 If you liked
Fruits Basket
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 ...then you might like
Kitchen no Ohimesama
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The circumstances and characters and their relationships to each other have a similar feel to it.
Tohru and Najika are both orphans facing tremendous opposition from those in power. Both girls have an amazing power of optimism to overcome theseobstacles, and even the two main male characters are similiar: Daichi is just like Kyo, and Sora is like Yuki.
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Recommended by Kinakohime
WOW. Although these two manga's have totally different settings, Fruits Basket is school life touching fantasy and Kitchen Princess is school life about cooking, the main characters practically share the same kind of spirit and both stories have the same sort of depth. Fruitsbasket has more characters, though and is a bit longer. I'm sure though that if you like one, you'll like the other- especially if you love the main character and the over all feel of the story
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Recommended by SeilinSeiryuu
I was instantly struck by their similarities. I suppose Fruits Basket vaguely does have something to do with food, but it's more analogical, and anyway, that's not the point. At first glance, both are typical, fluffy, mindless, shoujo manga, but as you read, they become something much more. Fruits Basket and Kitchen Princess are both beautifully illustrated, heart-warming stories that will make you laugh, cry, and feel all warm and fuzzy on the inside, about a ridiculously cheerful, optimistic albeit clueless orphaned heroine, an oranyan and a beautiful student council president who seems way too perfect. The oranyan and the beautiful student council president don't
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Kitchen Princess and Fruits Basket are both about orphans who are very hard working and kind. Both of these manga include love triangles and alot of the characters are similar. Both of these manga include psychological drama and some tragedy but are also very uplifting at times. But Fruits Basket is more of a fantasy and Kitchen Princess deals with more realistic matters.
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Recommended by Katsuki_Shizenno
Fruits Basket and Kitchen Princess are both shoujo manga about a female protagonist who also happens to be a fairly optimistic orphan. She meets two male characters early on who not only seem to have interest in her, but are also related and have some kind of family problems between each other. The art style of both manga are similarly appealing, and while the stories may provide a bit of laughs, they also have somewhat tragic subject matter.
Both series begin as lighthearted romantic comedies where our kindhearted protagonist gets mixed up with a pair of wealthy boys who are related to each other. You can easily compare Najika and Tohru's never ending kindness, compassion, and optimism, even though Najika has more grit. Sora and Yuki are both princely characters, and Kyo and Daichi are both the rougher outcasts.
Both series do delve into darker subjects, such as grief and parental abuse/neglect and deal with these topics in a sensitive manner. Kitchen Princess is for a younger audience than Fruits Basket, though. Also, both series do have a strong focus on character development where
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Recommended by CourtRoseFaerie