The Beginner’s Primer to the Upcoming ‘Look Back’ Anime Film

Perhaps, you’re like me and you lost your sh!t when you first saw the animated trailer for the upcoming Look Back film, recently? Well aware of the Shonen glorious creation Chainsaw Man, that went on to become a global hit, Tatsuki Fujimoto’s next manga work to be adapted will be based on a one shot he created and posted online after Chainsaw Man’s success. While both works are dark, and have some coming of age vibes, Look Back is sold as “A poignant story of growing up and moving forward that only Tatsuki Fujimoto, the creator of Chainsaw Man, could have crafted.” Here’s a mostly spoiler free guide for anyone who wants to know the 411 of one of the most anticipated anime films coming this Summer!

Log line: The overly confident Fujino and the shut-in Kyomoto couldn’t be more different, but a love of drawing manga brings these two small-town girls together.  Who Created it: Tatsuki Fujimoto. He’s a manga creator who won an Honorable Mention in the November 2013 Shueisha Crown Newcomers’ Awards for his debut one-shot story “Love is Blind.” His very first series Fire Punch ran for eight volumes. Chainsaw Man began serialization in 2018 in Weekly Shonen Jump. Now, with over 15 million volumes sold, the anime adaptation was later released in 2022 to wild acclaim by audiences.  The success of Chainsaw Man shot Fujimoto into global popularity and success, as well as winning the Harvey Awards for Best Manga three times between 2021 and 2023. Fujimoto published the one-shot…