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Synopsis
Fourth grader Ayumu Fujino regularly draws four-panel manga for her school newspaper and is lauded as having the best artwork in her class. One day, she is asked by her teacher to turn over one of her manga slots in the school newspaper to a truant student named Kyoumoto. When Kyoumoto's manga pops up alongside Fujino's, it receives high praise for its detailed artwork, making Fujino furiously jealous. Refusing to be beaten by someone who barely attends school, Fujino devotes herself to learning to create manga. As time goes on though, her goal of outshining Kyoumoto seems to only get further and further away; and Fujino, now in sixth grade, eventually gives up and quits making manga. Graduation day arrives, and Fujino is asked to deliver Kyoumoto's graduation certificate to her. Through chance, the two end up coming face to face, and their unexpected meeting will end up having consequences far beyond what either of them could ever predict. [Written by MAL Rewrite]
Publication notes
Look Back ranked first in the 2022 Kono Manga ga Sugoi! for the Male Readers division. It was also nominated for the 15th Manga Taisho Award and placed second in the final ranking. The one-shot was published digitally as an English simulpub through MANGA Plus. The volume was published in English by VIZ Media under the VIZ Signature imprint on September 20, 2022. The manga was also released in Polish by Waneko on August 24, 2022, and in Portuguese by Editora Devir on September 9, 2024.
Published
Jul 19, 2021
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- #219
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Kyoumoto476 fan favoritesExternal profileKyoumoto is a student who doesn't go to school much. Though Fujino resents being compared to her, she finds out that all the time Kyoumoto spent away from school was devoted to drawing manga. She claims to be a fan of Fujino and addresses her as "sensei." She is especially skilled at drawing backgrounds.
Ayumu Fujino278 fan favoritesExternal profileFujino draws 4-koma for the school newspaper. She is used to being praised for her work, and tends to look down on others who also want to draw manga, believing her skills to be better. When her classmates call her work "average" when compared to another student's, she becomes determined to improve her skills.
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