“Look Back”: Anime Adaptation Captures the Joy and Agony of Artistic Creativity

(© Fujimoto Tatsuki /Shūeisha; © 2024 Look Back Production Committee)

This fresh coming-of-age story between two young girls takes some gripping turns. (© Fujimoto Tatsuki/Shūeisha; © 2024 Look Back Production Committee)

The film lays bare the “battles” that those who want to make animation face. (© Fujimoto Tatsuki /Shūeisha; © 2024 Look Back Production Committee)

The score by Haruka Nakamura is used to great dramatic effect. (© Fujimoto Tatsuki/Shūeisha; © 2024 Look Back Production Committee)

Cover of the original manga. (© Fujimoto Tatsuki/Shūeisha)

(© Fujimoto Tatsuki/Shūeisha; © 2024 Look Back Production Committee)