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世界一初恋 (The World's Greatest First Love)
Series · 19
books · 2008-2024

Books in series

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#1

Sekaiichi Hatsukoi

Die Story von Ritsu Onodera 1

2008

Ritsu Onodera, seines Zeichens junger und dynamischer Lektor für Belletristik, nimmt eine Stelle beim Marukawa Verlag an, bei dem auch der berühmte Autor Usami Akihiko (bekannt aus JUNJO ROMANTICA) seine Bücher veröffentlicht. Doch er landet nicht wie gewünscht im anspruchsvollen Belletristik-Lektorat, sondern wird dem rein männlichen Redaktionsteam im Shojo-Mangabereich zugeordnet. Eine Katastrophe für Ritsu Onodera, denn für solche Storys hat er gar keinen Sinn!
Sekaiichi Hatsukoi book cover
#2

Sekaiichi Hatsukoi

Die Story von Ritsu Onodera 2

2009

Ritsu Onodera, seines Zeichens junger und dynamischer Lektor für Belletristik nimmt eine Stelle beim Marukawa Verlag an, bei dem der berühmte Autor Usami Akihiko (bekannt aus JUNJO ROMANTICA) seine Bücher veröffentlicht. Doch er landet nicht wie gewünscht im anspruchsvollen Belletristik-Lektorat, sondern wird dem rein männlichen Redaktionsteam im Shoujo-Mangabereich zugeordnet. Eine Katastrophe für Ritsu Onodera, denn für Schmonzetten hat er gar keinen Sinn!
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Onodera Ritsu no Baai 3]

2009

World's Greatest First Ritsu Onodera's Affair by Syungiku Nakamura
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#4

Sekaiichi Hatsukoi

Die Story von Ritsu Onodera 4

2010

Ritsu Onodera, seines Zeichens junger und dynamischer Lektor für Belletristik nimmt eine Stelle beim Marukawa Verlag an, bei dem der berühmte Autor Usami Akihiko (bekannt aus JUNJO ROMANTICA) seine Bücher veröffentlicht. Doch er landet nicht wie gewünscht im anspruchsvollen Belletristik-Lektorat, sondern wird dem rein männlichen Redaktionsteam im Shojo-Mangabereich zugeordnet. Eine Katastrophe für Ritsu Onodera, denn für Schmonzetten hat er gar keinen Sinn! Zudem entpuppt sich der schräge Cheflektor Takano auch noch als seine große Jugendliebe...
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#5

The World's Greatest First Love, Vol. 5

2011

When Ritsu Onodera changes jobs, looking for a fresh start, he's not exactly thrilled when his new boss turns out to be his old flame. Ritsu's determined to leave all that in the past—but how can he when his boss is just as determined that they have a future?
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#6

The World's Greatest First Love, Vol. 6

2011

When Ritsu Onodera changes jobs, looking for a fresh start, he's not exactly thrilled when his new boss turns out to be his old flame. Ritsu's determined to leave all that in the past—but how can he when his boss is just as determined that they have a future? Masamune Takano is the boss—and first love—of rookie shojo manga editor Ritsu Onodera. One day, sick of Takafumi Yokozawa’s relentless badgering about his feelings for Takano, Ritsu snaps back that he actually hates him, not realizing Takano is nearby! In reality—and unknown to Takano—Ritsu is finally coming to terms with how he feels about his old flame. Spurred on by Ritsu’s painful words, Takano makes a clear decision regarding his relationship with Yokozawa.
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The World's Greatest First Love, Vol. 7

2012

A fresh start turns sour after a manga editor's new boss turns out to be his ill-fated first love! When Ritsu Onodera changes jobs, looking for a fresh start, he's not exactly thrilled when his new boss turns out to be his old flame. Ritsu's determined to leave all that in the past—but how can he when his boss is just as determined that they have a future? Overworked Emerald manga editor Ritsu Onodera is still stuck reporting to tyrannical editor in chief Masamune Takano, Ritsu’s first love! Recently, work has been going fairly well for the rookie editor—but then his lack of confidence causes him to panic. To add to his anxiety, his ex-fiancée, An, asks him point-blank if he’s in love with Takano! If it’s that obvious to her, who else may have noticed?!
Sekaiichi Hatsukoi book cover
#8

Sekaiichi Hatsukoi

Die Story von Ritsu Onodera 8

2013

Der achte Teil der beliebten Boys-Love-Serie: Ritsu Onodera, seines Zeichens junger und dynamischer Lektor für Belletristik nimmt eine Stelle beim Marukawa Verlag an, bei dem der berühmte Autor Usami Akihiko (bekannt aus JUNJO ROMANTICA) seine Bücher veröffentlicht. Doch er landet nicht wie gewünscht im anspruchsvollen Belletristik-Lektorat, sondern wird dem rein männlichen Redaktionsteam im Shoujo-Mangabereich zugeordnet. Eine Katastrophe für Ritsu Onodera, denn für Schmonzetten hat er gar keinen Sinn!
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#9

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Onodera Ritsu no Baai 9]

2014

A fresh start turns sour after a manga editor's new boss turns out to be his ill-fated first love! When Ritsu Onodera changes jobs, looking for a fresh start, he's not exactly thrilled when his new boss turns out to be his old flame. Ritsu's determined to leave all that in the past—but how can he when his boss is just as determined that they have a future? Manga editor Ritsu Onodera is still working as hard as ever under his relentless editor in chief—and first love—Masamune Takano. And although his skills as an editor continue to improve, his unrealistic goal of being Takano’s equal gets the better of him, causing Ritsu to collapse from overwork. Fed up, Takano declares that, in order to prevent another such collapse, he will now have to manage Ritsu’s private life. Ritsu knows he should be mad, but Takano’s concern for his health touches him in ways he doesn’t care to admit.
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#10

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Onodera Ritsu no Baai 10]

2015

A fresh start turns sour after a manga editor's new boss turns out to be his ill-fated first love! When Ritsu Onodera changes jobs, looking for a fresh start, he's not exactly thrilled when his new boss turns out to be his old flame. Ritsu's determined to leave all that in the past—but how can he when his boss is just as determined that they have a future? Emerald manga editor Ritsu Onodera is still putting up with his cantankerous editor in chief—and first love!—Masamune Takano. After much objection, Ritsu’s father finally accepts his decision to break off his engagement with An. On the one hand, Ritsu’s confused about his father’s seeming indifference, while on the other, he wonders if this means he can finally determine his own future…a future with Takano, perhaps?
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#11

The World's Greatest First Love, Vol. 11

2016

A fresh start turns sour after a manga editor's new boss turns out to be his ill-fated first love! When Ritsu Onodera changes jobs, looking for a fresh start, he's not exactly thrilled when his new boss turns out to be his old flame. Ritsu's determined to leave all that in the past—but how can he when his boss is just as determined that they have a future? Manga editor Ritsu Onodera is still giving it his all working under his bossy editor in chief—and first love—Masamune Takano. And unfortunately, Ritsu runs—yet again—into Masamune’s nemesis Haitani, who this time asks him out! Of course, Takano is having none of it, but Haitani is quick to remind him that Ritsu isn’t his possession. Will all this pressure from his rivaling suitors finally extinguish the feelings Ritsu reluctantly carries for his old flame?
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#12

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Onodera Ritsu no Baai 12]

2017

ちょこっとリアルな出版業界ラブ☆第12巻登場! 社長賞祝いの旅行から戻り、エメラルド編集部は地獄の修羅場中。そんな中、律は以前留学していた時の同級生・清宮尚と再会する。律の失恋時を知る唯一の友人の出現に高野は…?ちょこっとリアルな出版業界ラブ★
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#13

The World's Greatest First Love, Vol. 13

2018

A fresh start turns sour after a manga editor's new boss turns out to be his ill-fated first love! When Ritsu Onodera changes jobs, looking for a fresh start, he's not exactly thrilled when his new boss turns out to be his old flame. Ritsu's determined to leave all that in the past—but how can he when his boss is just as determined that they have a future? Manga editor Ritsu Onodera is as busy as ever working for Marukawa Publishing’s Emerald shojo magazine under his demanding boss—and first love!—Masamune Takano. After a recent run-in with Nao, an old friend from high school, Ritsu is flooded with memories of the time he spent abroad mending his broken heart after his split from Takano. But instead of Nao reassuring his old friend, he decides now is the time to tell Ritsu how he really feels!
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#14

Sekaiichi Hatsukoi 14

2019

尚に好きだと告げられた律。しかし友人である尚をきっぱりと突き放すことが出来ない律に、高野は一線を引く言葉を投げかけるが…? ちょこっとリアルな出版業界ラブ★「雪名皇の場合」&描き下ろしも収録!
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#15

The World's Greatest First Love, Vol. 15

2020

A fresh start turns sour after a manga editor's new boss turns out to be his ill-fated first love! When Ritsu Onodera changes jobs, looking for a fresh start, he's not exactly thrilled when his new boss turns out to be his old flame. Ritsu's determined to leave all that in the past—but how can he when his boss is just as determined that they have a future? Manga editor Ritsu Onodera still has his nose to the grindstone at Marukawa Publishing’s Emerald shojo magazine under his demanding boss—and first love!—Masamune Takano. But ever since Takano said they should simply have a friends-with-benefits relationship, there’s been a stark line drawn between them. Now reduced to a mere subordinate, Ritsu is left to stew in his own juices. But realizing how he feels has him considering finally telling Takano he loves him. Of course, before he can, he makes himself sick—collapsing right into the arms of Takano himself!
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#16

The World's Greatest First Love, Vol. 16

2021

A fresh start turns sour after a manga editor's new boss turns out to be his ill-fated first love! When Ritsu Onodera changes jobs, looking for a fresh start, he's not exactly thrilled when his new boss turns out to be his old flame. Ritsu's determined to leave all that in the past—but how can he when his boss is just as determined that they have a future? Ritsu realizes it was Takano who helped him when he collapsed—not Nao, as he previously thought! Now Ritsu decides that he’s finally going to tell Takano how he feels, but first he has to tell Nao, who has a crush on Ritsu, that he and Nao can’t live together anymore. Will Ritsu be able to go through with it and finally confess to Takano?
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#17

The World's Greatest First Love, Vol. 17

2022

A fresh start turns sour after a manga editor's new boss turns out to be his ill-fated first love! When Ritsu Onodera changes jobs, looking for a fresh start, he's not exactly thrilled when his new boss turns out to be his old flame. Ritsu's determined to leave all that in the past—but how can he when his boss is just as determined that they have a future? Manga editor Ritsu Onodera feels like his job at Marukawa Publishing’s Emerald shojo magazine is going to drive him nuts when his boss—and first love!—Masamune Takano gives him special “homework.” He’s assigned to a brand-new manga creator making her debut, and taking this as a sign of Takano’s faith in him as an editor, Ritsu gets excited for his new project. But as soon as this new creator finds out Takano isn’t her editor, she looks clearly disappointed! Meanwhile, Ritsu extracts a promise from Takano for no kissing and no sex until he properly confesses his love for him. Takano (barely) keeps it, but he relentlessly teases Ritsu until Ritsu starts feeling the effects of intense sexual frustration.
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#18

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Onodera Ritsu no Baai 18]

2023

初めて担当する新人漫画家のやる気に振り回される律。一人で解決しようと奮闘する律に、高野は編集長として力になろうとするが…?「俺がどれだけ我慢してんのか、分かってねーだろ」――高野だって我慢の限界!?
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#19

世界一初恋 ~小野寺律の場合19~ [Sekaiichi Hatsukoi

Onodera Ritsu no Baai 19]

2024

恋に落ちるまであと―――。ちょこっとリアルな出版業界ラブ☆第19巻! 高野を三日間、家に泊めることになってしまった律。高野への告白という課題をクリアできない中、律は側で眠る高野を見つつ、触れることさえできなかった過去を思い出す。そして思わず触れてしまった律に高野は…?

Authors

Shungiku Nakamura
Shungiku Nakamura
Author · 52 books

Shungiku Nakamura (中村春菊 Nakamura Shungiku?, born December 13,1980) is a Japanese yaoi manga artist. She is most famous for creating Junjo Romantica: Pure Romance. Shungiku Nakamura's distinct style of manga has been identified largely throughout Japanese and English yaoi fanbases. Her works usually include large age gaps between the seme and uke and characters with careers in the publishing industry (as depicted in Junjo Romantica and Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi). She often cowrites with Fujisaki Miyako, who authored the novels of Yoshino Chiaki no baai in Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi. Works: Junjo Romantica: Pure Romance (2002 - Ongoing) "Junjou Mistake" (2008) Hybrid Child (2003 - 2004) Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi (2007 - Ongoing) "√W.P.B." (2004) "Touzandou Tentsui Ibun" (1998 - 1999) "Mangetsu Monogatari" "Tsuki wa Yamiyo ni Kakuru ga Gotoku" (1999) "Picturesque of a Mask" (art only) "Umi ni Nemuru Hana"

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