Alternative TitlesEnglish: Fruits Basket Synonyms: Furuba Japanese: フルーツバスケット
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Type: TV
Episodes: 26
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Jul 5, 2001 to Dec 27, 2001
Duration:
24 min. per episode Rating:
PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
L represents licensing company
StatisticsScore: 8.091 (scored by 26715 users)
Ranked: #2752
Popularity: #35
Members: 39,487
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It's a Comedy / High School / Love story that is touching funny and beautiful story that centers around the sad pasts of the characters. I highly Recommend Fruits Basket if you loved Ouran.
Both anime center around a lovable girl who is surrounded by a bunch of bishies (hot guys). Both also has a lot of sweet and comedic moments that will tug at your heartstring and make you laugh out loud. All in all, both are great anime with a list of characters that you can't possibly hate.
Both these anime are in a high school setting and are known as reverse harem (one girl amongst many guys). Each individual character have their own conflicts they must overcome. Hilarious funny moments as well.
If you liked Fruits Basket, then you're gonna love OHSHC :D Both are fantastic animes with great humor.
Contains similar amount of cute, comedy, sugary sweet and sometimes even a taste of drama. Characters are all likable, without any significant villian, plus both are full of attractive guys, a huge eyed female protagonist, episodic events and most of all, a feel-good factor
Momiji and Honey-Senpai are voiced by the same voice actress, the characters are cute and there are sorta love triangles if you look hard enough
The most obvious is the use of the same voice actor (Japanese): Momiji = Honey. Ouran is actually a series that mocks a lot of stereotypes that male characters are put in, especially in shoujo series. While there are several references that can be drawn throughout the anime-verse, there are several than can be seen in Fruits Basket alone; and the Momiji-Honey connection is the most obvious, hence the use of the same VA. Not to mention both are hilarious in their own right with integrated moments of seriousness to show and advance plot.
Fruits Basket is also a sweet, cheery anime but with a very big dose of heart. Both anime have wonderfully endearing characters and are well written and very funny.
The story line is not very similat but they are both funny, and about a girl down on her luck. You will truley enjoy this anime. If you can't believe it the just watch the first ep and see for your self.
Both reverse harem, with plenty of humor and a sweet feeling left after watching an episode.
These two shojos are the best of their genre. I'm not usually a shojo fan, but I had to sidestep and make a recommendation for them. If you like Ouran High School because of its "cuteness" especially the relationship between Tamaki and Haruhi (or even Haruhi and Kaoru), then you definitely like Fruits Basket because it has the same types interconnected relationships.
Both follow a lighthearted storyline with endearing and memorable characters and lots of humorous scenes.
They both show a girl surrounded by a bunch of boys and trying to help . The characters are funny and the scenes hilarious . They both have their originality and quirk . If you liked Fruits Basket , there is no way you won't like Host Club !!
Both anime feature an arena of guy characters that each separately fall squarely into one of the typical 'categories' of anime guy characters (appealing to people with different preferences), and they surround a female main character
The comic moments are very alike, biggest difference between them is that Ouran High school Host club doesn't have all the drama Furuba does.
Both of these anime have female main characters that are surrounded by guys. In each the main female is oblivious to love and has a one track mind. They are the same story each with its own twist.
Very similar style of humor and also has a lot of good looking cool/nice guys.
Both are romantic/comedy series' are set in highschool where a somewhat loner female character gets thrown into a strange situation with a group a guys.
same kind of cute girl with crazy affectionate guys, but haruhi fujioka is a bit edgier than tohru honda
Both of these Anime's are completely awsome and two of the best Anime's I've ever seen. They are both reverse harem full of comedy and romance that will make you laugh and sometimes cringe. Also Momiji and Honey are voiced by the same voice actor!
Fruits Basket is another romance/comedy anime that has a lot of funny parts and interesting characters. I think that if you enjoy Ouran that Fruits Basket would be right up your alley as well.
The Humor and the vibe it gives off just feels so close and theres the unspoken love the hilarious moments and the fact that I ROFL for both is something.
Both are hilariously related with a reverse harem twist. One heroine surrounded by gorgeous bishounen! Not only that, they tell of a story wherein the heroine gives off an effect to each one of those gorgeous bishounen.
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they DO have a storyline... they don't just go around in circles. That's why they're awesome to watch!
Both of these series have a similar sense of humor and kind of reverse-harems.
Lots of cute boys of varying types inhabit both series, plus the main characters are both somewhat down-to-earth girls in odd situations.
Very similar characters and even the character design and personailities are very similar. Also it has that lighthearted atmosphere and then it has its sad tragic moments. Although in my opinion Fruits Basket has more tradgedy in it and made me cry, lol. I think both are extremley excellent anime's they are like twins or not so distant cousins. Fruits Basket made me cry out of sadness while Ouran made me cry out of laughter. Both anime's are very funny but Ouran has that one step more towards comedy and Fruits Basket one step towards the tragic. Both completley diffrent story lines!
It is also a romance anime, but with comedy. Its very fun to watch.
Both are good romance/comedy animes.
They are both cute, crazy animes...they are all worth watching. These animes are suitable for all ages
A LOT of the characters are really similar. For example, Hani likes to eat cake, sweet things, doesn't look his age, has blonde hair, is really cute, and has usa-chan. Momiji is possessed by the rabbit zodiac spirit, doesn't look his age, has blonde hair, likes sweet things, and is really cute. That's the most similar, but there are other things too! It's a reallly cute anime.
-bishonen (pretty boys)
tamaki = yuki (prince)
honey = momiji (lolito)
haruhi = tohru
Ouran High School Host Club and Fruits Basket are two anime definitely worth watching. Aside from being similar in terms of being a reverse harem, both of these anime will surely keep you on your seat with their light-hearted comedy and romance.
cuz they both have love and comedy in them
1 female protagonist with bunch of bishounens around. But that's not all! You will also get some humorous moments, nice drawing/graphics and some more serious and dramatic moments in the end. If You feel like watching something funny, light but not stupid and completely lacking of seriousness You should watch these 2 series!
Both are high school animes. They are also both comedies that are base around the same general humor. The characters are all enjoyable and relatable. Both of these animes are humor based but have that serious element to them when the time calls for it.
There are a lot of aspects which make both Furuba and Ouran similar. First of all, both feature reverse harem (one girl around a lot of guys). They are also romantic comedies. If you liked Fruits Basket but wanted a Tohru with a more realistic personality, you might enjoy Haruhi in Ouran. Likewise, if you thought Tamaki was a bit too oblivious and air-headed, you might Yuki in Fruits Basket. Fans of Kyo will adore Kaoru and Hikaru.
Fruits Basket and Ouran High School Host Club both are reverse harems that are mainly comedy, but have their serious side too.
Both are a kind of "reverse harem" thing, with the lead girl the object of many affections. Both stories are during the high school years, and are more focussed on ironic situations and causing the viewer to laugh as opposed to being serious or meaningful. Light, fun, and G.
both have cute, but naive, girls who don't notice the boy around them like them
Both have a similar concept of one girl put in a situation of dealing with quirky guys. Both are very humorous with more serious undertones. Fruits Basket probably has more serious undertones, but both are good at balancing the serious moments with the very random and hilarious moments.
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Both their stories are driven by their own unique concept of magic.
Both have magic and romance, plus both are great and lively. Both series will leave you wanting more, more, more great anime/manga!
Both of the main heroines have a very naive out look on life and a very positive can't be brought down to the dumps.
If u like fruits basket, then u cannot resist gakuen alice..at first i thought gakuen alice juz a kids anime but the way they create the stories bout diffrent alices n the relationship between frenz is really amazing....it is also heart warming storie where u can watch nonstop (as i did)...in my opinion, the main guys character (natsume) resembles kyo somehow...u will surely like this anime if u like sweet anime like fruits basket....
There is a love triangle between an air-headed character and two guys with powers. There is that hint of a deeper conflict between it all but mainly keeps the light tone. If you liked Fruits Basket I'm pretty sure you would love Gakuen Alice.
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The characters in VK and Fruits Basket seem similar.
Both Tohru and Yuuki start out innocent to what's really going on around them, but as the storyline unfolds, both are determined to do whatever they can to help with the situation. (Both characters also have the same voice actor.)
Also, Kyo and Zero both have the anti-social, trying to be a tough guy and deal with my problems all by myself thing going on.
While Vampire Knight is about vampires and Fruits Basket is about (well, not fruit baskets) humans transforming into animals, they share similar principles, most notably, in the character archetypes and their interactions. Yuuki is hopeful and kind-hearted like Tohru, Zero is anti-social and aggressive like Kyo and Kaname is aloof, stoic and mysterious like Yuki. And of course, Kaien Cross provides much of the oddball comic relief like Shigure of Fruits Basket did. If you liked characterisation of one of these anime, then you should check the other out.
Now before you call me crazy just follow along...
The three main characters in this anime are pretty much identical to the three main characters in Vampire Knight with even the same dynamics.
Kyo = Zero
Sohma Yuki = Kuran/clan Kaname
Honda Tohru = Yuki
Kyo/Zero is kind of the outcast with a dark secret
Sohma Yuki/ Kaname-sama is the popular handsome character
Tohru/Yuki is the main optimistic girl who goes to incredible lengths and through a lot of adversity and is the center of the love triangle.
Seriously Vampire Knight = Fruits Basket with Vampires... its a great idea and works well but the parallels are very obvious if you look at them.
-bishounen (pretty boys)
yuki = kaname (prince)
kyo = zero
tohru = yuuki
- love triangle YUKI-TOHRU-KYO = triangle KANAME-YUUKI-ZERO
Both Vampire Knight and Fruits Basket revolve around a girl keeping an important secret. Each are reverse harem, and some of the characters are similar.
Yuuki-Tohru
Kaname-Yuki
Zero-Kyo
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Both have great characters and story, each keeps you wanting for more.
watching those series made me read the manga of each because both don't really "end" where they should.
even if they are shojo i recommend them to anyone
both are good romances and very funny
I dont really know.. But i think a lot of people havent watched this series by GAINAX. And as a teen drama it is wonderful. The inner monologues are astonishing and the characters are all very funny and fill their role very good. Sadly the japanese audio is not as good as the spanish one but that doesnt matter it is enough with the illustrations to get the idea. It also ended very abruptly but what was made is wonderful.
The music, the constant change of animation style, the enjoyment you get because of the jokes, the characters that really win your appreciation and the psychological plot are all things that really help this anime to be one of the best shoujos.
It is only similar to Fruits Basket because it also is about a boy and a girl that fall in love.. but this one stays very real.
They both set up all their characters with someone else. Everyone ends up with someone different and there's a side story for each of those pairs. Also, arima in Kare kano has a dark past like Yuki, kyo, and everyone who's cursed has. They both have romantic and deep love in them too.
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I consider Kodocha the sister show to Fruits Basket.
It has the same Japanese director and English dubbing company.
Voice actor ( Fruits Basket / Kdocoha)
Laura Bailey (Tohru Honda / Sana Kurata)
Jerry Jewell (Kyo Sohma / Akito Hayama)
John Burgmeier (Shigure Sohma / Rei Sagami)
Lots of romance!!! ^^ I think its something that everyone will love this as well. =]
I feel both animes are quite simular... for a start... Misako Kurata and Shigure Sohma are both authors who make their editors worry. Also both have the genres of Comedy, Drama, Romance and Shoujo. There are also the same english voice actors for some characters. Both main female characters [Sana Kurata and Tohru Honda] help other characters find happiness in some way. I'm sure that if you've watched one that you will enjoy the other! Thats happened for me anyway :3 ~
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They are both shoujo titles based off very popular manga with one girl and two good looking guys. However Skip Beat has a more atypical shoujo lead, in a good way -- it's a refreshing breathe in the monotone repetitive world that is shoujo. Fruits Basket, though, has more interesting characters (other than the main female lead).
the both are about secret loves
and a good storyline.
The general feeling is quite similar, although the animation is very different. Both star female main character who have a troubling past, but are still able to cover up their lies to focus on their tasks. As the series progress, you really get to know how these characters think and feel. Also, both series are very similar in the way they suddenly change from outrageously funny to deadly serious. Handkerchiefs recommended.
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It's not exactly like FB but it reminds me of FB a bit. If you like Fb I'm pretty sure you'll like Clannad.
It isn't that much similar to Fruits Basket, but the main characters in Clannad remind me of the characters in Fruits Basket.
Nagisa in clannad and Tohru in fruits basket are incredibly similar. They're both sweet, naive, and caring. The main guys in both animes have a dark past that haunts them and in order to overcome it, the need someone to accept them. They're both really funny too.
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Supernatural shoujo drama comedy. Both have a story which is light and funny in the beginning, but still with a kinda dark feeling, and then takes a much deeper and dramatic turn. The series are both about a girl who's living a quite normal life until they meet with some strange people (who can turn into animals) and their whole lives abruptly changes. The art is quite alike too, very cute.
Tohru reminds me of Mitsuki in many ways. They don't have any parents but are still really happy persons who thinks that life is great, and they're both trying to enjoy it to the fullest. They are both extremely kind (maybe a bit too kind for their own best) and both have keep a great secret, Tohru about the Sohma curse and Mitsuki about her secret life as a singer. They even pretty much look alike.
Kyo and Takuto are very alike too. Both are trying to be a cool and tough guy, but in the reality they are really sensitive and caring. They both care very much for the main character and are completely in love with her, although they're trying to deny it. And both can turn into a cat. xD
Both series also give away the same, wonderful feeling that makes you scream for more.
They both share the similiar, positive attitude towards life. Their main heros are very kind and cheerful characters.
I think that Mitsuki and Tohru look en think like the same way. Just like Takuto and Kyo.
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If you like comedy and school, you might like School Rumble... It's a story about school life and their idiotic romance - really funny!
ummm, they are about school life and had a slice of romance and comedy! ^_^
The main characters of the two titles are both lovable scatterbrains. Hilarity is not a stranger to Fruits Basket or School Rumble.
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lovely complex and fruit basket has both a lot of their own magic but you can find similltary between them, in the humar department, they both would knock you out to the floor in several moments. although LC hasn't finished yet, i cant find it dropping it's quality an time soon. i would like more and more from both of them :)
same mood and livid colours in both
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They both start out with simple girls. They both are then surrounded by boys who help them through troubles or special powers with secrets.
Each ha their own fantasy/magical element to them, and each has the central character as a kind-hearted girl. They have a healthy combination of laugh out loud humor and teary eyed drama. Both animes also bring a reverse-harem collection of character to support the central female.
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Though Zombie Loan and Fruits Basket are different in several ways, they are also similar, in several ways. Take the Characters for example. Yuuta, is like Momiji, Shita, is like Yuki, and Chika is like Kyo. Not to mention the main characters are females that are sorounded by guys. Both of these animes also go through a crisis situation at the end that seemed very similar to me. So these animes are mostly similar with characters, situations, and they both have the female charcters sorounded by guys.
The Same bumping heads of two opposite male leads and a almost annoyingly cute girl between them (in a literal way, not so much the love triangle way).
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Both series are cheerful and funny in a sometimes bizarre way, but with an underlying tone of unpleasantness throughout the series.
it has the same sort of opening song and its about romance triangle
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Both animes have people in who are "cursed" into changing into other things (such as animals)... in Ranma 1/2 the cause is cold water in Fruits Basket the cause is being hugged by the opposite sex.
In both shows the main characters transform for different reasons. Fruits Basket is when they are hugged by someone of the opposite gender and Ranma is when they get splashed with water
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The thing that makes these truly similar is that the main character is a girl, surrounded by guys who she helps get through various difficulties. In fruits basket, Tohru helps them get through the emotional problems related to the Chinese Zodiac transformations; whereas in Saiunkoku Monogatari Shuurei helps the Emperor and those in the government work through their various problems. Once you've gotten to about episode 11 in Saiunkoku Monogatari and almost anywhere in Fruits Basket, you can REALLY see how they're similar.
Both series center around a young, naive girl living in a home full of guys and trying to help them learn and grow.
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Both are romantic comedies and i really enjoyed each of the them. The main characters are both hard working girls who never give up. The main character Hikari in Special A, is similar to Tohru in that matter. Not only that, but they are continously wishing to make people other than themselves, happy. A major difference, however, is Hikari can't cook for crap, while Tohru is a fairly talented cook. Please don't let this fact sway youre decision. :)
it has similar caracters and is a nice anime i would say its good but thats my opion cuz when i read coments i say naa then i end p watching them than say wat was i thinking lol
its a good anime... i hope u enjoy (if u watch) lol
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Shoujo romance anime..female lead with multiple love interests..
It's both about a girl who has interest in a few boys. Hanasakeru Seishounen is more serious than Fruits Basket. If you're not into serious themes it might not really be your type of series, but if you're fine with it, and you liked Fruits Basket, you should try out Hanasakeru Seishounen!
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They are both cute, crazy animes...they are all worth watching. These animes are suitable for all ages
If you are satisfied after watching fruits basket, then Gakuen Heaven will also give you satisfaction.They are both pleasant, funny and great to watch.These animes are suitable for all ages .And believe me watching both anime will be a great experience.
The emotional scenes in gakuen heaven are less compared to fruits basket. Gakuen heaven is an amazing boys x boys cute and beautiful anime.The story of gakuen heaven is more simple than fruits basket, but both anime are similar in their ability to show a certain type of innocence.
Gakuen heaven is a boys X boys anime ...great story.The art is beautiful and bright and there are tons of bishonen to boot.Funny being the keyword, the slash is really teasing you, but there is hardly any real action going on except for that kiss and the hugs. However, the relationship of the main paring is very nicely built.
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Both have romance and kinda similar characters.
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Like the main character of Fruit Basket, the girls in Lovedol are trying to live out their dreams. While for them it is to make it through to become singing idols and she wants to get through high school, they still have high hopes. One of the girls from Lovedol has a not so good life too.
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If you liked shugo chara, you WILL like fruits basket.It also has the same sort of shoujo thing going on and its also got a supernatural twist and its extremally funny!
Dont call me crazy but u would match these characters up for there postion and not personality
Ikuto-Kyo There both the much loved boy in the anime series (my opinion)
Tadase-Yuki There both the apparent popular in school but that isnt what they chose for it to be
Also both ikuto & tadase fight and yuki & kyo fight
Amu-Tohru Both are the heroine of the story and are both cute and clumsy!
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The main heroines of both animes are similar: a sweet, good-natured orphan who bravely struggles with life and then meets some guys who come to take care of her (and the other way round). Ghost Hunt also contains a series of ghost myseries the main characters have to solve.
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Both Watanuki and Tohru are very good at cooking and get famous around the spiritual world:) And both anime take a lot from japanese tradition - in FB the concept of zodiac and in Holic almost all the unnatural things that happen:)
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Drama, love and supernatural are prominent in both (though Fruits Basket is the more light-hearted of the two). Need I say more?
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In Fruits Basket Tohru Honda live with Yuki Sohma and his family, while Yamato Nadeshiko Shichi Henge, Sunako Nakahara is sent by her aunt to live in an extravagant mansion with four ridiculously handsome boys.
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in both animes there are two boys one who is really nice on the outside and one who is nice but is stubborn and ruff on the outside and in both animes the girl had nothing to do with either of the boys and didnt really get anything but eventually becomes friends with them and becoming part of ther world
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Both main characters are very nice, well-loved by all others, and have a beloved person passed away, who had taught them many things in life. Both are gentle and funny in theme. And they bring us very similar mood.
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A kind-hearted girl meets out-of-the-ordinary boy and family, and helps them. Focuses on relationships and love story more than Inuyasha, but also shorter! And with better character development. (as will all anime, the manga is better, but only slightly different, I suggest to read Fruit Baskets manga starting about ch 31 where the anime leaves off).
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Fruits Basket is full of hilarious, over-the-top humor as well as touching stories and a bit of fantasy. It consists of a very funny cast like Azumanga Daioh. The two anime will equally warm your heart, as well as split your sides with laughter.
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Romance, Comedy, Action. Lovable characters. They are both similar in that aspect. Love em!! Give it a try, you won't regret it.
So overall witty and lovable characters, great stories, nice artwork..
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Has an overall good feel, though does delve into dark and misterious pasts and scenes to give a deeper story that makes you wonder if theres more than meets the eye.
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Both main characters, Kobato and Tohru, are very optimistic and have sweet hearts. They seem to be able to cheer up everyone around and both want to be helpful.
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The slice of life factors, along with the Romantic-Comedic, Its a great anime comparing to FB
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Both series involve the main character being thrown into a house with strange characters. Both series are warm and heartfelt and if you're looking for another cute and fluffy series with a bit of a dark twist added in, this is a good one to check out.
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The main characters must keep the strange, unlikely secrets of characters that had previously been strangers and in doing so become closer to them; romantic comedy with fighting ensues.
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The plots may be different, but the characters' traits are pretty much the same. Tohru in Fruits Basket is given a choice of two guys, Kyo, the hot-tempered one or Yuki, "Prince Charming". Nina in Mamotte Lollipop is also given a choice, Zero, the one who always makes fun of Nina, and Ichi, the sweet, caring one. In Fruits Basket, Kagura is in love with Kyo and is supposedly his fiance. In Mamotte Lollipop, Kuku is in love with Zero and is also his supposed fiance. Fruits Basket may focus on the Chinese Zodiac, but Mamotte Lollipop also has something to do with fantasy. There are big differences in the two, but the characters have major similarities.
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At first these two seem to have nothing is common but actually, when you get down to watching it, the same feel-good, world-is-ok feeling washes over you in a summery warm cloud. Probably something to do with the slightly similar heroines of Ichigo and Tohru. Give it a try!
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Thoru and Fuura are really similar, and both are very funny
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If you liked Fruit's Basket and want something with a little more chest hair (He he) check Love Hina out. AWESOME SHOW, 5 STARS!
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If you enjoyed the drama in fruits basket,you'll love the heart wrenching, tear jerking episodes in Kanon. I saw only the remake - Kanon (2006), shall reserve comment for unwatched original Kanon 2002.
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Both stories have an incredibly similar feeling and led by a main character with great courage and virtue. The most significant similarity is that both series contain individual characters that you will fall in love with for their unique and dynamic personalities.
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Both are very popular titles. Furuba has some serious moments and comedy.
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Similar characters, similar moods, similar music.
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they're both good comedy/dramas.
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both use the zodiac thing as a patr of the story.
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both arecomedy and gets serious/dark. they both have value you can apply to life in general.
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they bolth are cute and realy good for young kids that like animals
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Although there's really no similarities [storywise] between the two shows (other than they're both technically slice of life comedy dramas), they both have the same look and feel to them. They're both heartwarming, and have a great deal of development in both the main and side characters.
If you liked Aishiteruze Baby then you'll like Fruits Basket.
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Both about a girl who's life isn't the greatest, but they don't seem to be sad.
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has a good taste of drama
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Slice of life drama, has both comedy and sad stories. It can make you laugh one moment and cry the next.
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Both series story revolves around Chinese Zodiac.
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Both Shugo Chara! and Fruits Basket have a lot of comedy based upon characters making unusual transformations, but I think the biggest similiarity is in their characters. The heroine finds herself getting involved with two boys; one known at school as a prince, and the other identified as a cat. The "cat" also has a possessive relative who has romantic feelings for him.
Overall, I think if you enjoyed the light-heartedness and romance of Fruits Basket, Shugo Chara! is probably a good series to check out (both anime and manga). They also both touch upon heavy emotional themes, such as being true to one's self.
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both have a slight touchof romance and comedy
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Both Trigun and Fruits Basket begin with much humor and get more dramatic as they go along. The hero in Trigun, Vash, is much more goofy than Yuki or Kyo, but was also cursed from birth except he was cursed with "what" he is. You'll understand that if you watch the show. If you like humor, action, drama, meaningful... and did I mention humorous animes, you will love both Trigun and Fruits Basket.
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If you like a sweet, kind story that has a bit of magic, a bit of romance, a bit of comedy and good art, check out either one of these two - they are great
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