Written by Kazuhiko Mishima Volumes 1 Copyright date 2008 Published 23 December 2004 | Published by Core Magazine Genre Yaoi Illustrator Kazuhiko Mishima | |
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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.
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
The First Stage of Love Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA