Tohru Honda, who is orphaned and 16 years old, receives an invitation to reside in the home of her classmate Sohma Yuki, who is a lovely lad, and his cousins Kyo, who is 16 years old, and Shigure, who is 27 years old. On the other hand, these young men and other members of their family (both immediate and extended) are under a curse. The curse states that if they are hugged by someone of the other gender, they will transform into animals that are associated with the Chinese Zodiac. Sweet Tohru experiences new and exciting things on a daily basis as she becomes closer to every member of her enormous family (particularly Yuki and Kyo) through a variety of everyday and outlandish experiences. But the curse that has been placed on the Sohma family is nothing to chuckle about; in addition to awful cruelty, it also brings about heartbreak.