First Love: Hatsukoi (2022) is set in the late 90s, where Yae and Harumichi meet and fall in love. After graduating from high school, Yae goes to university in Tokyo, while Harumichi joins the Defense Force as an aviation student, leading them to part ways. One day, Yae encounters a tragic accident, and 20 years pass without them crossing paths again. Now, Yae works as a taxi driver and Harumichi is employed by a security company after serving in the Defense Force, both residing in the same city. Around 20 years after their incomplete first love, fate brings them together once again.