Hehe, I've seen Futakoi Alternative as well. The animation was pretty good, and it was funny yoo but overall the plot confused and annoyed me with the whole Octopus guy thing, and the main character's 'special abilities'?
I don't know, when I look back on it, the only thing that I can think of is the 'Super Dectective Kick' he used against the final boss and my whole impression of the series just sinks.
As for TMP, most of the pictures I found were on a google image search and at animepaper.net and they all looked pretty much the same. Well, with the new series I've decided to get (Mahoromatic, Gunparade, Karin), between work, and school they should last me a few weeks. I can always go back to TMP if I run out of ideas though.
By the way, are their definite pairings for Marmalade Boy and Fruits Basket or is it pretty much up to the viewer to decide? I'm just curious because I've skimmed some Fanfictions on the two of them and the pairings are pretty varied.