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Look Back Is Now a Big Step Closer to Winning an Oscar
ComicBook.comStory by Archie Fenn
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Anime films dominate the 2025 Oscars race, with heartbreaking 'Look Back' emerging as a frontrunner for Best Animated Feature.
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- 'Look Back,' based on the manga by 'Chainsaw Man' creator Tatsuki Fujimoto, holds a rare 100% critics' score on Rotten Tomatoes and has already made audiences shed tears.
- The 2025 Oscar contenders include other acclaimed anime films like 'The Imaginary,' '(Kimi no iro) The Colors Within,' and the 'Lord of the Rings' prequel 'The War of the Rohirrim,' proving anime's growing presence in Hollywood.
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Tatsuki Fujimoto, Yoshiyuki Momose, A.F. Harrold, Naoko Yamada, Yoko Kuno, Nobuhiro Yamashita, Helm Hammerhand, Chainsaw Man, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Studio Ghibli, Netflix, Look Back, The Imaginary, The Colors Within, Ghost Cat Anzu, The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim