Fruits Basket: Prelude

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Fruits Basket: Prelude

Released Jun 25, 2022

1h 28m

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Fantasy

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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.

Kate Sánchez

But Why Tho? A Geek Community

I want to love Fruits Basket Prelude because of how good Kyoko’s story is. Her story taps into everything I love about the series, but to get to it only after a 30-minute recap of the series feels completely disjointed from the meat of the film…

Apr 15, 2023

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Panos Kotzathanasis

Asian Movie Pulse

Despite the fact that the prologue will be confusing to viewers who have not seen the original series, the main segment here definitely compensates, offering entertainment and closing of loose ends in the most elaborate fashion.

Rated: 6.5

Jan 2, 2023

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Samuel Leggett Jr.

JVS Media & Productions/Team JVS

Fruits Basket: Prelude has some amazing emotional depth. You applaud the amazing looking animation and environmental design of the world built. Each character you feel has deep history, but if you haven't seen the series you may come up a bit lost.

Rated: 8/10

Dec 26, 2022

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Josephine L.

Geeks of Color

The film is sad... But it was also a story of love and rediscovering a love for those who are important to us.

Jul 21, 2022

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James Perkins

Starburst

With pacing and narrative issues a plenty, Fruits Basket: Prelude is sadly a disappointing end to the Fruits Basket franchise... For newcomers and fans alike, this story is better left in the past and forgotten about.

Rated: 2/5

Jul 20, 2022

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Caitlin Chappell

CBR

Fruits Basket: Prelude fails to live up to high expectations as the film weighs itself down with too much exposition and lacks a clear focus.

Jul 1, 2022

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Adria

I was so happy to see this in theaters!! Beautifully animated!! I've anticipated this for years and this did not disappoint.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/09/22

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Steven A

The Fruits Basket remake series is one of my top ten, so I was very excited to see how Prelude would expand the story. Disappointingly, the first third or so is just clips recapping the last few episodes of the final season. Without spoiling details, the new light the original part of the movie sheds on the relationship between Tohru's parents is even worse. The animation is as good as anything in the series, as are the performances of the dub cast, but overall it feels like the series would've been better off without this addition.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

07/02/22

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Google

Cutest movie!!! I already want to see it again and wish it would be in theaters longer :)

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/01/22

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Cristina Peralta

The Japanese voice acting is done really well. You can feel the emotions within it. It brings the characters to life, making them personable, and relatable. Not just the Prelude was wonderful, the whole series itself is worth the watch!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/30/22

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Kassandra

I Literally Couldnt Stop Crying . It Was Amazing. It Made Me Wish Katsuya & Kyoko Wouldve Had Their Happily Ever After. & it was So Nice Seeing Tohru With Her Papa! My Heart Melted With Each Scene! Its Def a 10/10

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/30/22

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Wendy

Love that the anime was recapped and everything was perfect to the manga

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/30/22

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Yoshihide Ibata

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Miyuki Sawashiro

Kyoko Honda

Yoshimasa Hosoya

Katsuya Honda

Manaka Iwami

Toru Honda

Nobunaga Shimazaki

Yuki Soma

Yuma Uchida

Kyo Soma

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Synopsis

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.

Director: Yoshihide Ibata
Screenwriter: Taku Kishimoto
Distributor: Crunchyroll
Genre: Romance, Fantasy, Anime
Original Language: Japanese
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 25, 2022, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 6, 2022
Runtime: 1h 28m