Crunchyroll has announced that they will be distributing Fruits Basket -prelude- in select theaters across the United States and Canada this summer.
The prequel film is set to play on June 25, 28, and 29 in both subbed and dubbed formats in North America, with tickets going on sale Friday, June 3. It will also debut in the United Kingdom on July 20, exclusively in dubbed format. Tickets for United Kingdom showings will go on sale on June 24.
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The voice cast for both the subbed and dubbed versions includes:
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Kyoko Honda – Miyuki Sawashiro (Japanese voice) and Lydia Mackay (English voice)
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Katsuya Honda – Yoshimasa Hosoya (Japanese voice) and J. Michael Tatum (English voice)
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Tohru Honda – Manaka Iwami (Japanese voice) and Laura Bailey (English voice)
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Kyo Soma – Yūma Uchida (Japanese voice) and Jerry Jewell (English voice)
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“Before there was Tohru and Kyo – there was Katsuya and Kyoko,” reads the film’s official synopsis. “Discover the turbulent beginning of Tohru’s mom’s dark past, and the man who breathed new hope into her. Watch the evolution of their love story and the birth of the Honda family, as this chapter completes the full adaptation of the heartwarming Fruits Basket story. “
