Futakoi Alternative

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Futakoi Alternative
フタコイ オルタナティブ
(Futakoi Orutanatibu)
Genre Drama, Romance, Comedy
TV anime
Directed by Takayuki Hirao
Studio ufotable
Network
Original run 07 April 200530 June 2005
No. of episodes 13
Game
Developer
Publisher Marvelous Interactive
Genre
Platform PlayStation 2
Released

Futakoi Alternative (フタコイ オルタナティブ?) is a 13 episode anime by ufotable. The series features many of the characters from the original Futakoi, though the story and settings are completely different. There is a manga adaptation of the show drawn by Kanao Araki.

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[edit] Story

Futakoi Alternative tells the story of Rentarō Futaba and his detective agency. One day a set of twins, Sara and Sōju, show up at his doorstep. They begin to live with him and work as secretaries to his business.

Classifying Futakoi Alternative as a specific genre is extremely difficult, although at it's core it is most similar to a romance/comedy. The first handful of episodes are extremely lighthearted, but the series gets increasingly more serious as it approaches the conclusion. The criticisms about the show are normally the same as it's accolades: Namely, that it never settles completely into any one genre or style and switches between them from episode to episode (being almost equal parts romance, action, scifi/fantasy and comedy).

[edit] Characters

Rentarō Futaba (双葉恋太郎 Futaba Rentarō)

Voice: Tomokazu Seki (関智一 Seki Tomokazu)

Sara Shirogane (白鐘沙羅 Shirogane Sara)

Voice: Kaori Mizuhashi (水橋かおり Mizuhashi Kaori)

Sōju Shirogane (白鐘双樹 Shirogane Sōju)

Voice: Mai Kadowaki (門脇舞 Kadowaki Mai)

Kaoruko Ichijō (一条薫子 Ichijō Kaoruko)

Voice: Yui Horie (堀江由衣 Horie Yui)

Sumireko Ichijō (一条菫子 Ichijō Sumireko)

Voice: Ami Koshimizu (小清水亜美 Koshimizu Ami)

Kira Sakurazuki (桜月キラ Sakurazuki Kira)

Voice: Yui Itsuki (伊月ゆい Yui Itsuki)

Yura Sakurazuki (桜月ユラ Sakurazuki Yura)

Voice: Hiromi Tsunakake (綱掛裕美 Tsunakake Hiromi)

Ruru Hinagiku (雛菊るる Hinagiku Ruru)

Voice: Shizuka Hasegawa (長谷川静香 Hasegawa Shizuka)

Rara Hinagiku (雛菊らら Hinagiku Rara)

Voice: Yurika Ochiai 落合祐 里香

Ui Chigusa (千草初 Chigusa Ui)

Voice: Kozue Yoshisumi (吉住梢 Yoshisumi Kozue)

Koi Chigusa (千草恋 Chigusa Koi)

Voice: Natsuko Kuwatani (桑谷夏子 Kuwatani Natsuko)

Ai Momoi (桃衣愛 Momoi Ai)

Voice: Chiaki Takahashi (たかはし智秋 Takahashi Chiaki)

Mai Momoi (桃衣舞 Momoi Mai)

Voice: Minako Sango (三五美奈子 Sango Minako)

[edit] Music

Opening Theme
"New World" by Bae Yumi (배유미) (of M.I.L.K)
Ending Theme
"Bokura no Jikan" (ぼくらの時間) by eufonius

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