Fruits Basket
After a family tragedy turns her life upside down, 16-year-old high school student Tohru Honda takes matters into her own hands and moves out… into a tent! Unfortunately for her, she pitches her new home on private land belonging to the mysterious Soma clan, and it isn't long before the owners discover her secret. But, as Tohru quickly finds out when the family offers to take her in, the Somas have a secret of their own—when hugged by the opposite sex, they turn into the animals of the Chinese Zodiac!
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25 episodes. Playback and audio depend on the available source.
0123 minS1:E1 See You After School
Temporarily homeless high school student Tohru Honda doesn't want to cause her friends any trouble, so she's been secretly living in a tent instead of asking to stay with any of them. Then she meets the owners of the land she pitched her tent on...
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0223 minS1:E2 They're All Animals!
Tohru learns the Soma family's shocking secret: they transform into zodiac animals! Is this show a zodiac animal transformation home comedy?!
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0323 minS1:E3 Let's Play Rich Man-Poor Man!
Kyo and Yuki both confide in Tohru about their insecurities, and she discovers that they have a lot in common for people who seem like such opposites.
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0423 minS1:E4 What Year Is She?
Kagura Soma visits and expresses her rather explosive love for Kyo. At first she regards Tohru as a potential rival, but she soon comes to realize that Tohru is interested in friendship, not fighting.
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0523 minS1:E5 I've Been Fooling Myself
Tohru has come to think of the Somas as her new family, but her faith in herself and in her relationships is shaken when her biological family says they're ready to take her back.
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0623 minS1:E6 Perhaps We Should Invite Ourselves Over
On school festival day, the gang sells a ton of rice balls thanks to an innovative Prince Yuki marketing technique. Bonus: two other members of the Soma family come to the festival to introduce themselves.
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0723 minS1:E7 Spring Comes
A nervous Tohru visits the main Soma estate for her meeting with Hatori. There, she finds out the backstory behind Hatori's seemingly harsh attitude toward her.
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0823 minS1:E8 See You When You Get Back
Tohru tries to figure out how to cause everyone the least amount of trouble over the New Year's holiday. Meanwhile, Yuki and Kyo try to figure out how to survive three days without Tohru.
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0923 minS1:E9 Yuki Was My First Love
Kyo fights Yuki, Yuki fights a cold, and Tohru meets a new Soma whose mood swings may be even more extreme than Kagura's.
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1023 minS1:E10 It's Valentine's, After All
Shigure does some serious scheming while Kagura, Kyo, Yuki, and Tohru all go on a double date.
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1123 minS1:E11 This Is a Wonderful Inn
It's "White Day," the day that boys who received chocolates on Valentine's Day give their return gifts to the girls. And Momiji has one big surprise gift for Tohru!
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1223 minS1:E12 You Look Like You're Having Fun
It's the first day of the new school year, and the students of Kaibara High School gets their first look at Momiji and Hatsuharu's "unique" approach to school uniforms. Another member of the Soma family also pays a visit.
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1323 minS1:E13 How Have You Been, My Brother?
Tohru meets a man she never knew existed, and learns something about Yuki that she never knew before.
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1423 minS1:E14 That's a Secret
Tohru learns more about Momiji Soma and visits her mother’s grave with her friends.
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1523 minS1:E15 I Wouldn't Say That
Tohru, Yuki, Kyo, Shigure, and Hatori go on a trip to the Soma vacation house near a lake.
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1623 minS1:E16 She Said Don't Step on Them!
Uotani plans a group gift for Tohru. Then, the Somas learn more about Uotani's past.
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1723 minS1:E17 This Is for Uo-chan!
Uotani continues to tell about her past and how meeting Kyoko and Tohru impacted her.
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1823 minS1:E18 What's Important Is…
Hatsuharu unexpectedly shows up with a new Soma who doesn’t speak a word.
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1923 minS1:E19 I'm So Sorry!
Another Soma comes to visit, while Mitsuru begs Shigure for his manuscript.
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2023 minS1:E20 I Can't Believe You Picked It Up
Hiro Soma comes to introduce himself, and it rapidly becomes obvious that he is not a Tohru Honda fan.
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2123 minS1:E21 I Never Back Down from a Wave Fight
Members of Prince Yuki do some scheming and visit Hanajima’s house.
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2223 minS1:E22 Because I Was Happy
We learn more about Hanajima’s past and how she meets Uotani and Tohru.
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2323 minS1:E23 You Look Well…
Tohru comes down with a cold, and the Somas help her while she recovers.
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2423 minS1:E24 Let's Go Home
Kazuma Soma's visit to the house is more than a casual visit, especially for Kyo. Will we finally find out Kyo's secret?
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2523 minS1:E25 Summer Will Be Here Soon
Kazuma leaves without a word to Kyo while Yuki and Kagura fight their own battles. Then, Shigure gathers everybody for dinner at his house.
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