Anime fans looking for a show with the most impeccably written and developed characters of all time,Fruits Basketis the ideal choice. TheFruits Basketcharacterlineup is stacked with unique, relatable, and lovable characters with fully developed backstories and oodles of personal growth.
There is so much to learn about each of the main characters in thefantastical slice-of-lifeseries, from their impactful childhoods to their current relationships to their questionable futures. A good way to get to know each person is to start with the basics. Check out theFruits Basketmain characters' ages, zodiac signs, and heights, starting with the one and only Tohru Honda.
Updated Jul 23, 2025 by Mark Sammut:Fruits Basket’s 2019 anime adaptation came to a close in 2021, bringing to a satisfying end Tohru, Kyo, and Yuki’s journeys. After that, a Prelude movie was released that primarily revolved around Tohru’s parents, Kyoko and Katsuya, although themain Fruits Basket characterswere also featured in the movie.
This article has been updated with galleries for each Fruits Basket character, along with their debut episodes in the 2019 adaptation.
16Character Chart
This list ofFruits Basketcharacters includes those most important to the story, along with the most screen time. Though many more Sohmas, friends, and classmates are introduced and play a part throughout the series, these are the ones who have the most impact and continue to show up throughout the story’s events. Listed are the characters' ages from their first appearance in the anime.
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156.7 cm / 5'2"
170.5 cm / 5'7"
71.3 cm / 5'7"
26
178 cm / 5'10"
168 cm / 5'6"
162 cm / 5'3"
182 cm / 6'0"
175 cm / 5'9"
15
155.8 cm / 5'1"
170.2 cm / 5'7"
~20**
164 cm / 5'5"
12
144.5 cm / 4'9"
33
177 cm / 5'10"
18
160.5 cm / 5'2.5"
Unknown
165 cm / 5'5"
*Based on the Chinese zodiac years practiced in Japan, as they do not follow the Lunar New Year but the calendar year.
**Akito’s age is never clearly specified in the series, though we know they are between Ritsu and Kagura in age, landing around 20 years old in the year of the Horse.
15Tohru Honda
Debut Episode In 2019 Fruits Basket: Season 1, Episode 1 “See You After School”
The main protagonist of the series is Tohru Honda, a teenage high school girl with an unbelievable work ethic and unfathomable kindness in her heart. She lost her mom before the start of the anime and ends up living in a tent to avoid burdening her family or friends. Her uncommon childhood and her wise mother led her to become the compassionate, kind, powerful young woman she was at the start of the anime.
Tohru is the most important person to ever enter the lives of the Sohma family, creatingunique and powerfulrelationships with each of them over her time living with Shigure, Kyo, and Yuki. She is incredibly strong and impactful, even at such a young age!
14Yuki Sohma
The first of the Sohma family that Tohru met from being in the same high school, Yuki plays a crucial role in how the events of the anime play out. He was born the year of the Rat, making him kind, gentle, mature, and charming, even though he bears incredible guilt, rage, and sadness underneath his princely exterior.
Yuki, along with most of his family, dealt withemotional abuse throughout his childhoodand masks the pain through his friendly and inviting demeanor. He is the perfect match to the generous and kind Tohru, on a deep and emotional level.
13Kyo Sohma
The total opposite of his cousin and roommate Yuki, Kyo is loud and brash andloves to start fights. He takes on the role of the Cat in the Zodiac, making him extra feisty and standoffish. He lost faith in his family and doesn’t feel like he is a true part of the Zodiac, being taunted and degraded by his family members in his past.
It takes some time for him to grow close to others, but when he does, he becomes incredibly loyal and protective. Kyo fights a lot of demons, but he is constantly trying to better himself to make Tohru and his family happy.
12Shigure Sohma
Shigure is thecomical, pervy older cousinwho lives with the main protagonist trio. He takes on the role of the caretaker in the home, earning money as a novelist. Shigure loves being childish and wacky, and he never turns down an opportunity to tease or annoy his younger cousins. He, Ayame, and Hatori are three peas in a pod, all relying on one another to keep their highly dysfunctional family running smoothly.
11Arisa Uotani
One of Tohru’s best friends, Arisa, or Uo, is a rough and tough girl with a past filled with crime and mischief. Uo was finally set straight by Kyoko Honda, Tohru’s mother, who lived a similar life to the young blonde. She is intimidating and has no shame telling people how she really feels. She is very protective and caring towards Tohru and Hana, wanting only the best for her two closest friends.
10Saki Hanajima
Saki, also known as Hana, is the third young woman in the best friend trio with Tohru and Uo. She is dark, mysterious, and spooky to her classmates, yet she doesn’t frighten her two friends one bit. Hana has a quirky personality with an even quirkier family filled with mysterious powers that Tohru and Uo aren’t bothered by.
Hana is soft-spoken, very insightful, and overjoyed to have such wonderful friends by her side. She is a trustworthy and loyal friend to Tohru and is always there to make sure she is taken care of.
9Hatori Sohma
Debut Episode In 2019 Fruits Basket: Season 1, Episode 6 “Perhaps We Should Invite Ourselves Over”
Hatori is one of the Sohmas who spends a lot of time around Tohru and her roommates during her time with them. He is close with Shigure and Ayame, as they are all around the same age and have had the same experiences growing up. Hatori is calm, collected, intelligent, and very caretaking, as he serves as the family’s doctor. He is the Dragon in the Zodiac, but he transforms into a seahorse instead of a dragon when the curse is activated.
8Ayame Sohma
Debut Episode In 2019 Fruits Basket: Season 1, Episode 13 “How Have You Been, My Brother?”
This wild and spunky fashionista is cursed by the Snake of the Zodiac. He is just as silly, crazy, and pervy as his best friend Shigure, but is way more obedient and submissive when he’s with the mature Hatori. Ayame is incredibly flamboyant and hasbeautiful, long, white hair. He wants desperately to be closer to his little brother Yuki, but his highly different personality and poor judgment constantly put them in awkward situations.
7Momiji Sohma
Debut Episode In 2019 Fruits Basket: Season 1, Episode 3 “Let’s Play Rich Man-Poor Man!”
The young and kind Momiji is arguably the strongest and most lovable Sohma in the series. He is adorable, spunky, fun-loving, and compassionate with his family and friends, and he gets along with people very easily.
Momiji is the Rabbit in the Zodiac and is half-german, so he is always exclaiming words and phrases in his native European language. He issuper sweet and innocently flirtywith Tohru, and he can get away with it with how cute, young, and feminine he looks!
