Yen Press Licenses “My First Love’s Kiss” Yuri Light Novel Series

Feb 25

Publisher Yen Press announced the license acquisition of the Yuri light novel series “My First Love’s Kiss” by Hitoma Iruma.

According to Yen Press, “From the author of ‘Adachi and Shimamura’ comes the bittersweet tale of two high school girls whose lives are thrust together under the same roof.” Known in Japan as “Watashi no Hatsukoi Aite ga Kiss Shiteta”, the drama light novel is illustrated by iconic Yuri artist Fly (Chasing After Aoi Koshiba) and was first released in Dengeki Bunko in 2022. The on-going Yuri series has 3 volumes in print in Japan.

“My First Love’s Kiss” Volume 1 is set to be released August 20, 2024.

Yen Press “My First Love’s Kiss” Synopsis: Takasora Hoshi’s life is upended when a girl from her class named Umi Mizuike and her mother temporarily move into her family’s cramped apartment. From the outset of this arrangement, Takasora finds herself annoyed by Umi’s behavior...and her good looks. And though the two girls initially agree to avoid interfering with each other’s lives, Takasora can’t help but start to wonder where Umi keeps wandering off to at night…