Fruits Basket: Prelude

Fruits Basket: Prelude
Theatrical release poster
Japanese name
Kanji	フルーツバスケット－prelude－
Transcriptions Revised Hepburn Furūtsu Basuketto－Pureryūdo－
Directed by	Yoshihide Ibata
Screenplay by	Taku Kishimoto
Based on	Fruits Basket by Natsuki Takaya
Starring	Miyuki Sawashiro Yoshimasa Hosoya Manaka Iwami Nobunaga Shimazaki Yuma Uchida
Cinematography	Baek Ryun Chae
Edited by	Aya Hida
Music by	Masaru Yokoyama
Production company	TMS Entertainment
Distributed by	Avex Pictures
Release date	February 18, 2022 (2022-02-18)
Running time	88 minutes[1]
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese
Box office	US$1.12 million[2]

Fruits Basket: Prelude (Japanese: フルーツバスケット－prelude－, Hepburn: Furūtsu Basuketto－Pureryūdo－) is a 2022 Japanese animated film based on Natsuki Takaya's Fruits Basket manga series. Produced by TMS Entertainment and distributed by Avex Pictures, the film consists of a recap of the series' 2019 anime adaptation, a prequel story titled Kyoko and Katsuya's Story that focuses on Tohru Honda's late parents, and an original epilogue story written by Takaya. It stars Miyuki Sawashiro, Yoshimasa Hosoya, Manaka Iwami, Nobunaga Shimazaki and Yuma Uchida.

A new anime focusing on Tohru's late parents was announced at the end of the 2019 anime's finale episode. In October 2021, it was revealed to be part of a compilation film, with the main cast and staff of the 2019 anime returning. Fruits Basket: Prelude premiered in Japan on February 18, and has grossed $1.12 million at the Japanese box office.