Fruits Basket -prelude-", the setting drawing of Kyoko (Sawashiro Miyuki) and Katsuya (Hosoya Yoshimasa) and cast comments are now available! Theme song is by Ohashi Trio!

Character images of Kyoko Honda & Katsuya Honda have been released for "Fruits Basket -prelude-," scheduled to premiere nationwide on February 18, 2022.

Fruits Basket" (original story by Natsuki Takaya) is a popular girls' manga serialized in "Hana to Yume" from 1998 to 2006, with a total of more than 30 million copies of the comics sold.

The stage production will begin on March 4.

⇒ " Fruits Basket -prelude-" will be screened in February 2022! The story of Toru's parents (Sawashiro Miyuki and Hosoya Yoshimasa) and the "after" story of Toru and Rin are visualized!

⇒Click here for the screening schedule of the anime film.

The character images of Kyoko Honda and Katsuya Honda in their younger days have been released. Comments from Miyuki Sawashiro and Yoshimasa Hosoya, who finished recording, have also arrived.

In addition, the theme song will be sung by Ohashi Trio, known for their music for the movies "Bride with One Month to Live" (2009) and "P and JK" (2005).
The best album of all songs from the TV anime "Fruits Basket" and the theme song of "Fruits Basket -prelude-" will be released on February 16, 2022.

Character Setup Drawings and Cast Comments

■Kyoko Honda (CV: Miyuki Sawashiro)
She is an out-of-control delinquent who has only been to junior high school a few times, but when she meets Katsuya Honda, she is drawn to him.

<Cast Comments
From the moment we decided to participate, we had been dreading the day of the recording of this episode (at that time, we had no idea that it would be cut out and made into a video independently!) ), I have been dreading and looking forward to the day of recording. I can't wait for the day when I can share Katsuya with many people with Hosoya's voice in it. That was cool!

■Katsuya Honda (CV: Yoshimasa Hosoya)
He is an educational intern at Kyoko's school. He calls Kyoko "Mr. No Eyebrows" and they spend their lunch break together.

<Cast Comments
I was able to have many different images of the role of Katsuya Honda, and I really enjoyed creating the character.
I had the impression that the original work was very carefully adapted to anime, and I was really honored and happy that I was chosen to play the role of Katsuya Honda in such a work.
And I am very happy and deeply moved to be able to work with Ms. Miyuki Sawashiro this time.
I believe I was able to work in my own way, carefully and in a good state of enjoyment this time.
I will be happy if you enjoy it.

(Original text)

Ohashi Trio sings the theme song! Comments have also arrived!

Ohashi Trio, who has sung the theme songs for "Bride with One Month to Live" (2009), "The Lightning Tree" (2010), and "P and JK" (2005), will also sing the theme song for "Fruits Basket -prelude-"!

<Comments
I am honestly very honored to be involved in a work that is popular in Japan and abroad. Thank you very much.
I was asked to freely interpret the theme song in the Ohashi Trio's own way after receiving the contest, etc., and I definitely wanted to include strings in the song.
I was worried that the song would not live up to expectations after a lot of trial and error, but that worry disappeared when we finished recording the song.
I think we were able to express Fruits Basket in the Ohashi Trio's own way.
(Original text)

Theme song information
Niji to Kite
Artist: Ohashi Trio
Lyrics: micca, music: Yoshinori Ohashi, arrangement: Yoshinori Ohashi
Label：A.S.A.B

<Profile
Debuted in 2007 as Hashi Trio. As another facet of their work, they are also active as writers of music for TV dramas, commercials, and movies. His representative works include "Bride with One Month to Live" (2009), "The Lightning Tree" (2010), and "P and JK" (2005). Recently, he composed music for NHK E-television's children's program "Nyanbo" and the theme song for the TBS program "World Heritage.
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[Work information
Fruits Basket -prelude- (Fruits Basket Prelude)
Release date: February 18, 2022 (Friday)
Screening theaters: #
The limited theatrical edition Blu-ray will be released at the same time!

＜Introduction
New images and a compilation of the TV series told by Rin will grace the screen.

I couldn't believe in anything and kept hurting myself - until I met that person.
The long-awaited episode that was not depicted in the TV series has finally been made into a movie!

Kyoko was an out-of-control child. She meets an eccentric intern student.
His name is Katsuya Honda. What started as an accidental relationship becomes an inseparable part of their destiny, but what awaits them is far from the reality that anyone would congratulate them for.
However, the most important person in the world to Kyoko and Katsuya - Toru Honda - is born.
Calmly and tenderly, this happy time passed. Everyone thought so .......
This is the story of Toru's parents, Kyoko and Katsuya, and their fleeting and irreplaceable paths.
You always have to lose your way at least once to reach your answer.

<Staff
Original Story and Supervisor：Natsuki Takaya "Fruits Basket" (Hakuizensha, Hana to Yume COMICS)
Director : Yoshihide Ibata
Screenplay : Taku Kishimoto
Character Design : Yu Shindo
Art Director：Yoko Kamiyama
Color Designer: Mika Sugawara
Director of Photography: Cai Hakulun
Editing: Fumi Hida
Sound Director: Hitoshi Akutagawa
Music: Masaru Yokoyama
Music Production: TMS Music
Animation Production: TMS Entertainment
Production: Fruits Basket Production Committee

＜Cast
Kyoko Honda: Sawashiro Miyuki
Honda Katsuya: Hosoya Yoshimasa
Toru Honda: Mainaka Ishimi
Kusama Yuki: Shimazaki Nobunaga
Kusama Olei: Yuma Uchida
etc.

Natsuki Takaya/Hakusensha/ Fruits Basket Production Committee