Recently, a scan from ARIA’s August issue let on that Hatsukoi Monster/初恋モンスター (First Love Monster) is set to be adapted into an anime series.
The shoujo romantic comedy just had a drama CD released on 25 February this year. The seiyuu for the drama CD are Takuhiro Sakurai (Accel World, Absolute Duo) as the male lead Kanade and famous Yui Horie (Aoi Hana, Absolute Duo) as the female lead Nikaido Kaho. It was also recently announced that drama CD cast will reprise their roles in the anime too.
【TVアニメ化決定】「初恋モンスター」がアニメ化。ドラマCDのキャストとアニメのキャストは同じ！続報はARIA本誌&コチラのアカウントで発信いたします。7/7発売５巻ドラマCD付特装版はアニメと同じキャストでお楽しみいただけます！ pic.twitter.com/G5EUtGCXrh
— 初恋モンスター 原作&TVアニメ公式 (@hatsukoi_M) June 26, 2015
The manga is written by Akita Hiyoshimaru and began its serialization in ARIA in January 2013. Four tankubon volumes are out so far and it is pretty popular with the young female readers, with volume 2 ranked 34th in the first of Oricon Weekly Manga Rankings.
The official synopsis:
“Nikaidou Kaho is a daughter of a rich family and her whole life everyone’s been nice to her. When moving to her new high school dormitory, she almost gets hit by a truck but is saved by a boy. It’s love at first sight for Kaho but when asking him his name, he tells her she’s weird. Kaho is shocked since it’s the first time anyone’s ever said mean things to her. Soon enough, she finds out that the boy who saved her lives in the same dormitory and so she bravely confesses her love. The boy says his name is Kanade and agrees to go out with her. Unfortunately, the following day Kaho finds out that her first boyfriend is a 5th grader.”
For some idea, the 5th Grade in Japan means 10-11 years old. However, we do not know when it will be out or who will be the staff on its production just yet.
Source: Yaraon
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