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First Love Monster | |
初恋モンスター (Hatsukoi Monsutā) | |
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Genre | Romantic comedy[1] |
Manga | |
Written by | Akira Hiyoshimaru |
Published by | Kodansha |
English publisher | |
Magazine | Aria |
Demographic | Shōjo |
Original run | March 2013 – present |
Volumes | 5 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Takayuki Inagaki |
Written by | Deko Akao Sayuri Ooba Takashi Aoshima |
Music by | Go Sakabe |
Studio | Studio Deen |
Original network | AT-X, Tokyo MX, KBS, SUN, BS11 |
Original run | July 2, 2016 – scheduled |
Episodes | TBA |
First Love Monster (初恋モンスター, Hatsukoi Monsutā) or Hatsukoi Monster is a Japanese shōjo manga series written by Akira Hiyoshimaru and published in Kodansha's Aria magazine. A television anime adaptation has been announced to air in July 2016.
Plot
The story follows 15-year-old Kaho Nikaidō as she leaves home to live in a high school dormitory. Almost getting hit by a truck, she is saved by a boy named Kanade Takahashi. She falls in love with him, only to discover that he is her landlord's son and a fifth grader.[2]
Characters
- Kaho Nikaidō
- Voiced by: Yui Horie[3]
- The 15-year-old heroine of the story. She falls in love with Kanade after he saves her from an accident.[3] As the spoiled daughter of an elderly rich couple, she has found it difficult to make friends.[4]
- Kanade Takahashi
- Voiced by: Takahiro Sakurai[3]
- A fifth grader and the object of Kaho's affections. He is in fifth grade, but looks significantly older.[3]
- Tomu Kaneko
- Voiced by: Showtaro Morikubo[3]
- One of Kanade's friends and a delinquent.[3]
- Ginjirō Sannomiya
- Voiced by: Tomokazu Sugita[3]
- A grade schooler and another of Kanade's friends.[3]
- Kazuo Noguchi
- Voiced by: Ayumu Murase[3]
- Another of Kanade's friends, but of normal size.[3]
- Jōji Takahashi
- Voiced by: Kenichi Suzumura[3]
- Kanade's cousin.[3]
- Kōta Shinohara
- Voiced by: Nobuhiko Okamoto[3]
- A first-year high schooler who was in love with Kaho.[3]
- Atsushi Taga
- Voiced by: Kaito Ishikawa[3]
- A college student and Kaho's rival.[3]
- Arashi Nagasawa
- Voiced by: Kenjiro Tsuda[3]
- Kaho's strange neighbor.[3]
- Daikoku Nikaidō
- Voiced by: Hikaru Midorikawa[3]
- Kaho's older brother.[3]
- Chiaki Yokouchi
- Voiced by: Mizuki Wai
- Mafuyu Hayashi
- Voiced by: Ai Kayano
- Shūgo Takahashi
- Voiced by: Shunsuke Takeuchi
- Yuki Fukaya
- Voiced by: Iori Nomizu
Media
Manga
First Love Monster is written by Akira Hiyoshimaru, who began publishing the manga in Kodansha's shōjo magazine Aria in March 2013.[2][5] Yen Press announced in October 2014 that it had acquired the rights to republish the series in English.
Volume list
No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
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1 | 5 July 2013[6] | 978-4-06-380638-0 | 21 July 2015[7] | 978-0-3163-4367-1 |
2 | 7 January 2014[8] | 978-4-06-380666-3 | 27 October 2015[9] | 978-0-316-34610-8 |
3 | 7 July 2014[10] | 978-4-06-380699-1 | 26 January 2016[11] | 978-0-316-34611-5 |
4 | 7 January 2015[12] | 978-4-06-380738-7 | 19 April 2016[13] | 978-0-316-31488-6 |
5 | 7 July 2015[14] | 978-4-06-380781-3 | 20 September 2016[15] | 978-0-316-54526-6 |
6 | 13 May 2016[16] | 978-4-06-358815-6 | — | — |
Audio drama
The limited edition versions of volumes three, four, and five include an audio drama CD.[17]
Anime
An anime adaptation of the series was announced in the August issue of Aria.[1][5][17] The cast of the audio dramas will reprise their roles for the anime.[1][3] The series will premiere in July 2016.[18] Studio Deen will produce the anime, with Takayuki Inagaki directing the series and Mariko Oka designing the characters.[19]
Reception
Rebecca Silverman, reviewing the first volume for Anime News Network, gave it an overall grade of C-. She criticized the series for its attempts at serious romance in what was essentially a comedy, and also found fault with author's skill at drawing people. She was most heavily critical of the age gap between the two romantic leads, commenting that upon examination, "First Love Monster's comedy is overwhelmed by its creepy factor." She did, however, praise the series' dialogue, stating that "the way Kanade talks is a fun mixture of childlike and more adult."[4]
References
- ^ a b c Green, Scott (25 June 2015). ""Hatsukoi Monster" to be Adapted into TV Anime". Crunchyroll. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
- ^ a b "Yen Press Licenses A Certain Magical Index, Trinity Seven, Chaika - The Coffin Princess, Prison School Manga". Anime News Network. 10 October 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "First Love Monster TV Anime Casts Takahiro Sakurai, Yui Horie". Anime News Network. 27 June 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
- ^ a b Silverman, Rebecca (6 August 2015). "First Love Monster GN 1". Anime News Network. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- ^ a b Komatsu, Mikikazu (27 June 2015). "VIDEO: "Hatsukoi Monster" TV Anime Confirmed". Crunchyroll. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
- ^ "初恋モンスター(1)". Kodansha (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 July 2015.
- ^ "First Love Monster, Vol. 1". Hachette Book Group. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
- ^ "初恋モンスター(2)". Kodansha (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 July 2015.
- ^ "First Love Monster, Vol. 2". Hachette Book Group. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "初恋モンスター(3)". Kodansha (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 July 2015.
- ^ "First Love Monster, Vol. 3". Hachette Book Group. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "初恋モンスター(4)". Kodansha (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 July 2015.
- ^ "First Love Monster, Vol. 4". Hachette Book Group. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "初恋モンスター(5)". Kodansha (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 July 2015.
- ^ "First Love Monster, Vol. 5". Hachette Book Group. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
- ^ "初恋モンスター(6)". Kodansha (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 March 2016.
- ^ a b "First Love Monster Manga Gets TV Anime". Anime News Network. 26 June 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
- ^ "First Love Monster TV Anime Premieres This Summer". Anime News Network. 25 February 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
- ^ "Rosario + Vampire's Inagaki Directs First Love Monster Anime at Studio DEEN". Anime News Network. 26 February 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
External links
- First Love Monster at Aria Template:Ja icon
- First Love Monster (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia