Futakoi 11
Now that I finished and watched the rest of Futakoi, I can finally look at Matthew’s thoughts about them. I pretty much avoided reading his reviews and feelings about the last four or so episodes so I wouldn’t spoil myself until they were translated. And boy, agreeing with Matthew, Futakoi 11 continuously proves just how much an indecisive jerk Nozomu is!
Kira and Yura get all dolled up for the New Years shrine visit with Nozomu while the man himself is still depressed and lost over the whole Yuuya and Kaoruko situation. Throughout the whole time he’s with the Sakurazuki sisters, Nozomu is just blanking out even as the sisters try to cheer him up. It doesn’t get much better when they actually run into the Ichijou sisters and Yuuya at the same temple.
Yuuya and Nozomu get some alone time to talk about Yuuya’s confession to Karouko but Nozomu already thinks Yuuya has “won.” In come the Ichijou fanclub to bring some pain to Yuuya. Few mintues later Yuuya walks out untouched and meets up with the twins while Nozomu checks up on Gonda. Apparently Yuuya practices aikido and totally kicked Gonda’s butt! His crew tries to help him up but he wants to be alone… thereafter Gonda gives one heck of a moving speech of his pure love for the Ichijou sisters, putting Nozomu in his place. I really have to hand it to Gonda, I was a bit moved with his undying love for the twins and how he’ll just be happy to be as close to them as possible. He knows he doesn’t have a chance but still tries his best, unlike the undeserving Nozomu.
Anyway, the Ichijou twins, Sakurazuki twins, Yuuya, and Nozomu are all chilling at a local fastfood joint where the rocketman impress everyone yet again on how pimp he is. Nozomu pretty much feels like crap and all the self-hate is pretty obvious, going so bad that he even mixes up which Sakurazuki sister is which! Everyone eventually goes their seperate way, with Nozomu apologizing and saying bye to Kira and Yura. The two girls wave it off as nothing, but bulter dude can tell something is up.
Kira and Yura stop showing up for prep and regular school. Nomozu is getting a tad worrried. Kenmochi stops by and has an heart-to-heart with Nozomu. The girls are currently sick but should be better in a few days; the real problem is Nozomu playing around with their emotions. The bulter bluntly tells Nozomu to clear up his feelings, and if he has any feelings for the Sakurazuki girls it better god-dang be real! He leaves leaving Nozomu more screwed up than ever!
Speaking of the two sisters, they’re still studying hard and can’t wait to go back to school. They want to see Nozomu bad and know their feelings for him are real and true. Now if only Kenmochi would let them go back! Ironically, Nozomu is right outside mustering up the guts to talk to the twins but at the last moment chickens out with Kenmochi watching the whole time. Kira and Yura are about to leave but Kenmochi stops them, saying they won’t be going to that school anymore. The two think he’s joking but he breaks the news to them: he got the approval of their father to transfer them back to their old school! No more Nozomu for them!
I just don’t understand the Sakurazuki sisters’ feelings for Nozomu. Throughout the series, he really hasn’t shown any real “qualities” that explains why he knows so many twins. If it wasn’t for the fact this series is an harem series and Nozomu is the main protagonist, I seriously doubt he’ll have any luck with the ladies. Nozomu gets way too self indulged in his own luck and doesn’t do anything to foster his relationships with the various girls. He pretty much lets them do all the work and throws them the occasional “bone” every now and then. I even felt Gonda made for a better character at this point; at least his intentions were clear and to the point. Nozomu inability to do anything has led him to his current problem: he has to drop the harem but doesn’t want to! So what does he do? Wallow in self-pity and depression, until everyone around him either leaves or slaps some cold-hard reality into his face.
I want to say Nozomu got what he deserved and shouldn’t get an happy ending, but since I’ve seen the end already… well, let’s put it this way. I was completely pissed at the end and could not believe I wasted my time on this series. If it wasn’t for Sara and Souju plus some veteran vocal talent, I would have called Futakoi a complete waste. More on my bitching about my final impressions of Futakoi after the final episode review.