The Fruit of Grisaia

Mihama Academy—on the surface, a closed learning environment established to nurture students who find themselves at odds with the world around them; in actuality, an orchard-cum-prison built to preserve fruit that has fallen too far from its tree. Yet with the arrival of the institute's first male student, the nearly preposterously opaque Kazami Yuuji, the students at Mihama begin to fall out of step with their predetermined rhythms. Will Yuuji prove to be the element the girls around him needed to take hold of their lives once more, or will the weight of their pasts prove too steep a wall to overcome?

The Fruit of Grisaia is a Japanese anime adaptation of a visual novel, produced across two seasons in 2014 and 2015. It follows Mihama Academy, a secluded institute that presents itself as a school for students who have drifted far from their families but is in truth a walled orchard-cum-prison for troubled young women. The arrival of Kazami Yuuji, the first male student admitted, unsettles the rigid routines of the girls around him. Each episode peels back one character's past through a mix of suspense, romance and psychological tension, so the emotional engine is a slow tug between who the students want to become and the weight of their histories. The mood is tense and melancholic, with intimate character moments and harsh emotional strain. Its romance-driven structure and fan-service elements will divide viewers, and its darker tone sets it apart from lighter harem series. Viewers who enjoy confined ensemble mysteries and trauma-driven character drama will find the most to hold onto.

Audiences rate the series as mixed, with its visual novel-based romance and suspense elements drawing divided reactions.

• Shin Sekai Yorischool setting with a single male outsider among female students, with romance and suspense mixed with confinement
• Mirai Nikkiensemble of troubled young women in a closed institution, with psychological suspense and sexual content in anime form
• Hyakka Ryouran Samurai Girlsanime adaptation of a visual novel with harem romance and psychological tension among a small cast

Release Date

2014-10-05

Episode runtime

24 min

Rating

6.9 / 10 (63)

What is The Fruit of Grisaia about?

A male student arrives at a secretive academy-prison housing troubled young women and begins to unsettle their fixed routines and buried pasts.

What is The Fruit of Grisaia like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Fruit of Grisaia as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.

Is The Fruit of Grisaia violent?

Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in The Fruit of Grisaia as moderate.

What did critics think of The Fruit of Grisaia?

Audiences rate the series as mixed, with its visual novel-based romance and suspense elements drawing divided reactions.

Which shows are like The Fruit of Grisaia?

Shows with a similar feel include Shin Sekai Yori, Mirai Nikki, and Hyakka Ryouran Samurai Girls.

How long is The Fruit of Grisaia?

The Fruit of Grisaia: 2 seasons, 23 episodes.

Is The Fruit of Grisaia still running?

No, The Fruit of Grisaia has ended.