Another self tells you about his love for you.

A clumsy yet endearing love story of two people who drift apart and rebuild their relationship.
On a full moon night, he wanders into a parallel world where his “ideal self” lives. Where will his feelings, wavering between the “what if” world and “reality,” lead?

[DVD specifications]
2025 / Japan / Color / 144 minutes of content + bonus footage (length TBD) / 16:9LB / Single-sided, single layer / Audio: [Original Japanese] Dolby Digital 2.0ch Stereo / Subtitles: None / 6 episodes / 3-disc set (2 main discs + 1 bonus disc)

*Content and specifications are subject to change.

[Bonus Videos]
◆Making of
◆Visual commentary for Episode 1 (Kotaro Daigo & Daisuke Nakagawa)
◆Completion preview talk event
◆Non-released and unreleased scenes
◆Trailer compilation
(planned)

<First press limited>
◆Event lottery ticket (planned) exclusively for Blu-ray & DVD BOX purchasers.
Speakers: Kotaro Daigo & Daisuke Nakagawa (planned)
*200 people (planned) will be selected by lottery to attend the event.
*Event details, such as the date, time, and location, will be announced in due course, so please check the website of Culture Publishers, the organizer.

<Bonus Included>
◆Booklet (16 pages) (planned)

*Contents and titles may change without notice.

■The popular BL novel by Yuki Umino has been adapted into a long-awaited live-action drama!
Yuki Umino is a talented BL author who specializes in classic, orthodox romantic comedies and continues to captivate readers with her solid storytelling and episodes that hit the sweet spot. “Love Begins in a World of What If,” published by Chara Bunko (Tokuma Shoten) in 2019, has finally been adapted into a long-awaited live-action film. In a “world of what if,” a man rediscovers his feelings, work, and people. This is a new-concept love story of pure love and parallel worlds. This

fantastical adult love story stars Kotaro Daigo and Daisuke Nakagawa.
The role of 27-year-old Akihito Kano, who is transferred from the engineering department to the sales department and feels out of place within his department, is played by Kotaro Daigo, who gained attention for his role as the voice of the protagonist Hodaka Morishima in the animated film “Weathering with You” and gave a brilliant performance as Haku in the stage production of “Spirited Away.” Furthermore, he will be appearing in season 3 of the Netflix original “Alice in Borderland,” and continues to appear in popular works across genres, including film, stage, and voice acting. The role of Oogami Seiji, the ace of the sales department who can naturally get close to anyone, will be played by Nakagawa Daisuke, who has appeared in dramas such as “Even Shrimp Wants to Fish for Sea Bream” and the film “Under the Big Onion,” and is attracting attention for his delicate acting skills despite being a former model who has steadily built his career despite appearing in such works.

■Director Hariu Yuji and screenwriter Shimo Ayumi team up to depict a relatable adult love story!
The director is Hariu Yuji, who has captivated viewers with his delicate visual expression in dramas such as “My Fantasy Meals I Want to Be Praised” and “Stolen Us.” The script is written by Shimo Ayumi, who wrote the scripts for dramas such as “Takara’s Glass” and “Ayaka-chan is in Love with Hiroko-senpai.”

■Theme songs are “Around i” by 36km/h and “Himitsu” by UNFAIR RULE.
36km/h’s “Around i,” with its fast-paced yet explosive sound and heart-piercing vocals and lyrics, vividly colors the worldview of the series as the opening theme song.

The ending theme is “Himitsu” by UNFAIR RULE. A smash hit with over 10 million streams and over 100 million total views on social media, it is rapidly gaining popularity, especially among younger generations.

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Content details
<Story>
It’s been a year since Akito Kano (Kotaro Daigo) was transferred from a technical position to the sales department. He has specialized knowledge but is not good at speaking, so he has been struggling to fit in at work and spending his days alone. His relationship with his fellow sales ace, Seiji Ookami (Daisuke Nakagawa), has become strained due to a certain incident, and he is torn between admiration and feelings of inferiority. One full moon night, Akito happens to stop by a shrine and finds an old mirror. It reads, “The image of the person who looks into this mirror will appear as they wish to become, and one day they will truly achieve that image.” Guided

by these words, Akito wishes to become the kind of person who will be recognized by Ookami and smile naturally at him. Then, suddenly, a fog rolls in, and he finds himself lost in a parallel world where his “ideal self” lives! When Akito wakes up, he finds a colleague who greets him kindly and a large wolf who casts a passionate gaze upon him – a world that is a stark contrast to yesterday, and a comfortable one for him!? During these dreamlike days, Akito begins to confront his true feelings, and eventually realizes the important things he overlooked in his old world. What will become of his feelings, wavering between ideals and reality?

Cast :
Kotaro Daigo, Daisuke Nakagawa,
Yuki Hayama, Sojiro Yoshimura, Mamoru Hagiwara, Kazunari Tosa, Motoki Kobayashi.

Staff
: Based on the novel “Love Begins in an What-If World” by Yuki Umino (Tokuma Shoten Chara Bunko).
Director: Yuji Hariu, Tokuhiro Yasukawa.
Screenplay: Ayumi Shimo.
Music: Shuichi Sakamoto.
Production Manager: Culture Entertainment. Production
Company: Union Film. Produced by: ”
Love Begins in an What-If World” Production Committee, MBS. Distributed by: “Love Begins in an What-If World” Production Committee, MBS. Distributed by: TC Entertainment. (C) “Love Begins in an What-If World” Production Committee, MBS. This love story is adapted into a drama starring Kotaro Daigo and Daisuke Nakagawa. A young man who is awkward with words is transferred from the engineering department to the sales department, but he becomes an outsider within the department. He finds himself lost in a parallel world where his ideal self lives, and he must confront his true feelings. (From the CD Journal database)