Hajimete no

Hajimete no
Author
Original titleはじめての
LanguageJapanese
GenreShort story collection
PublisherSuirinsha
Publication date
February 16, 2022
Publication placeJapan
Media typeTankōbon hardcover
Pages224
ISBN978-4-16-401004-4
Websiteyoasobi-music.jp/hajimeteno

Hajimete no (Japanese: はじめての; lit.'The First Time Of') is a book collected short stories by Japanese novelists Rio Shimamoto, Mizuki Tsujimura, Miyuki Miyabe, and Eto Mori under the theme of "a story to read when you do [something] for the first time" in collaboration with Japanese duo Yoasobi to perform songs based on the stories.

The collection comprises Shimamoto's Watashi Dake no Shoyūsha, Tsujimura's Yūrei, Miyabe's Iro Chigai no Trump, and Mori's Hikari no Tane, resulting the songs "Mr.", "Umi no Manimani", "Seventeen", and "Suki da", respectively. All songs were included on the EP titled Hajimete no – EP, released in May 2023. Upon its publication, Hajimete no received positive reviews and sold 13,000 copies in its first week, according to Oricon.