Domee Shi named Fruits Basket among the anime behind Turning Red; in both, a family curse turns a teenager into an animal when their emotions run high.
Manga· 1998· Drama
フルーツバスケット (Fruits Basket)
by 高屋奈月 Natsuki Takaya
フルーツバスケット (Fruits Basket): 1 recorded work traces back to it, and it draws on 1 recorded source.
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- Chinese zodiac
The Soma family members turn into the animals of the Chinese zodiac when hugged by the opposite sex, and the cat left out of the zodiac is central to the story.