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 average. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
We’re back to the slow pacing again, as we get to watch Rentarou live life without his assistants. After a few scenes of Sara and Souju eating Rentarou’s pastry, Sara taking Polaroid shots all over town, and Souju playing a Daisy Fitzgerald song on the guitar, the two mysteriously disappear for a week. [...]
It’s time for some more Zenji madness, as the gangster boss has hired some unsavory land sharks to help him get land for his Nicopaku (Nikotama Exposition, a sort of amusement park it seems) scheme. The great land shark Joe is accompanied by Whitey the polar bear, and Wonton the lanky, rubber man, but [...]
The third episode of Futakoi Alternative is greatly slowed down in pace, and actually feels like a mystery. In fact, this episode seems to hammer home that not all harem time is fun time. Rentarou is working a case for Mai, an old acquaintance of his. Turns out Mai, Rentarou’s teacher in [...]
