| The World's Greatest First Love | |
 Cover of Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi volume 1 | |
| 世界一初恋 (Sekai Ichi Hatsukoi) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Romance, Comedy, Boys' love, Slice of life |
| Manga | |
| The World's Greatest First Love: The Case of Ritsu Onodera | |
| Written by | Shungiku Nakamura |
| Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
| English publisher | |
| Magazine | Emerald |
| Demographic | Josei |
| Original run | October 13, 2006 – present |
| Volumes | 19 |
| Light novel | |
| Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi: Yoshino Chiaki no Baai | |
| Written by | Shungiku Nakamura |
| Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
| Demographic | Josei |
| Original run | November 1, 2007 – present |
| Volumes | 4 |
| Original video animation | |
| Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi: No love's like to the first. | |
| Directed by | Chiaki Kon |
| Written by | Rika Nakase |
| Music by | Hijiri Anze |
| Studio | Studio Deen |
| Licensed by | |
| Released | March 22, 2011 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Chiaki Kon |
| Written by | Rika Nakase |
| Music by | Hijiri Anze |
| Studio | Studio Deen |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | TV Saitama |
| Original run | April 9, 2011 – June 25, 2011 |
| Episodes | 12 |
| Original video animation | |
| Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi: Hatori Yoshiyuki no Baai | |
| Directed by | Chiaki Kon |
| Written by | Rika Nakase |
| Music by | Hijiri Anze |
| Studio | Studio Deen |
| Licensed by | |
| Released | September 27, 2011 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Anime television series | |
| Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi 2 | |
| Directed by | Chiaki Kon |
| Written by | Rika Nakase |
| Music by | Hijiri Anze |
| Studio | Studio Deen |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | TV Saitama |
| Original run | October 7, 2011 – December 23, 2011 |
| Episodes | 12 |
| Light novel | |
| Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi: Yokozawa Takafumi no Baai | |
| Written by | Shungiku Nakamura |
| Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
| Demographic | Josei |
| Original run | November 1, 2011 – present |
| Volumes | 6 |
| Anime film | |
| Anime film | |
| The World's Greatest First Love: Proposal arc | |
| Directed by | Tomoya Takahashi |
| Written by | Yoshiko Nakamura |
| Music by | Hijiri Anze |
| Studio | Studio Deen |
| Licensed by | |
| Released | February 21, 2020 |
| Runtime | 21 minutes |
The World's Greatest First Love: The Case of Ritsu Onodera (世界一初恋 〜小野寺律の場合〜, Sekai-Ichi Hatsukoi: Onodera Ritsu no Baai, also alternatively known as Sekai Ichi Hatsukoi: The World's Greatest First Love in the English anime) is a Japanese BL manga series written and illustrated by Shungiku Nakamura. In 2011, the manga was adapted into an anime television series. Produced by Studio Deen under the direction of Chiaki Kon, the anime series began its broadcast run on April 9, 2011.[2] An original animation DVD was bundled with the fifth and sixth volumes of the manga series, released in March and September 2011.[3] A film adaptation was released on March 15, 2014.[4]
On December 13, 2016, Funimation announced they had licensed the series, including the OVA. It was released on home-video on March 7, 2017.[5]
In January 2018, the manga has launched the game app version, which was released for the Smartphone/iOS.[6]
A new anime adaptation focused on the Proposal Arc has been announced to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the new Emerald magazine. It premiered on February 21, 2020. In June 2021, the anime was revisited by Funimation's Aedan Juvet where it was praised for its expansion of LGBTQ+ representation in anime.[7]
Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi is a spin-off of Junjo Romantica, another series by the same author.
- ^ "รวมตอน พิมพ์หัวใจใส่รัก". YouTube. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
- ^ "Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi TV Anime Dated for April 2011". Anime News Network. November 29, 2010. Retrieved February 22, 2011.
- ^ "Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi Boys-Love Manga to Bundle Anime DVD". Anime News Network. July 1, 2010. Retrieved February 22, 2011.
- ^ "Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi Film Slated for March 15". Anime News Network. 2013-12-26. Retrieved 2013-12-29.
- ^ "Funimation to Release Sekai Ichi Hatsukoi – The World's Greatest First Love Anime on Home Video". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2016-12-13.
- ^ "The World's Greatest First Love Manga Gets Game App This Spring". Anime News Network. January 3, 2018. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
- ^ Juvet, Aedan (June 1, 2021). "Essential Anime That Expands LGBTQ+ Representation". Funimation Blog. Archived from the original on February 8, 2023. Retrieved June 14, 2023.