Alternative TitlesEnglish: Kare First Love Synonyms: 彼 first love Japanese: 彼 first love
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Type: Manga
Volumes: 10
Chapters: 57
Status: Finished
Published: Aug 20, 2002 to 2004
StatisticsScore: 7.911 (scored by 2134 users)
Ranked: #7682
Popularity: #139
Members: 3,403
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SynopsisCoy and self-conscious high school student Karin Karino never paid much attention to boys until she met Kiriya, a popular student from a nearby boys' school. Karin and Kiriya embark on a romantic journey despite Karin's classmate Yuka's best efforts to sabotage their relationship, but Karin soon learns that living happily ever after isn't on the curriculum when she becomes Kiriya's center of attention, as well as embittered Yuka's bull's-eye on her dartboard of hate. (Source: Viz) |
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ishitagupta
21 of 29 people found this review helpful
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57 of 57 chapters read
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8 |
| Story |
7 |
| Art |
9 |
| Character |
6 |
| Enjoyment |
8 |
Maybe I've grown old and cranky and don't feel as sentimental and "moe" as I should, but a spineless character always having glassy eyes, crying at the drop of a hat and constantly needing assurance, pulling the damsel in distress, fixated with her boyfriend act really annoyed me in this one.
On the plus side, the male lead is portrayed quite realistically, albeit a little too affectionate and obsessed, hehe though I suppose that's what shoujo is all about. Also the mangaka has clearly considered almost every dilemna and heartwrenching issue that adolescents are faced with and has dealt with each such situation very maturely, so yes, for the right age group, I'm sure this story will hold much appeal and fascination. The humor and subsequent facial expressions, chibi versions and dialogues at many points made me unexpectedly laugh out loud, which is always a bonus.
There are plenty of intimate and touching scenes drawn very sweetly and appropriately, but sometimes, you just want to see what's happening from a different angle or perspective. The close ups for Aoi (who after one year into the relationship is still called by his surname by Karin!) are disarmingly ethereal, as are Karin's.
However, my main gripe with this otherwise well made story is the two leads' first kiss. I don't know if that can ever happen in even manga universe, but it was a little far fetched for me. I suppose it was essential to character development though, and made the story all the more charming. read more
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_kikOo
28 of 41 people found this review helpful
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57 chapters
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9 |
| Story |
9 |
| Art |
8 |
| Character |
9 |
| Enjoyment |
9 |
This manga may seem as though it's one of the typical makeover stories but it's not; sure enough, the protagonist wears glasses and turns out to be a really attractive girl, but issues such as family, first time sex experiences, and other issues such as first love experiences all occur in this manga.
I wouldn't call it a short series or long one, but just about readable! I thoroughly enjoyed it. This manga was sentimental, there were funny parts too, but definitely a touching manga for those who are into shojou and romance!
RECOMMENDED =D
Also, photography plays quite a main role in this manga, but it doesn't discuss anything about specific techniques whatsoever. More importantly, the main character (the girl) renews the main character's (boy) passion for photography once again after a tragic incident in his past which prevented him from taking photography seriously.
oops. written a bit too much here.
enjoy ^^ read more
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It's the same story, a girl meets with a guy altoght she didn't care about guys too much but she fallen in love with him.
Basically the same story (but MARS is so much better!)
Basically Kare First Love is like a attempt to copy Mars that may work for some but does not compare to Mars. It has the same plot line of a good girl meets a bad boy and somehow they fall in love but they have struggles they must overcome. In both the boys are interested in sex and wish to have sex with their love interest but choose to wait because they truly love the girl and she does not want to have sex for whatever reason. Also the main boy character has a love for something (Mars: racing, Kare First Love: photography) that they pursue despite the disagreements of others. Also both boys must overcome the death of a loved one that has traumatized them (and surprise surprise in each one it's the death of a *insert spoiler here*). Whether you did or didn't like Kare First Love I highly recommend Mars because although they are similar each tell entirely different stories enough to stand on their own.
I actually made the mistake of trying to read both at the same time, and ended up getting them confused. Mars is far darker than Kare First Love and also 5 volumes longer. Both focus on shy, artistically-inclined girls (Karin wih music, Kira with art) who, despite their best efforts, fall for "bad boy" types (though Kiriya is A LOT tamer than Rei). Kare is a lot lighter, but Mars is very realistic. On another note, Mars volumes are kind of hard to find. (I had to stop the series because volumes are on backorder at the local bookstore AND online).
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The plot is similar and the characters are quite similar too. The art in B.O.D.Y reminds of the art in KFL.
In both manga is about love, with a few problems. As you know it. But they are all resolved. Both manga are really very beautiful romances, you really must read. The story works really really, you can imagine which makes it an even one.
Only to recommend the two mangas.
The simple story about first love.
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