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Sekaiichi Hatsukoi  
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Description
Onodera Ritsu quits his job and transfers to the publishing company Marukawa Shoten. Sadly, he gets assigned to the editing department that handles shoujo manga; and Ritsu, who vowed to never fall in love again, working on love stories is impossible. Panic ensues when he realises that the arrogant and tyrannical head editor turns out to be his former first love!

Includes Onodera's co-worker Kisa Shouta's storyline of his encounter with handsome student and book store clerk Yukina Kou.

Type
Manga

Related Series
Junjou Mistake (Side Story)
Junjou Romantica (Adapted From)
Sekaiichi Hatsukoi - Yokozawa Takafumi no Baai (Novel) (Spin-Off)
Sekaiichi Hatsukoi - Yoshino Chiaki no Baai (Novel) (Spin-Off)

Associated Names
世界一初恋 ~小野寺律の場合~
世界第一初恋
世界第一初戀
Sekai Ichi Hatsukoi - Onodera Ritsu no Baai
Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi
Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi - Yukina Kou no Baai
Sekaiichi Hatsukoi - Kisa Shouta no Baai
Sekaiichi Hatsukoi - Onodera Ritsu no Baai
The Case of Onodera Ritsu
World's Greatest First Love: Ritsu Onodera's Affair
World's Greatest First Love: The Case of Onodera Ritsu

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Latest Release(s)
c.16 by September Scanlations (45d ago)
c.15 by September Scanlations (169d ago)
v.7 c.Extra by September Scanlations (285d ago)
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Status in Country of Origin
7 Volumes (Ongoing)

Completely Scanlated?
No

Anime Start/End Chapter
Starts at Vol 1, Chap 1 [First Season] Vol 3, Chap 5 [Second Season]
Ends at Vol 2, Chap 4 [First Season] Vol 6 Chap 10 [Second Season]

User Reviews
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Forum
2 topics, 10 posts
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User Rating
Average: 8.9 / 10.0 (575 votes)
Bayesian Average: 8.79 / 10.0
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Last Updated
April 14th 2013, 3:11pm PST

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Genre
Comedy  Drama  Slice of Life  Yaoi 
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Categories

Category Recommendations (beta!)
Hito wa Ai wo Tabete Sodatsu (weight: 191.05)
Picnic (weight: 169.14)
Junjou Romantica (weight: 163.97)
Mijuku na Kareshi (weight: 162.76)
Karamete de Kudoite (weight: 162.39)

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Author(s)
NAKAMURA Shungiku

Artist(s)
NAKAMURA Shungiku

Year
2008

Original Publisher
Kadokawa

Serialized In (magazine)
Asuka Ciel (Kadokawa)

Licensed (in English)
No

English Publisher
N/A

Activity Stats (vs. other series)
Weekly Pos #406 increased(+28)
Monthly Pos #427 decreased(-26)
3 Month Pos #279 increased(+6)
6 Month Pos #277 decreased(-88)

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On 394 wish lists
On 54 unfinished lists
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Second Season green-lit 664 days, 9 hours, 35 minutes ago
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 Like the rest, hate another   
Rating: 7.0 / 10.0
by Kinky-Chan
May 10th, 2013, 7:07am
Seriously saying, I really dislike Onodera. In fact, I think he's exactly just like Misaki from Junjou. No, wait, I think Misaki is even BETTER than him. For some reason, the author really enjoy drawing main uke characters with the "in denial attitude". It's not fascinating and it's making the story and the characters boring. Yes, I said BORING. I really do love the other side character's stories and at least, although the uke are sometimes having doubts or wavering feelings, but at least, they sort their problems after that and get a better ending. But Onodera's case is just...freaking annoying. It's obvious to us that he loves Takano. And because of his half-a$$ feelings and unable to clear out the misunderstandings is just making him look even worse. I do like Takano and his thinking is very much straightforward and matured.

So the only huge problem is definitely Onodera. No matter how he was "hurt" last time, but acting like a brat when he's all grown up is just unsightly. When I was watching the anime, I have the urge to punch him through my computer screen. Really.
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 No yaoi fan   
Rating: 10.0 / 10.0
by mythcom
April 17th, 2013, 5:32pm
Iam not a yaoi fan
You can say that I don't like it
But this story is amazing I was so hooked up with it ,I couldn't put it down its one of the best
Recommended

... Last updated on April 17th, 2013, 5:32pm
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 Don't get what all the hype is about...   
Rating: 6.0 / 10.0
by streetwalker
April 7th, 2013, 8:38am
Despite the fact that I tried reading Junjou Romantica before and ended up dropping it, I decided to give this a go since these mangas are so popular.

My initial impression was "better than Junjou" when it comes to the story. The art in the beginning of the series is just as god-awful. It's messy, but not because it's cluttered with too much detail or anything, in fact, it's too simplistic. It looks sketchy and not fine tuned at all, at times I felt like I was reading mere storyboards. Gives me a head ache to try and decipher what's going on. The characters are ugly, which kinda hurts the hotness of the yaoi-aspect of the story. To be brutally honest, it's probably the ugliest style out of any manga I've ever bothered to read.

However, the art – thank God – does get better and cleaner in later volumes, and though the design of the character's faces stays the same, the body proportions also become a lot more realistic as the story advances. Some panels are even stylistically quite artsy! I especially liked the rain scene where Ritsu and Takano are standing in the shelter...

When it comes to the story, there is something about it that's got potential. That, I think, is the humour more than anything else. The whole setting for the story is quite light and fun, not all that deep really, but not every story has to be. The only problem is that the plot develops slowly and the cute plot devices, like the count down to when Ritsu will fall in love, become repetitive. The manga industry setting is quite intriguing at least.

As for the characters, Ritsu and Takano aren't very likeable at first and there isn't anything very original about them. Reluctant uke in denial being forced by a forceful near rapist tsundere seme. Seen it, and seen it done much better too, even as these aren't my favorite yaoi tropes... Now, Ritsu had some good qualities, he doesn't come across as completely helpless, he's hardworking and quite strong-willed. Takano improves on closer acquaintance and I felt for him since he did seem rather hurt by Ritsu's rejection and messy love life. Despite being the poster boy of the overbearing tsundere seme, he turned out to be surprisingly caring. The insight we get into his back story and the deep feelings he has for Ritsu was for me the biggest draw of this story.

Kisa and Yukina are fine too, I enjoyed the story and liked the characters. Especially the older uke/eager young seme aspect was nice. I don't really remember the other couples...

I'm feeling more optimistic about this now so I'm changing my initial rating to 6/10.

... Last updated on April 7th, 2013, 9:37am
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 The best <3   
Rating: 10.0 / 10.0
by Mochi__x
October 20th, 2012, 4:49am
I just love this. <3 To be honest I had my doubts at first, i'm not a big fan of Nakamura-sensei's art (I tried reading Junjou Romantica a few times but the art always put me off - though to be honest the characters did too) but Sekaiichi Hatsukoi's plot seemed farily interesting so I gave it go. And I have to say her art has improved a lot since her older works, it's a lot cleaner and the characters limbs seem to be more proportional now.
Yes, overall it is quite cliche; most of the ukes have the typical small stature & huge eyes (there's only 1 exception), the semes are possesive & pushy, and there's silly misunderstandings (i'm mainly talking about the incident between Onodera & Takano in their student days - to be honest I think it should've been something a bit more convincing to warrant Onodera's reaction). Although that's part of the reason why I adore this manga so much. I don't see anything wrong with stereotypical BL if it's entertaining, and my gosh this really is. There's loads of comedy although it doesn't overshadow the romance at all, and there's a lot of smex (seriously almost every chapter!).
I'm a sucker for stories that have multiple relationships (Love Stage, the Warui~ series, and Chintsubu are all among my favourites) and to be honest I do like most of the couples in this. The only ones I don't particularly care for are Yoshino & Hatori (not just because of the non-con in the novel, but I just find them boring. Hatori is quite dull & Yoshino is far too stupid to even be considered cute. Though I suppose if you like Misaki from JR then you may like him too.) Apart from them, the other 3 couples are really adorable ^__^
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I'm including Yokozawa & Kirishima too, even though they don't make many appearances in the manga so far, I still think they have a wonderful relationship.
I know some people dislike tsundere characters but I think they're cute, so I especially love Onodera. Yeah he can be frustrating at times since he's so hesitant but to be fair I don't think it's that easy for someone to dive head-first into a homosexual relationship, especially if it's with your boss!
I realise i've actually pointed out quite a few flaws with this, but despite that I still consider this to be my favourite yaoi manga/anime. -- I just have to say that the seiyuus in the anime are amazing! Definitely worth watching just to hear their lovely voices <3
Also the manga editing aspect of this makes it really interesting. Unlike other manga with a similar setup, this actually focuses a lot on the editing & publishing industries which makes this pretty special as it goes into so much detail.
This is the only BL story that I haven't grown tired of (even after reading and watching it literally countless times) and even now it still makes me laugh ^__^ Definitely worth 10/10.

... Last updated on December 23rd, 2012, 2:14pm
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 OMG<3   
Rating: 10.0 / 10.0
by renxtsuruga
September 23rd, 2012, 2:21pm
MHMM<3 BEST YAOI MANGA EVER(: It captured my attention from the beginning and the artwork is pure amazing. I just love the personalities of the characters. RitsuxTakano <3
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 one of my fav manga/anime except   
Rating: 10.0 / 10.0
by Narufan1st
August 27th, 2012, 5:49am
chiaki should be with yuu hatori is waaay too boring for him and chiaki and yuuu together are my OTP
my favourite couple though is kisaxyukina so cute<3
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 I love her work   
Rating: N/A
by missery
June 11th, 2012, 12:29am
I love her art and I love her characters! I'm a sucker for first loves so this one really got to me. Every chapter I read I get more and more hooked. I love how ritsu acts so cute. This is definitely one of my favourites, I keep reading and watching it over and over ^^
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 If it wasn't for him..   
Rating: 7.0 / 10.0
by EnjoyRomy
May 28th, 2012, 10:16am
What I like:
Takano, Kisa and Yukina. More or less they are frank, mature/adult, and sincere characters. I also like the misunderstandings and unsaid things and how pretty realistic they are, at least to me. My favorite couple is Kisa+Yukina, though I had high expectations for Takano+Onodera at the beginning. But then..

What I dislike:
Grown-up Onodera! I absolutely can't stand him! If it wasn't for Takano I would've stopped reading this already and I can't help but hope that he'd get tired of that kid and his immaturity and foolishness. Uff! Okay.. Also I'm not enthusiastic about how there seems to be only homosexual or straightbutinlovewithaman male characters in the same environment either.

... Last updated on May 28th, 2012, 10:20am
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 Dont like the other couples   
Rating: 9.0 / 10.0
by poisonousrose1517
March 19th, 2012, 10:12pm
I love the story of Onodera & Takano, but the other two stories is... Blah...

I mean the Kisa and Yukina story is an alright story, they have their moments and there's the insecurity that makes it a little interesting but i'm not really feeling it too much, but i will say that Yukina is definitley the best looking in the series and i think that it has potential to be better...

And as for Hatori and whatshisname, i dont like the story at all so far, like you know its not good when you cant even remember the uke's name, this story also has its moments but its by far the worst story, and i have no hope for it...

I say keep the main couple of course, keep Kisa/Yukina, get rid of Hatori/Whatshisname and add Yokozawa/Kirishima... If you havent read the Yokozawa/Kirishima novel you definitely should, its really good!
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 one word for sekaiichi hatsukoi: LOVE!!!!!!!   
Rating: 10.0 / 10.0
by yoykumi
January 13th, 2012, 7:44am
i really really enjoy this manga!!! i can't w8 for the upcoming volume,its so great,i can't stand a minute without think of it! before this,i'm kinda not yaoi fans,but after read sekaiichi and junjou romantica,then i became fanatic! sekaiichi & junjou romantica always have one incomment, they are all true love! love forever! happy endings! ahh! i enjoyed how can impossible love become possible wink
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