Look Back, the upcoming anime film based on the critically acclaimed manga by Tatsuki Fujimoto (Chainsaw Man), will open in theaters in Japan on June 28, 2024. While Look Back will have a screening Premiering early at this year's Annecy International Animation Film Festival, a select few saw the highly anticipated film at an official private screening.
On social media, lucky fans who won an early preview drawing of the anime film Look Back are now writing their feedback about the film online. Social media platform X (formerly Twitter) is brimming with positive first impressions, from heartwarming to inspiring. Fans also praised Kiyotaka Oshiyama, the film's director, screenwriter and character designer, who made the film at his production company, Studio DURIAN. Before Look Back, Oshiyama worked on Flip Flappers, Devilman Crybaby and Space Dandy.
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The anime film Looking Back has received much praise for its high-quality direction and visuals
“I cried from the first 5 minutes,” user X @/yamawomi wrote. “I want comic artists to see this movie because it will make them go 'Oh, oh, oh.' […] It's heartbreaking… True to the original, but the direction is so good that it makes you say 'Wow!' It was really great! I think the explanation is very simple and I want to re-read the original and watch it again. My heart is still very full.”
User X @/hartki15 said: “Animation is super, super, super hard work.” “It looks like Tatsuki's drawings are moving. The direction and composition are fantastic. The director's attention to detail and depth of understanding… A must-see for Tatsuki fans. After that, I was just a little teary-eyed.” User X @/gotakozou revealed that “the audience was glued to the screen from start to finish” and “spontaneously started clapping” after the credits ended. @/gotakozou also noted that fireworks were set off to celebrate the completion of the film.
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Among the praise given to Tatsuki and Oshiyama, Mizuki Yoshida and Yūmi Kawai – the film's main actors – were praised for their roles as Kyomoto and Fujino respectively. According to fans' impressions, the anime film Look Back is faithful to the source material's writing and its art style. This detail may come as welcome news to Chainsaw Man readers who are disappointed by studio MAPPA's live-action direction of the Chainsaw Man anime television series.
Look Back will be screened at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, which runs from Sunday, June 9 to Saturday, June 15. The anime film will then premiere in Japanese theaters on June 28. The Chainsaw Man anime series is available online. services like Crunchyroll and Hulu. An animated Chainsaw Man film is also currently in the works. The original manga is licensed in English by Viz Media.
Chainsaw man
After being betrayed, a neglected young man is reincarnated as a powerful demon-human hybrid after merging with his pet devil and is soon inducted into an organization dedicated to demon hunting.
Author Tatsuki Fujimoto
Artist Tatsuki Fujimoto
Release date December 3, 2018
chap 127
practice 14
Publishing company Shueisha, Viz Media
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Source: X (formerly Twitter)
