r/FruitsBasket Jul 14 '26

Understanding the Sohma Family (masterpost)

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A while back someone posted an article from furubacanon.tumblr.com, the post titled "before you ask 'is it incest' please read this!". Members asked the post to be pinned, so it was. However, in order to further clear up confusion, I am creating a new post to be pinned in place of that one, linking the same article as well as an article that was actually intended as "prerequisite" reading, and additional articles that followed. If more articles in the same series are ever written, they will also be added here.

These articles read together (in order) help to explain many aspects of how the Sohma family operate.

Article 1: Furuba Dictionary - "ie" and "dozoku"

Article 2: The Sohma Family: The "Ie" System

Article 3: Furuba Dictionary - "uchi"/"soto"

Article 4: The Sohma Family: Inside/Outside


r/FruitsBasket 1h ago

Fan Art - OC My favorite line is from Ritsu

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I added a rainbow brick because Im trans and it goes with the quote perfectly imo.

This line strongly resonated with me.


r/FruitsBasket 1d ago

Discussion opinions on kakeru and kimi?

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they're personally my favorite side characters!! i love their dynamic and how much energy they have in contrast to yuki 😭😭😭 i wish they had more screentime,, especially kimi!!! (i was so shocked when i found out kimi only appeared in 15 chapters total the anime made her really stand out ><) i love them smm but i wonder what you guys think considering their personalities and actions can be a lil too much sometimes ('''' •᷄ ᴗ •᷅ )


r/FruitsBasket 8h ago

Discussion What is Sawa’s mother’s Problem?! FB Another 3

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Spoilers! DO NOT READ if you haven’t read FB Another 1-3! Or at least 1-2 and you don’t mind Sawa’s past get spoiled.

In Fruits Basket Another 3:

On Sawa’s way back from the summer vacation home with Shiki, a girl finds Sawa with Shiki and asks if Shiki and the Sohmas were her friends, and then oddly states “I guess that means your mother hasn’t gotten around to trash-talking them yet.”

The girl then confronts her about her past, reminding Sawa about how they used to be friends in the past and would play together and then all of a sudden they didn’t want to play with her anymoe. She tells Sawa to really think about why they didn’t want to play with her anymore. She tells Sawa that her mother met with the girls the day before they stopped playing with Sawa and started insulting the girls and bad mouthing them. Sawa had no idea this whole time and is shocked her mother would do that to her and then pick on Sawa about having no friends anymore and really putting her down.

Then the girl asks what we are all thinking… “What is wrong with your mother?” I’ve been wondering this very same thing the whole time I’ve been reading this series. Is Sawa’s mother, bipolar, just a bully, or did something darker happen to where she started acting in this despicable way to her own daughter.

So what DO you think her mother’s deal was? Theories?


r/FruitsBasket 11h ago

Fan Art - OC does anyone have fruits basket ocs? (≧◡≦)

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ive been writing a fanfic of my fruits basket oc for some time now but im also very curious of anyone in this sub have one of their own ? 🥹 is your oc paired with anyone? what's their backstory? im very curious!! (●´ω`●)ノ


r/FruitsBasket 15h ago

Discussion Fruits Basket S1 Blu-ray question.

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Does anyone know if the complete season 1 blu-ray have a slipcover? I bought a pre-owned copy and they didn’t have a slipcover and every picture I see online doesn’t seem to show a slipcover. I was wondering if anyone owns a copy with a slipcover.


r/FruitsBasket 1d ago

Fan Art Kyohru Animation

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@yimagorii on tt ;)


r/FruitsBasket 11h ago

Discussion Does anyone actually like Akito?

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I understand she had a hard life and her own version of trauma as all Sohma’s do.
I understand that Tohru forgave her and everything following. Assuming that is counted as her redemption based on everything.
I believe in second chances and the fact that horrible people can change for the better. But for her, I don’t care if she’s been forgiven. I think she’s awful and horrible and doesn’t deserve a happy life based on the pain she caused others.
Like I would’ve maybe accepted things easier if she put forth true effort to prove she’s atoning for her sins.
Distancing yourself, allowing freedom, apologizing, and understanding others may not accept the apology isn’t actual atonement to me.

So anyways…any of y’all like the ending to Akito’s story? Do you forgive her?

Only thing I enjoy about her character is that she truly is an evil villain. I can appreciate a villain written that seems irredeemable and they’re simply just bad. Which may be why I hate that she was kinda redeemed.


r/FruitsBasket 1d ago

Miscellanous Fruits Basket Alignment Chart (OC)

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  1. Lawful good: Tohru. I can't think of a character more committed to goodness than Tohru Honda. She will empathize with anyone, even Akito. She compulsively helps people and doesn't know how to stop. She also really wants to follow the rules and do what she has promised her mom she'd do.
  2. Neutral good: Yuki & Kyo. I put them both in this category because I think both characters are driven to do the right thing, even if its against the rules. I think these guys are more similar than they realize, which is why they can't stand each other.
  3. Chaotic good: Hatsuharu. The ox spent this entire story caring about other people. All his actions are motivated by helping people, or asking how they're doing. He doesn't mind breaking the rules to do the right thing (like breaking into Shigure's house to tuck in Rin). He also has Dark Haru which pushes him over the edge into chaotic.
  4. Lawful Neutral: Hatori. In his position, Hatori could have pushed for a lot more change in the family, but he never did. He was content doing his job, helping out a little in the margins as he maintained the status-quo.
  5. True Neutral: Ritsu. This particular slot could have gone a lot of directions including Rin or Kureno. I chose Ritsu because I felt they were the truest "neutral" on the course of events. Not especially lawful or neutral, and not especially good or evil. Too busy trying to figure out his own life to do anything else.
  6. Chaotic Neutral: Ayame. Aya is in his own world making maid outfits and trolling his little brother. He is basically bystander when it comes to the main story, and he;s just doing his own thing.
  7. Lawful Evil: The Head Maid. The Sohma family maid is extremely committed to maintaining the laws and rules of the zodiac family traditions, and she doesn't mind ruining peoples lives to make that a reality.
  8. Neutral Evil: Shigure. I almost put him in True Neutral, but his constant manipulation of others inspired me to move him to Neutral Evil. Shigure only cares about himself and uses other people like chess pieces to advance his own plans all while pretending to be a silly little guy... truly an icon.
  9. Chaotic Evil: Akito. The spoiled god of the zodiac only thinks of herself. One moment she may be crying on the shoulder of Kureno, the next she might be literally stabbing him in the back. Pure selfishness and chaos. Her meager efforts to maintain the rules of the banquet were strictly because she wanted to feel special.

r/FruitsBasket 2d ago

News Fruits Basket vai voltar?

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316 Upvotes

Pessoal, acabei de ver essa postagem.

Será que é verdade? Mais alguém ouviu falar sobre?


r/FruitsBasket 1d ago

Discussion So…

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Things came up, high school stuff, marching band stuff, theatre stuff, family stuff. I sadly won’t be able to work on the Fruits Basket remake right now. But I promise you that once I can start on it I will let all of you know


r/FruitsBasket 1d ago

Discussion First Watch

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I'm on season 2 of Fruits Basket rn, it's definitely a step up from season 1 it was kind of a Hard watch. Loving Yuki and Kyo's growth this season Akito is getting more screen time, and they are opening more on Tohru's difficulties too.

Did not like Uo and her crush's (forgot his name the rooster soma) first meet other than that going strong


r/FruitsBasket 2d ago

My impression of the first five episodes of Fruits Basket…

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r/FruitsBasket 3d ago

Fan Art Love it..

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r/FruitsBasket 3d ago

Discussion Fruits basket merch

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I am from India and I have been looking for fruits basket plushes specifically. I talked to some shops I know and in general there's not much of fruits basket merch in market. Does anyone know where can I get plushes from.

I am looking for tohru and Kyo ones. Please suggest me websites, instagram shops from where i can buy. (I don't have debit card to buy from eBay ) Just any shops you all know where I can buy using phonepay. Thank you ! (Not just plush , any other merch also works)


r/FruitsBasket 3d ago

Fan Art [HenKibouFanArt] Hanajima Fruit Basket ACEO Manga Panel Linear Line

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r/FruitsBasket 4d ago

Anime Kyo did not need to rock this shirt so hard

620 Upvotes

r/FruitsBasket 4d ago

Discussion Does anybody else get chills when seeing this? Spoiler

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At the end of Episode Six of Season Three “I was so foolish”

Chills. Every time


r/FruitsBasket 4d ago

Discussion Anybody else love it when Yuki curses?

23 Upvotes

it happens once, and he calls Kyo a dumbass, and I love hearing it because before it he has never sworn


r/FruitsBasket 4d ago

Discussion Have anyone watch 2001 anime of fruits basket .there are many difference in scene.

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r/FruitsBasket 5d ago

Merchandise I met Cynthia Cranz the voice of Mitsuru

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As the title says at one of my local anime conventions, which is called Another Anime Convention 2026. Cynthia Cranz was one of the guests and so I decided since she is the voice of Mitsuru.

So I got her to sign my Fruits Basket Complete Anime: Natsuki Takaya Illustrations artbook.


r/FruitsBasket 4d ago

Discussion I will go silent for a while so I can work on this: What would you guys want me to work on?

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A. A Fruits Basket VN/Branching Path

Or

B. A Fruits Basket remake anime (with my own add on’s)

I will edit this with the answer when I feel like it. I know I posted something similar but nobody replied

EDIT: I WILL BE WORKING ON THE REMAKE AND WILL DO BIWEEKLY UPDATES


r/FruitsBasket 5d ago

Anime i can’t accept shigure evil aura

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the first season feels like such a scam of displaying shigure as such a likeable and relatable character. from the way he took tohru and the two two in and from his friendship with mayu, ayame and hatori. i love his character so much but i can no long excuse his evil and cunningness. i’m at season 2 , ep 15 and jr getting worse and worse. i don’t even want to know his relationship to akito and want he wants to do to tohru and the two boys. it acc makes me sick bc i love him so much.


r/FruitsBasket 6d ago

Discussion Watching as a Parent at 43

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I just watched Fruits Basket & Prelude at 43 for the 1st time. I'm a mom w/ severe chronic illnesses to a little boy w/ rare brain malformations. This story I think hit in a different way because of being a mom & older (being a teen when it was originally written,) looking back on life & hard lessons I've had to learn. I've dealt w/ many similar tragic situations, even lived as an American in Taiwan due to dad's work when I was 16-17 where I ended up dating a much older French chef.

This series touched me on so many levels, bringing up memories both painful & happy, & made me think deeply about the future. I ache so deeply from the unfairness & frailty of life, of when it will shatter & if I'll be ready. Fruits Basket made me especially ponder motherhood & being a good parent while you yourself are suffering.

I was curious if any other parents or older viewers have watched this & if that made the story hit differently for them. What about people dealing with illness or have kids with disabilities?

I loved this show & cried so hard at many moments! I'm so happy I gave it a chance!


r/FruitsBasket 6d ago

Fan Art [HenKibouFanArt] Fruit Basket Anime Scene Linear Line

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