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Look Back

2021, One-shot, 1 ch, 83%

Recommended by 4 Kanai-kun fans on AniList.

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... (Source: MANGA Plus) Note: The…

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  1. Cover of Sunny
    Sunny

    2010, Manga, 37 ch, 83%

    Both have Tragedy.

  2. Cover of GoGo Monster
    GoGo Monster

    1998, Manga, 5 ch, 76%

    Coming of Age, Chuunibyou, School

  3. Cover of Before Dawn and the End of the World
    Before Dawn and the End of the World

    2008, Manga, 13 ch, 73%

    Philosophy, Anthology, Seinen

  4. Cover of The Sound of Magic: Annarasumanara
    The Sound of Magic: Annarasumanara

    2010, Manga, 28 ch, 79%

    Philosophy, Coming of Age, Magic

  5. Cover of I Had That Same Dream Again
    I Had That Same Dream Again

    2017, Manga, 12 ch, 83%

    The same kind of story: existential psychological spirals.

  6. Cover of Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms
    Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms

    2003, Manga, 3 ch, 72%

    Both have Tragedy.

  7. Cover of Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist's Journey
    Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist's Journey

    2011, Manga, 34 ch, 84%

    Drawing, Coming of Age, Otaku Culture

  8. Cover of Sanctuary
    Sanctuary

    1990, Manga, 108 ch, 81%

    Both have Tragedy.

  9. Cover of Boogiepop and Others
    Boogiepop and Others

    1998, Light novel, 8 ch, 83%

    The same kind of story: existential psychological spirals.

  10. Cover of Skyhigh
    Skyhigh

    2001, Manga, 10 ch, 67%

    Both have Tragedy.

  11. Cover of A Distant Neighborhood
    A Distant Neighborhood

    1998, Manga, 16 ch, 78%

    Time Manipulation, Age Regression, Male Protagonist

  12. Cover of Bokutachi ga Yarimashita
    Bokutachi ga Yarimashita

    2015, Manga, 87 ch, 80%

    Seinen, Coming of Age, Primarily Male Cast

  13. Cover of Lonely Deaths Lie Thick as Snow
    Lonely Deaths Lie Thick as Snow

    2021, Manga, ongoing, 77%

    Detective, Male Protagonist, Police

  14. Cover of Planetes
    Planetes

    1999, Manga, 28 ch, 81%

    The same kind of story: existential psychological spirals.

  15. Cover of Stargazing Dog
    Stargazing Dog

    2008, Manga, 4 ch, 79%

    Animals, Family Life, Seinen

  16. Cover of Koisuru Kiseichuu
    Koisuru Kiseichuu

    2018, Manga, 16 ch, 76%

    The same kind of story: existential psychological spirals.

  17. Cover of The Wife I Loved Dearly
    The Wife I Loved Dearly

    2021, One-shot, 1 ch, 78%

    Seinen, Heterosexual, Male Protagonist

  18. Cover of Nayuta of the Prophecy
    Nayuta of the Prophecy

    2015, One-shot, 1 ch, 73%

    Language Barrier, Magic, Family Life

  19. Cover of Ping Pong
    Ping Pong

    1996, Manga, 55 ch, 85%

    Both have Tragedy.

  20. Cover of The Embalmer
    The Embalmer

    2002, Manga, 42 ch, 75%

    The same kind of story: existential psychological spirals.

  21. Cover of What a Wonderful World!
    What a Wonderful World!

    2002, Manga, 19 ch, 73%

    Seinen, Episodic, Philosophy

  22. Cover of Cat Street
    Cat Street

    2004, Manga, 37 ch, 78%

    Hikikomori, Female Protagonist, Shoujo

  23. Cover of About Death
    About Death

    2012, Manga, 32 ch, 77%

    Philosophy, Gods, Afterlife

Anime for fans of Kanai-kun

Barefoot Gen1983, Movie, 1 ep, 74% Detective School Q2003, TV, 45 eps, 75% Comet in Moominland1992, Movie, 1 ep, 73% The Birth of Kitaro: The Mystery of GeGeGe2023, Movie, 1 ep, 77% Gold Kingdom and Water Kingdom2023, Movie, 1 ep, 74% Tokimeki Tonight1982, TV, 34 eps, 70% Blue Literature Series2009, TV, 12 eps, 73% The Empire of Corpses2015, Movie, 1 ep, 66%

About Kanai-kun

2014, One-shot, 1 ch, 72%

"Today Kanai-kun is absent from school.
Kanai-kun has passed away.
Who was Kanai-kun?
Was he actually here?"

A quiet story about one of the great existential questions in life.

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