share 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Japanese manga artist Tatsuki Fujimoto is best known for Chainsaw Man , but that doesn’t mean he has a lack of other works. Look Back , one of his more famous one-shot titles, is set to welcome more attention with an anime film adaptation , and Singapore will be in on the hype. Following the release of its official trailer , Southeast Asian film distributor Encore Films dropped an English- and Chinese-subtitled trailer confirming an 8 August premiere.
Yūmi Kawai ( Sayonara, Girls ) and Mizuki Yoshida ( Alice in Borderland ) star in the animated feature, which opened in Japan on 28 June and earned 227 million yen (US$1.4 million) in its first three days. The original one-shot debuted in 2021 on the Shonen Jump+ platform, with Viz Media and Manga Plus launching it digitally in English.
The former published the manga in print in September 2022, alongside a synopsis that reads: “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. A poignant story of growing up and moving forward that only Tatsuki Fujimoto, the creator of Chainsaw Man, could have crafted.” Look Back would go on to earn a nomination for 2023’s Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards.
The anime film was directed by Kiyotaka Oshiyama ( Flip Flappers ), who also helmed the screenplay and character designs. Studio Durian handled the production, while singer urara is performing main theme, “Lig.