“Fruits Basket” Confirms Spin-off Anime “The Story of Kyо̄ko and Katsuya” & Stage Play for 2022

The TV anime adaptation of Natsuki Takaya’s “Fruits Basket” manga is getting a new anime in 2022 titled “The Story of Kyо̄ko and Katsuya” (今日子と勝也の物語), which centers on the backstory of Tohru’s parents Kyо̄ko and Katsuya. A stage play based on the main series is also confirmed for 2022.

A 6-minute video is also streamed to commemorate the 13th and final episode of the “Fruits Basket: The Final” anime which aired on June 28. The video features the signed messages from the 20 cast members and the manga creator Natsuki Takaya.

▍Staff and Production

Original Work & Chief Supervisor: Natsuki Takaya [Hakusensha’s Hana to Yume Comics]
Director: Yoshihide Ibata
Series Composition: Taku Kishimoto
Character Design: Masaru Shindou
Art Director: Tamako Kamiyama
Color Design: Mika Sugawara
Director of Photography: Baek Ryun Chae
Editing: Aya Hida
Sound Director: Jin Aketagawa
Music: Masaru Yokohama
Music Production: TMS MUSIC
Animation: TMS Entertainment

▍Cast

■ Tohru Honda – CV: Manaka Iwami
■ Yuki Sohma – CV: Nobunaga Shimazaki
■ Kyo Sohma – CV: Yuma Uchida
■ Shigure Sohma – CV: Yuichi Nakamura
■ Kagura Sohma – CV: Rie Kugimiya
■ Momiji Sohma – CV: Megumi Han
■ Hatori Sohma – CV: Kazuyuki Okitsu
■ Hatsuharu Sohma – CV: Makoto Furukawa
■ Ayame Sohma – CV: Takahiro Sakurai
■ Kisa Sohma – CV: Reina Ueda
■ Hiro Sohma – CV: Yō Taichi
■ Ritsu Sohma – CV: Kengo Kawanishi
■ Isuzu Sohma – CV: Aki Toyosaki
■ Kureno Sohma – CV: Yūichirō Umehara

■ Akito Sohma – CV: Maaya Sakamoto

■ Kazuma Soma – CV: Toshiyuki Morikawa

■ Arisa Uotani – CV: Atsumi Tanezaki
■ Saki Hanajima – CV: Satomi Satō

■ Kakeru Manabe – CV: Takuya Eguchi
■ Machi Kuragi – CV: Ai Kakuma