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After the death of her mother, young Tohru Honda has been secretly living on her own in a tent. Her life changes forever when she stumbles upon the secret of the Sohma family, whose land she has been living on. They are afflicted by a [[Hereditary Curse]] that changes some members of the family into animals of the [[Eastern Zodiac]] when they are hugged by someone of the opposite sex that is not also a Zodiac member.
Now living with three of the Sohma family, every day is an adventure for sweet Tohru, as she gets to know all of the very different family members better, in both common and bizarre situations. But, the Sohma family curse is certainly no laughing matter
Hailed as one of the best shojo series out there, during its
Also see [[
It has two anime adaptations, one from from 2001 (which stopped adapting around volume 6 and got a [[Gecko Ending]] to avoid to [[Overtook the Manga]] and can be seen on [[Hulu]] [http://www.hulu.com/fruits-basket here]), and another from 2019 to 2021, that can be watched on Crunchyroll.
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* [[Abusive Parents]]: Be thankful you weren't raised in this series.
* [[Adaptation Dye Job]]: Tohru's eyes are changed from brown to blue and Kyo's bracelet is no longer red and white (which changes its origins). There are other hair and eye variations too, however Tohru's the most prominent.
** Kazuma Sohma, aka [[Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"|Shishou]], has his hair changed from brown to silver.
* [[Always Camp]]: Ayame Sohma
* [[Animorphism]]: There is one person corresponding to each animal in the [[Eastern Zodiac]], as well as a cat. Hair color and personality appear to be linked to the animal spirit the person possesses, which causes problems for the people cursed by animals with exotic coloring.
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* [[Berserk Button]]: When {{spoiler|Kyo admits he wish he were more like Yuki, Yuki flips out}}.
* [[Big Bad]]: Akito is directly responsible for a good portion of the problems several of the Sohmas dealt with. Ren was the one that ultimately pushed Akito over the edge.
* [[Big Screwed
* [[Bishie Sparkle]]: With an entire cast of [[Bishonen]], this naturally happens a lot, but most notably during Tohru's daydream of "if Yuki and Kyo got along".
* [[Blank White Eyes]]: Used to great effect throughout the series, especially by mild-mannered characters shocked with the insanity around them.
* [[Boyfriend Bluff]]: Kyo pulls a non-verbal version of this to protect Tohru from some guys that want to take advantage of her.
* [[Bratty Half
* [[Break Up Demand]]: Akito is fond of this. {{spoiler|She breaks up Rin and Haru, and also Hiro and Kisa}}.
** Akito doesn't so much demand break ups verbally so much as does something to one half of the relationship that leads the other half to break the relationship off. Though the previous two examples did break off {{spoiler|briefly}} in this way, the [[Up to Eleven|worst example]] would probably have to be between Hatori and Kana. Akito doesn't simply tell Hatori and his
* [[Brooding Boy, Gentle Girl]]: Kyo and Tohru fit this to a T. To a lesser extent, Hiro and Kisa as well.
* [[Broken Bird]]: Isuzu/Rin Sohma. {{spoiler|And Akito.}}
* [[Bug Buzz]]: Ah, the perfect summer sound!
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* [[Cleaning Up Romantic Loose Ends]]: In the manga, most obviously {{spoiler|with Yuki}}.
* [[Clingy Jealous Girl]]: [[Yandere|Kagura Sohma]] ''is'' a genuinely nice girl, but around Kyo she tends to switch into berserker mode, leaving the object of her 'affection' a crumpled heap on the ground before she knows it. ("My love! Who did this to you??") Kyo is rightly terrified when she first appears.
** The Prince Yuki Fan Club is the definition of this trope {{spoiler|although their leader, Motoko, later realizes she's being selfish about what Yuki wants after an attempt to confront Hanajima backfires and Hana questions them about being too pushy and forceful towards Yuki. She then speaks to Yuki and gets over him}}.
** {{spoiler|Akito is an enormous one. She has her reasons and eventually gets over it.}} Her mother is even worse.
* [[Color Failure]]: Usually Kyo after Kagura visits.
* [[Covered in Mud]]: At one point, Tohru's uniform is dirty from the mudslide that fell on her tent. Once she gets cleaned up, one of Yuki's fan club, jealous that Tohru arrived at school with Yuki, says "That mud looked so good on you".
* [[Cross
* [[The Cutie]]: Tohru Honda and Kisa Sohma▼
* [[Dark
* [[Dead Little Sister]]: Several (some are manga-only), to varying degrees. Hatsuharu and Hiro each feel that they failed to protect someone they loved ({{spoiler|Rin for Haru; Kisa and later Rin as well for Hiro}}), though no one died. Averted with Tohru, whose mother (and father) died, because her warm personality is the point of the series.
* [[Denouement Episode]]: The final episode of the anime is largely this.
* [[Don't Try This At Home]]: After tripping Kyo (who was running at breakneck speed), Hatsuharu then [[Breaking the Fourth Wall|breaks the fourth wall]] to say that doing this could cause serious injury to anyone besides Kyo.
** Which prompts Kyo to yell back "Don't try it here, either! And who the hell are you talking to anyways?!"
* [[Due to
* [[Dysfunction Junction]]: '''''Everyone''''' has a [[Dark and Troubled Past|tragic past]], screwed up family history, and/or other significant psychological issues. Parents in general tend to be abusive, neglectful, ashamed of their
** In the manga, a brief look into Kimi Todo's backstory shows her getting teased in middle school, with the girls [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/fruits_basket/c112/10.html wondering aloud] why she doesn't just go hang out with the boys and get by on her looks. And then Kimi subverts your expectations [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/fruits_basket/c112/11.html hilariously].
* [[Earn Your Happy Ending]]: For all the love and friendship this series has, there's also a ''lot'' of pain.
* [[Eastern Zodiac]]: There is a character for each animal in the zodiac, plus a cat and the 'god' who arranged the legendary banquet. "God" doesn't get a transformation, however, it does have the power to manipulate the other spirits at will, forcing them to do anything it asks. They also love it unconditionally and can never blame it for anything. Unfortunately for the owner of the dragon spirit, a little wordplay means that instead of turning into an actual ''dragon'' (which would be ''[[Cursed
* [[Even the Guys Want Him]]: Yuki Sohma
* [[Everyone Is Related]]: Both in the sense that half the cast is actually biologically related to each other (the Sohma family is [[Big Screwed
* [[Evil Matriarch]]: Ren Sohma, in '''spades'''.
* [[Foreshadowing]]: In the first chapter, Shigure tells Tohru that the hillsides are weak. {{spoiler|In chapter 121, when Tohru is trying to befriend Akito, the cliff crumbles underneath her and she falls.}}
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* [[Forgotten First Meeting]]: Tohru met Yuki when they were younger. Yuki remembers that first meeting, but think that Tohru doesn't (in actuality, she does).
* [[The First Cut Is the Deepest]]: Kana to Hatori
* [[Fractured Fairy Tale]]: When they realize how woefully miscast they are in a play of "[[Cinderella (
* [[Gang of Bullies]]: Motoko Minagawa leads a small group of girls who routinely make life a little more difficult for the main character.
* [[Gender Blender Name]]: "Tohru" is a boy's name; ''all'' of the male Zodiac members have girl's names.
** In the case of Tohru, it's commented on quite frequently. Her father chose the name, because he wanted Tohru to be like when "you add something salty to something sweet to bring out the flavor".
* [[Godiva Hair]]: When [[Censor Steam]] just isn't enough... (Rin gets this due to her [[Rapunzel Hair]].)
* [[Green
** {{spoiler|Shigure}} towards Akito. It's the reason why {{spoiler|he slept with her mother. And manipulated everyone around him for years on end}}. Very much edges towards [[If I Can't Have You|If I Can't Have You I'm Going To Destroy You And Make You Completely Emotionally Inaccessible For Anyone Else Ever]].
** Tohru finds out that one of the reasons for the friction between {{spoiler|Kyo and Yuki}} is jealousy.
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* [[Involuntary Shapeshifting]]: Members of the Zodiac transform when weak or hugged by the opposite sex.
* [[Japanese Delinquents]]: Uotani and Kyoko when she was a teenager.
* [[Karma Houdini]]: Multiple characters, and it [[It Makes Sense in Context]]. Two of the main themes in the series are forgiveness and second chances, after all.
** Akito, who ''does'' show remorse for the shit {{spoiler|she}} pulled on everyone, even realizing with horror that there's no way to obtain forgiveness from the most abused members of the cast.
** Ren really doesn't get punished for all of the emotional abuse and trickery she racks up over the course of the manga. Although she still doesn't end up too well, given that {{spoiler|Akito is able to move past her manipulations and thus can't be tormented by Ren anymore, leaving Ren just a slightly crazy woman who is ignored and/or disliked by the Zodiac, a lot of the servants, and the family at large.}}
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** Ren is also quite fond of it. Really, that's almost certainly where Akito picked it up from.
* [[Kissing Cousins]]: A good portion of the [[Official Couple|official couples]]. {{spoiler|Shigure/Akito, Haru/Rin, Hiro/Kisa, Hatori/Kana, Kagura's feelings for Kyo.}} Possibly justified by the size of the family, and that {{spoiler|Hatori and Kana}} had never met each other before their first meeting.
* [[The Klutz]]: Tohru Honda▼
* [[Laser
* [[Lethal Chef]]: Kazuma and Yuki Sohma
* [[Let's Have Another Baby]]: Tohru's parents in their [[Backstory]]. They were never able to.
* [[Longing Look]]
* [[Magic Pants]]: Totally averted. Retrieving clothes is the first priority of any of the family members after they turn back human.
* [[May
** Also possibly {{spoiler|Akito/Shigure, who are between seven and nine years apart}}.
* [[The Messiah]]: Tohru Honda
* [[Mind Rape]]: Kana, {{spoiler|thanks to Akito manipulating her after the incident with Hatori and driving her into madness}}, and Yuki, {{spoiler|thanks to Akito's psychological abuse when they were kids}}.
** Very ironically, {{spoiler|Akito is a ''victim'' of [[Mind Rape]] from much earlier: it came from her mother Ren, who after years of ''horrendous'' mental and emotional abuse, drove Akito to think that the Sohmas would abandon her forever for somebody else...who turned out to be Tohru, [["I Know You
** It's implied that Tohru herself went through this as a child, when her father died and she had to listen to her relatives talk about how Kyoko was a good-for-nothing bitch who didn't properly care for Katsuya and probably was having affairs, how Tohru was probably an illegitimate child, and how "a child like that is no consolation". Ouch.
* [[Mommy Issues]]: In the manga and probably [[The Remake|the anime remake]], Akito's issues {{spoiler|came from her insanely jealous mother insisted that she be raised as a boy.}}
* [[Morning Routine]]
* [[Never Got to Say Goodbye]]: Tohru always said goodbye to her mother, except for the ''one'' day her mother ended up dying in a car accident. This comes up again as a lesson about no second chances near the end of the manga. {{spoiler|In the manga, there's is a flashback with Kyoko saying the same thing about Tohru's father Katsuya.}}
* [[Nice Job Fixing It, Villain]]: {{spoiler|The point of Ren's bet with Akito to not erase Tohru's memories was to allow the Zodiac to gravitate towards a stranger and away from Akito (aka "God"), proving to Akito that the bond between the Zodiac and God was false and that no one truly loved her, thereby pushing her into the [[Despair Event Horizon]]. The end result was the breaking of the Zodiac curse, Akito pulling a [[Heel Face Turn]] and Ren being left with nothing but her rage.}}
* [[No Fourth Wall]]: After tripping Kyo, Hatsuharu [[No Fourth Wall|turns to warn viewers]] "[[Don't Try This At Home]]". Later, Tohru comments "Somehow this has turned into a fighting anime."
* [[No Sense of Direction]]: Hatsuharu Sohma
* [[No Sense of Humor]]: Hatori Sohma
* [[Odd
* [[Obfuscating Stupidity]]: Shigure, though it's more like "Obfuscating Goofiness".
* [[Official Couple]]: Given the too-huge-to-be-listed number of these (every major character is in one, and most minor characters as well), this is pretty much the [[Trope Codifier]].
** It's easier to list the exceptions. The only characters who aren't part of some sort of relationship at the end are {{spoiler|Momiji, Kagura, Megumi Hanajima, and Kimi Toudou.}}
* [[Only Sane Man]]: Hatori, but mostly with [[Large Ham|Ayame]] [[Faux Yay|and]] [[Chivalrous Pervert|Shigure]].
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'''Tohru:''' Really?
'''Kyo:''' More like the Three Idiots if you ask me.
'''Yuki:''' How did Hatori put up with you for so long? }}
* [[Our Dragons Are Different]]: Rather than becoming a mythological creature, the "dragon" Hatori becomes a [
* [[Our Werewolves Are Different]]: While not called werebeasts, each member has a single and unique alternate animal form, brought about by being hugged by non-Zodiac members of opposite sex. The animals are a cat, rat, dog, tiger, rabbit, dragon (seahorse), ox, snake, sheep, monkey, horse and rooster (sparrow).
** Also, the person possessed by the cat will turn into a foul-smelling monster if their prayer-bead bracelet is removed.
* [[Overtook the Manga]]: Barely averted. Due to Natsuki Takaya's hand injury necessitating a leave of absence from the series, the anime would have done this had it continued any longer than it did.
* [[Personality Powers]]: While more obvious for certain characters than others, their animal forms tend to reflect their personalities: Yuki (the rat) is quiet and shrewd {{spoiler|and pretty screwed up mentally}}, Kyo (the cat) is impulsive and hotheaded {{spoiler|but defrosts to certain people he chooses}}, Shigure (the dog) is
* [[Pimped
** Not to mention the dress [[Crowning Moment of Funny|Ayame had been wearing]] a few minutes before.
** Ayame's store tends to deal with these in general. The ones he provides for the girls in the cast of "Sorta Cinderella" are pretty nice as well, with Mine loving Hanajima's request for a "pure black" one.
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** Yuki's later friendship (such as it is) with Kakeru also helps him out a good bit.
* [[The Power of Love]]: There are about six [[Official Couple|Official Couples]] by the end, and everyone's lives are improved as a result.
* [[Raised
* [[Reincarnation]]: The agents of the curse, not the characters themselves.
* [[Rapunzel Hair]]: Isuzu/Rin, Ren, and Ayame all have incredibly long hair. Hanajima and Minagawa are borderline.
** {{spoiler|Isuzu loses hers during one of Akito's rages later on. She doesn't grow it back.}}
* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]: Kyo and Yuki, respectively.
* {{spoiler|[[Rousseau Was Right]]: In the end, the only real "antagonist" of the series was the misunderstanding brought on by the curse and the closed nature of the Sohma family, and even the worst individuals are revealed to be scared and lonely onside. A good example is the rivalry between Yuki and Kyo: both actually hold the other in esteem, but their jealousy and perception of the "curse" prevents them from saying so until they have no choice.}}
* [[School Idol]]: Yuki, complete with an insane fan club.
* [[Shout
* [[Single
* [[Social Services Does Not Exist]]: Tohru is living ''in a tent in the woods'' at the beginning of the series, and the Sohma kids have all been so abused/neglected that they're barely able to socialize at school. Justified in that Tohru always and constantly makes clear she does not want to be a burden to anyone, probably including any social service that would be responsible for her (not to mention she sees it as a [[The Pollyanna|training for the harsh real life]]), so she apparently took care that Social Services never learned about her one-week-adventure with the tent. And the big messed up Sohma family are secluded and ''rich'' and stick to themselves, so Social Services could hardly step in.
** Not to mention, poor Tohru was ''loathed'' by her remaining family except for her grandfather, who can't do a lot about it since he's extremely old and sickly. When she has to live witht them, her aunt and cousins treat her in a really horrifying manner - they don't beat her up, okay, but they badmouth her and her [[Missing Mom]] every five minutes. At that rate, it was ''for the best'' for her to not stay with them.
* [[Sound Effect Bleep]]: Hana, in the first episode/chapter.
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* [[Speech Bubbles]]: Odd shapes and different fonts are used extensively, especially in the English edition.
* [[Spit Take]]: Shigure pulls one off in the manga when he learns that [[What Do You Mean
** He does it again (though right at the edge of the panel, so it's easy not to notice, and nobody calls him out on it like in the above example) when Ayame orders Tohru to immediately remove all her clothes in volume 8.
* [[Split Personality]]: Hatsuharu Sohma's "black" side.
* [[Staying
* [[Surrogate Soliloquy]]: Tohru talking to a picture of her dead mother.
* [[Tall, Dark and Bishoujo]]: Isuzu/Rin and Ren Sohma
* [[Tall, Dark and Handsome]]: Hatori Sohma
▲* [[The Cutie]]: Tohru Honda and Kisa Sohma
▲* [[The Klutz]]: Tohru Honda
* [[There Are No Therapists]]: See [[Dysfunction Junction]], above, and the lack of ''any'' comforting figures (parents included).
* [[There Was a Door]]: Some part of poor Shigure's house is nearly constantly being repaired as a result. Causes of damage usually involve Kagura or Kyo, either kicking something or being kicked into something.
** Kagura appears to have a tendency to break her own house, given a scene where she punches a door and her mother comments "Kagura, that's the second time you've broken that door in as many months."
* [[Title Drop]]: The title references a memory that Tohru had of a game she once played in Kindergarten called "Fruits Basket" (essentially Duck-Duck-Goose, only with fruit names). She was assigned the name of "onigiri" (rice ball) and was never called on, leaving her to conclude that "there was no room for an onigiri in a Fruits Basket".
* [[Twisted Echo Cut]]: In the second to last chapter.▼
* [[To Become Human]]: The curse greatly restricts the social freedom of the afflicted and binds them to the head of the Sohma family. Emphasized more in the events after the anime.
* [[Trash of the Titans]]: How Shigure's house was until Tohru moved in. A throwaway gag later reveals that his bedroom remains like this.
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** Kagura is a straight Type B example.
** {{spoiler|Before having her mental breakdown, Akito was one. When Yuki looks back on those times, he remembers Akito yelling at him for coughing too much, then calming down and gently picking up a bowl that fell over.}}
▲* [[Twisted Echo Cut]]: In the second to last chapter.
* [[Villainous Crossdresser]]: {{spoiler|Akito}} in the manga, prior to her [[Heel Face Turn]].
* [[Vomit Discretion Shot]]: In the manga, Kyo's expulsion is discreetly covered...''by [[Bishie Sparkle]]!'' Also Tohru, in an off-panel shot while {{spoiler|chasing after Kyo in the cat's true form}}, as well as in the manga flashback when Kyoko is first revealed to be pregnant, she's leaning over the sink.
* [[
** And when the characters realize it, instead of switching a few actors, they completely warp the story so it fits the actors personality. At the end of the play, we have actually no idea what was part of the rewriting, what was the actors going [[Off the Rails]].
* [[Windows Match the Drapes]]: Tohru and most of the Zodiac members, [[Adaptation Dye Job|in the manga, anyway]].
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** {{spoiler|Akito. Holy SHIT, Akito.}}
* [[Yaoi Fangirl]]: In the manga, Hatori explains that he's seen Yuki naked because he's a doctor. One of the female students says "I'm relieved, but kind of disappointed."
* [[Zettai Ryouiki]]: Sometimes seen on characters like [[Tall, Dark and Bishoujo|Rin]] and [[Alpha Bitch|Motoko]].
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