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Look Back

2024, Movie, 1 ep, 86%, Studio Durian

Recommended by 18 A Japanese Boy Who Draws fans on AniList. The same kind of story: creators chasing the art dream.

Ayumu Fujino is a fourth grader who draws a manga strip for the school newspaper. Her art makes her the star of the class, but one day she's told that Kyomoto, a student who refuses to come to school, would also like to submit a manga for the paper...

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