Fruits Basket (2019 Anime)

Fruits Basket (フルーツバスケット), is a Japanese anime series created, written and illustrated by Natsuki Takaya. The series was directed by Akitaro Daichi. The anime aired in Japan on July 5, 2001. While the English version will be released on. The series tells the story of Honda Tohru, a 16 year old orphan girl who, after meeting Sohma Yuki, Sohma Kyo, and Sohma Shigure, learns that twelve members of the Sohma family are possessed by the animals of the Chinese zodiac (十二支) and are cursed to turn into their animal forms when they are weak, stressed, or when they are embraced by anyone of the opposite sex that is not possessed by a zodiacal spirit. In the anime it is possible to transform through torso contact. The word "Fruits" in the title is always plural; the spelling originates from the transcription of the English word "fruit" into Japanese, where because there is no "tu" sound, "tsu" is used instead. The title comes from the name of a popular game played in Japanese elementary schools, which is alluded to in the series.

Theme Songs

 * Opening


 * Closing
 * Closing



Voice Cast

 * Japanese


 * Manaka Iwami as Honda Tohru
 * Nobunaga Shimazaki as Sohma Yuki
 * Yuuma Uchida as Sohma Kyo
 * Yuichi Nakamura as Sohma Shigure
 * English


 * Laura Bailey as Tohru
 * Eric Vale as Yuki
 * Jerry Jewell as Kyo
 * John Burgmeier as Shigure