Taishou Otome Otogibanashi

Both male MC's shunned out of the family due to a circumstance and goes to hate the world. Female MC's in both are introduced into their lives and 'heals' them. Settings of both are not placed in a usual modern day looking setting as well. One of the biggest differences would be that Shinigami's female MC appeals with a sexy and seducing charm whereas Taishou's female MC appeals with a cute and innocent charm. 

The similarities are endless - A girl comes (from seemingly nothingness) into the life of our protagonist as his wife, they learn to live together as a couple, and discover their feelings for each other (especially in Taishou Otome Otogibanashi). 

Historical arranged marriages in difficult circumstances  

Both of this MC have someone who takes care of them, and give unconditional love, sure it worth watching. 

Both shows exhibit this same gentle tone of a mix of silly comedic moments but a lot of heart tugging dramatic moments. Both shows feature a main girl with a sunny personality who is able to pull characters from their lowest points in their emotions just by showing she cares. Both shows feature characters from troubled families with an over bearing cold family head, in Fruits Basket you have the Soma family lead by Akito and in Taisho Otome you have Shima family lead by their cold distant father.  

Both have the same warm shoujo feeling and have a historical element to it with kimonos and being in the countryside. Also both female leads are really optimistic high energy people who go out of their way to make sure to care for the stoney male lead. From what I've seen of Taishou Otome initally, it seems like Yuzu will accidentally build a (platonic?) harem from Tamahiko's broken family whereas Nanami also makes even her worst enemies into people who really love and respect her. Considering that Nanami and Yuzu's optimistic and nosey(i.e. they tend to butt into everyone's business someway or another) characteristics are really strong (borderline annoying), it doesn't take away from how enjoyable each show is. Great soft, low priority watch read more 

anime with the best slice of life genre, and the story of a master and his maid 

Romantic comedies set in Taisho era Japan where the couple is already bound by an arranged marriage at the beginning of the show. There is a wealth-gap between the couple, with the male being from a more aristocratic family. 

Guy goes into a depression after his mom died then his relationship with his father worsened. Now he lives away from his father. Comes off as anti-love at the beginning of the series Girl is really obsessed/devoted to the guy. Eventually you find that the guy loves the girl but feels like he isn't worthy for her love right now so he strives to work hard to be a man deserving of her love. 

Both MC (Yuzuki and Ohana) were forced to move away from their home and work due to their debt-ridden family. Despite the unfortunate circumstances, Yuzuki and Ohana give their all and are extremely hardworking. And because of their cheerful and caring nature, they change the lives of people around them for the better. Overall, both are relatively chill SoL with some drama mixed into them. If you like Hanasaku Iroha you will like Taishou Otome Otogibanashi and vice versa. 

Both of the series feature a beautiful deredere girl helping a shut-in, a-social, but inherently a good dude to get better; building a relationship in the process. 

Both are SoL anime that features a character (Kobayashi and Tamahiko) who is unhappy with their current way of life. However, the sudden appearance of Tooru and Yuzuki change their life for the better. Both Tooru and Yuzuki: 1. Helps Kobayashi and Tamahiko with their daily chores and cook meals for them 2. Gives Kobayashi and Tamahiko unconditional love. Initially, Kobayashi and Tamahiko did not fully accept Tooru and Yuzuki, but slowly accepts them as a part of their family and deeply care about them. However, there is some difference between these 2 anime 1. Kobayashi is in a modern fantasy world, while Taishou is in the 1920s 2. Tooru is a mystical dragon while Yuzuki is just a normal human.  read more 

- Both MC loved by girl - Both MC often feel pessimistic - Both MC have bitter past - Both MC have parents incomplete - Both MC really respect women 

Two strangers engage in domestic life together, hoping to find love and happiness with a future spouse. 

Both shows start off with a similar premise. Both involve a male MC, with previous emotional trauma, whose life suddenly gains purpose when the female MC suddenly enters his life declaring that she is his fiance. Not to mention, the female lead in Ai Yori Aoshi is the typical "old-fashioned, proper Japanese lady" type, which compliments setting of this show. 

Lighthearted romance that has a hardworking-- tired male lead; watch if you want wholesome, innocent romance or sweetness overload 

- Both MC loved by girl. - Both MC really respect women. - Both have heartwarming cuteness. - Both have kind mc. - Both have good romance progress between female leads. 

Although one is a two-part movie and the other is a 12-episode anime, both carry charming themes of a love story between two dynamic people. They both persevere through the times during the Taisho Era, which is certainly an interesting timeline to explore. Overall very lighthearted and fun to watch for both of them!  

The main girls of these two series affects the lives of the people around them by spreading joy and positivity to heal their wounded hearts. 

The animes have different art styles and general nuances, [also one is a 2 part movie and the other a 12-episode anime], but they're set in the Taishou era, with the looming threat of the Great Kanto Earthquake disaster. The characters are vastly different, one could say almost opposites, but both animes deal with arranged marriage, developing young love and hardships developing one's character. Both have strong female characters, but Benio is more of a tomboy while Yuzuki is more of a caring-mother type character. The male characters have almost nothing in common, apart from being from prominent families. Shinobu from Miss Modern is clearly the ikemen type, while Tamako from Taishou Fairytale is a gloomy young boy with a slightly disabled arm who is in the process of re-discovering himself. At some point both thiink they don't deserve the FL, but it's really her decsion to make too. The female support character in both works gives off similar feelings of a strong independent woman that has tension in their friendship with the female lead due to her fiance. Well, you won't find a Ramaru in every anime, so sorry, none of that here really. Miss Modern has more of a josei-feel to it, while Taishou fairytale feels more like a shoujo. But I supposed they're similar enough if you're starved for some more of the same type of work. Be warned, in Taishou Fairytale; the romance is slow, almost non-existent, there is more than one annoying character, severals ide-characters seems more dashing than the main FL and ML, the art is unique and not a very popular style. Yet I find myself thinking of the one after watching the other. Love prevails, but I feel empty inside after realizing once again how devastating the disaster was. I supposed both have bitter-sweet endings in a way. read more 

The main girls in both shows are very similar in looks, personality and life circumstances. Both are set in olden-times. Both will give you a bad case of diabeetus because they're just so very sweet.