The Fruit of Grisaia

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(2013–14)
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  • A 13-episode anime television series adaptation, animated by Eight Bit, produced by NBCUniversal, and directed by Tensho, [25] [26] aired in Japan from October 5 to December 28, 2014, on AT-X. The screenplay was written by Hideyuki Kurata, character designs and chief animation direction are handled by Akio Watanabe, and Elements Garden composed the music. Six anime shorts were released with the DVD and Blu-ray Disc compilation volumes released between December 25, 2014, and May 27, 2015. The anime has been licensed for digital and home video release by Sentai Filmworks in North America. [27] Sequentially, Eight Bit and NBCUniversal produced two follow-ups. 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. They have also been licensed for digital and home video release by Sentai Filmworks.

    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 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.

    A sequel to Grisaia: Phantom Trigger The sequel premiered on November 27, 2020. [31] Titled Grisaia: Phantom Trigger the Animation Stargazer, it tells the story of the game's Vol. 3, 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 Akio Watanabe as the character designer and chief animation director, and Hitoshi Fujima, Yūsuke Takeda, and Fuminori Matsumoto as the music composers. [35] The series was originally scheduled for 2024, [36] but was later delayed. [35] It is set to premiere on January 2, 2025, on Tokyo MX and other channels. [37] Crunchyroll will stream 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 anime's opening theme is "Rakuen no Tsubasa" (楽園の翼, "Wing of Paradise") by Maon Kurosaki, and the main ending theme is "Anata no Aishita Sekai" (あなたの愛した世界, "The World That You Loved") by Yoshino Nanjō. [39] Additional ending themes include "Eden's Song" by Hana used in episode two, "Skip" used in episode five, and "Sōsei no Tanatosu" (創世のタナトス, "Thanatos of the Genesis") by Faylan used in episode thirteen. Several ending themes from the game included as insert songs are also used in the anime such as "Holograph" in episode six and "Lost Forest" in episode nine. The opening theme for The Eden of Grisaia is "Setsuna no Kajitsu" (刹那の果実) by 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. [37]

    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. [41] The PlayStation Portable version sold 3,700 units in the first week, making it the second best-selling PSP title in Japan that week. [42] Famitsu rated it 30 out of 40. [43]

    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." [44]

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    The Fruit of Grisaia
    Grisaia no Kajitsu.png
    Original visual novel cover
    グリザイアの果実
    (Gurizaia no Kajitsu)
    Genre
    Demographic Seinen
    Original runApril 5, 2013November 18, 2014
    Volumes4