Kyoko Honda

Kyoko Honda is the main protagonist of Fruits Basket -prelude-. She is the late mother of Tohru Honda and the wife of Katsuya Honda, who only appears in flashbacks and photographs treasured by Tohru. Kyoko used to be a lonely and troubled teenager who was also an infamous gang leader called "The Red Butterfly". However, after she met Katsuya, they worked through difficulties in a joint effort, and he helped her leave the gang and her own abusive household. After Katsuya's death and due to her own experiences, Kyoko lovingly raises Tohru and shaped much of her character by the wisdom she shared...