The First Stage of Love

The First Stage of Love
Cover of The First Stage of Love as released by Core Magazine
関係はまだLv.1
(Kankei wa Mada Lv. 1)
GenreYaoi
Manga
Written byKazuhiko Mishima
Published byCore Magazine
English publisher
PublishedDecember 23, 2004
Volumes1

The First Stage of Love (Japanese: 関係はまだ, Hepburn: Kankei wa Mada) is a yaoi manga written and illustrated by Kazuhiko Mishima. The manga was released by Core Magazine on December 23, 2004, in Japan. It is licensed in English by Digital Manga Publishing, which released the manga 8 April 2008 under its Juné imprint.

Plot

Reception

Briana Lawrence enjoyed that the characters' insecurities were "normal", especially enjoying the inclusion of an overweight character as a romantic protagonist, which she regards as unusual for the yaoi genre. Holly Ellingwood described the manga as "cute", enjoying the "gentle comedy".

References

  1. ↑ 「関係はまだLv.１」 (in Japanese). coremagazine.co.jp. Retrieved July 6, 2010.
  2. ↑ 一彦·三島 (2005). 関係はまだLv.1 (drapコミックス) [コミック] (in Japanese). コアマガジン. ISBN 4877347763.
  3. ↑ "The First Stage of Love - Juné Manga". Juné. April 8, 2008. Archived from the original on 2010-07-06. Retrieved 2010-06-27.
  4. ↑ Lawrence, Briana (January 6, 2010). "First Stage of Love, The Vol. #01". Mania. Archived from the original on 2010-05-23. Retrieved 2010-06-27.
  5. ↑ Ellingwood, Holly (April 6, 2008). "The First Stage of Love (Advance Review)". ActiveAnime. Retrieved 2010-06-27.