Fruits Basket – Season One, Part One (a Neo-Tokyo 2099 Anime on Blu-ray Disc Review)

If you enjoyed the original “Fruits Basket”, you’ll probably love the newer 2019 remake even more. It’s that good! Highly recommended!

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TITLE: Fruits Basket – Season One, Part One

ANIME SERIES RELEASE DATE: 2019

DURATION: Episode 1-12 (300 Minutes)

BLU-RAY INFORMATION: 1080p High Definition (16:9), Japanese Dolby TrueHD 2.0 and English Dolby TrueHD 5.1, Subtitles: English

COMPANY: Funimation

RATED: TV PG

Release Date: November 19, 2019


Originally Created by Takaya Natsuki

Director: Ibata Yoshihide

Series Composition: Kishimoto Taku

Music by Yokoyama Masaru

Character Design: Kikuta Koichi, Shindo Masaru

Art Director: Kamiyama Tamako

Anime Production: 8PAN, TMS Entertainment


Featuring the following voice talent:

Sakamoto Maaya/Colleen Clinkenbeard as Akito Soma

Shimazaki Nobunaga/Eric Vale as Yuki Soma

Uchida Yuma/Jerry Jewell as Kyo Soma

Nakamura Yuichi/John Burgmeier as Shigure Soma

Iwami Manaka/Laura Bailey as Tohru Honda

Toyosaki Aki/Brina Palencia as Isuzu Soma

Sakurai Takahiro/Christopher R. Sabat as Ayame Soma

Morikawa Toshiyuki/Dameon Clarke as Kazuma Soma

Tanezaki Atsumi/Elizabeth Maxwell as Arisa Uotani

Satou Satomi/Jad Saxton as Saki Hanajima

Furukawa Makoto/Justin Cook as Hatsuharu Soma

Ueda Reina/Kate Bristol as Kisa Soma

Okitsu Kazuyuki/Kent Williams as Hatori Soma

Taichi Yo/Luci Christian as Hiro Soma

Mikaela Krantz as Momiji Soma

Mike McFarland as Ritsu Soma

Tia Ballard as Kagura Soma


Tohru Honda thought her life was headed for misfortune when a family tragedy left her living in a tent. When her small home is discovered by the mysterious Soma clan, she suddenly finds herself living with Yuki, Kyo, and Shigure Soma. But she quickly learns their family has a bizarre secret of their own: when hugged by the opposite sex, they turn into the animals of the Zodiac!


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