Fujimoto's Look Back anime movie announces global release date on Amazon Prime Video

Modified Oct 22, 2024 09:12 GMT

On October 22, 2024, Amazon Prime Video announced through its official X account that the Look Back anime movie will be available on the platform on November 7, 2024 (November 8 in Asian countries). A new visual by the movie's director accompanied the announcement.

Look Back anime movie is based on a one-shot manga written and illustrated by Tatsuki Fujimoto. The anime movie was animated by Studio Durian and released nationally in June 2024. The movie also aired during the French Annecy International Animation Film Festival and other events in different parts of the world.

Look Back anime film set to release on Amazon Prime Video on November 7, 2024

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The official tweet by the X account of Amazon Prime Video stated that Tatsuki Fujimoto's Look Back anime movie will be added to the platform on November 7, 2024. For Asian countries, the release date will be November 8 due to timezone differences.

The anime movie was released in Japan on June 28, 2024, and in the United States between October 4-7, 2024 (licensed through GKids). The movie is based on a one-shot manga of the same name, written and illustrated by the famous mangaka Tatsuki Fujimoto (Chainsaw Man and Fire Punch).

Look Back anime movie was animated by Studio Durian, a relatively new animation studio. Voice actors Mizuki Yoshida and Yuumi Kawai have debuted in the anime industry with characters Kyoumoto and Ayumu Fujino in Look Back.

Kiyotaka Oshiyama (character designer for Deca Dence) was the character designer, animation director, director, screenplay writer, storyboard writer, and key animator for the Look Back anime movie.

The industry veteran was accompanied by some other anime industry personnel in staff positions like the art directors, Takashi Oomori (background artist in Promare) and Kiyoshi Sameshima (background artists for Shiki), and the director of photography, Kazuto Izumida (same position in Dandadan).

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Look Back anime movie synopsis

Ayumu Fujino as seen in the movie (Image via Studio Durian)

The drama anime movie is centered around the everyday life of fourth grader Ayumu Fujino, whose 4-koma (four-cell) manga is quite popular in the school newspaper. However, one day, Ayumu is asked by her teacher to give her newspaper slot, where her 4-koma manga was published, to another student, Kyoumoto, who doesn't attend school.

Surprisingly, Kyoumoto's 4-koma manga series becomes a hit among students. Witnessing this, Ayumu also gives her best to learn more about the manga, but she eventually gives up on chasing Kyoumoto in sixth grade. On graduation day, Ayumu is said to deliver Kyoumoto the certificate, and their first meeting might be the start of a friendship accompanied by emotions no one expected.

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Edited by Shreya Das