After facing jealousy from his colleagues due to working under his father's name, literary editor Ritsu Onodera decided to establish himself in the publishing industry by leaving his job at his father's company and joining Marukawa Publishing. However, instead of being placed in their literary division, he found himself working as a rookie manga editor for the Emerald editing department, which operates under tight schedules to meet deadlines. Here, Ritsu was introduced to Masamune Takano, his high school love who had caused him reluctance to fall in love again after their heartbreak. Despite this, Takano vowed to make Ritsu confess his feelings for him once more.
Sekaiichi Hatsukoi is a manga series that follows three couples interconnected within the publishing industry as they experience the budding of first love.
Ritsu is 25 years old and works as an editor in the literature department at Onodera Publication, which is owned by his father. He has previously worked at this company before moving to Marukawa Publi...
Yoshino Chiaki, also known as Yoshikawa Chiharu, is a 28-year-old shoujo manga artist. His editor and childhood friend is Yoshiyuki Hatori. Along with Yanase, they are his two best friends. However, a...
Before his parents divorced in high school, Saga Masamune was known as Saga Masamune. He is currently the editor-in-chief of the Emerald department at Marukawa and is sometimes referred to as "the Cap...
Kisa is an editor in the Emerald department who appears young due to his "baby face," despite being 30 years old. He has never been involved in a serious relationship and believes that he lacks the ab...
Tori, also known as Hatori, is a 28-year-old editor in the Emerald department who initially appears serious and reserved. However, it's later revealed that he harbors deep and secret feelings for his ...
Yukina, a 21-year-old clerk at Marimo books, manages the shoujo manga section. He has been aware of Kisa's presence but discovers later that Kisa is an editor who produces his favorite works. As a res...
In essence, there's an individual named Mino who works as an editor in the Emerald department. Despite dealing with high levels of tension and fatigue, Mino maintains a cheerful demeanor. There have b...
28 years old is a person who studied at the same college as Takano. They helped each other during a difficult time in life, but they never went out together. Yokozawa took Takanos cat away from him, s...
He is the executive Director of Akihikos publisher, and the childhood friend of Haruhiko (Usamis brother)....
The AI assistant for mangaka Yoshino Chiaki, who has been friends with Hatori and Yuu since junior high school. There's an obvious conflict between Hatori and Yanase from the beginning, but it turns o...