#hatsukoi

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Next month I'll be at the Hatsukoi convention in Mexico City! (November 16th and 17th) and I've been making new designs and getting merch made with my art ^^ I have a few things to show you in the next days! This is the banner I made for my table at the convention.

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Ore to Mou Ichido, Hatsukoi - By Hasegaki Narumi (8/10)

A classic yandere story....interrupted! When our protagonist awakens with memory loss her handsome fiance swears he'll take care of her. Her heart thumps, and the hospital doors burst open! Three more men appear, claiming to be her fiance? Is one of them lying? Are all of them lying? Why are they all so devoted??? She has to figure it out!

Mia decided on her marriage partner.

Then, this happened.

She woke up with no memories! The haughty, wealthy, beautiful lady Mia is no more. Her amnesiac self is an airhead! She can't even remember what her parents look like.

Issei promises to protect her, but he's a liar. Lady Mia doesn't know him. According to her butler he's a stranger that snuck into her hospital room, and he's also a criminal!

How suspicious!

Mia was apparently a player...

Four men are claiming to be hers, and none of them are leaving despite the drama.

Are these men in it for the money....or...

Mystery guy Issei seems to be the top pick, because he's definitely not after her money. The butler assumed he was, but then he appears loaded with cash.

Why is a complete stranger going around pretending to be rich lady Mia's man, when his finances are already set?

Her father appears!!!!

Not!!!

It's another scammer, and he couldn't care less about her. The rumors about Lady Mia have spread! She's an idiot airhead now, and this man is one of many scammers.

Mia isn't a total fool.

Her absurdly wealthy parents haven't even called her.

Even though she was literally hospitalized about being hit by a dang truck.

Lady Mia is not loved by her family.

Issei says he'll make her choose him. Again, we don't know why he's into her. The other three men all claim to be Mia's lovers, but not him.

They all gather together in one apartment, because Mia is in desperate need of protection.

It's highly likely that Mia promised to marry a man her parents do not approve of.

The men who love her are her only support system.

She happily agrees to live with them after they save her from the scam artist.

He's been targeting her???

The story was ALMOST him pretending to be her fiance even though he himself has admitted he's not "the one"???

He's not the one she originally chose, and yet he's so desperate to be chosen. He followed her and hunted down the scammer too.

How dangerous is this guy???

[purichou]

hatsukoi (2006) dir. yukinari hanawa

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POSTING THIS HERE BECAUSE I'M WATCHING THIS DRAMA AGAIN FOR 50TH TIME SINCE FEBRUARY AND IT ALWAYS HIT SAME😭

taisie kido you have all my heart bub🥹❤️

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初恋｜はつこい｜First love

[denizeyuruyen]

🎬 First Love / İlk Aşk (2022)

Son günlerde izlediğim hoş bir Japon dizisi.

Bu gibi Japon veya Kore dizilerindeki duygu sıcaklığı, hissiyat bir başka oluyor.

[memoriesofnoone]

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WYSW: Why You Should Watch First Love (J Drama)

*spoiler free!*

First Love is a 2022 Japanese drama that focuses on two former high school sweethearts who have grown apart as the years passed. They end up crossing paths again 20 years later in the city of Sapporo, and the story follows their journeys both individually and together as they've grown into different people than their teenage selves could have predicted.

While the story is told non-linearly, both of the main characters are at 'present' 35 years old; one of them is a security guard, and the other is a taxi driver and a single mom. I really appreciated that these characters were a bit older, had regular jobs, and had been in previous serious relationships. Not that 35 is old by any means, but a lot of romance media is focused on young people or takes place in high school and college. While this story does contain high school and college romances as well, it felt very fresh to have a different demographic take the protagonist seat.

The characters in this story are very likable and immediately sympathetic, however to me they also feel a lot more real and grounded than many other fictional romance protagonists do. And this is because these characters are not perfect; far from it. They make questionable choices, hurt others, hurt themselves, and while you may find yourself frustrated and disappointed with some of the decisions they make, they are still human decisions. If you go into it with an open mind, you will end up loving and appreciating these characters despite their flaws.

An interesting aspect to this drama is that the story was loosely based on the song First Love by Hikaru Utada (in addition to the later song Hatsukoi) and several songs from the First Love album are featured on the soundtrack. Hikaru Utada is practically a character in the story; they are the same age as the protagonists, and their music often reminds Yae and Noguchi of several important moments in their life and their relationship with each other.

One last thing of note is that this show is extremely well shot, showcasing both the beauty of the Hokkaido countryside and Sapporo's city landscapes. I was amazed by the cinematography and had to mention it in this review somewhere.

If you like romances stories that are a bit more grounded and dramatic than rom-coms tend to be, I highly recommend First Love. It's also fairly short at only 9 episodes, so it won't take you too long to get through.