Machi Kuragi

Machi Kuragi is a supporting character in the Fruits Basket anime (particularly prominent in the 2019 reboot's second and final seasons). She is a student at Kaibara High School, serving as the treasurer of the student council during Yuki Sohma's time as president. She's also classmates with Hatsuharu and Momiji, and the younger half-sister of Kakeru Manabe.

In terms of appearance, she has long, straight dark grey hair (often shown reaching mid-back) and grey eyes in the anime adaptation, typically maintaining a calm, expressionless face while wearing the standard school uniform.

Personality-wise, Machi comes across as very quiet, shy, reserved, and somewhat isolated or emotionless at first glance. She speaks little, follows along humbly with what others (especially in the council) ask of her, and rarely asserts her own desires. Beneath this exterior, however, she's deeply kind, sensitive, and caring—shown through her subtle, heartfelt reactions as she opens up.

Her backstory involves a traumatic childhood shaped by intense parental pressure and expectations of perfection (stemming from family dynamics and competition over inheritance), which left her feeling like a "void" with no real sense of self. This leads to unique compulsive behaviors where she instinctively disrupts or "ruins" things that are too neat, orderly, or pristine (like breaking new chalk, messing up clean snow, or trashing tidy spaces) as a way to cope with the anxiety perfection triggers in her.

She develops a meaningful connection with Yuki, who shares a similar background of emotional suppression, and she has a soft spot for cute things like rabbits and the fictional character Mogeta. Overall, she's portrayed as someone slowly finding her identity and warmth through genuine relationships.