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If It's You, I Might Try Falling in Love
Cover of vol. 1 of the Japanese version
君となら恋をしてみても
(Kimi to Nara Koi o Shite Mite mo)
GenreBoys' love,[1] coming-of-age[1] romance[1]
Manga
Written byMaru Kubota
Published byHakusensha
English publisher
ImprintHanamaru Comics
MagazineManga Park [ja]
DemographicJosei
Original runApril 30, 2021 (2021-4-30) – present
Volumes5
Television drama
Directed byHana Matsumoto [ja]
Written byMash Morino
Licensed byGagaOOLala
Original network
Original run October 5, 2023 (2023-10-5) – November 2, 2023 (2023-11-2)
Episodes5
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If It's You, I Might Try Falling in Love (Japanese: 君となら恋をしてみても, Hepburn: Kimi to Nara Koi o Shite Mite mo) is a Japanese manga series by Maru Kubota. It is serialized digitally on the manga mobile app Manga Park [ja] since April 30, 2021.

A live-action television drama adaptation, released internationally under the English title If It's with You, was broadcast on MBS TV from October 6, 2023, to November 3, 2023.[a]

Plot

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High school student Amane Kaidou is hesitant to fall in love after being teased for being gay. When he moves to Enoshima, he meets Ryuuji Yamasuge on his first day in town. Ryuuji is kind and accepting towards Amane, and the boys become fast friends. They soon find each other falling in love.[3]

Characters

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Amane Kaidou (海堂 天, Kaidō Amane)
Voiced by: Kōhei Amasaki (voice drama),[4] Portrayed by: Takato Ōkura [ja] (TV drama)[2]
Amane is a sensitive high school student who faces a past trauma.[3] He is drawn towards Ryuuji and falls in love with him.[3]
Ryuuji Yamasuge (山菅 龍司, Yamasuge Ryūji)
Voiced by: Yuma Uchida (voice drama),[4] Portrayed by: Wataru Hyūga [ja] (TV drama)[2]
Ryuuji is a high school student who is kind and caring towards everyone.[3] He helps out at his family's restaurant.[4]

Media

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Manga

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If It's You, I Might Try Falling in Love was written and illustrated by Maru Kubota. It is serialized digitally on the manga mobile app Manga Park [ja] since April 30, 2021.[5] The chapters were later released in five bound volumes by Hakusensha under the Hanamaru Comics imprint.

On August 24, 2024, Yen Press announced at Anime NYC 2024 that they were licensing the series in English for North American distribution.[6]

In 2022, Kubota stated through an interview with Chil Chil [ja] that the story was originally set around childhood friends where the seme was younger, but she changed the setting after she felt that she would be able to draw "lots of things" if the characters were not familiar with each other.[1] She enjoyed drawing the food in the series despite its difficulties, and she stated that she wanted to try the food and get to know its taste before drawing it.[1] She would also imagine the taste of food she could not eat.[1] As the story took place in a real-life location, Kubota paid particular attention to the location so that the characters would seem as if they were actually living there.[1]

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 January 15, 2022 (2022-1-15) (digital)[7]
August 31, 2022 (2022-8-31) (physical)[8]		9784592721116March 25, 2025 (2025-3-25)[9]9798855405019
2 November 30, 2022 (2022-11-30)[10]9784592721147August 26, 2025 (2025-8-26)[11]9798855405033
3 April 5, 2023 (2023-4-5)[12]9784592721192TBA—
4 August 4, 2023 (2023-8-4)[13]9784592721253TBA—
5 June 5, 2024 (2024-6-5)[14]9784592721413TBA—

Voice drama

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An audio drama starring Yuma Uchida as Ryuuji and Kōhei Amasaki as Amane was released on Manga Park [ja].[4]

Television drama

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Hana Matsumoto (pictured in 2016) directed the live-action drama adaptation.

A live-action television drama adaptation of If It's You, I Might Try Falling in Love was announced on July 28, 2023, as the fifthteenth entry to MBS TV's late-night Thursday television block, Drama Tokku [ja].[4][3] The series was broadcast from October 6, 2023,[b] to November 3, 2023, on MBS TV, for a total of 5 episodes.[2] Other broadcasts include TV Kanagawa, Chiba TV, TV Saitama, Tochigi TV, and Gunma TV.[2] TV Kanagawa broadcast the episodes from October 5 to November 2, 2023, 1.5 hours earlier than its scheduled time on MBS TV.[2] The series is licensed by GagaOOLala for English-language distribution outside of Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan, who released it under the title If It's With You.[15]

The series stars Takato Ōkura [ja] as Amane and Wataru Hyūga [ja] as Ryuuji.[2][16] The television drama adaptation is directed by Hana Matsumoto [ja] and written by Mash Morino.[4] The opening theme is "Kirameku Kimochi" by The Shes Gone [ja].[17] The ending theme is "Yoru Urusai" by Osage [ja] featuring Riko Ishino [ja].[18]

Episodes

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No.Title [19]Directed byWritten byOriginal release date
1"Episode 1"
Transliteration: "Dai-ichi-wa" (Japanese: 第1話)		Hana Matsumoto [ja]Mash MorinoOctober 5, 2023 (2023-10-5)[a][20]
2"Episode 2"
Transliteration: "Dai-ni-wa" (Japanese: 第2話)		Hana MatsumotoMash MorinoOctober 12, 2023 (2023-10-12)[21]
3"Episode 3"
Transliteration: "Dai-san-wa" (Japanese: 第3話)		Hana MatsumotoMash MorinoOctober 19, 2023 (2023-10-19)[22]
4"Episode 4"
Transliteration: "Dai-yon-wa" (Japanese: 第4話)		Hana MatsumotoMash MorinoOctober 26, 2023 (2023-10-26)[23]
5"Episode 5"
Transliteration: "Dai-go-wa" (Japanese: 第5話)		Hana MatsumotoMash MorinoNovember 2, 2023 (2023-11-2)[24]

Reception

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In 2023, If It's You, I Might Try Falling in Love consecutively sold over 100,000 physical copies in Japan.[4] The Television [ja] reviewed the live-action drama adaptation favorably, describing it as "refreshing" and "heart-fluttering".[25]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b TV Kanagawa broadcast the episodes 1.5 hours earlier than MBS TV's scheduled time.[2]
  2. ^ MBS lists the premiere date as October 5, 2023, at 25:04, which is October 6, 2023, at 1:04 a.m. Subsequent broadcasts are at 00:59, which is 12:59 a.m. on the next day.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "窪田マル先生インタビュー 真面目世話焼きDK×傷心転校生！青春ピュアラブコメ♥ コミックス『君となら恋をしてみても 1』" [Interview with Maru Kubota: a male student who is straightforward and caring and a transfer student with a wounded heart! A pure coming-of-age romantic comedy: comic If It's You, I Might Try Falling in Love volume 1]. Chil Chil [ja] (in Japanese). August 29, 2022. Retrieved March 3, 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "日向亘・大倉空人がドラマ「君となら恋をしてみても」でW主演、江ノ島が舞台の恋物語". Natalie (in Japanese). September 15, 2023. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "日向亘&大倉空人『君となら恋をしてみても』でW主演 江の島を舞台にした恋の物語". Oricon (in Japanese). September 15, 2023. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g "世話焼き同級生×甘えた転校生「君となら恋をしてみても」ドラマ化、イラストも到着". Natalie (in Japanese). July 28, 2023. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
  5. ^ "4/30～「マンガPark」で、男子高校生たちの爽やかでもどかしい恋物語『君となら恋をしてみても』新連載開始！" [New serialization begins on April 30 on "Manga Park": If It's You, I Might Try Falling in Love, a refreshing yet slow-burn love story about two male high school students]. Hakusensha (in Japanese). April 21, 2021. Retrieved March 3, 2025 – via PR Times.
  6. ^ Cayanan, Joanna (August 24, 2024). "Yen Press Announces Licenses 14 Manga, 8 Novels for February, March 2025 Release". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on August 24, 2024. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
  7. ^ "君となら恋をしてみても 1" [If It's You, I Might Try Falling in Love vol. 1]. Hakusensha (in Japanese). Retrieved March 5, 2025.
  8. ^ "【8月31日付】本日発売の単行本リスト" [(August 31) List of tankōbon released today]. Natalie (in Japanese). August 31, 2022. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
  9. ^ "If It's You, I Might Try Falling in Love, Vol. 1". Yen Press. Archived from the original on April 2, 2025. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
  10. ^ "【11月30日付】本日発売の単行本リスト" [(November 30) List of tankōbon released today]. Natalie (in Japanese). November 30, 2022. Archived from the original on November 30, 2022. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
  11. ^ "If It's You, I Might Try Falling in Love, Vol. 2". Yen Press. Retrieved March 7, 2025.
  12. ^ "【4月5日付】本日発売の単行本リスト" [(April 5) List of tankōbon released today]. Natalie (in Japanese). April 5, 2023. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
  13. ^ "【8月4日付】本日発売の単行本リスト" [(August 4) List of tankōbon released today]. Natalie (in Japanese). August 4, 2023. Archived from the original on August 4, 2023. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
  14. ^ "【6月5日付】本日発売の単行本リスト" [(June 5) List of tankōbon released today]. Natalie (in Japanese). June 5, 2024. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
  15. ^ @gagaoolala.official (September 28, 2023). "New series is coming to GagaOOLala and it is "If It's With You"" – via Instagram.
  16. ^ "男子高校生のピュアな恋愛を描いた"なら恋"で共演の日向亘×大倉空人にインタビュー" [Interview with Wataru Hyūga and Takato Ōkura, co-stars of If It's With You, which depicts a pure romance between male high school students]. Movie Walker [ja] (in Japanese). October 12, 2023. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
  17. ^ "「君となら恋をしてみても」龍司と天が距離を縮めていく予告編、主題歌情報も公開" [If It's With You unveils trailer of Ryuuji and Amane closing the distance between each other and theme song]. Natalie (in Japanese). September 28, 2023. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
  18. ^ "osage×石野理子の新曲がドラマ「君となら恋をしてみても」エンディングテーマに" [Osage and Riko Ishino perform new song as the ending theme to the drama If It's With You]. Natalie (in Japanese). October 5, 2023. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
  19. '^ "パーフェクトプロポーズのあらすじ一覧" [Summary of Perfect Proposes story]. The Television [ja] (in Japanese). Retrieved February 14, 2025.
  20. ^ "第1話 君となら恋をしてみても" [Episode 1 of If It's With You]. The Television [ja] (in Japanese). Retrieved March 5, 2025.
  21. ^ "第2話 君となら恋をしてみても" [Episode 2 of If It's With You]. The Television [ja] (in Japanese). Retrieved March 5, 2025.
  22. ^ "第3話 君となら恋をしてみても" [Episode 3 of If It's With You]. The Television [ja] (in Japanese). Retrieved March 5, 2025.
  23. ^ "第4話 君となら恋をしてみても" [Episode 4 of If It's With You]. The Television [ja] (in Japanese). Retrieved March 5, 2025.
  24. ^ "第5話 君となら恋をしてみても" [Episode 5 of If It's With You]. The Television [ja] (in Japanese). Retrieved March 5, 2025.
  25. ^ Makishima, Fumika (November 8, 2023). "日向亘"龍司"と大倉空人"天"が夜通しともに過ごす姿にキュンキュン＜君となら恋をしてみても 最終回＞" [The appearance of Wataru Hyūga's "Ryuuji" and Takato Ōkura's "Amane" spending the night together makes my heart flutter (If It's With You final episode)]. The Television [ja] (in Japanese). Kadokawa Group. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
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