Fruits Basket

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Alternative Titles

English: Fruits Basket

Synonyms: Furuba

Japanese: フルーツバスケット

Information

Type: TV

Episodes: 26

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Jul 5, 2001 to Dec 27, 2001

Premiered: Summer 2001

Broadcast: Thursdays at 18:00 (JST)

Producers: TV Tokyo, Nihon Ad Systems, King Records

Licensors: Funimation

Studios: Studio Deen

Source: Manga

Genres: Slice of Life, Comedy, Supernatural, Drama, Romance, Shoujo

Duration: 24 min. per ep.

Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

Statistics

Score: 7.71¹ (scored by 200,786 users)

¹ indicates a weighted score.

Ranked: #1016²

² based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.

Popularity: #286

Members: 367,173

Favorites: 8,852

7.71

Ranked #1016Popularity #286Members 367,173

Summer 2001TVStudio Deen

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Synopsis

After the accident in which she lost her mother, 16-year-old Tooru moves in with her grandfather, but due to his home being renovated, is unable to continue living with him. Claiming she will find someone to stay with but also fearing the criticism of her family and not wanting to burden any of her friends, Tooru resorts to secretly living on her own in a tent in the woods.

One night on her way back from work, she finds her tent buried underneath a landslide. Yuki Souma, the "prince" of her school, and his cousin Shigure Souma, a famous author, stumble across Tooru's situation and invite her to stay with them until her grandfather’s home renovations are complete.

Upon arriving at the Souma house, Tooru discovers their secret: if a Souma is hugged by someone of the opposite gender, they temporarily transform into one of the animals of the zodiac! However, this strange phenomenon is no laughing matter; rather, it is a terrible curse that holds a dark history. As she continues her journey, meeting more members of the zodiac family, will Tooru's kindhearted yet resilient nature be enough to prepare her for what lies behind the Souma household's doors?

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

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Background

Fruits Basket won the 2001 Animage's Anime Grand Prix Award.

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Adaptation:	Fruits Basket
Alternative version:	Fruits Basket 1st Season, Fruits Basket 2nd Season

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Characters & Voice Actors

Souma, Kyou

Main

Seki, Tomokazu
Japanese

Honda, Tooru

Main

Horie, Yui
Japanese

Souma, Yuki

Main

Hisakawa, Aya
Japanese

Souma, Shigure

Main

Okiayu, Ryoutarou
Japanese

Souma, Hatsuharu

Supporting

Suyama, Akio
Japanese

Souma, Momiji

Supporting

Saitou, Ayaka
Japanese

Souma, Ayame

Supporting

Miyamoto, Mitsuru
Japanese

Souma, Hatori

Supporting

Inoue, Kazuhiko
Japanese

Hanajima, Saki

Supporting

Yasuhara, Reiko
Japanese

Souma, Kisa

Supporting

Nazuka, Kaori
Japanese

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Staff

Cook, Justin

Producer, ADR Director

Kobayashi, Noriko

Producer

Watson, Barry

Producer

Daichi, Akitarou

Director, Sound Director, Storyboard

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"For Fruits Basket (For フルーツバスケット)" by Ritsuko Okazaki

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#1: "Chiisana Inori (小さな祈り)" by Ritsuko Okazaki (eps 1-24, 26)
#2: "Serenade (セレナーデ) Pf Solo Ver." by Ritsuko Okazaki (ep 25)

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Jan 20, 2009

26 of 26 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 10

ColdBeans (All reviews)

334 people found this review helpful

Story & Characters
10/10
At first glance Furuba is just another Shoujo manga with nothing different to it; the average, beautiful, kind girl getting all the pretty boys. Okay so it really is that, however there's a special touch to the way the series develops itself and how you watch each character grow and interact with each other as the story progresses.

The story starts with Tohru Honda, your as average-as-you-can-get japanese girl who has lost her mother in an accident and was living alone in a tent in the Sohma's property. Of course she wasn't aware of that until they told her, to her surpirse they read more

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Feb 19, 2009

26 of 26 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 5

Sii_Kei (All reviews)

149 people found this review helpful

Fruits Basket is a show that might certainly sound interesting the moment you check the synopsis. People turning into the Chinese zodiac animals, dark and mysterious secrets surrounding them, cute, clueless main heroine – isn't that a great premise for a shoujo series? But only as long as it's executed accordingly.

I decided to watch Fruits Basket after seeing how high it is rated. I wouldn't normally watch a shoujo series, since I find most of them exaggerated and unrealistic – that's why, I expected Furuba to really change my opinion regarding them. Instead, I found Furuba to be exactly what I mostly disliked read more

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Apr 16, 2007

26 of 26 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 10

Sandgolem (All reviews)

104 people found this review helpful

Fruits Basket is a wonderful and moving story which I consider myself fortunate enough to have been shown by a very close friend. This anime is so amazing it touch upon the strings of my heart. I laughed, I cried, and I truely felt for each of the characters.

The anime is centered around a young girl by the name of Tohru Honda, an amazing high school girl who is kind and honest. At the start of the anime she is still struggling to survive after her mothers tragic death. She is taken into the house hold of the cursed family, the Sohma's.

Animation

Is decently done, it read more

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Jul 1, 2009

26 of 26 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 2

phereia (All reviews)

93 people found this review helpful

Watched as a young teen: Loved it
Rewatch as an older teen: Hated it
(somewhat harsh review? please don't be offended)

Sure, when I first watched it I was caught up in the love story, and the humour of the series. I admit it, I was originally a fan! But recently I went back to rewatch what I had once found so brilliant, and I noticed something... I found it 'dreadful'.

It's a shoujo anime. Yes, it has a twist (or perhaps twists?), and a calming sort of mood to it, but almost everything is predictable, and there is certainly nothing appealing (to me) about most of the characters. read more

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