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Step Up Love Story (OAV)

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[ adapted from Manga Sutra ]
Alternative title:
Futari Ecchi (Japanese)
Futari H
Sex and love story (French)
Step Up Love Story Futari H
ふたりエッチ (Japanese)
Themes: ecchi
Objectionable content: Intense
Plot Summary: Makoto and Yura Onoda are happy newlyweds but neither of them has sexual experience before. Desperately willing to improve their sex life, they look for help from their relatives, friends and "the media." While their sexual knowledge is increasing, embarrassing moments are not uncommon for the innocent couple.
User Ratings: 458 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 12 votes (sub:11, dub:1)
 Excellent: 36 votes (sub:29, dub:4, others:3
1 Portuguese subtitled
1 German dubbed
1 Italian subtitled
)
 Very good: 87 votes (sub:78, dub:5, raw:2, others:2
1 Portuguese subtitled
1 Spanish subtitled
)
 Good: 136 votes (sub:121, dub:7, others:8
6 Spanish subtitled
2 Italian subtitled
)
 Decent: 96 votes (sub:83, dub:9, others:4
2 Russian subtitled
1 Spanish subtitled
1 French subtitled
)
 So-so: 36 votes (sub:30, dub:3, others:3
2 Russian subtitled
1 Russian dubbed
)
 Not really good: 24 votes (sub:21, dub:2, ?:1)
 Weak: 17 votes (sub:15, others:2
1 Spanish edited dub
1 Polish subtitled
)
 Bad: 9 votes (sub:8, others:1
1 Spanish subtitled
)
 Awful: 3 votes (sub:3)
 Worst ever: 2 votes (sub:1, dub:1)
Seen in part or in whole by 999 users, rank: #975 (of 5565)
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 6.585 (Good−), std. dev.: 1.7603, rank: #3051 (of 5555)
Weighted mean: 6.512 (Good−), rank: #3119 (of 5555) (seen all: 6.57 / seen some: 6.35 / won't finish: 4.93)
Bayesian estimate: 6.537 (Good−), rank: #2808 (of 4230)
Running time: 28 minutes per episode
Number of episodes: 4
Episode titles: We have 4
Vintage: 2002-07-26
Release dates: We have 4
Ending Theme:
"Sync" by Sanae Shintani
Official website:
Young Animal's Official Futari Ecchi Homepage (Japanese)
Links: We have 1
Trivia: We have 1
Reviews:
Step Up Love Story Sub.DVD 2 (Feb 2, 2008)
Step Up Love Story 1 Sub.DVD (Dec 6, 2007)
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DVD (Region 1)
    Step Up Love Story - For Better, For Worse (Sub.DVD 1) 2007-11-27 (from $84.95)
    Step Up Love Story - To Have and To Hold (Sub.DVD 2) 2008-01-29 (from $13.78)
    Step Up Love Story - Complete Collection (Sub.DVD 1-2) 2008-12-30 (from $14.99)
    Step Up Love Story - Complete Collection [AnimeWorks Classics] (Sub.DVD 1-2) 2012-07-10 (from $7.27)

Japanese staff
Japanese companies
Director:
Hiroshi Ishiodori (eps 3-4)
Yuji Moriyama
Script: Chiaki J. Konaka
Music: Jun Watanabe
Original Manga: Aki Katsu
Art Director: Yooichi Nangoo
Director of Photography: Yasushi Yamakoshi

Color design: Kazuko Nabeshima
Design: Yasuyuki Noda
Editing: Toshihiko Kojima
Special Effects: Rumiko Nagai
Animation Production: Chaos Project
Digital Paint:
JEM (ep 2)
Kyung Kang ANIA (ep 1)
Studio Kyuma (eps 1-4)
DVD Distribution: Geneon Entertainment, Inc.
Editing: Okayasu Promotions
In-Between Animation:
Chaos Project (eps 2-4)
Kyung Kang ANIA (ep 1)
Studio Angle (eps 1-2)
Studio Kyuma (eps 1-4)
Studio Mu (eps 1, 3)
Studio Takuranke (ep 2)
Music Cooperation: Konami Music Entertainment
Photography: T Nishimura
Production: Hakusensha
Recording Studio: AMG Studio
Sound Production: Half H.P Studio
Japanese cast
Tomoko Kawakami as Yura Onoda
Yuji Ueda as Makoto Onoda

Naoko Takano as Rika Kawada
Yuu Asakawa as Miyuki Kikuchi

Ai Uchikawa as Kaoru (ep 3)
Kappei Yamaguchi as Yamada Taku (Rika's boyfriend)
Miho Yamada as Mika Yabuki (ep 3)
Susumu Chiba as Gorou (ep 3)
Tomohisa Asou as Takeshi Yabuki (ep 3)
Yumi Takada as Makie Sugiyama
Yumi Touma as Kyouko Oomiya
English staff
English companies
Translation: Takeshi Kino
Broadcaster: Too Much For TV
Distributor: AnimeWorks
Licensed by: Media Blasters
English cast
(none)
French staff
French cast
Translation: Yukio Reuter (eps 1-2)
French companies
ADR Production: Les studios de Saint Maur
Distributor: Kaze
German cast
German staff
(none)
Konrad Bösherz as Makoto
Maria Koschny as Yura

Marie Schramm as Rika
Marie-Luise Schramm as Rika Kawada
Sonja Scherff as Miyuki

Julia Meynen as Hiromi
Susanne Herrmann as Riko
Tanja Schmitz as Kyoko Omiya
Tina Haseney as Makie Sugiyama
German companies
Distributor:
Anime-Virtual
Kazé Germany (now)
Dubbing: Elektrofilm 
Dutch staff
Dutch cast
Translation: Niels Viveen

Script Check: Kaj Schulten
(none)
Dutch companies
Distributor: Kaze Animation S.A
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