Tohru Honda

Tohru Honda
Fruits Basket character
A girl with brown hair and bows smiles
Tohru Honda, illustrated by Natsuki Takaya
First appearance
Last appearance
Created byNatsuki Takaya
Voiced by
In-universe information
SpouseKyo Sohma
ChildrenHajime Sohma (son) And unnamed son and unnamed daughter
RelativesKyoko Honda (mother, deceased)
Katsuya Honda (father, deceased)

Tohru Honda (本田 透, Honda Tōru) is a fictional character in the manga and anime series Fruits Basket by Natsuki Takaya. She is the main protagonist, noted for her cheerful optimism, altruistic nature, and great sympathy for others.[1][2] Takaya created her with an unusual perspective on the world, to balance her empathy.[3]

Tohru, age 16, is an orphaned high school student who, after meeting Yuki, Kyo, and Shigure Sohma, learns that thirteen members of the Sohma family are possessed by the animals of the Chinese zodiac and turn into their animal forms if they are embraced by anyone of the opposite sex or when their bodies come under a great deal of stress or are greatly weakened.[4] As the series progresses, Tohru meets the rest of the zodiac and the family's mysterious head, Akito Sohma, and resolves to break the curse that burdens them.[5]

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  5. ^ Takaya, Natsuki (August 9, 2005). "Chapter 65". Fruits Basket, Volume 11. Los Angeles: Tokyopop. ISBN 978-1-59532-406-1.