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The Best Episodes of Fruits Basket

Every episode of Fruits Basket ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Fruits Basket!

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Tohru Honda is 16 year old orphaned girl who gets invited to live in the house of her classmate, the handsome boy Sohma Yuki, and his cousins, 16 year old Kyo and 27 year old

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    Fruits Basket Season 1 Episode 2 - The Sohma Curse
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #1 - The Sohma Curse

    S1:E2

    Tohru is quite surprised to see Yuki, Shigure, and Kyo turn into animals. While still in their animal forms, they tell her about the Sohma Family Curse. Whenever a member of the Sohma family is hugged by a member of the opposite sex, they turn into animals from the Chinese Zodiac. Later on at school, Yuki confronts Tohru and tells her that her memory may have to be erased because she found out the family secret. When they return home, Shigure informs them of Akito's decision: Tohru can stay at the house and won't have her memories erased as long as she doesn't tell anybody about the family secret.

    Director:Yoshinari Suzuki
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Fruits Basket Season 1 Episode 5 - A Rice Ball in a Fruits Basket
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #2 - A Rice Ball in a Fruits Basket

    S1:E5

    Things are going great at Shigure's house. Just when Tohru feels the days will always be like this, she gets a call from her grandpa. His house is finished, so Tohru can move back with him.

    Director:Keiji Gotoh
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Fruits Basket Season 1 Episode 7 - A Plum on the Back
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #3 - A Plum on the Back

    S1:E7

    It's the cultural festival, and Tohru's class is doing a hit or miss rice ball stand. Yuki is given a special outfit to wear during the festival, which brings in lots of customers. We get to meet Momiji and Hatori, two more Sohma family members! Could they be members of the zodiac as well?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Fruits Basket Season 1 Episode 8 - Don`t Cry, For the Snow will Surely Melt
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #4 - Don`t Cry, For the Snow will Surely Melt

    S1:E8

    Tohru visits the main Sohma residence for the first time. After the warning Yuki gave her at the festival, she's a bit nervous to talk to Hatori, one of the senior family members. Why is Hatori so insistent that Tohru leave the Sohma family alone?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Fruits Basket Season 1 Episode 9 - A Solitary New Year
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #5 - A Solitary New Year

    S1:E9

    Tohru and the Sohmas are cleaning house with the help with Uo and Hana. Shigure's assistant Mi is pressing Shigure to finish his 500-page novel. Later on, the Sohmas are supposed to visit the Sohma House for their annual celebrations. But that means Tohru will be alone for New Year's?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Fruits Basket Season 1 Episode 10 - Make It Clear If It's Black or White
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #6 - Make It Clear If It's Black or White

    S1:E10

    Tohru's class goes on an endurance run. In the middle of the run, a white-haired boy, not much younger than Yuki, interrupts and challenges Kyo to a fight. The boy is also a member of the Sohma clan. As they fight, Yuki feels faint. What will Tohru do now? And which zodiac member is this boy?

    Director:Yoshinari Suzuki
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Fruits Basket Season 1 Episode 11 - Everybody Loves Chocolate
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #7 - Everybody Loves Chocolate

    S1:E11

    It's Valentine's Day, and Tohru has given all the Sohma's chocolates. But it seems that after finals, she's also working harder than ever earning money. Could something be the matter?

    Director:Masahiko Otsuka
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Fruits Basket Season 1 Episode 12 - White Day
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #8 - White Day

    S1:E12

    Momiji invites Tohru, Kyo, and Yuki to a relaxing weekend at the Sohma Hot Springs. Tohru even brings her mom along. Yuki has a chance to give Tohru a gift for White Day. But Momiji has an even bigger surprise!

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Fruits Basket Season 1 Episode 13 - A New School Term Starts!
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #9 - A New School Term Starts!

    S1:E13

    Tohru's second year at high school begins, and Yuki is helping out with orientation. It turns out some of the younger Sohmas are entering the same high school. Hatsuharu gets in a conflict with the class president, but a deeper situation occurs when one of the Sohmas unexpectedly shows up and confronts Tohru!

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Fruits Basket Season 1 Episode 14 - The Adult's Episode - Yuki's a Messed Up Snake!
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #10 - The Adult's Episode - Yuki's a Messed Up Snake!

    S1:E14

    Tohru and Yuki are tending the vegetable garden, when Tohru finds a set of clothes lying on the ground. Could this be a new Sohma? According to the title, it is! Not only is the new Sohma awfully friendly, it has a few surprising secrets to reveal about its relationship to Yuki and the others.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Fruits Basket Season 1 Episode 15 - There Are No Memories It's OK to Forget
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #11 - There Are No Memories It's OK to Forget

    S1:E15

    It's been a year since Tohru's mom passed away, and the gang visits her grave. Uo and Hana speculate on whom Tohru will fall in love with. Then Tohru discovers Momiji in the building she works in. What is he doing there? And where are Momiji's parents?

    Director:Yoshinari Suzuki
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Fruits Basket Season 1 Episode 16 - If We've Three Then We Don't Need To Fear Jason
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #12 - If We've Three Then We Don't Need To Fear Jason

    S1:E16

    Shigure invites Tohru and the Sohmas out to a lake in the woods, where not only will they have to contend with Jason, but some other surprises. Also, Tohru worries that Kyo and Yuki don't seem to be their usual selves.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Fruits Basket Season 1 Episode 17 - It's Because I've Been Loved That I've Become Stronger
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #13 - It's Because I've Been Loved That I've Become Stronger

    S1:E17

    Hatsuharu introduces a new Sohma to Tohru. It's a tiger cub named Kisa! But when Tohru reaches out to her, Kisa bites her! Can Tohru befriend this wild yet timid girl?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Fruits Basket Season 1 Episode 18 - The Strongest Tag - The Cursed Electric Wave Brother and Sister
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #14 - The Strongest Tag - The Cursed Electric Wave Brother and Sister

    S1:E18

    The Prince Yuki Fan Club takes center stage in this episode, where they plot to break up the friendship between Tohru and Yuki. They use a school newspaper interview visit to Saki Hanajima's house to search for Hana's weaknesses. But even with their trusty camcorder, the fan club is in for some freaky and some normal surprises as they tour Hana's home.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Fruits Basket Season 1 Episode 19 - The Source Of Cheer Can Be Affected By Colds, Too!
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #15 - The Source Of Cheer Can Be Affected By Colds, Too!

    S1:E19

    Tohru fails one of her midterms and now has just one chance to retake it, and with just a few days before the make-up exam, she is coming down with a cold. What will the gang do now?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Fruits Basket Season 1 Episode 20 - Ayame's Secret Life
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #16 - Ayame's Secret Life

    S1:E20

    Yuki and Tohru visit Ayame's dress shop. Ayame's assistant Mine Kurame, has grander ideas. Could there be some cosplaying involved? And what is "The Thing"?

    Director:Haruo Sotozaki
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Fruits Basket Season 1 Episode 21 - Sophist Boy Has Captured The Prince
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #17 - Sophist Boy Has Captured The Prince

    S1:E21

    Someone steals Tohru's purse, and it looks like another zodiac member. He's Hiro Sohma and he's very jealous of Tohru and Kisa.

    Director:Yoshinari Suzuki
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Fruits Basket Season 1 Episode 22 - Prince Yuki Fan Club
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #18 - Prince Yuki Fan Club

    S1:E22

    Yuki starts the semester as the Student Council President, and the Prince Yuki Fan Club is right there with him, except that there's this other girl. Could this be competition? What will Yuki's fan club president do?

    Director:Keiji Gotoh
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Fruits Basket Season 1 Episode 23 - Is the Rumored Ri That Mother's Daughter?
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #19 - Is the Rumored Ri That Mother's Daughter?

    S1:E23

    Shigure's house receives yet another visitor - Ritsu Sohma, the daughter of the Hostess at the hot springs. Whenever Ri's around, it seems to be one mishap after another. But Ritsu's biggest bombshell is yet to come. Tohru is in for the surprise of her life!

    Director:Haruo Sotozaki
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Fruits Basket Season 1 Episode 24 - The Curse of the Cat
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #20 - The Curse of the Cat

    S1:E24

    It's a rainy day. Tohru and Yuki don't mind much, but Kyo is in down spirits. Things just keep getting worse for Kyo. Kagura makes a surprise visit. We learn why Kagura loves Kyo so much. Kyo's teacher, Kazuma Sohma, also makes a visit. Kazuma seems to have a reason for his visit, but could it break the wonderful world that Tohru lives in?

    Director:Haruo Sotozaki
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Fruits Basket Season 1 Episode 25 - True Form
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #21 - True Form

    S1:E25

    Kyo's shocking transformation into his true form is finally complete! Unfortunately for Tohru, she witnesses the entire spectacle leaving her disoriented and confused. Kagura comes up with the family's last hope to save him…whether Tohru likes it or not!

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Fruits Basket Season 1 Episode 26 - Let's Go Home
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #22 - Let's Go Home

    S1:E26

    Tohru pushes her relationships with the Sohmas to the limit as she tries to reach out to Kyo in love, which proves to be troublesome since Kyo is in his wild monster cat form. And if that wasn’t enough, she confronts Akito to tell him how she feels about all the abuse. Akito isn’t pleased with any of her interactions, and feels like it’s time for Tohru’s memories to be erased once and for all. Friendships will be tested in the exciting finale to the TV series.

    Director:Nagisa Miyazaki
    Writer:Rika Nakase

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  23. Fruits Basket Season 1 Episode 1 - The Strangest Day
    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #23 - The Strangest Day

    S1:E1

    Losing Tohru Honda's mother was hard enough, but living in a tent, now that's just crazy! One day, leaving for school, Tohru happens to stumble to the prince of her high school 'Yuki Sohma' at his house. As Yuki and his cousin Shigure finds out that Tohru been living in a tent, Yuki and Shigure lets Tohru live with them as their housekeeper. Trouble starts as soon as Kyo, another member of the Sohma family, messes up Tohru's new room causing her to lose her balance. Grabbing onto the Sohma family for support, they all turn into animals of the Chinese Zodiac.

    Director:Nagisa Miyazaki
    Writer:Rika Nakase

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  24. Fruits Basket Season 1 Episode 3 - All Shapes and Sizes
    6.7/10(3 votes)

    #24 - All Shapes and Sizes

    S1:E3

    At school, Tohru walks in on Kyo and Yuki fighting. When she tries to stop them she runs into Kyo and he transforms. Kyo gets angry and calls her a stupid girl which makes Tohru think he hates her. Feeling guilty, he decides to pick Tohru up from her job and apologizes in his own way. The next day, on her way home from work, Tohru meets up with Yuki, and they walk home together. After accidentally transforming, Yuki tells Tohru about how he wants to live a normal life.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Fruits Basket Season 1 Episode 4 - Here Comes Kagura!
    6.7/10(3 votes)

    #25 - Here Comes Kagura!

    S1:E4

    Someone visits Shigure's house. It's Kagura who has brought a lot of commotion into the Sohma residence. Can Tohru and Kagura become friends or will they be bitter rivals?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Sohma Curse" is the best rated episode of "Fruits Basket". It scored 8.5/10 based on 2 votes. Directed by Yoshinari Suzuki and written by Unknown, it aired on 7/12/2001. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "A Rice Ball in a Fruits Basket".