List of Fruits Basket episodes
Fruits Basket was adapted into a twenty-six episode anime series by Studio Deen and premiered in Japan on TV Tokyo on July 5, 2001, with the final episode airing on December 27, 2001. Based on the twenty-three volume manga series written by Natsuki Takaya, the series tells the story of Tohru Honda, an orphan girl living in a tent so as not to trouble anyone. After meeting Yuki, Kyo, and Shigure Sohma (who later ask her to do their housework in exchange for a room to stay in), she learns thirteen members of the Sohma family are possessed by the animals of the Chinese zodiac legend and cursed to turn into their animal forms if they embrace anyone of the opposite sex or if their bodies are under great stress. The series was directed by Akitaro Daichi. During production of the series, Daichi and Takaya ran into multiple creative differences including the cast, coloring, and storytelling direction, leading Takaya to dislike the adaptation.[1] FUNimation aired the series, in dubbed English, on their anime television channel as well as on Colours TV.
FUNimation's release of the Fruits Basket complete series
Fruits Basket was released to DVD in nine individual volumes by King Records on a monthly schedule from 29 September 2001 through 22 May 2002, with a series box set released on 25 April 2007. The series is licensed for Region 1 and Region 2 release by FUNimation Entertainment, which released it as four individual DVD volumes containing 6-7 episodes and as a complete series box set. As part of their release, FUNimation renamed all of the episodes, which originally had simple names of "First story", "Second story", etc. On 20 November 2007, FUNimation re-released the series as part of their lower priced Viridian line, with the new release containing the complete series in a thin-packed box set. The Region 2 United Kingdom releases were done through a sub-licensing agreement with Revelation Films. The series was released in Region 4 by Madman Entertainment as a series box set.
The series uses three pieces of theme music, all performed by Ritsuko Okazaki. "For Fruits Basket" (For フルーツバスケット, For Furūtsu Basuketto) is used for the opening theme for all twenty-six episodes. "Chiisana Inori" (小さな祈り, lit. Small Prayer) is used for the series ending theme, except for episode twenty-five, which uses the song "Serenade" (セレナーデ, Serenēde). In the English version, the theme songs were rewritten and redubbed with the English voice actresses Meredith McCoy performing the opening theme, Laura Bailey performing the 1st ending theme and Daphne Gere performing the 2nd ending theme.
In early 2019, a remake of Fruits Basket was announced, titled "Fruits Basket: 1st Season." The first season aired from April 6 to September 21, 2019. The first opening theme is “Again” performed by Beverly, while the first ending theme "Lucky Ending" is sung by Vickeblanka. The second opening theme is "Chime" by Ai Otsuka, and the second ending theme is "One Step Closer" by Intersection. The first season ran for 25 episodes.
The second season premiered on April 7, 2020. The first opening theme of the second season is "Prism" performed by AmPm (featuring Miyuna), while the first ending theme is "ad meliora" is performed by THE CHARM PARK.
Episodes
Fruits Basket (1st Season)
| # | Title [2] | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "I'm Going" Transcription: "Ittekimasu" (Japanese: 行ってきます) | March 16, 2019 (theater)[3] April 6, 2019 | |
| Tohru Honda, a high school girl living in a tent in the woods, passes by a nearby house where she has an encounter with her classmate Yuki Sohma and meets the house's owner, Yuki's cousin Shigure Sohma. Yuki then accompanies Tohru to school, where she is harassed by some of Yuki's admirers until she is saved by her friends Arisa Uotani and Saki Hanajima. Later at night, Yuki and Shigure see Tohru returning to the tent and learn that she originally was living with her grandfather after her parents passed away, but her grandfather's house is currently under renovations and she does not want to impose herself on her other relatives or friends. After the tent is hit by a landslide, Tohru accepts Yuki and Shigure's offer to live temporarily with them, when Yuki is attacked by his cousin Kyo Sohma, who suddenly appears to challenge him to a fight. Amidst the commotion, Tohru ends up accidentally embracing Yuki, Kyo and Shigure, who turn into a rat, a cat and a dog respectively, much to her surprise. | |||
| 2 | "They're All Animals!" Transcription: "Minasan ga dōbutsuna ndesu!" (Japanese: みなさんが動物なんです！) | March 16, 2019 (theater)[3] April 13, 2019 | |
| Shigure explains to the surprised Tohru that apart from himself, Yuki and Kyo, 10 other members of the Sohma family would transform into an animal of the Chinese zodiac whenever they feel weak, stressed or being embraced by someone of the opposite gender. Tohru promises to keep the Sohmas' family secret. Yuki is concerned that her memory would be erased by the order of the family head Akito Sohma but Shigure does not believe the situation is the same as the previous incident when a younger Yuki had turned into a rat while playing with friends. Shigure also has an angry Kyo transferred to Tohru and Yuki's school after the former had been training for four months instead of attending his previous school. The next day at school, Yuki is touched by Tohru's request that he remains to be a friend to her if her memory is to be erased, while Kyo's awkwardness around girls leads him to yell angrily at Tohru, sending her into a depression. In an act of atonement, after Shigure's encouragement, he escorts Tohru back home from her part-time job. | |||
| 3 | "Let's Play Rich Man-Poor Man!" Transcription: "Dai hinmin o yarimashou" (Japanese: 大貧民をやりましょう) | April 20, 2019 | |
| In preparation for the school cultural festival, the class decides to establish a rice ball stand. Kyo walks out of the class when his idea is rejected (and is suddenly surrounded by kittens) but admits later to Tohru that Yuki will ensure everything runs smoothly. Kyo soon gets baited into playing Rich Man-Poor Man by Tohru's friends and eventually loses. At the same time Yuki turns down a female student and sees Kyo getting along with others quite well with envy. While Yuki and Tohru tend to the vegetable garden due to an unexpected typhoon storm, Yuki confesses his jealously of Kyo being able to interact easily while Yuki feels more isolated from others. Tohru encourages him to be more socially interactive to everyone, following her mother's words to be positive with other people. The next day Tohru begins making rice balls in preparation for the festival when she sees a shy girl outside the front door asking for Kyo. | |||
| 4 | "What Year Is She?" Transcription: "Nanidoshi no Katana nodesu ka?" (Japanese: なにどしの方なのですか？) | April 27, 2019 | |
| The shy girl, named Kagura Sohma, arrives at the house and finds Kyo, then begins to aggressively pummel him for making her worry. Kagura claims that she is Kyo's fiancee, though Kyo points out that it was under duress when Kagura brandished a knife when they were kids. Believing Tohru to be a rival for Kyo's affections, she challenges her, but Kyo shuts her mouth when she mentions his "true form". To prove her love, Kagura insists on cooking dinner. The magnificent feast she cooks, however, is ruined when Kagura gets too violent at Kyo's refusal to join. Kyo's irritation leaves her hurt and runs off to buy more food, but is accompanied by Tohru on the way back to the house. Kagura realizes that Tohru loved the Cat in the zodiac story, hence why she likes Kyo. The two girls start cooking hamburgers together, while later on Kyo tells Tohru his excitement in learning martial arts. The next day, Kagura became upset that Kyo was being mean to her, but accidentally get embraced by a paperboy in the rush and she was turned into a boar, though Yuki stopped him from seeing her. Tohru then tells Kagura that she wanted to be someone like her who can see great things about the person she likes. As Kagura goes home, Tohru receives a call from her grandfather about some unexpected news. | |||
| 5 | "I've Been Fooling Myself" Transcription: "Kanchigai o shite imashita" (Japanese: 勘違いをしていました) | May 4, 2019 | |
| Tohru announces that the renovations at her grandfather's house have been completed, and would be moving back in the next day. Her decision leaves the Sohmas seemingly in agreement that her stay with them was only a temporary circumstance. The next day, Tohru arrives back at her grandfather's place and is greeted by her relatives whom he was staying with. Later, Tohru's aunt reveals that she had known about Tohru's living arrangement with the Sohmas, thanks to a private detective and is concerned that this (including Kyoko's violent past) would negatively affect her son's ambitions to become a police officer. The discussion comes to a head stop when Tohru's grandfather slaps the son following his jeers at her, and the grandfather allows Tohru to live freely (as her parents had done) if she wants. Tohru breaks down as she truthfully reveals that she wants to spend more time with the Sohmas. Yuki and Kyo, who were both listening in from the outside after being bothered by Tohru's leaving, arrive to take Tohru back to their home. Yuki tells off the aunt's son for his meanness to Tohru, while Kyo tells Tohru that it is alright to be selfish once in a while, causing Tohru to remember her mother giving her the exact same advice when she was young. Thus, Tohru joyfully moves back in with the Sohmas. | |||
| 6 | "Perhaps We Should Invite Ourselves Over" Transcription: "Oshama sa sete moraō kashira" (Japanese: お邪魔させてもらおうかしら) | May 11, 2019 | |
| The rice ball stand at the school festival is a success, mainly due to Yuki reluctantly cross-dressing at the third years' insistence. Momiji Sohma and Hatori Sohma also visit the stand. Momiji causes chaos when he hugs Tohru and transforms into a rabbit, though Yuki is able to distract the potential witnesses. On the school rooftop, Hatori cunningly takes a picture of Yuki and Kyo at Akito's request and leaves with Momiji. As they leave, Yuki warns Tohru not to be alone with Hatori as he is the doctor who wipes people's memories. After the festival ends, Tohru's best friends Arisa and Saki confront her about their suspicions of her close relationship with Yuki and Kyo, which Tohru inadvertently reveals that she is living with them. To confirm for themselves, Arisa and Saki invite themselves to a sleepover at the Sohmas' house. That night, the pair find that Tohru is living quite comfortably and happily with the Sohmas, while Yuki and Kyo assuage their concerns that Tohru is the type of person who would never ask for her friends' help even though she deserves it. Tohru herself later recounts to Arisa and Saki how she was saved by a young boy in guiding her back home after getting lost, and had kept the boy's cap as a memento, with Kyo listening in. The next morning, Arisa and Saki give the Sohmas their blessing to look after Tohru, albeit in a manner resembling parents giving away their bride. The episode ends as Tohru answers a phone call from Hatori, asking her to come over to the Sohma family residence and see him alone. | |||
| 7 | "Spring Comes" Transcription: "Haru ni narimasu ne" (Japanese: 春になりますね) | May 18, 2019 | |
| Tohru is summoned to the Sohma family estate where she is greeted by Hatori and Momiji. Hatori advises Tohru to stop associating with the Sohma family lest she becomes burdened by the family curse. When Hatori leaves the room to answer the visiting Shigure, Momiji states that Hatori had to wipe the memory of his relationship with a woman. Later, Tohru accompanies Hatori when Tohru's mis-step causes him to instinctively catch her, turning him into a seahorse (a sign of the Dragon zodiac). While Tohru attempts to help the unconscious Hatori, he flashes back to when he first met his assistant, Kana Sohma, two years previously. The pair were soon in a relationship for two months, even after Kana found out Hatori's secret. It ended, however, when Akito threw into a violent temper that caused Hatori to nearly go blind in his left eye and then blamed Kana. Kana soon became mentally ill, forcing Hatori to wipe her memories of their relationship at Akito's suggestion. Hatori wakes up and soon hears a passing Kana being engaged with someone else, making him happy that she has moved on. When Hatori asks Tohru what happens to snow when melted, Tohru simply replies "Spring comes", the same answer Kana gave. Hatori later leaves Tohru with Shigure. After she catches a glimpse of Akito and Kureno, Tohru asks Shigure about the curse, who declined to answer for the time being. | |||
| 8 | "See You When You Get Back" Transcription: "Itterasshai" (Japanese: 行ってらっしゃい) | May 25, 2019 | |
| Arisa and Saki ask Tohru if she can spend the New Year's Eve at either of their houses, but Tohru declines and goes back to the Sohmas' house. The next day, after Tohru and the Sohmas clean the house, Shigure informs Tohru that the Sohmas will be spending the New Year's Eve at the Sohmas' family estate for the banquet, though Kyo and Yuki refuse to go (as both are afraid of Kagura and Akito respectively). Tohru insists that Kyo and Yuki go with Shigure to celebrate at the family estate while she stays in the house all by herself. However, on their way there, the Sohmas encounter Saki, where she points out that Tohru will truly feel alone as it would be the first time she will spend the New Year without her mother. This causes Yuki and Kyo to rush back home, where Tohru is tearfully happy that they're back. Meanwhile, Shigure meets Hatori and Hatsuharu Sohma, who notice that Kyo and Yuki are not coming. Back at Shigure's house, Tohru, Kyo, and Yuki climb up to the rooftop to watch the sunrise to start their new year together. | |||
| 9 | "Yuki Was My First Love" Transcription: "Yūki wa ore no Hatsukoidakara" (Japanese: ゆきはおれの初恋だから) | June 1, 2019 | |
| The third term begins, but despite Tohru wishing for them to get along, Kyo and Yuki are still at odds with each other. Later that night, Yuki catches a cold, but he insists on going to school for a long-distance run event, especially when Kyo challenges him to a race. The next day, during the long-distance run, Tohru meets Hatsuharu, who interrupts the race between Kyo and Yuki by tripping up the former. Hatsuharu then challenges Kyo to a fight to make up for Kyo's absence in New Year's, where his personality switches to "Black Haru". However, the fight stops when Yuki collapses from the fever, and, after hugging Tohru, Hatsuharu transforms into an ox to take Yuki back home. Back at Shigure's house, Tohru is worried about Yuki and decides to watch over him with Hatsuharu while Shigure and Kyo went back to school to pick up their belongings. Hatsuharu then explains to Tohru that when he, Kyo, and Yuki were kids back then, he used to hate Yuki, but when Yuki smiled at him, he fell in love with him. Yuki wakes up from the fever, but then he turns back to a rat when Hatsuharu told Tohru to call him by his given name. After playing poker with Saki at school, Kyo and Shigure both catch a cold and turn into their animal forms by the episode's end. | |||
| 10 | "It's Valentine's, After All" Transcription: "Datte, Barentainda mon" (Japanese: だって、バレンタインだもん) | June 8, 2019 | |
| Kyo wakes up from a nightmare he had and goes to school without eating breakfast. Learning that day is the day before Valentine's Day, Kyo unsuccessfully attempts to flee from school. After school, Tohru and Kyo meet Kagura again, the girl being the main reason for Kyo's worry of Valentine's. Back at Shigure's house, Kagura invites Kyo on a date at Valentine's Day. When he refuses so she invites Tohru and Yuki too and make it a double date. When Kagura leaves, Shigure pushes Kyo too far when he states that, even though he hates Yuki, Kyo is afraid of getting to know him, forcing Kyo to run away. Worrying about him, Tohru catches up to Kyo, encouraging him that he does not have to get along with Yuki if he does not want to. On Valentine's Day, Tohru and Yuki accompany Kyo and Kagura for their double date, while Shigure delivers the chocolates to Hatori and the other Sohma members for Tohru. After arriving at Hatori's house, Shigure discusses with Hatori about Tohru, their dreams when they were kids, and Shigure's manipulation of Tohru for his own ends. He then visits Akito for a while before returning home. As night falls, Tohru and the Sohmas meet Mitsuru, Shigure's editor, who is concerned about Shigure's laziness. | |||
| 11 | "This Is a Wonderful Inn" Transcription: "Tottemo sutekina o yadodesu" (Japanese: とってもステキなお宿です) | June 15, 2019 | |
| After the end-of-term tests, Momiji invites Tohru, Yuki and a reluctant Kyo to a hot springs inn owned by the Sohma family for White Day. When Shigure asks Tohru about her financial situation, she evades the question, causing the Sohmas to realize that she used all her part-time earnings from the previous month buying Valentines chocolates for them. As she bathes, Momiji compares her to a traveler in a story who was duped into giving everything away to strangers, and eventually eaten by demons taking advantage of her kindness. The next day Tohru and the Sohma boys visit the inn and spend the night there. In the hot spring, the hostess hopes that Tohru will meet her child, who is the Monkey of the zodiac, and become friends. Meanwhile, Yuki presents a ribbon to Tohru as his return gift afterword. The next morning, Momiji reveals that he and Hatsuharu will be joining her high school as first years, though Tohru is more shocked that Momiji is a year younger than her despite his young appearance. | |||
| 12 | "You Look Like You're Having Fun" Transcription: "Tanoshi-sōda ne" (Japanese: 楽しそうだね) | June 22, 2019 | |
| The second school year begins with Tohru looking forward to meet Hatsuharu and Momiji as first years, with Kyo reluctantly accompanying her. However, Kyo is shocked that Momiji is wearing a girl's uniform and Hatsuharu is wearing jewelry and having two different hair colors, which they got scolded by the student council president Takei Makoto. Hatsuharu then aggressively defend Momiji by beating up Takei, and also prove why he has two different hair colors before Takei leaves. Later, Tohru meets Akito Sohma, the current head of the Sohma family and the one Momiji warns Yuki and Kyo not to cross paths with. When Yuki sees Tohru with Akito, he rushes towards them, and after watching Yuki quivering in fear when Akito confronts him for skipping the New Year's celebration, Tohru pushes Akito away. Akito then leaves the school grounds as Kyo watches from the distance. Back at the Sohma family estate, Shigure discusses with Hatori of Akito's low opinion of Tohru, the time where Akito psychologically tortured Yuki in the past, and the fact that Tohru may be the one person who can soothe the pain, something that Akito does not understand. After playing badminton until the sun sets, Tohru speaks with her mother in her thoughts, wondering what kind of zodiac is Akito, despite being a little afraid of him, though after spending time with her friends, that fear feels worlds away. Hatsuharu in turn thanks Tohru for cheering Yuki up after the confrontation with Akito. | |||
| 13 | "How Have You Been, My Brother?" Transcription: "Genkide ita ka na? Waga otōto yo" (Japanese: 元気でいたかな？我が弟よっ) | June 29, 2019 | |
| A few days after Tohru meeting Akito, Yuki's older brother Ayame Sohma, the Snake of the zodiac, visits the house, much to Yuki's displeasure. Ayame takes an instant liking to Tohru and rushes her to a gyoza restaurant for lunch. He confides in her that the brothers are not close for years partly due to Yuki's childhood isolation and wishes to reconcile with Yuki, particularly after hearing Akito confronting Yuki at school and is concerned it would depress him. Tohru comforts him that her mother only learned about a parent's worries when she became a parent herself but never forgotten the memories of being a child. Although Ayame is unsuccessful in getting closer with Yuki, he does not leave Shigure's house until the afternoon next day, when Hatori arrives to take him back at Hatsuharu's request. Afterwards, Yuki acknowledges his brother wanting to bond with him. | |||
| 14 | "That's a Secret" Transcription: "Himitsudayo" (Japanese: ヒミツだよ) | July 6, 2019 | |
| One year has passed since the death of Tohru's mother Kyoko. After school, during Tohru's part-time job, Momiji tells her about his mother, his father, and his little sister, Momo. However, Tohru notices that Momiji's mother does not remember him. Momiji recites how on the day he was born, his mother rejected him after finding out he turned into rabbit when embracing him, an effect of the Sohma curse. When the mother stabbed herself, Momiji's father suggested that it would be better if she would forget about him. Thus, Hatori wiped her memories of Momiji so she would not regret giving birth to "that creature". As a result, Momo does not realize that Momiji is her older brother while he watches them from afar. Tohru is saddened about what his mother did, especially when the story reminded her of the day Kyoko died, but someday like Momiji, she wants to embrace all of her memories and consider those memories precious. The next day, Tohru, Yuki, and Kyo went to visit Kyoko's grave with Arisa (wearing the "Crimson Butterfly" biker coat Kyoko once owned) and Saki, although they discover Tohru's grandfather visited before them. Yuki notices that despite the deaths of her parents, Tohru still manages to smile. Saki meanwhile talks to Kyo and he is shocked when she tells him his thoughts are filled with regret and "chaos". As the sun sets, Yuki notices and seems to recognize the baseball cap in Tohru's room, while Kyo gets closer to a sleeping Tohru and whispers "I'm sorry". | |||
| 15 | "I Wouldn't Say That" Transcription: "Sōde mo nai sa" (Japanese: そうでもないさ) | July 13, 2019 | |
| Shigure brings Tohru, Yuki, Kyo and Hatori to the Sohmas' lakeside house for a short vacation. Though Hatori deduces that Shigure wants to tease his editor, it is revealed that Shigure wants Hatori to move on from Kana, whose wedding to another man happened very recently. Meanwhile Yuki and Kyo remain silent since visiting Kyoko's grave, causing Tohru to worry. Unable to handle the awkwardness any longer she apologizes to them but slips and causing the boys to turn into their respective animals. The boys reassure Tohru that they were preoccupied and not at all angry at her, though when they started arguing, Tohru is happy that they are back to normal. Ayame crashes the vacation the next day, and advises Hatori that he should not shoulder the burdens of his memories with Kana alone and be left behind while she moves on happily with her life. Moreover, Hatori should also move on with his own life. The episode ends with Tohru's homeroom teacher, Mayuko Shiraki, gazing at the photo of herself and Kana at the wedding. | |||
| 16 | "She Said Don't Step on Them!" Transcription: "Fumu nattsu tte ndaroga!" (Japanese: 踏むなっつってんだろが！) | July 20, 2019 | |
| Exasperated that Tohru is still using her school swimsuit at the pool, Arisa and Saki decide to buy a new swimsuit for her. Yuki and Kyo are forced to come along but their input was made moot when the girls decided to get a pink swimsuit. While having soba for lunch, Arisa recalls how she first met Tohru in middle school. Back when she was still in a violent street gang, her idol was the Crimson Butterfly who had since become a mother and had a daughter who goes to the same school as Arisa. However she was shocked that the Butterfly's daughter turned out to be a plain, strange, spaced out girl, and Kyoko (the Crimson Butterfly) became a doting parent. It is at their home that Tohru first calls Arisa "Uo-chan" after Kyoko first suggested it. The love displayed between Tohru and Kyoko leads Arisa to be reminded of the neglect from her single father, and she rejected them both. The meeting and her past circumstances causes Arisa to break down as she realizes that she may become permanently stuck in her situation. In a post-credits scene, a group of female delinquents try to intimidate a passerby, but run away when Momiji begins speaking German to them. | |||
| 17 | "This is for Uo-chan!" Transcription: "Uo-chan no Bun de su~tsu!！" (Japanese: うおちゃんの分ですっ！) | July 27, 2019 | |
| Continuing from the previous episode, Tohru saved Arisa from getting beaten by her fellow gang members and took her back to her house. Gradually embracing the loving environment that she never had, Arisa would spend more time with Tohru and Kyoko. Others around them, however, thought Arisa constantly bullied Tohru due to their contrasting personalities. One night, however, Arisa decided to quit the gang, and was saved from nearly being killed when Kyoko rescued her at Akimoto's (the lone gang member sympathetic to Arisa) request. Kyoko then explained her theory of life that there are feelings that she does not understand until she gets hurt and make trouble, and when she hits rock bottom, then she will understand, and finally, she needs gentleness to feel the pain and not let this be for nothing. Arisa emotionally declares wanting to become Tohru's best friend. From that point on, Arisa and Tohru became best friends, eventually reaching 8th grade and befriending Saki, and hung out with each other before Kyoko's untimely death. Back to the present, a group of female delinquents attempt to threaten Arisa and pick a fight with her, but Arisa then taught one of those delinquents that there are other ways to show off. As the sun sets, even though Kyoko died, her words, feelings, and Tohru herself nourished Arisa to grow. The episode ends with Arisa happily cooking food and scolding her father for drinking more alcohol, contrasting the non-existent relationship prior to meeting Tohru. In a post-credits scene, two of the female delinquents tried to imitate Arisa as new appreciation of her, much to the third delinquent's discomfort. | |||
| 18 | "What's Important Is..." Transcription: "Taisetsuna no Wa……" (Japanese: 大切なのは……) | August 3, 2019 | |
| Hatsuharu brings over an exhausted Kisa Sohma, who is the Tiger of the Zodiac, to Shigure's home. He reveals how Kisa ran away from home after being constantly bullied at school and has since been unable to speak. After biting him, she runs off, prompting Tohru to follow her. Kisa's situation also forcefully reminds Yuki of his own earlier suffering from Akito. Tohru soon finds Kisa and meets her mother. With Yuki eavesdropping out of sight, Tohru tells of her own experiences of being bullied and unable to tell anyone but felt relief when Kyoko found out and comforted Tohru. Kisa is moved by this and embraces Tohru after transforming back into a young girl. To allow time for both mother and daughter to heal, Kisa stays at Shigure's house for three days, never leaving Tohru's side but still mute. At school, Momiji believes that Kisa's bullying is due to her physical appearance as an effect of the Sohma curse. That afternoon after school, Hatsuharu brings a note from Kisa's homeroom teacher, stating that she needs to find the good in herself in order to recover and move on. Yuki disagrees, believing that one can recover only when someone else accepts them for who they are, referring to Tohru's acceptance of him. Kisa finally speaks in agreement, and resolves to better herself by returning to school. Yuki also resolves to move forward; unwilling to consider the offer earlier, he now accepts becoming the next student council president. | |||
| 19 | "I'm So Sorry!" Transcription: "Gomen'nasai" (Japanese: ごめんなさいーっ) | August 10, 2019 | |
| While returning to Shigure's house, Tohru meets Ritsu Sohma, the Monkey of the Zodiac and the hostess' child. However, Ritsu panics easily whenever anything goes wrong and is apologetic. Shigure wants Ritsu to have some confidence and talk without panicking, though it didn't work when Yuki and Kyo returned, and when Tohru accidentally embraces Ritsu, she was shocked that Ritsu is a boy instead of a girl due to wearing a kimono. Ritsu then explains that ever since he wore Kagura's dress in the past, wearing girl's clothes makes him feel calmer. Then, Mitsuru rushes to Shigure's house for his manuscript, even after Shigure tricked her into going to a sushi restaurant. He then secretly tricks Ritsu into sending Mitsuru away, though Ritsu believes that she is a stalker to Shigure. But, when he sees her making a suicide note for not getting the manuscript from Shigure, Ritsu is starting to feel bad for her. Soon after, though, Shigure finally gives his manuscript to Mitsuru. The manuscript that was already done, however, is ruined when Ritsu accidentally spills a cup of coffee on it, forcing Mitsuru to pass out and he ran away to the rooftop. Believing that he caused trouble for the last time, Ritsu was about to commit suicide to avoid making further mistakes, especially when he remembers that his parents were apologizing because of his clumsiness. However, Tohru stops Ritsu and encourages him that even though no one is born with a reason to be alive, he can just find a reason to live, like the time Tohru found her reason to live, to become someone who can live for the sake of the others, and that he might meet with someone who wants to be with him. Feeling touched by her words, Ritsu agrees with her and he should live for someone else's sake. Later that night, after buying takoyaki while Shigure re-finishes his manuscript, Ritsu relates to Mitsuru about causing trouble for others and not having a reason to live, but after hearing his words about finding a reason to live for someone else, Mitsuru felt that she can keep going. Soon after, Ritsu and Mitsuru became friends, though they both still panic easily and they both apologized to each other. | |||
| 20 | "I Can't Believe You Picked It Up" Transcription: "Nani majide hirotte'n no Sa" (Japanese: 何マジで拾ってんのさ) | August 17, 2019 | |
| When Kisa begins spending more time with Tohru, a young jealous boy, Hiro Sohma, meets Tohru in person. He immediately belittles the older girl and takes Tohru's notebook, which contains the photo of Kyoko. With the help of Kyo, Momiji, and Kisa, Hiro gives back Tohru's notebook. As punishment, Tohru hugs the boy, which turns him into a sheep. Despite his dislike and jealously of Tohru, Hiro still brings Kisa to Shigure's house to watch an anime show. Hiro then demands Tohru to take him and Kisa out somewhere. At the park, it is revealed that some time prior, Hiro had admitted his love for Kisa to Akito, who later physically harmed the young girl resulting in her hospitalization. Hearing of this, Hiro subsequently began to ignore Kisa to prevent any further harm coming to her. Kisa's bullying occurred soon after, and Hiro was unable to help after ignoring her so suddenly. Thus Hiro became angry at himself and took that anger out on Tohru, who was able to help Kisa recover. Tohru, however, comforts him that it takes courage to admit that he is still a kid but he should be able to protect Kisa in the future. | |||
| 21 | "I Never Back Down from a Wave Fight" Transcription: "Ura reta denpa wa kawanakucha" (Japanese: 売られた電波は買わなくちゃ) | August 24, 2019 | |
| Motoko Minagawa and two members of the "Prince Yuki" fan club come up with an elaborate plan to rid Yuki of Tohru by finding out the weakness of "demon queen" Saki. Saki invites them over to her house after school so the trio can search for her weakness under the pretense of asking her about her waves ability. Surprised at how normal Saki's place is despite her personality, the trio begin searching for clues in her room, but discover Megumi Hanajima, Saki's younger brother, hiding behind a closet. The awkward tension between the group is broken when Saki deduces their real reason for coming, and she and Megumi call out their actions in spite of their jealousy of Tohru's closeness with Yuki. The trio run off after Megumi recites their names (having been warned by Saki earlier to not say their names so carelessly should they wish to be cursed). Saki does admit to being a little jealous that Tohru is spending more time with the Sohmas, but is happily reassured when Arisa and Tohru drop by on her place out of concern for her. The next morning, Motoko and the two girls, having had the same nightmare about Saki and Megumi, are further teased when Saki states the curse will take effect after three days. | |||
| 22 | "Because I Was Happy" Transcription: "Datte ureshikatta no Yo" (Japanese: だって嬉しかったのよ) | August 31, 2019 | |
| The episode recounts Saki's backstory prior to the start of the series. Born with powers that other people will never understand, she was bullied at elementary school by boys who claimed that she is a witch. This culminated into an incident when one of the bullies suddenly fell unconscious after Saki was thrown onto the classroom floor. Since then, the other kids began to prejudice her, accusing her of being the perpetrator when one kid got injured. Her brother Megumi comforts her and prays for someone to end her suffering. The situation did not improve even after a few years when girls burned Saki's arm and framed her for playing with matches, while she desperately tries to avoid repeating the incident. Saki was later transferred to a new high school out of her parents' concern for her well-being. She meet Tohru and Arisa during lunchtime, but unlike the others, Tohru and Arisa are being friendly to her, so she steadily begins to hang out with them. Two seasons pass when two girls ask Saki about the earlier incidents. The memories cause Saki to use her powers on them and runs off. But Tohru caught up to her and consoles Saki to not distance herself, while Arisa tells her to not assume things. Saki emotionally became firm friends with Tohru and Arisa as a result. After some time has passed, Saki can no longer hear the voices in her head, although she can still use her waves to "chastise" people a bit. As the sun sets, Kyoko explains that people cannot live without others and that no matter what happens, she wants to be accepted by them, and even if Saki, Tohru, and Arisa go to their separate ways, some part of the relationship will always stay with her. | |||
| 23 | "You Look Well..." Transcription: "Genki-sōda na……" (Japanese: 元気そうだな……) | September 7, 2019 | |
| Tohru is devastated that she failed the final exam, but Yuki, Arisa, and Saki cheered her up when they tell her that she can pass the make-up exam. But while walking home with Kyo, Tohru suddenly caught a fever and fell to the ground. Shigure suggested that she should stay home and rest until she gets better, as he calls Momiji to remind him that she is sick and can't work. Kyo makes some dinner for Tohru to eat, but when he sees her crying about not doing anything better, he tells her that she needs to get better soon, with his own way of saying it. Tohru smiled as she eats the dinner that he made. Hatori, Momiji, and Kana then visit Tohru, and after Hatori injects Tohru with the medicine, Yuki handed her the notebook with the notes for her to study for the make-up exam. After Tohru passed the make-up exam and walking home with Kyo and Yuki, they met Kagura again, even though Kyo tried to run away from her again. Shigure forced Kyo to go shopping with Kagura. While on a "date", Kagura asked Kyo about hiding his "true form" from Tohru, but then he shuts her mouth for mentioning it. But then, after getting back home, Kyo suddenly met someone familiar to him in the front door. | |||
| 24 | "Let's Go Home" Transcription: "Kaerimashō" (Japanese: 帰りましょう) | September 14, 2019 | |
| Kyo's foster father Kazuma Sohma visits Shigure's house to see Kyo. Overjoyed at his return, Kyo reminds Kazuma of his promise that he can return to the dojo. Kazuma however believes that it would be beneficial for Kyo to continue living at Shigure's house because of Tohru's positive influence. He thus confides in Shigure his plan to confront Kyo and expose his true cat form in the belief that Tohru will save him, which Kagura overhears. That night Kazuma removes the rosary from Kyo's wrist and exposes his true form in front of Tohru, with Kagura and Yuki watching from behind the scenes. Frightened of ultimately losing her, he runs away from the house but Tohru follows him. She catches up to him but Kyo violently turns her away. Although initially repulsed at the sight, Tohru does not back away but instead clings to Kyo and vows to never leave his side. The embrace reminds Kyo of his mother before her passing, and briefly turns back to normal before transforming into the cat, as Tohru carries him back to the house. | |||
| 25 | "Summer Will Be Here Soon" Transcription: "Mōsugu natsu ga yattekimasu" (Japanese: もうすぐ夏がやってきます) | September 21, 2019 | |
| Kazuma leaves the house with Tohru without saying his goodbyes to Kyo. He confesses to her that he took Kyo in as atonement for the horrible things he said in his only meeting with his grandfather, Kyo's predecessor as the Cat spirit. Before long however, Kazuma grew to love Kyo as his son. Kyo manages to catch up to the pair, and apologizes for being a burden to Kazuma. Now knowing each others' feelings, Kyo and Kazuma firmly reconcile their relationship as Kyo vows to become stronger. Meanwhile Kagura leaves early while Yuki himself is unsure of his feelings. This attracts Hatsuharu's attention and brings it up with Tohru, who is also worried about Yuki. Hatsuharu later tells Yuki that it is alright to stay silent on his feelings but he should not make Tohru worry. Yuki soon reassures her that he strives to better himself gradually. After school, most of the Zodiac members are invited to dinner at Shigure's house. The episode ends with Hiro visiting Rin at the hospital, and Shigure himself at Akito's side, sensing that change is coming and the family curse might finally break. | |||
Fruits Basket (2nd Season)
| # | Title [4] | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Hello Again" Transcription: "Ohisashiburidesu" (Japanese: お久しぶりです) | March 30, 2020 (theater)[5] April 7, 2020[6] | |
| Motoko Minagawa looks through a window down at Yuki as she confesses her love for him and dislike at Tohru for getting close to him and changing him as she wishes she was the one by his side. Tohru recaps the first season to explain her current circumstances and it is revealed it has been almost a full year since she started living with Shigure and the others. She confesses that she hopes to help and uncover the true nature of the curse. Tohru and Shigure are all talking of summer break as Yuki leaves early for his new student council duties. Yuki’s fan club storms into the President’s office to find out the names of the other students on the student council board, mostly to see if there’s any girls. Yuki meets Machi and Manabe as he enters the meeting room which appears to be a mess with papers and files scattered around. Manabe introduces himself as the Vice President and Machi as treasurer before he drags Yuki as he departs. Manabe makes a rude remark and Yuki realizes he’s being made fun of, something that never happens to him. Motoko rememberers when she first met Yuki a year ago and how she’s doted on him and fell in love since then. She and Rika Aida devise a plan to break into the Student Council Room and find to their surprise that it’s unlocked and Yuki is in there alone. Yuki and Tohru are washing dishes as he shares what he’s learned from his encounters with the board members and his senpais. | |||
| 2 | "Eat Somen With Your Friends" Transcription: "Min'na de sōmen tabe tari shite ne" (Japanese: みんなで素麺食べたりしてね) | March 30, 2020 (theater)[5] April 14, 2020 | |
| The school students are reminded to submit their career plans and that there will be a parent teacher meeting after the summer breaks. Hanajima, Uo, Yuki, Kyo and Tohru all decide to have lunch together on the school ground, when Uo suggests to Tohru could marry either Yuki or Kyo instead of starting a career plan. The next day, Tohru and Kyo are invited for lunch at Kyo's master Kazuma's house, when suddenly Kazuma gets a call from Kyo's father. Kazuma informs the pair that he needs to go out urgently and will be back soon. He meets with Kyo's father who is disgusted by Kyo since he is possessed by the Cat zodiac. Kyo's father suggests that Kyo be put away in a pitch-black room as the cursed cat deserves, though Kazuma stands up for Kyo, claiming that the boy is changing for the better and that he will protect him at all costs. While leaving from work, Momiji tells Tohru he has decided his career but he may face some difficulty and it may not be possible. Yuki comes to pick up Tohru from work where they talk about their career plans as well. When Tohru gets home, she goes to the kitchen and finds Kyo making a late somen snack. The two have a deep conversation about the future where Kyo expresses that as the cat of the zodiac, the Soma family may not approve of him to take up Kazuma's dojo or any other job, as well as that Tohru's focus should be on her own future since her mother passed. Upon this, Tohru starts to cry, realizes that she actually worried about getting a job and making it on her own in the future, but pretends that everything is okay so that she doesn't have to deal with such feelings. Shigure pops in and advises she focus on the present, as the future will eventually arrive in time. Tohru invites Yuki to come enjoy the snacks so that they can enjoy it as a family. | |||
| 3 | "Shall We Go and Get You Changed?" Transcription: "O kigae shimashō ka....." (Japanese: お着替えしましょうか・・・・・) | March 30, 2020 (theater)[5] April 21, 2020 | |
| Yuki wakes from a dream that has his mother telling him that he is just a tool to be used. When Ayame visits Shigure's house, Yuki makes a surprise announcement to visit his shop as a way to get to know his brother better. On a Sunday, he and Tohru come to Ayame's shop which turns out to be a clothes shop that caters to the fantasies of men. His assistant Mina Kurume takes Tohru away to dress her upon a costume but also to give the brothers some private time. Ayame brings up the upcoming parent-teacher conference and offers to accompany Yuki, though the latter wants to bring their parents despite not having been in contact for a long time. Privately noting that he also acted indifferently towards Yuki so that he could live freely, Ayame advises that regardless of what their parents think, Yuki should follow his own feelings, that he is not a tool for others and that he is not alone to help him, using his shop and Mina as examples. Both brothers though acknowledge the need to accept their differences and move on from them, something that Yuki confesses to Tohru when she returns in a cute dress outfit. | |||
| 4 | "I Got Dumped..." Transcription: "Fura reta nda~a....." (Japanese: ふられたんだぁ・・・・・) | April 27, 2020 | |
| During a hospital visit, Hatsuharu gets dumped by Isuzu "Rin" Sohma. Shocked, he becomes moody until eventually snapping and "Dark Haru" trashes the classroom. At Momiji's plea for help, Yuki, Kyo and Tohru rush to the scene. Each tries to calm Hatsuharu, though when Kyo and Haru nearly come to blows, their homeroom teacher Shiraki literally pours cold water on them. After cooling down, Hatsuharu is temporarily suspended from school and tells Yuki that Rin dumped him but not explaining the reason for it. During his suspension, Yuki resolves to return to the Sohma estate to visit Hatsuharu with great courage though he thinks he sees Rin as well in spite of supposing to be at the hospital. Hatsuharu tells Yuki that despite the situation, he will never stop loving Rin. Yuki leaves the estate satisfied with his decision, while Rin looks on from behind. | |||
| 5 | "Wait for Me, Tororo Soba!" Transcription: "Mattero Tororo Sobā!" (Japanese: 待ってろとろろソバー！) | May 4, 2020 | |
| With the start of the summer break, Tohru and the Sohma boys head to the department store for shopping and to check out a new attraction at Momiji's behest. It turns out to be a haunted house, though Tohru is the only one to be terrified at all the contraptions. Meanwhile Arisa meets up with Kureno Sohma by coincidence, the pair having previously met once before at the convenience store she works at. They head to a diner for some tororo soba to catch up, though Arisa's feelings for Kureno become twisted when he remarks their first meeting happened only because he was in the area unnecessarily. She loses her temper and storms out though Kureno catches up to her and quickly apologies. He leans in as if to embrace her, before leaving her hanging. Stumped and confused, Arisa confides to Saki that she will not chase after him and let him come to her. Kureno meanwhile regrets that he may have to forget about Arisa as he arrives in Akito's room. | |||
| 6 | "Are You Really This Stupid?" Transcription: "Baka kai? Kimi wa" (Japanese: 馬鹿かい？君は) | May 11, 2020 | |
| 7 | "Let's Start the Watermelon Splitting Contest!" Transcription: "Suika-wari taikai o hajimeru no Yō" (Japanese: スイカ割りコンテストを始めましょう！) | May 18, 2020 | |
| 8 | "Well, It's True" Transcription: "Datte honto no Koto daro" (Japanese: だってホントのことだろ) | May 25, 2020 | |
| 9 | "My Precious..." Transcription: "Taisetsuna ore no" (Japanese: 大切な俺の・・・・・) | June 1, 2020 | |
| 10 | "Who Are You?" Transcription: "Anata wa..... “dare” desu ka?" (Japanese: あなたは・・・・・『誰』ですか？) | June 8, 2020 | |
| 11 | "All Mine" Transcription: "Watashi dake no Monoda yo" (Japanese: 私だけのものだよ) | June 15, 2020 | |
| 12 | "You Cried for Me" Transcription: "Ore no Kawarini kimi ga naita" (Japanese: 俺の代わりに君が泣いた) | June 22, 2020 | |
Home media
Region 1
In Region 1, the series was released on DVD by FUNimation Entertainment. FUNimation released the series in four single disc volumes, with English and Japanese audio and English subtitles. The first two volumes include six episodes, while the final two have seven. The series was released as a box set on 16 November 2004. In 2007, FUNimation began re-releasing the individual volumes as part of their value priced Viridian Collection. Other than a slightly redesigned cover to include the Viridian Collection tag, the volumes are identical to the regular versions. The series box set was also re-released as part of the Viridian Collection, in the form of a thin-pack set.[7] A 16th anniversary Blu-ray boxset of the series was issued on August 1, 2017 containing a 24-page series guide art booklet and new extras.[8]
2001
| Title | Original release[7] | Viridian release[7] |
|---|---|---|
| Fruits Basket, Volume 1: A Great Transformation | 29 October 2002 | 4 September 2007 |
| Fruits Basket, Volume 2: What Becomes of Snow? | 21 January 2003 | 4 September 2007 |
| Fruits Basket, Volume 3: Puddles of Memories | 25 March 2003 | 5 October 2007 |
| Fruits Basket, Volume 4: The Clearing Sky | 27 May 2003 | 5 October 2007 |
| Fruits Basket Series Box Set | 16 November 2004 | 20 November 2007 |
2019
| Title | Date[7] |
|---|---|
| Fruits Basket Season One, Part 1[9] | 19 November 2019 |
| Fruits Basket Season One, Part 2[10] | 11 February 2020 |
Region 2 (Japan)
The series was originally released in Japan in nine individual DVD volumes by King Records, with each volume containing three episodes except for the first volume, which contained two.[11] The first, sixth, eighth, and ninth volumes were also given limited edition releases. The first and sixth limited edition volumes included a series box, while the eight included a set of six trading cards and a figurine. The final volume's limited edition version also included a figurine. A deluxe season box set was released on 25 April 2007. In addition to the complete series, the box set includes a message card from Natsuki Takaya, a 60-page deluxe booklet, and a bonus Fruits Basket CD soundtrack.[12] All of the original volumes have Japanese language tracks with no subtitles.
2001
| Volume | Date[13] |
|---|---|
| Fruits Basket 1 | 29 September 2001 |
| Fruits Basket 2 | 30 October 2001 |
| Fruits Basket 3 | 29 November 2001 |
| Fruits Basket 4 | 29 December 2001 |
| Fruits Basket 5 | 26 January 2002 |
| Fruits Basket 6 | 28 February 2002 |
| Fruits Basket 7 | 27 March 2002 |
| Fruits Basket 8 | 24 April 2002 |
| Fruits Basket 9 | 22 May 2002 |
| Fruits Basket DVD Box | 25 April 2007 |
2019
| Volume | Date |
|---|---|
| Fruits Basket 1st Season 1 | 21 June 2019 |
| Fruits Basket 1st Season 2 | 19 July 2019 |
| Fruits Basket 1st Season 3 | 23 August 2019 |
| Fruits Basket 1st Season 4 | 20 September 2019 |
| Fruits Basket 1st Season 5 | 18 October 2019 |
| Fruits Basket 1st Season 6 | 22 November 2019 |
Region 2 (Europe)
Through their deal with FUNimation for subleasing titles, MVM Entertainment released the series to Region 2 DVD in Europe. The series was released as four individual volumes which are identical to those released by Funimation in Region 1.[7] On 14 November 2006, FUNimation announced that MVM would not longer be distributing their titles. Instead, all of their title distribution in the United Kingdom would be handled by Revelation Films.[14] Revelation Films re-released the four individual volumes under their label and released the series box set on 22 January 2007.[15]
However MVM have regained the licence and re-released the series as a four disc set on February 6, 2012 in the UK. MVM also released the Blu-ray Collector's Edition on February 19, 2018.
| Title | MVM Entertainment | Revelation Films |
|---|---|---|
| Fruits Basket, Volume 1 | 5 April 2004[7] | 22 January 2007[15] |
| Fruits Basket, Volume 2 | 7 June 2004[7] | 22 January 2007[15] |
| Fruits Basket, Volume 3 | 9 August 2004[7] | 22 February 2007[15] |
| Fruits Basket, Volume 4 | 20 September 2004[7] | 22 February 2007[15] |
| Fruits Basket Box Set | 13 February 2012 | 22 January 2007[7] |
Region 4
Fruits Basket was released to Region 4 DVD by Madman Entertainment on 15 October 2003 in the form of a complete series box set. The set uses the same box set used for the original Region 1 release of the complete series by FUNimation. The on-disc extras in the set include character profiles, textless opening and closing sequences, a behind the scenes featurette, an interview with the director, and image galleries.[16]
See also
References
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External links
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- "Official list of Fruits Basket episodes". Funimation. Archived from the original on 2008-02-16. Retrieved 2008-02-19.
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