Chibi Silver Neko's Fruits Basket Shrine
Hello and welcome to my shrine, dedicated to one of the most wonderful animes out there: Fruits Basket. Fruits Basket is a wonderful anime; full of romance, comedy, and action. It makes us laugh and it brings tears to our eyes. Mine anyways. It has great characters, a wonderful plot, and it's beautifully drawn. =^.^=
It's about a girl, named, Tohru Honda, who stumbles about upon a cursed family, The Sohmas. After discovering their secret, Tohru must prove to the head of the Sohma clan that she is trustworthy and will keep the curse a secret. If she doesn't keep it, she'll have her memories, of meeting the Sohmas, erased.
I created this page to let everyone know how wonderful it is! I must tell you, everyone, at Funimation, did a great job of bringing Fruits Basket to America and dubbing it in english. They put the whole series on 4 dvds. And Fruits Baskets has voice actors that did the characters of Dragonball Z and Yu Yu Hakusho! Which is really awesome.
And so, I'll let you meet the characters now.
The Main Characters:
Name: Tohru Honda
Aliases: Tohru-kun, Tohru-chan, Sissy, Honda-kun, Ms. Honda.
Age: 16
Zodiac: Dog (She's not cursed)
Bio: Tohru Honda is the main character of the whole series. She's ditzy, clumsy, and oblivious to just about everything. But she has a good heart and she's kind because she puts the problems of others before her own. She's easily flustered when it comes to people, like Shigure, flirting with her or teasing her.
Tohru's mother, Kyoko Honda, died a few months prior to the series in a car accident. And so, she was forced to live with her paternal grandfather on her father's side of the family, but when she sees her grandfather is having money trouble, she decides to not to be a burden and decides to live in a tent. She eventually discovers the Sohmas' house and comes to live with them. She also discovers their secret and must prove herself worthy of being able to keep the curse a secret.
Tohru often quotes her mother's words of advice to help others.
I like Tohru alot because I believe she's smarter than she is letting others believe. I bet her friends even think the same thing. Her only flaws are being oblivious to Kyo and Yuki's love for her and she gets stressed easily (she stress over one bad grade on a test).
Tohru also has the voice of Keiko from YYH. And she acts very differently then Keiko too.
Name: Shigure Sohma
Aliases: Stupid Dog, Idiot, Shi-chan, Gure-san, Shigure-san.
Age: 27-28
Zodiac: Dog (he's the cursed one)
Bio: A novelist at heart, Shigure writes hentai (sex) and romance novels. His main inspiration and fetish are high school girls. He has to be the biggest pervert in the anime and Ayame is right up there with him. Shigure is playful, energetic, and carefree. He also has a good heart. He's the one that lets Tohru stay with him and his younger cousins, Yuki and Kyo, in exchange for doing the household chores and cooking (he loves to eat as well).
Shigure is often seen hanging around
Hatori (the family doctor) and Ayame (Yuki's older brother). He
gets along really well with Ayame and both he and Ayame love to
flirt and tease Tohru. But when it's just Shigure and Hatori,
Shigure straightens up because if he acted like a kid all the
time, Hatori would call him and idiot and hit him on his head.
Shigure can be serious when need be, especially when it comes to Tohru meeting Akito.
What I love about Shigure is that he has Kurama's voice and I love his personality. Being a pervert fits him quite well, better him than Kurama. =^.~= If you girls loved Kurama, then you'll really love Shigure-chan!
Name: Yuki Sohma
Aliases: Damn Rat, Yun-chan, Yuki-kun, Sohma-kun, Prince Yuki, Prince Sohma.
Age: 16
Zodiac: Rat
Bio: Yuki is charming, intelligent, beautiful; and is very popular with the girls. ^.^; He even has his own fan club, much to his dislike. He's polite and nice, but he can be cold when he wants to be. And when he's pissed, you get a cold rejection, very cold.
He often fights and argues with Kyo, the Cat of the Zodiac. They don't get along and they're rivals for the Rat's place in the Zodiac. But of course, when they do fight, Yuki always wins.
Yuki has an older brother, Ayame, who is
the Snake of the Zodiac, and Yuki dislikes him very much. He gets
irritated when it comes to Ayame's over confidence and strange
ways. He hates Ayame because when he was little, Akito mistreated
Yuki and when he went to Ayame for help, Ayame pushed him away.
Yuki does care about his brother family-wise, just not
friend-wise. -_-;
Yuki goes to school with Tohru and he, too, allows her to live with him. And while she lives with them, he develops a crush on her. Yuki also runs for president on the Student Council, like Ayame was when he was goign to High School.
I love Yuki alot, but not as much as I love Hatsuharu. Yuki is my third favorite male character while Shigure and Kyo are tied in second.
Name: Kyo Sohma
Aliases: Stupid Cat, Cat, Kyonkyonkichi, Kyonkyon, Kyo-chan, Kyo-kun.
Age: 16
Zodiac: Cat (he also has two forms)
Bio: Hot tempered and fiery, Kyo is determined to beat Yuki for the first place in the Zodiac. He hates leeks, but he hates Yuki even more. Although he also hates Kagura. Kyo is nice on the inside, he just acts tough and mean because it's the way he is. He's an unofficial member of the Zodiac and as Shigure would say, "the qualities of a Cat don't fit him."
Kyo's parents didn't like him because he
was cursed, especially his mother. His mother claimed to love
him, but she kept him away from everyone outside. When his mother
died, Kyo came to live with Kazuma Sohma, whose grandfather was
the Cat before Kyo. And Kazuma taught Kyo martial arts and became
his master as well as a father-figure.
Kyo has another form, which is his true form. His true form is sealed by his prayer beads. His true form is built up anger towards the Rat. Why? Because according to the legend, the Rat tricked the Cat into not coming to God's banquet. And so, the Cat hated the Rat and who ever was cursed with the Cat spirit would not able to attend the Chinese New Year festival with the rest of the Zodiac.
When Kyo transforms, a horrible stench,
of "rotting flesh," could be smelled.
Kyo is second, tied with Shigure, on my favorite male character list. I feel really sorry for him and everything. And he's really hot! =^.^=
Supporting Characters:
Name: Arisa Uotani
Aliases: Yankee, Uo, Uo-chan.
Age: 16-17
Zodiac: Not cursed.
Bio: Arisa Uotani is one girl you do not want to meet on a bad day. She's nice and all, but when she is pissed, she's not pretty. She's often seen carrying a lead pipe and hanging around Tohru and Saki Hanajima. She got the nickname, "Yankee", from her reputation of being in a war gang. She is greatly feared by the kids at school, especially the Prince Yuki Fan Club.
Uo admires Tohru's mother, Kyoko, alot because Kyoko was also in a war gang when she was young. Since Kyoko's death, Uo has been protecting Tohru, along with Hana. At first when Tohru moves in with the Sohmas, Uo gets suspicious and decides to keep a close watch on Yuki. She lets Tohru to live with Yuki and his cousins. Uo often makes fun of Kyo for his red-orange hair just to get him riled up.
And that's always funny. She has no idea of the Sohma curse and Tohru'll keep it that way.
I love Arisa alot. She's actually my number favorite female character because she takes no crap from anyone.
Name: Saki Hanajima
Aliases: Hanajima, Hana-chan, Hana, Electric Wave Girl.
Age: 16
Zodiac: Not cursed.
Bio: Hanajima is Tohru and Uo's best friend. She has the ability to sense other people's electric waves, which earned her the nickname, Electric Wave Girl. Her ability has her feared by the Prince Yuki Fan Club. She's often seen, hanging around Tohru as well. Hana and Uo will protect Tohru with their life, even if it means keeping a close watch on the Sohmas. ^.^;
And she is goth, which I enjoy. Hana also has a little brother, Megumi, who I find cute, very cute.
Name: Kagura Sohma
Aliases: Kagura-nee, Kagura-san.
Age: 17-18?
Zodiac: Boar (pig)
Bio: Really affectionate and pigheaded, Kagura is really unpredictable. She can be inoccent and shy and then explode the next. She loves Kyo soooo much that she'll literally beat him to a bloody pulp, tearing up Shigure's house in doing so. That's what's so funny about her. She also trained under Kazuma.
She loves Kyo a lot, but she shows it a
little too much.
I love her and all, but she's too scary for me. *watches as Kyo runs away from her* Run, Kyo, run! *sweatdrops as Kagura pummels him* Poor Kitty.
Name: Momiji Sohma
Aliases: Rabbit, Momiji-chan, Momiji-kun, Miji-chan.
Age: 15 (looks about elementry school-ish)
Zodiac: Rabbit
Bio: Hyper, friendly, and cute, Momiji won't hesitate to hug Tohru out in public. Matter of fact, he'll hug anyone. Momiji is half German, half Japanese. His mother was the German. So, he often speaks German, mixed with Japanese. He looks so young, but believe it or not, he's 15. Looks are decieving, ne?
Momiji has a little sister as well, but
he can't talk to his mother because she rejected him and got her
memories erased. So, his little sister, Momo, doesn't know about
him. Momiji often hangs around Tohru when she's at work and he
also gets hit by Kyo a lot. Momiji carries the good memories with
the bad memories no matter what.
That's what I like about him. He's always in high spirits and well, his advice is always good.
Kimberly Grant does Momiji really well. She also does the voice of Rinku of YYH. Kimberly does a boy very nicely.
Name: Hatori Sohma
Aliases: Ha'ri, Tori-san, Ha-san, Hatori-san.
Age: 27-28
Zodiac: Dragon (but he changes into a Sea Horse)
Bio: Strong and silent, Hatori is the one to erase the memories. He's Ayame's and Shigure's best friend and together, the three form, "The Madubachi Trio". Hatori is also the Sohma family doctor and he's often smoking, Ironic, isn't it? Hatori loves to read a good book, even if it's a hentai one by Shigure.
Hatori often has to take care of Akito,
the head of the Sohma clan, but he does take care of every Sohma.
He once was supposed to be married to a woman, named, Kana Sohma,
but Akito refused to give his blessing and he injured Hatori's
left eye and forced him to erase Kana's memories of him.
Hatori doesn't really like to erase someone's memories, but he has to do his job.
He's my favorite of the Madubachi Trio. I can actually relate to him, although I was born in the year of the horse.
Name: Hatsuharu Sohma
Aliases: Haru, Haru-kun, Haru-san, Haa-san, Black Haru.
Age: 15 (quite tall for his age, I actually mistook him as being older then Kyo and Yuki)
Zodiac: Cow (he has a split personality)
Bio: Born with the spirit of the Cow (or Ox), Hatsuharu certainly acts like one. He can be lazy, nice, and easy going, but then he can snap and be all evil. Haru has a split personality, "Black Haru" and "White Haru".
He has the split personality because of
the Rat of the Zodiac riding on the Cow's back on the way to the
banquet. Haru hated Yuki for that. After pouring his guts to Yuki
about it, he realized that he misjudged Yuki and developed a
crush on him.
Haru DOES have a crush on Yuki. He's the only one that's gay in the manga. Wierd, ne? He often wears a fuzzy biker coat and he would love to ride a motorcycle, but he's too young to ride one.
Haru is very close with Kisa, the tiger
of the Zodiac. He's even nice enough to go out and find her in
the middle of the rain, especially since he has a bad sense of
direction.
Now, here's the reason I have a crush on Haru, JUSTIN COOK! Justin Cook does his voice as well as the voice of the Adult/Teen Gohan (DBZ), Goten (DBGT), and Yusuke (YYH). He does them all quite well too. I didn't know until I seen the ending credits to YYH and then watched a dvd extra on my cousin's Fruits Basket Dvd. ^.^;
Name: Ayame Sohma
Aliases: Stupid Snake, Aya, Aaya, Ayame-san, Boss, Oneesan.
Age: 27-28
Zodiac: Snake (when it's very cold, he turns into an albino snake)
Bio: A fabric store owner that is charismatic, vain, and overly confidence. Ayame is a pervert as well. He will try to do anything to be close to Yuki, but if he comes one step with in Yuki's range, he'll earn a beating from his brother. ^.^;
Ayame owns and runs a fabric store his
assistant, Mine. And he is quite girly because he once was
fitting a wedding dress, for a man. He tends to get way too
excited over the simplest thing, such as Yuki going to his store
and he can definitely talk your ear off.
When he was in high school, Yuki got abused by Akito and came running to him, but Ayame rejected him. And as Ayame said, "...I brushed you away, feeling love nor hate..."
He felt really bad about and that is what caused the great distance between him and Yuki. Feeling lonely and bad about it, Ayame tries to fix it up by doing anything to please Yuki. ^.^;
Ayame seems to make some sort of special tea. He loves pocky and tea above all else.
What really freaks me out is how he talks on and on and him wearing a wedding dress. I still love him though because he adds comedy to Fruits Basket.
His voice is done by Christopher Sabbath, who also does the voice of Kazuma Kuwabara (YYH), Goemon (Lupin 3rd), and Piccolo (DBZ). And he did Sanosuke from Rurouni Kenshin. Just hearing Chris' voice coming from a samurai warrior to a lone rebel to a green alien to a perverted high schooler to a highly over-confident charismatic person is just so funny. But Chris portrays these people really well.
Name: Kisa Sohma
Aliases: Kisa-chan, Kisa-san.
Age: 11
Zodiac: Tiger
Bio: Kisa is the shy and timid
type. She's withdrawn and quiet because of the kids at school
picking on her. She slowly warms
up to Tohru and eventually starts
following her around, calling her, "Sissy". And this
whole thing makes Hiro, Kisa's best friend, jealous. Kisa is also
close with Hatsuharu and Yuki.
I love this girl to death. She's my first favorite female character, tied with Uo. She's so adorable and Kawaii (cute). I just wanna hug her like Tohru always does.
Name: Kazuma Sohma
Aliases: Kazuma-dono, Shishou, Shihan, Master Kazuma, Kazuma-san
Age: 30?
Zodiac: None (his grandfather was the Cat before Kyo)
Bio: He's Kyo's master and foster father. He first took Kyo in to make up for being mean to his grandfather, who was the cat, but within time, he grew fond of Kyo. Kyo became like a son to Kazuma and well, Kyo admires him. Kazuma also taught Kagura, Yuki, and Haru Martial Arts.
He's so accepting of Kyo, it's sweet. Kazuma-san is tied with Momiji and Hatori in second for my favorite male character. Ayame's in 4rth, with Ritsu.
Villains:
Name: Prince Yuki Fan Club
Members: Motoko (the President), I forgot the other three members.
Ages: 17 (Motoko), 15-16 (the other members)
Zodiac: None
Bio: These four girls are in love with Yuki and they are his loyal fans. They think they protect their prince, Yuki, from other girls, but they're nothing, but a big thorn in Yuki's side. They're deathly afraid of Hana and Uo and they're jealous of Tohru for being friendly with Yuki and his cousins, Kyo, Momiji, and Haru.
In order to get rid of Tohru, the witch, they once went to Hana's house, to figure out her weakness. But instead of succeeding, they just ended up meeting Hana's younger brother, Megumi, who claimed to have put a curse on them. And that, my friends, scared them.
They don't really have a major role, other then to be a big pain to Yuki. Motoko, the President, once tried to figure out who was on the Student Council with Yuki next year. She is one fierce girl, determined not to let any other girl near Yuki.
Name: Akito Sohma
Aliases: Akito-san, Mr. Akito.
Age: 19-to early twenties.
Zodiac: He's the God.
Bio: Sick, frail, and demented, Akito is ready to die any day. He's the so called, God of the Zodiac and he's the one that bares most of the curse. The very core of it anyways. Due to the curse, Akito is sick and not in good health. He's easily angered and he forces everyone to respect him. He's even feared by the older Zodiac members.
Akito doesn't really want anyone to be happy, because he's not happy. He doesn't like Tohru either. He'd prefer her memories to be erased, but Shigure convinces him to let her know the secret. Tohru tuaght Akito about enjoying everyday to its fullest and the only thing that matters is that he's alive.
I just don't like Akito that much. I feel sorry for him because he didn't ask to bare the curse. But other than, I don't feel sorry for him. I don't understand him that much. In the Manga, he's girl and I don't get that, but it's ok with me.
Minor Characters:
Name: Kyoko Honda
Aliases: Honda-san
Age: 30?
Zodiac: None
Bio: Kyoko is Tohru's deceased mother. She died a few months prior to the series in a car accident. Tohru often quotes her throughout the series and Kyoko is admired and respected by Uo and Hana, Tohru's best friends.
Kyoko Honda was once in a war gang, like Uo, but she quit after having Tohru and she quit highschool, just to raise Tohru on her own. Nothing else is known about her.
I admire this woman and she worked so hard to give Tohru alot. Her only wish is for Tohru to be successful in life. Tohru also carries around a picture of her.
Name: Student Council
Members: Takei (President) and his two helpers.
Age: 17 (Takei), 16 (his helpers)
Zodiac: None
Bio: Takei is the current President of
the Student Council at Kaibara High School and he expects Yuki to
be the perfect role model like him. He often complains about Yuki
being feminine, Haru and Kyo's hair, and Momiji wearing a girl's
school uniform. He's a bit of a pervert because he once imagined
Yuki in a girl's uniform and Momiji all grown up.
His helpers are basically the same,
perverted.
I basically don't like these three. I prefer the Prince Yuki Fan Club over them.
Name: Kana Sohma
Aliases: None
Age: 27-28
Zodiac: None
Bio: Kana was once Hatori's assistant and they were engaged to be married, but Akito refused to give his blessing. Her memories were erased and she moved out and married another person. She was the only outsider, besides Tohru, to know about the curse.
I find the Hatori/Kana romance very...cute. ^.^; It shows Hatori's soft side. =^.^=
Name: Ms. Sohma (This is Kisa's mother)
Aliases: None
Age: 30?
Zodiac: None
Bio: Kisa's mother is very kind and gentle and she is very supportive and loving towards her daughter, Kisa. Not much is known about her except that she's loving and very kind.
Name: Hiro Sohma
Aliases: Hiro-chan, Hiro-san.
Age: 11
Zodiac: Sheep
Bio: Hiro is Kisa's best friend and the Sheep of the Zodiac. He's very mean towards Tohru and Kisa doesn't understand why. Tohru understands why though. He's mean because he's jealous of Tohru and Tohru accepts that. He once confessed to Akito of his feelings towards Kisa, but Akito didn't approve of it and hurt Kisa. So, Hiro distanced himself from Kisa, in fear of her getting hurt. But all that distancing himself caused Kisa not speak.
Hiro is a real cutie, but he's a little
mean, but then again, I'm jealous of Tohru as well for having
Kisa's attention.
Name: Ritsu Sohma
Aliases: Ri, Ritsu-san, Ritsu-chan.
Age: 18
Zodiac: Monkey
Bio: Ritsu is a guy, but he's easily discouarged and he dresses like a girl. *ahem* He feels that he has to apologize like crazy like his mother and cousin do, just because he feels worthless.
Ritsu is the monkey of the Zodiac and
one little complaint can send him over the edge, causing him to
apologize like crazy about every little thing. He even apologizes
to everyone about breathing the same air as them. O.o; The only
way to stop it is to poke him in the stomach like Shigure does.
It'll make him fall to the floor, fainting.
Ritsu's mother is the owner of the Sohma Onsen (Hot Springs).
Ritsu scares me alot, but he has his reasons for apologizing like crazy...It's in his nature to do so and he can't help it. He can't even help it that he dresses like a girl. I love all the same though. I find him very sweet.
Name: Mine
Aliases: None
Age: 27-28
Zodiac: None
Bio: Mine is Ayame's assistant in his fabric shop and basically, she's a female version of him. She's very charismatic, highly confident, and very energetic. I'm not sure if she's vain or not. She wears anything that Ayame creates. When she sees a pretty victim enter the shop, say Tohru, she'll drag her victim off to try on a new dress any other crazy idea Ayame has.
I actually LOVE HER! She's crazy and funny. It's funny to see her get into an arguement with Ayame. Ayame is just hanging around his female counterpart.
Name: Grandpa Honda (Tohru's Grandpa)
Aliases: None
Age: Unknown
Zodiac: None
Bio: He's Tohru's grandfather from her father's side. She was originally supposed live with him after her mom died, but he was having money problems, so, Tohru stayed with the Sohma's instead.
Names: Tohru's Relatives (people living
with her grandpa)
Ages: Unknown
Zodiac: None
Bio: These are Tohru's cousin, I believe, and she was supposed to live with them and her grandfather.
Name: Okami
Aliases: Okami-san, The Onsen Owner, Ritsu's Mom, Ms. Sohma.
Age: 40?
Zodiac: None
Bio: Okami runs the Sohma Onsen, along with her cousin, Idachou. She also unknowns. And she and her cousin are very much like her son, Ritsu. She apologizes for everything, but she is very loving and protective of her son.
When she first meets Tohru, she's very unsure of if Tohru is trustworthy, but once Tohru visited the Onsen, Okami changes her opinion of Tohru.
Name: Idachou Sohma
Aliases: None
Age: 40?
Zodiac: None
Bio: Idachou is the cousin of Ritsu and his mother. He helps run the Onsen and yes, he also apologizes like crazy. He often gets into arguements and fights with Okami.
Name: Mr. Sohma
Aliases: Papa
Age: Unknown
Zodiac: Unknown
Bio: This Momiji's father and Tohru's boss. He runs an office building while Tohru works as a janitor there.
Name: Ms. Sohma
Aliases: Momiji's mom, Mama.
Age: Unknown
Zodiac: None
Bio: Momiji's German mother, who rejected Momiji and had her memories erased. She had another child by Momiji's father, Momiji's little sister, Momo.
Name: Momo Sohma
Aliases: None
Age: 5?
Zodiac: None
Bio: Momo is Momiji's little sister, although she doesn't know that Momiji is her older brother. She's a quiet, shy little girl that clings to her mother.
Name: Megumi Hanajima
Aliases: Unknown
Age: 13?
Zodiac: None
Bio: Megumi is Saki Hanajima's little brother. He pretended to have a psychic ability to put curses on people, which scared the Prince Yuki Fan Club alot.
Name: Mi-chan
Aliases: None
Age: Unknown
Zodiac: None
Bio: Mi-chan is Shigure's editor and his biggest fan. She always spazzes out when Shigure is late on publishing a novel and that gives him the opportunity to torture the poor woman.