Background
Fruits Basket won the 2001 Animage's Anime Grand Prix Award.
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Fruits Basket
2001フルーツバスケット
AnimeTVFinished AiringPG-13 - Teens 13 or older
Genres
DramaRomanceSupernaturalLove PolygonSchool
Shoujo
After the accident in which she lost her mother, 16-year-old Tooru moves in with her grandfather, but due to his home being renovated, is unable to continue living with him. Claiming she will find someone to stay with but also fearing the criticism of her family and not wanting to burden any of her friends, Tooru resorts to secretly living on her own in a tent in the woods. One night on her way back from work, she finds her tent buried underneath a landslide. Yuki Souma, the "prince" of her school, and his cousin Shigure Souma, a famous author, stumble across Tooru's situation and invite her to stay with them until her grandfather's home renovations are complete. Upon arriving at the Souma house, Tooru discovers their secret: if a Souma is hugged by someone of the opposite gender, they temporarily transform into one of the animals of the zodiac! However, this strange phenomenon is no laughing matter; rather, it is a terrible curse that holds a dark history. As she continues her journey, meeting more members of the zodiac family, will Tooru's kindhearted yet resilient nature be enough to prepare her for what lies behind the Souma household's doors? [Written by MAL Rewrite]
Characters & Voice Cast
Staff & Creators
Cook, JustinProducer, Recording Engineer, ADR Director
Kobayashi, NorikoProducer
Watson, BarryProducer
Yamazaki, TatsujiProducer
Daichi, AkitarouDirector, Sound Director, Storyboard
Ebina, YasunoriSound Director
Gotou, KeijiEpisode Director, Storyboard, Key Animation
Hata, YoshitoEpisode Director
Hiramatsu, TadashiEpisode Director, Storyboard, Key Animation
Miyashita, ShinpeiEpisode Director, Storyboard
Miyazaki, NagisaEpisode Director, Assistant Director
Nagahama, HiroshiEpisode Director, Storyboard, Layout
Production
MAL Community Activity
Watching23,537
Completed386,409
On Hold16,775
Dropped22,692
Plan To Watch119,160
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14.1%
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16.7%
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25.3%
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24.5%
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11.0%
Theme Songs
Openings
- "For Fruits Basket (For フルーツバスケット)" by Ritsuko Okazaki
Endings
- 1: "Chiisana Inori (小さな祈り)" by Ritsuko Okazaki (eps 1-24,26)
- 2: "Serenade (セレナーデ) Pf Solo Ver." by Ritsuko Okazaki (eps 25)
Details
AiredJul 5, 2001 to Dec 27, 2001
MAL Rank#1447
Popularity#440