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#10 Akito x Shigure (Fruits Basket)

Pictured: cheaters prospering.
Pictured: cheaters prospering. Image: TMS Entertainment / Kotaku

Fruits Basket is a supernatural romance anime about a girl named Tooru Honda. After being welcomed into the home of a well-off family after a tragedy leaves her homeless, Tooru discovers that the wealthy Sohma family is possessed by the spirits of the Chinese Zodiac and transforms into their respective animals when a family member of the opposite sex hugs them.

While Fruits Basket’s core premise is whimsical, the romantic relationship between Shigure and Akito is some bizarro shit. First off, Shigure fell in love with Akito before she was even born because of a prophetic dream, à la Twilight. Later on, the pair engage in psychological warfare by sleeping with other people to get revenge on one another. Somehow the two wind up together and have a kid, who I reckon will be in dire need of a therapist.

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