Futakoi Alternative

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I really like this series, anyone else here watching it? Ive watched the 12 episodes that are out and I think it has flown under the radar. Really an excellent and unique series, I highly recommend it.

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Final episode is out. This was a really fun 13 episode series, its style sets it apart from anything else I have watched. This anime has a fun plot with alot of origionality in it, superb animimation and sound, and a cast that is both enjoyable and well developed. I have never seen another series that can mash together so many moods in 13 episodes and have it not only work but be outstanding. This series will give you intense action, hilarious comedy, serious drama, and total relaxation. And twins. haha

Really though, its hard to put the entirety of this series into words, you need to watch it. Futakoi Alternative is my favorite out of the 60+ anime series I have watched, #1, ichiban.

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Well it finally happened, AnimeYuki finally spat out the last Futakoi Alternative.

Quite honestly, I was rather disappointed. From what I read in NewType, I was supposed to expect gunfights, action, excitement, and instead I get a shitload of angst and the three main characters lying around.

They needed to make this a 26 episode series really, so they could develop the other characters more and create a better action plot. The Ai and Mai pair only lasted one episode and I couldn't tell if that was in the past or present. The pet-loving twins only lasted one episode, and we only saw that maltese puppy twice (one little clip in the last episode). Kira and Yura were the best, sweet yet violent, much better than the original Kira and Yura. Then the original Futakoi twins only lasted for one episode, wtf is that all about? I loved Sumeriko-chan! Ruru and Rara wound up doing absolute jack shit. They were just there to be cute and observe for no apparent reason. At least I was hoping they'd join in the fight at the end. Although I did like the development of Sara and Soujuu from the original Futakoi... there was a lot more that could have been done if it was extended.

And let's not forget Rentarou, the new guy. Personally, I don't think anyone could have done the voice better than Yzak, but I gotta ask, how did he manage to dodge all those missiles left and right in midair without kicking off something first? He got Vernier engines in his ass or something? Or maybe that jacket was supposed to be the Assault Shroud, lol.

In the end, this one tasted like cold ramen to me. I personally feel let down. The original Futakoi had a lot of angst in the later episodes that were really heartwrenching, and yet in the end it was just a return to normalcy. Alternative had a happier ending, but it was so bizzare that I couldn't really enjoy it. "Are you happy?" WTF type of ending line is that?

*sigh* Oh well, my rant is over. Sorry, but I couldn't help voice my op.

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I think your expecting too much from characters that dont have much to do with the story. The other twins really have nothing to do with the main plot or characters (rentaro, souju and sara) they are just clients or characters that could have easily been replaced by a single person with no similarities without changing the story at all. Explaining them any further would have been a waste of time. This is a Romance series first, and a comedy series next, if you want girls with guns its better to look elsewhere. All of the Ika Fire battles are representations of the struggle to maintain relationships. Action is a tool used to reveal the personalities and desires of the characters.