Souma, Kazuma

草摩籍真

As a child, Kazuma was cruel to his grandfather, who at the time was the Sohma family member possessed by the cat of the Chinese Zodiac. This occurred during their first and only meeting, simply because his grandfather was cursed by the cat. Hoping to make amends for how he had treated his grandfather, he decided to take care of the young Kyo Sohma after Kyo's mother had committed suicide. He serves as Kyo's martial arts teacher, but is also an adoptive father to him. Kazuma thinks well of Tohru and hopes that her love for Kyo is sincere and that her relationship with Kyo will not mirror that of his grandfather and grandmother. Kyo calls him Shishou, which means "master." Kazuma has taught many of the other Sohmas martial arts, including Kagura, Yuki, and Haru.