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“Two high schoolers in a port city experience first love together in this heartfelt story by Saki Kaori.”
Hajimete Datteba!
はじめてだってば！
6.78
13,392 rank · 3,134 readers · 1 favorites
Seinen
School
Comedy
Romance
Ecchi
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Synopsis
Two high schoolers in a port city experience first love together in this heartfelt story by Saki Kaori.
There is first time at everything, and you don't know anything about it. Not about your partner, not about yourself and even how to advance in love. In a certain port city, energetic high schooler Kana, and firm high schooler Takagi lives. Two of them experiencing first time at every thing they do. Author of "Smash!", Saki Kaori presents, Hajimete Datte ba!. A heartful love story has now began. (Source: jCafe24)
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7.5
/10
What 2 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7.5
mode 7
σ 0.50
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 0.50
Running avg · Jun 2013 → Apr 2015
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· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “This series is truly interesting, offering a refreshing and hilarious look at the development of people in a relationship that many will find highly relatable. There are no notable flaws to report,...”
- 7 “Hajimete Datteba features solid, clear artwork and a grounded, slice-of-life narrative that successfully avoids unnecessary melodrama. While the leads experience meaningful growth, they can...”
Verbosity
Short · 50%
Medium · 50%
Long · 0%
Read Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Hajimete Datteba! begins and ends here.
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A Manga Publication
- Format 20 × 3 ch × vol
- Total read 2h 40m approx
- Published Jun 2010 – Nov 2012
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M14971 catalog