Fruits Basket
Seen it?2001 | 1 seasons | 24 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a short run with a modest audience and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh and animation lovers. If you loved Malcolm in the Middle or Charmed, start here.
- The mood
- Funny with heart, emotional (bring tissues).
- The pace
- 1 season: a few weeks of evenings, short, snackable episodes, about 10 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- Rated TV-PG: peril. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Tohru Honda is 16 year old orphaned girl who gets invited to live in the house of her classmate, the handsome boy Sohma Yuki, and his cousins, 16 year old Kyo and 27 year old Shigure. However, these young men and parts of the rest of their family (both close and distant) hold a curse; if they are hugged by the opposite gender, they transform into animals of the Chinese Zodiac. Everyday is an adventure for sweet Tohru, as she gets to know everyone in the large family better (especially Yuki and Kyo), in both common and bizarre situations. But, the Sohma Family curse is certainly no laughing matter... it also holds horrible cruelty and heartbreak.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Ran for 1 season and reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 21K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
- Yui HorieTohru Honda (voice)
- Kotono MitsuishiKagura Sohma (voice)
- Aya HisakawaYuki Sohma (voice)
- Tomokazu SekiKyo Sohma (voice)
- Kaori NazukaKisa Sohma (voice)
- Akemi OkamuraHatsuharu Sohma (voice)
- Reiko YasuharaSaki Hanajima / Kyoko Honda (voice)
- Ayaka SaitoMomiji Sohma (voice)
- Kazuhiko InoueHatori Sohma (voice)
- Akio SuyamaHatsuharu Sohma (voice)