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Anime like Look Back

Not everyone loves Look Back for the same reason. Pick the one that was yours, and the picks follow.

The 3 reasons people love Look Back

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  1. You like being moved to tears in under an hour.

  2. You want a friendship born from jealousy and a shared passion.

  3. You like hand-drawn frames where every pencil stroke shows.

Picks that share your reasons

Which reasons were yours?

Tick them here or with “That’s me” above. The picks re-sort by how many of your reasons they share.

  • In This Corner of the World2016

    • hand-drawn frames where every pencil stroke shows

    Good for you if you like hand-drawn images that look like her own sketches.

  • A Silent Voice: The Movie2016

    • being moved to tears in under an hour

    Good for you if you want a film that breaks your heart and mends it.

  • NANA2006

    • being moved to tears in under an hour
    • a friendship born from jealousy and a shared passion

    Good for you if you like a deep bond between two women who are nothing alike.

  • Puella Magi Madoka Magica2011

    • hand-drawn frames where every pencil stroke shows

    Good for you if you like witches' lairs drawn like surreal collages.

  • Saikano2002

    • being moved to tears in under an hour

    Good for you if you like a love story that breaks your heart.

  • Orange: Future2016

    • being moved to tears in under an hour
    • a friendship born from jealousy and a shared passion

    Good for you if you're ready to cry with friends who lost Kakeru.

  • Orange2016

    • being moved to tears in under an hour
    • a friendship born from jealousy and a shared passion

    Good for you if you like being moved to tears by a story about regret.

  • Wonder Egg Priority2021

    • a friendship born from jealousy and a shared passion
    • hand-drawn frames where every pencil stroke shows

    Good for you if you like vivid nightmare worlds and careful animation.

  • Night on the Galactic Railroad1985

    • being moved to tears in under an hour

    Good for you if you like a gentle story that leaves you crying over a friendship.

  • Barefoot Gen1983

    • being moved to tears in under an hour

    Good for you if you want to be moved by a child who keeps going after losing almost everything.

  • Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day2011

    • being moved to tears in under an hour
    • a friendship born from jealousy and a shared passion

    Good for you if you like being moved to tears by old friends confessing what they've hidden for years.

  • anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day - The Movie2013

    • being moved to tears in under an hour
    • a friendship born from jealousy and a shared passion

    Good for you if you want to cry again with the Super Peace Busters a year after that summer.

Reasons taken from Look Back's card. Picks from the Ipsomap catalogue. This application uses TMDB and the TMDB APIs but is not endorsed, certified, or otherwise approved by TMDB.

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