News Reporting

Fruits Basket Anime Season 2 Airs In 2020

Written By Samantha Ferreira September 20, 2019

Earlier today, the Fruits Basket anime’s official Twitter account confirmed that the series will return for a second season. The title is slated to return to the airwaves in 2020.

The show’s first season aired in the Spring 2019 broadcast season. The season ended earlier today with episode 25.

Yoshihide Ibata (FLCL Progressive, Attack on Titan: Junior High) directed the title at TMS Entertainment, with Masaru Shindo providing character designs. Taku Kishimoto (Bunny Drop, Magi: Adventure of Sinbad) was in charge of series composition.

Crunchyroll and Funimation both streamed the series as part of their digital lineups. Crunchyroll describes the show as:

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!

Source: Twitter (FruitsBasket_en)

Filed Under: News Reporting

Tag(s): broadcasting, fruits basket, production, TMS Entertainment

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Samantha Ferreira is Anime Herald’s founder and editor-in-chief. A Rhode Island native, Samantha has been an anime fan since 1992, and an active member of the anime press since 2002, when she began working as a reviewer for Anime Dream. She launched Anime Herald in 2010, and continues to oversee its operations to this day. Outside of journalism, Samantha actively studies the history of the North American anime fandom and industry, with a particular focus on the 2000s anime boom and bust. She’s a huge fan of all things Sakura Wars, and maintains series fansite Combat Revue Review when she has free time available. When not in the Anime Herald Discord, Samantha can typically be found on Bluesky.

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