Category Archives: Futakoi Alternative

Land of Twins

By Kabitzin | Published: November 12, 2007
This article really reminded me of the setting of Futakoi. Igbo-Ora, a sleepy farming community in southwest Nigeria, welcomes visitors with a sign proclaiming “The Land of Twins”. “There is hardly a family here without a set of twins,” said community leader Olayide Akinyemi. Their rate of birthing twins there is like 10x the global [...]
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Futakoi Alternative Review

By Kabitzin | Published: December 5, 2005
For those who were expecting something more along the lines of the original Futakoi, Futakoi Alternative quickly set them right. Futakoi Alternative is not much of a harem series, and in fact the conclusion goes against your standard “Pick one, or put off the decision” harem ending, as Rentarou’s decision that they will be three [...]
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Futakoi Alternative 13 (Final)

By Kabitzin | Published: December 3, 2005
With the castle crumbling, Rentarou grabs Sara’s hand to save her from falling. She tells him to just save himself, since he already has Souju, but Rentarou tells her that they need to be three. Just when she rekindles some hope, however, a giant Ika Fire rises out of the lake and blows up the [...]
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Futakoi Alternative 12

By Kabitzin | Published: November 26, 2005
We see the ICPO has been monitoring the sham of a wedding, and many of the attendees are arms merchants. They have all gathered to bid on the union of Sara and Kimihiko; apparently the couple is biologically perfect, and when combined with a special ring they will form the ultimate specimen in the Ikaros [...]
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Futakoi Alternative 11

By Kabitzin | Published: November 23, 2005
We get a flashback/voice-over telling us about how back in the post WWII-era, the Zaibatsu (the Japanese financial cartel) was dismantled, but secretly hid underground. The Zaibatsu started the top-secret Wadatsumi Facility, and worked on the Ikaros Project (Squid Project). The purpose of this was to combine squid and humans to form deadly weapons; this [...]
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Futakoi Alternative 10

By Kabitzin | Published: September 15, 2005
Rentarou has been feeling all angsty ever since one of Kimihiko’s toadies tried to pass him dough for taking care of Souju. Rentarou refuses, and the toadie has some pretty harsh words about Rentarou’s indecision. Eventually, while staring at the wreckage, Rentarou tells Souju that she should go to Kimihiko’s basement again to dress up [...]
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Futakoi Alternative 09

By Kabitzin | Published: September 1, 2005
Now that Sara’s gone, it seems like a lot of the life and soul has gone out of the lives of Rentarou and Souju. Sure they try to pass the time with word games and such, but everything has a tinge of awkward sadness. Even though they want to be able to have fun, so [...]
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Futakoi Alternative 08

By Kabitzin | Published: July 16, 2005
It’s the day before Sara/Souju’s 16th birthday, and the atmosphere is tense. Rentarou comes back to the office to find a bishounen in stylish black clothing waiting for him; the man introduces himself as Mitsugi Kimihiko, the guardian of the Shirogane sisters. Rentarou is a bit put off by this anti-Rentarou who is rich enough [...]
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Futakoi Alternative 07

By Kabitzin | Published: June 25, 2005
Finally, we get the full flashback of how Rentarou met Sara/Souju. It was winter of 2002, and Rentarou was busy feeling depressed after his father perished in a traffic accident. He doesn’t even attend the funeral, and goes so far as to throw Ainosuke’s beloved lighter into the water (before changing his mind to save [...]
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Futakoi Alternative 06

By Kabitzin | Published: June 12, 2005
We open up with that pesky cell phone still ringing, but no one answers the call from the mysterious Shimajima-san. The twins are up early that morning, since tomorrow is their 16th birthday, and November 23rd is circled with the the text “Don’t Forget!!” underneath. In the morning mail, Rentarou gets a flyer from Niko [...]
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