7.7/10471 votes#1 - See You After School
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/6/2019
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
7.6/10399 votes#2 - They're All Animals!
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/13/2019
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
7.6/10370 votes#3 - Let's Play Rich Man-Poor Man!
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/20/2019
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
7.6/10357 votes#4 - What Year Is She?
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/27/2019
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
8.5/10424 votes#5 - I've Been Fooling Myself
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/4/2019
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
7.6/10337 votes#6 - Perhaps We Should Invite Ourselves Over
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/11/2019
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
8.6/10426 votes#7 - Spring Comes
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 5/18/2019
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
8.0/10357 votes#8 - See You When You Get Back
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 5/25/2019
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
7.7/10329 votes#9 - Yuki Was My First Love
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 6/1/2019
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
7.5/10309 votes#10 - It's Valentine's, After All
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 6/8/2019
Shigure does some serious scheming while Kagura, Kyo, Yuki, and Tohru all go on a double date.
Director: Hiroaki Kudou
Writer: Taku Kishimoto
7.5/10314 votes#11 - This Is a Wonderful Inn
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 6/15/2019
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
8.0/10321 votes#12 - You Look Like You're Having Fun
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 6/22/2019
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
7.6/10315 votes#13 - How Have You Been, My Brother?
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 6/29/2019
Tohru meets a man she never knew existed, and learns something about Yuki that she never knew before.
Director: Yuji Tokuno
Writer: Taku Kishimoto
8.9/10417 votes#14 - That's a Secret
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 7/6/2019
Tohru learns more about Momiji Soma and visits her mother’s grave with her friends.
Director: Takashi Igari
Writer: Yuichiro Kido
7.5/10303 votes#15 - I Wouldn't Say That
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 7/13/2019
Tohru, Yuki, Kyo, Shigure, and Hatori go on a trip to the Soma vacation house near a lake.
Director: Masato Suzuki
Writer: Taku Kishimoto
8.2/10327 votes#16 - She Said Don't Step on Them!
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 7/20/2019
Uotani plans a group gift for Tohru. Then, the Somas learn more about Uotani's past.
Director: Takatoshi Suzuki
Writer: Taku Kishimoto
9.0/10409 votes#17 - This Is for Uo-chan!
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 7/27/2019
Uotani continues to tell about her past and how meeting Kyoko and Tohru impacted her.
Director: Yoshihide Ibata, Yoshihiro Nishio
Writer: Yuichiro Kido
8.5/10346 votes#18 - What's Important Is…
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 8/3/2019
Hatsuharu unexpectedly shows up with a new Soma who doesn’t speak a word.
Director: Yasuo Tsuchiya
Writer: Yuichiro Kido
6.6/10329 votes#19 - I'm So Sorry!
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 8/10/2019
Another Soma comes to visit, while Mitsuru begs Shigure for his manuscript.
Director: Takatoshi Suzuki, Yoshihide Ibata, Tomoko Hiramuki, Tomomi Ikeda
Writer: Yuichiro Kido
7.3/10290 votes#20 - I Can't Believe You Picked It Up
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 8/17/2019
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
7.2/10305 votes#21 - I Never Back Down from a Wave Fight
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 8/24/2019
Members of Prince Yuki do some scheming and visit Hanajima’s house.
Director: Tatsuya Nokimori
Writer: Taku Kishimoto
8.7/10358 votes#22 - Because I Was Happy
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 8/31/2019
We learn more about Hanajima’s past and how she meets Uotani and Tohru.
Director: Takatoshi Suzuki
Writer: Taku Kishimoto
7.7/10287 votes#23 - You Look Well…
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 9/7/2019
Tohru comes down with a cold, and the Somas help her while she recovers.
Director: Hideki Tonokatsu
Writer: Yuichiro Kido
9.5/10639 votes#24 - Let's Go Home
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 9/14/2019
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
8.5/10323 votes#25 - Summer Will Be Here Soon
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 9/21/2019
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
The Best Episodes of Fruits Basket Season 1
Every episode of Fruits Basket Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Fruits Basket Season 1!
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Season 1 Ratings Summary
"See You After School" is the best rated episode of "Fruits Basket" season 1. It scored 7.7/10 based on 471 votes. Directed by Yoshihide Ibata and written by Taku Kishimoto, it aired on 4/6/2019. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "They're All Animals!".