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Fruits Basket and Garden of Sinners Released Monday

On Monday November 25, Manga Entertainment will release Season 1 Part 1 of the 2019 version of Fruits Basket. It will be released as a Collectors Blu-ray/DVD edition (pictured), which includes three art cards, two paper weights and a paperweight stand. It will also be released as a standard Blu-ray and DVD.

Crunchyroll described the anime's story:

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!

The new anime has an entirely new Japanese cast and staff, as per Takaya's request. Yoshihide Ibata (Pikaia!, FLCL Progressive) directed the anime at TMS Entertainment. Taku Kishimoto (Silver Spoon, Haikyu!!, 91 Days, Hanebad!) was in charge of series composition. Masaru Shindō (Macross Delta, My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU) drew the character designs. Takaya herself was executive supervisor.

MVM will release a Collector's Blu-ray edition of The Garden of Sinners, carrying the 8-chapter film series. It is described by MVM as follows:

'After spending two years in a coma due to a traffic accident, Shiki Ryougi awakens with amnesia. In turn, however, she finds that she has also obtained the "Mystic Eyes of Death Perception," with which she can see the invisible lines of mortality that hold every living and non-living thing together. Working for a small independent agency, Shiki attempts to unravel the baffling mystery behind a series of abnormal, horrifying incidents. Shiki must tackle supernatural incidents with her special abilities while searching for a reason to live.'

The films, animated by ufotable, are based on TYPE-MOON writer Kinoko Nasu's (Lunar Legend Tsukihime, Fate/stay night) 1998 Kara no Kyōkai novel.