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Sekai Ichi Hatsukoi (TV)

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[ adapted from Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi ~Onodera Ritsu no Baai~ (manga) ]

Related anime:
    Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi Season 2 (TV) (sequel)

Alternative title:
世界一初恋 (Japanese)
Genres: comedy, romance
Objectionable content: Mild
Plot Summary: Because Ritsu Onodera hates to rely on family connections he quits a job as a literature editor at his parents' company, Onodera Publishing, and winds up taking a job at Marukawa Books. To his chagrin, he is assigned to the shōjo manga department in spite of having no interest or experience in it. And on top of that, he has an awful first impression of his high-handed editor-in-chief, Masamune Takano. What comes after is a story of first love full of tears and laughter.
User Ratings: 318 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 39 votes (sub:36, dub:2, ?:1)
 Excellent: 104 votes (sub:94, dub:6, edit.dub:1, others:3
2 Spanish subtitled
1 Russian subtitled
)
 Very good: 55 votes (sub:54, dub:1)
 Good: 63 votes (sub:60, raw:1, dub:1, others:1
1 Portuguese subtitled
)
 Decent: 29 votes (sub:28, dub:1)
 So-so: 7 votes (sub:7)
 Not really good: 9 votes (sub:9)
 Weak: 2 votes (sub:2)
 Bad: 3 votes (sub:3)
 Awful: 4 votes (sub:4)
 Worst ever: 3 votes (sub:3)
Seen in part or in whole by 640 users, rank: #1358 (of 5564)
Median rating: Very good
Arithmetic mean: 7.761 (Very good−), std. dev.: 1.9213, rank: #801 (of 5554)
Weighted mean: 7.634 (Very good−), rank: #834 (of 5554) (seen all: 7.80 / seen some: 7.77 / won't finish: 3.04)
Bayesian estimate: 7.631 (Very good−), rank: #619 (of 4226)
Running time: 24 minutes per episode
Number of episodes: 12
Episode titles: We have 12
Vintage: 2011-04-08
Release dates: We have 3
Opening Theme:
"Sekai de Ichiban Koishiteru" by Shuhei Kita
Ending Theme:
"Ashita, Boku wa Kimi ni Ai ni Yuku" by Wakaba
Official website:
Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi Official Website (Japanese)
Trivia: We have 1
News: Show:
Japanese Comic Ranking, July 30-August 5 (Aug 8, 2012)
Funimation Hosts Anime Licensing Survey (Jan 24, 2012)
North American Stream List: Dec. 5-11 (Dec 11, 2011)
Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, November 28-December 4 (Dec 6, 2011)
North American Stream List: Nov. 28-Dec. 4 (Dec 4, 2011)
Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, November 21-27 (Nov 29, 2011)
North American Stream List: November 21-27 (Nov 27, 2011)
North American Stream List: November 14-20 (Nov 20, 2011)
North American Stream List: November 7-13 (Nov 13, 2011)
Anime on Demand to Screen Sekai-Ichi Hatsukoi "Soon" (Nov 8, 2011)
Japan's Animation DVD Ranking: October 31-November 6 (Nov 8, 2011)
North American Stream List: October 31-November 6 (Nov 6, 2011)
Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, October 24-30 (Nov 1, 2011)
North American Stream List: October 24-30 (Oct 30, 2011)
North American Stream List: October 10-16 (Oct 16, 2011)
Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, October 3-9 (Oct 11, 2011)
Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, September 26-October 2 (Oct 9, 2011)
North American Stream List: October 3-9 (Oct 9, 2011)
North American Stream List: September 25-October 2 (Oct 2, 2011)
Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi 2 Boys-Love Anime's 1st Promo Posted (Sep 15, 2011)
Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, August 29-September 4 (Sep 6, 2011)
Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, August 22-28 (Aug 30, 2011)
Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, July 25-31 (Aug 2, 2011)
Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi's 2nd TV Season Slated for October (Jul 31, 2011)
Hybrid Child Boys-Love Manga Has Anime in the Works (Jul 28, 2011)
Sekai-Ichi Hatsukoi Gets 2nd TV Anime Season Green-Lit (Jul 28, 2011)
Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, July 18-24 (Jul 26, 2011)
Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, June 27-July 3 (Jul 5, 2011)
Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, June 20-26 (Jun 28, 2011)
North American Stream List: June 18-24 (Jun 25, 2011)
North American Stream List: June 10-17 (Jun 17, 2011)
Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi Manga to Bundle Anime Episode 12.5 (May 2, 2011)
Crunchyroll Reports Possible Simulcast Delays (Apr 3, 2011)
Crunchyroll to Simulcast Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi (Mar 31, 2011)
Crunchyroll iOS App Lists Spring 2011 Anime (Mar 22, 2011)
Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi Boys-Love Manga to Bundle Anime DVD (Jul 1, 2010)
Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi Manga Has TV Anime in the Works (Jan 28, 2010)
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Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Director: Chiaki Kon
Series Composition: Rika Nakase
Script: Rika Nakase (ep 1)
Storyboard:
Chiaki Kon (OP/ED)
Go Sakamoto
Rei Otaki (ep 1)
Episode Director: Hiroaki Nishimura (ep 1)
Unit Director: Chiaki Kon (OP/ED)
Music: Hijiri Anze
Original creator: Shungiku Nakamura
Character Design: Yoko Kikuchi
Art Director:
Junko Shimizu
Yumiko Kondou
Animation Director:
Soon Yeon Kim (ep 1)
Takahiro Yasuda (ep 1)
Yoko Kikuchi (OP/ED)
Sound Director: Hozumi Gôda
Director of Photography:
Mayuko Furumoto 
Shinyo Kondo
Producer:
Hiroaki Takano
Kazunori Noguchi (Studio Deen)
Satoshi Hirata
Takeshi Yasuda (Kadokawa Shoten)
Tetsuya Dobashi (AT-X)
Tsuneo Takechi (Klockworx Inc.)

2nd Key Animation: Shuuko Tomita (ep 1)
Background Art:
Akiko Manabe
Izumi Ozawa
Kimiyo Saito
Yuki Ikeda
Color design: Shinji Matsumoto
Color Key: Shinji Matsumoto
Editing: Masahiro Matsumura
Finish Animation:
Chisato Tsumotani
Kozue Arai
Saori Yoshida
In-Between Animation:
Asuna Imahashi
Ayaka Shibamoto
Chie Iwasa
Chiharu Sato
Kōji Nobuhara
Mutsumi Omote
In-Between Check:
Ayu Asari
Ryuichi Akahori
Key Animation:
Aika Kawasaki (OP/ED)
Akio Hirakawa (ep 1)
Anzu Katsuragi (ep 1)
Fumiko Matsumoto (ep 1)
Hiromi Maezawa (ED)
Junko Yoshigai (ep 1)
Kikuko Sadakata (OP)
Koichi Takai (ep 1)
Kozue Horauchi (ep 1)
Mie Ōishi (ep 1)
Miki Takihara (ep 1)
Moe Miyazaki (ep 1)
Naoko Imaizumi (ep 1)
Satomi Matsuura (ep 1)
Shinobu Ohkochi (ep 1)
Takahiro Yasuda (OP)
Tatsuya Yoshihara (OP/ED)
Tomo Kosaka (OP/ED)
Yasuyuki Noda (OP)
Youichi Takada (OP)
Yukiko Ban (ED)
Yuko Dangi (ep 1)
Yumi Nakayama (OP)
Photography:
Hisashi Yonezawa
Takako Unate
Yayoi Mutō
Production Advancement: Natsumi Nishide (ep 1)
Prop Design: Yukiko Ban
Special Effects: Shouichi Uehara
Katsuyuki Konishi as Masamune Takano
Shinnosuke Tachibana as Chiaki Yoshino
Takashi Kondo as Ritsu Onodera
Yūichi Nakamura as Yoshiyuki Hatori

Hikaru Midorikawa as Kanade Mino
Hiroshi Kamiya as Yū Yanase
Kenyuu Horiuchi as Takafumi Yokozawa
Nobuhiko Okamoto as Shōta Kisa 
Tomoaki Maeno as Kō Yukina 
Toshiyuki Morikawa as Ryūichirō Isaka

Asami Imai as Person in charge of sales department (ep 11)
Azusa Kataoka as Female high school student (ep 8)
Eri Kiyoka as Assistant (ep 2)
Fuyuka Oura as Office lady (ep 9)
Haruka Kudou as Assistant (eps 5-6, 10)
Ikumi Hayama as Female company employee (ep 1)
Itsuki Takizawa as
Announcer (ep 3)
Shop assistant (ep 11)
Kanami Satou as Guest (ep 6)
Kanehira Yamamoto as Guest (ep 6)
Kazutomi Yamamoto as
Company employee (ep 7)
Moving contractor (ep 2)
Koji Yusa as Man (eps 8-9)
Kōtarō Matsumaru as Shop manager (ep 8)
Mai Nakahara as Saeki (ep 7)
Mina as
Assistant (eps 2, 5-6, 10)
Female company employee (ep 1)
Female high school student (ep 8)
Motoko Kumai as Mangaka (ep 2)
Mutsumi Tamura as Satō (ep 1)
Nobunaga Shimazaki as
Editor (ep 1)
Guest (ep 6)
Ryusaku Chijiwa as Ryūichi Sumi (eps 11-12)
Saeko Zōgō as
Assistant (ep 2)
Guest (ep 6)
Office lady (ep 9)
Shop assistant (ep 8)
Sayaka Ohara as Erika Ichinose (ep 7)
Shiho Kawaragi as Yukina Mutō (eps 3-4, 12)
Shinya Takahashi as Sasaki (ep 4)
Shion Hirota as Female high school student (ep 8)
Shō Takano as
Company employee (ep 7)
Editor (ep 1)
Moving contractor (ep 2)
Shōta Yamamoto as Editor (ep 1)
Takeshi Kusao as Hasegawa (eps 11-12)
Takuya Eguchi as Shop assistant (ep 8)
Tomomi Betsui as Assistant (eps 5-6, 10)
Yuka Saitou as Female company employee (ep 9)
Yuuki Ono as Guest (ep 6)
Yuuko Mori as Female company employee (ep 1)
Japanese companies
2nd Key Animation: AI
Animation Production: Studio DEEN
Backgrounds: Studio Easter
Broadcaster:
Chiba TV (2011-04-11)
Gifu Broadcasting (2011-04-11)
KBS Kyoto (2011-04-12)
Mie TV (2011-04-12)
Sun TV (2011-04-11)
Tokyo MX TV (2011-04-12)
TV Kanagawa (2011-04-13)
TV Saitama (2011-04-08)
TVQ Kyushu Broadcasting Co., Ltd. (2011-04-13)
Finish Animation: Echo
In-Between Animation: Echo
Music Production: Lantis
Photography: Megumi
Production:
AT-X
Dax Production
Kadokawa Shoten
Studio DEEN
The Klockworx Co. Ltd.
English staff
English cast
Subtitle Editing: Valerie Borges
Subtitle Styling: Valerie Borges
(none)
English companies
Internet Streaming: Crunchyroll
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