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Renowned video game designer Hideo Kojima took to his official X account to express his admiration for the anime film adaptation of Tatsuki Fujimoto’s Look Back.
In a series of tweets, Kojima called Look Back one of the most remarkable anime of the past decade, highlighting the film’s ability to evoke strong emotions.
“Look Back is one of the most remarkable anime of the past decade. I’ve written commentary for it. The original work was amazing, too,” he tweeted.
Kojima went on to share the deep impression the film left on him, praising the anime’s rich expressions and sensitivity, going so far as to suggest that it surpasses even some live-action films.
“I was shaken to my core! The tenderness, the kindness, the strength! Such rich expressions and sensitivity, surpassing even a live-action film! I was moved by the present and future of entertainment! Anime is truly incredible. I’ve already ordered Tatsuki Fujimoto’s original manga and can’t wait to ‘look back’ on it.”
Look Back anime film released in the Japanese theatres on June 28, 2024, and has grossed over 227 million yen in its first three days.
Studio Duran is in charge of the anime film’s production, while Kiyotaka Oshiyama will be directing, handling the screenplay and also the character designs for Look Back.
The director had previously hinted that he is aiming to create Look Back film differently from the manga.
Look Back is a Japanese one-shot web manga written and illustrated by Tatsuki Fujimoto. It was published on Shueisha’s Shonen Jump+ in July 2021.
MAL describes the plot of Look Back as:
Fourth-grader Ayumu Fujino regularly draws four-panel manga for her school newspaper and is lauded as having the best artwork in her class. One day, she is asked by her teacher to turn over one of her manga slots in the school newspaper to a truant student named Kyomoto. When Kyomoto’s manga pops up alongside Fujino’s, it receives high praises for its detailed artwork, making Fujino furiously jealous.
Refusing to be beaten by someone who barely attends school, Fujino devotes herself to learning to create manga. As time goes on though, her goal of outshining Kyomoto seems to only get further and further away, and Fujino, now in sixth grade, eventually gives up and quits making manga.
Graduation day arrives, and Fujino is asked to deliver Kyomoto’s graduation certificate to her. Through chance, the two end up coming face to face, and their unexpected meeting will end up having consequences far beyond what either of them could ever predict.
Source: X
