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Then, Fujimoto breaks the lone artist image of Fujino. Almost exactly halfway through the book, after we’ve witnessed Fujino and Kyomoto’s friendship blossom and wilt, we see what it takes to pull Fujino’s focus away from drawing.

Fujimoto, as usual, does a great job with the characters. They're instantly lovable with great chemistry. They grow throughout the story and you can never really predict what they'll do next. They feel alive; they're written as humans, not as archetypes. Woke-Up-as-a-Girl Syndrome ( 目が覚めたら女の子になっていた病, Me ga Sametara Onnanoko ni Natteita Yamai ) (2017) — Published in Shōnen Jump+But also a story of friendship sketched out, between two teenagers, one arrogant, mischievous and falsely sure of herself, the second, shy (even hikkimori) but careful and diligent; their complementarity being symbolized by these mangas that they will draw with four hands, one for the scenarios/characters, the second for the extremely neat decorations. Only, rather than clinging to these sensitive little details, Fujimoto, himself perhaps still a teenager in his approach, cannot help slipping slightly down two slippery slopes: on the one hand, the one who thinks that t is absolutely necessary that a drama occur (as such, he probably went beyond the medium and its prerogatives less than he thinks), then, that of a pathos sometimes slightly too strong. Despite everything, a recommendable one shot, revealing the sentimental aspect of an author ostensibly more busy rolling mechanics.

What I liked the most about this manga is that both Kyomoto and Fujino were both working together and apart from each other yet striving for their personal goals at their own pace. Fujimoto's art is stunning, especially during the quiet scenes where the characters simply exist as themselves. Some of the best examples of this are from when Fujino and Kyomoto are drawing together. This kind of silent companionship can be a difficult thing to convey but, in not relying too heavily on speech, Fujimoto's art speaks loud and clearly. The reader finds themselves also simply existing alongside the characters in these moments. After Kyomoto's death, Fujino goes through a depressive bout and realizes that she actually dislikes drawing manga. When asked why she bothers, a montage answers the question in the form of all the times Kyomoto happily approved of all of Fujino's rough manuscripts.

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It's about a girl that liked drawing manga a lot, from a young age .At some point she gets to meet another girl at her age that didn't go to school ,because she was afraid , but also released her manga And I thought to myself at this point halfway through the book “Holy Shit, what is Fujimoto going to do with this?” And what he does is some of the most impactful visual storytelling I’ve ever read. That's as far as I'll go for the story. I'll get into Spoilers later, and I'll let you know, but I wanted to keep talking about Fujimoto himself. Se trata de un one-shot en el que Fujimoto (Chainsaw Man) expresa sus angustias respecto a su oficio de mangaka. En un principio la historia se centra en el conflicto de lo artístico-personal vs la maquinaria de la industria; como el trabajo de mangaka, su carácter industrial y sus ritmos de publicación impiden a Fujimoto una evolución personal y artística y un control sobre su arte; tan sólo cabe producir a la máxima velocidad posible, algo que se ve agravado por las malas condiciones económicas que ofrecen las editoriales. Por otro lado, la segunda parte de la historia se centra en el ataque que sufrió un estudio de anime en 2019, un perturbado incendió el edificio y murieron 39 personas. Fujimoto metaforiza este luctuoso suceso y lo convierte en el origen de un frustrado deseo de volver atrás y cambiar las cosas, las decisiones que han llevado a las dos protagonistas al lugar en que se encuentran.

Fujimoto strikes me as someone who is very in touch with himself and his emotions, and it shows in the way he expresses what he feels on paper. a b 藤本タツキ×沙村広明奇跡の対談 [1][Tatsuki Fujimoto x Hiroaki Samura Miraculous Dialogue [1]]. shonenjump.com (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on August 12, 2022 . Retrieved September 28, 2022. relationship feels natural as they push each other to become better artists and expand their personal boundaries; becoming better versions of themselves. Watching as they find comfort and safety in one another is also portrayed beautifully, with Fujimoto utilising scenery to really convey the emotions that the characters are feeling. Then there's also the obvious KyoAni reference, which makes me wonder if he did this for himself or for them. Maybe for both, but we'll probably never know. That just makes this story all the more affecting.Shimada, Kazuki (December 6, 2021). 漫画ライターが選ぶ「2021年コミックBEST10」島田一志 編 『ルックバック 』という収穫. Real Sound (in Japanese). Blueprint Co., Ltd. Archived from the original on December 7, 2021 . Retrieved December 8, 2021. Fujino was driven to improve her art out of jealousy for Kyomoto's own skills, only to discover to her internalized delight that Kyomoto was essentially her biggest fan just as she had decided to quit drawing. This pushes her to seriously pursue a career in manga. After realising this was about precocious high schoolers discovering the joy of creating manga together, I was expecting a Bakuman-style comic - and if that was all we got, I wouldn’t have minded because that first volume of Bakuman at least is amazing. But I appreciated that Fujimoto took his story in a wildly different direction in the second half, even if he did so in a very clunky way.

Like I said, it's simple yet amazing. The way this one-shot showed the main character's thoughts on her friend's death was incredibly realistic. Puting blame on herself, imagining a whole new path where her friend didn't die, overcome with grief. All of that was so well showed and I felt sadness after seeing the MC's imagination. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. March 28, 2022. Archived from the original on March 28, 2022 . Retrieved March 28, 2022. Surprisingly Sudden Death: Kyomoto and 11 others at her art school are killed by a random act of violence by a delusional man halfway through the one shot. The remainder of the story is centered on Fujino dealing with the grief of losing Kyomoto. Saikyō Jump (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on December 4, 2021 . Retrieved December 4, 2021.Yonkoma: The elementary school's newspaper strips takes the form of four panel comics; Fujino's are all gag comics, while Kyomoto's are all collections of scenery. I was hoping to see more development of the characters as we rarely got to see them encountering any obstacles to further improve themselves, however there's Shōnen Jump+ (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on April 23, 2017 . Retrieved January 9, 2021. Suddenly, Fujino remembers a time when they were walking in the snow, before having their work serialized. Kyomoto had lamented about not being fast enough but Fujino happily told her that all she needs to do is improve her skills. And Kyomoto took those words to heart, eventually enrolling in art school.