The early premiere of the anime film adaptation of Tatsuki Fujimoto's Look Back was held in Tokyo on June 1, 2024. During the event, director Kiyotaka Oshiyama surprised attendees by revealing the dedication and grueling schedule to complete the project.
Recounting his last-minute efforts, Oshiyama explained that he was still working on the film until the afternoon of the day before its premiere.
He also shared that he stayed at the studio for about two and a half months, often working late into the night. The film was so close to completion that he was only able to return home and sleep in his own bed for the first time in months the night before the event.
“It was extremely tiring, like doing a strenuous triathlon every day. What happened every day was so thrilling that even now, I still can't feel that it's over. I think I can finally feel it's over when people watch it today. I painted until yesterday afternoon and finished it last night. I stayed at the company for about two and a half months. Finally, last night I went home and slept in my bed. I think I've accumulated quite a bit of sleep debt.
Due to his busy work schedule, he didn't have time to prepare for the event and had to rush out to buy new clothes, because he didn't have anything appropriate to wear.
“I was drawing until yesterday afternoon. I had this event today but I didn't have any clothes to wear so I rushed out this afternoon to buy them. Everything I'm wearing is brand new.”
Some fans noted that this was not surprising since Oshiyama omitted most of the work including script and character designs for the film.
Look Back The anime film is scheduled to premiere in theaters in Japan on June 28, 2024.
The director has previously hinted that he is aiming to create a Look Back film that differs from the manga.
Studio Duran is responsible for producing the anime film, while Kiyotaka Oshiyama will direct, handle the script, and design the characters. Look Back.
Look back is a Japanese one-volume web manga written and illustrated by Tatsuki Fujimoto. It was published in Shueisha's Shonen Jump+ in July 2021.
MAL describes the plot of Look Back like:
Fourth grader Ayumu Fujino regularly draws four-manga for the school newspaper and is praised for having the best artwork in the class. One day, she is asked by her teacher to deliver one of her manga columns in the school newspaper to a truant student named Kyomoto. When Kyomoto's manga appeared alongside Fujino's manga, it received praise for its detailed artwork, making Fujino extremely jealous.
Refusing to be beaten by someone who barely went to school, Fujino devoted herself to learning manga creation. However, as time passed, her goal of surpassing Kyomoto seemed increasingly distant, and Fujino, now in sixth grade, eventually gave up and stopped making comics.
Graduation day comes, and so does Fujino. asked to give her Kyomoto's graduation certificate. By chance, the two encounter each other and their unexpected encounter will have consequences far beyond what they could have predicted.
Source: Oricon
