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 is directed by Yoshihide Ibata. While Yoshihide Ibata is directing the anime at TMS Entertainment. Whereas Taku Kishimoto is in charge of the series composition. Masaru Shindo is drawing the character designs. It is also produced by TMS Entertainment. Funimation has announced that the anime will be streamed on FunimationNow and have also confirmed that they have licensed home video rights. The anime will air in Japan on April 5, 2019. 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. The anime will officially follow the complete finished manga.

Plot
Tohru Honda, a high school girl living in a tent in the woods, passes by a nearby house where she has an encouter with her classmate Yuki Sohma and meets the house's owner, Yuki's cousin Shigure. Yuki then accompanies Tohru to school, where she is harassed by some of Yuki's admirers until she is saved by her friends Arisa Uotani and Saki Nakajima. Later at night, Yuki and Shigure see Tohru returning to the tent and learn that she originally was living with her grandfather after her parents passed away, but her grandfather's house is currently under renovations and she does not want to impose herself on her other relatives or friends. After the tent is hit by a landslide, Tohru accepts Yuki and Shigure's offer to live temporarily with them, when Yuki is attacked by his cousin Kyo, who suddenly appears to challenge him to a fight. Amidst the commotion, Tohru ends up accidentally embracing Yuki, Kyo and Shigure, who turn into a rat, a cat and a dog respectively, much to her surprise.

Shigure explains to the surprised Tohru that apart from himself, Yuki and Kyo, 10 other members of the Soma family would transform into an animal of the Chinese zodiac whenever they feel weak, stressed or being embraced by someone of the opposite gender. Tohru promises to keep the Somas' family secret. Yuki is concerned that her memory would be erased by the order of the family head Akito Soma but Shigure does not believe the situation is the same as the previous incident when a younger Yuki had turned into a rat while playing with friends. Shigure also has an angry Kyo transferred to Tohru and Yuki's school after the former had been training for four months instead of attending his previous school. The next day at school, Yuki is touched by Tohru's request that he remains to be a friend to her if her memory is to be erased, while Kyo's awkwardness around girls leads him to yell angrily at Tohru. In an act of atonement, after Shigure's encouragement, he escorts Tohru back home from her part-time job.

In preparation for the school cultural festival, the class decides to establish a rice ball stand. Kyo walks out of the class when his idea is rejected (and is suddenly surrounded by kittens) but admits later to Tohru that Yuki will ensure everything runs smoothly. Kyo soon gets baited into playing Rich Man-Poor Man by Tohru's friends and eventually loses. At the same time Yuki turned down a female student and sees Kyo getting along with others quite well with envy. While Yuki and Tohru tend to the vegetable garden due to an unexpected typhoon storm, Yuki confesses his jealously of Kyo being able to interact easily while Yuki feels more isolated from others. Tohru encourages him to be more socially interactive to everyone, following her mother's words to be positive with other people. The next day Tohru begins making rice balls in preparation for the festival when she sees a shy girl outside the front door asking for Kyo.

The shy girl, named Kagura Sohma, arrives at the house and finds Kyo, then begins to aggressively pummel him for making her worry. Kagura claims that she is Kyo's fiancee, though Kyo points out that it was under duress when Kagura brandished a knife when they were kids. Believing Tohru to be a rival for Kyo's affections, she challenges her but Kyo shuts her mouth when she mentions his "true form". To prove her love Kagura insists on cooking dinner. The magnificent feast she cooks however is ruined when Kagura gets too violent at Kyo's refusal to join. Kyo's irritation leaves her hurt and runs off to buy more food but is accompanied by Tohru on the way back to the house. Kagura realizes that Tohru loved the Cat in the zodiac story, hence why she likes Kyo. The two girls start cooking hamburgers together, while later on Kyo tells Tohru his excitement in learning martial arts. The next day, Kagura became upset that Kyo was being mean to her, but accidentally get embraced by a paperboy in the rush and she was turned into a boar, though Yuki stopped him from seeing her. Tohru then tells Kagura that she wanted to be someone like her who can see great things about the person she likes. As Kagura goes home, Tohru receives a call from her grandfather about some frightening news.

Tohru announces that the renovations at her grandfather's house have been completed, and would be moving back in the next day. Her decision leaves the Sohmas seemingly in agreement that her stay with them was only a temporary circumstance. The next day, Tohru arrives back at her grandfather's place and is greeted by her relatives whom he was staying with. Later, Tohru's aunt reveals that she had known about Tohru's living arrangement with the Sohmas, thanks to a private detective and is concerned that this (including Kyoko's violent past) would negatively affect her son's ambitions to become a police officer. The discussion comes to a head stop when Tohru's grandfather slaps the son following his jeers at her, and the grandfather allows Tohru to live freely (as her parents had done) if she wants. Tohru breaks down as she truthfully reveals that she wants to spend more time with the Sohmas. Yuki and Kyo, who were both listening in from the outside after being bothered by Tohru's leaving, arrive to take Tohru back to their home. Yuki tells off the aunt's son for his meanness to Tohru, while Kyo tells Tohru that it is alright to be selfish once in a while, causing Tohru to remember her mother giving her the exact same advice when she was young. Thus, Tohru joyfully moves back in with the Sohmas.

The rice ball stand at the school festival is a success, mainly due to Yuki reluctantly cross-dressing at the third years' insistence. Momiji Sohma and Hatori Sohma also visit the stand. Momiji causes chaos when he hugs Tohru and transforms into a rabbit, though Yuki is able to distract the potential witnesses. On the school rooftop, Hatori cunningly takes a picture of Yuki and Kyo at Akito's request and leaves with Momiji. As they leave, Yuki warns Tohru not to be alone with Hatori as he is the doctor who wipes people's memories. After the festival ends, Tohru's best friends Arisa and Saki confront her about their suspicions of her close relationship with Yuki and Kyo, which Tohru inadvertently reveals that she is living with them. To confirm for themselves, Arisa and Saki invite themselves to a sleepover at the Sohmas' house. That night, the pair find that Tohru is living quite comfortably and happily with the Sohmas, while Yuki and Kyo assuage their concerns that Tohru is the type of person who would never ask for her friends' help even though she deserves it. Tohru herself later recounts to Arisa and Saki how she was saved by a young boy in guiding her back home after getting lost, and had kept the boy's cap as a memento, with Kyo listening in. The next morning, Arisa and Saki give the Sohmas their blessing to look after Tohru, albeit in a manner resembling parents giving away their bride. The episode ends as Tohru answers a phone call from Hatori, asking her to come over to the Sohma family residence and see him alone.

Tohru is summoned to the Sohma family estate where she is greeted by Hatori and Momiji. Hatori advises Tohru to stop associating with the Sohma family lest she becomes burdened by the family curse. When Hatori leaves the room to answer the visiting Shigure, Momiji states that Hatori had to wipe the memory of his relationship with a woman. Later, Tohru accompanies Hatori when Tohru's mis-step causes Hatori to instinctively catch Tohru, turning him into a seahorse (a sign of the Dragon zodiac). While Tohru attempts to help the unconscious Hatori, he flashes back to when he first met his assistant Kana Sohma two years previously. The pair were soon in a relationship for two months, even after Kana found out Hatori's secret. It ended however when Akito threw into a violent temper that caused Hatori to nearly go blind in his left eye, but Kana blamed herself. She soon became mentally ill, forcing Hatori to wipe her memories of their relationship at Akito's suggestion. Hatori wakes up and soon hears a passing Kana being engaged with someone else, making him happy that she has moved on. When Hatori asks Tohru what happens to snow when melted, Tohru simply replies "Spring comes", the same answer Kana gave. Hatori later leaves Tohru with Shigure. After she catches a glimpse of Akito, Tohru asks Shigure about the curse, who declined to answer for the time being.

Arisa and Saki ask Tohru if she can spend the New Year's Eve at either of their houses, but Tohru declines and goes back to the Sohmas' house. The next day, after Tohru and the Sohmas clean the house, Shigure informs Tohru that the Sohmas will be spending the New Year's Eve at the Sohmas' family estate for the banquet, though Kyo and Yuki refuse to go (Kyo and Yuki are afraid of Kagura and Akito respectively). Tohru insists that Kyo and Yuki go with Shigure to celebrate at the family estate while she stays in the house all by herself. However, on their way there, the Sohmas encounter Saki, where she points out that Tohru will truly feel alone as it would be the first time she will spend the New Year without her mother. This causes Yuki and Kyo to rush back home, where Tohru is tearfully happy that they're back. Meanwhile, Shigure meets Hatori and Hatsuharu Sohma, who notice that Kyo and Yuki are not coming. Back at Shigure's house, Tohru, Kyo, and Yuki climb up to the rooftop to watch the sunrise to start their new year together.

The third term begins, but despite Tohru wishing for them to get along, Kyo and Yuki are still at odds with each other. Later that night, Yuki catches a cold, but he insists on going to school for a long-distance run event, especially when Kyo challenges him to a race. The next day, during the long-distance run, Tohru meets Hatsuharu, who interrupts the race between Kyo and Yuki by tripping up the former. Hatsuharu then challenges Kyo to a fight to make up for Kyo's absence in New Year's, where his personality switches to "Black Haru". However, the fight stops when Yuki collapses from the fever, and, after hugging Tohru, Hatsuharu transforms into an ox to take Yuki back home. Back at Shigure's house, Tohru is worried about Yuki and decides to watch over him with Hatsuharu while Shigure and Kyo went back to school to pick up their belongings. Hatsuharu then explains to Tohru that when he, Kyo, and Yuki were kids back then, he used to hate Yuki, but when Yuki smiled at him, he fell in love with him. Yuki wakes up from the fever, but then he turns back to a rat when Hatsuharu told Tohru to call him by his given name. After playing poker with Saki at school, Kyo and Shigure both catch a cold and turn into their animal forms by the episode's end.

Kyo wakes up from a nightmare he had and goes to school without eating breakfast. Learning that day is the day before Valentine's Day, Kyo unsuccessfully attempts to flee from school. After school, Tohru and Kyo meet Kagura again, the girl being the main reason for Kyo's worry of Valentine's. Back at Shigure's house, Kagura invites Kyo on a date at Valentine's Day. When he refuses so she invites Tohru and Yuki too and make it a double date. When Kagura leaves, Shigure pushes Kyo too far when he states that, even though he hates Yuki, Kyo is afraid of getting to know him, forcing Kyo to run away. Worrying about him, Tohru catches up to Kyo, encouraging him that he does not have to get along with Yuki if he does not want to. On Valentine's Day, Tohru and Yuki accompany Kyo and Kagura for their double date, while Shigure delivers the chocolates to Hatori and the other Sohma members for Tohru. After arriving at Hatori's house, Shigure discusses with Hatori about Tohru, their dreams when they were kids, and Shigure's manipulation of Tohru for his own ends. He then visits Akito for a while before returning home. As night falls, Tohru and the Sohmas meet Mitsuru, Shigure's editor, who is concerned about Shigure's laziness.

After the end-of-term tests, Momiji invites Tohru, Yuki and a reluctant Kyo to a hot springs inn owned by the Sohma family for White Day. When Shigure asks Tohru about her financial situation, she evades the question, causing the Sohmas to realize that she used all her part-time earnings from the previous month buying Valentines chocolates for them. As she bathes, Momiji compares her to a traveler in a story who was duped into giving everything away to strangers, and eventually eaten by demons taking advantage of her kindness. The next day Tohru and the Sohma boys visit the inn and spend the night there. In the hot spring, the hostess hopes that Tohru will meet her child, who is the Monkey of the zodiac, and become friends. Meanwhile, Yuki presents a ribbon to Tohru as his return gift afterword. The next morning, Momiji reveals that he and Hatsuharu will be joining her high school as first years, though Tohru is more shocked that Momiji is a year younger than her despite his young appearance.

The second school year begins with Tohru looking forward to meet Hatsuharu and Momiji as first years, with Kyo reluctantly accompanying her. However, Kyo is shocked that Momiji is wearing a girl's uniform and Hatsuharu is wearing jewelry and having two different hair colors, which they got scolded by the student council president Takei Makoto. Hatsuharu then aggressively defend Momiji by beating up Takei, and also prove why he has two different hair colors before Takei leaves. Later, Tohru meets Akito Sohma, the current head of the Sohma family and the one Momiji warns Yuki and Kyo not to cross paths with. When Yuki sees Tohru with Akito, he rushes towards them, and after watching Yuki quivering in fear when Akito confronts him for skipping the New Year's celebration, Tohru pushes Akito away. Akito then leaves the school grounds as Kyo watches from the distance. Back at the Sohma family estate, Shigure discusses with Hatori of Akito's low opinion of Tohru, the time where Akito psychologically tortured Yuki in the past, and the fact that Tohru may be the one person who can soothe the pain, something that Akito does not understand. After playing badminton until the sun sets, Tohru speaks with her mother in her thoughts, wondering what kind of zodiac is Akito, despite being a little afraid of him, though after spending time with her friends, that fear feels worlds away. Hatsuharu in turn thanks Tohru for cheering Yuki up after the confrontation with Akito.

A few days after Tohru meeting Akito, Yuki's older brother Ayame Sohma, the Snake of the zodiac, visits the house, much to Yuki's displeasure. Ayame takes an instant liking to Tohru and rushes her to a gyoza restaurant for lunch. He confides in her that the brothers are not close for years partly due to Yuki's childhood isolation and wishes to reconcile with Yuki, particularly after hearing Akito confronting Yuki at school and is concerned it would depress him. Tohru comforts him that her mother only learned about a parent's worries when she became a parent herself but never forgotten the motorise of being a child. Although Ayame is unsuccessful in getting closer with Yuki, he does not leave Shigure's house until the afternoon next day, when Hatori arrives to take him back at Hatsuharu's request. Afterwards, Yuki acknowledges his brother wanting to bond with him.

Tohru asks Shigure permission to leave for a few hours on May 1st. She reveals that it's been one year since her mother has died, and would like to go visit her grave with her friends. Yuki offers to go with her, and Shigure suggests Kyo go as well, causing Kyo to look upset. At school, Uo mentions how she wonders which of Momiji's parents were German, and Tohru realizes that the zodiac members rarely mention their parents. As Momiji runs recklessly through the school, Tohru worries about him while Hana and Uo reflect on how she can still be so happy, even after her mother's death. Hana admits that if she lost Tohru, she may even wish to forget she had never known her to spare her the pain.

Later, Momiji joins Tohru at work. Tohru asks which of his parents are German, and he says his mother is, and he has a little sister, Momo, as well. When Tohru says it must be wonderful to be able to walk with his family, Momiji tells her that his mother doesn't know he exists. Right then, Momiji's mother comes in with Momo behind her, and tells Momiji to get home quickly so that his mother doesn't worry. He then tells Tohru the whole story, how his mother was so horrified at her newborn son transforming into a rabbit that she attempted suicide. After surviving, she chose to have Hatori remove her memories of Momiji. He then tells Tohru that he will never forget his memories, no matter how horrible they are. Tohru cries and hugs Momiji, saying she also wants to embrace all memories, no matter how hard.

Kyo decides he's going to the gravesite with Tohru. At the gravesite, when Uo comes wearing a biker gang coat, it's revealed Tohru's mother was once the Crimson Butterfly in a biker gang. The tombstone has already been visited by Tohru's grandfather, and Tohru explains that her grandpa is her father's father. Her dad died from a cold when she was young. Yuki realizes this is why Tohru was so concerned about him when he had a simple cold. He then reflects on how when Tohru's mother died, he barely knew she existed, and now they live in the same home. Kyo steps away from the gravesite and asks Hana if she can sense ghosts. She says no, but comments that his waves are screaming at her with chaos and guilt. Tohru interrupts and brings them back to a picnic in the graveyard, which Yuki and Kyo feel uncomfortable about.

As Tohru, Kyo, and Yuki leave, Uo comments how Kyo and Yuki seem to be improving in Tohru's company, and that perhaps Kyo will confess his love to her someday. Hana says that the Sohma boys waves are chaotic and dark, and their minds are ruled by troubles to an excessive degree, and that she's not sure if they are capable of romance as long as they stay that way. Back home, Tohru falls asleep outside after drinking tea. Kyo finds her and sits next to her, commenting on how waking her up is like waking up a child. He then leans forward and whispers "I'm sorry" in her ear. Yuki sees Tohru's baseball cap and is surprised, seeming to have a memory of a young Tohru and her mother.

Shigure plans a surprise vacation to the Sohma summer lakehouse for Golden Week. He manipulates Yuki and Kyo to join him and Tohru, and invites Hatori as well. Shigure frightens Tohru and Kyo by claiming there's a terrifying bear in the woods named Jason. Tohru, Yuki and Kyo take a stroll into the nearby forest, where Tohru becomes worried when Kyo and Yuki are silent for unknown reasons. She thinks that they must be upset with her, which prompts her to tearfully apologize for doing something wrong, confusing the boys. Kyo trips on a big footprint, which he and Tohru think is Jason, which frightens Tohru and causes her to lose balance and fall. Yuki and Kyo try to grab a hold of her to break her fall, and end up transforming into their zodiac animal. As they start bickering over who's clumsier and who could survive in the wilderness, Tohru is relieved to see them act like their normal selves and laughs. The boys apologize for making her worry and say they aren't mad at her at all, and claim they both felt sick.

Back at the house, Hatori says he knows Shigure's motivation for the trip was to torment his editor. He forces Shigure to tell her the truth, and Shigure then tells Hatori to relax and read some books. Hatori realizes Shigure's true motivation for the trip was to check on him and cheer him up in the wake of Kana's recent wedding.

The following morning, Ayame appears, much to the despair of Yuki and Kyo. They then decide to walk toward the nearby lake with Tohru. Meanwhile, Ayame offers Hatori a photo from Kana's recent wedding, a picture he got from Mayuko, the school teacher. A past (and failed) romantic relationship between Shigure and Mayuko is hinted at. Ayame becomes irritated that Kana could move on leaving Hatori alone with the sad memories, and says he will see Hatori be 2000 times happier than Kana, because he deserves it. Ayame tries again to bond with Yuki once again, only to end up in failure. The episode ends showing Mayuko working through break, showing a picture of her and Kana on her desk.

Difference Between Anime and Manga

 * In the manga, Tohru's eye color is light brown. But in the anime, her eye color is dark brown.
 * In the manga, Tohru doesn't discover Shigure's house by being on a cliff. But in the anime, she does discover Shigure's house by being on a cliff.
 * In the manga, the brief scene where Tohru's admiring the city scenery before noticing Shigure's house never was shown. But in the anime, the brief scene where Tohru's admiring the city scenery before noticing Shigure's house is anime-only.
 * In the manga, when Yuki and Tohru start to walk together after school. Tohru's briefly intimidated by the Prince Yuki Fan Club girls watching from some trees. But in the anime, this scene was cut.
 * In the manga, Young Tohru doesn't look out the door when she vows to be like the cat. While Kyoko's eyes are close as she is exhausted. But in the anime, young Tohru does look out the door when she vows to be like the cat. Whereas Kyoko's eyes are open and she doesn't look tire at all.
 * In the manga, Mokoto isn't present when the Prince Yuki fan club confronts Tohru about her walking to school with Yuki. But in the anime, Mokoto is present when the Prince Yuki fan club confronts Tohru about her walking to school with Yuki.
 * In the manga, a teacher doesn't scold Tohru and her friends while talking in cooking class. But in the anime, the teacher does scold Tohru and her friends while talking in cooking class.
 * In the manga, Young Tohru helps her mother while reading a book. But in the anime, young Tohru helps her mother with bills before reading a book.
 * In the manga, the car accident that kill Kyoko is shown. But in the anime, only her blood is shown.
 * In the manga, Tohru's co workers don't look at her when she daydreams at work. But in the anime, Tohru's co workers do look at her when she daydreams at work.
 * In the manga, Yuki fells Tohru's forehead by telling her that she has a fever. But in the anime, Yuki doesn't touch Tohru's forehead by telling her that she has a fever.
 * In the manga, Shigure doesn't close the slide door when Yuki goes to get Thoru's belongings from the land slide with a group of rats. But in the anime, Shigure does close the slide door when Yuki goes to get Thoru's belongings from the land slide with a group of rats.
 * In the manga, Tohru looks a the picture of her mom after having a dream about her. But in the anime, Tohru doesn't look at the picture of her mother after waking up from having a dream about her.
 * In the manga, Tohru is having a different set of clothes while resting from her fever as when she wears a kimono. But in the anime, she is dressed in the clothes where she later wore when Yuki and Shigure offered her temporary stay at their house.
 * In the manga, Tohru runs to the door to tell the mailman that the Sohma family are animals. But in the anime, this scene isn't shown.
 * In the manga, Yuki is a white rat whenever he transforms. But in the anime, he is a dark gray rat whenever he transforms.
 * In the manga, the Sohma are completely nude as fog is not shown whenever they turn back to normal. But in the anime, color fog is used to hide the sohma's private parts whenever they turn back to normal.
 * In the manga, after Yuki knocks Kyo into a pond. A frog wasn't on top of Kyo's hair. But in the anime, a frog is on top of Kyo's hair.
 * In the manga, Tohru is shown cleaning up the kitchen when Yuki is gone. But in the anime, this scene isn't shown.
 * In the manga, Saki doesn't flat iron Tohru's hair in class. But in the anime, this scene is shown.
 * In the manga, Yuki's fan club teases Tohru while they are in the hallway. But in the anime, his fan club teases her at the classroom door instead.
 * In the manga, Tohru's school uniform was still dirty from the events of the prior night. Therefore she is wearing a gym uniform and is having her school uniform be wash at school. But in the anime, these scenes aren't shown and therefore her school uniform were completely clean.
 * In the manga, Yuki confronted Tohru in the hallway when he tells her about his past. But in the anime, he confronted her about his past in the classroom.
 * In the manga, Tohru hugs Yuki while trying to stop him from running. But in the anime, this scene happens in the classroom.
 * In the manga, Tohru holds Yuki in his rat form when she asks him to be his friend if her memory is still erase. But in the anime, she smiles at Yuki while asking him to be her friend if her memory is still erase.
 * In the manga, Shigure and Kyo don't walk around the house when Shigure brings him back from taking a school transfer exam. But in the anime, Shigure and Kyo do walk around the house when Shigure brings him back from taking a school transfer exam.
 * In the manga, Yuki gets angry when his fan club member asks him about Kyo. But in the anime, he is annoy when his fan club member asks him about Kyo.
 * In the manga, Tohru along with Saki and Arisa are standing up when Kyo nearly breaks a classmates arm. But in the anime, only Tohru is sitting down when this scene happens.
 * In the manga, Kyo jumps from a one story floor so he can't talk to his classmates. But in the anime, he jumps from a three story floor so he can't talk to his classmates.
 * In the manga, there is a scene where Tohru's wallowing in a classroom after Kyo's outburst toward her, with Hanajima and Arisa later finding her. But in the anime, these scenes was cut.
 * In the manga, Tohru's hair ribbons are blue. But in the anime, her hair ribbons are light yellow.
 * In the manga, Tohru sleeps while having her hair out. But in the anime, she sleeps while having her hair in braids.
 * In the manga, Young Akito is shown from a window in Yuki's flashback. But in the anime, Young Akito isn't shown from behind a window.
 * In the manga, there are a few lines from Shigure's lecture to Kyo about learning to socially connect with others. But in the anime, these scenes were removed.
 * In the manga, Kyo wasn't shock when Tohru says she only hit him with her bag because she thought he was a stalker. But in the anime, Kyo is shock when Tohru tells him this.
 * In the manga, Tohru tells to Kyo after he angrily says that her food sinks. But in the anime, Tohru talks to him by asking him for pointers in order for her to better at cooking which confuses him as he tries to explain himself.
 * In the manga, when the Rice Ball festival ideas start. Arisa and Saki sit alone. But in the anime, when the Rice Ball festival ideas start. They are at Tohru's desk.
 * In the manga, Arisa is by herself as she threatened Yuki's fangirls with a steel pipe. But in the anime, Tohru is behind Arisa when this happens.
 * In the manga, when Kyo is sitting on the roof top. Tohru happily hugs a white cat. But in the anime, when Kyo is sitting on the roof top. Tohru happily hugs a baby gray kitten.
 * In the manga, a girl cries as Yuki rejected her in the hallway. But in the anime, a girl cries when Yuki rejects her in the library.
 * In the manga, Hanajima is braiding Tohru's hair and Uotani is patting Tohru on the head while Tohru's trying to get her classmates to play Rich Man, Poor Man. But in the anime, these scenes are cut.
 * In the manga, Tohru's reflection of Yuki and Kyo's good traits and their rivalry also included a brief scene of her changing into her school uniform before leaving work. But in the anime, she thinks about this while she is in school and not at work.
 * In the manga, Tohru meets Momiji outside the office building and is up close to him in person. But in the anime, she meets inside the building after falling down a flight of stairs. Therefore Momiji gets up from the couch and walks up to her.
 * In the manga, Momiji has a Japanese accent. But in the anime, he has a German accent.
 * In the manga, Momiji doesn't know about the Cultural Festival at Tohru's school. But in the anime, he sees Tohru drop a flyer about it as she runs away.
 * In the manga, when Tohru meets Yuki after she finished work there is a scene that shows one of Tohru's co-workers talking about a "pretty kid" waiting outside for someone, before Tohru realizes it is Yuki. Tohru expresses her surprised reaction to seeing Yuki, as depicted from chapter 4, after recovering from the shock of her encounter with Momiji. But in the anime, she is surprised that Yuki is alone and doesn't know that Yuki came to pick her up.
 * In the manga, following the drunken man leading Yuki to transform after Tohru is pushed towards him, Yuki comments Tohru remarking that it's his fault for his current situation. But in the anime, this scene is is not shown.
 * In the manga, following Yuki and Tohru's arrival back to Shigure's house, there is a scene featuring Shigure and Tohru commenting on the unusual weather before an annoyed Yuki shoves Shigure as he rushes outside. But in the anime, they learn about it by seeing it on tv instead. Also Tohru sees Yuki running outside with a blanket.
 * In the manga, Tohru tells Yuki about kindness. But in the anime, she tells him this and compares him to a candle.
 * In the manga, Tohru goes to sleep and makes rice balls the next day. But in the anime, she stays up all night making rice balls which shocks Yuki.
 * In the manga, the prep work shows Kyo fuming over Tohru making a leek meal due to his hatred of the food. But in the anime, this scene is cut instead Kyo eats a rice ball with leeks and angrily tells Tohru about his dislike of leeks.
 * In the manga, Yuki force-feeds Kyo, a chop stick full of leeks at the table. But in the anime, after Yuki heard Tohru telling him that Kyo hates leeks so much. Yuki angrily walks up to Kyo and force-feeds him a leek-flavored rice ball.
 * In the manga, Tohru daydreams about Kyo and Yuki being friends after seeing the force feed leek scene. But in the anime, this scene is shown when she eats breakfast with them the next day.
 * In the manga, Tohru meets Kagura at the front door. But in the anime, she meets Kagura as the latter is standing behind a tree.
 * In the manga, during a flashback a young Kagura threatened Kyo to date her as she holds a dagger in her hand. But in the anime, during a flashback a young Kagura threatened Kyo to date her as she holds two kitchen knifes in both hands.
 * In the manga, when Kagura attacks Kyo after he silences her from revealing anything further about his "true form", Kagura placed him in an armbar. But in the anime, when Kagura attacks Kyo after he silences her from revealing anything further about his "true form", Kagura placed him in a uppercutt.
 * In the manga, Kagura isn't jealous of Tohru. But in the anime, all scenes involving cooking and shopping focused around Kagura's jealousy of Tohru.
 * In the manga, Shigure is shown telling Kagura to stay in a bedroom for the night to keep her from wrecking any more of his house. Bit in the anime, there is some dialogue from the scene with Kagura remarking that Shigure doesn't understand a girl's feelings and Shigure acknowledging that he understands the feeling of being jealous is carried over with Kagura fleeing Shigure's house after one of her outbursts against Kyo led her to wreck the dinner table she prepared.
 * In the manga, Kagura never went to get extra food for dinner. Including that Tohru never paid for the food that Kagura was buying. But in the anime, Kagura did went to get extra food. And also Tohru did pay for the food that Kagura was trying to buy after forgetting her cat bag.
 * In the manga, when Tohru climbed up to the roof of Shigure's house to see Kyo. She was in pajamas. But in the anime, when Tohru climbed up to the roof of Shigure's house to see Kyo. She is in her normal clothes.
 * In the manga, Kagura never told Tohru about her problems with Kyo. But in the anime, Kagura does tell Tohru about this when they are walking home.
 * In the manga, Kyo never eats the food that Kagura made for him in front of her. But in the anime, he does eat the food in front of her which makes her happy.
 * In the manga, Kagura's underwear isn't shown when she waves goodbye to Tohru and the boys. But in the anime, Kagura's skirt is slightly shown as she waves good bye to Tohru and the Sohma boys.
 * In the manga, Kagura and Kyo didn't fight each other too much. But in the anime, before leaving Shigure's house. There is an added anime scene with Kyo blocking one of Kagura's punches during another of her outbursts before Kagura follow-ups with an elbow to the gut.
 * In the manga, Kagura while being in her boar form doesn't make Kyo bleed on his face when she beats him up. But in the anime, Kagura while being in her boar form does make Kyo bleed on his face when she beats him up.
 * In the manga, Shiraki Mayuko appears much later in the story as a male teacher tells Tohru that she has a phone call from her grandfather. But in the anime, This marks the anime debut of Mayuko Shiraki. She appears in place of a male teacher (from the manga) to inform Tohru of the phone call from her grandfather.
 * In the manga, Tohru doesn't cook when she tells the Sohma's that she's leaving. But in the anime, Tohru is cooking at the Sohma house and reflecting on a time with her mother, who explains to her that it's okay to be selfish.
 * In the manga, young Tohru and her classmates are in a forest as they play the Fruits Basket game. But in the anime, young Tohru and her classmates are in a classroom as they play the Fruits Basket game.
 * In the manga, Shigure is smoking when he remarks on the gloomy atmosphere with Tohru leaving. But in the anime, Shigure isn't smoking when he remarks on the gloomy atmosphere with Tohru leaving.
 * In the manga, Tohru's female cousin did greet her when she came to the house. Also the construction work on the house was complete. But in the anime, when Tohru arrives at her grandfather's house. The younger female relative was not at the front entrance to greet her. Also the construction work on the house wasn't complete.
 * In the manga, when Shigure talks about Tohru. Both Yuki and Kyo are inside of the house. But in the anime, when Shigure talks about Tohru. Only Yuki is inside of the house while Kyo is outside of the house.
 * In the manga, Kyo only has flashbacks of Tohru of showing her and not him next to her. But in the anime, Kyo reflects on Tohru's metaphor on riceballs. Including thatand Kyo was added to the flashbacks where he reflected on her presence at the house.
 * In the manga, Shigure never told Yuki and Kyo to bring Tohru back. But in the anime, Shigure tells Kyo that Yuki took the address note that Tohru wrote for them which angers him.
 * In the manga, Kyo and Yuki never try to find the house that Tohru is living in. Also they don't hear how rude her relatives are to her. But in the anime, Kyo and Yuki are trying to find Tohru's grandfather's house. While they also are observing the altercation she had with her relatives.
 * In the manga, the female cousin wasn't eating anything when her mother spoke rudely to Tohru. But in the anime, she was eating something while sitting on a couch.
 * In the manga, Katsuya's father slaps his nephew in front of everyone as they are all in the living room. But in the anime, this happens when they are at the dining table.
 * In the manga, Tohru's grandfather tells her to kindly find her own place when speaks to her in a room. But in the anime, this happens in the living room.
 * In the manga, Tohru only cries in front of her grandfather. But in the anime, she cries in front of everyone when she expresses that she wants to go back to the Sohmas.
 * In the manga, Tohru's mean relatives were shock upon seeing the Sohma boys. But in the anime, Tohru's mean relatives are dumbfounded over the events that took place with Tohru and the Sohma boys.
 * In the manga, Yuki uses a death glare when he speaks to Tohru's male cousin. But in the anime, Yuki flinches Tohru's male cousin after hearing him speak rudely to her.
 * In the manga, Kyo and Yuki didn't go back to arguing with each other when they brought Tohru back to their house. But in the anime, they do go back to arguing with each other when they brought Tohru back to their house.
 * In the manga, students involved in the rice ball stand were in the rice ball-branded shirts and aprons. But in the anime, Students involved in the rice ball stand were in their school uniforms.
 * In the manga, Yugi's fan club never blocks girls and boys from taking photos. But in the anime, the Prince Yuki Fan Club girls are trying to block photos being taken of Yuki in a dress.
 * In the manga, Hatori's debut in Fruits Basket actually happened near the end of chapter 8. He appears in a removed manga scene where Momiji shows Hatori the festival poster that Tohru dropped during her first encounter with Momiji at her workplace. But in the anime, he appears at the beginning of episode 5.
 * In the manga, Saki and Arisa never spoke about how weird Tohru is around the Sohma boys. But in the anime, it does show Saki and Arisu commenting on Tohru's closeness to the Sohma boys as Kyo and Tohru carry Momiji behind a curtain.
 * In the manga, Tohru and the Sohmas are on the school roof following Momiji's transformation where Yuki is telling Momiji he has to be more careful of his actions and Hatori saying he is leaving with Momiji due to the events that transpired. But in the anime, this isn't shown.
 * In the manga, there is a removed manga scene where Yuki asks Kyo if he got the camera and Kyo acknowledging he failed to get it from Hatori. But in the anime, Kyo is trying to chase after Hatori for his camera.
 * In the manga, Saki and Arisa never ask Tohru where she is living. But in the anime, Saki and Arisa do want to talk to Tohru after the events on the rooftop.
 * In the manga, Tohru is asked over an intercom to meet with Hatori privately in a teacher's office and he discusses having her come to the main Sohma clan house in secret, where Momiji assures Tohru that he won't let anything happen to her when she visits. But in the anime, these scenes aren't shown.
 * In the manga, Tohru is telling Saki and Arisa over her living arrangements with the Sohmas actually happened in flashback in chapter 7. But in the anime, she tells them about it on the school rooftop.
 * In the manga, Shigure's whereabouts when he left the kids alone are never shown. But in the anime, Shigure left Tohru and the others to go see Akito.
 * In the manga, after making his leave. Shigure had made a phone call commenting on the pleasant mood coming from Tohru and her friends being at his house. But in the anime, this isn't shown.
 * In the manga, Saki's nightgown while in Tohru's bedroom had a more elaborate pattern design. But in the anime, Saki's nightgown while in Tohru's bedroom had a more simple appearance.
 * In the manga, Tohru has a more humorous interaction where Kyo's visibly nervous trying to talk with a half-awake Yuki. When Tohru expresses surprise at this, Kyo explains that Yuki is more stronger when asleep and expressing his annoyance of this leads an awakened Yuki to pummel him for it. But in the anime, Yuki is fully awake when he angrily sees Kyo drinking out of the milk carton with his mouth. Therefore he makes Kyo spill the milk all over him, so he has no choice to buy more milk for the house.
 * In the manga, Arisa and Saki never ate breakfast with Yuki and Kyo before going back home. But in the anime, they do eat breakfast with Yuki and Kyo before going back home.
 * In the manga, Tohru never got a phone call from Hatori. But in the anime, Tohru's phone call with Hatori was added.
 * In the manga, While Tohru was walking through the Sohma family premises. It shows Akito observing her presence through the reflection of a mirror. But in the anime, this isn't shown.
 * In the manga, Tohru's skirt that she wore to the Sohma house had a more elaborate floral design. But in the anime, the skirt simplified.
 * In the manga, while Momiji is explaining Hatori's past with Kana to Tohru. Kana had expressed dialogue during the flashback that. But in the anime, this is missing.
 * In the manga, Momiji wasn't downtrodden when asking Tohru if she was glad to have met him. In addition, there was a small scene shown after this where Momiji commented that Tohru was like his mother. But in the anime, the additional scene is cut.
 * In the manga, the camera that Hatori put on Tohru's head was on there for a little longer. But in the anime, the scene is short.
 * In the manga, Shigure commented Akito was not in the mood to see visitors right now. But in the anime, some dialogue was removed for the anime following the point where Hatori said he had yet to introduce Tohru to Akito.
 * In the manga, when Tohru asked what Hatori's zodiac sign was. There was an awkward pause in the exchange between the two in the manga due to Hatori's embarrassment over it. But in the anime, this bit was removed.
 * In the manga, Hatori didn't smile to Tohru after apologizing. But in the anime, following Hatori's apology to Tohru. There is a cut scene in the anime where the two exchange smiles with one another.
 * In the manga, Shigure left with Tohru shortly afterwards. But in the anime, the point where Hatori and Tohru go off together while Shigure and Momiji go to observe the preparations for their family's New Year festival was added to lead into adapting chapter 12's events.
 * In the manga, Tohru had slipped on some ice and Hatori had hit his head on a phone pole catching her to knock himself out. But in the anime, Tohru trips on stairs and Hatori knocks himself out on the steps while trying to catch her.
 * In the manga, a flashback showed Ayame (from the back, marking his earliest appearance in the manga) and Shigure teasing Hatori over his zodiac form while in high school. But in the anime, this isn't seen.
 * In the manga, Kana never panics placing Hatori in the bathtub. But in the anime, during Kana's panicking over Hatori's transformation. A small scene is added for the anime showing Kana tossing Hatori's zodiac state into a bathtub. In addition, the kiss shared between the two following their conversation was added for the anime.
 * In the manga, Akito never grabs Kana's hair. She also didn't push Hatori into a mirror. But in the anime, Akito is tugging Kana by the hair, and Hatori being shoved into one of the glass frames.
 * In the manga, the scene featuring Akito manipulating Hatori into wiping out Kana's memories had a few small cosmetic changes with Hatori's injured eye having an eye patch over it. But in the anime, Hatori's eye is bandaged up and Akito's kimono having a floral design on parts of it that was removed for the anime.
 * In the manga, during his final moment with Kana before removing her memories. Hatori never had his eye bandaged up during the encounter. However, this did create an inconsistency for the manga as Momiji's explanation of Hatori's past in chapter 10 featured his eye bandaged up during the encounter instead of an eye patch or nothing on it at all. But in the anime this was most likely kept as his eye bandaged up leading to this point in the flashback to help correct the mentioned inconsistency.
 * In the manga, following the removal of Kana's memories. A couple of Akito's servants helped to scoop up Kana from the ground. But in the anime, this was not included.
 * In the manga, Tohru tells Hatori how he was knocked out. But in the anime, this was removed.
 * In the manga, Tohru went to get Hatori a drink. But in the anime, she went to go to retrieve Hatori's shoes.
 * In the manga, instead of snow starting to come down just after Tohru returned to Hatori, it had been snowing since Hatori regained consciousness. But in the anime, their are exchanges over Kana's riddle that are differed in some dialogue and small scenes.
 * In the manga, Tohru pondered internally over Hatori changing the topic of conversation when mentioning Akito. But in the anime, this was removed.
 * In the manga, Tohru encounters Akito her observing her from a window. But in the anime, Tohru encountered Akito and Kureno (who appears later on in the manga) in a limo coming by them.
 * In the manga, he remarked that Tohru was going to be left behind as she noticed Akito looking at her. But in the anime, Shigure's chatter on what Tohru was making for dinner was said instead.
 * In the manga, a humorous scene shows Shigure wanting to put pieces of leak up the noses of a sleeping Yuki and Kyo. But in the anime, this is removed.
 * In the manga, Tohru never walks home with Arisa and Saki. But in the anime, she does walking home with Saki and Arisa.
 * In the manga, the opening narration of the manga chapter that elaborated on the hardships in Tohru's life up to that point was said by Tohru herself. But in the anime, Yuki, including Kyo, and Tohru doing cleaning of Shigure's house. In addition, the opening narration of the manga chapter that elaborated on the hardships in Tohru's life up to that point was said by Yuki during the later part.
 * In the manga, during the dinner scene. Shigure wore two layers of kimono with the outer robe having an elaborate design. But in the anime, he is only wearing one robe during this scene.
 * In the manga, Tohru's explanation of why she's staying alone at Shigure's house took place during the dinner scene. But in the anime, Tohru's explanation of why she's staying alone at Shigure's house took place during the cleaning scenes of Shigure's house.
 * In the manga, When Tohru realized she forgot about tending to the bath water, her reaction was more exaggerated. But in the anime, the reaction is less exaggerated.
 * In the manga, some inner monologue from Shigure following Tohru leaving the dinner table where he elaborated that attending the New Year's festival was a law for cursed members to follow. But in the anime, this was replaced with Kyo and Yuki thinking Tohru should be fine on her own.
 * In the manga, Akito and Hatori never spoke during the New Year's festival. But in the anime, there is dialogue exchange between Hatori and Akito about the New Year's festival.
 * In the manga, there was never flashbacks of Tohru spending time with Kyo and Yuki as the two boys ran back to the house. But in the anime, there are flashbacks of Tohru spending time with Kyo and Yuki as the two boys ran back to the house.
 * In the manga, when Shigure arrives at the main Sohma house. Hatsuharu was the only one to greet him. Hatori was not present during their banter. But in the anime, when Shigure arrives at the main Sohma house. Hatori is present with Hatsuharu. As a result, a good chunk of the dialogue in the scene was added.
 * In the manga, during New Years it showed Tohru, Yuki and Kyo watching for the first sunrise of the New Year from the roof of Shigure's house. But in the anime, much of the New Year's happenings taking place with Tohru and the boys were added. In particular the two eating mochi inside Shigure's house and watching New Year's TV specials.
 * In the manga, it showed a bit more of Yuki and Kyo's argument outside the store. But in the anime, Tohru is checking out with her groceries in the store was added instead.
 * In the manga, where Tohru made that wish at a shrine as part of a New Year's shrine visit in chapter 12 and the flashback was never shown. But in the anime, when Tohru made mention of her wish for the New Year. She made a reference to making that wish while viewing the first sunrise of the new year with Yuki and Kyo accompanied by a flashback of the scene from the previous episode.
 * In the manga, Tohru doesn't help Kyo with his leek problem. Also in the manga is a small extended bit with Tohru continuing to try comforting Kyo as he gags from the leek Yuki forced into his mouth. But in the anime, it is removed.
 * In the manga, Tohru's walk home with Yuki and Kyo from the groceries store is different. But in the anime, there are changes in the clothes worn by Tohru, Yuki, and Kyo for the anime in the scene following their walk home from getting groceries when they return to Shigure's house.
 * In the manga, Tohru's dress had a more elaborate pattern design. But in the anime, the dress was more simplified.
 * In the manga, the collar on Yuki's shirt has a different appearance. But in the anime, it isn't different.
 * In the manga, Kyo had a tanktop and sweatpants on. But in the anime, Kyo had on a short-sleeved shirt and jeans.
 * In the manga, within this same scene, there are some bits of dialogue that were either added or removed when Kyo makes his presence upon learning about the marathon run, notably a removed line where Kyo continued to goad Yuki and call him a girly-girl in assuming he's backing off his challenge to him. In addition, Kyo's face was more crazed looking. But in the anime, these scenes are removed.
 * In the manga, Tohru's twintails in her gym outfit are not as long. But in the anime, they are long.
 * In the manga, when Tohru was talking to Yuki before the marathon run. She was only dragged off by two of the Yuki Fan Club girls. But in the anime, when Tohru was talking to Yuki before the marathon run. She was only dragged off by one of the Prince of the Prince Yuki Fanclub girls.
 * In the manga, it removed Hanajima rubbing Tohru's head as she recuperated from her encounter with the Yuki Fan Club. But in the anime, it is shown.
 * In the manga, the guys ran first. But in the anime, the men's portion of the marathon race was starting off. In addition, the astonishment that the other boys have with Kyo and Yuki's long lead in the run was actually expressed later on during Tohru's encounter of Hatsuharu.
 * In the manga, Tohru has inner dialogue where she commented that she could keep up a solid pace with her running before expressing concern for Yuki's condition. But in the anime, this is removed.
 * In the manga, when Tohru first encounters Hatsuharu on the hill. She never fell when losing control of her run down it. But in the anime, she does fall down on the hill.
 * In the manga, The timing of Yuki and Kyo's banter during Hatsuharu and Tohru's encounter on the hill was different. But in the anime, the scene was extended.
 * In the manga, A small scene where Tohru remarked internally how she keeps encountering members of the Sohma family is seen while Hatsuharu is setting up his trip wire. But in the anime, the scene is removed.
 * In the manga, Tohru has a shocked reaction to Kyo tripping over the wire nor the blood seeping from Kyo's forehead after he trips. But in the anime, it instead placed a bandage over Kyo's forehead instead and removed a small bit where Tohru's attempting to help wipe off the blood from Kyo's forehead.
 * In the manga, Kyo comments on Haru's lack of direction. Also an old lady was witnessed by Tohru. But in the anime, it is removed. Plus joggers are seen coming their way.
 * In the manga, when challenging Kyo to a fight. Haru grabbed Kyo's shirt. But in the anime, when challenging Kyo to a fight. Haru is taking on a fighting stance.
 * In the manga, Kyo comments about Haru's black side. But in the anime, while internally ranting about Haru during their fight. Some of Kyo's dialogue commenting on Haru's black form was removed.
 * In the manga, there is a part of Haru and Kyo's fight that featured Haru removing his coat and mocking Kyo before Kyo gets annoyed enough to attack him, while Yuki and Tohru continue observing their scuffle. But in the anime, this is removed. In addition, the part of their fight in the anime where they jumped to the air to attack one another was not in the manga.
 * When Haru and Kyo stop their fight due to Yuki's condition, Kyo did not fall to the ground in a failed jumping attack. But in the anime, he did fall to the ground in a failed jumping attack.
 * In the manga, Tohru is worry about Yuki. But in the anime, it removed Tohru internalizing her concern for Yuki's current state.
 * In the manga, Tohru was speechless when Haru hugged her. But in the anime, Tohru's exaggerated reaction to Haru hugging her was added for the anime.
 * In the manga, The expression on Tohru's face in expressing her desire to stay with Yuki after getting him home with Haru and Kyo was more downtrodden. But in the anime, it was a different depiction of her reaction.
 * In the manga, Kyo argues with Shigure about calling Hatori. But in the anime, a few lines with Kyo arguing with Shigure over calling Hatori were removed.
 * In the manga, Tohru is seen wearing a dress with her full hair down as Kyo puts Haru into a hold. But in the anime, she remained in her gym clothes throughout the full portion of being back at Shigure's house.
 * In the manga, Tohru looked downtrodden as Haru told about his struggles growing up. But in the anime, Tohru looked vacant when she heard Haru's past.
 * In the manga, Yuki smiles at Tohru. But in the anime, it never showed a flashback of Yuki smiling at Tohru as Haru commented on how he never seen him do such while at the main Sohma house.
 * In the manga, the card game played by Shigure, Hanajima, Kyo, and other students outside shortened. But in the anime, the card game was extended.
 * In the manga, Tohru and her friends were musing over the chocolates in his locker. Also Yuki had thought Arisa's manga cliche about Valentine chocolates wouldn't happen in real life. But in the anime, these scenes aren't shown.
 * In the manga, Kyo encountered Yuki and the girls being still at Yuki's locker. Plus Kyo punched a wall when he encountered him. But in the anime, Kyo is walking through the hallway and encountering Yuki by directing a punch inches from Yuki's face.
 * In the manga, Yuki and the girls didn't have any extra clothes they wore. But in the anime, they do have extra clothes.
 * In the manga, Tohru is thinking internally of preparing chocolates for Hatori, including two girls in the classroom briefly chatting about one of them giving Kyo chocolates, along with the boys rooting for Kyo wanting to take bets on how many chocolates they will receive, and Shiraki-sensei teasing Kyo for receiving chocolates. But in the anime, these scenes are removed.
 * In the manga, Tohru's reaction to Kagura being outside the school was different in as Tohru immediately realized why Kyo was trying to flee the school. But in the anime, she was calling out to her.
 * In the manga, Tohru and the boys were not in their school clothes when they are at Shigure's house with Kagura. Also Yuki internally mocking Kyo for forgetting Valentine's Day was tomorrow, Kagura's eye glowing when she is intimidating Kyo into their date, and the manga visibly showing a defeated Kyo when he concedes to the double date. But in the anime, none of this is shown.
 * In the manga, during Kyo's outburst toward Shigure. Tohru was not cleaning up the table. But in the anime, she was carrying clothes in one of the hallways.
 * In the manga, the flashback Kyo experiences after this has some changes. But in the anime, Shigure's face was not visible on panel when he retorted back to Kyo as the only shot shown was of his eye.
 * In the manga, some of Tohru's internal dialogue as she tries to find Kyo and then realizing something was wrong internally with him. Also, her facial expression to the situation is visibly more downtrodden in the manga and Kyo's facial expressions were shown more on panel as well. But in the anime, this was removed.
 * In the manga, Kyo didn't lightly knock Tohru on her head. But in the anime, Kyo did lightly knocked Tohru on the head as an affectionate gesture.
 * In the manga, Shigure is teasing Kyo for doing something indecent to Tohru and Kyo is seen getting annoyed as a result. But in the anime, this is removed.
 * In the manga, Tohru and Yuki's coats weren't shown to be as heavy. Plus Kyo was watching TV as Shigure talked with Yuki and Tohru. But in the anime, Kyo was about to get his shoes on.
 * In the manga, Shigure sees Tohru and the boys leaving his house outside. But in the anime, this isn't shown.
 * In the manga, Hatori and Shigure's meeting took place in Hatori's office. In addition, there was a housemaid tending to the two at the start of their scene in the manga and the two were shown smoking at one point during their conversation. But in the anime, Hatori and Shigure's meeting took place in a different room of the main Sohma house. Whereas they don't smoke and there are no maids.
 * In the manga, the movie scene is short. But in the anime, the movie scene witnessed by Kyo, Yuki, Kagura, and Tohru at the theater was expanded.
 * In the manga, while returning home from their date Kagura comments that she'd like to stay for dinner and gets Kyo irritated. But in the anime, this isn't shown.
 * In the manga, Kyo immediately recovered from being hit in the forehead by Kagura and was being chased by Kagura again. But in the anime, he was being incapacitated.
 * In the manga, Tohru showing concern for Mitsuru's well-being and Shigure saying to ignore her, as well as Haru and Momiji's reactions to receiving Tohru's chocolates. But in the anime, Mitsuru's reaction to Shigure avoiding his work was a little more exaggerated in the anime.
 * In the manga, When Shigure sees Tohru leaving his room, she is shown to be with Kagura. But in the anime, Tohru leaves by herself.
 * In the manga, Mitsuru and Shigure don't argue. But in the anime, Tohru is hearing Mitsuru's outburst from the kitchen and Shigure recalling his childhood with his closing narration.
 * A small scene was removed where one of the students in the classroom retorted in response to Mayuko-sensei saying "pencils down" and Mayuko telling him to shut up under threat of losing points on his exam.
 * While Tohru was talking about Yuki tutoring her for the exam, there's a removed flashback showing the two studying together, along with Shigure for whatever reason.
 * When Hanajima mentions that she needs to makeup her exams, there is a removed part where the characters are in stick figure form as a shocked reaction to the revelation.
 * A brief part where Hanajima and another female student question Kyo's ability to prep for the exam was removed.
 * In the manga, Momiji and Tohru were scrubbing floors at Tohru's workplace instead of a window and table respectively in the anime. Also, there is no appearance from a few of Tohru's co-workers curious who Momiji is at the end of the scene.
 * In the manga, Yuki was accompanying Momiji and Tohru home., But in the anime, Yuki was at home in the anime.
 * A small scene's removed where Tohru offers to prepare Momiji dinner with Kyo still roughhousing him and Yuki feeling annoyed with all the noise.
 * During the beginning of the dinner scene, Kyo was still in another room drying himself off from his bath instead of being at the table with everyone else.
 * The showing of the "Joke Story Collection" book was added for the anime.
 * The demons depicted in Momiji's story were not depicted as visually magnificent in the manga.
 * During Momiji's explanation of his reaction to the story's moral, some of the flashback depicting his classmates' reactions to it were removed, as well as Shigure patting Momiji on the head for his admiration of the traveler.
 * In the scene where Tohru's hanging out clothes the following day, the shirt worn by Momiji had a more elaborate pattern design that was simplified for the anime.
 * Upon arriving at the hot springs, Yuki and Tohru are shown to be wearing a different set of clothes for the anime. Yuki has his regular Chinese-style clothes in the manga, and Tohru is not wearing a sweater. Plus, Tohru's skirt has a pattern design that was simplified for the anime.
 * A small scene's removed with the bus driver saying he will be coming to pick Tohru and the boys up tomorrow morning.
 * In the manga, the reaction to the mistress' frail welcome to the inn was depicted in briefly stick figures.
 * While walking through the inn, there's a removed scene where the mistress commented typically she works behind the scenes and has other help to aid in the inn's operations. But due to Momiji's arrangements, she is tending to things for the day.
 * While the mistress is explaining why Shigure couldn't make the inn trip, there's a removed bit showing Momiji placing his head on Tohru's shoulder.
 * In the manga, Tohru and the boys were all not at a table together. Also, Momiji had a folded tower on his head at the start of the scene as well.
 * Kyo is also in the bath when Tohru thinks about Momiji swimming in the hot springs.
 * In the manga, Tohru has a big picture frame of Kyoko when she placed it in the hot spring water. Also the characters are completely nude while being in the water. But in the anime, Tohru has a small picture frame of Kyoko when she placed it in the hot spring water making it look as if Kyoko's head is in the water. Whereas the characters (mostly female characters) are all wearing towels over their bodies while being in the water.
 * In the manga, Tohru faints in the hot spring when Momiji wants her to sing a song leading Okami to rescue her. Also Tohru shows her mom's picture to Okami after the incident. But in the anime, this scene is removed. However Tohru stills shows her mother's picture to Okami when they are both in the hot spring together.
 * In the manga, when Tohru reacts to learning the mistress' son is the Monkey of the zodiac, the towel on her head fell off. But in the anime, this didn't happen.
 * The shot shown of the Sohma boys in the men's part of the hot springs following the mistress' outburst was added for the anime.
 * Momiji and Kyo's banter during the ping pong scene was extended some in the anime.
 * In the manga, Tohru and Yuki's scene outside the inn did not take place on a bridge.
 * Momiji and Kyo weren't shown to be in the middle of playing ping pong in the anime following Tohru and Yuki's scene.
 * In the manga, the design of the quilts on Tohru and Momiji's futons weren't as elaborate. In addition, the night sky had a full moon instead of a crescent one.
 * A small portion of the mistress' dialogue while saying farewell to Tohru and the boys got removed from the anime.
 * In the manga, during the final scene. Hatsuharu had a different set of clothes on *that were a little more elaborate in attire.
 * The shot showing a limo driving up to the front of the school and Tohru noticing it was added for the anime.
 * In the flashback with Shigure, Tohru and the boys were dressed in casual clothes in the manga instead of their school clothes.
 * When Arisa reacted to hearing about Haru and Momiji being students at the school, she had lowered her mask while talking in the manga.
 * While Kyo's thinking about how spacey Tohru is, there were some small things in this part removed that included Kyo recalling his reaction to Tohru not asking for a specific classroom and some schoolgirls in the background swooning over Kyo.
 * When Kyo hit Momiji for noticing him wearing the girl's uniform, the anime added the additional scene of Kyo shaking Momiji by the collar.
 * Hatsuharu has different necklace designs in the manga throughout both chapters. Plus, he did not wear a choker as the anime depicted.
 * A few lines in the exchanges between Tohru and the Sohma boys (before the arrival of the student council) got removed.
 * When the student council arrive on the scene in the manga, Kyo and Momiji had animal ears up for their respective zodiac animal and the student council members were in silhouette before the president made his introduction.
 * In the daydream the two female council members had imagining Momiji in a male school uniform, Momiji never said anything. Same situation when the school president imagined Yuki in a girl's uniform.
 * When Haru dragged the president into the bathroom, the sign for it is on the right side of the doorway in the anime instead of the door. Plus, the President never screamed in reaction to Haru showing his body hair was natural in the manga.
 * The two female council members didn't say goodbye to Momiji in the manga as the president left the scene.
 * Haru going back to his White mood and recovering from Kyo and Yuki whacking him was depicted a bit more on the exaggerated side in the manga.
 * There's a brief scene removed showing an exhausted Yuki and Kyo thinking internally that they wish Haru and Momiji were at another school.
 * The depiction of Momiji's revelation about Akito being on the school premises was different between the anime and manga. Since chapter 19 was about to wrap up during this point in the manga, there was little dialogue expressed after the point where Tohru mentioned Yuki and Kyo being exhausted from Momiji and Haru, other than Momiji revealing that Akito was on the school premises.
 * A manga scene was removed with Yuki being in a gloomy mood as he walks in the hallway due to learning of Akito's arrival.
 * The anime depicts the different circumstances where Akito and Tohru exchanged glances with one another when Tohru was at the main Sohma house, with Akito being in a limo passing by instead of observing Tohru through a window as the manga had it.
 * Yuki noticing Akito and Tohru together outside through a window was added for the anime.
 * Kyo's glare toward Akito was depicted to look more threatening for the anime.
 * While Shigure and Hatori are talking, Hatori was smoking a cigarette in the manga.
 * Chapter 20's conclusion had a scene where Tohru and the boys are discussing what to have for dinner. This got removed for the anime.
 * As Ayame transformed back to human form, there’s a removed bit from the manga where Tohru realizes the relation between Yuki and Ayame.
 * When Tohru remarks on Ayame looking like an “adult Yuki”, she made another remark in response to him in the manga regarding his long hair.
 * Ayame and Tohru eat out at a Chinese restaurant instead of a ramen shop in the manga. In addition, the restaurant staff were questioning Ayame's gender in the manga instead of a pair of customers leaving.
 * Tohru's analogy about reflecting on things in childhood as an adult had some lines changed for the anime.
 * Ayame and Tohru's brief banter about the gyoza served to them was added for the anime.
 * When Yuki greets Tohru when she returns home, he is barefoot in the manga instead of wearing socks.
 * The scene at the end of Chapter 21 where Ayame in snake form is asking Shigure where he can sleep was removed for the anime.
 * Ayame and Shigure's kimonos worn during breakfast had pattern designs in the manga that were simplified for the anime.
 * When Ayame remarked he would sleep in Tohru's room tonight, she was blushing in response to his remark in the manga. In addition, Tohru's remark on Ayame being at the house for a third day was removed for the anime as well.
 * While at school, Momiji and Haru wore different clothes in the manga instead of their school uniforms with Momiji being in a short sleeved shirt and shorts, while Haru had a tank top and shorts while sitting down. Plus while cleaning outside, the stairway Tohru and the boys were on was only a couple long steps and not two flights of steps.
 * The reaction to what Ayame's shop does for business is depicted in an exaggerated stick figure style in the manga.
 * Some of Tohru's observations of the photo album with the Mabudachi Trio were removed from the anime.
 * Following Ayame's speech to the school board and parents in flashback, there is a removed scene in the manga showing board members dragging Ayame out of the room, with Hatori visibly annoyed at the predicament and Ayame remarking he is tough.
 * Following everyone's reactions to Ayame's student council story, there is a removed bit where Shigure comments that Hatori was made the student council president after Ayame's predicament.
 * Ayame's story he tries to tell as an annoyed Yuki yells at him to leave was expanded for the anime.
 * When Ayame decides to leave upon Hatori's arrival, there is a removed scene where Hatori is asked by Tohru how he got to the house and he revealed he drove by car. *Ayame offers to drive home and Kyo gets irritated at Ayame wanting to suddenly go home when he was adamant on staying.
 * The photo shown of the Mabudachi Trio as Ayame comments on the qualities that Hatori has and that he lacks was added for the anime.
 * Tohru reflecting on her mother's wisdom about coming to terms on admiring some of a person's qualities was added for the anime.
 * When Tohru’s talking to Shigure, his kimono had a more elaborate design in the manga that was simplified for the anime. Also during this scene, Kyo was having a drink from a bottle in the manga.
 * Arisa’s imagining of Kyoko’s delinquent days as the “Red Butterfly” were added for the anime.
 * When Momiji was fleeing from one of his classmates while playing Cops and Robbers, the classmate chasing him came in from a window instead of within the hallway in the manga. The anime also removed a small bit of the scene where Momiji said good bye to Tohru in German as he fled, while Saki and Arisa remarked on how energetic he was.
 * Tohru chasing after Momiji as he was chased by his classmate while Arisa and Saki comment on her resolve was added for the anime. Throughout the exchange in the manga, Tohru was just thinking vacantly.
 * Throughout the time Momiji is at Tohru’s workplace, the tie he’s shown wearing had a more elaborate pattern design in the manga that was simplified for the anime.
 * Later at Tohru’s workplace, Momiji was shown chatting with Tohru instead of assisting her with work in the manga.
 * Tohru was visibly more shocked in reaction to seeing a photo of Momiji’s mother in the manga.
 * Tohru’s thoughts about Momiji’s remarks on his family were added for the anime.
 * As Momiji’s mother was leaving with Momo, part of her comment toward her daughter about her father being worried was removed from the anime. In addition, Momiji pressing his hand on a vending machine as he had concern about interacting with them was added for the anime.
 * As Momiji told his story about his mother, Tohru was staring at the photo of his mother in the manga instead of staring at him. In addition, the scene showing Momiji’s mom and Momiji as a baby in silhouette were added for the anime.
 * Momiji’s mother was not suicidal in the manga when she was in hysterics over her son being one of the zodiac members.
 * When Tohru was crying in reaction to Momiji’s story in the manga, she had her face pressed to the photo of Momiji’s mother following the flashback.
 * The back of Kyo’s shirt had a symbol design in the manga that was removed for the anime.
 * The final part of Chapter 23 depicting Momiji walking past his mother was removed from the anime.
 * A bit of the start of Chapter 24 was removed showing Kyo remarking to himself on an uncertain feeling as he arrives to the temple with Yuki and Tohru. He also makes a remark on the temple’s size to Tohru, who comments that she likes the calm atmosphere of the setting.
 * As Tohru remarked on how everyone was arriving to see Kyoko, the manga showed close-up shots of Kyo’s face, with Tohru’s glance at him added for the anime. In addition, a small exchange of dialogue where Tohru explained Saki and Arisa would be meeting them at her mother’s grave was removed from the anime.
 * Yuki and Kyo’s shocked facial reactions to Arisa and Saki’s attires were removed for the anime.
 * Kyo and Yuki’s eye reactions shown in response to hearing about the young death of Tohru’s father was removed from the anime.
 * The teacher that called for Tohru to inform her about her mother’s accident in Yuki’s flashback was not clearly shown in the manga. For the anime, this was the homeroom teacher, Mayuko Shiraki.
 * While Kyo did keep some distance from the group while at Kyoko’s grave in the manga, he did not walk away from them as depicted in the anime. This, of course, leads Saki to walk toward them due to this slight change for the anime.
 * While eating at Kyoko’s grave, the sitting order of the five is different between the anime and manga. In the manga, from left to right it's Kyo, Tohru, Saki, Arisa, and Yuki. But in the anime, from left to right it's Yuki, Arisa, Tohru, Kyo, and Saki.
 * A brief bit during the picnic scene showing Kyo having discomfort around Saki in reaction to her comments on his “waves” got removed from the anime.
 * A bit of the picnic scene was removed from the anime that showed Arisa continuing to go into her admiration of Kyoko, with Tohru happily taking a glance at her mother’s grave as everyone ate and talked.
 * Kyo’s face was not as close to Tohru’s when he made his apology.
 * When approaching Tohru’s room to clean up the papers being blown around and seeing the hat she has, there is a removed bit where Yuki remarked he recognized the hat as the one he found in the rubble of Tohru’s tent at the cliff from Chapter 1 and continuing to clean the papers up before realizing its importance.
 * There is another removed bit showing a smiling Kyo stroking Tohru’s head as she sleeps and an accompanying narration commenting on the feelings of Tohru and the boys having yet to fully open up.
 * The braids of Tohru’s hair style were shorter in the manga.
 * Kyo thinking internally who Jason is was removed from the anime.
 * Kyo and Yuki were on opposite sides of the table in the manga when Tohru recalled the awkwardness of being around them.
 * There’s a small scene removed from the anime after Shigure is able to manipulate Tohru and the boys into going on vacation. Here, Shigure offered to drive everyone up to the summer house. But when asked if he had a license, Shigure paused briefly before exclaiming of course he did before the boys commented on Shigure’s hesitation to the question.
 * The brief scene showing Hatori exasperated at Shigure manipulating the boys into accompanying Tohru through the woods was added for the anime.
 * During his conversation with Shigure, Hatori was shown smoking in the manga.
 * The scene showing Shigure gleefully admitting his enjoyment of tormenting Mitsuru was depicted with a comical background in the manga.
 * The clips shown of Tohru and the others at the cemetery while nervously reacting to Kyo and Yuki’s quiet moods were added for the anime.
 * Tohru and the boys were in stick-figure form when they notice the large paw prints on the ground in the manga.
 * Mitsuru’s comments to Shigure on the phone were added in for the anime.
 * Hatori commenting on Ayame also coming to see him to comfort him and a clip showing this was removed for the anime.
 * Following the fall from the hillside, Yuki in rat form was between Tohru’s shoulders and a tree in the manga, instead of being on a tree branch. Yuki was on the branch throughout his argument with Kyo in the anime, instead of only going up the tree once his argument with Kyo gets heated.
 * A flashback depicting the boys holding onto Tohru as she fell from the hillside was removed from the anime.
 * Tohru was shown picking up Kyo and Yuki’s clothes in the manga during their argument. In addition, the mice tending to Yuki came earlier than in the manga.
 * A part of Kyo and Yuki’s argument was removed from the anime that showed an angry Kyo fuming over the mice coming to Yuki’s aid that give him an unfair advantage, while Yuki remarks he can’t help that they are attracted to him.
 * Tohru thinking that she can’t help but laugh while reacting to Kyo and Yuki’s arguing when she typically sits by and watches it was removed from the anime.
 * Tohru’s shocked reaction to Yuki admitting he wasn’t feeling well emotionally was removed from the anime.
 * There is a pause depicting Tohru and the boys in stick figure form removed from the anime, in reaction to Kyo and Yuki admitting simultaneously that they can’t stand one another.
 * Kyo had a different line in the manga for his reaction to seeing Ayame following the point where Ayame addressed Kyo as Kyonkichi and called him an idiot. Instead of saying Ayame was the idiot, Kyo angrily told Ayame not to call him Kyonkichi.
 * The banter that Ayame and Shigure address to one another in different languages (French and Korean) during their mock love scene was added for the anime.
 * The anime removed the later part of the scene with Hatori, Ayame, and Shigure where Hatori is making tea and Ayame offering to make it, commenting he’s only had two people, besides Hatori, drink his tea. When Shigure asks if he made tea for Yuki, Ayame admits Yuki wouldn’t drink it even if he made it.
 * When explaining that he ran into Mayuko, Ayame had a different remark to make in explaining the volatility of Mayuko and Shigure’s brief relationship. Ayame explained that, per Shigure, she was described “as a washing board”. This got replaced in the anime with Ayame explaining that Mayuko described Shigure as a “ripple on the water".
 * Hatori put the photos of Kana’s wedding in his shirt pocket later in his conversation with Ayame and Shigure in the manga.
 * Many of the flashbacks depicting Kana and Hatori’s relationship during the conversation with the three elder Sohmas were added in for the anime.
 * The two students seeing Mayuko were shown in the doorway of the teacher’s office in the manga instead of being within it. Also, the student on the right is shown having short braided hair instead of a long ponytail and extra dialogue was added into the scene when the yearbook with photos on Mayuko’s desk were shown.
 * The opening depicting a younger Arisa entering her apartment at night was added for the anime.
 * The conversation that Arisa and Saki have over Tohru wearing a school swimsuit took place while the girls were in a locker room changing clothes in the manga instead of while observing Tohru swimming in the pool.
 * The comparison Arisa made of Tohru’s swimsuit situation was not visually depicted in the manga.
 * While Arisa talked with the Sohmas about getting Tohru a swimsuit, Kyo and Shigure were shown with clothes having pattern designs in the manga. Plus when Tohru arrives in the room in the manga, she has a more simpler dress on. Saki also has a more simpler dress she wears in the manga as well.
 * While shopping for Tohru’s swimsuit, Kyo and Yuki were shown standing up in the manga instead of sitting on a bench.
 * The brief shot showing Saki having Tohru share her thoughts of some swimsuits while Arisa goes after the Sohmas boys was added for the anime.
 * Before Yuki and Kyo argued over the kind of color they’d like for Tohru’s swimsuit, there was a pause between when they declared their colors and started their argument, where the boys and Arisa were depicted in stick figure form in the manga.
 * Tohru was more flustered in the manga when receiving her gift from Saki, Arisa, and the boys.
 * When Arisa mentions her past as part of a gang of delinquents, there is a bit removed where a stunned Kyo remarked about it and Arisa commenting that she was a bad girl back then.
 * When Arisa is describing her delinquent days, the flashback was depicted differently in the manga. Instead of showing her in a fight, Arisa is shown standing while a rain of black feathers fall around her.
 * All flashback scenes depicting Arisa as a middle school delinquent had her mask color being white in the manga instead of black.
 * The scene showing the delinquents spying on Tohru and her friends was depicted after Arisa explained about her first meeting with Kyoko and Tohru in the manga instead of before it.
 * The scene showing Tohru and friends getting their meals and Yuki asking Tohru about her mother’s past as a delinquent was added for the anime. In addition, Arisa’s story about how she met Tohru and Kyoko was told while the group were waiting for their meals in the manga.
 * All scenes depicting Kyoko as a delinquent riding on a motorcycle at night were added for the anime.
 * The delinquents in Arisa’s gang are not shown smoking cigarettes in the anime.
 * The bit showing Arisa being bewildered at the thought of Tohru being in the same middle school as her was added for the anime.
 * There were more students shown in the anime stepping on the books that Tohru was trying to pick up in the anime.
 * Upon learning that Tohru was Kyoko’s daughter in the manga, Arisa was threatening to punch Tohru in reaction to this.
 * When Kyoko meets up with Tohru and Arisa, she is shown to be wearing a long-length skirt in the manga instead of jeans.
 * Tohru’s line of what she was preparing for dinner when talking with her mother was added for the anime.
 * The scene showing Kyoko and Tohru noticing that Arisa forgot her mask was added for the anime.
 * One of Arisa’s gang members observing Arisa’s outburst at Tohru was added for the anime.
 * Some of the dialogue by Arisa explaining she is content with her life as a delinquent was added for the anime.
 * The visual depiction of Arisa’s mother leaving her as a child was added for the anime.
 * The scene showing Arisa returning home to observe her father watching TV and recalling her meeting with Kyoko and Tohru was expanded for the anime.
 * The scene depicting the three delinquent girls practicing verbal threats and running into Momiji was added for the anime.
 * Like the last episode, all the masks worn by the delinquent girls are white in color in the manga instead of black.
 * Arisa’s comment to Tohru in reaction to being saved and brought back to her apartment was slightly longer in the manga.
 * Tohru’s tense reaction to Arisa proclaiming she can treat her own injuries was not shown in the anime.
 * When Arisa observes the memorial photo of Tohru’s father, the manga showed a bit more of his face while still having some light obstructing parts of the photo.
 * While Tohru was cooking in the manga, a small bit is removed showing her nervously reacting to the water boiling.
 * The anime showed more of the weather report that Arisa was watching on TV.
 * The footage shown of a frustrated Arisa confronting her father as she reflected on not being used to a happy family life like Tohru’s was added for the anime.
 * Some of Arisa’s monologue during her self-reflection and Tohru reacting to her frustration over this were all added for the anime.
 * When Kyoko arrived home to see Tohru and Arisa napping together, she woke them up in the manga.
 * When Saki and Arisa hug Tohru back in the present, there is a removed bit in the manga showing Kyo and Yuki internally thinking “Enough” in reaction to the public display of affection.
 * When the delinquent girls are discussing about wasting time with taking photos of Kyo and Yuki while attempting to confront Arisa, there is some difference in dialogue over how they are getting photos. In the manga, they mention not able to get the photos developed at a photo shop, while the anime has them complaining of taking too many angle shots of the boys with their cellphone camera.
 * The scene showing Kyoko open up her apartment door to Arisa for various days in sequence was added for the anime.
 * The scene showing Arisa giving Tohru practice questions for an upcoming test at school was expanded for the anime.
 * The scene showing a teacher reacting to Arisa and Tohru being together was expanded a bit for the anime.
 * Some more dialogue was added to the scene where Arisa’s delinquent gang questioned her absence within the gang for the anime.
 * The anime removed some of the chatter between Tohru’s classmates over her hanging out with Arisa.
 * There is more shown of the delinquents beating up Arisa for the anime.
 * When Kyoko arrives on the scene, she didn’t yell out to the delinquents in the manga. Plus in the manga, Arisa is shown with some blood trickling down her head from being beaten up as she fades into unconsciousness.
 * The anime removed showing Kyo and Yuki being internally annoyed with the commotion between the girls.
 * The scene showing the delinquent girls reacting to Arisa casually fending them off was expanded a bit in the anime.
 * The scene showing Arisa cooking for her father is slightly expanded in the anime.
 * The ending scene with the three delinquent girls was changed for the anime. In the manga, the three are shown fawning over the photos they took of Kyo and Yuki, with one of them irritated that they got no photos taken of Arisa. In the anime, the three are trying to attempt to copy Arisa in varying capacities due to their new admiration of her, including one of the girls literally cosplaying as her when arriving on scene.

Episodes

 * 25 (so far)

Theme Songs

 * Opening


 * Again (Ep. 2 – 14)
 * Chime (Ep. 14 – Present)
 * Closing


 * Lucky Ending (Ep. 2 – 14)
 * One Step Closer (Ep. 14 – Present)

Sagas

 * Season 1 (Ep. 1 – 25)

Voice Cast

 * Japanese


 * Manaka Iwami as Honda Tohru
 * Nobunaga Shimazaki as Sohma Yuki
 * Yuuma Uchida as Sohma Kyo
 * Yuichi Nakamura as Sohma Shigure
 * Atsumi Tanezaki as Uotani Arisa
 * Satomi Satou as Hanajima Saki
 * ??? as Hanajima Megumi (Saki's little brother)
 * Rie Kugimiya as Sohma Kagura
 * Megumi Han as Sohma Momiji
 * Kazuyuki Okitsu as Sohma Hatori
 * Minami Tsuda as Sohma Kana
 * Takahiro Sakurai as Sohma Ayame
 * Makoto Furukawa as Sohma Hatsuharu
 * Reina Ueda as Sohma Kisa
 * Yo Taichi as Sohma Hiro
 * Maaya Sakamoto as Sohma Akito
 * Sachiko Kojima as Sohma Okami (Ritsu's Mother)
 * Kengo Kawanishi as Sohma Ritsu
 * ??? as Kuramae Mine
 * ??? as Sohma Kazuma
 * ??? as Sohma Kureno
 * ??? as Sohma "Rin" Isuzu
 * Saya Nakata as Sohma Momo
 * Miyuki Sawashiro as Honda Kyoko
 * ??? as Honda Katsuya
 * Uoken as Tohru's Grandfather
 * Mie Sonozaki as Tohru's Aunt
 * ??? as Tohru's Cousin
 * ??? as Tohru's Cousin (Male)
 * ??? as Kisa's Mother
 * ??? as Kisa's Teacher
 * Chinatsu Akasaki as Mitsuru
 * ??? as Kuragi Machi
 * ??? as Manabe Kakeru
 * ??? as Nakao Komaki
 * Hitomi Nabatame as Shiraki Mayuko
 * Jun Fukushima as Takei Makoto
 * ??? as Aida Rika
 * Mao Ichimichi as Minagawa Mokoto
 * ??? as Yamagishi Mio
 * ??? as Gotou Mai
 * Shizuka Ishigami as Kinoshita Minami
 * Nanako Mori as Akimoto
 * ??? as Ari
 * ??? as Mogeta
 * ??? as Mokoto's Mother
 * ??? as Saki's Mother
 * ??? as Saki's Father
 * Miyuri Shimabukuro as Young Yuki
 * ??? as Young Akito
 * ??? as Young Hatsuharu
 * ??? as Young Shigure
 * ??? as Young Ritsu
 * Takako Honda as Momiji's Mother
 * ??? as Momiji's Father
 * ??? as Young Kazuma
 * ??? as Kazuma's Grandfather
 * ??? as Kyo's Mother
 * ??? as Kyo's Father
 * ??? as Yuki's Mother
 * ??? as Sohma Satsuki
 * ??? as Sohma Hinata
 * ??? as Sohma Akira
 * ??? as Sohma Ren
 * English


 * Laura Bailey as Tohru
 * Eric Vale as Yuki
 * Jerry Jewell as Kyo
 * John Burgmeier as Shigure
 * Elizabeth Maxwell as Arisa
 * Jad Saxton as Saki
 * ??? as Megumi (Saki's little brother)
 * Tia Ballard as Kagura
 * Mikaela Kranz as Momiji
 * Kent Williams as Hatori
 * Kara Edwards as Kana
 * Christopher Sabat as Ayame
 * Justin Cook as Hatsuharu
 * Kate Bristol as Kisa
 * Luci Christian as Hiro
 * Colleen Clinkenbeard as Akito
 * Julie Mayfield as Okami (Ritsu's Mother)
 * Mike McFarland as Ritsu
 * ??? as Mine
 * ??? as Kazuma
 * ??? as Kureno
 * ??? as "Rin"
 * ??? as Momo
 * Lydia Mackay as Kyoko
 * ??? as Katsuya
 * Doug Jackson as Tohru's Grandfather
 * Nazia Chaudhry as Tohru's Aunt
 * Kristin Sutton as Tohru's Cousin
 * Stephen Fu as Tohru's Cousin (Male)
 * ??? as Kisa's Mother
 * ??? as Kisa's Teacher
 * Cynthia Cranz as Mitsuru
 * ??? as Machi
 * ??? as Kakeru
 * ??? as Komaki
 * Anastasia Munoz as Mayuko
 * Kyle Hebert as Makoto
 * Amber Lee Connors as Rika
 * Jamie Marchi as Mokoto
 * Kasey Buckley as Mio
 * Meredith McCoy as Mai
 * Natalie Hoover as Minami
 * Mallorie Rodak as Akimoto
 * ??? as Ari
 * ??? as Mogeta
 * ??? as Mokoto's Mother
 * ??? as Saki's Mother
 * ??? as Saki's Father
 * Amanda Lee as Young Yuki
 * Trina Nishimura as Young Akito
 * Morgan Berry as Young Hatsuharu
 * Apphia Yu as Young Shigure
 * ??? as Young Ritsu
 * Elise Baughman as Momiji's Mother
 * Ben Bryant as Momiji's Father
 * Alison Viktorin as Young Kyo
 * ??? as Young Kazuma
 * ??? as Kazuma's Grandfather
 * ??? as Kyo's Mother
 * ??? as Kyo's Father
 * ??? as Yuki's Mother
 * ??? as Satsuki
 * ??? as Hinata
 * ??? as Akira
 * ??? as Ren

Trivia

 * Fruits Basket Japanese female creator, Natsuki Takaya, will supervise the anime.
 * Takaya say after finding out about the project: "I never once felt negatively about the project or thought that I didn't want to do it, but still, my first thought was “What?!” (lol) So, I made several requests right off the bat. One of those was to do it with a completely new team. Completely new. Every single person. I told [the producers], if you want to open the curtain again, then please make it all new. Please rebuild the Furuba world from scratch, with new everything. Another request was to not make the art look too much like my art. This was partly because my Furuba art is old now, pure and simple, and also largely because I was in poor health back then (you can find more details about that in the afterword to the Collector's Edition, if you're curious), so my drawing was awfully shaky. Because of that, I wanted them to rebuild the art as well. Other than that… Well, it was a mix. On some things I gave them detailed thoughts, and on others I gave them my blessing to do as they liked. The production staff promptly accepted my requests and worked to meet them, and I'm truly grateful to them all. Thank you again. They also readily gave me permission to visit the recording sessions sometimes, which makes me so happy. I don't actually do anything there; I'm just an observer. (Really, I don't do anything.) It's a pure delight, getting to see the reels a little early like that".
 * Laura Bailey announced on Twitter the day after Valentines Day (aka Chris Farley's birthday) that she will reprise her role as Tohru.
 * John Burgmeier made Shigure's voice sound more deeper in this version of the anime instead of the 2001 version. Kent Williams also did the same thing with Hatori. Eric Vale did the same thing with Yuki in episode 9 and Justin Cook did this as well with Hatsuharu.
 * This version of the anime doesn't show previews of the next episode. Instead you hear Tohru or a random character say the title of the next episode as the episode title is written in Japanese kanji writing.
 * In the English version of this anime series, when Haru becomes Black Haru instead of him sounding like Yusuke Urameshi from Yu Yu Hakusho. He sounds like Raditz from DBZ Kai.
 * So far only 15 English cast members from the original English version of Fruits Basket who reprises their respective character roles.
 * Starting with episode 16 this anime uses post credit scenes.