is a Japanese
manga written by
Mako Komao and illustrated by
Mizuo Shinonome
is a Japanese manga artist, responsible for artwork in '' First Love Sisters'' and the manga adaptation of ''Princess Tutu
is a Japanese magical girl anime series created by illustrator and animator Ikuko Itoh. Inspired by ballet and fai ...
(characters) and
Reine Hibiki
is a Japanese illustrator, born November 15 in Hitachi, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. She is a graduate of Joshibi University of Art and Design Junior College. Her work includes illustrating the Maria-sama ga Miteru series of light novels.
Work ...
(scenario) which was first serialized in the now-defunct
yuri josei
, also known as and its abbreviation , is an editorial category of Japanese comics that emerged in the 1980s. In a strict sense, ''josei'' refers to manga marketed to an audience of adult women, contrasting ''shōjo'' manga, which is marke ...
manga magazine
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''
Yuri Shimai'' on June 28, 2003 under the title . The manga was transferred to ''
Comic Yuri Hime
is a manga anthology magazine published in Japan by Ichijinsha. It began as a quarterly publication in July 2005, but was issued bimonthly on odd months from January 2011 to December 2016, when it became monthly. Kanako Umezawa has served as ' ...
'', ''Yuri Shimais successor, published by
Ichijinsha
is a Japanese publishing company focused on manga-related publication, including magazines and books.
The company was first established in August 1992 as a limited company under the name Studio DNA whose main purpose was to edit shōnen manga. ...
. The final chapter was published in the eleventh issue of ''Comic Yuri Hime,'' and three
bound volumes have been released, with the final one on April 18, 2008. The manga has been licensed by
Los Angeles
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-based company
Seven Seas Entertainment
Seven Seas Entertainment is an American publishing company located in Los Angeles, California. It was originally dedicated to the publication of original English-language manga, but now publishes licensed manga and light novels from Japan, as w ...
and the first volume went on sale in January 2008, but the series is now on hold due to rights issues.
Three
drama CD
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s based on this series have been released, the first two under the title ''Koi Shimai'' and the third under the title ''Hatsukoi Shimai''.
Plot
During a visit to Tsunojo Girls' Academy, Chika Matsuzato meets the girl of her dreams, cool upperclassman Haruna Kizaki. Even though they spent only one short day together, Chika will never forget Haruna's kindness, and has made it her life's goal to study hard and get accepted into Tsunojo Girls' School so that they can be together. However, things do not go as smoothly as Chika had planned when she finally arrives.
Characters
;
:A cheerful and energetic girl, Chika is shown around Tsunokamizaka Girls' Academy by Haruna, and decides to apply there in order to see Haruna again. She gets easily depressed when she can't understand Haruna's feelings, or feels she has made some kind of mistake.
;
:A cool upperclassman, she meets Chika when giving her a tour around the school. Haruna uses her handkerchief to clean Chika's wound when she falls over, prompting Chika to promise to return it when she enters the school. Haruna was previously in a relationship with an upperclassman which did not end well, leaving her unsure about new relationships.
;
:Chika's classmate and friend, she is always looking out for her. She is Haruna's younger sister.
Drama CD cast
* Chika Matsuzato -
Mai Nakahara
is a Japanese voice actress and singer associated with I'm Enterprise. She played Rena Ryūgū in ''Higurashi When They Cry'', Nagisa Furukawa in ''Clannad'', Seele Vollerei in '' Honkai Impact 3rd'', and Akagi in ''Azur Lane''. She performed ...
* Haruna Kizaki -
Saeko Chiba
* Akiho Kizaki -
Ai Nonaka
is a Japanese voice actress and singer. She works for Aoni Production and was formerly a member of the voice actor unit Drops, which included fellow voice actor Akemi Kanda, Tomoko Kaneda, Mariko Kōda, and Ryōko Shiraishi. In high school in ...
* Touko Hiiragi -
Romi Park
Due to technical issues, Park's name is often written as due to the '' Hyōgaiji'' status of (which is the kan'on reading of the kanji). She has also been referred by 朴路美 and 朴王路美. is a Japanese actress and singer affiliated wi ...
* Kirika -
Rina Satō
is a Japanese voice actress with hundreds of television and video game productions, many multi-year, and is active in film and as a singer as well. She won the Best Lead Actress Award at the 8th Seiyu Awards. Satō has been appearing since 2003 ...
* Miyu -
Sayaka Ohara
is a Japanese voice actress affiliated with Haikyō. Her major roles include Alicia Florence in ''Aria'', Milly Ashford in '' Code Geass'', Erza Scarlet in '' Fairy Tail'', Irisviel in the '' Fate/Zero'' and '' Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya ...
References
Further reading
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External links
Seven Seas Entertainment's ''First Love Sisters'' official website*
Advocate article
{{Comic Yuri Hime
2003 manga
Drama audio recordings
Ichijinsha manga
Josei manga
Romance anime and manga
School life in anime and manga
Seven Seas Entertainment titles
Yuri (genre) anime and manga
2000s LGBT literature