Introducing... the Futakoi Twins! #1 - Lulu/Lala and Souju/Sara
I'm writing about Futakoi too much, aren't I? ;) Since some of y'all who watched Futakoi Alternative probably aren't familiar with the twins who appeared in that episode, and even some who watched Futakoi might not know so much about the the twins, so I'll introduce them here and tell y'all how to differentiate each set. As more twins are introduced in the show I'll do the same here ;) I'm getting most of the information here from the Futakoi Visuals book (definitely a good buy if you're a Futakoi fan).
雛菊るる&らら Hinagiku Lulu/Lala
The chou-genki and very kawaii Hinagiku Lulu and Lala are the youngest set of twins in Futakoi. According to the Futakoi Visuals book, they're 4th grade elementary school students, so they're around 10 or so. Though they might be a bit older in Alternative. I guess I'd say they're my second favorite set of twins, second to Souju and Sara, of course ;)
In Dengeki G's Magazine 双恋 Futakoi...


Lulu-chan is the younger sister, and the type who'll believe anything she hears. She loves playing with Onii-chan and she doesn't care one bit if her skirt flies up a bit while she's doing that! Her innocence and cheerfulness are her charm. She's got a bit of a lisp, so she ends up calling herself "Luu" instead of "Lulu" ;)
Lala-chan is the older sister, and compared to Lulu-chan, she has a bit longer hair. She's a bit mature for her age, and from time to time she'll say adult-like things, like "Onii-chan, make sure to 'escort' Lala properly," and giggle.
The easiest way to tell these two apart is by their hair, as mentioned. So, remember: Lulu-chan - shorter ponytails, and
Lala-chan - longer ponytails ;)
In 双恋 Futakoi...

Lulu and Lala seem to be younger in Futakoi than they are in the Dengeki G's serialization, and very kawaii~. They're the daughters of Miyabi-san and live at the Sourinji shrine. And they have a very annoying pet goat named Billy :P They want to keep Nozomu onii-chan for themselves, so they get very jealous when he's with any of the other twins ;)
In フタコイ オルタナティブ Futakoi Alternative...

Lulu and Lala have joined the military, it seems, though they still wear their school uniforms instead of fatigues sometimes ;) They're proficient with a variety of weapons, including handguns, machine guns, rocket launchers, and explosives. As Jeff said, they're taking names and kicking ass. And it seems that both of them don't care one bit if their skirts fly up, giving us a glimpse of pantsu ;) None of this has been explained at all yet, so perhaps we'll find out how exactly they got to be like this. Anyways, they're still very kawaii~~ :)
白銀沙羅&双樹 Shirogane Sara/Souju
Shirogane Sara and Souju are the most unique set of twins in Futakoi, mostly because they're the only set of twins to have very, noticibly different personalities. The second youngest set of twins in Futakoi, they're 1st year middle school students, around 13 or so. Souju and Sara are my favorite set, as anybody that's read my entries about anything Futakoi already knows. I prefer Souju-chan over Sara-chan, but not by a whole lot.
In Dengeki G's Magazine 双恋 Futakoi...
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Sara-chan speaks pretty roughly, but it's all for one thing... her treasured older sister, Souju-chan. She gets rather flustered when someone who likes Souju shows up, but if Souju likes that person, then Sara will like him... well, at least she'll put up with him, so long as he doesn't make Souju sad ;) Sara's what you'd call a ツンデレ tsundere character, one that's ツンツン tsun-tsun (mean, pointed) sometimes, especially towards guys that like Souju, then can change to be the opposite once she knows they won't mess with Souju, デレデレ dere-dere (lovey-dovey). Though she's still ツンツン tsun-tsun most of the time ;)
Souju-chan is the older sister, and she's almost a polar opposite in personality to Sara-chan, but she still loves Sara-chan. She's pretty quiet and calm, kinda shy, and very sweet towards Onii-san. Ever since she was small she's had a weak body, so she can't be very active, but Sara-chan does her best to keep Souju happy. Souju also loves to draw pictures.
Quite easy to tell these two apart by their personalities and appearance as well. Souju wears ribbons in her hair most of the time, Sara doesn't ;)
In 双恋 Futakoi...

Souju and Sara only appeared as prominent characters in episodes 8 & 9. They're first year middle school students, around 13 or so, the same as in the Dengeki G's serialization. Souju draws pictures at the Sourinji shrine and meets Nozomu one day.. though it seems she's had her eye on him for quite a while. Sara-chan, of course, does not approve of things, being quite tsun-tsun towards Nozomu at first ;) But in the end, she does get friendly with Nozomu once she realizes he cares for Souju. Souju-chan kawaisugi!!! ;)
In フタコイ オルタナティブ Futakoi Alternative...

Souju and Sara are the main characters of Futakoi Alternative, working as assistants for Rentarou's private detective work. They've gotten a few years older from their setting in Futakoi, now 1st year high school students, 15 years old. Sara seems to be the same as ever, quite the ツンデレ, but Souju.. she's not quite the same Souju you saw in the other Futakoi works, with seemingly no hint of having a weak body or anything so far. She seems to be a master at making yummy croquettes very quickly :) Both Sara and Souju seem to be quite in love with Rentarou right from the beginning, wanting the three of them to stay together forever... we'll see how things go :)


Well I liked the write up! To be fair Lulu, Lala, Sara & Souju (not necessarily in that order) are my absolute favorites. :) I like Kira & Yura too. The meganeko twins were OK, but they didn't do much with them. I just couldn't get interested in the other two sets. Mai & Ai are too old, and the first series just didn't make the main girls seem very interesting really. Lulu & Lala had their über-kawaii-ness to make the stand out. Sara & Souju stood out because of the very different personalities, and Kira & Yura stood out because of the innocent naitvety about everything. :)
Matthew, I find your coverage on the Futakoi girls insightful. I just don't have anything to say that might add to your already good commentary.
So Maestro.. the 'legal' twins get an automatic rejection? :P
I'm all for your twin write-ups. I'm certainly not going to download the first series to get this info. :P
Having only watched the first TV series and looking at the spreads in Dengeki G's, I couldn't tell Lulu and Lala apart. ^^; Thanks for the info. I'm looking forward to the Kira/Yura & Ui/Koi writeups. =P
Hephador, at least d/l Futakoi 8-9. Souju and Sara goodness XD
Great read as usual Matthew! Now only if you had better scans.... hehe.