: This backstory was notably omitted from the 2001 anime but is fully adapted here from Volume 9 of the manga. Season 2, Episode 22: "That Isn't What I Want!"
This episode focuses on the backstory of (Hana-chan) and her journey from a bullied outcast to finding a home with Tohru and Arisa.
In the 2019 reboot of Fruits Basket , there are two episodes numbered 22, each serving as a pivotal character study for the series' main cast.
