The story begins with Nozomu Futami returning to the town where he was born and raised as a child. He moves in near a shrine which houses a legendary stone that was rumoured to have been the place where twin girls turned into birds. The stone is rumoured to be the cause of an abundance of twin girls who are born in the town. The twins who turned into birds did so because of their love for a man who couldn't choose between them. Shortly after Nozomu enters town he begins to run into the same problems as six pairs of twins fight for his love.
so kawai.......
01 | "The Town with the Twins' Grave" "Futagotsuka no Arumachide" (å�Œå�å¡šã�®ã�‚ã‚‹è¡—ã�§) |
October 6, 2004 |
Nozomu returns to his home town where he used to live with his parent. It is revealed that his mother is dead. Nozomu meets Kira and Yura at a convenient store however he is mistaken as a "scary person" when he tries to return the wallet they dropped. Nozomu runs away and goes to the new home which he will live in now. He hears the legend of the twins' grave and meets Ruru and Rara. Kaoruko and Sumireko, Nozomu's old friends come to visit him. |
02 "The Ice Cream From My Memories" "Moide no Aisukuriimu" (��出�アイスクリーム) October 13, 2004 Nozomu goes to the movies with his friend Keisuke but he forget to bring the coupons. As Keisuke goes home to get them, Nozomu has two hours to spare. He decides to spend his time at the department store where he meets the Ichij� and Sakurazuki twins in different occasions. He is troubled because he does not want the two pairs to know he is meeting with both of them.
03 | "The Flavour of Love in Apple Pie" "Appurupaiha Koi no Aji" (アップルパイ���味) |
October 20, 2004 |
The Sakurazuki twins join the home economics class with the Ichij� twins. They are to make apple pie while Nozomu attends the technology class. Both twins ask Nozomu to taste their pies, but their pies end up as failures. |
04 | "Appointment With Strawberry Tart" "Ichigotaruto de Machiawase" (イ�ゴタルト�待����) |
October 27, 2004 |
Nozomu is planning to meet the Ichij� twins at a cafe to eat strawberry tart the next day but he doesn't remember where the cafe is. They send him directions by fax because he has to run an errand with the Hinagiku twins. The next day, he is unable to find the fax or the Kaoruko's phone number, but Billy is sick. Nozomu meets Ui and Koi Chigusa at the vet where they discover that Billy had eaten the fax. |
05 | "Time Starts To Move" "Ugokidashita Jikan" (動�出��時間) |
November 3, 2004 |
The mid-term tests are coming up and Nozomu has to study, but Billy chews up his English notes. He goes to the Ichij� twins' house and borrows Sumireko's notes and later meets Kaoruko when he is photocopying the notes at the convenience store. He discovers that both Sumireko and Kaoruko only made the childhood promise with him because of the rivalry between them. |
06 | "The Rocket of Summer" "Natsu no Roketto" (å¤�ã�®ãƒã‚±ãƒƒãƒˆ) |
November 10, 2004 |
Nozomu applies for a holiday course together with Keisuke and the Sakurazuki twins, although it was only Keisuke's idea to apply. There he meets an old friend, Hiyama Yuuya, along with the Ichij� twins, who has earlier invited Nozomu to the beach. Nozomu then became displeased, seeing how the Ichij� twins are being more close to his old friend. Later, Yuuya tells Nozomu of how he feels for Kaoruko. |
07 | "A Midsummer's Jewel Box" "Manatsu no Houseki Bako" (真���石箱) |
November 17, 2004 |
Nozomu, the Ichij� twins, the Hinagiku twins, and Keisuke are invited to the Sakurazuki mansion. After fishing and a barbecue, the group decide to play hide and seek. As Nozomu is trying to find a hiding spot, Yura and Kira let him inside the locked room because he is a special person to them. They confess their love to him and allow him to tell them what he feels about them later. |
08 | "The White Sketchbook" "Shiroi Sukecchibukku" (白�スケッ�ブック) |
November 24, 2004 |
Nozomu meets S�ju painting at the shrine and they become friends. As Nozomu is buying supplies for the culture festival, he realizes that he is being shadowed by a mysterious person and there have been a girl asking about him at school. As he leaves school, Sara appears before him and demands him to go out with S�ju and separate himself from the other twins. |
09 | "Pastel Sunset" "Yūyake no Pasuteru" (夕焼��パステル) |
December 1, 2004 |
Nozomu invites S�ju and Sara to the culture festival. After Sara causes a ruckus at the spooky cafe Nozomu's class had put on, his classmates allow him to have the rest of the day off to get her out. At the art club's room, S�ju is allowed to draw portraits with the art club members but as the festival comes to a close, she faints. Nozomu discovers that one of S�ju's pastel's is gone and searches the dumpster because S�ju's once told him that it was precious to her. |
10 | "Triangle Christmas" "Toraianguru Kurisumasu" (トライアングル.クリスマス) |
December 8, 2004 |
Nozomu meets with Yuuya at the bookstore and Yuuya decides that he'll confess to Kaoruko on Christmas eve. He then shows a bad attitude towards her unintendingly and then proceeds to the Christmas part, But the Christmas party isn't for everyone. It turns out its a party just for him and Yura and Kira. |
11 | "The Wandering Heart's New Year Temple Visit" "Mayoishin de Hatsum�de" (迷�心��詣) |
December 15, 2004 |
It's New Years and Nozomu visits the temple with Yura and Kira. At the temple, they run into the Ichij� twins and together they go to a cafe. Nozomu has things on his mind and confuses Kira and Yura for the first time. Kenmochi tells Nozomu that he should be true to his feelings so he doesn't hurt the Sakurazuki twins' feelings. |
12 | "Valentine Panic" "Barentain Panikku" (�レンタイン.パニック) |
December 22, 2004 |
Valentine is coming soon and the girls are preparing to make chocolate. On Valentine day, the Ichij� twins confesses their love for him, followed by the Sakurazuki twins also confessing their love for him. Kenmochi picks up the Sakurazuki twins and tells Nozomu that they will be transferring to another school. |
13 | "Spring is in the near future" "HarudÅ� Karaji" (春é� ã�‹ã‚‰ã�˜…) |
December 29, 2004 |
After Nozomu hears the confession of love from the Ichij� and Sakurazuki twins, he doesn't know how to react to their feelings. Soon after he goes to the rock at the shrine which represents the "legend of the twins who loved the same man". He blames all that has occurred on the "Curse of the Twins". Then Miyabi-san notices Nozomu and lectures him on how he was just trying not to get hurt himself and blaming all this on everyone else's feelings. After realizing his mistake Nozomu chases after the Sakurazuki twins who are on their way to finalize their transfer. Kenmochi who is driving the car doesn't stop for Nozomu. Finally after Nozomu's gets tossed off his bike Kenmochi stops the car. Nozomu starts begging Kenmochi to stop the transfer. Soon after all of the Sakurazuki twins' classmates arrive and Kenmochi reconsiders. In the end the Sakurazuki twins and Ichij� twins agrees to being rivals for Nozomu's love and the story ends with Nozomu thinking how great it was he came back to this town. |
I find Futakoi Alternative (second season) ep1 more interesting than most of the story