Although I Love You, and You? (2024)

好きやねんけどどうやろか landed in 2024 with a quiet confidence that caught people off guard. The series, backed by FINE Entertainment and Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation, leans into everyday hesitation rather than grand gestures. Set in Osaka, it tracks two people circling each other while second-guessing every step. The Kansai dialect keeps the talk loose and funny, never letting tension stay heavy for long. Short scenes carry most of the weight. A glance across a convenience store aisle says more than any speech. Later, the same characters trip over their own words on a late-night call. That rhythm feels lived-in, like the writers pulled straight from overheard conversations on the Hankyu line. FINE Entertainment handled the smaller details well, from cramped apartment lighting to the way rain sounds on tin roofs. Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation kept the pacing steady across episodes, avoiding the usual mid-season drag. What lingers is the uncertainty baked into the title itself. Liking someone rarely solves anything on its own, and the show refuses to pretend otherwise. Supporting players drift in and out with their own half-formed romances, adding texture without stealing focus. By the final stretch, the story still feels open-ended in the best way, more like real life than tidy closure. Japan's 2024 drama slate had plenty of flashier entries, yet 好きやねんけどどうやろか sticks because it trusts small moments. FINE Entertainment and Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation clearly aimed for something that rewards rewatching, and the result holds up.