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First Love

TV·2022–2022·1 season, 9 episodes·Netflix·Drama·8.1

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Young, free and madly in love. As teenagers, the world was their oyster—but, as adults, their lives seem dimmer, like a very important piece is missing.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01First Love S01E06The Sixth SenseS01E06 · 10.0A young mom in her lavish home, Yae seems to be living the ideal life. At Northern Lights Building, a barely recovered Harumichi shows up for work.
  2. 02First Love S01E08The Proust Effect on a Certain AfternoonS01E08 · 10.0Back in rural Hokkaido, the two young lovebirds make a promise to each other on a snowy hilltop. In the present, Tsunemi tries on a wedding dress.
  3. 03First Love S01E01When the Lilacs BloomS01E01 · 8.6Yae drives through the streets of Sapporo as a taxi driver. Back in her rural hometown, her younger self dreams of becoming a flight attendant.

Castfull cast & details

Hikari MitsushimaHikari MitsushimaYae NoguchiTakeru SatohTakeru SatohHarumichi NamikiRikako YagiRikako YagiYoung Yae NoguchiTaisei KidoTaisei KidoYoung Harumichi NamikiKahoKahoTsunemi ArikawaMinamiMinamiYū NamikiAkiyoshi NakaoAkiyoshi NakaoBonji KawanoTowa ArakiTowa ArakiTsuzuru Kosaka

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode9Episodes2022Aired 7.5Season avg
  1. S01E01First Love S01E01When the Lilacs BloomNovember 24, 2022 8.6Yae drives through the streets of Sapporo as a taxi driver. Back in her rural hometown, her younger self dreams of becoming a flight attenda
  2. S01E02First Love S01E02Your VoiceNovember 24, 2022 8.0A teenage Yae shyly plans a date with Harumichi. In the present, she receives a sweet gift from a special someone.
  3. S01E03First Love S01E03NapolitanNovember 24, 2022—Back in 2001, Yae moves to a tiny apartment in Tokyo, while Harumichi trains with the Air Defense Force. Tsuzuru can’t seem to take his mind
  4. S01E04First Love S01E04Space OddityNovember 24, 2022—Back in her snowy hometown as a young girl, Yae excitedly opens a package from overseas. In the present, she texts Harumichi during her lunc
  5. S01E05First Love S01E05Talk in Sign LanguageNovember 24, 2022 1.0A teenage Harumichi invites Yae over to his house, where she meets his bubbly family. In the present, Harumichi attempts to explain himself
  6. S01E06First Love S01E06Season's bestThe Sixth SenseNovember 24, 2022 10.0A young mom in her lavish home, Yae seems to be living the ideal life. At Northern Lights Building, a barely recovered Harumichi shows up fo
  7. S01E07First Love S01E07The Order of DreamsNovember 24, 2022—Distracted, Yae misses an exit on the highway and her drunk passenger gets upset. A few years back, Harumichi prepares for his mission to Ir
  8. S01E08First Love S01E08The Proust Effect on a Certain AfternoonNovember 24, 2022 10.0Back in rural Hokkaido, the two young lovebirds make a promise to each other on a snowy hilltop. In the present, Tsunemi tries on a wedding
  9. S01E09First Love S01E09HatsukoiNovember 24, 2022—Early in the morning, a teenage Yae heads to Kitami in order to take a mock exam. In the present, she fondly looks back at old memories.

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