History Manga / FutariEcchi

* InnocentInnuendo: Though being a sexualy explicit manga series, it has its share of this. Yura thinks Makoto is cheating on her with Rika when they were making noises. Turns out, they were both playing a fighting game.

* LampshadeHanging: Happens several times, particularly when it comes to Makoto's frequent {{ImagineSpot}}s. He proceeds to imagine Yura in an extravagant costume, like a kimono, to have sex with her in it, proceeds to immediately imagine undressing her and then having sex. One of the narrator-boxes lampshades this by asking, "''What's the point of imaginging her in those clothes if you're just gonna take them off, anyway?''"

* LousyLoversAreLosers: The entire premise of the manga is newlyweds Makoto and Yura being both virgins and having TheirFirstTime be extremely awkward due to how awful and clueless they both are about sex. It starts with Makoto not quite figuring out where to "put it", and things go downhill from there. They're both deeply ashamed of it and the rest of the story follows them both trying to improve their sex lives, such as Makoto struggling with his [[SpeedSex poor sexual stamina]] and Yura struggling with being an ExtremeDoormat and NaiveEverygirl who's too embarrassed to take an active part in the sex because she's afraid to be seen as "slutty" if she does. It doesn't help that [[EverybodyHasLotsOfSex they're often surrounded by people who have better sex]] and that their parents [[IWantGrandkids keep demanding grandchildren]].

** The last part is TruthInTelevision. Ask a lawyer who works in the criminal area about economy-related legal issues: they'll likely won't be able to reply your question, since it's simply not their speciality. Also, we don't know in ''which'' legal area Akira works in.

* UnexpectedArtUpgradeMoment: Happens multiple times during the manga's run, usually as a (sexual) pinup scene. (Such as Yura and Makoto having sex for the first time, and the page features a full-page image of Yura in the nude.) However, one notable instance happens in Chapter 120 when the couple babysit an acquaintance's child for a few days, Yura finds it in her heart to start a family and have a baby, meaning that she and her husband can be much more intimate, and much less careful, than ever before, without contraceptives. Of course, Makoto, being ever-hungry (but not obsessive) for intercourse, is estatic. After a few nights of several close intimacy sessions, Makoto accidentally (but fortuitously) causes Yura to climax for the very first time, which is detailed in an enormous two-page spread.

* IdealizedSex: DeconstructedTrope. ''Futari Ecchi'' is about two people who only know IdealizedSex ([[VirginityMakesYouStupid if that]]), and shows, realistically, what happens when they try to apply it in real life. Case in point the first time Makoto and Yura have sex, lets just say it's anything ''but'' romantic or magical!

* AllMenArePerverts: Well, the series ''is'' about sex, so this is kind of required. That said, Makoto, his brother Akira, [[AllWomenAreLustful his sister-in-law Rika]] and her boyfriend Yamada appear to have little else on their minds. Ever. This is taken to extremes with Makoto, whose idea of foreplay is often to grab Yura and say "I'm going in!" and pouts when she turns down one of his constant pleas for sex until she relents. His saving graces are that he's a NiceGuy aside of that and he really loves Yura a lot for reasons outside of sex too.
* AllWomenAreLustful: The women in the story can be just as preoccupied with sex as the men, as Rika amply demonstrates, and even Yura has her CovertPervert moments. At first she is too embarassed to let her own sex drive show because she's afraid Makoto will [[MyGirlIsNotASlut think she's slutty]], but she soon learns that wanting and enjoying sex with your husband is nothing to be ashamed of.

* ArtEvolution: The first few volumes had them all drawn in ways that was similar to Aki's drawings in the manga of ''Anime/VisionOfEscaflowne'', with the breasts often drawn realistically and shapely. As the series continues on, his drawings got a bit more comical and breasts are often, when not drawn during sex-scenes, hastily drawn as crescent-moon shaped circles with nipples on them.

* BloodstainedDeflorationThe first volume discusses various types of wear and tear that could eliminate the hymen before sex, as well as the fact that it could still be present.

The latest statistics, from 2018, indicate that about 29.5 million volumes of the manga have been sold worldwide. It was briefly licensed in the United States by {{Creator/Tokyopop}} under the name ''Manga Sutra — Futari H'', but they dropped it after four volumes in 2009. It's also received a four-episode OVA adaptation titled ''Step Up Love Story'' (and another three-episode OVA with an original story), and been adapted into a live-action web series and four live-action films. The French edition by Pika was also dropped after 50 volumes ([[LongRunner out of 83-and-counting]]).

* {{A Date with Rosie Palms}}: Both male and female masturbation is explored in-depth--In Yura's case, complete with a survey and pie chart of how women feel afterwards.

[[caption-width-right:300:Our lovey-dovey couple, Makoto (right) and Yura (left).]]

* ComingOfAgeStory: Of the "late bloomer" variety.
* CrashIntoHello: Miyuki is the "beneficiary" of one with Makoto.

* HowWeGotHere: The ChristmasEpisode a.k.a. Chapter 24.

While ''Futari Ecchi'' is an ero-manga, it is not your standard {{hentai}} fare. It is interspersed throughout with information, statistics and advice on nearly every aspect of relationships and sex: dating, physical intimacy, [[GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex building deeper emotional connections]] with your spouse, the physical basis of attraction, suggested responses when harassed by TheChikan, and just about everything in between. It also provides a fairly accurate — and at times, heartwarming — portrayal of a young Japanese couple taking the harrowing first steps towards their brand new life together. There is a SuspiciouslySpecificDenial that it's not {{hentai}}, but [[InsistentTerminology a marital aid]] in the first page after the title leaf.

The latest statistics, from 2018, indicate that about 29.5 million volumes of the manga have been sold worldwide. It was briefly licensed in the United States by {{Creator/Tokyopop}} under the name ''Manga Sutra — Futari H'', but they dropped it after four volumes in 2009. It's also received a four-episode OVA adaptation titled ''Step Up Love Story'' (and another three-episode OVA with an original story), and been adapted into a live-action web series and four live-action films. The French edition by Pika was also dropped after 50 volumes ([[LongRunner out of 79-and-counting]]).

** Makoto walks in on Yura watching one of his porn videos. In her defence, she didn't know what was on it, but Makoto wouldn't let her deny that she was turned on.

* LampshadeHanging: Happens several times, particularly when it comes to Makoto's frequent {{ImagineSpot}}s. He proceeds to imagine Yura in an extravagant costume, like a kimono, to have sex with her in it, proceeds to immediately imagine to undress her and then have sex. One of the narrator-boxes lampshades this by asking, "''What's the point of imaginging her in those clothes if you're just gonna take them off, anyway?''"

* NoPreggerSex: Discussed in one chapter. One of Yura's friends ask her to babysitter her child while she and her husband are away for a few days; cue Makoto imagining how great it would be for Yura to became pregnant...just for the good of having unprotected sex. The friend then comments that while pregnant she still felt horny sometimes but was unable to, which drives Makoto near to a HeroicBSOD; then she corrects herself: in the early 3 months is ok but the penetration has to be superficial, and after the 4th month it's recommended to avoid sex.

* VirginityMakesYouStupid: Both characters, though Yura at least has "{{My Girl Is Not a Slut}}" to justify it. (And even then, the attitudes of the characters around her suggest that, even if only among the eccentrics, it's becoming acceptable in Japan for women to be knowledgeable co-participants in bed.)

* ArtEvolution: The first few volumes had them all drawn in ways that was similar to Aki's drawings in the manga of ''Vision of Escaflowne'', with the breasts often drawn realistically and shapely. As the series continues on, his drawings got a bit more comical and breasts are often, when not drawn during sex-scenes, hastily drawn as crescent-moon shaped circles with nipples on them.

The latest statistics, from 2018, indicate that about 29.5 million volumes of the manga have been sold worldwide. It was briefly licensed in the United States by {{Creator/Tokyopop}} under the name ''Manga Sutra — Futari H'', but they dropped it after four volumes in 2009. It's also received a four-episode OVA adaptation titled ''Step Up Love Story'' (and another three-episode OVA with an original story), and been adapted into a live-action web series and four live-action films. The French edition by Pika was also dropped after 50 volumes ([[LongRunner out of 70-and-counting]]).

The latest statistics, from 2014, indicate that about 24 million volumes of the manga have been sold worldwide. It was briefly licensed in the United States by {{Creator/Tokyopop}} under the name ''Manga Sutra — Futari H'', but they dropped it after four volumes in 2009. It's also received a four-episode OVA Adaptation titled ''Step Up Love Story'', and been adapted into a live-action web series and four live-action films. The French edition by Pika was also dropped after 50 volumes ([[LongRunner out of 70-and-counting]]).

* PurpleEyes: Yura. Also GreenEyes. Seems to [[ShrugOfGod depend on the cover]].

The latest statistics, from 2014, indicate that about 24 million volumes of the manga have been sold worldwide. It was briefly licensed in the United States by TokyoPop under the name ''Manga Sutra — Futari H'', but they dropped it after four volumes in 2009. It's also received a four-episode OVA Adaptation titled ''Step Up Love Story'', and been adapted into a live-action web series and four live-action films. The French edition by Pika was also dropped after 50 volumes ([[LongRunner out of 70-and-counting]]).

The latest statistics, from 2014, indicate that about 24 million volumes of the manga have been sold worldwide. It was briefly licensed in the United States by TokyoPop under the name ''Manga Sutra — Futari H'', but they dropped it after four volumes in 2009. It's also received a four-episode OVA Adaptation titled ''Step Up Love Story'', and been adapted into a live-action web series and four live-action films.

* NoPreggerSex: Discussed in one chapter. One of Yura's friends ask her to babysitter her child while she and her husband are away for a few days; cue Makoto imagining how great it would be for Yura to became pregnant...just for the good of having unprotected sex. The friend then comments that while pregnat she still felt horny sometimes but was unable to, which drives Makoto near to a HeroicBSOD; then she corrects herself: in the early 3 months is ok but the penetration has to be superficial, after the 4th month is recommended to avoid sex.

* CaughtWithYourPantsDown:
** A variation; Makoto walks in on Yura watching one of his porn videos. In her defence, she didn't know what was on it. There was also a time when Yura walks in on Makoto masturbating. She tells him she threw out his videos, but she actually just hid them to keep him on his toes.
** One time, Jun and Inoue get put in the same hotel room by two friends trying to pressure them into having sex. They sleep in separate beds, and both end up masturbating under the covers because they're turned on but too shy to approach each other, only to accidentally give themselves away at the end. .

** Makoto exercises it on occasion as the series progresses, but out of stupidity rather than malice.

* TheirFirstTime: Since neither Makoto nor Yura know what they are doing, their first time together is extremely awkward. It starts with him not quite figuring out where to "put it", and things go downhill from there.
** Also, Jun's sexual sex-discovery also involves her preparing for this. In one chapter she and her boyfriend go to a LoveHotel... [[spoiler: but he fails to perform because he has phimosis and ''it hurts like Hell''. They settle for masturbating each other instead.]]

''Futari Ecchi'' (''"The Perverted Two"'') is an [[{{seinen}} adult]] {{manga}} by author Katsu Aki (''Manga/LoveLucky'', ''Manga/PsychicAcademy''), serialized in Japan in the bi-monthly ''Young Animal'' magazine.

* AllMenArePerverts: Well, the series ''is'' about sex, so this is kind of required. That said, Makoto, his brother Akira, [[AllWomenAreLustful his sister-in-law Rika]] and her boyfriend Yamada appear to have little else on their minds. Ever.
** Taken to extremes with Makoto, whose idea of foreplay is often to grab Yura and say "I'm going in!" and pouts when she turns down one of his constant pleas for sex until she relents. His saving graces are that he's a NiceGuy aside of that and he really loves Yura a lot for reasons outside of sex too.
** [[AllWomenAreLustful All the women are as well]]. Even [[CovertPervert Yura]] has her moments. In her case, it's actually [[{{Reconstruction}} Reconstructed]]; now a married woman, she can let her sex drive go towards her husband without feeling she's being a whore for being lustful.
* ArcWords: The sentence "Do your best, Makoto!" and variations of it is said repeatedly by both the caption boxes and the supporting cast. Makoto even [[LampshadeHanging Lamphades]] this at one point by yelling back "I've ''been'' doing my best!".

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''Futari Ecchi'' is an [[{{seinen}} adult]] {{manga}} by author Katsu Aki (''Manga/LoveLucky'', ''Manga/PsychicAcademy''), serialized in Japan in the bi-monthly ''Young Animal'' magazine.

* {{A Date with Rosie Palms}}: Both male and female. In Yura's case, complete with a survey and pie chart of how women feel afterwards.

The latest statistics, from 2014, indicate that about 24 million volumes of the manga have been sold worldwide. It was briefly licensed in the United States by TokyoPop under the name ''Manga Sutra — Futari H'', but they dropped it after four volumes in 2009. It's also received a four-episode OVA Adaptation titled ''Step Up Love Story'', and been adapted into live action.

While ''Futari Ecchi'' is an [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin ero-manga]], it is not your standard {{hentai}} fare. It is interspersed throughout with information, statistics and advice on nearly every aspect of relationships and sex: dating, physical intimacy, [[GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex building deeper emotional connections]] with your spouse, the physical basis of attraction, suggested responses when approached by TheChikan, and just about everything in between. It also provides a fairly accurate — and at times, heartwarming — portrayal of a young Japanese couple taking the harrowing first steps towards their brand new life together. There is a SuspiciouslySpecificDenial that it's not {{hentai}}, but [[InsistentTerminology a marital aid]] in the first page after the title leaf.

The series is being released in the United States by TokyoPop under the name ''Manga Sutra — Futari H'', and has received a four-episode OVA Adaptation titled ''Step Up Love Story''. Oh, and they're making a [[TheMovie Live-Action Movie]] out of it, impossible though that seems.

* NoPeriodsPeriod: Very much averted.

* SickeninglySweethearts: Makoto and Yura, in sharp contrast to the often-abrasive relationships around them.
* {{Spinoff}}: ''Futari Ecchi for Ladies'' was also written.
* TheChikan: Briefly referenced when Yura was fondled, though justice was very swift with there being an undercover cop only feet away.

* CaughtWithYourPantsDown: A variation; Makoto walks in on Yura watching one of his porn videos. In her defence, she didn't know what was on it.
** Though played straight when Yura walks in on Makoto masturbating, though she does convince him to never do it again.
* ChickMagnet: Several male characters, not least Makoto. One chick at his workplace in particular makes it all too apparent to him she wants to jump his bones, but naturally Makoto turns her down every time out of loyalty to Yura!

* HowDoIShotWeb: Basically the whole point of the series.