Copyright Date:
2023
Edition Date:
2023
Release Date:
06/27/23
Illustrator:
Aharon, Snir,
Pages:
200 pages
ISBN:
Publisher: 1-9747389-3-0 Perma-Bound: 0-8000-5691-4
ISBN 13:
Publisher: 978-1-9747389-3-9 Perma-Bound: 978-0-8000-5691-9
Dewey:
Fic
Dimensions:
21 cm.
Subject Heading:
Motion picture producers and directors. Comic books, strips, etc.
Documentary films. Production and direction. Comic books, strips, etc.
Mothers. Death. Comic books, strips, etc.
Bereavement. Comic books, strips, etc.
Man-woman relationships. Comic books, strips, etc.
Language:
English
Reviews:
ALA Booklist
Fujimoto, the creator of Chainsaw Man and the award-winning Look Back (2022), offers a surreal meditation on grief and film in this one-shot manga. When Yuta screens his documentary about his dying mother for his school, his classmates are shocked by the fantastical ending he adds. Except for Eri, who encourages him to make another film. The twisting nature of the plot makes for endless surprises while still dealing sensitively with the topics of death, illness, and grief. With artwork deliberately drawn to mimic camera angles, the book constantly leads the reader to question what is film and what is reality up until the last page d even beyond. In poignantly meditating on grief, death, and the narrative nature of film, Fujimoto creates artwork illustrated to look like the images were shot on a phone camera, with blurry panels often at odd angles. The illustrations in particular draw the reader in and make for an immersive reading experience. This is compulsively readable, showing Fujimoto's expertise at one-shot stories.
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An explosive story from the mad genius behind Chainsaw Man and Look Back!
Young filmmaker Yuta contemplates suicide after the death of his mother, but a chance meeting with a mysterious girl will alter his life in an explosive way.
From the mad genius behind Chainsaw Man and Look Back comes a new story about coping with loss.
Yuta’s moviemaking career started with a request from his mother to record her final moments. After her death, Yuta meets a mysterious girl named Eri, who takes his life in new directions. The two begin creating a movie together, but Eri is harboring an explosive secret.