Futari Ecchi
| Futari Ecchi | |
Cover of the first tankōbon volume, as published by Hakusensha on August 29, 1997
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| ふたりエッチ | |
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| Genre | Comedy, Romance |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Katsu Aki |
| Published by | Hakusensha |
| English publisher | |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Magazine | Young Animal Young Animal Arashi (extra chapters only) |
| Original run | January 1997 – present |
| Volumes | 69 |
| Television drama | |
| Directed by | Gen Yamakawa |
| Original network | WOWOW |
| Original run | January 2000 |
| Episodes | 3 |
| Original video animation | |
| Directed by | Hiroshi Ishiodori Yuji Moriyama |
| Written by | Chiaki J. Konaka |
| Music by | Jun Watanabe |
| Studio | Chaos Project |
| Licensed by | |
| Released | July 26, 2002 – January 22, 2004 |
| Runtime | 28 minutes per episode |
| Episodes | 4 |
| Manga | |
| Futari Ecchi For Ladies | |
| Written by | Katsu Aki |
| Published by | Hakusensha |
| Demographic | Josei |
| Magazine | Silky |
| Original run | December 2002 – October 2004 |
| Volumes | 2 |
| Live-action film | |
| Directed by | Kazuhiro Yokoyama |
| Written by | Juri Sanemura |
| Music by | Kentaro Nojima |
| Released | June 18, 2011 |
| Runtime | 74 minutes |
| Live-action film | |
| Futari Ecchi: Second Kiss | |
| Directed by | Kazuhiro Yokoyama |
| Written by | Juri Sanemura |
| Music by | Kentaro Nojima |
| Released | December 17, 2011 |
| Runtime | 70 minutes |
| Live-action film | |
| Futari Ecchi: Triple Love | |
| Directed by | Kazuhiro Yokoyama |
| Written by | Kazuhiro Yokoyama |
| Music by | Kentaro Nojima |
| Released | May 12, 2012 |
| Runtime | 74 minutes |
| Live-action film | |
| Futari Ecchi: Love Forever | |
| Directed by | Kazuhiro Yokoyama |
| Written by | Kazuhiro Yokoyama |
| Music by | Kentaro Nojima |
| Released | May 12, 2012 |
| Runtime | 70 minutes |
| Original video animation | |
| Directed by | Tetsurō Amino |
| Studio | Production Reed |
| Released | October 10, 2014 |
| Runtime | 27 minutes each |
| Episodes | 3 |
Futari Ecchi (Japanese: ふたりエッチ Hepburn: Futari Etchi?) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Katsu Aki. It has been serialized in Young Animal since 1997, with the chapters later combined into tankōbon volumes by Hakusensha, of which to date there are sixty-nine. The series follows a newlywed couple in their mid-twenties, both virgins when they married, and chronicles their sexual explorations. The manga combines erotic elements with factual and informative statistics. Its title Futari Ecchi ("two person ecchi") is a play on a slang term for masturbation, hitori etchi ("single person etchi"). The series has sold over 23 million copies and is most famous for being a how-to guide combined into a story.
A spin-off focusing on the sexuality of women, titled Futari Ecchi for Ladies, has been released, there are also two sex manuals and an art book. The series was adapted into a three episode live-action television drama that aired on WOWOW in 2000. A four-volume original video animation (OVA) series was produced from 2002 and 2004. In 2011 a twelve-episode live-action web series was streamed on Ustream. Also in 2011, a live-action theatrical film series began. Currently four films have been released. A second three episode OVA series was released in 2014 by Production Reed.
In 2007, the manga series was licensed in North America by Tokyopop as Manga Sutra, only four volumes were released. Also in 2007, Media Blasters licensed and released the OVAs on DVD as Step Up Love Story.
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