GKIDS announced that the film adaptation of Look Back will hit theaters in North America this October 4. Studio DURIAN has animated the highly anticipated film adaptation of Tatsuki Fujimoto's one-volume manga with Kiyotaka Oshiyama serving as director, character designer, and screenwriter.
Look Back – North American Release Poster
The film premiered in Japan this June and had its exclusive world premiere at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival. A preview was also shown at this year's Anime Expo.
The theme song for the Look Back film adaptation is “Gentle Song” by Haruka Nakamura and urara (vocals). Mizuki Yoshida and Yumi Kawai will voice the main duo Kyomoto and Fujino. The Look Back film has received positive reviews, including high praise from Hideo Kojima.
Look Back was nominated for an Eisner Award in 2023. VIZ Media published it in English. You can also read this manga on Manga PLUS. The title is inspired by the song “Don’t Look Back In Anger” by Oasis.
The anime adaptation of Look Back is a one-shot first published in 2021 on the Shonen Jump+ platform. It tells the story of two high school students, Fujino and Kyomoto, who bond over their shared love of art after a teacher suggests they work together. As time goes by, the two become very close, but life has different plans for them.
GKIDS describes the plot of Look Back:
Popular, outgoing Fujino is praised by her classmates for her hilarious comics in the class newspaper. One day, her teacher asks her to share space with Kyomoto, a reclusive truant whose beautiful artwork ignites Fujino's competitive spirit. The jealousy begins to change when Fujino realizes their shared passion for drawing.
Based on the acclaimed manga by Tatsuki Fujimoto, creator of “Chainsaw Man,” Look Back captures the ups and downs of pursuing artistic excellence and the special bonds formed through creative collaboration. This heartbreaking story is director Kiyotaka Oshiyama’s stunning feature-length debut, and will move you to tears and inspire you to pursue your own artistic dreams.
Source: GKIDS
© 2021 by Tatsuki Fujimoto/SHUEISHA Inc., © Look Back Production Committee
