Fruits Basket: Prelude
フルーツバスケット -prelude-
Synopsis
Despite Kyouko Honda's tragic death, her vivid memory lives on, providing guidance through times of hardship to her close ones. However, Kyouko was not always the wise and radiant person that she is fondly remembered as in the present day. Feeling deserted by her own family and rejected by society, a young Kyouko abandons stability for a life of delinquency, jeopardizing her education and future. Fortunately, her descent into despair is interrupted by a fateful encounter with her husband-to-be Katsuya, who has recently started his teaching internship at her school. With a composure surprisingly unaffected by Kyouko's tantrums, Katsuya quickly wins her over through his gentleness and attention toward her—sincere gestures that she has never received before. As the two grow closer together, Kyouko opens her tormented heart to him and, along with it, a door to new horizons. [Written by MAL Rewrite]
Characters
Souma Shigure
Supporting
Honda Tooru
Main
Souma Yuki
Supporting
Souma Kyou
Main
Souma Momiji
Supporting
Souma Hatsuharu
Supporting
Souma Akito
Supporting
Hanajima Saki
Supporting
Honda Katsuya
Main
Honda Kyouko
Main
Kyou's Mother
Supporting
Tooru's Grandfather
Supporting
Kyouko's Mother
Supporting
Kyouko's Father
Supporting
Staff
Itou, Genki
Producer
Takemura, Ippei
Producer
Taniguchi, Aoi
Producer
Yamauchi, Mirai
Producer
Yazaki, Fumi
Producer
Yoshida, Yuuya
Producer
Zehner, Adam
Producer
Ibata, Yoshihide
Director, Episode Director, Storyboard
Aketagawa, Jin
Sound Director
Kishimoto, Taku
Script
Cai, Bolun
Director of Photography
Furuya, Yuuji
Sound Effects
Hida, Aya
Editing
Horie, Yumi
Animation Director
Iizumi, Tomokazu
Associate Producer
Kametani, Kyouko
Chief Animation Director
Kamiyama, Youko
Art Director
Katsumata, Hideo
Planning
Kawaguchi, Chie
Animation Director
Marumo, Rei
Planning
Mizumura, Yoshio
Animation Director
Motoyoshi, Akiko
Animation Director
Ninomiya, Nanako
Animation Director
Shigekuni, Hiroko
Chief Animation Director
Shindou, Masaru
Character Design
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