Fruits Basket is the story of Tohru Honda, a high school student who has recently lost her mother to a car accident. Through a series of coincidences she comes to live with the most idolized person in her high school, Yuki Sohma, and his older cousin, Shgure. However, the Sohma family has a secret: whenever they are hugged by a member of the opposite gender, they turn into the animals of the zodiac (plus the cat). Within the family there are many other dark secrets as well, and many hidden wounds that won't seem to heal. But young Tohru seems to be the balm they needed.