Yoshino Chiaki, is a shoujo manga artist known as Yoshikawa Chiharu. His editor in-charge is Yoshiyuki Hatori, who is also his childhood friend. His two best friends are Hatori and Yanase, but the lines between friendship and love begin to blur after a number of confusing incidents. Chiaki begins to question his feelings for Hatori after not only witnessing him and Yanase together in what he thinks is a kiss but Hatori kisses him one night. Chiaki begins to realize he has to confront his true feelings or risk losing them both.  

(Source: Wikipedia)

Onodera Ritsu has just transferred from his father's publishing company to Marukawa Shoten. Assigned to the shoujo manga division, he crosses path with the person he'd least expected to meet. Takano Masamune is the editor-in-chief of the division Ritsu's been assigned to, and the two seem get off on the wrong foot right from the very start when Takano unexpectedly kisses him. However, there is more to than what meets the eye: Takano is actually Saga, Ritsu's senpai and high school love, whom Ritsu had thought to have played him for a fool by taking his affections for granted when he confessed and summarily dumped him.

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A Japanese voice actor, singer, and narrator. He is also the head of the voice acting agency [BLACK SHIP](https://www.blackship.jp/), which he created together with [Jun Fukuyama](https://anilist.co/staff/95086) after leaving their old agency Axl-One at the same time. As a part of his singing career, he is one of the two members of [Elekiter Round 0](http://www.marine-e.net/sp/er0/).

Married voice actress [Ao Takahashi](https://anilist.co/staff/95713) on January 1, 2017.

__Non-anime roles:__

- Argenti - Honkai: Star Rail (VG)
- Jusis Albarea - The Legend of Heroes Series (VG)
- Rafayel - Love and Deepspace (VG)

Tired of accusations that family connections got him his current position, Ritsu Onodera quits his job as an editor at his father's company and transfers to Marukawa Publishing. Once there, he is assigned to the shojo manga editorial department—something he has no interest in and no experience with! Having sworn he'd never fall in love again, the last thing he wants to do is work on love stories. To make matters worse, it turns out that his overbearing boss, Masamune Takano, is actually his first love from high school! 
 
(Source: SuBLime)

Animated short with an original story that was screened alongside "Sekaiichi Hatsukoi Movie: Yokozawa Takafumi no Baai."

Two OVA episodes featuring additional stories. 
Episode 0: Ritsu and Takano used to date back in high school, but broke up due to a misunderstanding. This is that story. 
Episode 12.5: Hatori and Chiaki go to visit the latter's family. It's really awkward in many, many ways.

The popular Shoujo mangaka, Yoshino Chiaki, got confessed by his editor in charge, Hatori Yoshiyuki, who is his childhood friend, they even ended up with more than that.  What will happen to Yoshino who swing between, love, friendship and work...? The fully loaded of know-how publishing industry of love, which turns editors to the extent of pale, unfolds on the stage of publishing company, Marukawashuten.

Continues the relationship previously introduced in Sekaiichi Hatsukoi: The Case of Chiaki Yoshino, but from Yoshiyuki Hatori's perspective. 