Momo Sohma

As a child Momo is a small girl with golden-brown eyes and wavy, dirty-blonde hair reaching her shoulders, cut with a straight fringe across her forehead, all inherited from her mother. She favors hair accessories, first appearing with part of her hair braided to one side under a yellow ribbon, and later wearing a ribboned hairband. Grown up in the sequel, she stands much taller but keeps the same short cut, her bangs now looser and framing her face.

Early on Momo is painfully shy and quiet, rarely speaking; because German is her first language, her Japanese comes out soft and mumbled. Though her face gives little away, she is thoughtful and kind, willing to slip Tohru into the off-limits main estate. Above all she is defined by her attachment to Momiji, wishing for him to be her older brother even though their father forbids the two from meeting. By Fruits Basket Another she has shed that timidity, becoming far more outgoing and openly affectionate, especially toward her niece.

Momo first meets Momiji at their father's office building, clinging to their mother while curiously studying the older boy. Later she guides Tohru through a hidden tunnel into the main estate, revealing that she often sneaks in to watch Momiji practice the violin and that she has noticed how much he resembles their mother. Her curiosity deepens into a wish, and she asks Tohru to pass along her hope that Momiji might become her big brother; the message moves Momiji to tears, though he decides he cannot agree without endangering the family's fragile calm.

Years later in Fruits Basket Another she reappears as an adult who now knows the truth, working as Momiji's assistant and helping care for his daughter Mina, confirming that the siblings have finally reconciled.