The anime world is buzzing, and Look Back Anime Film Wins Kineko Int'l Film Fest's Teens Feature Award has become the centre of attention. With fans across the globe debating every detail, this latest update is one that no otaku will want to miss.
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The anime movie of Chainsaw Man creator Tatsuki Fujimoto's "Look Back" one-shot manga won the Kineko Grand Prix Teens Feature award at the Kineko International movie Festival in Tokyo on Tuesday. The category includes both Japanese and foreign captures aimed at 13- to 18-year-olds, and judges of the same age decide the winner of the category.
The movie opened in theaters in Japan in June 2024. It ranked at #2 in terms of ticket sales (but #1 in weekend earnings) in its opening weekend. The movie sold 135,000 tickets and collected 227 million (about US$1.40 million) in its first three days.
GKIDS screened the anime movie in October 2024 in North America. The movie collected US$688,253 at the U.S. box office in its opening weekend.
YΕ«mi Kawai and Mizuki Yoshida leading name in the movie. Kawai portrays Fujino, a fourth grader who draws four-panel comics in the school newspaper. Yoshida portrays Kyomoto, Fujino's classmate who has been skipping school.
Kiyotaka Oshiyama (Flip Flappers) directed the anime, and was also in charge of the screenplay and part designs. Oshiyama's production house Durian backed the movie. vocalist urara performed the movie's theme "Light track" by music filmmaker Haruka Nakamura.
Fujimoto made its launch the one-shot manga on Shueisha's Shonen Jump+ in July 2021. The manga had over 2.5 million views on its first day. Viz Media and MANGA Plus launched the manga digitally in English.
Viz Media published the manga in print in September 2022. The manga inspired a live-action movie that opened on September 11 in Japan. Hirokazu Kore-eda (Shoplifters, Our Little Sister, Air Doll) Β directed and edited the movie, and also wrote the screenplay.
GKIDS will arrival the movie in theaters in the U.S. The movie will major screen in select theaters in North America on December 30, followed by a wider arrival in theaters on January 15. Fujimoto (Fire Punch) made its launch the Chainsaw Man manga in Weekly Shonen Jump in December 2018 and ended its "first part," the "KΕan" (Public Safety) arc, in December 2020.
The manga's second part, titled "GakkΕ-hen" (School Arc), started on Shueisha's Shonen Jump+ service in July 2022, and it ended on March 24 (March 25 in Japan). Sources: Kineko International movie Festival website, Comic Natalie
Whether this marks the beginning of something bigger or a standalone moment remains to be seen. What is clear is that the entertainment world is watching closely β and so are we. Follow TeraMovies for complete coverage.
