Alternative
Name: 世界第一初恋 (Shì Jiè Dì Yī Chū Liàn)
Genre: Romance, Comedy, Editor, Erotica, Shounen-Ai/Yaoi, Workplace,
Description:
Ritsu Onodera, a literary editor, resigns from his father's
publishing company, due to his coworkers' jealousy of his success, claiming
that he is simply riding his father's coattails. He applies for a position at
Marukawa Publishing in order to move away from his father's shadow, but instead
of his preferred department of literature he is placed in the infamous shōjo
manga department, Emerald. He initially considers resigning, especially because
he finds his new boss, Masamune Takano, intolerable and unnerving from the very
beginning; however, Takano inadvertently convinces Onodera to stick with the
job by calling him "useless," his pride forcing him to stay in order
to prove his worth. Later, Onodera learns that Takano's old family name was
Saga, and that he was an older schoolmate from high school that Onodera fell in
love with and confessed to. It turns out Takano still has feelings for Onodera,
and he tells him he will make him fall in love with him again. The series shows
how Takano slowly achieves this goal, and the obstacles the two face.
There are also two other couples in this show; their stories are
shown in later episodes. The characters follow Onodera's fellow editors: Hatori
and his longtime friend (and manga artist he's in charge of) Yoshino, as well
as Kisa and the attractive bookstore employee he has his eye on, Yukina.
An extra novel follows salesman and longtime friend of Takano's,
Yokozawa, as he’s swept off his feet following a harsh breakup by attractive
widower and single father Kirishima.
Episode
Season 1: 12 episodes + 2 OVA
Season 2: 12 episodes + 2 Movie + 1 Movie
Original Run
OVA: March 22, 2011 – September 27, 2011
Season 1: April 9, 2011 – June 25, 2011
Season 2: October 7, 2011 – December 23, 2011
Movie: March 14, 2014
Movie: March 15, 2014
Movie: February 21, 2020
Studio: Studio Deen
