Sekai Ichi Hatsukoi - World's Greatest First Love

When I first found out about Sekai Ichi Hatsukoi I was excited casue it was by the same people that made Junjou Romantica so I knew I would love it right away. Sometimes you can still see some charaters from Junjou in this series because they are all conneted in one way or another. I think the couples in Sekai are just as cute as the ones from Junjou.. or maybe Sekai's couples are a bit more cuter. I love that the charaters all work for manga in a way in this anime like they are the editers or sell's men or magakas and it lets you see in the world of how manga is made. To me I love Sekai more then Junjou just by a little bit. Cant wait for it to come out on dvd like Junjou.. if they ever do.

I've watched this series completely three times, watching the Onodera pairing over 7 times and the Kisa pairing 4 times. I mean, this is a series you can go back to time and time again, no doubt about it!
First of all, the art. Nakamura sensei does a unique (albeit slightly out of proportion) and sometimes quite erotic job of portraying the plot and characters. The anime adaptation smoothes out all the seme hands and other strange things and gives us clean profiles and amazing expression. True to the art, they animate the characters expression PERFECTLY, the comical round faces are done wonderfully in the anime and makes me laugh out loud.
The seiyuu's! They've done an amazing job (go check out the extra seiyuu talks on youtube too) in putting a voice to the character. I'm in particularly in love with Takano and Yukina, who have got there characters to a t. I didn't know what I was expecting from the seiyuu's but having heard them I just can't think of any other seiyuu portraying them. There are certain scenes where the voice is just incredibly emotional; particularly when Takano and Onodera are having a heart to heart session.
The plot is followed quite exactly from the manga; minus the explicit sex scenes, of which I'm glad of because Nakamura's stories always pull me in emotionally. Confrontation scenes are at the forefront of this anime, with many a pull and hold moment and confessional scenes. WHICH I LOVE. The storylines jump between three couples, two from the manga and one from the novel. The third couple is the Chiaki Hatori couple, which though visualised, I'm not a fan of, seeing as Chiaki is raped in the novels (though not depicted in the anime). Don't let that put you off the anime though (don‘t read the novels) , it’s one of the most heart-warming anime’s I’ve seen, you really interactive with the characters and cheer each of them on.
Most of all, the music. Possibly one of my favourite parts of the whole anime? The entire soundtrack of both seasons is utterly incredible, whether emotional or happy, the music adds so much to the scene being depicted on the screen. I actually fall asleep listening to a play list of the soundtrack each night. Yeah, I realise that’s overtly obsessive. The music is just that good. Every time I hear a track I think of the scenes its been in and I’m just filled with this fluffiness and temptation to watch certain snippets of the anime again - which I do. Frequently!
The anime has what I consider two ova’s. However I don’t consider the Hatori OVA (technically OVA 2) to be very interesting. The two flashback episodes are OVA 1 and episode 24, which is Takano’s perspective in the past (which is refreshing as the narrative is in Onodera’s voice and thoughts). The two OVA’s show each others’ thoughts about the same scene from the past , giving you a complete story on how they both met - making the story have so much more background, emotion and substance. I actually recommend watching OVA 1 and episode 24 together just because then you get the full back story, the cutesy young couple before getting onto the drama that the future characters have.
The OVA’s are pretty wonderful. Both the characters are wildly endearing, with OVA1+EP24 being a mini movie in itself.
Overall, this anime rates in my top 5, for sure. Everything about the anime is entertaining yet emotional and it never fails to impress me each time I watch. Be warned though! If you haven’t read the manga, you definitely will after this!

Absolutely loved everything about this anime. Characters, art work, romance, humor, and lots of hot guys. I laughed. I sighed. I watched with baited breath. Yeah I can be a real sap Go Takano Go! This is the first sounen ai I have ever watched, and I'm hooked. Bought it and even hunted down Junjou Romantica by same company which I have never seen & is apparently more yaoi. [My husband will be so shocked, teehee]
I'm a total sucker for romance and for anime, but I have never seen so much romance in anime. Would love to find more anime like this. Would love to see some like this with male/female too.

i liked this series because it wasn't the same high school romance or teacher student such. It was two grown men who were in love. Obviously he's gotta end up with him but i was mostly in it for the laughs and the whole sudden drama and quick resolution. It wasn't one of those animes where you could fall asleep on because it was adorable and the way it brought you to the other characters story was really neat. I liked it either way it was an enjoyable yaoi to watch. i wasn't really bored with this series instead i was like "hurry and tell me what's next!"
i like the creators work because they put so much feeling into it, it felt like the characters were real in their own way. I really enjoyed this series it was funny and yet very touching :3