The Zodiac has been around for ever...but the poor cat was left out.
The family curse is that when embraced by a member of the opposite gender the person turns into an animal of the chinese zodiac. It's suppose to be kept a secret but Tohru finds out, and ends up having to keep the secret as well, or else lose her memories of her new found
All this and more, in the great and wounderfully crafted series Fruits Basket (Furuba)
