
Character Symbol: Will probably be a horse
Occupation: She's a student at the high school that Kagura attended.

 

[Note: Rin only appears in the manga.]


Rin is the horse of the zodiac. She's mysterious and, as of this writing, *very* little is known about her background. She does, however, seem to have an affinity for tight, short, trendy clothing and thigh-high boots ^_~; The vibe I get from her is that she's rebellious, angsty...and she's planning something. Whatever it is, it seems to involve Shigure... Also, Rin and Haru were a couple once, but Rin wound up breaking up with him for an "unknown" reason. Rin was hospitalized for a while, but is now living with Kagura and her mom. Little is known about Rin's immediate family, but check out Rin's "more info" link if you want to know more.

Name: Souma Kureno
Age: 26
Height: ?
Weight: ? kg
Bloodtype: ?
Sign: ?
Character Symbol: Will be a bird of some sort
Occupation: Unknown if he has an occupation outside of being Akito's lackey.

*More info*

[Note: Kureno only appears in the manga.]


Kureno is (apparently) the very last juunishi to be revealed in the manga. All indications seem to imply that he really is the "tori" or the bird/rooster of the zodiac. Little is known about Kureno other than the fact that Akito likes to keep him away from the other juunishi (they only get to see him on New Year's) and that he is always at Akito's beck and call. It would seem that of all the juunishi, Kureno is the only one that must tend to Akito's needs 24 hours a day! Despite being around the same age as the Mabudatchi Trio, Kureno seems to lack the freedom that they and the younger juunishi enjoy. Kureno hardly ever gets to go outside the Main House and on one of the occassions when Akito did let him leave, he met Uo at the convenience store where she works! As of this writing, there is no available info regarding Kureno's past or immediate family.

Name: Uotani Arisa, "Uo-chan"
Age: 16 - 17
Height: 168.5
Weight: 47kg
Bloodtype: O
Sign: Aquarius
Character Symbol:Fish
Occupation: Sophomore at Kaibara High School and she has two part time jobs - one at a convenience store and another at a coffee shop

 

Uo-chan is a one-time Yankee (Uo was actually in the female version of the Yankee's, the "Ladies" and one of Tooru's closest friends. With the help of Tooru and her mom, she was able to break free from the gang. Although Uo-chan is no longer a gang member, she's still tough, brash, sometimes violent (usually towards Kyou ^^), wears long skirts, face masks, carries a steel pipe (!) and often speaks like a guy. Uo likes to play cards, protect Tooru from Yuki's fangirls, swim and she has two part time jobs. At one of them, she recently met a guy (a Souma no less) that she now has a crush on. Uo is actually pretty feminine and enjoys wearing tight, somewhat revealing clothing. Uo's mom left her and her dad when she was younger, so now she lives with her father in a small apartment.

Name: Hanajima, Saki, "Hana-chan"
Age: 16 - 17
Height: 162
Weight: 52kg
Bloodtype: AB
Sign: Aries
Character Symbol: Purple flower
Occupation: Sophomore at Kaibara High School

 


Hana-chan is a denpa, so she has the ability to send out and receieve "electric waves"...this allows her to be extra sensitive and she can often tell what a person is thinking/feeling as a result. Hana is very goth ( kind of vampire goth with a little bit of lolita ) and can often be seen wearing *lots* of black (she actually wears a cape sometimes ^^;). Like Uo-chan, she is extremely protective of Tooru, and uses her denpa ability to ward off all the rabid Yuki fangirls. She is very observant, polite and loves to eat sweets. She lives with both her parents and has a younger brother named Megumi, who also seems to have denpa-ish powers in a very normal-looking house.