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Fruits Basket – prelude -: Crunchyroll Releasing Prequel Movie in June

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Fruits Basket, the popular manga and anime romantic tearjerker will Hearts, will conclude the emotional story of Tohru Honda in an animated feature film Fruits Basket -prelude-. Distributed by Crunchyroll, the special event film will arrive in select movie theaters in the United States and Canada on June 25, 28, and 29, subtitled and dubbed in English, with tickets on sale Friday, June 3. The film will also debut in the United Kingdom, dubbed only, on July 20, with tickets going on sale on June 24.

Fruits Basket – prelude -: Crunchyroll Releasing Prequel Movie in June

"Before there was Tohru and Kyo – there was Katsuya and Kyoko. Discover the turbulent beginning of Tohru's mom's dark past, and the man who breathed new hope into her. Watch the evolution of their love story and the birth of the Honda family, as this chapter completes the full adaptation of the heartwarming Fruits Basket story."

Debuting for the first time outside of Japan, the prequel film to the award-winning 2019 anime series Fruits Basket is a standalone story that will take fans back before Tohru became involved with the Soma family – who can turn into animals of the Zodiac when hugged by the opposite sex – diving into the life of her parents, Kyoto and Katsuya Honda, before they tragically died.

 

Based on the award-winning shoujo manga Fruits Basket, written and illustrated by Natsuki Takaya (Phantom Dream; Twinkle Stars; Fruits Basket Another) and published by Hakusensha from 1998 to 2006, Fruits Basket -prelude– is directed by Yoshihide Ibata (Fruits Basket; Attack on Titan: Junior High). Studio animation is provided by TMS Entertainment and 8PAN, who together are known for produci2019's9's Fruits Basket, Dr. STONE, Bakuon!!, and more.

 

The Japanese voice Cast includes:

  • Kyoko Honda – Miyuki Sawashiro (Japanese voice) and Lydia Mackay (English voice)
  • Katsuya Honda – Yoshimasa Hosoya (Japanese voice) and J. Michael Tatum (English voice)
  • Tohru Honda – Manaka Iwami (Japanese voice) and Laura Bailey (English voice)
  • Kyo Soma – Yūma Uchida (Japanese voice) and Jerry Jewell (English voice)

The screenplay is written by Taku Kishimoto (91 Days; Erased), character design by Masaru Shindō (My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU), art direction by Tamako Kamiyama, and music composed by Masaru Yokoyama (Horimiya; Your Lie in April). Tmovie'se's theme son", "Niji to K"te" ("Rainbow and K"te"), was performed by Ohashi Trio. The total running time is 88 minutes.

The 2019 anime series, Fruits Basket, is currently available to stream on Crunchyroll.

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Adi TantimedhAbout Adi Tantimedh

Adi Tantimedh is a filmmaker, screenwriter and novelist. He wrote radio plays for the BBC Radio, “JLA: Age of Wonder” for DC Comics, “Blackshirt” for Moonstone Books, and “La Muse” for Big Head Press. Most recently, he wrote “Her Nightly Embrace”, “Her Beautiful Monster” and “Her Fugitive Heart”, a trilogy of novels featuring a British-Indian private eye published by Atria Books, a division Simon & Schuster.
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