 This year's 24th issue of Hakusensha's Hana to Yume magazine announced a new anime adaptation of Natsuki Takaya's supernatural shoujo manga Fruits Basket on Tuesday, scheduled to air on TV Tokyo in 2019. The new anime will adapt the manga series in its entirety. Avex Entertainment also opened an official website for the series simultaneously, revealing new staff, cast, and a teaser visual (pictured).The anime announcement was originally revealed through Hana to Yume's listing of the issue's cover on November 12. The magazine promptly removed the listing and issued a statement on its official Twitter the following day that reads, "Please wait for the official announcement regarding Fruits Basket's media adaptation on November 20." Synopsis Tooru Honda is an orphan with nowhere to go but a tent in the woods, until the Souma family takes her in. However, the Souma family is no ordinary family, and they hide a grave secret: when they are hugged by someone of the opposite gender, they turn into animals from the Chinese Zodiac! Now, Tooru must help Kyou and Yuki Souma hide their curse from their classmates, as well as her friends Arisa Uotani and Megumi Hanajima. As she is drawn further into the mysterious world of the Soumas, she meets more of the family, forging friendships along the way. But this curse has caused much suffering; it has broken many Soumas. Despite this, Tooru may just be able to heal their hearts and soothe their souls. [Written by MAL Rewrite] Staff Director: Yoshihide Ibata (FLCL Progressive co-director) Series Composition: Taku Kishimoto (Boku dake ga Inai Machi) Character Design: Yuu Shindou (Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru.) Executive Supervisor: Natsuki Takaya Studio: TMS Entertainment Cast Tooru Honda: Manaka Iwami (Gamers!) Yuki Souma: Nobunaga Shimazaki (Ore Monogatari!!) Kyou Souma: Yuuma Uchida (Banana Fish) Shigure Souma: Yuuichi Nakamura (Inu x Boku SS) North American anime distributor Funimation also announced in a press release on Monday that it has licensed the new anime for both streaming and home video rights. Fruits Basket was published in Hana to Yume magazine between 1998 and 2006 and compiled into 23 volumes. Hakusensha later reprinted the series in 12 omnibus volumes in 2015-2016. Takaya began serializing the Fruits Basket: Another sequel manga in Hana LaLa online web magazine in September 2015, which later moved to the Manga Park website last August. The manga is expected to end in the next chapter, with one-shots planned for subsequent release. The second volume went on sale last September, with the third and final volume scheduled for release at a later date. According to Hakusensha, Fruits Basket has sold a cumulative 30 million copies of its compiled volumes worldwide. The sequel manga currently has 340,000 copies of the first two volumes in circulation. Studio Deen produced a 26-episode anime series in Summer 2001, adapting the first six volumes and the earlier chapters of the seventh volume. Funimation released the anime in North America on four DVD volumes in 2002-2003 and later on Blu-ray last August. Tokyopop originally published the manga in English from 2004-2009 and Ultimate Editions beginning 2007, combining two sequential volumes in a single hard-cover volume. Yen Press relicensed the series in 2015 and published it in 12 omnibus volumes between June 2016 and April 2017, matching Hakusensha's collector's editions. Fruits Basket received the 25th Kodansha Manga Awards for shoujo manga and Best Manga award at the American Anime Awards in 2007. The anime series also won the 2001 Anime Grand Prix Award. Official site: https://fruba.jp/ Official Twitter: @fruba_PR Source: Comic Natalie Fruits Basket (2019) on MAL |
VindstotSep 20, 2019 6:41 AM
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| Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa "The new anime will adapt the manga series in its entirety. " It's the current year |
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| Event on March 16, 2019 https://twitter.com/fruba_PR/status/1064535252201160704 I'm so used to Yuki's original version's voice that I'm not sure if I can get use to Shimazaki-san's version. Though I do think his voice style suits Yuki. |
tsubasaloverNov 19, 2018 9:43 AM
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| YES! I'm really excited to see this. It'll be such a treat to re-watch and in full animated length adapting the manga series entirely; looking forward to it! |
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| soooooooo happy! I have to catch up |
| OOOOHHHHHHHH YEAAAAAAAAA BOIIIIIIIII |
| A full adaptation might need a lot of episodes. Haven't read the manga, but it might need at least 75 episodes if this anime is going to be a remake. |
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| I loved this since I was so young! Its one those first shoujo I've seen! I'm excited to see this getting adapted again, and this time, a full one from chapter one to last! |
| Ohhhhh! I need to re-watch Fruits Basket.. oh wait, full adaptation from chapter 1? What a good news! 2019 will be the best year of anime since 2013. |
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| Good Lord!! Fruits Basket is one of my favourites Anime so I just can't wait to see this new adaptaion. |
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| A full adaptation remake? But I haven't seen Fruits Basket yet. Well, that just went straight to the top on my priority list! |
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| A REAL bummer they changed all the big name VAs. Not that the new ones are bad per se....but the old are some of the greatest names in the industry. |
| there is no way i can enjoy a reverse harem skip |
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| Maybe this one won't be as shitty as the last... |
| And another anime to look forward to. |
One Piece episode 914 & 915 & 1027 were a mistake and 957 brought the salvation - FMmatron |
| All these old remakes... I'm still waiting on a Slam Dunk remake |
| A full adaptation? I may watch this. |
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| I bet it'll be 24 episodes and rushed as fuck |
| I can’t even process this right now because I’m so excited!!! :-D |
| AM I DREAMING This is so exciting! And it will be a full adaptation, wow. I really like this trend of adapting old classics. |
tsubasalover said: I'm so used to Yuki's original version's voice that I'm not sure if I can get use to Shimazaki-san's version. Though I do think his voice style suits Yuki. I know what you mean. Uchida will likely do a good job of Kyou too, but part of me can't help but be sad Seki Tomokazu won't return. I mean, it makes sense. Their voices have aged in 17 years, and Sailor Moon's seiyuu reprisal was kind of painful... Still, it's hard knowing "old greats" act less and less these days :( That aside, I'm unbelievably happy about this news! Fruits Basket was the first manga I ever finished, so it'll always be a little bit special for me~ |
| Statement of the mangaka about the new anime. Remember that she had problems with the old adaptation and the director with his choices, direction and overall. It reached a point where none of them wanted to work together again. I never once felt negatively about the project or thought that I didn't want to do it, but still, my first thought was “What?!” (lol) So, I made several requests right off the bat. One of those was to do it with a completely new team. Completely new. Every single person. I told [the producers], if you want to open the curtain again, then please make it all new. Please rebuild the Furuba world from scratch, with new everything. Another request was to not make the art look too much like my art. This was partly because my Furuba art is old now, pure and simple, and also largely because I was in poor health back then (you can find more details about that in the afterword to the Collector's Edition, if you're curious), so my drawing was awfully shaky. Because of that, I wanted them to rebuild the art as well. Other than that… Well, it was a mix. On some things I gave them detailed thoughts, and on others I gave them my blessing to do as they liked. The production staff promptly accepted my requests and worked to meet them, and I'm truly grateful to them all. Thank you again. They also readily gave me permission to visit the recording sessions sometimes, which makes me so happy. I don't actually do anything there; I'm just an observer. (Really, I don't do anything.) It's a pure delight, getting to see the reels a little early like that. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-11-19/funimation-reveals-cast-staff-streaming-for-new-2019-fruits-basket-tv-anime/.139680 |
| Holy shit. Never thought this was going to happen. I hope it gets the full treatment. A rushed or compressed adaptation won't do this any justice. In either case, I'm really interested to see where this goes. |
| Ahh i don't have a strong memory of fruits basket but i'm excited nonetheless as a big shoujo/josei fan. Kyo is bae |
| WHAT IN THE FREAKING HELL!!!!!!!!!!! nice that fruits basket is finally returning back. Also it is gonna be adapting the entire manga!!!! This better be more than 35 episodes long. One of my favorite anime of all time. Sad that original seiyuus will not return, but it leaves potential. Definitely adding this to 2019 watch!! |
 Without change,we end up becoming the very person we hate. I was dead until the moment I met you. I was a powerless corpse pretending to be alive. Living without power, without the ability to change my course, was bound to lead me to a slow death. |
| Really great news! I haven't read the manga but i did watch the anime way back in the day and i'm looking forward to this! |
| Felt like Shoujo anime kinda died recently, but here is Japan reviving Shoujo with a remake of a prominent Shoujo manga. This is a big surprise. |
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| ....what...? what. what?????? WHATKVCMFDLBDFNCVLFDJ KVNFKJ NOL KF YOURELYINGTOMEYOURELYINGTOMETHISISADREAMBYE eDIT: hOLY SHITJNFDLKL edit 2: im crying. |
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| More remake always welcome. "The entire story", we'll see. |
| Oh my goodness! I was not expected this, so excited! |
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Klad said: You and me both. I’m still excited about this though. News like this gives me hope lol.All these old remakes... I'm still waiting on a Slam Dunk remake |
| "The new anime will adapt the manga series in its entirety." Wow. That is ... a lot of ground to cover. As somebody else said, I'd be worried it will be 'rushed'. caio_brb said: This was partly because my Furuba art is old now, pure and simple, and also largely because I was in poor health back then (you can find more details about that in the afterword to the Collector's Edition, if you're curious), so my drawing was awfully shaky. I had seen her comments about that (I'm currently on vol 10 of the Collector's Edition), and it surprised me because I never noticed a problem. |
CratexNov 19, 2018 2:30 PM
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caio_brb said: Another request was to not make the art look too much like my art. This was partly because my Furuba art is old now, pure and simple, and also largely because I was in poor health back then (you can find more details about that in the afterword to the Collector's Edition, if you're curious), so my drawing was awfully shaky. Because of that, I wanted them to rebuild the art as well. I understand her feelings, but still sad about redesign. Love her drawing style of later volumes too. But it seems to be very painful memories for Takaya-sensei. Some fans was really horrible… 「描くのをやめてほしい」(I want you to stop drawing),「こんなひどいなら回復してほしくなかった」(If you drawing become so terrible (after recover), It would be better, if you didn't recover at all).【Some messages from fans, from the postscript in the FB Japanese Collector's Edition, Vol.5】 |
Akit0Nov 19, 2018 3:44 PM
| Now I'm curious how long this will be. Hopefully, not a repeat of TG:re though. |
"At some point, I stopped hoping." |
| oh man this is one of the least expected news recently, i dont remember shit about fruits basket but im quite curious how it'll be in a new adaptation and to a full one at that |
Immahnoob said: Jizzy, I know you have no idea how to argue for shit, tokiyashiro said: Jizzy as you would call yourself because youre a dick The most butthurt award goes to you And clearly you havent watched that many shows thats why you cant determine if a show is unique or not Or maybe you're just a child who likes common stuffs where hero saves the day and guys gets all the girls. Sad taste you have there kid you came up to me in the first place making you look more like a kid who got slapped without me even knowing it and start crying about it to me |
| >A manga from 1999 getting a remake that will cover the entire series >in 2018 Nani? JizzyHitler said: oh man this is one of the least expected news recently, i dont remember shit about fruits basket but im quite curious how it'll be in a new adaptation and to a full one at that Same here |
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