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Hatsukoi Gentei

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Description

A series of related stories about (a lot of) middle and high school students as they discover their hatsukoi (first love).

Type

Manga

Related Series

N/A

Associated Names

Hatsukoi Limited

Hatsukoi Limited.

初恋限定。

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Latest Release(s)

v.4 c.28 by Franky House 16 years ago

c.27 by Franky House 16 years ago

v.4 c.Omake by bark2374 [Add] 16 years ago

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Status in Country of Origin

4 Volumes (Complete)

Completely Scanlated?

Yes

Anime Start/End Chapter

Starts at Vol 1, Chap 1

Ends at Vol 4, Chap 33

User Reviews

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Forum

4 topics, 90 posts

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User Rating

Average: 7.5 / 10.0 (857 votes)

Bayesian Average: 7.46 / 10.0

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Last Updated

March 21st, 2024 9:36am PDT - 1 year ago

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Genre

Comedy Ecchi Romance School Life Shounen Slice of Life
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Author(s)

KAWASHITA Mizuki

Artist(s)

KAWASHITA Mizuki

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Original Publisher

Serialized In (magazine)

Shuukan Shounen Jump (Shueisha)

Licensed (in English)

No

English Publisher

N/A

Activity Stats (vs. other series)

Weekly Pos #740

(+6)

Monthly Pos #1730 (No change)

3 Month Pos #3070

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6 Month Pos #4049

(+215)

Year Pos #4665

(+38)

List Stats

On 997 reading lists

On 724 wish lists

On 2145 completed lists

On 108 unfinished lists

On 274 custom lists

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Hatsukoi Limited anime

13 years ago

When the brothers came...*Spoiler*

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Hatsukoi Limited's Ending

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Hit and miss characters

by mewarmo990
16 years ago

Rating: 8.5 / 10.0

I won't compare this to Ichigo 100% since I haven't read it, but I recently finished School Rumble. Hatsukoi Gentei is everything that series should have been, though certainly not perfect..

Hatsukoi Gentei features a large, varied cast, which is perfectly fine if executed correctly. What this manga has going for it is that while it features a large cast like School Rumble, Hatsukoi manages to avoid letting its good characters fade into obscurity (because it's so short), giving most of them an interesting storyline and personality. Obviously there are lot of tropes and predictable stereotypes like the Loser/HotChick pairing, but that's to be expected from this type of manga.

At the same time, short length of Hatsukoi really hurts it where it could have succeeded. Great characters such as Yamamoto Misaki have to suddenly be pushed aside to cram in the plot for less significant ones such as that glasses guy who liked Chikura. I would have really liked to see this series flesh out the story of those deeper characters instead of trying too hard to tie up every last loose end.

Oh, Kawashita Mizuki's art style is everything I've heard it is. Looking forward to reading her other work.

... Last updated 16 years ago

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Fanservice

by jackblack901
16 years ago

Rating: 8.0 / 10.0

If you like Ichigo 100% or other manga of KAWASHITA Mizuki give it a try. Just enjoy some very well draw, lovely chapter and dont care about storyline, character... (most things to make a manga lol =.=)
Take it more seriously you will be disapointed.

P.S: Dont judge this manga because it has so many character. If you read salad day, school rumble, you will get it. It's just a series of different romance, comedy storys. Each chapter is about a couple.
It's better that characters is a bit related than change to whole new place after each chapter (it will be become a lot of oneshoot). Dont take it as a bad point!!!

... Last updated 16 years ago

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Sweet and moving..:D

by VeryCold
13 years ago

Rating: N/A

The first time I came into contact with Hatsukoi Gentei english scanlations was when it first came out (Back in what, 07,08?), and I did manage to finish it though without much interest. I had deemed it inferior to Ichigo 100% which I felt dwelved deeper into relationships and managed to actually immerse the readers into the setting and Love Triangle.

Fast forward to 2011-ish, I bought the completed 4 tankobou of Hatsukoi Gentei in Japanese and read it all over again. Everything seemed so different. I'm not sure if it's because I matured, the language difference or the higher quality art, but the story felt so much stronger-- so moving that I felt compelled to write this.. Disappointment, jealousy heart-racing infatuations- all encapsulated and vividly described in everyone's stories. While I didn't obviously go through each and every unique experience of first love, I felt like I could relate to the complex portrayal of liking someone.

I guess some stated that it was seemingly shallow, there was far less development with such a complex array of characters. While I am somewhat agreeable, we gotta realise, guys, that this is first love (Hatsukoi). Weren't all (if not most) of our first love like that? Shallow infatuations, albeit with the power to rock the steadiest of hearts. Oh well.. Maybe you can give it a try again if the first time didn't stick with you 🙂
Get the Tankobou!

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wow

by Hell_Clues
16 years ago

Rating: N/A

I decided to throw in my opinion since I saw some really odd reviews.

The main characters switches for each story but it switches within a core group of people. So you see most of the characters in each story, and its easy to tell who's who.

Also, that whole "its shonen and the guy has to put no effort" thing is complete crap. One whole story focuses on one guy realizing he has to improve and put effort to get the girl he likes(who doesn't like him back within the story, its just a goal).

So non of the characters really get it easy except one who has a pretty fickle relationship, and thus its not easy for him at all. He's aware he's odd looking, and the morale is one of those times that a relationship just happens(the whole you can't help who you love).

This is a well known romance manga. And things aren't easy for any of the characters. Many don't get what they want. A lot like salad days, this is more about a moral or lesson for the character to learn. But I think its easier to keep track of the characters since their stories are more interconnected. In my opinion, its an more enjoyable read than salad days(and more optimistic).

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short, light, funny, beautiful, heart soothing.

by strayed
12 years ago

Rating: 9.0 / 10.0

this is about several middle and high school students and their first love.

the story is light, funny and heart soothing.
probably will make you remember your high school memories.

you'll find some character's personalities that probably will make you remember some of your friends in highschool too.. the funny buddy who loves to talk perverted things, the overly serious buddy, big scary guy, cute girls who love to do silly things, beautiful almost perfect girl whom all your friends adore...etc
you'll feel connected with the characters and the situations.

i have watched the anime too, and it feels even more fun to see the characters animated.
too bad they didn't include chapter 31 of the manga into anime. you can see the "cute" and "shy" side of Misaki in that chapter.
that's one of the best chapter of this manga IMO.

and as usual, nice beautiful art by Kawashita Mizuki-sensei!
too bad this manga only lasted 4 volumes. maybe it got axed by Shueisha.

but even though it's short, the ending really satisfied me.
(her most popular work, ICHIGO 100% left me unsatisfied with its ending.)

I really recommend you to read this manga!

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Doesn't quite work out well

by connerity
14 years ago

Rating: 6.0 / 10.0

First of all, spreading the "story" out between too many characters gets really messy, leaving very little room for actual character development.
Second, the manga is taking itself way too serious, which makes many things seem forced. Could have used much more comedy to lighten it up a notch.
Good points are the artwork and some characters. (and that you're done after 600 pages)

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Above-avearage-but-not-exceptional

by Bloodfall
15 years ago

Rating: 7.3 / 10.0

It's a different experience, i think i've never even heard about a manga that tells the story that way, in short relacionated stories, so, it's interesting to experience it and jump to your own conclusions.

I couldn't feel very touched even by the parts that seen to have the objective of being touching.

Except for the GREAT Kawashita's artwork, this manga is just.... average and silly.

I'm amazed by female drawings, and in that point, the manga made me quite happy.
But in all the others, it's just.... so so.

If you don't know what to read next, give it a try.

... Last updated 15 years ago

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somewhat intresting

by westsiders2
16 years ago

Rating: 5.0 / 10.0

you can't really hate this manga yet at the same time you can't love it.
it's one of those things that you get through then you ask yourself is that it?
there are some interesting parts and the fact that it is structured like a many mini-series all intertwined with each other gives it a little edge.
it's not average yet it is not brilliant.

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shallow

by Revelmonk
16 years ago

Rating: N/A

I like the stories, but in my opinion most of the relationships seem shallow. I feel it was just tossed together for what was convenient without any real build to it(if that makes sense). Maybe it was because there were so many couples but the series need to focus better on the individual relationships without the typical guy awkwardness.

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Cute love... triangle? What.

by MissModern
11 years ago

Rating: 7.0 / 10.0

Okay, the main reason why I like Hatsukoi Limited is not because of the plot or characters, but the about of love interests it had going. The main characters all had love interests and tied with one another somehow - a lot of unrequited love going. Main con this manga has is that it might be confusing to those who 'want' to try reading it. I introduced it to my sister, but she said it was very confusing and didn't know/remembered who liked who.

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