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Look Back (Patreon)

Published:
2025-04-02 06:02:28
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2025-07-31 19:35:56
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Heather, Nick and Matt take a break from Gurren Lagann to discuss the 2024 film adaptation of Tatsuki Fujimoto's Look Back.

Comments

Pete Ficken

Oof! Yeah I just re-read Ping-Pong by Taiyo Matsumoto, and it is such an over the top inspiration, for following a passion.

Jack Byrne

There was a new show that just finished up 'Zenshu' which is about an anime director getting isekai'd into the world of her favorite anime. It was pretty enjoyable, and they touch on her journey through life getting her to the point of getting her job and creating a hit series. There is also a very funny magical girl transformation that just ends with her sitting at a desk, which made me laugh every time.

john Smith

Look Back really hit me hard. Art and drawing has been my life long love and career and the start of this movie showing what its like to be young and grow passion for a skill set. the slow transition from something you do as play to something you start taking more serious. the bod you share with your peers and the insecurity you feel when your friends making better work. It really is amazing to see your life reflected in another persons art. all of that passion and effort is why all the arguments for AI feel like someone spitting in your face.

BlueWRXDriver

I DEMAND THE HOSTS POST THEIR GUNDAM BUILDS IN THE DISCORD (respectfully)

Peter Yao

A recent manga that I love that features a young woman trying to break into the manga industry is Hirayasumi. Super charming slice-of-life stories with stellar, unique art.

Matthew Siegel

Love that the final word in the LOOK BACK discussion is about diarrhea.

Matthew Siegel

My most memorable movie theater audience experience is also an anime movie experience! I saw YOUR NAME in a full theater, and when the ribbon drop moment occurred it was the first (and so far last) time I’ve ever heard hundreds of people simultaneously lose their breath.

Rational Knife

Ok this is insane. So I watched this movie and of course felt all kinds of emotions. I needed to have an emotional reset so the only thing I could think to watch was Rick and Morty. So I watched it and had a bunch of laughs. I saw Heather on a featurette on one of the episodes and was delighted to see her as she is so pleasant and it felt like I got to see a different side of her. So now I am laughing. Then my 2 year old climbed on the couch and stepped on my junk. So my emotional distress is replaced by absolute physical devastation. Great movie though!

klindy

I am a professional illustrator. It's like a coin toss whether seeing a better artists' work inspires me to go draw immediately, or depresses me into a couch coma. One thing for sure is that drawing for a job has sapped all my creative energy for doing my own work, and I dream about going back to school for art to have time to find my own voice again. But I never will bc capitalism :( I really felt the kyomoto vs fujino struggle.

Sexy Grandma's Retirement Home

I get together with a friend of mine once a month and we take turns showing each other movies. He's a bit of a cinephilia so he's showing me a lot of films I've either never heard of or classics I haven't seen. For my part I'm showing him a lot of anime films because he normally doesn't watch much anime. For our get together this month I'm going to show him Look Back. As someone who has a creative drive, I found the movie very touching and thoughtful. My friend used to work in design so I'm hoping he has a similar reaction to it.

Sexy Grandma's Retirement Home

I don't pay attention to awards in general, but when I found out Boss Baby won an Oscar over A Silent Voice, one of my favorite anime films, that hurt my soul. To be fair, I haven't seen Boss Baby so maybe it's that good of a movie, but I highly doubt it.

KidKimura

Well this flying kicked me right in the feels.

William

I watched this when it was in theaters and it was packed. The person next to me had an 8 year old with them. This kid had a full blown panic attack during the scene in the hall with the pick axe guy. I loved the movie, but now I won't be able to watch it without thinking about that kid getting traumatized.

XRedGambit

There is a part of the movie where the 2 girls are watching a movie and had a guy walking away from an explosion. I'm pretty sure that was a reference to "goodbye, eri" which was also made by Fujimoto. That's a great one shot to read about a guy that wants to kill himself after his mom dies

David Mucci

I saw this movie in theaters with a friend of mine who isn’t into anime. I went with that same friend to Japan a couple weeks ago and while waiting in line for Glitch Coffee, we were talking about One Piece and I was trying to describe the little I know about the process of producing manga week-to-week and he said “oh, like that movie we saw!” I was surprised (some may say shocked) that he retained that information and remembered the movie fondly.

peptobsmol

I'm 5 blocks from a Charcoal Delights. Those burgers are damn good

Kyle Caulfield

Looking forward to you guys reading Fire Punch and feeling real, real good about life. On a side note, I watched Gunbuster for the first time recently and it fucking ruled

Grant Prusi

There is a sort of sad relief to that moment of giving up a pursuit, like letting the universe decide what is and isn’t for you. That moment really resonated with me. Except for the part of immediately turning around and making plans to socialize after school.

David Morningstar

I knew nothing about this movie going in, but I had a feeling it was going to have a sad turn. When Kyomoto died I thought, oh there it is. I felt deep sadness and it was very well done. But I worried I wouldn't be able to get through the rest of the movie if it was going to be more of that. When it showed the alternate timeline, I got more interested, and then when Fujino jumps in with karate kicks to save Kyomoto, I started sobbing. Whether it was real or not, this felt like Fujino desperately wishing she could rewrite what happened so that she could save her friend's life. For me that represented the power of art. To inspire us and make a perfect world when it feels like it's impossible in the real world. 10/10

Zeon Liberation

The next time you think something will take too long to learn or do, remember, “the time will pass anyway”

Kyle

I have been waiting for my local movie theater to show High and Low. Heathers glowing recommendation has only made me more impatient. I got to see The French Connection for the first time there this week. It was a blast to watch it with a packed theater and reminded me of Nicks recommendation of Violent Cop. (shout out to Coolidge Corner Theater)

Cragdweller

I'm a big Fujimoto fan but had never seen this before watching it for the pod. For such a short runtime, this film really packed an emotional punch. I think the animators really captured Fujimoto's unique style, too. I'm super pumped for you guys to check out Fire Punch! It eschews a lot of the typical hero tropes, just like Chainsaw Man, and it really wears Fujimoto's love of movies and cinema on its sleeve.

Darth Maul’s tainted Tit’s

Just wanted to say, I went to go see Look Back opening night at my local AMC and it was a full house and was genuinely a pretty good experience.

Arthur Newman

I had such a great experience reading the manga then watching the movie the day this episode came out. It made want to start some projects iv been avoiding. Thank you guys for covering Look back. Ps Limp Bizket’s Rollin is the intro song for the devil may cry anime on Netflix. Oddly fitting for the theme of the show.

trevor54

Regarding Orb, does anyone know if it's getting a dub any time soon? The show seems right up my ally, but only it's available in sub on Netflix at the moment.

jollytheoldsaint

You're probably thinking of Bakuman, not Baccano. The latter's not about making manga at all, more 30s gang on a train shenanigans with immortality. Which is also fun. But for manga about making manga, if not anime. Dragon & Chameleon or Shuukan Shounen Hachi are both out of this world. And intense as hell.

Deacon Raid

Heather is right about the similarities to that arson attack on Kyoto Animation. The manga actually released on the anniversary of the attack. There was also some criticism about the attacker’s dialog and the plagiarism claims, so they changed it in the manga. They changed it back in the adaptation. I read the manga and watched the film back to back and I think the anime adaptation is a bit better in how it expands on their relationship. Here’s an article I came across while reading the show notes from the Mangasplaining podcast (which has been a great introduction to a lot of different manga):

Deacon Raid

The title is an Oasis reference (and also a reference to looking at Fujino’s back as she draws.)

Godzooky Minus One

Heather, concerning your now legendary egg problem, I just watched Dan Souza from America's Test Kitchen explain that the best way to crack an egg is against another egg. Tap them together and the weaker of the two will give way, creating an indention that can be "carefully" pried apart. Hope this helps!

Mat Leonard

If you like anime about people making manga/anime, I highly recommend Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! It’s about three high school girls making anime. One of the best shows I’ve seen in the last decade.

McStamper

Being a fellow Long Beach State alumni and a anime fan, I recommend you watch the current CSULB #1 men's Volleyball team. It is a real life version of Haikyuu. Their current setter is like Tobio Kageyama and he is only 17!

LagerB

I never hear anyone talk about it, so it’s probably just me, but I feel the way Fujimoto’s depicts eyes and faces makes all of his characters look strung out on heroin. It worked fine for chainsaw man since it’s a bunch of adults, but it was weird seeing a classroom of children who looked like they were auditioning for a part in Trainspotting