Fruits Basket

Fruits Basket
Original Title	フルーツバスケット (Furūtsu Basuketto)
Original Language	Japanese
Dubbing Studio	FUNimation Entertainment
Voice Director	Justin Cook
Translation & Adaptation	Steven J. Simmons John Burgmeier
Recorded	2002-2003
Dub Country	United States
Original Country	Japan
Episodes	26
Year	2001

Fruits Basket (フルーツバスケット Furūtsu Basuketto), sometimes abbreviated Furuba or Fruba (フルバ), is a Japanese anime series based on the shōjo manga series of the same name written and illustrated by Natsuki Takaya. An anime adaptation by Studio Deen and directed by Akitaro Daichi ran for 26 episodes from July 5, 2001 to December 27, 2001.

Synopsis Tohru Honda is 16 year old orphaned girl who gets invited to live in the house of her classmate, the handsome boy Yuki Sohma, and his cousins, 16 year old Kyo and 27 year old Shigure. However, these young men and parts of the rest of their family 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, in both common and bizarre situations. But, the Sohma Family curse is certainly no laughing matter... it also holds horrible cruelity and heartbreak.

Cast

Image	Character	Seiyū	Dub Actor
Main Characters
	Tohru Honda	Yui Horie	Laura Bailey
	Yuki Sohma	Aya Hisakawa	Eric Vale
			Kate Bristol (young)
	Kyo Sohma	Tomokazu Seki	Jerry Jewell
		Kyōsuke Ikeda (young)	Avery Rice Williams
	Shigure Sohma	Ryōtarō Okiayu	John Burgmeier
Sohma Family
Zodiacs
	Kagura Sohma	Kotono Mitsuishi	Meredith McCoy
	Momiji Sohma	Ayaka Saitō	Kimberly Grant
	Hatori Sohma	Kazuhiko Inoue	Kent Williams
	Hatsuharu Sohma	Akio Suyama	Justin Cook
		Akemi Okamura (young)	Joshua Huber
	Ayame Sohma	Mitsuru Miyamoto	Christopher Sabat
	Kisa Sohma	Kaori Nazuka	Kate Bristol
	Hiro Sohma	Yuriko Fuchizaki	Aaron Dismuke
	Ritsu Sohma	Miina Tominaga	Mike McFarland
			Sarah Hussey (young)
	Akito Sohma	Murasaki Wakaba	Chad Cline
		Yuka Imai (young)	Aaron Dismuke
Other Members
	Kazuma Sohma	Norihiro Inoue	Dameon Clarke
		Miki Machii (young)	Heaven Tubbs
	Kazuma's Grandfather	Isamu Sugaya	Brad Jackson
	Kana Sohma	Haruhi Terada	Libby Smith
	Okami Sohma	Junko Yamamoto	Julie Mayfield
	Kyo's Mother	Miki Nagasawa	Wendy Powell
	Kyo's Father	Kazuhiko Inoue	E. Bailey
	Kisa's Mother	Haruhi Terada	Cynthia Cranz
	Momiji's Mother	Azusa Nakao	Elise Baughman
	Momiji's Father	Toshihiko Seki	E. Bailey
Umihara High School
	Arisa Uotani	Yuka Imai	Parisa Fakhri
	Saki Hanajima	Reiko Yasuhara	Daphne Gere
	Makoto Takei	Yūji Ueda	Kyle Hebert
	Teacher	Yoshiaki Matsumoto	Sonny Strait
Prince Yuki Fan Club
	Motoko Minagawa	Kaori Shimizu	Jamie Marchi
	Minami Kinoshita	Harumi Asai	Libby Smith
	Mio Yamagishi	Yūki Kajita	Kasey Buckley
	Mai Gotou	Kaoru Suzuki	Meredith McCoy
	Rika Aida	Miwa Matsumoto	Elise Baughman
Other Characters
	Kyoko Honda	Reiko Yasuhara	Julie Mayfield
	Tohru's Grandfather	Hiroshi Masuoka	Brice Armstrong
	Megumi Hanajima	Omi Minami	Hollie Townson
	Mitsuru / Mii	Akemi Okamura	Cynthia Cranz
	Mine Kuramae	Miki Takahashi	Amber Cotton

Episodic Characters

Image	Character	Seiyū	Dub Actor	Episodes
	Tohru's Aunt	Keiko Kōmyōji	Cynthia Cranz	5
	Tohru's Cousins	Kaoru Suzuki	Kasey Buckley
		Masahito Yabe	Chris Cantrell
	Head Chef	Masahito Yabe	Antimere Robinson	12
	Mogeta		Stacie Jolley	21
	Artemis Donpanina Talos		Stephanie Nadolny
	Motoko's Mother	Kazuyo Aoki	Brad Jackson	22

Additional Voices

Brice Armstrong E. Bailey Elise Baughman - Vendor (ep. 21) Christopher Bevins Kate Bristol - Child (ep. 5), Additional Voices Kasey Buckley - Brown Haired Girl (ep. 18), Additional Voices Chris Cantrell Chris Cason Chad Cline - Man B (ep. 3), Additional Voices Brandon Cocanougher Ellen Cocanougher Amber Cotton Cynthia Cranz Jessica Dismuke - Girl A (ep. 3) Kimberly Grant - Riceball Kyle Hebert Brad Jackson Alese Johnson Stacie Jolley - School Child (ep. 3)

Julie Mayfield - Woman B (ep. 3), Additional Voices Meredith McCoy Amanda Menix Stephanie Nadolny Matthew Piersall Wendy Powell Alex Ray Brandi Ray Shane Ray Antimere Robinson Steve Sanders - Narrator (ep. 15), Additional Voices Lindsey Steed - Child (ep. 2), Child (ep. 5) Laurie Steele - School Child (ep. 3), Woman A (ep. 3), Homeroom Teacher (ep. 17), Additional Voices Sonny Strait Sean Michael Teague Brian Thomas Bill Townsley Kent Williams - School Child (ep. 3)

Music

• Opening: "For Furūtsu Basuketto" ("For Fruits Basket")

Produced by: Carl Finch

Vocals: Meredith McCoy

• Ending: "Chiisana Inori" ("Little Prayer")

Produced by: Carl Finch

Vocals: Laura Bailey

Transmission

Date(s)	Channel	Country
–	FUNimation Channel	United States

Video Releases

Distributor	Year	Format	Contents	Region	Country
FUNimation Entertainment	2002-2003		The Complete Series	1 NTSC	United States
			4 Volumes
	2004		The Complete Series
			4 Discs
	2007		The Complete Series
			4 Volumes
			The Complete Series
			4 Discs
	2009		The Complete Series
			4 Discs
	2011		The Complete Series
			5 Discs
	2014		The Complete Series
			4 Discs
	2017		The Complete Series	A DVB-T
			4 Discs

See Also

• Fruits Basket (2019)
• Fruits Basket -prelude-
• Kamisama Kiss
• Kodocha

External Links

• Fruits Basket at the Internet Movie Database
• Fruits Basket (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia