The Fruit of Grisaia

(2013–14)

Champion Cross (2014)

See also: List of The Fruit of Grisaia episodes

A 13-episode anime television series adaptation, animated by Eight Bit, produced by NBCUniversal, and directed by Tenshi, ^{[25] [26]} with screenplay by Hideyuki Kurata, character designs and chief animation direction by Akio Watanabe, and music composed by Elements Garden, aired from October 5 to December 28, 2014, on AT-X. Six anime shorts were released with the DVD and Blu-ray Disc compilation volumes released between December 25, 2014, and May 27, 2015. ^[27] Sequentially, two follow-ups with a 47-minute anime television film adaptation of The Labyrinth of Grisaia aired on April 12, 2015, ^[28] and a 10-episode anime adaptation of The Eden of Grisaia aired from April 19 to June 21, 2015. All 3 series have been licensed for digital and home video release by Sentai Filmworks in North America.

A 90-minute anime film adaptation based on Frontwing's Grisaia: Phantom Trigger episodic game series premiered on March 15, 2019. ^{[29] [6]} The film, which adapts the first 2 volumes of the game, was directed by Tensho at Bibury Animation Studios, with Akio Watanabe handling character designs and Ryuichiro Yamakawa handling production. Hitoshi Fujima and Fuminori Matsumoto are composing the music. ^[30] The cast members reprised their roles from the game. Sequentially, a sequel to Grisaia: Phantom Trigger premiered on November 27, 2020. ^[31] Titled Grisaia: Phantom Trigger the Animation - Stargazer, it adapts Volume 3 of the game, with the cast and staff reprising their roles from the first film. ^{[32] [33]}

A new anime television series adaptation based on Grisaia: Phantom Trigger was announced, with Bibury Animation Studios returning from the game's film adaptations to produce the series. ^[34] It is directed by Kousuke Murayama, with character designs and chief animation direction by Akio Watanabe, and music composed by Hitoshi Fujima, Yūsuke Takeda, and Fuminori Matsumoto. ^[35] The series, originally scheduled for 2024, ^[36] was later delayed, ^[35] and eventually aired from January 2 to March 27, 2025, on Tokyo MX and other networks. ^{[37] [a]} Crunchyroll streams the series. ^[38]

Music

The Fruit of Grisaia has six pieces of theme music: one opening theme and five ending themes. The opening theme is "Shūmatsu no Fractal" (終末のフラクタル, "Fractal of the End") by Faylan. Each heroine has her own ending theme, starting with Yumiko's theme "Holograph" (ホログラフ) by Eufonius. Amane's theme is "Home" by Miyuki Hashimoto. Michiru's theme is "Skip" by Chata. Makina's theme is "Mayoi no Mori" (迷いの森, "Lost Forest") by Hiromi Satō. Sachi's theme is "Kono Hi no Mama de" (この日のままで) by Nana. The single for "Shūmatsu no Fractal", which also contains "Happy Soul Dance", was released on January 26, 2011.

The opening theme song is "Rakuen no Tsubasa" (楽園の翼, "Wing of Paradise"), performed by Maon Kurosaki, and the main ending theme song is "Anata no Aishita Sekai" (あなたの愛した世界, "The World That You Loved"), performed by Yoshino Nanjō. ^[39] Additional ending theme songs include "Eden's Song" by Hana used in Episode 2; "Skip" used in Episode 5; and "Sōsei no Tanatosu" (創世のタナトス, "Thanatos of the Genesis"), performed by Faylan, used in Episode 13. Several ending themes from the game included as insert songs are also used in the anime such as "Holograph" in Episode 6, and "Lost Forest" in Episode 9. The opening theme song for The Eden of Grisaia is "Setsuna no Kajitsu" (刹那の果実), performed by Maon Kurosaki. ^[40]

For the Grisaia: Phantom Trigger television series, the opening theme song is "Zero Ignition" performed by Mao Uesugi, while the ending theme song is "Dandelion" performed by Yoshino Nanjō. ^[41]

Reception

In the 2011 Moe Game Awards, The Fruit of Grisaia was awarded the Grand Prize, as well as the Gold Prizes for Scenario, User's Choice, Theme Song, and True Love. The judges highly praised the story for its balancing of seriousness with comedy. ^[42] The PlayStation Portable version sold 3,700 units in the first week, making it the second best-selling PSP title in Japan that week. ^[43] Famitsu rated it 30 out of 40. ^[44]

Operation Rainfall rated The Fruit of Grisaia a score of 5/5, with reviewer Chris Melchin writing that "[if you] like visual novels and romance, I see no reason not to check out The Fruit of Grisaia if you haven’t already." ^[45]

Notes

1. Tokyo MX lists the series premiere on January 1, 2025, at 25:00, which is effectively January 2 at 1:00 a.m. JST.

References

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External links

• The Fruit of Grisaia at Frontwing (in Japanese)
• The Fruit of Grisaia at Prototype (in Japanese)
• Anime official website (in Japanese)
• The Fruit of Grisaia at Crunchyroll
• The Fruit of Grisaia (anime) at Anime News Network 's encyclopedia
• Grisaia no Kajitsu at The Visual Novel Database

The Fruit of Grisaia
Original visual novel cover
グリザイアの果実 (Gurizaia no Kajitsu)
Genre	Harem [1] Psychological drama [2]
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	April 5, 2013 – November 18, 2014
Volumes	4

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