Tohru Honda List of Fruits Basket characters

tohru honda (本田 透, honda tōru), aged 16–18, orphaned high school student who, @ start of story, begins living shigure, yuki, , kyo sohma in exchange housekeeping. loves cook, describes herself excellent housekeeper, , has after-school job office janitor pay tuition fees avoid being burden on grandfather. depicted polite, optimistic, extremely kind, , selfless; several other characters, including kyo, rin, , hanajima, tell needs out herself , not shoulder else s burdens. in original japanese, tohru habitually speaks formally (see honorific speech in japanese), not correctly, habit picked father, katsuya, after died when three, way of replacing him in mother s eyes. tohru s mother, kyoko, raised alone until died in car accident shortly after tohru entered high school, few months before start of story. tohru repeatedly calls kyoko important person in life , treasures photograph; when falls in love kyo feels guilty of being unfaithful mother s memory.

in first half of series, tohru learns zodiac curse , effects on loves, becomes distressed, , when learns dangerous akito god of zodiac, resolves break curse. later admit wants free kyo of all. despite setbacks, both external , personal, tohru stubbornly persists in goal , frees kyo , friends. in last chapter, moving kyo city can continue martial arts training, , in final pages shown had son , granddaughter. voiced by: yui horie (japanese); laura bailey (english)