In an announcement revealed in this year’s March issue of Aria magazine on Saturday, the manga series First Love Monster created by Akira Hiyoshimaru has inspired an upcoming novel adaptation which is slated to be released in Japan on March 2. Hiyoshimaru will be doing the illustrations as well as supervising the new story.
The manga was first launched in 2013 in the said magazine. Its popularity paved way to an anime adaptation which aired on July. Below is a synopsis of the manga series as described by Yen Press:
When fifteen-year-old Kaho Nikaidou leaves her sheltered home to start life anew in a Tokyo high school dormitory, the last thing she expects is to nearly get hit by a truck! Saved in the nick of time by a handsome stranger, Kaho falls head over heels for him and, after finally tracking him down, boldly confesses her feelings. Turns out Kaho’s mystery savior, Kanade, is the son of Kaho’s new landlord! The handsome object of Kaho’s affection agrees to go out with her, but her newfound bliss is short-lived when it turns out that her new boyfriend…is a fifth-grader?!
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