Look Again is a one-shot manga by Fujimoto Tatsuki, writer of Chainsaw Man. It’s a superb work a couple of younger lady pushed by a love of drawing and petty jealousy, and it was not too long ago tailored into a phenomenal movie that does the supply materials justice. I’d reasonably not spoil Look Again, so I extremely suggest anybody go test it out, however I additionally suppose it’s a really accessible work that may assist those that are skeptical in the direction of or hesitant to take a look at Chainsaw Man in understanding Fujimoto as a creator.
I discover Chainsaw Man to be probably the greatest issues to return out of manga previously 5 or so years, however I perceive nicely that its status and picture could be off-putting. Between the less-than-noble hero, the gore, and the quantity of followers who need to name Makima “Mommy,” Chainsaw Man can seem on the floor to be reasonably paper-thin and rely an excessive amount of on gratuitous violence and intercourse attraction.
However Look Again is about as far faraway from that type of content material as you may get, and consequently makes it crystal clear that Fujimoto is a really succesful and compelling storyteller. Whereas Chainsaw Man is certainly typically grotesque in quite a lot of methods, it doesn’t use these issues to cowl up different deficiencies. What each works have in frequent is fascinating characters with a whole lot of precise mottled grayness and depth to the their shallowness (and vice versa), in addition to the continual upheaval of expectations. It’s simply that Look Again is one thing of a cleaner package deal that feels extra down-to-Earth.
So for those who’re somebody who’s felt like Chainsaw Man isn’t for you, you would possibly very nicely be proper. However even if you’re, I feel Look Again may help to clear up among the misconceptions about Fujimoto’s work generally, and might present a path to appreciating the writer’s violent mega-hit as nicely.
