The anime “Fruits Basket” is one of the most anticipated series in the spring of 2020.
On July 5, 2001, the series premiered – the first anime adaptation of manga (26 episodes).
After a long 8 years, the viewer again saw an anime with his favorite characters. The premiere of season 1 reboot took place on April 6, 2019 and included 25 episodes.
The premiere of the season 2 was held on April 7, 2020. Further more?
Genre – romantic comedy, fantasy, drama.
The age limit is 16+.
When will the sequel to the anime “Fruits Basket Season 3” come out?
As we recall, the original source was released in 23 volumes, including 136 chapters. The first two seasons did not tell the story of the main characters in full. Do not forget that Natsuki Takaya became the author of 3 more manga, which she called “Fruits Basket another”, “Fruits Basket: The Three Musketeers” (in 2 parts). So is it really worth worrying about continuing the anime series?
Looking at the fact that the first two seasons came out with a break of exactly one year, season 3 of the anime “Fruits Basket” is expected in April 2021. But given the pandemic and other delays, the premiere of new episodes is likely to be slightly rescheduled.
p.s. Officially: The third and final season premieres on April 5, 2021.
Plot
Tohru Honda is an ordinary schoolgirl who wants to get only good grades. Her beloved mother was always with her. But one day she dies under the wheels of a car. Left alone, relatives take up her upbringing. Only the girl is not ready to burden them with her presence, so for some time she decides to live in the forest, in her own tent.
One day, Tohru, on her way to school, stumbled upon the home of her classmate Yuki Sohma. The guy is known in the school as the first handsome – almost all the girls in the school dream of him. But he does not share such a high mark with them. The guy considers himself uninteresting and boring.

Yuki, along with Kyo, offers Tohru to live in their house. The guys need a female hand that could cook, do the cleaning and other household chores. The boys seemed to be the most ordinary guys that Tohru would definitely make friends with. But on the very first day, a girl was waiting for a surprise: after accidentally touching the guys, they turn into different animals. What is it? Is she the cause of everything again?
Time is running. Teenagers grow, change, their friendship grows stronger. But all the same, there are too many secrets in the way that need to be understood. Moreover, girls trying to draw Yuki’s attention to themselves do not give the guy a pass. But meeting one of them will change his life forever…
Main characters
- Tohru Honda – a high school student; born in the year of the Dog; father died when Tohru was 3 years old, then, years later, her mother passed away; by nature calm, kind, smart; always ready to help anyone who needs it; not able to hold anyone angry; not despairing in life, always friendly and cheerful; decides to remove the curse from her friends.
- Yuki Sohma – a classmate of Tohru; Rat by horoscope; handsome guy, which is why he is so popular in his school that he has his own fan club; Despite being popular in the school, Yuki has virtually no friends; Yuki has feelings for Tohru and over time his feelings intensify, then he understands the reason for this attraction; by nature, calm, balanced, smart, has a low self-esteem; owns martial arts.
- Kyo Sohma – the red-haired guy, all the time competing with Yuki; quick-tempered and charismatic; unlike Yuki, he makes friends easily; Kyo is able to repel people who want to help him; falls in love with Tohru, but is not ready to go further, because he believes that with his feelings he will only cause her pain and suffering.
Interesting Facts
- The anime has the abbreviated name “Furuba” or “Fruba”.
- The anime is based on the eponymous manga, authored by Natsuki Takaya. “Fruits Basket” is her most popular work. Among others: “Liselotte & Witch’s Forest” (Liselotte to Majo no Mori), “Stars Sing” (Hoshi wa Utau), etc.
- The name of the manga is borrowed from the Japanese children’s game of the same name – Fruits Basket.
- Yoshihide Ibata directed two seasons of the reboot series. Among his works: “FLCL Progressive”, “Love is Like after the Rain“, “Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash”, “Haikyu!!” and etc.
Fruits Basket Season 3: release date
Number | Series title | Release date |
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3x01 | Series 1 | April 5, 2021 |
3x02 | Series 2 | April 12, 2021 |
3x03 | Series 3 | April 19, 2021 |
3x04 | Series 4 | April 26, 2021 |
3x05 | Series 5 | May 3, 2021 |
3x06 | Series 6 | May 10, 2021 |
3x07 | Series 7 | May 17, 2021 |
3x08 | Series 8 | May 24, 2021 |
3x09 | Series 9 | May 31, 2021 |
3x10 | Series 10 | June 7, 2021 |