Tohru Honda is a kind-hearted orphan living in a tent in the woods. She is discovered by the mysterious Sohma family, who have a curse: thirteen of them are possessed by the animals of the Chinese Zodiac. When hugged by the opposite sex, they turn into their animal form.
Laios’s party is wiped out by a dragon. His sister is eaten. He has no money to buy food for the rescue mission. His solution? Eat the monsters inside the dungeon. This series starts as a fun cooking show (Giant Scorpion Hotpot) and slowly morphs into a Nobel-prize-level deep fantasy lore about ecology and desire.
The fight choreography is unmatched. MAPPA’s animation team treats every battle like a movie climax. Furthermore, the power system ("Cursed Energy") is logical and creative. The manga is currently in its final arc, and fans are losing their minds weekly.