The Best Episodes of Fruits Basket Season 1

Kazuma Soma's visit to the house is more than a casual visit, especially for Kyo. Will we finally find out Kyo's secret?

Director: Takahiro Kawakoshi

Writer: Taku Kishimoto

Uotani continues to tell about her past and how meeting Kyoko and Tohru impacted her.

Director: Yoshihide Ibata, Yoshihiro Nishio

Writer: Yuichiro Kido

Tohru learns more about Momiji Soma and visits her mother’s grave with her friends.

Director: Takashi Igari

Writer: Yuichiro Kido

We learn more about Hanajima’s past and how she meets Uotani and Tohru.

Director: Takatoshi Suzuki

Writer: Taku Kishimoto

A nervous Tohru visits the main Soma estate for her meeting with Hatori. There, she finds out the backstory behind Hatori's seemingly harsh attitude toward her.

Director: Daisuke Takashima

Writer: Yuichiro Kido

Tohru has come to think of the Somas as her new family, but her faith in herself and in her relationships is shaken when her biological family says they're ready to take her back.

Director: Takashi Igari

Writer: Taku Kishimoto

Hatsuharu unexpectedly shows up with a new Soma who doesn’t speak a word.

Director: Yasuo Tsuchiya

Writer: Yuichiro Kido

Kazuma leaves without a word to Kyo while Yuki and Kagura fight their own battles. Then, Shigure gathers everybody for dinner at his house.

Director: Takatoshi Suzuki, Yoshihide Ibata

Writer: Taku Kishimoto

Uotani plans a group gift for Tohru. Then, the Somas learn more about Uotani's past.

Director: Takatoshi Suzuki

Writer: Taku Kishimoto

Tohru tries to figure out how to cause everyone the least amount of trouble over the New Year's holiday. Meanwhile, Yuki and Kyo try to figure out how to survive three days without Tohru.

Director: Takatoshi Suzuki

Writer: Taku Kishimoto

It's the first day of the new school year, and the students of Kaibara High School gets their first look at Momiji and Hatsuharu's "unique" approach to school uniforms. Another member of the Soma family also pays a visit.

Director: Katsuhiko Bizen

Writer: Taku Kishimoto

Temporarily homeless high school student Tohru Honda doesn't want to cause her friends any trouble, so she's been secretly living in a tent instead of asking to stay with any of them. Then she meets the owners of the land she pitched her tent on...

Director: Yoshihide Ibata

Writer: Taku Kishimoto

On school festival day, the gang sells a ton of rice balls thanks to an innovative Prince Yuki marketing technique. Bonus: two other members of the Soma family come to the festival to introduce themselves.

Director: Katsuhiko Bizen

Writer: Taku Kishimoto

Kyo fights Yuki, Yuki fights a cold, and Tohru meets a new Soma whose mood swings may be even more extreme than Kagura's.

Director: Yoshihide Ibata, Yoshihiro Nishio

Writer: Yuichiro Kido

Tohru comes down with a cold, and the Somas help her while she recovers.

Director: Hideki Tonokatsu

Writer: Yuichiro Kido

Tohru learns the Soma family's shocking secret: they transform into zodiac animals! Is this show a zodiac animal transformation home comedy?!

Director: Takatoshi Suzuki

Writer: Taku Kishimoto

Kyo and Yuki both confide in Tohru about their insecurities, and she discovers that they have a lot in common for people who seem like such opposites.

Director: Yoshihide Ibata, Yoshihiro Nishio

Writer: Taku Kishimoto

Kagura Soma visits and expresses her rather explosive love for Kyo. At first she regards Tohru as a potential rival, but she soon comes to realize that Tohru is interested in friendship, not fighting.

Director: Hiroaki Kudou

Writer: Yuichiro Kido

Shigure does some serious scheming while Kagura, Kyo, Yuki, and Tohru all go on a double date.

Director: Hiroaki Kudou

Writer: Taku Kishimoto

Tohru meets a man she never knew existed, and learns something about Yuki that she never knew before.

Director: Yuji Tokuno

Writer: Taku Kishimoto

It's "White Day," the day that boys who received chocolates on Valentine's Day give their return gifts to the girls. And Momiji has one big surprise gift for Tohru!

Director: Tomoko Hiramuki

Writer: Yuichiro Kido

Tohru, Yuki, Kyo, Shigure, and Hatori go on a trip to the Soma vacation house near a lake.

Director: Masato Suzuki

Writer: Taku Kishimoto

Hiro Soma comes to introduce himself, and it rapidly becomes obvious that he is not a Tohru Honda fan.

Director: Akira Yamada

Writer: Taku Kishimoto

Members of Prince Yuki do some scheming and visit Hanajima’s house.

Director: Tatsuya Nokimori

Writer: Taku Kishimoto

Another Soma comes to visit, while Mitsuru begs Shigure for his manuscript.

Director: Takatoshi Suzuki, Yoshihide Ibata, Tomoko Hiramuki, Tomomi Ikeda

Writer: Yuichiro Kido