The World’s Greatest First Love / Sekai Ichi Hatsukoi
Genres: comedy, erotica, romance
Themes: Editor, First Love, Intense, Manga, Mangaka, Shounen-ai, yaoi
Objectionable content: Mild
Plot Summary: Because Ritsu Onodera hates to rely on family connections he quits a job as a literature editor at his parents’ company, Onodera Publishing, and winds up taking a job at Marukawa Books. To his chagrin, he is assigned to the shōjo manga department in spite of having no interest or experience in it. And on top of that, he has an awful first impression of his high-handed editor-in-chief, Masamune Takano. What comes after is a story of first love full of tears and laughter.
Number of episodes: 12
Vintage: 2011-04-08
ANN Info Page
Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi Season 2
Genres: comedy, erotica, romance
Themes: Intense, manga, mangaka, yaoi
Objectionable content: Significant
Plot Summary: Because Ritsu Onodera hates to rely on family connections he quits a job as a literature editor at his parents’ company, Onodera Publishing, and winds up taking a job at Marukawa Books. To his chagrin, he is assigned to the shōjo manga department in spite of having no interest or experience in it. And on top of that, he has an awful first impression of his high-handed editor-in-chief, Masamune Takano. What comes after is a story of first love full of tears and laughter.
Number of Episodes: 12
Vintage: 2011-10-07
ANN Info Page
Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi (OAV) Vintage: 2011
Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi: Yokozawa Takafumi no Baai (movie) Vintage: 2014-03-15
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posted on 2010-01-28 05:47 EST by Egan Loo
Boys-love story by Shungiku Nakamura in Ciel mag
posted on 2010-07-01 09:38 EDT by Egan Loo
TV anime already set; staff to adapt Shungiku Nakamura’s latest
posted on 2011-03-31 12:19 EDT by Gia Manry
Boys-love anime’s Japanese premiere set for April 8; simulcast dates/times still TBA
posted on 2011-05-02 08:30 EDT by Egan Loo
Boys-love manga’s 6th volume to bundle episode about Chiaki Yoshino character
posted on 2011-07-28 03:46 EDT by Egan Loo
Shungiku Nakamura’s boys-love manga also inspired 2 original anime DVDs
posted on 2011-07-31 23:03 EDT by Lynzee Loveridge
posted on 2011-09-15 02:00 EDT by Egan Loo
2nd season based on Shungiku Nakamura’s manga to premiere on October 7
posted on 2011-10-06 12:15 EDT by Egan Loo
2nd season based on Shungiku Nakamura’s boys-love anime to premiere on Friday
posted on 2012-11-29 19:40 EST by Egan Loo
Miyako Fujisaki’s spinoff of Shungiku Nakamura’s BL manga about workplace romance
posted on 2013-06-28 09:10 EDT by Sarah Nelkin
Cast for film based on Shungiku Nakamura’s manga to be announced on August 1
posted on 2013-08-27 23:44 EDT by Marlene First
posted on 2013-09-30 22:10 EDT by Egan Loo
posted on 2013-10-07 16:30 EDT by Crystalyn Hodgkins
Author Shungiku Nakamura pens original story for “Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi ~Valentine Edition~” short
posted on 2013-11-03 11:30 EST by Egan Loo
posted on 2013-12-26 21:38 EST by Egan Loo
posted on 2014-02-07 07:10 EST by Sarah Nelkin
Yui Horie, Takashi Kondo, Katsuyuki Konishi, more join cast for March 15 film
posted on 2016-12-13 17:30 EST by Karen Ressler
Release includes both seasons, OVAs
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posted on 2019-08-29 22:10 EDT by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Anime about “proposal” celebrates Emerald magazine’s 5th anniversary
posted on 2019-11-07 21:40 EST by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Shuhei Kita returns for theme song; song’s CD & franchise’s vocal album ship in February
posted on 2019-12-20 00:45 EST by Rafael Antonio Pineda
4 new visuals also unveiled
posted on 2020-02-14 05:05 EST by Crystalyn Hodgkins
Anime screens in theaters in Japan starting on February 21
posted on 2021-09-14 14:00 EDT by Alex Mateo
Anime begin streaming on September 21
