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Kazuma Sohma is one of the supporting of the Fruits Basket series.
In the Japanese version, he was voiced by the late Norihiro Inoue as an adult and Miki Machii as a child from original Fruits Basket, later voiced by Toshiyuki Morikawa and Ayaka Nanase (child from the second anime) from new Fruits Basket.
In the English version, he was voiced by Dameon Clarke (adult), Heaven Tubbs (child from first anime) from original Fruits Basket and returned to reprise his role and Emily Fajardo (child from second anime) in remake/reboot of Fruits Basket.
Appearance[]
In 2001 version of Fruits Basket anime, he has grey for his hair and eyes color.
In manga and 2019 version of Fruits Basket anime, he has brown for both hair & eyes color with ponytail, later he cut his ponytail to make a short hair.
Personality[]
Kazuma thinks well of Tohru and hopes her love for Kyo is sincere, and not based on pity like his grandmother's was towards his grandfather; both to test Tohru's feelings and to show Kyo he can be accepted by others despite his curse, Kazuma forces Kyo to show Tohru his true form.
Takaya also claimed he is "clumsy with his hands and has no sense of flavor," and he is depicted as being so bad at cooking, he does not know how to prepare tea. His daily routine is taken care of by his assistant at the dojo, Kunimitsu Tomoda.
Biography[]
When he was a child, during their only meeting, Kazuma was mean to his grandfather simply because his grandfather was cursed by the cat. His grandfather had offered him a sweet but Kazuma had rejected it, saying it was cursed, and instead of getting angry, his grandfather merely smiled and forgave him. His cruelty at their only meeting haunted him as he grew up and to make amends.
After Kyo's mother died, he took in and raised Kyo, the current cat, as his foster son, and has come to think of him as his own son. He is a master of karate who runs a dojo near the Soma family main house, where he teaches several of the younger Somas including Kyo, Kagura, Yuki, and Hatsuharu.
After Rin is hospitalized the second time during the series, he takes her in to recuperate so that she does not have to live inside the family compound, which he has done before.
Trivia[]
- In an author's note, Takaya said that although she draws him young, his age is "almost 40."
- He is usually addressed as Shishō, meaning "master".
- In the final chapter, Saki Hanajima has taken a job as a cook at Kazuma's dojo and she implied they are in a relationship, but according to Natsuki Takaya in Fan Book - Cat, Kazuma only see her like Kyo's classmate.
- His English voice actor, Dameon Clarke, also voiced Scar in Fullmetal Alchemist, and Future Gohan in Dragon Ball Z.
- His Second Japanese voice actor, Toshiyuki Morikawa, also voiced Minato Namikaze in Naruto Shippuden, Isshin Kurosaki in Bleach, Kyosuke Munakata in Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak Academy, Leon S. Kennedy in Resident Evil 2, Emmet Brickowski in The LEGO Movie, Nick Wilde in Zootopia, Horton the Elephant in Horton Hear a Who, Dante in Devil May Cry, The Prince in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Ugo in Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic, Officer Earl Devereaux in Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Rei in Fist of the North Star video game series, Julius Novachrono in Black Clover, Hatchan in One Piece, Sigurd in Fire Emblem Genealogy of the Holy War, Ri Boku in Kingdom, Heishiro Mitsurugi in Soul Calibur, Joe Musashi in Shinobi, Lance in Pokémon franchise, Hayato Kanzaki in Star Gladiator, Eizen in Tales of Berseria, Bob Wilson in Fatal Fury, Jiro in Toriko, and Cyclops in Marvel Anime.
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