Episodes

This is a list of episodes, OVAs, and more for the anime Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi.
==Adaptation==
The anime series adapts both the manga series and the light novel series. It focuses predominantly on the manga storyline The Case of Ritsu Onodera, as well as The Case of Shouta Kisa and The Case of Chiaki Yoshino. The light novel series The Case of TakafumiYokozawa was later adapted into a film. An episode in the second season also adapts a Junjou Romantica storyline Junjou Mistake.
The anime is mostly a faithful adaptation of the original series', although it is sexually toned down. While it still includes some brief sex scenes, it sometimes fades to black before it gets too graphic or replaces sexual scenes with mere kisses. This is most notable with regards to Chiaki Yoshino's original rape scene which instead fades out after Yoshiyuki Hatori kisses him, suggesting that nothing else happened. This also happens in several scenes between Ritsu Onodera and Masamune Takano, in which the anime replaces some sexual fondling with kissing.
==Release==
===Japan===
The first installment of the anime series was the OVA No love's like to the first, which was released as a DVD bundled with the limited edition of the fifth manga volume on March 22nd, 2011.
Season 1 aired on television in Japan from April 9th, 2011 to June 24th, 2011. It was later made available on six DVDs, with the first DVD released on June 24th, 2011, and the sixth released on November 25th, 2011.
The second OVA The quarrel of lovers is the renewal of love was released as a DVD bundled with the limited edition of the sixth manga volume on September 27th, 2011.
Season 2 aired on television in Japan from October 7th, 2011 to December 23rd, 2011. It was later made available on six DVDs, with the first released on December 22nd, 2011, and the sixth released on May 25th, 2012.
The full anime series including both OVAs was re-released on Blu-Ray in a box set on January 31st, 2014, just a few months before the release of the film.
The film The Case of Takafumi Yokozawa was released in theaters on March 15th, 2014. It was released on DVD on August 29th, 2014.
===English===
The 24 episodes of the anime series were available on Crunchyroll with English subtitles under the title "Sekai Ichi Hatsukoi - World's Greatest First Love". The series has been available since 2011. This does not include the two OVAs or the film.
In 2017, Funimation released the anime series with both OVAs on DVD with English subtitles under the title "Sekai Ichi Hatsukoi". This was Funimation's first boys love/yaoi release.
The anime series has not been dubbed into English, and the film has not been made officially available with English subtitles.
===German===
The acquisition by Kazé Deutschland of Sekai Ichi Hatsukoi for a German release was first announced June 15th, 2021, with an unknown release date. https://kaze-online.de/news/artikel/man-verliebt-sich-immer-zweimal It was formally announced in late 2021 that it was slated for an estimated release date of April 2022. https://kaze-online.de/news/artikel/ich-will-dich-nicht-ich-will-dich-doch-ich-will-dich-nicht It would late be announced that this release would feature both the original Japanese as well as German dubbing. This dubbing would only include the TV anime episodes, OVA 2, and Proposal Edition, as The Case of Takafumi Yokozawa, Valentine’s Edition, and OVA 1 are each missing M&E tracks required for dubbing. Those specific adaptations would be released in the original Japanese with German subtitles. https://kaze-online.de/news/artikel/wie-lange-noch-bis-er-sich-verliebt
It would go on to be delayed multiple times for unspecified reasons. The initial estimated release of April 2022 was delayed until July 21st, 2022 and after one final delay, the first DVD was successfully released September 15th, 2022 covering Season 1’s first six episodes. https://kaze-online.de/news/artikel/wie-lange-noch-bis-er-sich-verliebt
On August 25th, 2022, before copies of the first DVD and Blu Ray sets were being shipped out, Kazé apologized via social media concerning the disc that came in the DVD set. On the picture side of the disc, there was a red line that wasn’t intentional that was caused by a scratch in the printing plate used to create the design. It didn’t affect the ability to use the disc for its intended purpose, so they went forward with distributing it. They cited their concern for the environmental repercussions of reprinting the discs would cause as their reason for going forward with distribution. https://twitter.com/KazeDeutschland/status/1562732751559991296 
The first look at the dub was originally planned for April 19th, 2022https://kaze-online.de/news/artikel/wie-lange-noch-bis-er-sich-verliebt but would go on to be premiered on Kazé Deutschland’s Twitch channel on July 26th, 2022https://twitter.com/KazeDeutschland/status/1550494877384851457, where the German dub actors for Chiaki Yoshino and Yoshiyuki Hatori, Dennis Saemann and Vincent Fallow respectively, commentated on the episode alongside two others. When the episode was over, the two were interviewed about their roles and the series in general. As of the updating of this page, a highlight of the event remains public on the Kazé Deutschland Twitch channel.https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1549910703
Kazé Deutschland went on to release more clips over the next couple of months to announce some of the other main cast members leading up to the first DVDs release, which included Season 1’s Episode 1 through Episode 6. These clips were uploaded on both the official Twitter page as well as the official Youtube channel. Refer to the video section below for a look at the youtube clips.
==Cast and characters==
===Japanese===
Character 	Voice actor
Ritsu Onodera 	Takashi Kondō (近藤隆, Kondou Takashi)
Masamune Takano 	Katsuyuki Konishi (小西 克幸, Konishi Katsuyuki)
Chiaki Yoshino 	Shinnosuke Tachibana (立花 慎之介, Tachibana Shinnosuke)
Yoshiyuki Hatori 	Yuichi Nakamura (中村 悠一, Nakamura Yuuichi)
Shouta Kisa 	Nobuhiko Okamoto (岡本 信彦, Okamoto Nobuhiko)
Kou Yukina 	Tomoaki Maeno (前野 智昭, Maeno Tomoaki)
Takafumi Yokozawa	Kenyu Horiuchi (堀内 賢雄, Horiuchi Ken'yuu)
Zen Kirishima 	Tōru Furuya (古谷 徹, Furuya Touru)
===German===
Character 	Voice actor
Ritsu Onodera 	Konrad Bösherz
Masamune Takano 	Michael Baral
Chiaki Yoshino 	Dennis Saemann
Yoshiyuki Hatori 	Vincent Fallow
Shouta Kisa 	Ferdi Özten
Kou Yukina 	Arne Obermeyer
Takafumi Yokozawa	Daniel Berger
==List of episodes==
# 	Title 	Relationship 	First Aired
Season 1	Season 1 	Season 1 	Season 1
00 	No love's like to the first (OVA) 	Ritsu & Takano 	March 22nd, 2011 (DVD)
01 	First Impressions Are the Most Lasting 	Ritsu & Takano 	April 9, 2011
02 	A Man Has Free Choice to Begin Love But Not to End It 	Ritsu & Takano 	April 15, 2011
03 	In Love There is Both Dotage and Discretion 	Ritsu & Takano 	April 22, 2011
04 	Adversity Makes a Man Wise 	Ritsu & Takano 	April 29, 2011
05 	Love Is Lawless 	Chiaki & Hatori 	May 6, 2011
06 	Go to The Sea, If You Would Fish Well 	Chiaki & Hatori 	May 13, 2011
07 	Coming Events Cast Their Shadows Before Them 	Ritsu & Takano 	May 20, 2011
08 	Looks Breed Love 	Kisa & Yukina 	May 27, 2011
09 	The Die Is Cast 	Kisa & Yukina 	June 3, 2011
10 	Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder 	Chiaki & Hatori 	June 10, 2011
11 	It Never Rains but it Pours 	Ritsu & Takano 	June 17, 2011
12 	After a Storm Comes a Calm 	Ritsu & Takano 	June 24, 2011
Season 2	Season 2 	Season 2 	Season 2
00 	The quarrel of lovers is the renewal of love (OVA) 	Chiaki & Hatori 	September 27th, 2011 (DVD)
01 	A Good Beginning Makes a Good Ending 	Ritsu & Takano 	October 7, 2011
02 	One Cannot Love and Be Wise 	Ritsu & Takano 	October 14, 2011
03 	Lingering Love Makes Mistake 	Chiaki & Hatori 	October 21, 2011
04 	Delay In Love Is Dangerous 	Chiaki & Hatori 	October 28, 2011
05 	Follow Love and It Will Flee Thee, Free Love and It Will Follow Thee	Ritsu & Takano 	November 4, 2011
06 	Love is Without Reason 	Isaka & Asahina 	November 11, 2011
07 	Actions Speak Louder Than Words 	Ritsu & Takano 	November 18, 2011
08 	Love and envy make a man pine 	Kisa & Yukina 	November 25, 2011
09 	Love is blind 	Kisa & Yukina 	December 2, 2011
10 	Love goes never without fear 	Ritsu & Takano 	December 9, 2011
11 	Love makes the world go round 	Ritsu & Takano 	December 16, 2011
12 	Love is a Bitter-Sweet 	Ritsu & Takano 	December 23, 2011
- 	Sekaiichi Hatsukoi: Proposal Hen (OVA) 	All Couples 	February 21, 2020 (Theaters)
June 29, 2020 (DVD)
Movie 	Movie 	Movie 	Movie
- 	The Case of Takafumi Yokozawa 	Yokozawa & Kirishima	March 15th, 2014 (Theaters)
== Image gallery==
===TV Anime Eye Catches===
An eye catch is a short sequence that plays when a series is going into and coming back from a commercial break. Tinkle would often appear during this time, with only a few exceptions, such as during Love is Without Reason and Love is a Bitter-Sweet. Below is a gallery of all the different iterations of his appearances in the eye catch segments.
File:Season1Episode1-2-3-4-7.png|Used in Season 1 Episodes 1, 2, 3, 4, & 7.
File:Season1Episode5.png|Used in Season 1 Episode 5.
File:Season1Episode6.png|Used in Season 1 Episode 6.
File:Season1Episode8-9.png|Used in Season 1 Episodes 8 & 9.
File:Season1Episode10.png|Used in Season 1 Episode 10.
File:Season1Episode11-12.png|Used in Season 1 Episodes 11 & 12.
File:Season2Episode1-2-5-10.png|Used in Season 2 Episodes 1, 2, 5, & 10.
File:Season2Episode3-4.png|Used in Season 2 Episodes 3 & 4.
File:Season2Episode6.png|Used in Season 2 Episode 6.
File:Season2Episode8-9.png|Used in Season 2 Episodes 8 & 9.
File:Season2Episode12.png|Used in Season 2 Episode 12.
===Japanese Releases - DVD Covers===
The following images are from the the DVD cases. The illustrations are by character designer Yoko Kikuchi.
Ovadvd.jpg|OVA 1 (Episode 0)
1.jpg|Season 1 - Volume 1
2.PNG|Season 1 - Volume 2
3.PNG|Season 1 - Volume 3
4.PNG|Season 1 - Volume 4
5.jpg|Season 1 - Volume 5
Season 1 volume 6.jpg|Season 1 - Volume 6
File:Episode 12.5.jpeg|OVA 2 (Episode 12.5)
2VOL1.jpg|Season 2 - Volume 1
Season 2 volume 2.jpg|Season 2 - Volume 2
2VOL3.jpg|Season 2 - Volume 3
Season 2 volume 4.jpg|Season 2 - Volume 4
File:S2Vol5Anime.jpeg|Season 2 - Volume 5
File:S2Vol6Anime.jpeg|Season 2 - Volume 6
===Japanese Releases - DVD Box Illustrations===
The following images are the front covers of the box sleeves that contain the DVD cases. The illustrations are drawn by Shungiku Nakamura.
File:S1Vol1.jpeg|Season 1 - Volume 1
File:S1Vol2.jpeg|Season 1 - Volume 2
File:S1Vol3.jpeg|Season 1 - Volume 3
File:S1Vol4.jpeg|Season 1 - Volume 4
File:S1Vol5.jpeg|Season 1 - Volume 5
File:S1Vol6.jpeg|Season 1 - Volume 6
File:S2Vol1.jpeg|Season 2 - Volume 1
File:S2Vol2.jpeg|Season 2 - Volume 2
File:S2Vol3.jpeg|Season 2 - Volume 3
File:S2Vol4.jpeg|Season 2 - Volume 4
File:S2Vol5.jpeg|Season 2 - Volume 5
File:S2Vol6.jpeg|Season 2 - Volume 6
===Blu-ray box sets and Film DVD sets===
Anime BR box set.jpg|(2014) Blu-ray box set
Anime BR box set image.jpg|(2014) Blu-ray box set
Anime movie DVD set.jpg|Film DVD set
Anime movie DVD back cover.jpg|Film DVD set back cover
Anime movie DVD set image.jpg|Film DVD set image
File:2019 Bluray Set.jpeg|(2019) Blu-ray box set
=== International releases===
Funimation DVD set.jpg|DVD box set with English subtitles, released by Funimation
Funimation DVD set cover.jpg|Funimation DVD box set cover
Funimation DVD set full cover.jpg|Funimation DVD slipcase
Anime French BR set.jpg|French Blu-ray box set
Anime French BR set back cover.jpg|French Blu-ray box set back cover
Anime French BR set contents.jpg|French Blu-ray box set contents
File:GermanDVDS1AFront.png|German DVD 1 - Front View
File:GermanDVDS1ASide.png|German DVD 1 - Side View
File:GermanBlurayS1AFront.png|German Bluray 1 - Front View
File:GermanBlurayS1ASide.png|German Bluray 1 - Side View
File:GermanDVD2-Front.png|German DVD 2 - Front View
File:GermanDVD2-Side.png|German DVD 2 - Side View
File:GermanBluray2-Front.png|German Bluray 2 - Front View
File:GermanBluray2-Side.png|German Bluray 2 - Side View
GermanDVD3-Front.png|German DVD 3 Box - Front View
GermanDVD3-Side.png|German DVD 3 Box - Side View
GermanDVD3-Bonus.png|German DVD 3 Box Bonus
GermanBluray3-Front.png|German Bluray 3 - Front View
GermanBluray3-Side.png|German Bluray 3 Box - Side View
GermanBluray3-Bonus.png|German DVD 3 Bonus
==Video gallery==
===English subbed release===
Anime clip Senpai...
Anime DVD commercial
===German dubbed release===
File:Sekaiichi Hatsukoi – The World's Greatest First Love - Folge 1 (Deutsch-German Dub)|Official upload of entire first episode dubbed in German.
File:Der Traum von Ritsu - Sekaiichi Hatsukoi (Deutsch-German)|Highlights Konrad Bösherz as Ritsu Onodera
File:Verliebt in Takano? - Sekaiichi Hatsukoi (Deutsch-German)|Highlights Michael Baral as Masamune Takano
File:Yoshinos Wunsch nach Liebe - Sekaiichi Hatsukoi (Deutsch-German)|Highlights Dennis Saemann as Chiaki Yoshino
File:Wem gehört Hatoris Herz? - Sekaiichi Hatsukoi (Deutsch-German)|Highlights Vincent Fallow as Yoshiyuki Hatori
File:Kisa und die Liebe auf den ersten Blick - Sekaiichi Hatsukoi (Deutsch-German)|Highlights Ferdi Özten as Shouta Kisa
File:Yukina der Buchverkäufer mit großem Herzen - Sekaiichi Hatsukoi (Deutsch-German)|Highlights Arne Obermeyer as Kou Yukina
==References==
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