Look Back will be coming to the small screens around the world on November 7 through Amazon Prime Video. After the hour-long anime film took the world by storm in mid-2024, the adaptation of Tatsuki Fujimoto’s manga by director Kiyotaka Oshiyama will be making its way onto Amazon Prime Video early next month worldwide.
A brand new key visual drawn by Oshiyama was unveiled to celebrate the release.
Kiyotaka Oshiyama (FLIP FLAPPERS) directs Look Back at Studio Durian. Oshiyama also wrote the script and provided the character designs. Kiyoshi Sameshima is the art director with haruka nakamura providing the music and Avex Pictures distributing the film, which was released in Japan on June 28, 2024. Mantan Web reports that the short film made over 2 billion yen (US$13.31 million) in Japan on the back of 1.17 million tickets sold.
GKIDS released Look Back in North America on October 4, describing the film as such:
Popular, outgoing Fujino is celebrated by her classmates for her funny comics in the class newspaper. One day, her teacher asks her to share the space with Kyomoto, a truant recluse whose beautiful artwork sparks a competitive fervor in Fujino. What starts as jealousy transforms when Fujino realizes their shared passion for drawing.
Based on the acclaimed manga by Tatsuki Fujimoto, the creator of “Chainsaw Man”, Look Back captures the highs and lows of pursuing artistic excellence and the special bonds formed through creative collaboration. The heart-wrenching story is the stunning feature-length directorial debut from Kiyotaka Oshiyama that will leave you in tears and inspire you to chase your own artistic dreams.
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