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The World's Greatest First Love

AnimationComedyRomance

The World's Greatest First Love

2011 (completed) · 2 seasons · 24 episodes · Japan · Japanese

The World's Greatest First Love (2011) is a solid-tier series on goodrecmovies, rated 8.6/10 on IMDb from 637 votes. Updated

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★ 8.6IMDb · 637

Sekaiichi Hatsukoi follows three couples that are interconnected within the manga industry, with each being subject to the budding of first love.

Where to watch

JustWatch
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Top cast

10
Katsuyuki Konishi
Takano Masamune
Takashi Kondo
Onodera Ritsu
Yuichi Nakamura
Hatori Yoshiyuki
Nobuhiko Okamoto
Kisa Shouta
Kenyu Horiuchi
Yokozawa Takafumi
Hikaru Midorikawa
Mino Kanade
Shinnosuke Tachibana
Yoshino Chiaki
Toshiyuki Morikawa
Isaka Ryuichiro
Hiroshi Kamiya
Yanase Yuu
Tomoaki Maeno
Yukina Kou

Seasons

2

best episode: S2E12 — Love Is a Bitter-sweet. ★ 9.4 (29)

S112 eps · ★ 8.5
  • E1First Impressions Are the Most Lasting.★ 8.736
  • E2A Man Has Free Choice to Begin Love But Not to End It.★ 8.730
  • E3In Love There Is Both Dotage and Discretion.★ 8.328
  • E4Adversity Makes a Man Wise.★ 8.627
  • E5Love Is Lawless.★ 8.227
  • E6Go to the Sea, If You Would Fish Well.★ 8.326
  • E7Coming Events Cast Their Shadows Before Them.★ 8.726
  • E8Looks Breed Love.★ 8.829
  • E9The die is cast.★ 8.826
  • E10Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder.★ 8.127
  • E11It Never Rains But It Pours.★ 8.627
  • E12After a Storm Comes a Calm.★ 8.629
S212 eps · ★ 8.7
  • E1A Good Beginning Makes a Good Ending.★ 8.429
  • E2One Cannot Love and Be Wise.★ 8.528
  • E3Lingering Love Breeds Mistake.★ 8.225
  • E4Delay in Love Is Dangerous.★ 8.325
  • E5Follow Love and It Will Flee Thee, Flee Love and It Will Follow Thee.★ 8.923
  • E6Love Is Without Reason.★ 8.623
  • E7Actions Speak Louder Than Words.★ 9.223
  • E8Love and Envy Make a Man Pine.★ 8.623
  • E9Love is blind.★ 8.923
  • E10Love Goes Never Without Fear.★ 8.623
  • E11Love Makes the World Go Round.★ 9.225
  • E12Love Is a Bitter-sweet.★ 9.429

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Where to watch

JustWatch

Seasons

2

best episode: S2E12 — Love Is a Bitter-sweet. ★ 9.4 (29)

S112 eps · ★ 8.5
  • E1First Impressions Are the Most Lasting.★ 8.736
  • E2A Man Has Free Choice to Begin Love But Not to End It.★ 8.730
  • E3In Love There Is Both Dotage and Discretion.★ 8.328
  • E4Adversity Makes a Man Wise.★ 8.627
  • E5Love Is Lawless.★ 8.227
  • E6Go to the Sea, If You Would Fish Well.★ 8.326
  • E7Coming Events Cast Their Shadows Before Them.★ 8.726
  • E8Looks Breed Love.★ 8.829
  • E9The die is cast.★ 8.826
  • E10Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder.★ 8.127
  • E11It Never Rains But It Pours.★ 8.627
  • E12After a Storm Comes a Calm.★ 8.629
S212 eps · ★ 8.7
  • E1A Good Beginning Makes a Good Ending.★ 8.429
  • E2One Cannot Love and Be Wise.★ 8.528
  • E3Lingering Love Breeds Mistake.★ 8.225
  • E4Delay in Love Is Dangerous.★ 8.325
  • E5Follow Love and It Will Flee Thee, Flee Love and It Will Follow Thee.★ 8.923
  • E6Love Is Without Reason.★ 8.623
  • E7Actions Speak Louder Than Words.★ 9.223
  • E8Love and Envy Make a Man Pine.★ 8.623
  • E9Love is blind.★ 8.923
  • E10Love Goes Never Without Fear.★ 8.623
  • E11Love Makes the World Go Round.★ 9.225
  • E12Love Is a Bitter-sweet.★ 9.429

Top cast

10
KKatsuyuki KonishiTakano MasamuneTTakashi KondoOnodera RitsuYYuichi NakamuraHatori YoshiyukiNNobuhiko OkamotoKisa ShoutaKKenyu HoriuchiYokozawa TakafumiHHikaru MidorikawaMino KanadeSShinnosuke TachibanaYoshino ChiakiTToshiyuki MorikawaIsaka RyuichiroHHiroshi KamiyaYanase YuuTTomoaki MaenoYukina Kou

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