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First Love Monster (GN 1)

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Title: First Love Monster
Volume: GN 1
Pages: 176
Distributor: Yen Press

Release date: 2015-07-21
Suggested retail price: $12.99
Age rating: 14+

ISBN-10: 0316343676 0316343676
ISBN-13: 9780316343671 9780316343671

Description:
When fifteen-year-old Kaho Nikaidou leaves her sheltered home to start life anew in a Tokyo high school dormitory, the last thing she expects is to nearly get hit by a truck! Saved in the nick of time by a handsome stranger, Kaho falls head over heels for him and, after finally tracking him down, boldly confesses her feelings. Turns out Kaho's mystery savior, Kanade, is the son of Kaho's new landlord! The handsome object of Kaho's affection agrees to go out with her, but her newfound bliss is short-lived when it turns out that her new boyfriend... is a fifth-grader?!

Story and art by Akira Hiyoshimaru.

(added on 2015-06-11, modified on 2015-06-11)

Reviewed by Rebecca Silverman (August 6, 2015)

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