Arisa is a former gang member (a *yankee*: a Japanese version of the American "gangster thug" image) and has been one of Tohru's closest friends since Tohru's mother helped her escape from the gang (called "The Ladies") when she wanted to leave it.

Arisa is tough, brash, and sometimes violent but cries easily when it comes to her friends. She wears long skirts, carries a lead pipe, and often speaks like a man (in Japanese, different word choices can categorize a speaker as male or female). Arisa likes to play cards, protect Tohru from Yuki's fangirls, and swim. Her "convoluted" personality stems from home problems early in her life, when her mother left Arisa and her father for another man; her father became an alcoholic after his rejection. This caused Arisa to become harsh and jaded in her views of the world until she met the kind Tohru and her mother, Kyoko. With her overprotective and rather "parental" protection of Tohru with Hana-chan, she comes off as the brash and direct "father" figure.
~!She falls in love with [Kureno Sohma](https://anilist.co/character/4644/Kureno-Soma).!~

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 Shigure. However, these young men and parts of the rest of their family (both close and distant) hold a curse; if they are hugged by the opposite gender, they transform into animals of the Chinese Zodiac. Everyday is an adventure for sweet Tohru, as she gets to know everyone in the large family better (especially Yuki and Kyo), in both common and bizarre situations. But, the Sohma Family curse is certainly no laughing matter... it also holds horrible cruelty and heartbreak.


Yuka Imai  is a Japanese former voice actress who was previously represented by Gekidan Moonlight and by Atomic Monkey at the time of her retirement. On August 30, 2018, she announced her retirement from voice acting, due to various difficulties in her life such as her divorce and her son having pervasive developmental disabilities. 

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Parisa Fakhri is a actress and voice actress who lives in Texas and works at the properties of FUNimation Entertainment.

After a family tragedy turns her life upside down, plucky high schooler Tohru Honda takes matters into her own hands and moves out...into a tent! Unfortunately for her, she pitches her new home on private land belonging to the mysterious Sohma clan, and it isn't long before the owners discover her secret. But, as Tohru quickly finds out when the family offers to take her in, the Sohmas have a secret of their own--when touched by the opposite sex, they turn into the animals of the Chinese Zodiac! 
 
(Source: Yen Press) 
Note: Volume 9 includes the bonus chapter "Rain Shelter of Terror".

Tohru Honda thought her life was headed for misfortune when a family tragedy left her living in a tent. When her small home is discovered by the mysterious Soma clan, she suddenly finds herself living with Yuki, Kyo, and Shigure Soma. But she quickly learns their family has a bizarre secret of their own: when hugged by the opposite sex, they turn into the animals of the Zodiac!
 
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__Birthname:__ Elizabeth K. Maxwell
__Height:__ 165 cm (5' 5")

[Website](http://aboutelizabethmaxwell.com/welcome)

Elizabeth Maxwell is well known for her roles as Albedo, Ymir and Bishamon among others. She's known from very early age that she wanted to become an actress and has been persuing acting professionally on film and TV for a decade; however, it wasn't until her late 20s that she got into doing voice over.

__Trivia:__
- Her favourite colour is orange.
- She's a huge fan of Chrono Trigger, her favourite character being Lucca.

__Height:__ 157 cm

[Twitter](https://twitter.com/tanezakiatsumi) | [Actress Profile (Haikyo)](https://haikyo.co.jp/profile/profile.php?ActorID=12765)

Atsumi Tanezaki is a Japanese voice actress who is formerly affiliated with the Toritori Office, and is now represented by Haikyo.

In an interview with Repotama, Atsumi revealed that she became interested in doing voice acting after watching the anime series [Sailor Moon](https://anilist.co/anime/530/Bishoujo-Senshi-Sailor-Moon). She explained that her acting in the episode was so impactful that it encouraged her to pursue a career in voice acting. She began to study voice acting at a training school after graduating from high school in her home prefecture, Oita, using funds she had gathered from several part-time jobs. 

In the interview, she also states that her favorite voice actresses are [Miyuki Sawashiro](https://anilist.co/staff/95099/Miyuki-Sawashiro) and [Mayumi Tanaka](https://anilist.co/staff/95075/Mayumi-Tanaka), and as a child, she attended a [Junko Iwao](https://anilist.co/staff/95289/Junko-Iwao) concert, where she had the opportunity to talk to Iwao. Upon expressing her desire to become a voice actress at a fan event, Iwao responded stating that she looked forward to being able to work with her.

On October 2nd, 2023, she announced her marriage to fellow voice actor [Yuu Miyazaki](https://anilist.co/staff/127155).

**Non-anime roles:**
- Femirins - Houkai Gakuen (GGZ) (VG)
- Yoru Azuma - Hatsuyuki Sakura (VG)
- Hanako Tanaka - Tsujidou-san no Jun'ai Road (VG)
- Nagi Kodachi - Daitoshokan no Hitsujikai (VG)
- Masaki Gaillard - Amairo * Islenauts (VG)
- Anzu Takakura - Clover Day's (VG)
- Ichika Yuunagi - AstralAir no Shiroki Towa (VG)
- Sora Ousaka - Hoshi Ori Yume Mirai (VG)
- Nene Ayachi - Sanoba Witch (VG)
- Gretel - Kangokutou Mary Skelter (VG)
- Sora Niimi - 9-Nine (VG)
- Ayase Mitsukasa - RIDDLE JOKER (VG)
- Amleth - Memento Mori (VG)
- Sin - Goddess of Victory: Nikke (VG)
- Black Pearl Cookie - Cookie Run: Kingdom (VG)
- Vikala - Granblue Fantasy (VG)
- Seia Yurizono - Blue Archive (VG)
- Anby Demara - Zenless Zone Zero (VG)
- Riko Tanemura - Persona 5: The Phantom X (VG)

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A Mexican voice actress. She is known for being the Latin American Spanish voice of Emily Thorne in *Revenge* and Shadow in *Overwatch*

**[Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/beran_rochet/)**

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Our favorite trio takes center stage, as Shigure and Ayame descend on Hatori for an impromptu Three Musketeers' banquet and hijinks ensue! (Source: Yen Press)

A year has passed since Tohru Honda began living in the Souma residence, and she has since created stronger relationships with its inhabitants Shigure, Kyou, and Yuki. She has also grown closer to the rest of the Souma family and has become familiar with their ancestral secret, having helped them with many of their personal issues. The closer Tohru gets, however, the more she begins to realize that their secret holds a darker truth than she first presumed. 

Summer is approaching and Tohru is invited to spend her days with the Soumas, mainly Kyou and Yuki. Tohru wishes for an easy-going vacation, but her close relationships with the two boys and the rest of the Soumas may prove to cause trouble. As they grow more intimate, their carefree time together is hindered by older hardships and feelings from the past that begin to resurface. The Eternal Banquet also dawns on the members of the zodiac, and they must tend to their duties alongside the unnerving head of the family, Akito Souma. 

With the banquet approaching and a plethora of feelings to be solved, will Tohru's life with the Soumas remain peaceful, or will she find herself in a situation from which she cannot escape?

A series of side stories only available in the DVD and Blu-ray release of Fruits Basket (2019).

After last season’s revelations, the Soma family moves forward, but the emotional chains that bind them are not easily broken. Unable to admit why she wants the cure, Tohru wrestles with the truth, aware that time is running out for someone close.
 
And a secret still lurks that could break another’s heart. But hope is not lost—a clue to the curse is found. Could their imprisonment’s end be near? 
(Source: Funimation) 
Note: This season premiered on Funimation and AnimeLab on March 20, 2021. The Japanese broadcast started two weeks later on April 6, 2021.

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