History Manga / SekaiichiHatsukoi

* SenpaiKohai: Takano and Onodera's relationship in highschool. And in present, Takano is Onodera's sempai at work.

* FiveManBand: The Emerald Editors
** TheHero - Ritsu (Can be switched with Kisa during Kisa's case)
** TheLancer - Takano
** TheBigGuy - Hatori
** TheSmartGuy - Mino (After seeing in a mini-comic about how he convinces his editors to finish their manuscripts)
** TheChick - Kisa (Can be switched with Ritsu during Kisa's case)
** TheSixthRanger - Yokozawa (Despite not being in the Emerald team, he does fit this trope)

* SempaiKohai: Takano and Onodera's relationship in highschool. And in present, Takano is Onodera's sempai at work.

''Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi: The World's Greatest First Love'' is a BoysLove manga created by ''Manga/JunjouRomantica'''s Creator/ShungikuNakamura (the novel part is done by Miyako Fujisaki), which began its run in ''Emerald'' in 2006 and is still ongoing. It has also received an OVA and a TV anime adaptation from Creator/StudioDEEN, which premiered as part of the {{Spring 2011|Anime}} lineup.

Like the author's other series, ''Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi'' also focuses on several couples. The Case of Ritsu Onodera covers the main couple, Ritsu Onodera and Masamune Takano. The Case of Shouta Kisa covers Shouta Kisa, a co-worker of Onodera who also work under Takano, and Kou Yukina, a sales associate at a bookstore. And lastly, The Case of Chiaki Yoshino features Chiaki Yoshino, one of the Mangaka who works for the Emerald magazine, and Yoshiyuki Hatori, another co-worker of Onodera. Unlike the first two, which are manga and compiled under The Case of Ritsu Onodera tankobon, The Case of Chiaki Yoshino is a {{light novel}} spinoff. In October 2011, yet another novel spinoff, The Case of Takafumi Yokozawa, was released.

* {{Deconstruction}}: The love triangle between Hatori/Chiaki/Yanase can be seen as this especially considering the circumstance and how the characters react. Normally in a love triangle one person cannot choose between the other two and one person tends to give up for the {{Official Couple}} to be happy. However, [[spoiler: Hatori is shown to use force to get to Chiaki while Yanase cannot accept Chiaki ending up with Hatori (and thank god he doesn't know about the incident) and Chiaki constantly denies Yanase's feelings and leading him on at the same time, which causes psychological stress to build up to the point that Yanase almost makes the same mistake as Hatori only he wasn't even close to successful.]]

* EmbarrassingNickname: Isaka likes to call Onodera 'Nanahikari', which means being a kid who profits from nepotism, which irritates Onodera to no end (although he doesn't let Isaka know that). However, Isaka has a good reason for that because [[spoiler:he knows Onodera doesn't know that he only got his job at Emerald because nepotism too.]]

** TheSmartGuy - Mino (After seeing in a mini comic on how he convinces his editors to finish their manuscripts)

** The show is full of them, but Kisa's really stands out. He's in complete denial that he could be in love with Yukina outside of Yukina's very handsome face because he never has fallen in love before ([[ObliviousToLove although he has been feeling a little strange around Yukina for a while]]). However Yukina points out that [[spoiler: Kisa has been avoiding looking straight at his face ever since the kiss incident in the cafe]]. Then it finally hits Kisa like a sledgehammer.

* MoustacheDePlume: An inverted fictional version. Yoshino writes his shoujo titles under the penname 'Chiharu Yoshikawa'. Note while Chiaki and Chiharu are technically gender-neutral names depending on the kanji, Chiharu is considered to be a more feminine name than Chiaki, which is usually a little on the masculine side. Plus only the editors at Emerald know that he's really a guy. Also a TruthInTelevision that male mangaka who work in shoujo or BL usually adopt feminine names for their works.

* SempaiKohai: Takano and Onodera's relationship in highschool. And in the present, Takano is Onodera's sempai at work.

** One night, [[spoiler: Ritsu gets drunk and ends up partially-confessing and sleeping with Masamune (his current boss and former boyfriend). He does not remember ''any'' of it the following morning, despite waking up in his bed and feeling very, er, sore, afterwards. He suspects but is in complete denial, much to the great annoyance of Masamune, who has been trying to get him to admit that he likes him for ''months''.]]

''Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi: The World's Greatest First Love'' is a BoysLove manga created by ''Manga/JunjouRomantica'''s Creator/ShungikuNakamura (the novel part is done by Miyako Fujisaki). It has also received an OVA and a series adaptation from Creator/StudioDEEN and premiered as part of the {{Spring 2011|Anime}} lineup.

[[caption-width-right:301:Our lead couple, Ritsu Onodera and Masamune Takano.]]

''Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi: The World's Greatest First Love'' is a BoysLove manga created by ''Manga/JunjouRomantica'''s Creator/ShungikuNakamura (the novel part is done by Miyako Fujisaki). It has also received an OVA and a series adaptation from Studio DEEN and premiered as part of the [[Spring2011Anime Spring 2011]] lineup.

Like the author's other series, Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi also focuses on several couples. The Case of Ritsu Onodera covers the main couple, Ritsu Onodera and Masamune Takano. The Case of Shouta Kisa covers Shouta Kisa, a co-worker of Onodera who also work under Takano, and Kou Yukina, a sales associate at a bookstore. And lastly, The Case of Chiaki Yoshino features Chiaki Yoshino, one of the Mangaka who works for the Emerald magazine, and Yoshiyuki Hatori, another co-worker of Onodera. Unlike the first two, which are manga and compiled under The Case of Ritsu Onodera tankobon, The Case of Chiaki Yoshino is a light novel spinoff. In October 2011, yet another novel spinoff, The Case of Takafumi Yokozawa, was released.

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[[caption-width-right:237:Our lead couple, Ritsu Onodera and Masamune Takano.]]

However, he ends up working as an editor in the shoujo manga department of his new company, Marukawa Shoten. Having decided that he would quit after two weeks, he goes into his new job with apathy only to find that his new boss, Masamune Takano, is a blunt perfectionist who tells him to leave if he was not going to take things seriously. Goaded by this, Onodera decides to stick around for the purpose of proving him wrong... all the while not realizing that his new boss was actually his first love back in high school.

''Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi'' is a BoysLove manga created by ''Manga/JunjouRomantica'''s Creator/ShungikuNakamura (the novel part is done by Miyako Fujisaki). It has also received an OVA and a series adaptation from Studio DEEN and premiered as part of the [[Spring2011Anime Spring 2011]] lineup.

* WhatDidIDoLastNight: One night, [[spoiler: Ritsu gets drunk and ends up partially-confessing and sleeping with Masamune (his current boss and former boyfriend). He does not remember ''any'' of it the following morning, despite waking up in his bed and feeling very, er, sore, afterwards. He suspects but is in complete denial, much to the great annoyance of Masamune, who has been trying to get him to admit that he likes him for ''months''.]]

* YoungerThanTheyLook: Yokozawa who gets teased for looking like he's in his early thirties despite being only 28.

* {{Deconstruction}}: The love triangle between Hatori/Chiaki/Yanase can be seen as this especially considering the circumstance and how the characters react. Normally in a love triangle one person cannot choose between the other two and one person tends to give up for the {{Official Couple}} to be happy. However, [[spoiler: Hatori is shown to use force to get to Chiaki while Yanase cannot accept Chiaki ending up with Hatori (and thank god he doesn't know about the incident) and Chiaki constantly denies Yanase's feelings and leading him on at the same time, which causes phycological stress to build up to the point that Yanase almost makes the same mistake as Hatori only he wasn't even close to successful.]]

* BewareTheNiceOnes: hurt or hit on Kisa when Yukina's within earshot, you need to run. Really, ''really fast!'' Also, don't suggest that Kisa is a plaything to Yukina. Kisa's older brother ''almost'' learned this the hard way.

** TheHero- Ritsu (Can be switched with Kisa during Kisa's case)
** TheLancer- Takano
** TheBigGuy- Hatori
** TheSmartGuy- Mino (After seeing in a mini comic on how he convinces his editors to finish their manuscripts)
** TheChick- Kisa (Can be switched with Ritsu during Kisa's case)
** TheSixthRanger- Yokozawa (Despite not being in the Emerald team, he does fit this trope)
* {{Funny Background Event}}: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MU0IREz3ha0&feature=related This scene]]. Watch everyone else in the background panic as Ritsu is trying to talk on the phone.

* HeadDesk: Sekai Ichi Hatsukoi has [[http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v642/StarRose/GIFS/headdesk.gif one memorable instance]].

* JustFriends: Takano and Yokozawa, where ([[AC:Huge Spoiler]]) [[spoiler:Yokozawa has unrequited feelings of love towards Takano, but Takano firmly rejects him, stating clearly that he is completely in love with Ritsu and that he regards Yokozawa simply as a good friend and co-worker but nothing more. This is a very prominent ShipSinking moment, unsurprisingly.]]

* LampshadeHanging: Befitting a story about {{shoujo}} manga editors. [[NaiveNewcomer Onodera]] comments on Shoujo tropes such as use of DramaticWind and BishieSparkle, while Takano lectures him about "maiden's heart throb page".

** [[spoiler: Yuu]] falls in love with [[spoiler: Chiaki at first sight when they were in middle school]] (becomes HopelessSuitor. Poor Guy)
* LoveEpiphany: The show is full of them, but Kisa's really stands out. In complete denial that he could be in love with Yukina outside of Yukina's very handsome face because he never fallen before ([[ObliviousToLove although he has been feeling a little strange around Yukina for a while]]). However Yukina points out that [[spoiler: Kisa has been avoiding looking straight at his face ever since the kiss incident in the cafe]]. Then it finally hits Kisa like a sledgehammer.
** [[spoiler: Volume 2 of the Yokozawa no baai reveals that Kirishima had one of these the night Yokozawa got drunk after being rejected by Takano.]]

* SnowMeansLove: In the ending sequence. [[spoiler: And in the manga, Onodera and Takano went on a date for Takano's birthday and it snowed]]

* {{Too Dumb to Live}}: [[RuleofThree Chiaki...Chiaki...Chiaki!!!!]]

* WhatDidIDoLastNight: In the manga, and now the anime,[[spoiler: Ritsu gets drunk and ends up partially-confessing and sleeping with Masamune (his current boss and former boyfriend). He does not remember ''any'' of it the following morning, despite waking up in his bed and feeling very, er, sore, afterwards. He suspects but is in complete denial, much to the great annoyance of Masamune, who has been trying to get him to admit that he likes him for ''months''.]]

* BewareTheNiceOnes: hurt or hit on Kisa when Yukina's within earshot, you need to run. Really, ''really fast!''
* BigBrotherInstinct: Kisa's older brother is overprotective of him. He uses his resources as lawyer to investigate his little brother's lovers. He also believes that no one is as "cute and pure" as Kisa.

* TheGlomp: Kisa's older brother does this to him after saying that he won't let a "superficial, thoughtless farce of a man to take Kisa away from him.