Futakoi 5

  
  
  

Nozomu finally meets the twin senseis, Ai and Mai, but that's not important. That legend comes up again when Nozomu gets back to the 双林神社 Sourin shrine and the Futagozuka there. Miyabi explains the curse of the 双子塚 Futagozuka. If you're in love with twins and you go without choosing one terrible things will happen. Nozomu takes it really seriously, but it's just a story...

Later on, Billy the Evil Goat rips up Nozomu's English notes and finals are coming up soon so he goes to Sumireko and Kaoruko's to borrow theirs. Only Sumireko is home, so she lends him her notes and they talk a bit about things past and present. How Nozomu got them interested in stargazing and such. But back when they all were together Sumireko kinda felt left behind by Nozomu and Kaoruko sometimes. And honestly, she was jealous. Even now she's jealous of Nozomu and Kaoruko sometimes. She does want the three of them to be able to be together, though...

When Nozomu goes to the combini to copy Sumireko's notes he runs into Kaoruko and they go to the park to talk a little bit. She says she was expected to be the reliable one since she was neesan, but that wasn't always the case. Sumireko had times when she wasn't so quiet and did things. Truth is, when Kaoruko proposed to Nozomu when they were kids she did it in a rush since she thought Sumireko would do it first. She feels that time has finally started to move again since Nozomu's back.. but now that it's moving what's going to happen to them?

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Well, that talk of the tone changing was certainly true. It was a completely, completely (have I emphasized that enough?) different atmosphere than the other episodes (though there was some comedy in there, of course). We finally see some differences between Sumireko and Kaoruko in how they think about Nozomu. It's about time ;) It's easily the best episode so far, much better than the previous four. Hopefully this thread will continue to develop with Kaoruko and Sumireko, and maybe the other twins as well. It'd be nice to know a bit more about Nozomu as well. I hope it doesn't turn into too sad a story, though.. Kaoruko had that look when she was wondering what was going to happen next..

Now I'm looking forward to next time. Umi, umi, umi! (again?) Nozomu will be able to see what he missed at the department store, it seems ;)