Shigure Sohma

Evil-doer
Full Name	Shigure Sohma
Alias	Gure-san (by Ayame) Gure-nii (by Rin) Shii-chan (by Momiji and Kagura) Sensei (by Hatsuharu and Mitsuru) Noa Kiritani (Pen name)
Origin	Fruits Basket
Occupation	Member of the Sohma family Dog of the Zodiac (formerly) Student (formerly) Writer (formerly)
Powers / Skills	High intelligence Wisdom Observation Manipulation Cunning Scheming Charisma Writing Ability to transform into a dog (formerly) Summoning dogs (formerly) Dog communication (formerly)
Hobby	Scheming. Reading and writing novels. Teasing his editor (all formerly). Spending time with Akito. Having fun with Ayame. Teasing Kyo and Yuki.
Goals	Break the Sohma Curse so he can free Akito Sohma (the God) from it and the need to live as a man, so he can have her all to himself (succeeded).
Crimes	Psychological abuse Endangerment
Type of Villain	Enigmatic Mastermind

Shigure Sohma is one of the protagonists and an anti-villain from the manga/anime Fruits Basket.

He was voiced by Ryōtarō Okiayu in the Japanese version of the 2001 series, by Yuichi Nakamura in the Japanese version of the 2019 series, and by John Burgmeier in the English version of both series. As young, he was voiced by Mari Hino in the Japanese version and Apphia Yu in the English version of 2019 Anime series.

Personality

He wants to break the curse that forces his family to transform into animals of Chinese Zodiacs and keeps them bonded to Akito, the god who reigns terror over them all. Shigure wants this not just for the sake of his fellow Zodiac members, but for Akito, too - because the only thing in the world that he loves as much as himself is Akito.

To achieve his laudable goal, Shigure constantly provokes people into having extreme emotional reactions, lies to and manipulates others, and sleeps with someone he really shouldn't have slept with - although that last one was as much due to petty jealousy as it was to any sort of noble purpose.

Biography

Shigure eventually admits to Kureno he hopes the disruption Tohru has caused will further weaken the weakening zodiac curse, and gives Tohru hints to figure out how to break it herself.

Shigure's deepest feelings are for Akito, and he once had sex with Akito's mother, Ren Sohma, because he was upset that, although Akito secretly felt the same of Shigure, she was sleeping with Kureno.

In the end, it is implied Shigure's machinations have been aimed at freeing Akito from the curse and the need to live as a man, so he can have her to himself. He gives Akito Sohma the woman's kimono worn when she announces she will live as a woman, and in the last chapter, he moves in with Akito in the main Sohma house.

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Manga

2019 Anime

Trivia

• In the 2001 version of Fruits Basket, he is not an anti-villain and his relationship with Akito is completely different. Shigure instead sees Akito as the dangerous head of the family but is not afraid of him.
• His first japanese voice actor, Ryōtarō Okiayu, also voiced Kokushibou from Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Kizaru/Borsalino in One Piece (replacing the late Unshou Ishizuka) & Kaku, Lancelot in Fate series, Hades in Record of Ragnarok, Scar from Fullmetal Alchemist (2002 Series), Derek Huff from Step Brothers, Crusadermon from Digimon Frontier, Nero from Final Fantasy VII Remake, Sima Yi from the Dynasty Warriors series, Gemini Saga & Gemini Kanon from Saint Seiya, Orochi from the Warriors Orochi franchise, Eis Shenron from Dragon Ball GT, Helbram from The Seven Deadly Sins, Treize Khushrenada from Mobile Suit Gundam Wing, Tiger's Eye from Sailor Moon Super S, King Gaius from Tales of Xillia, Aoi Rokushō from Naruto, Black Mage from MapleStory, Nakago from Fushigi Yuugi, Hades Warrior God Cyclops from Mahou Sentai Magiranger, Dr. Mashirito from Dr. Slump, Nero Kilner from Kaitou Sentai Lupinranger VS Keisatsu Sentai Patranger, Fatima from Magi, Devine Nova & Bring Stabity from Mobile Suit Gundam 00, Kazuharu Fukuyama from Girls Bravo, Gâteau du Roi from Mew Mew Power, Isaac Ray Peram Westcott from Date a Live, Lucifer in the Devil Children sub-series of Shin Megami Tensei, Dracula in Castlevania, Heath Grice in Black Clover, Hideyoshi Toyomi in Sengoku Basara, Kongming in Ya Boi Kongming, Phelesmon from Digimon Ghost Game, Roman Bridger from Scream 3 and Devimon from Digimon Adventure.
• His second japanese voice actor, Yuichi Nakamura, also voiced Dinosaur Ryuzaki from Yu-Gi-Oh!, Steeljaw from Transformers: Robots in Disguise, Tsukasa Shishio from Dr. Stone, N from Pokémon Anime series, Yuuki Terumi, Hazama from BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger, Muramasa from Bleach, Odio from Live A Live, Malos from Xenoblade Chronicles 2, Lyon, Fomortiis from Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones, Galza from Mashin Sentai Kiramager, Ravus Nox Fleuret from Final Fantasy XV, Gai Tsutsugami from Guilty Crown, Booga from Dragon Quest, Deratsueigar from Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger, Waredonaiyer from Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters vs. Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger: The Movie, Zabil from Ultraman Trigger: Episode Z, Adam Taurus from RWBY, Koji Kashin from Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, Leon Olfa from Reborn to Master the Blade: From Hero-King to Extraordinary Squire, and Fenrir from Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts.

External Links

• Shigure Sohma on the Heroes Wiki
• Shigure Sohma on the Fruits Basket Wiki