In the winter anime season, I watched Journal with Witch, or perhaps better known by its Japanese title – Ikoku Nikki. Although I’ve never read the original work (I will eventually, I assure you), I thoroughly enjoyed what the anime had to offer. So much so that I found myself curious about the live-action adaptation that was released in Japan in 2024. This one seems to have picked up the title Worlds Apart in English, but I’m not exactly sure how, given there hasn’t been an official English release yet. For the sake of ease and what readers are likely to be used to, I’ll stick with Ikoku Nikki going forwards.

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