Jerry Jewell

After her mother's death, Tohru Honda finds herself living with the Sohma family, consisting of three cousins: Yuki, the 'prince charming' of their high school; Kyo, the hotheaded, short tempered outcast; and Shigure, the mischievous novelist. Tohru discovers the Sohma family secret: when they are hugged by someone of the opposite gender, they turn into one of the 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac. (imdb)

After a family tragedy turns her life upside down, 16 year-old Tohru Honda takes matters into her own hands and moves out... into a tent. Unfortunately for her, she pitches her new home on private land belonging to the mysterious Souma clan, and it isn't long before the owners discover her secret. But, as Tohru quickly finds out when the family offers to take her in, the Soumas have a secret of their own - when hugged by the opposite sex, they turn into the animals of the Chinese Zodiac.