Fruits Basket: Prelude

Fruits Basket: Prelude is a 2022 Japanese animated film based on Natsuki Takaya's Fruits Basket manga series. The film consists of a recap of the series' 2019 anime adaptation, a prequel story titled Kyо̄ko to Katsuya no Monogatari that focuses on Tohru Honda's parents, and an original epilogue story written by Takaya. It stars Miyuki Sawashiro, Yoshimasa Hosoya, Manaka Iwami, Nobunaga Shimazaki and Yuma Uchida.
A new anime focusing on Tohru's parents was announced at the end of the 2019 anime's finale episode. In October 2021, it was revealed to be part of a compilation film, with the main cast and staff of the 2019 anime returning.
Fruits Basket: Prelude will be released on Blu-Ray in the United States on November 8, 2022, and on DVD and Blu-Ray in the United Kingdom on December 5, 2022, by Crunchyroll.
== Images ==
File:Fruits Basket Prelude 2022 US Blu Ray cover V1.jpeg|US Blu-Ray cover (front)
File:Fruits Basket Prelude 2022 US Blu Ray cover V2.png|US Blu-Ray cover (back)
File:Fruits Basket Prelude 2022 UK DVD cover.png|UK DVD cover
File:Fruits Basket Prelude 2022 UK Blu Ray cover.png|UK Blu-Ray cover
== Storyline ==
=== Plot ===
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.
=== Genres ===
* Animation
* Drama
* Romance
=== Home Media Rating ===
* 15 (UK)
* TV-14 (US)
== Details ==
=== Country of origin ===
* Japan
=== Home Media Release Dates ===
* November 8, 2022 (US) (Blu-Ray)
* December 5, 2022 (UK) (DVD / Blu-Ray)
== Company Credits ==
=== Production Companies ===
* Avex Pictures
* TMS Entertainment
=== Distributors ===
* Crunchyroll (2022) (US) (Blu-Ray)
* Crunchyroll (2022) (UK) (DVD / Blu-Ray)
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