24 Anime Like Fruits Basket

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Fujimoto Tatsuki 17-26

ONA8 epAction

Shared themes: School. Also Drama · Romance.

1. Niwa ni wa Niwa Niwatori ga Ita. (A Couple Clucking Chickens Were Still Kickin' in the Schoolyard) 2. Sasaki-kun ga Juudan Tometa (Sasaki Stopped a Bullet) 3. Koi wa Moumoku (Love Is Blind) 4. Shikaku 5. Ningyo Rhapsody (Mermaid Rhapsody) 6. Me ga Sametara

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Replica datte, Koi wo Suru.

TV13 epDrama

Shared themes: School. Also Drama · Romance.

On days when Sunao is sick, or not feeling like going to school, she is called to take her place. She was born to this world when Sunao wished to have a substitute. No one knows that she exists, but she tries to do her best for Sunao whenever she is called. On

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Senpai wa Otokonoko

TV12 epDrama

Shared themes: Love Polygon · School. Also Drama · Romance.

Much like the other students at her school, first-year student Saki Aoi finds herself captivated by the beauty of her senior on the school board, Makoto Hanaoka. While she worries that Hanaoka would be uncomfortable receiving a confession from another girl, Ao

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Senpai wa Otokonoko Movie: Ame Nochi Hare

Movie2025Drama

Shared themes: Love Polygon · School. Also Drama · Romance.

Movie sequel to Senpai wa Otokonoko.

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Watari-kun no xx ga Houkai Sunzen

TV26 epComedy

Shared themes: Love Polygon · School. Also Drama · Romance.

The daily life of high school student Naoto Watari revolves around his little sister Suzushiro. As their parents passed away two years prior, the siblings have been passed from one relative to another, resulting in Naoto taking the most responsibility for her.

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Sora wa Akai Kawa no Hotori

TVAction

More Drama and Romance to explore.

Yuri, a pretty Japanese girl, is ecstatic after passing her college entrance exam and having her first kiss with her childhood friend-turned boyfriend. However, her luck soon changes. She starts to notice that water becomes agitated whenever she goes near it.

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Kimi ni Todoke 3rd Season

ONA5 epDrama

Shared themes: School. Also Drama · Romance.

Summer is in full swing, and so is the love between Sawako Kuronuma and Shouta Kazehaya. From attending summer school together to meeting each other's parents, the two enjoy quality time together while tackling the feelings of self-doubt and emotional strain t

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Seishun Buta Yarou wa Randoseru Girl no Yume wo Minai

Movie2023Drama

More Drama and Romance to explore.

As Sakuta Azusagawa waits for Mai Sakurajima at the beach on her high school graduation day, he encounters a version of Mai from her child acting days. However, when Mai finally arrives, her younger self disappears, leaving him confused. Sakuta spots an unfami

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Seishun Buta Yarou wa Santa Claus no Yume wo Minai

TV13 epDrama

More Drama and Romance to explore.

After surviving the entrance exams, Sakuta Azusagawa has finally enrolled in the same university as his girlfriend, Mai Sakurajima. He is gradually getting used to the unfamiliar environment as he attends student gatherings and makes new acquaintances. Everyth

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Ookami to Koushinryou: Merchant Meets the Wise Wolf

TV25 epAdventure

More Drama and Romance to explore.

With a cartload of fur pelts in tow, traveling merchant Kraft Lawrence stops by the village of Pasloe. According to local folklore, centuries ago, one of the villagers made a promise with the wolf deity Holo, who swore to bless Pasloe with bountiful harvests o

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Seishun Buta Yarou wa Odekake Sister no Yume wo Minai

Movie2023Drama

More Drama and Romance to explore.

Sakuta Azusagawa's little sister, Kaede, is wrapping up middle school and needs to make an important decision. The school counselor believes it is in Kaede's best interest to attend an online high school, given her history of being a shut-in and her crippling

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Sayonara Lara

TV12 epDrama

More Drama and Romance to explore.

A new original anime inspired by The Little Mermaid follows the story of a mermaid who wishes to be loved by a human but tragically dies. She is reincarnated 200 years later in Lake Biwa in modern-day Japan. As she navigates her new life, she learns how to fit

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Kimi ni Todoke: Digest Eizou

ONA1 epDrama

Shared themes: School. Also Drama · Romance.

A video of series highlights looking back at major moments from the first two seasons involving Kazehaya, Sawako and the other characters has been released! Reexperience each scene with newly produced visuals. (Source: Netflix Anime's YouTube channel)

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Hi no Tori: Eden no Sora

ONA4 epDrama

More Drama and Romance to explore.

From time immemorial to the age of space colonization, there is one legend that has stayed unchanged in every history book—the tale of the immortal bird Phoenix. A being whose blood is said to grant eternal life or wisdom, the radiant figure ensures the contin

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Hi no Tori: Eden no Hana

MovieDrama

More Drama and Romance to explore.

Movie version of Hi no Tori: Eden no Sora with an alternative ending.

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Vampire Dormitory

TV12 epRomance

Shared themes: Love Polygon. Also Romance · Supernatural.

Homeless and fresh out of employment, Mito Yamamoto faces familiar loneliness and despair. Luck is simply not on Mito's side; when he stumbles upon a cafe and cuts his hand, a strange server named Ruka Saotome licks the blood from his wound and even dramatical

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Douse, Koishite Shimaunda. 2nd Season

TV12 epDrama

Shared themes: School. Also Drama · Romance.

As seasons have passed, Mizuho Nishino's adolescence has been full of ups and downs. With Christmas approaching, she intends to celebrate the special event with all of her four childhood friends: Kizuki Hazawa, Shin Kashiwagi, Airu Izumi, and Shuugo Hoshikawa.

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Douse, Koishite Shimaunda.

TV12 epDrama

Shared themes: School. Also Drama · Romance.

Aspiring manga artist Mizuho Nishino has grown alongside her four childhood friends: Kizuki Hazawa, Shuugo Hoshikawa, Shin Kashiwagi, and Airu Izumi. But on Mizuho's 17th birthday, Kizuki suddenly asks to be her boyfriend. Having no previous experience with ro

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Seishun Buta Yarou wa Dear Friend no Yume wo Minai

Movie2026Drama

More Drama and Romance to explore.

Sequel to Seishun Buta Yarou wa Santa Claus no Yume wo Minai.

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Koori no Jouheki

TV14 epDrama

Shared themes: School. Also Drama · Romance.

Inept at dealing with people, Koyuki Hikawa maintains a wall between herself and others. She spends her time in high school away from others, all alone. At least until she encounters Minato Amamiya who keeps closing the distance between them for some reason. T

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Mahoutsukai no Yome Season 2 Part 2

TV12 epDrama

Shared themes: School. Also Drama · Romance.

Following a series of attacks that have left teachers and students alike sapped of their magic, headmistress Liza Quillyn decides to seal off the College, rendering it impossible to enter or leave the premises. As a result, Philomela Sargant is unable to compl

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Aishang Ta de Liyou

ONA22 epDrama

Shared themes: Love Polygon. Also Drama · Romance.

The day Lee Joon joins Minsong University to reunite with Kim Margo, his high school crush, he is attacked by his new neighbor Lee Duna, a gorgeous former idol. Violent and impulsive, Duna turns Joon's world upside down. Later, to Joon's confusion, Margo seems

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One Room, Hiatari Futsuu, Tenshi-tsuki.

TV12 epComedy

Shared themes: School. Also Romance · Supernatural.

Shintarou Tokumitsu leads an ordinary high school life while living in a studio apartment just for himself. This changes drastically one morning after he finds something strange on his balcony—an angel from Heaven. The innocent and kind girl named Towa was sen

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Oroka na Tenshi wa Akuma to Odoru

TV12 epComedy

Shared themes: School. Also Romance · Supernatural.

Losing their war against Heaven's angel army, the demons of Hell are on the cusp of collapse. As a last ditch attempt to turn the tides of the war, the demons send Akutsu Masatora to the mortal plane on Earth to save their homeland from the angels. Disguising