Look Back (FUJIMOTO Tatsuki)

Description

From Viz:
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.

Note: Nominated for Best U.S. Edition of International Material - Asia category at the Eisner Awards in 2023.

Official English

Type

Manga

Related Series

N/A

Associated Names

Rukku Bakku

Оглянись

लूक ब्याक

ルックバック

Groups Scanlating

MANGA Plus

Viz

Latest Release(s)

c.Oneshot by Viz & MANGA Plus 4 years ago

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Status in Country of Origin

1 Volume (Complete)

Completely Scanlated?

Yes

Anime Start/End Chapter

Starts at Vol 1

Ends at Vol 1

User Reviews

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Forum

1 topics, 1 posts

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User Rating

Average: 8.4 / 10.0 (371 votes)

Bayesian Average: 8.24 / 10.0

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12%

Last Updated

December 28th, 2025 9:09pm PST - 2 weeks ago

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Genre

Drama School Life Shounen Slice of Life Supernatural Tragedy
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Recommendations

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Author(s)

FUJIMOTO Tatsuki

Artist(s)

FUJIMOTO Tatsuki

Year

2021

Original Publisher

Shueisha

Serialized In (magazine)

Shounen Jump + (Shueisha)

Licensed (in English)

Yes

English Publisher

MANGA Plus

Viz (1 Volume - Complete)

Activity Stats (vs. other series)

Weekly Pos #737 (-5)

Monthly Pos #1328 (-500)

3 Month Pos #2743 (-620)

6 Month Pos #4248 (-515)

Year Pos #5087 (-179)

List Stats

On 75 reading lists

On 160 wish lists

On 783 completed lists

On 3 unfinished lists

On 115 custom lists

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Tatsuki Fujimoto's 'Look Back' 1-Shot manga gets anime film

2 years ago

User Comments [ Order by usefulness ]

???

by takitogr
2 years ago

Rating: 1.0 / 10.0

What? How can this have good ratings? Art is rubbish. Story is trite and takes cues from the Kyoto animation studio incident.

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Oneshot Masterpiece

by Ponkos
3 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

Nice

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people like to hate something just because it's famous in the mainstream

by joaoflpe
3 years ago

Rating: N/A

tatsuki fujimoto is a genius, like it or not, his storytelling techniques and his subtlety in the connection between panels and text is impressive, it's practically like watching a movie... and few mangakas have already managed to accomplish this feature while maintaining their visual identity...

... Last updated 3 years ago

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Vastly Overrated

by metroid
4 years ago

Rating: N/A

This 143 pages of "oneshot" is vastly overrated by the teenaged fans of Chainsaw Man even though the story is nothing original or that emotional if you are actually a regular manga reader for some time. The real advantage of this oneshot manga is that it has 143 pages, which is too many compared to regular oneshots, so it could take time to develop the characters while telling the story. Last but not least, some people, including myself, think that the story's emotional development took a cue from Kyoto tragedy as there are some apparent similarities between the story and the incident:

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One of the best oneshots published in the magazine during the past decade

by Yourself
4 years ago

Rating: 9.0 / 10.0

Look Back is genre defining story that reflects upon the struggles of being a mangaka. The conflict between the drive to succeed and the love of the craft itself are personified by two charming protagonists. Their tale keeps the reader on the edge all thoughout this behemoth of a oneshot. The "show, don't tell" approach of the mangaka compells one to think and review their interpretation of the events unfolding. However, because of subject matter, this work may not be approachable to readers who are not familiar with the inner workings of the manga industry. This isn't just a product but a genuine passion project from Fujimoto-sensei.

... Last updated 4 years ago

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