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This series completely won me over with its dreamy, almost ethereal look, and it’s surprisingly easy to relate to. At its core, it’s a moving story about identity, connection, genuine understanding, and the power of “The world of If.”When Kano is transferred from the technical department to sales, he feels totally out of place, especially when compared to Ogami, the star of the sales team. That sense of inadequacy pushes him into awkward silence and an uncomfortable posture. Then he stumbles upon an old mirror said to show whoever gazes into it the person they wish to become. Kano longs to finally stand on equal ground with Ogami, and suddenly he’s transported into “The World of If”, a parallel reality where he’s confident, respected by his peers, and in a relationship with a warmer, more affectionate version of Ogami.
What I love most is how beautifully the series draws parallels between real life and this alternate reality, showing how different choices can reshape not only the protagonist’s career path but also his personal and emotional relationships. The desire for connection is universal, and while “The World of If” is tempting, true change comes from real actions in the presente, from having the courage to step out of your comfort zone and open up to others. Everything Kano ever wanted: the care and respect of Ogami and his team, was already there. He just needed to open up a little for his “The World of If” to become his reality.
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Japan really set the bar so high for the start of my BL year 🌸✨Adult characters, a sweet workplace romance, and so many soft feelings 💕
Such a perfect and cozy way to begin the year 💖
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love begins in the world of if...
this series is a must watch Series because the acting, story plot everything is just perfect and the height difference oh my god it was just sooo cute this series is a chef's kissto be honest I don't like supernatural series that much but this is is the best
they showed everything that is possible there was no flaw in this series
totally my type
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I want more series like this
if you want to suggest me any series like this
then please suggest
I'm just in love with this series.......
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Excelente historia, buena instropectiva, sin relleno
Me encantó muchísimo este bl, historia sencilla pero amé los personajes y la instropectiva a cada uno, creo que no hubo momento que pensé que era relleno o que no correspondía a la serie, todo está bien contado y me encantaron las actuaciones de los actores principales, también son muy guapos!Tal vez hizo falta un capítulo más para que pudieran explicar como evolucionó la relación de Kano y Ogami (porque no creo que desde el principio Ogami fuera travieso) pero aún así fue excelente! 10/10
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I Didn’t Expect to Love This Much
To be honest…I started this just because of Kotaro Daigo. I first noticed him in Alice in Borderland, and when I heard he was doing a BL series, I was instantly curious. As a huge fan of Japanese BL, I had to check it out.I wasn’t expecting much going in—but wow, it completely surprised me. The chemistry between the leads was actually insane, and both actors delivered such strong performances.
Also the cinematography?? So good. Every scene looks so aesthetic and just hits different.
My only complaint? It’s way too short. Like…just when I got emotionally invested, it ended 😭 I honestly needed more episodes, more scenes, more EVERYTHING.
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Started off average but got better later
Well parallel universe+slow burn is just not my type. I like some spice, some drama, some romance with a dash of pain etc😆. But this drama talks more about his anxiety problems, parallel universe and communication skills for the 1st few eps. I know its slow burn but i felt the story pace was also slowAnyways lets go episode by episode
Ep1: damn it was dark (not story but the lighting 🤭) i barely could see anything. To top that i was kinda confused idk if it was just me though. The whole ep was just about kano and his struggles
Ep2: kano moves to parallel universe and the difference between both.. still barely any hint of romance
Ep3: Now we see some light spark of jealousy and from what i see Ookami has the potential to become a little devil🤭🤭 but i read spoilers that he would return to real world in ep 5 so i think that will happen.
Ep4: I will stop spoiling here cz it got better starting this episode. The pacing issue is fixed and the plot has become more interesting and we're seeing more focus on romance along with kano's problems
I feel the drama would do much better with proper pacing and more episode cz rn what i see is there are lot of scenes talking about kano and his problems than kano x ookami... their story is like going on the sidelines. Well I'm gonna finish it anyways cz its not bad but I'd not re-watch it
Change of opinion after ep 5: i invalidate the above paragraph 🤭🤭 I'll probably rewatch this one and yes kano and ookami plot gets its attention so YAY!!! WATCH IT. LITERALLY DON'T JUST SKIP IT CZ OF THE INITIAL EPISODES
Hehe the ending was perfect. Damn never expected ogami to turn bad boy once he got kano's consent 🤭🤭
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terriblemente infravalorada
por qué no veo a un montón de gente hablando de esta serie ?????? 😭😭me encanta el tono angst y gris que tiene, se siente como una versión de cherry magic en versión triste y depresiva, en especial el capítulo donde kano va al otro mundo y se encuentra con un ogami más sobreprotector que me recuerda mucho al personaje de kurosawa en cherry magic
el único defecto que tiene esta serie es que es super cortita, yo necesito verlos en su dinámica como novios
otra cosa es que ame demasiado el personaje de kano, así se ve una persona super tímida e introvertida que se cierra a trabajar con otros y no pedir ayuda de nadie (soy ese lamentablemente 😔)
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PAGUEI COM A LÍNGUA
na review de Jun & Jun eu disse que plot de escritório não era um dos meus favoritose é vdd
MAS !! esse daqui é muito bom namoral
primeiro que a parte do escritório em si é REALMENTE relevante pra história
o escritório não ta ali só como o ambiente onde os protas se conhecem
o trabalho que eles fazem reflete no relacionamento deles de fato e eles usam isso de analogia pra explicar a dinâmica do Kano com o Ogami do mundo original e do mundo alternativo
eu achei muito interessante isso pq como esse plot é sobre dois mundos se eles não fizessem isso acho que a parte do escritório ia se perder completamente e ser irrelevante pra trama
então foi muito refrescante de ver
fora que os personagens secundários são relavantes pra construção disso☝️porque o contraste entre os ambientes se dá principalmente em como eles tratam o Kano e como o Kano trata eles e isso molda a mentalidade e as ações do Kano
puxando o gancho aqui já
o desenrolar da trama é muito satisfatório também
é tudo muito bem amarradinho
eu sempre penso que se eu tivesse num mundo perfeito eu não iria embora
mas o desejo do Kano tinha sido distorcido, ele não queria um mundo perfeito, ele queria tornar o mundo onde ele já vivia no mundo ideal dele saca
pq o mundo perfeito na verdade não ia servir pra alguém que como ele, que não tinha feito nada pra aquilo acontecer, que não tinha vivido aquelas memórias e se lembrava do antigo
e achei bem legal como a história mostrou ele percebendo isso e depois aplicando na prática no mundo dele o que ele aprendeu no outro mundo
não senti que foi algo jogado do nada, mas que foi de fato sendo construído, em cadência
que ele aprendeu com o que viveu e não só descartou depois de voltar só pq não era lá que ele queria viver saca
e os atores mandaram muito tá
o que fez o Kano representou bem como é vc ser afetado pelo trabalho
mas principalmente o do Ogami que teve que interpretar duas versões do mesmo personagem
que não era muito diferentes, só tinham certas coisas específicas que faziam as diferenças serem gritantes
achei genuinamente muito bom !!
também gostei muito da cinematografia, do jogo de câmera
fora que a abertura é belíssima fala sério
só queria ter visto mais deles como casal
pq foi q nem na série anterior, acabou antes de mostrar eles vivemdo como casal💔
queria um ep especial sabe💔💔 pq eles tem química sabe (única coisa que faltou foi um beijão)
fora que acho que pra mim se apaixonar no trabalho seria exatamente como aconteceu com eles, um crush que cresce pq vc começou a notar MUITO a outra pessoa
enfim gostei demais recomendo 👍👍
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O Charme e o Desafio das Produções Japonesas
Sendo bem sincera, o BL japonês Love Begins in the World of "If" me surpreendeu positivamente. Embora tenha começado a assistir sem grandes expectativas, a obra acabou me comovendo. A trama utiliza uma pitada de fantasia, envolvendo elementos misteriosos de um mundo paralelo, mas no fundo entrega uma história muito bonita em sua simplicidade.O ponto crucial aqui é uma característica recorrente das produções japonesas, sejam elas BLs ou dramas heterossexuais: a curta duração. O Japão é conhecido por séries com poucos episódios ou minutos reduzidos, o que muitas vezes prejudica o desenvolvimento. Infelizmente, isso acaba deixando lacunas ou a sensação de que a história merecia mais.
Em Love Begins in the World of "If", senti que muitas partes poderiam ter sido melhor exploradas. Se a produção tivesse, por exemplo, uns 8 episódios, o romance do casal teria o fôlego necessário para ser ainda mais satisfatório. Pela falta desse aprofundamento, minha nota para o roteiro é 8.
Quanto ao elenco, os protagonistas entregaram uma ótima performance. A conexão entre eles é evidente e faz toda a diferença, fugindo de uma atuação forçada e mostrando uma sintonia genuína. O único ponto que deixou a desejar foram as cenas de beijo, que não pareceram tão naturais, mas nada que apague o bom trabalho de incorporação dos personagens.
Precisei de um tempo para organizar as ideias antes de escrever esta resenha. Analisando friamente, não é um BL ruim, mas não chega ao patamar de excelência devido aos detalhes mencionados. Fica aquela sensação comum em produções nipônicas: quando a história é boa, parece que recebemos apenas "migalhas". O Japão tem um potencial incrível para doramas e merece investir em desenvolvimentos mais robustos.
Recentemente, descobri que este BL foi adaptado de uma Novel. Encontrei um site que disponibiliza a obra completa em inglês; como o conteúdo está em formato de blog, é possível utilizar a tradução automática do navegador para ler em português. Para quem, assim como eu, não se contentou apenas com a série e quer mergulhar mais fundo nessa história, deixo o link abaixo:
https://suzurantranslations.wordpress.com/tag/love-begins-in-the-world-of-if/
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Sujet très bien traité
Un BL simple et efficace, le scénario est respecté et traité de manière réfléchie, le tout avec une réalisation douce qui laisse place au jeu d'acteur.Un jeu d'acteur parfait, qui m'a fait rentrer dans la série dès les premières minutes (tellement vite que je m'en suis fait la réflexion après 10min)
J'avais peur que le sujet du miroir et du monde parallèle soit trop lourd pour un format court mais c'est utilisé d'une manière intelligente et sert à mettre le scénario principal en avant.
C'est bien rythmé et les épisodes se dévorent beaucoup trop vite, j'en aurais voulu tellement plus.
Une belle découverte.
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??LoveBeginsintheWorldofIf ifの世界で恋がはじまる 9/10
สำหรับเรื่อง 🇯🇵 Love Begins in the World of If (ifの世界で恋がはじまる) เป็นซีรีส์ Boys’ Love ญี่ปุ่นอีกเรื่องหนึ่งที่โดยรวมแล้วผมรู้สึกประทับใจมากที่ได้ชมสิ่งที่อยากชื่นชมก่อนเลยคือ งานโปรดักชันภาพที่สวยงามมาก การลำดับเรื่องราวทำออกมาได้ดี มีเหตุและผลในแต่ละตอน ทำให้เนื้อเรื่องดูน่าสนใจและสามารถติดตามได้อย่างต่อเนื่อง ผมดูทุกตอนด้วยความรู้สึกเพลิดเพลินและมีความสุข
อีกหนึ่งจุดที่ทำให้ซีรีส์เรื่องนี้โดดเด่นคือ เสน่ห์และเคมีของตัวละครหลัก ที่ถ่ายทอดอารมณ์และความรู้สึกออกมาได้อย่างเป็นธรรมชาติ ทั้งบรรยากาศและอารมณ์ของเรื่องทำออกมาได้ดีมาก จนกลายเป็นอีกเรื่องที่ผมรู้สึกประทับใจ
อย่างไรก็ตาม สิ่งที่น่าเสียดายเล็กน้อยคือ จำนวนตอนค่อนข้างน้อย หากมีตอนมากกว่านี้ ผมอาจจะให้คะแนนถึงระดับ 10/10 เลยทีเดียว
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