Popular, outgoing Fujino is celebrated by her classmates for her funny comics in the class newspaper. One day, her teacher asks her to share the space with Kyomoto, a truant recluse whose beautiful artwork sparks a competitive fervor in Fujino. What starts as jealousy transforms when Fujino realizes their shared passion for drawing.
Direction
Oshiyama's single-take hallway scene is already legendary.
Cinematography
Rough sketch textures that evolve with the friendship.
Writing
58 minutes, zero fat, maximum emotional damage.
Director
Kiyotaka Oshiyama
Yuumi Kawai
Fujino (voice)
Mizuki Yoshida
Kyomoto (voice)
Yoichiro Saito
Homeroom Teacher (voice)
Kota Oka
Man (voice)
Kureha Maki
Fujino's Sister (voice)
Koya Yoshihashi
Editor (voice)
Takeshi Miyajima
Newscaster (voice)
Daisuke Takahashi
Announcer (voice)
Jun Ito
Teacher (voice)
Kaori Takeuchi
Friend's Mother (voice)
Masumi Taira
Grandmother (voice)
Rina Endou
Classmate (voice)
Taisei Miyagishi
Classmate (voice)
Minori Takanami
Classmate (voice)
Shinnosuke Tokudome
Classmate (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Tatsuki Fujimoto, creator of Chainsaw Man, wrote this autobiographical manga at 23 before he was famous.
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