Yuki Sohma
Yuki is the rat, or in this case, the mouse of the zodiac. Known as " The Prince " at school, Yuki is very feminine-looking and has a severe complex as a result. He has many admirers at school, but has a hard time being social. With Tohru's help, Yuki is able to slowly loosen up. Generally quiet and polite, Yuki is an amazing martial artist that enjoys gardening. He's also not much of a morning person, but interestingly enough, he's even stronger when he's sleepy! There's no info on Yuki's parents, but he has one older brother, Sohma Ayame.
Kyo Sohma
Although not a member of the Members of the Chinese Zodiac , Kyo has the ability to transform into a cat. Because he is in essence an "outsider," the rest of the Sohma family (not including the cursed "Members of the Chinese Zodiac") seem to dislike him. According to legend, the cat was tricked by the rat into missing the enkai, or party, where all the animals were inducted in to the zodiac. It is because if this betrayal that Kyo deems Yuki as his rival (among other reasons...) and has dedicated his entire life to someday beating him. His hobbies include martial arts and sleeping. Kyo is also pretty studious and gets good grades at school! He's also a pretty good cook. Kyo can be pretty bad tempered and is particularly sensitive to rainy/wet weather. Kyo's mother is deceased (she commited suicide because she couldn't bear to have a kid that changed into a cat and his father refuses to have anything to do with him). His guardian is Sohma Kazuma.
Shigure Sohma
Shigure is the dog of the zodiac and the owner of the house where Tohru, Yuki and Kyo live. He's a writer who, in addition to writing serious/highbrow books, also writes romance novels under a pen name as a hobby. You'll always find Shigure wearing his "writer's kimono" at home because he thinks it's the proper attire for a novelist (BTW, Shigure spends most of his time at home...). He loves to drink tea, eat takoyaki (a japanese snack made of octopus), drive his publisher crazy, sleep in late and smoke. There's no info on Shigure's parents, but we do know that he has no siblings. You could argue that his best friends, Hatori and Ayame, are his family ^_^.
Tohru Honda
Tohru is an orphaned high school student that goes to live with her grandfather after her mother's death. While his house is being renovated to make room for his daughter and her children, Tohru has to move out. Rather than be a burden on her friends, she decides to camp out in a tent. Eventually, she winds up living in Shigure's house with him, Yuki and Kyo. She's very well mannered, loves to cook, is an excellent housekeeper and has an afterschool job as a cleaning woman to help pay her school tuition. Both of her parents are deceased and the only family members we've seen in the manga so far are her grandfather, aunt and cousins. It seems that she is estranged from most of her family.
Arisa Uotani (a.k.a. Uo-chan)
Uo-chan is a one-time Yankee (Uo was actually in the female version of the Yankee's, the "Ladies" Click on the "More info" link for more details) and one of Tohru's closest friends. With the help of Tohru and her mom, she was able to break free from the gang. Although Uo-chan is no longer a gang member, she's still tough, brash, sometimes violent (usually towards Kyo ^^), wears long skirts, face masks, carries a steel pipe (!) and often speaks like a guy. Uo likes to play cards, protect Tohru from Yuki's fangirls, swim and she has two part time jobs. At one of them, she recently met a guy (a Sohma no less) that she now has a crush on. Uo is actually pretty feminine and enjoys wearing tight, somewhat revealing clothing. Uo's mom left her and her dad when she was younger, so now she lives with her father in a small apartment.
Saki Hanajima (a.k.a. Hana-chan)
Hana-chan is a denpa, so she has the ability to send out and receieve "electric waves"...this allows her to be extra sensitive and she can often tell what a person is thinking/feeling as a result. Hana is very goth (kind of vampire goth with a little bit of lolita ) and can often be seen wearing *lots* of black (she actually wears a cape sometimes ^_^;). Like Uo-chan, she is extremely protective of Tohru, and uses her denpa ability to ward off all the rabid Yuki fangirls. She is very observant, polite and loves to eat sweets. She lives with both her parents and has a younger brother named Megumi, who also seems to have denpa-ish powers in a very normal-looking house.
Kagura Sohma
Kagura is the boar of the zodiac. She is head over heels in love with Kyo and intends to marry him one day even though Kyo doesn't seem all that enthused about the idea. As one of the three female members of the zodiac, she is able to hug any of the male members and not turn into her Members of the Chinese Zodiac form. Despite her love for Kyo, whenever she even gets near him, she winds up punching and kicking him into a bloody pulp! Kagura is a pretty good martial artist and she trained under Sohma Kazuma (who also taught Yuki, Kyo, Haru and Hiro), so believe you me, she can kick butt. She enjoys making things by hand and her favorite object (other than Kyo. lol) seems to be her orange cat backpack which she wears constantly. Believe it or not, Kagura is actually a freshman in college! Kagura's mom lives at the Sohma compound, but there's no info on her father.
Momiji Sohma
Momiji is the rabbit or hare of the family. Half Japanese and half German, Momiji looks and acts a lot younger than he actually is. Characterized by his kawaii clothing which is usually *very* bright and the candy/snacks he's always munching on, Momiji frequently confuses his japanese with german. Although he may act young, Momiji is actually quite intelligent and wise. Momiji first meets Tohru at his father's building...it's the building where Tohru has her cleaning job! Momiji's father is Japanese (he's a Sohma), his Mother is German (she met Momiji's Dad in college) and he has a younger sister named Momo.
Ayame Sohma
Ayame is Yuki's big brother and the third member of the "Shigure, Ayame, and Hatori" or "The Three Musketeers." Along with his long silver hair, which he sometimes wears in a braid, Ayame often wears feminine-looking, Chinese-influenced clothing. A tailor by profession (although I tend to think that he's more of a designer), Ayame runs his own store also called "Ayame." He makes made-to-order *female* clothing (cosplay-looking stuff such as maid uniforms, sailor fukus, etc.) for *men* with his assistant, Mine. Ayame loves tea and will sometimes make tea for only a few select people (Hatori, Akito, Shigure). There is no info on Ayame's parents, but his younger brother is Sohma Yuki. Mine, Hatori and Shigure can be considered his family as well.
Hatori Sohma
Hatori is the dragon of the zodiac, but for some reason his transformation is that of a seahorse! He is literally the Sohma's family doctor, and spends most of his time caring for Akito at the family compound. He has the ability to erase people's memories and has done so in the past when ordered to by Akito. You'll usually see Hatori with his hair covering his left eye - he is partially blind in that eye. Hatori is serious, rigid and very very cool. He can often be seen wearing dark-colored suits and he likes to smoke. There's no info on Hatori's parents, but his best friends, Shigure and Ayame, are his family. He is also called "Tori" from time to time.
Hatsuharu Sohma (a.k.a Haru)
Like Kagura, Haru has something of a split-personality. "White Haru" is the lazier, calmer, kinder, mellower side of him, while "Black Haru" is the rude, arrogant and violent other side. Haru is generally "White Haru," but when he's angry, he'll turn in to "Black Haru" without warning. Haru has a *really* bad sense of direction, always dresses up in J-rockish attire (lots of leather and biker boots...although he rides a bicycle ^^) and he has a green tatoo on his left forearm. Haru lives at the Sohma compound and has something of a "crush" on Yuki. There's no info on Haru's parents.
Kisa Sohma
Kisa is very shy and diminutive. Characterized by her light blond/orange hair and bright brownish-green eyes (er, at least I *think* they're that color..), Kisa has a hard time being social even when she's in the company of her own family! She *adores* Tohru and can often be seen tagging along behind her. Kisa's other good friend is Sohma Hiro. She likes strawberry and chocolate crepes ^_^. Kisa lives with her Mother at "Sohma Central," (lol) but there's no info on her father. Hiro began to have feelings for Kisa, but when he told Akito, Akito knocked Kisa into the wall out of anger. This hopsitalized Kisa for two weeks.
Akito Sohma
Akito is the tyrannical head of the Sohma clan. He is very frail and effeminate looking. Apparently, Akito's health isn't very good so he usually stays at home with Hatori nearby to treat him for any illness. Akito has a definite mean streak and has physically and emotionally scarred many members of the Members of the Chinese Zodiac. He has a special interest in Yuki and despises Tohru. There's no info on Akito's parents.
Hiro Sohma
Hiro is an *extremely* precocious (not to mention obnoxious) 6th grader. He walks around with a "holier than thou" attitude and is rude to pretty much everyone (except for Kisa ^_^). This attitude problem of his is attributable to an incident that happened between Akito and Kisa... Hiro loves Kisa, but is insecure over the fact that he's younger than her. So far, according to him, he doesn't hate nor does he like Tohru. He does, however, view her as his rival. His favorite pasttime seems to be insulting other people and picking on Tohru ^^; We've seen Hiro's mom in the manga and since she's pregnant, I think we can assume that his father is around too ^_^. Hiro began to have feelings for Kisa, but when he told Akito, Akito knocked Kisa into the wall out of anger.
Ritsu Sohma
Ritsu is a nervous, shy and very effeminate-looking guy that wants to be more manly. It doesn't help that he dresses like a girl and has panic-attacks like every other minute ^^; Ritsu's mom runs the Sohma family Onsen or Hot Spring, and I gather that he gets his nervousness from her. Ritsu apologizes for anything and everything to anyone and everything (he'd apologize to a wall if he ran into it! lol). As you can imagine, Ritsu's self-esteem is extremely low, but his ultimate hero is his cousin, Ayame. His mother is still around and it's possible that he lives with her at the omsen, however, there's no info on his father.
Isuzu Sohma (a.k.a Rin)
**NOTE: Rin only appears in the manga**
Rin is the horse of the zodiac. She's mysterious and, as of this writing, *very* little is known about her background. She does, however, seem to have an affinity for tight, short, trendy clothing and thigh-high boots ^_~; The vibe I get from her is that she's rebellious, angsty...and she's planning something. Whatever it is, it seems to involve Shigure... Also, Rin and Haru were a couple once, but Rin wound up breaking up with him for an "unknown" reason. Rin was hospitalized for a while, but is now living with Kagura and her mom. Little is known about Rin's immediate family, but check out Rin's "more info" link if you want to know more.
Kureno Sohma
**NOTE: Kureno only appears in the manga**
Kureno is (apparently) the very last Members of the Chinese Zodiac to be revealed in the manga. All indications seem to imply that he really is the "tori" or the bird/rooster of the zodiac. Little is known about Kureno other than the fact that Akito likes to keep him away from the other Members of the Chinese Zodiac (they only get to see him on New Year's) and that he is always at Akito's beck and call. It would seem that of all the Members of the Chinese Zodiac, Kureno is the only one that must tend to Akito's needs 24 hours a day! Despite being around the same age as the Shigure, Ayame, and Hatori, Kureno seems to lack the freedom that they and the younger Members of the Chinese Zodiac enjoy. Kureno hardly ever gets to go outside the Main House and on one of the occassions when Akito did let him leave, he met Uo at the convenience store where she works! As of this writing, there is no available info regarding Kureno's past or immediate family.