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Fruits Basket Watch Order
The Fruits Basket franchise runs to five entries — four TV series and one film — spanning 2001 to 2022, 90 episodes in all. The list below follows release order: start with Fruits Basket (2001) and work down.
- Entries5
- Episodes89
- TV series4
- Films1
For most franchises release order is also the best viewing order. The common exception is a prequel — released late, but set first — so check the years in the table if a title looks out of place.
The order
| # | Title | Type | Year | Episodes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Fruits Basket Watch on Hulu Crunchyroll | TV | 2001 | 26 |
| 2 |  | Fruits Basket (2019) Fruits Basket: 1st Season Watch on Crunchyroll Amazon Prime Video +3 | TV | 2019 | 25 |
| 3 |  | Fruits Basket Season 2 Fruits Basket: 2nd Season Watch on Crunchyroll Bilibili +2 | TV | 2020 | 25 |
| 4 | | Fruits Basket The Final Season Fruits Basket: The Final Watch on Crunchyroll iQ +3 | TV | 2021 | 13 |
| 5 |  | Fruits Basket -prelude- Fruits Basket: prelude Watch on Crunchyroll | MOVIE | 2022 | 1 |
Where to watch Fruits Basket
Crunchyroll lists every entry below. Each link goes to the earliest entry that service carries, so you start at the beginning rather than wherever its search drops you.
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Streaming destinations as listed by AniList, checked September 26, 2026. Catalogues differ by country and change often — check the service for your own region.
Where to start
Fruits Basket (2001) is the earliest entry. Tohru Honda is 16 year old orphaned girl who gets invited to live in the house of her classmate, the handsome boy Sohma Yuki, and his cousins, 16 year old Kyo and 27 year old Shigure. However, these young men and parts of the rest of their family (both close and distant) hold a curse; if they are hugged by the opposite…
What to watch after Fruits Basket
524 people who watched Fruits Basket recommend Kamisama Kiss as the next thing — more than any other title. These are votes cast by viewers on AniList, not genre matches:
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Fruits Basket is filed under 6 genres on this site. Each one lists every other franchise that shares it, with its watch order and filler figures.
Franchises sharing the most genres with Fruits Basket — a rough match by subject, not the vote-ranked suggestions above.
Frequently asked
How many episodes of Fruits Basket are there?
Fruits Basket has 89 episodes across 4 TV series, plus 1 film, which are counted separately.
How many Fruits Basket entries are there?
5 in total: 4 TV series, 1 film, and 0 OVAs and specials.
What order should I watch Fruits Basket in?
Release order works for Fruits Basket — start with Fruits Basket (2001) and follow the table on this page.
Do I need to watch the Fruits Basket films and OVAs?
Most films and OVAs in a long-running franchise are side stories that sit outside the main continuity. They can be watched at any point, or skipped entirely, without losing the thread of the main series.
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