The final season of the TV anime “Fruits Basket”(フルーツバスケット) reveals a new visual and is confirmed to premiere in April 2021. The series’ first season premiered in April 2019, followed by a second season running from April to September 2020.
In the 25th (last) episode of the 2nd season, the curse of Kureno Sohma (CV: Yūichirō Umehara) is broken, while the true identity of the series’ key person Akito Sohma (CV: Maaya Sakamoto) is revealed. The final chapter will continue to follow Tohru’s determination to break the curses of the Sohma Family and unveil the past wounds of Akito.
The staff and cast will reprise their roles in the final season.
▍Synopsis
The story centers on Tohru Honda, an orphan girl who, after meeting Yuki, Kyo, and Shigure Sohma, learns that twelve members of the Sohma family are possessed by the animals of the Chinese zodiac and are cursed to turn into their animal forms when they are weak, stressed, or when they are embraced by anyone of the opposite sex that is not possessed by a zodiacal spirit.
As the series progresses, Tohru learns of the hardships and pain faced by the afflicted Sohmas, and through her own generous and loving nature, helps heal their emotional wounds.
▍Staff and Production
Original Work & Chief Supervisor: Natsuki Takaya (高屋奈月) [Hakusensha’s Hana to Yume Comics]
Director: Yoshihide Ibata (井端義秀)
Series Composition: Taku Kishimoto (岸本卓)
Character Design: Masaru Shindou (進藤優)
Art Director: Tamako Kamiyama (神山瑶子)
Color Design: Mika Sugawara (菅原美佳)
Director of Photography: Baek Ryun Chae (蔡伯崙)
Editing: Aya Hida (肥田文)
Sound Director: Jin Aketagawa (明田川仁)
Music: Masaru Yokohama (横山克)
Music Production: TMS MUSIC
Animation: TMS Entertainment
▍Cast
■ Tohru Honda (本田 透) – CV: Manaka Iwami (石見 舞菜香)
■ Yuki Sohma (草摩 由希) – CV: Nobunaga Shimazaki (島﨑 信長)
■ Kyo Sohma (草摩 夾) – CV: Yuma Uchida (内田雄馬)
■ Shigure Sohma (草摩 紫呉) – CV: Yuichi Nakamura (中村 悠一)
■ Kagura Sohma (草摩 楽羅) – CV: Rie Kugimiya (釘宮 理恵)
■ Momiji Sohma (草摩 紅葉) – CV: Megumi Han (潘 めぐみ)
■ Hatori Sohma (草摩 はとり) – CV: Kazuyuki Okitsu (興津 和幸)
■ Hatsuharu Sohma (草摩 溌春) – CV: Makoto Furukawa (古川 慎)
■ Ayame Sohma (草摩 綾女) – CV: Takahiro Sakurai (櫻井 孝宏)
■ Kisa Sohma (草摩 杞紗) – CV: Reina Ueda (上田 麗奈)
■ Hiro Sohma (草摩 燈路) – CV: Yō Taichi (大地 葉)
■ Ritsu Sohma (草摩 利津) – CV: Kengo Kawanishi (河西健吾)
■ Isuzu Sohma (草摩 依鈴) – CV: Aki Toyosaki (豊崎愛生)
■ Kureno Sohma (草摩 紅野) – CV: Yūichirō Umehara (梅原裕一郎)
■ Akito Sohma (草摩 慊人) – CV: Maaya Sakamoto (坂本 真綾)
■ Arisa Uotani (魚谷 ありさ) – CV: Atsumi Tanezaki (種﨑 敦美)
■ Saki Hanajima (花島 咲) – CV: Satomi Satō (佐藤 聡美)
■ Kakeru Manabe (真鍋 翔) – CV: Takuya Eguchi (江口拓也)
■ Machi Kuragi (倉伎 真知) – CV: Ai Kakuma (加隈亜衣)