5 anime to watch if you like Fruits Basket
Fruits Basket (2019) officially ended on a beautiful note on 29th June with its Finale episode. A prequel spin-off series was announced for a 2022 release at the end of the Finale episode making the viewers happy. After the successful run of Fruits Basket Finale, let us look at these 5 anime recommendations similar to Fruits Basket to soothe our hearts.
Plot Summary
Fruits Basket is the story of Tohru Honda, a high school student who starts living with her high school classmate and his relatives due to a certain turn of events. She ends up sharing the house with Yuki Sohma and his relatives: Shigure Sohma and Kyo Sohma.
Tohru Honda comes across the Sohma family secret, where certain members of the family transform into one of the members of the Chinese Zodiac. The anime series is about her experience living with the Sohmas and befriending many more interesting characters as the show progresses. The anime show initially starts as a light-hearted slice of life series but gradually becomes dramatic. It eventually deals with sensitive topics such as depression, neglect, self-harm, etc.
Review
Fruits Basket (2019), the remake of the 2001 version, adapted the manga entirely by distributing them in 3 seasons. The first episode came out on 6th April 2019 and ended its run on 29th June 2021. The remake gave viewers a wholesome picture of the story, unlike the 2001 version which deviated from the manga and never completed the series. With the last episode, Fruits Basket has successfully given the fans closure that was overdue. Its animation added an aesthetic element that made it more beautiful.
What’s next after Fruits Basket?
The fans received a great surprise at the end of the Fruits Basket Finale when a spin-off series about Tohru Honda’s parents was announced. The title of the prequel spin-off is “The Story of Kyoko and Katsuya”.
Anime fans now have another reason to wait for 2022, until then, here is a list of anime similar to Fruits Basket that you can watch to comfort yourselves and look forward to 2022:
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