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Fruits Basket

Fruits Basket

TV Tokyo 2019

After a family tragedy turns her life upside down, 16-year-old high school student 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 Soma 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 Somas have a secret of their own—when hugged by the opposite sex, they turn into the animals of the Chinese Zodiac!
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The Top 10 Actors and Characters of Fruits Basket (Ranked Cast in 2024)

Rie Kugimiya

#1 - Rie Kugimiya (Jim Carter (voice))

Rie Kugimiya is a Japanese singer and voice actress affiliated with I'm Enterprise. Some of Kugimiya's most prominent roles include Alphonse Elric in the Fullmetal Alchemist series, Kagura in Gin Tama, and Happy in Fairy Tail. Because of her voicing of lead characters such as Shana in Shakugan no Shana, Louise in The Familiar of Zero, Nagi Sanzenin in Hayate the Combat Butler, Taiga Aisaka in Toradora!, and Aria Holmes Kanzaki in Aria the Scarlet Ammo, some of her fans have nicknamed her the "Queen of Tsundere." Within the Tamagotchi fandom she is known for her role in the Tamagotchi movies and anime as Mametchi. She has also contributed her voice to various merchandise such as Mugen Puchipuchi Moe, a virtual keychain bubble-wrap popping game. She was nominated for Best Actress in Leading Role in the first Seiyu Awards for the role of Louise in The Familiar of Zero and for Best Actress in Supporting Role for the role of Kagura in Gintama, and jointly won Best Actress in a Supporting Role with Mitsuki Saiga at the second Seiyu Awards. Kugimiya won Best Actress in the third Seiyu Awards for the roles as Taiga Aisaka in Toradora! and her work in Nabari no Ou

Rie Kugimiya plays as Jim Carter (voice) in Fruits Basket.
Rie Kugimiya is the top #1 member of the cast and appears in 51 episodes.

Mao Ichimichi

#2 - Mao Ichimichi (Iris (voice))

Mao Ichimichi is a Japanese actress, voice actress and a former gravure idol. When she does voice acting she uses her moniker M·A·O. In 2011 she made her major acting debut in the role of Luka Millfy/Gokai Yellow in the Super Sentai series Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger.

Mao Ichimichi plays as Iris (voice) in Fruits Basket.
Mao Ichimichi is the top #2 member of the cast and appears in 48 episodes.

Maaya Sakamoto

#3 - Maaya Sakamoto (Zero (voice))

Maaya Sakamoto is a Japanese voice actress and singer. She made her debut as a voice actress in 1992 as the voice of Chifuru in Little Twins, but is better known as voice of Hitomi Kanzaki in The Vision of Escaflowne. Other major roles in anime include Riho Yamazaki in Nightwalker: The Midnight Detective, Moe Katsuragi in Risky Safety, Princess Tomoyo in Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle, Haruhi Fujioka in Ouran High School Host Club, Sayaka Nakasugi in Birdy the Mighty, Ciel Phantomhive in Black Butler, Shinobu Oshino in Monogatari, Shiki Ryougi in the Kara no Kyoukai film series, and Motoko Kusanagi in the newer Ghost in the Shell films and series. In video games she voices Aura and Natsume in .hack, Lisa Hamilton / La Mariposa in Dead or Alive, Aeris in Kingdom Hearts, Aigis in Persona 3, Lightning in Final Fantasy XIII games, Ling Xiaoyu in the Tekken series, and Alisa Illinichina Amiella in God Eater. She has also branched into singing, performing songs in both English and Japanese. She released her debut single "Yakusoku wa Iranai" in collaboration with Yoko Kanno under Victor Entertainment on April 24, 1996. Her singles "Tune the Rainbow", "Loop", "Ame ga Furu", and "Triangler" have all reached the top 10 Oricon singles chart: "Triangler" in particular charted at number 3 and remained charting for 26 weeks. Her albums have had similar success, with Shōnen Alice and Yūnagi Loop both reaching the top 10 Oricon albums chart; and her album You Can't Catch Me, released on January 12, 2011, became her first release to ever reach number 1. She held a concert at the Nippon Budokan on March 31, 2010, her thirtieth birthday. In the Japanese localization of overseas dubs, she has voiced Padme Amidala as presented in the Star Wars films and cartoons, as well as being the dub voice for Natalie Portman on numerous films.

Maaya Sakamoto plays as Zero (voice) in Fruits Basket.
Maaya Sakamoto is the top #3 member of the cast and appears in 48 episodes.

Megumi Han

#4 - Megumi Han (Kyuuemon Izayoi (voice))

Megumi Han is a Japanese actress and voice actress employed by Atomic Monkey. She is the daughter of fellow voice actress Keiko Han.

Megumi Han plays as Kyuuemon Izayoi (voice) in Fruits Basket.
Megumi Han is the top #4 member of the cast and appears in 47 episodes.

Yuichi Nakamura

#5 - Yuichi Nakamura (Bruno Bucciarati (voice))

** Not to be confused with Yuichi Nakamura (actor). They share the same name, but have different Kanji. ** Yuichi Nakamura is a Japanese voice actor. Previously affiliated with Sigma Seven and currently with Intention. He voiced Gray Fullbuster in Fairy Tail, Gai Tsutsugami in Guilty Crown, Tatsuya Shiba in The Irregular at Magic High School, Karamatsu in Osomatsu-san, Alto Saotome in Macross Frontier, Tomoya Okazaki in Clannad, Kyōsuke Kōsaka in Oreimo, Hotaro Oreki in Hyouka and Bruno Bucciarati in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind. On video games, he voiced Hazama and Yūki Terumi in BlazBlue, Sakon Shima in Sengoku Basara 4, Cid Raines in Final Fantasy XIII, and Fei Long in Street Fighter IV.

Yuichi Nakamura plays as Bruno Bucciarati (voice) in Fruits Basket.
Yuichi Nakamura is the top #5 member of the cast and appears in 39 episodes.

Manaka Iwami

#6 - Manaka Iwami (Tōru Honda (voice))

is a Japanese voice actress from Saitama Prefecture. She is affiliated with Pro-Fit. In 2019, she won the Best New Actress Award in the 13th Seiyu Awards with Kaede Hondo, Tomori Kusunoki, Coco Hayashi, and Rina Hon'izumi.

Manaka Iwami plays as Tōru Honda (voice) in Fruits Basket.
Manaka Iwami is the top #6 member of the cast and appears in 27 episodes.

Atsumi Tanezaki

#7 - Atsumi Tanezaki (Lily (voice))

Atsumi Tanezaki (種﨑敦美) is a Japanese voice actress born on September 27. She was formerly affiliated with Toritori Office, but is now represented by Haikyō.

Atsumi Tanezaki plays as Lily (voice) in Fruits Basket.
Atsumi Tanezaki is the top #7 member of the cast and appears in 24 episodes.

Takahiro Sakurai

#8 - Takahiro Sakurai (Sae Itoshi (voice))

Takahiro Sakurai is a Japanese voice actor who was born in Okazaki. He was a member of 81 Produce and has been attached to INTENTION since July 20 of 2014, the management company established by Kenichi Suzumura, one of his good friends.

Takahiro Sakurai plays as Sae Itoshi (voice) in Fruits Basket.
Takahiro Sakurai is the top #8 member of the cast and appears in 16 episodes.

Nobunaga Shimazaki

#9 - Nobunaga Shimazaki (Seishiro Nagi (voice))

Nobunaga Shimazaki was born on December 6, 1988 in Shiogama, Miyagi, Japan. He is a voice actor (seiyuu) at Aoni Production.

Nobunaga Shimazaki plays as Seishiro Nagi (voice) in Fruits Basket.
Nobunaga Shimazaki is the top #9 member of the cast and appears in 16 episodes.

Miyuki Sawashiro

#10 - Miyuki Sawashiro (Deffrot (voice))

Miyuki Sawashiro is a Japanese voice actress and narrator affiliated with Aoni Production. She has voiced in a number of Japanese anime dubs including as Petit Charat/Puchiko in Di Gi Charat, Mint in Galaxy Angel, Beelzebub in Beelzebub, Celty Sturluson in Durarara!!, Kurapika in Hunter x Hunter, Sinon in Sword Art Online, Ayane Yano in Kimi ni Todoke, Fujiko Mine in later installments of Lupin the Third, Queen in Mysterious Joker, Jun Sasada in Natsume's Book of Friends, Shinku in Rozen Maiden, Haruka Nanami in Uta no Prince-sama, Kotoha Isone in Yozakura Quartet, Kanbaru Suruga in Bakemonogatari, Jun Kanzato in Persona: Trinity Soul, and Lag Seeing in Tegami Bachi. Source: Wikipedia

Miyuki Sawashiro plays as Deffrot (voice) in Fruits Basket.
Miyuki Sawashiro is the top #10 member of the cast and appears in 13 episodes.

Last updated: jan 10, 2023

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