Fruits Basket

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Tohru Honda is a cheerful 16 year old girl. She was taken in by her grandpa when her mother was killed in a car accident. Not wanting to burden anyone, she gets her tent and begins to live in a forest. She is determined to finish school in order to fulfill her mother's last wish. But, 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 and is shortly introduced to Kyo by him jumping through the window and starting to fight Yuki that makes up the rest of the household. Tohru knows that her living environment is out of the normal, but things turn out to get stranger. The members of the Sohma family are possessed by animals and they turn into their animal form when they are hugged 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. This series will focus on the "uncut" and "re-versioned" dub by Funimation, the same folks who dubbed Dragonball Z and Fullmetal Alchemist. Airdates shown are from the Japanese version. If you know of Fruits Basket airings nationally in the US, and on what cable channels, please post in the forums so that everyone can enjoy! Contributing to the guide: We welcome contributions as long as they are original writing (not copied from yours or others fansites, or the official websites). If you are planning on submitting a lot of material, please PM the editor. About quotes. All quotes are from the Funimation English dub. Those that have a more interesting translation from the Japanese will be preceded with "English sub".moreless
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S 1 :  Ep 26 Aired 12/27/01
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  • Good, but not as good as the manga

    6.0
    "Fair"
    By AlexandraMosl, May 15, 2011
    Fruits Basket still remains one of my all time favorite mangas. The characters were fun, the story was interesting, and the artwork was unique. Then we get to the anime. I'll start off with the technical aspects. The animation is decent--you don't need too much money to make a series based mainly on comedy--and the sub is good. Despite some mispronunciations like Ka-GOO-ra, the voice acting was good.) I especially love Tohru's actress--Laura Bailey--and the fact that they actually got Christopher freakin' Sabat! Now lets get to the anime's greatest flaw, the ending. From this point on there will be spoilers, so if you haven't read the manga, I'd recommend you stop reading this review right now. In volume seventeen of the manga, it's revealed that Akito is, in fact, female--earlier in the series we learn that she's also God. In the anime, Akito is supposed to be dying. I HATE what they did here. For starters, if Akito was a man from the very beginning, it would be hard to do the Myth arc, if the creators ever make another series(which they aren't, but just an afterthought.) Second of all, this is supposed to be based off the myth of the Zodiac, which is said by Tohru's mother in a flashback to be controlled by God. So if Akito isn't God and is only sickly, then who is the God supposed to be. Despite all the problems the creators of the anime would face if they decided to continue, Fruits Basket is a great anime on its own, and should rank up there with shoujo classics like Sailor Moon and Ouran Host Club(even though OHSHC came out after Furuba.)moreless

  • I think this is one of the best animes shows ever made by man.

    10
    "Perfect"
    By ffmotorsports51, Apr 25, 2011
    I really love this show. Personally, I think this is a very funny, and heartwarming anime. This show is about Tohru Honda, a beautiful, happy high school girl who lived in a tent alone. One day, a landslide destroys Tohru's tent, and she has nowhere to live. She is invited to stay the night at the Sohma's house the night her tent was gone. Yuki, Shigure, and Kyo are the three Sohmas living in this house. The next day, Tohru does some of the cleaning in the house, and Yuki and Shigure were so impressed that they allow Tohru to live with them. Tohru is an awesome cook! and she cares alot for the Sohma's. With Tohru living with Yuki and the others, their many wacky, and fun adventures begin. The dialog is just awesome! I like the reflective moments that happen, they just make you smile. The humor in this show is just hilarious! Most of the scenes are very funny. The thing I really like the most in this show are the characters. The characters are just really, really cute, and have great voices. I will never forget them. Overall, really cute, memorable characters, awesome dialog, hilarious humor, and good music. I would recommend this show to well....anyone!moreless

  • I LOVE BUNNIES! Momiji is so awesom! I also LOVE KITTIES! Kyo is sooo cute!

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    By anna-chan, Mar 27, 2011
    You know its so hard trying to guess if Tohru is going to go with Yuki OR with Kyo it gives me a head ache and its so hard waiting for each volume in the manga I Wanna Know what happens next! and the anime is a bit different from the manga but its still really good and waitting with the anime is no help at all, makes me go nuts I want to know what happens. The re-runs are so helpful when I want to know what's next! I was being sarcastic. Every member of the zodiac are cool I likem all I also like Tohru's friends Saki and Arisa they're both cool and deadly but cool love love.moreless

  • this is the best show i ever watched, i also think this is a kind of old show... but who cares its the best. I like the japanese version better than the english version.moreless

    10
    "Perfect"
    By v_ball_gurl, Mar 27, 2011
    yeah, i'v seen all of the episodes but i think they should have more than 26 episodes. Sadly she didn't break the curse, but what really got me thinking is if she liked kyo or yuki better than the other..... umm.... oh well doesn't matter. well yeah i think the japanese version is much better than the english, i didn't know some times the english version is would change alot of words in each episode i guess they didn't accually know what they were saying (lol). well i give this show a 10/10.moreless

  • One of the best anime shows ever!

    10
    "Perfect"
    By tvfreak974, Feb 06, 2011
    This show, following a girl named Tohru, finding out a secret of the Sohma family after they take her in (after her mom passed away in a car accident). The secret: whenever they are under a great deal of stress or are hugged by someone of the opposite gender, they transform into an animal of the Chinese Zodiac (12 animals plus the cat from the legend). As she goes through high school with Yuki Sohma (the rat), Shigure Sohma (the dog), Kyo Sohma (the cat), and the rest of the family, she discovers more about the Sohma's family and of friendship. This is a great show that can be funny and serious all at once. It makes me laugh and cry, and seeing these lively characters go through everyday life, through hardships and tears.moreless
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