Look Back (2024)

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LOOK BACK

STORY IDEAS

AYUMU FUJINO

FIRST KISS

RATTLE

SQUEAK

HOWL

I'm surprised you remember

something from so long ago.

I keep a diary, you see.

Look. Isn't it a cute diary?

Yeah.

HOWL

SCREECH

SPIN

CRASH

ROLL

SKID

BANG!

SMOKE

RIGHT BEFORE THEY DIE IN THE ACCIDENKiss me again when we're reincarnated.

COUGHS

I promise I will.

YEAR 0

YEAR 3

YEAR 10

YEAR 17

20 YEARS LATER

I've been reincarnated!

Honey, where are you?

RUMBLE RUMBLE

NIKAHO CITY

HIMAWARI SATELLITE

EARTH

EARTH

RUMBLE

4TH GRADE NEWSPAPER

LETTER FROM AN ALIEN BY FUJINO

FIRST KISS BY FUJINO

All right.

I'm handing out this week's newspaper.

Don't forget to show it to your parents.

The drawings are so good.

Fujino, this week's four-panel

manga strips were really funny!

Oh, these.

I was kind of busy this week,

so I drew it in five minutes.

But I guess they turned out

pretty good despite that.

You could be a manga artist

when you grow up.

A manga artist? Maybe.

But sitting at a desk

drawing all day sounds boring.

You're good at sports too,

so why not be an athlete?

Yeah, that sounds better.

Either way, give me your autograph.

Okay, fine.

I want one too!

Fujino.

Yeah. What is it, teacher?

FACULTY'S OFFICE

About the four-panel manga for next week,

can I give one slot to Kyomoto?

Kyomoto? Who's that?

A truant student from the class next door.

She can't come to school,

but wants to try drawing manga.

I mean, I guess I don't mind.

But drawing decent art

would be difficult for an amateur.

I'm not sure a wimp who can't even

come to school can handle it.

I'm handing out the newspaper.

Don't forget to show it to your parents.

AFTER SCHOOL BY KYOMOTO

NO RUNNING IN THE HALL!

SPORTS FESTIVAL

SIR, YOU KNOW THE RULES.

SHE CROSSED INTO SOMEONE ELSE'S LINE?

MIKA THE SCHEMER BY FUJINO

AFTER SCHOOL BY KYOMOTO

These are pro-level drawings.

Hey, did you see it?

Who's Kyomoto?

She's the truant kid, right?

But, you know,

compared to Kyomoto's drawings,

yours look pretty average.

Fujino, how come

you're so good at drawing?

You have the best drawing skills

out of all my students.

You could become an artist

with these skills.

Compared to Kyomoto's drawings,

yours look pretty average.

I see.

Kyomoto must be practicing drawing

while I go to school.

A fourth grader who's better

at drawing than me?

Absolutely unacceptable!

HOW TO GET BETTER AT DRAWING

Welcome.

Thank you.

All right.

SHORTCUTS TO IMPROVE

1. STUDY PERSPECTIVE

2. LEARN ANATOMY

3. THINK 3D

MOST IMPORTANTLY, JUST DRAW, STUPID!

ANATOMY: COMPLETE GUIDE

BASICS OF FIRST-TIME DRAWING

Let's go hang out somewhere.

Wanna come to my place?

Yeah! Are you sure?

Fujino.

What are you drawing?

Hey.

A human skeleton.

Hey, we're sixth graders now, you know?

We'll be in middle school next year.

Are you still gonna draw then?

What?

Yeah.

I see.

You know what?

Yosshi and Mihorin haven't

been able to tell you this either,

but aren't you getting

too old to keep drawing?

You don't hang out with us anymore.

Even when you do,

you're always drawing and you don't talk.

Not to mention,

if you keep drawing in middle school,

people will think you're

a creepy otaku, you know?

Kae, can we go now?

Coming!

Wait for me!

Stop bothering her. She's drawing, right?

Mom says hurry up

and take your bath already.

Didn't I tell you to knock

before entering my room?

Geez!

Sheesh!

Okay, okay.

KNOCK FIRSHow long are you gonna keep drawing manga?

You should join my karate class.

You can put it in your school report.

Whatever.

Mom and Dad don't say it,

but they're worried about you.

You're always cooped up in your room

and your test scores are terrible.

Get out.

All right, quiet down.

I'm handing out the newspaper.

Don't forget to show it to your parents.

What will it be like?

DAD! I MEAN, TEACHER.

I NEED TO USE THE BATHROOM.

HEY! HE CALLED THE TEACHER HIS DAD!

TEACHER

HA HA HA HA

HE ALSO NERVOUSLY TOUCHES HIS HAIR.

IS HE MY DAD?

6TH GRADE NEWSPAPER

TRUTH BY FUJINO

SUMMER FESTIVAL BY KYOMOTO

I quit.

What's wrong? Pass the newspaper, Fujino.

Hey.

Wanna go for ice cream after school?

Really? Sure!

We haven't hung out in ages.

DRAWING

REVISION WORKSHOP

KARATE

KNOCK FIRSMom! Could you throw these out too?

GRADUATION!

BYE, EVERYONE!

FACULTY'S OFFICE

Hey, Fujino.

Congratulations on your graduation.

I'm sorry, but I need a favor.

Could you give this graduation diploma

to Kyomoto for me?

I'll give you her address.

What? Why me?

Well, even if you quit drawing

in sixth grade,

you guys still worked together

on the newspaper manga.

I'm sure Kyomoto would rather get it

from you than from an old man like me.

Well, I'd rather not, really.

Oh, come on.

Do your teacher one last favor.

- Seriously?

- Here.

KYOMOTO

No one's home?

It's open.

Hello?

I'm here to deliver

your graduation diploma.

I'll leave it here, okay?

Someone's home.

Excuse me.

I brought your graduation diploma.

KYOMOTO'S HOUSE

Don't come out! Don't come out!

Come out! Come out!

It's the world shut-in competition finals!

Kyomoto is in first place

by a significant lead.

KYOMOTO

What am I even doing?

Wait...

No!

Hey...

I'm leaving your graduation diploma here!

Goodbye!

Fujino-sensei!

Kyomoto?

Every week, I got... I got the newspaper.

I read your manga from the start,

since third grade.

I... I...

I'm a fan of yours, Fujino-sensei!

Can I have your autograph?

I don't have any paper!

My back!

Please sign the back of my jacket!

Sure.

My favorites are Love Square from the

second week of August in third grade,

the Sasaki series you did

from January to March in fourth grade,

and every single one

from fifth and sixth grades was brilliant.

I couldn't always finish

my strips in time,

but you did one every week

while attending school.

I couldn't believe

you were a grade schooler like me.

Your stories and drawings

kept getting better around fifth grade,

I was sure of it.

Fujino-sensei, you're a manga genius!

So, why...

Why did you stop drawing your strips

in the middle of sixth grade?

Well, actually...

I'm trying to come up with a story

for a manga competition.

So basically,

I quit so that I could reach the next level.

A manga competition?

Amazing!

I wanna see it! I totally wanna see it!

That's so amazing!

I wanna see! I wanna see!

Well, the idea's only in my head for now,

but it's pretty much finished.

Basically, all that's left

is to draw a draft and ink it.

I wanna see! I wanna see!

Then, I guess I could show you

when it's done.

It's starting to rain. I should go.

See you.

See you.

KNOCK FIRSMETAL PARADE

Wait for me.

I'm home.

Welcome back.

You're still here?

Wait, you finished the background already?

Yes. I don't go to school,

so it's a piece of cake.

But it feels like we'll never

be able to finish all 45 pages.

Yeah, and we've been drawing nonstop.

METAL PARADE

BY KYO FUJINO

You two middle schoolers really drew this?

Amazing. I'm impressed.

But it took us an entire year

to finish it.

And she's done all the backgrounds.

No, no. Being able to finish a manga

as a middle school student is a feat.

The drawings and story

are both high quality.

You could win an honorable mention

at the very least.

METAL PARADE

BY KYO FUJINO

WEEKLY JUMP

RESULTS

13-YEAR-OLD DUO TAKES RUNNER-UP!

1 MILLION YEN AWARD

METAL PARADE

BY KYO FUJINO (13)

Ta-da!

I opened a bank account with my mom.

Me too.

And, guess what?

Ta-da!

I withdrew 100,000 yen.

You could buy a house with that.

Want to buy one?

Let's go into town tomorrow.

It's my treat.

Don't you need to save that?

Well, we're gonna draw more manga

and make loads of money anyway.

So let's go eat tons of whipped cream

with this money.

Yeah.

CREPE FORESThank you for the treating me today.

We spent like crazy,

but we only used 5,000 yen.

I'm glad I came out of my room.

What?

To tell you the truth,

I was afraid to go out today.

You see, I stopped going to school

because I was scared of people.

But I had a really good time today.

I started drawing because

I had nothing to do at home.

But now I'm glad I did.

Fujino, thank you

for getting me out of my room.

You can thank me with 100,000 yen.

What?

Just kidding.

THE SEA CITIES

BY KYO FUJINO

MY HEART LIES WITH THE SEA

THE CICADA HUMANS

BY KYO FUJINO

THE MAN WHO ATE THE CRAB

BY KYO FUJINO

BAGWORM

BY KYO FUJINO

THE WORLD OF BACKGROUND ARWe're getting serialized?

The editor-in-chief wants you to try it

after you graduate high school.

You've already had seven one-shots

published at age 17!

Honestly, it's happening a little late.

I'm sorry, I...

I want to go to art school.

So...

So,

I can't help with the series.

Where's this coming from all of a sudden?

Well, I guess it's fine.

You only draw the backgrounds anyway.

I can just get assistants to handle that.

But there's no point

in going to art school.

I heard there are no job prospects

even with an art degree.

Yeah.

I know...

And you'll have to talk

to lots of strangers, you know?

I'll work on that.

If you just stick with me,

everything will work out.

I want to try living on my own,

without having to rely on you.

It'll be so boring! I guarantee you!

No, it won't!

It totally will be!

Not to mention, there's no way

you can handle college life on your own!

I can! I will learn how!

You'll fail!

You're too shy to even talk

to the cashier at the convenience store!

I'll practice.

You can't pull it off!

- But...

- What?

I want to...

get better at drawing.

WEEKLY JUMP

SHARK KICK SERIES RANKING

SHARK KICK VOLUME 1

BY KYO FUJINO

SHARK KICK VOLUME 2

BY KYO FUJINO

SHARK KICK VOLUME 3

BY KYO FUJINO

SHARK KICK SERIES RANKING

KYO FUJINO

SHARK KICK RANKED NO. 1

ANIME ADAPTATION CONFIRMED!

Yes. She works diligently,

but it's just not working out.

Is there anyone else?

Right, yes. I need more assistants.

She's fast, but...

She doesn't give enough thought

to the full picture.

I know it's hard to find someone good.

We have breaking news

from the Yamagata Broadcasting Station.

Right. I'll just have to do

what I can for now.

No, sorry again for the trouble.

Let's discuss it again some other time.

Okay. Bye.

I repeat.

Today at midday at an art university

in Yamagata City, Yamagata Prefecture,

a man with no fixed address

attacked students

using an axe-like weapon.

The Yamagata police have arrested a man

believed to be the perpetrator.

We are yet to receive

any information regarding the victims.

The police are investigating the case

as a possible indiscriminate attack.

CALLING

KYOMOTO

MOM

INCOMING CALL

If our manga ever gets serialized,

I want the artwork

to be super high quality.

But I draw really slow.

I wish I could draw faster.

That's easy.

If your drawing skills improve,

so will your speed.

I plan on improving mine.

Then, I'll work on my drawing skills too.

Like you, Fujino.

Awesome. Keep your eyes on my back and you'll grow too.

BREAKING NEWS

ART SCHOOL m*ssacre k*ller ARRESTED

12 DEAD

3 GRAVELY INJURED

STRUCK THE BODIES MULTIPLE TIMES

"THE ART I POSTED ON THE INTERNEWAS PLAGIARIZED"

SHARK KICK HIATUS ANNOUNCEMENTHANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORWEEKLY JUMP

SHARK KICK

DON'T COME OUT!

COME OUT! COME OUT!

SHUT-IN COMPETITION FINALS!

KYOMOTO IS IN FIRST PLACE

BY A SIGNIFICANT LEAD

KYOMOTO

DON'T COME OUT!

COME OUT! COME OUT!

It's my fault.

It's because...

I drew this manga that day.

Kyomoto died...

because of me.

If I hadn't gotten her out of her room,

she wouldn't have died.

Why?

Why?

Why did I draw this?

Drawing is completely useless...

"Don't come out"?

Hello?

I'm here to deliver

your graduation diploma.

I'll leave it here, okay?

Must be a ghost.

LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE

SECOND FLOOR OF THE ART DEPARTMENWESTERN ART COURSE BUILDING

A STUDENT SITS ON A SOFA FOR A BREAK

SHE HEARS A METALLIC KNOCKING SOUND

FROM THE STAIRCASE

THERE ARE NO OTHER STUDENTS

NEAR THE SOFA

AT 11:19 A.M., A MAN ENTERS FROM

THE OUTDOOR STAIRS AND SEES THE STUDENHE IS HOLDING A POINTED TOOL

HE FOUND AT THE ART PRACTICE BUILDING

Hey, you.

I mean...

You. I'm talking to you.

At the exhibition,

there was an artwork

that looked like mine, right?

- My...

- Sorry?

The artwork I posted online!

There was an exact copy, right?

THE MAN SAID HE INTENDED TO k*ll

ANY ART STUDENT HE SAW

Don't you dare look down on me!

That was my idea!

You stole my art!

I practice karate at the dojo

in the neighboring town.

I was jogging

when I saw this guy

going into campus with a weapon.

I knew he was trouble,

so I ran after him and when I gave him

a karate kick, I fell and broke my leg.

Pretty lame, isn't it?

Thank you very much.

I'd like to thank you properly,

so can I have your phone number?

Yeah, sure thing.

Fujino.

Fujino-sensei.

Are you Fujino-sensei by any chance?

Sensei?

When you were in grade school,

did you draw four-panel manga strips

for the school newspaper?

Yeah, I did, now that you mention it.

It really is you!

I was a fan of your four-panel manga.

What a coincidence, right?

Thanks.

Sorry, but it's time to go.

Why did you quit drawing manga?

I recently started drawing again.

If my manga gets serialized,

be my assistant, okay?

I'm home.

FIRST KISS BY FUJINO

- KISS ME AGAIN WHEN WE'RE REINCARNATED.

- I WILL.

- I'll k*ll you!

- Ahhh!

- Take this!

- Agh!

You're Fujino-sensei!

You are not hurt?

Then my work here is done.

LOOK BACK BY KYOMOTO

SHARK KICK BY KYO FUJINO

READER QUESTIONNAIRE

AYUMU FUJINO

You know, for starters,

I don't even like drawing manga.

It's not fun, just plain tedious

and super unglamorous too.

I can draw all day long

and still be nowhere near finished.

I should stick to reading them.

Drawing isn't for me.

Then why do you draw, Fujino?

METAL PARADE (WORKING TITLE)

BY AYUMU FUJINO

SEPTEMBER

DEADLINE

METAL PARADE

IT'S SHARK TIME, BABY!

TO BE CONTINUED IN VOLUME 12!