First Love Monster (初恋モンスター)

Wait.

Do you mind, um...

Do you mind telling me your name?

Yeah, I do mind.

I'm not supposed to give my name to strangers.

Plus, you're kinda creepy.

And thus my first love ended.

Let me go back to when it all started--

all the way back to three hours ago.

My name is Kaho Nikaido.

My family, well, they're kind of a big deal.

Basically, they're rich.

Like, super rich rich.

My parents treated me like their little princess.

You could say they spoiled me rotten.

It's probably because they had me when they were older.

My teachers and people in town were intimidated by my family,

so they made sure to never get upset with me.

My friends were all schoolmates

that my parents asked to hang out with me.

So as a result,

I have no idea what it's like to have someone mad at me.

What would you think of a person like that?

A total disaster, right?

A big loser.

I wish I was never born.

So this spring, I left my hometown.

And I decided to start high school in the city.

I guess this is Kasumi house.

Ah...

Oh, I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to scream--

Excuse me, are you Miss Nikaido?

You know my name?

Are you the landlord?

Well... I wouldn't say that...

He's so young!

Are all Tokyo landlords like that?

I bet he made a bunch of money in IT or something.

Yeah, it has to be IT.

And now, he's managing apartments he bought

--with all that money! --No, wait a sec!

I'm just a normal high school student!

The landlord had other stuff to do today,

so he asked me to help him out.

Well, I guess that was a pointless delusion.

Thank you very much.

It's nice to meet you.

Yeah, same here. Nice to meet you, too.

Can we bring in your things, or you just gonna keep that up?

Right. Uh, second floor, please!

Oh, I don't mind helping!

Wow, these are heavier than I thought they'd be.

Whoa! Are you all right?

Just stay there, little girl. We don't need you getting hurt.

And here I am in the way again.

No! The kokeshi my brother gave me!

Wait, kokeshi !

My brother will kill me if I lose you!

Do you wanna die or somethin'?!

Didn't anyone ever tell you not to jump out

into the middle of the street like that?

If a truck hit a little bitty thing like you,

you would've been squashed flat just like an ant or a frog

or a turtle gets squashed!

Hello? Are you even listening?

What is it you want from me?

Just tell me what it is. Money?

A favor from my mom and dad?

I'm not interested in money or your parents or anything else.

Liar.

You wouldn't bother saving a loser like me

if you weren't after something.

Aren't you supposed to save people

who are about to die?

And I heard if you call yourself a loser too much,

you'll actually wind up becoming one.

You're small. But you are pretty cute.

Come on.

You're a loser, my foot.

Cute?

Did I hear him right?

Later.

Wait.

Um... Do you...

Do you mind telling me what your name is, please?

Huh?

Yeah. I do mind.

I'm not supposed to give my name to strangers.

Plus, you're kind of creepy.

And that brings us back to where we started.

Um, are you okay?

Oh, good. I mean...

We wouldn't want you getting hurt on your first day here.

He saw that? Oh my god!

The guy I just met totally saw me fall in love at first sight,

get called creepy, and then be rejected!

You should know something about that boy

you were talking to.

Hold on, Shinohara!

Chiaki!

Let me cut to the chase here, sweetheart.

Be honest. You fell in love with that boy, didn't you?

Wait, how did you know?

Are... are you a psychic?

No, but people like me do have a way of just

knowing these things.

You mean like city high-school girls?

Oh, it doesn't matter anyway.

I don't even know what his name is.

And it's not like I'll ever see him again.

What if you did, though?

If... I saw him again?

Like I was trying to say...

Shut it, Shinohara!

Those who'd try and thwart a young girl's love

should go trip over a kokeshi !

Jeez, no wonder you're still a virgin.

Hey, that has nothing to do with anything!

All this racket outside our front door

is disturbing the neighbors.

Taga's being cocky. What a surprise.

Now, tell me...

Why don't you act your age?

Like you're one to talk, old man.

Calm down!

Please don't fight, you guys, please!

Cram it, ya virgin.

It's the super-sadist versus the brute!

Wait! Why would you assume I hadn't--

Are you saying I'm wrong?

Ouch, virgin. You got busted yet again.

Look, I'll have you know--

Have a nice day. I'm going to my room.

Wait!

I wonder if they're like that all the time.

I hope I can get used to it.

So much happened today.

If a guy who saves my life can turn around and reject me,

I bet no one else will want me as long as I live.

I heard if you call yourself a loser too much,

you'll actually wind up becoming one.

You're small, but you are pretty cute.

Come on. You're a loser, my foot.

No way I'll ever see him again.

I mean, if I do, that has to be fate, right?

It's you.

Hey, what's up? I didn't know you lived here.

I do!

Huh...

Good to see ya!

It's fate!

Wait! Wait up! Today you saved me,

and I got yelled at for the first time ever, like ever!

Really?

Weird. My whole life is being yelled at.

And... to be... to be honest...

I didn't think we'd ever meet again.

That makes no sense. We live in the same house.

It's bound to happen.

That's true. Um...

Oh yeah, my name is Kanade Takahashi.

So it's okay to tell me your name now?

For sure. You can't be a gross stranger if you're living here.

Okay, it's your turn.

When someone says what their name is,

it's polite to tell them yours in return.

You're right. I'm sorry. It's Kaho Nikaido.

Cool. Later, Kaho.

No, please wait a sec!

Why? What else could you have to say?

I...

Um, it looks like...

This is so sudden, but I think I love you!

I don't mind dating you.

If you still say you love me after you find out

who I really am, then yeah, we can totally date.

Think about it until tomorrow, okay?

No way!

What did he mean by "who he really is"?

Maybe he's married?

Or has kids?

What if he's into guys?

What if he's really a girl?

It could be tons of debt.

He could be an alien!

Or from the future!

Does he have ESP?

I didn't sleep a wink.

It doesn't matter to me what his secret is, though.

I'll deal with it.

And then...

I guess I'll go out with him.

I can't believe you came!

Tell me.

Well, I'm still in elementary school.

So what now?

And thus,

the monster known as "first love"

began its vicious assault on my heart.

So are we gonna go out now, or what?