Its clear that Fujimoto put a lot of his heart into those last two oneshots, and I'm honestly glad we are getting them before CSM P2. These stories seem to be a way for him to more clearly express how he feels, and is likely a healing process for him. Seeing the amazing reception those two works got is also likely a great validator for him that we as an audience love his writing style in general, and not just CSM. I am genuinely happy for him and how far he's come, and I'm equally excited to see where he goes from here.
I started reading Eri and I’m bewildered. Goes from a sentimental documentary to a psychedelic trip. I mean the exploding hospital out of nowhere I must read the rest.
Let Fujimoto work, seriously, I've never met a mangaka who loves cinema so much and continually always makes references in his works. And once again praise the author for his narrative ability, seriously, he is very good at showing the emotions of his characters. I can't wait to see what he has in store for part 2, The two 2 one shots he's put out, (Look Back and Goodbye Eri), I've seen an improvement from the autor, so we'll see those fruits in part 2, and I know that at least we have a scene of going to the movies in part 2,.....
That one shot was one of the best story telling told by fujimoto himself, his art work was a compliment to the piece but it also lives on as soon as the story ends, you can't help but think about the story after you have read it. I haven't felt that feeling in along ass time.
He feels like a true breath of fresh air in the manga world. At this point the shonen action and Rom-Com genres have been refined to death. But when you read a Fujimoto work it truly feels like nothing else out there. I honestly think the main reason for that is Fujimoto's main creative influences are not other manga or anime, but film. It's pretty clear to everyone whose read even one of his manga that Fujimoto absolutely adores film, and the way he translates those influences into manga is incredible. I'm excited to see what the next generation of mangaka who grow up reading Chainsaw Man and Fire Punch come up with. I hope the big take away is that you can draw whatever you want and it can be popular. You don't need to follow the path laid down by other manga.
i love how it bridges reality and fiction so seamlessly. you could get so many different interpretations from different people because fujimoto does this so well. never read anything quite like it
It's actually incredible to see how Fujimoto has refined his storytelling in just a couple of years. I love CSM part 1, but if this is any indication of the direction his works are going part 2 is going to be even better. The fact that the whole manga feels like a film reel in its layout is SO GOOD.
Fujimoto continues to grow and grow as a mangaka. Every story I see him being able to tie so many elements together better and better and create a coherent, personal, and creative work. Tracing from fire punch to here it's so clear how Fujimotos gonna be an even greater force in the years to come than the superstar he already is if he continues this trajectory
As soon as Goodbye Eri was released I reread it 3x and can't tell you how excited I was knowing that you'd make a video dedicated to discussing how you interpreted it as well as providing more insight into Fujimoto's legacy and past work. After reading this and remembering his past work I realized that what makes Fujimoto's writing so alluring is how personal and "real" he depicts his characters despite them being in chaotic or dark situations and how it feels as though the author himself is showing us the different things he's personally gone or currently going through. With look back and now Goodbye Eri there's a reoccurring theme of struggling to both create what you want and to make something that other people can enjoy or will remember and as someone who also wants to eventually tell stories that will leave a memorable impression on others that fear of losing your individuality or being critized by audiences is something that can hinder a person's drive to make create and share their creations with others. Learning that Fujimoto's style for writing stories has been heavily criticized and seeing how his stories have inspired and resonated with millions of people despite his work being "too outlandish" or "too chaotic" makes makes me happy and appreciate Fujimoto for the work he has created and shared with the world. Thank you for another amazing video, glad to hear that you're feeling better and hope that you won't push yourself to put out content.
I reckon this could be one of those rare manga that could be adapted really well into a live action movie. Not a full time 2 hour one obviously I wouldn’t dare add any padding but everything is so real that provided the actors aren’t completely useless it wouldn’t be out of place.
It's weird because the whole thing IS a movie haha. so it would be like watching a movie, that is actually a movie itself created by a fictional character, without that ever being explicitly referenced in the movie. what an interesting concept
Kinda just venting what I think about the ending/ meaning of the one shot, maybe some dude reads it idk. I think Eri at the end being a vampire was real in the sense that it is how the main character remembers her. Just like when he was about to commit suicide she stops him, except this time it isn’t her but the memory of her that stops him. So for the context of the story it is real. When he says no to viewing one more movie with her, it is him moving on from watching her and the movie he has created. Just like when he created the movie for his mother, her movie wasn’t the final way he actually remembered her, so he leaves it behind. The explosion at the hospital was him choosing to undermine his mother’s will to film her for her selfish needs. The whole segment at the end including the explosion was Fujimoto’s way of undermining our expectations his story and maybe his works as a whole. This, I think touches on the idea that people may be more than what it recorded but it is ultimately how they are remembered, and how they are remember is the final reality we accept.
Its really cool how much Fujimoto puts himself into his stories. These one shots feel like a way for Fujimoto to express what kind of person he is and his ideology towards creating manga before continuing chainsawman.
Fujimoto-sensei really doesn't miss does he and I read Look Back then Goodbye, Eri back to back for the first time and I was left feeling empty and great at the same time
I loved the panels. I love love loved the panels - especially those ones that seemed faded - something hazy - replicating the effect that you would see while filming on a phone camera. And it so beautifully comes in the form of a movie through the panels.
I think you nailed my thoughts exactly, reading it I was moved yet puzzled at the ending, the vampire reveal was so sudden and I couldn't tell whether he was tripping or not. Looking at it in its entirety as a film changes it for me, made the story even stronger. Comics are basically detailed story boards, but in Fujimotos work they feel more like storyboards, even down to his art style. It's unpolished, but still refined and breathes. He focuses story telling over the art, but the art is still so damn good. I wouldnt be surprised if Fuji directs his own film one day, he is an incredible talent, seeing how he's grown with these two one shots makes me even more excited for CSM P2.
I'm not really one to deep-dive complex works myself, but Fujimoto's work makes it so easy to connect. The expressions on the characters and the callbacks build on my sympathy for his characters without me ever needing to think about how X connects to Y. It's like a good movie. I come away from it feeling different.
Fujimoto’s growth has been beautiful. And I could also see your own artistic evolution in terms of content creation. I can’t honestly wait for more Fujimoto works and how your channel will grow in the future. Drink plenty of water and tale care man
my strongest reaction to manga endings are either crying(grave of the fireflies), or feeling extremely depressed(oyasumi punpun) i have read few satisfying ones like three days of happiness or fullmetal alchemist had me smiling but most of the time its "ok" that reaction increased more and more as i read more and more stories but the ending of eri was like, the whole manga was like nothing i had ever experienced, the story was so unexpected and the ending was like such a blow to the face i was laughing hysterically, like wheezing and laughing it wasn't exactly funny, but just the crazy way it ended, and the fact that you can't even tell what's real and what's not after completing, it was just so unexpected that i couldn't do anything but laugh for some reason at the balls of the author Chainsaw man is good, but its not even close to what the mangaka is capable of
I wasn’t really convinced of Fujimoto’s talent until I read Sayonara Eri. I mean Look Back was a very good one shot and Chainsaw Man is one of the most unique reading experiences I’ve ever had the pleasure of reading. Even so I thought he peeked at Chainsaw Man but boy have I never been happier to be wrong. Sayonara Eri was like a fantastic mixture of Dandadan and A Silent Voice and it simply blew me away. I’m truly stunned with just how talented Tatsuki Fujimoto is and I’m beyond excited to see what he does next.
@@schoolgeek7900 oh I thought it was a mistake, she doing the smoking gestures thing i was like where tf the cigarette? I ignored it and thinking it just some artist mistakes
@@Goodbye_Eri Obviously, it's very confusing)) also the level of editing in the first explosion and the last explosion are very different, which tells us that there were not two films, but three. Everything is very-very complicated))
I finally got around to reading this and man, that last panel may be one of my favorite endings ever. I can't even place all the things it made me feel, but there were a lot of them and they were good. For most of the runtime it's a narrative that so clearly and completely dissolves into a metaphor of memories, how and why we remember things and how none of it (even more "objective" records like photos or videos) is anything but the stories we tell ourselves and others. That ending snaps back into focus that this is also very much a story about creativity and creation. How you can analyze narrative and refine your product and get as many other people as invested in it as possible, but when you need to create for yourself you need to be able to do things just because you want to. The first movie was his mother's. Her vision, her directing, her script. All except the very end. The explosions just because they were something that he liked. Just because he thought they should be there. And in almost every conceivable way they made the film "worse" but they were what he wanted. In a film that was obviously made as a way to cope with the loss, they were his own expression, and they were important for that even if the final product was "hurt." They made the film his, and that reality made it resonate far more deeply than it otherwise could have, albeit with only one person. The second movie was Eri's, from the first second to the last. He was making more decisions, but always under the hand of her direction. For her talk of wanting his unique spark, she stifled it to make the finished product "better." And it was, for everyone else. A much more competently made story with an emotionally coherent ending that other people could follow and enjoy. It certainly helped him learn a lot. But it didn't help him cope. It was never the outlet for his feelings on her death that he wanted, needed, it to be. He keeps trying to make it work, but what he's trying to make is still Eri's movie. And Eri's gone. No amount of trying to make sense of her senseless death will work when it's always in the context of being on her terms. She'll never see it and approve. The final panel brings back his own spark. Doing something because he likes it, not because he's been told it's good or told it's what makes him unique. It's there solely because he wants it to be, and in that he's able to move on. Sort out his feelings on his own terms for his own sake only. The deep irony, or perhaps resonance, is that in doing so that self-indulgence is exactly what works in the story being told. Because of all the technique he had drilled into him, he's able to fit his own wants, his own style, into his work in a much more satisfying, coherent way. It still may not be for everybody, but it offers a much more satisfying conclusion that in itself is a much stronger sorting of emotions than the confused, aimless creativity of the first movie. He's finally made his own movie, and it's a spectacular one. 's a good ending.
So this manga somehow gave me peace. Uh, I had a close friend who forgot me in 2 weeks. I have no idea how. We were together for 2 yrs straight. We lived very far from each other so other than that time we met in a school camp we didnt really meet face to face. We did text a lot, she texted me a lot near the end of our friendship. We even face called sometimes such as the time she goes to her school. Heck, even at the last day when she remembered me ,she invited me to her dance class. But then after that day whenever I texted her at Whatsapp, she didnt respond. Its only at this NewYear's eve that i texted her in another app called Wechat that she responded to me. I texted her "Happy New Year" and she wished me back. However, after i texted her a hug emoji and said i missed her a lot, she ignored almost all the texts i sent her for 2 weeks straight. It was only one day where I gave her a long speech on how i missed her and what i did that made her uncomfortable, that she texted those hunting words of "sorry who are you?" So I was disappointed and depressed. Unfortunately, no matter what i texted and i even sent her my selfie, she couldnt remember me. So i always had this thought of forgetting her or not. Then, I read Goodbye Eri and when she said "Its because i have this movie and I can go back however and whenever i want. Isnt it beautiful?" I thought abt that for a while. Yeah maybe i can just be stupid and just read those 2 yrs of texts and remember all those good times.
I just finished reading Goodbye, Eri and holy crap it was amazing and I loved how different it was from Fujimoto’s other works and I am very much looking forward to reading Look Back when I get my hands on a physical copy 🙂
Eri reminded me of togata from fire punch a lot besides that tatsuki fujimoto is really so talented would be sick if were to direct a movie some how truly love how he puts a story together either it being gruesome and disgusting or heart felt and squishy hopefully either of these get animated honestly.
"So in your next movie, I don't want to see someone else's story... I want to see Your story." when eri said she wanted to see the movie when it's done, she meant she wanted to see yuuta doing well, afterall, he was the most likeable character
I just read this less than an hour ago, I don’t think I’ve ever had a manga hit so close to home for me. It made me look back on my life. I related to the main character when he was scared to see his mom pass. The story made me think about how I want to remember the people around me. There is no doubt in my mind that goodbye eri is a masterpiece.
I just finished it and after every movie that ended I started to understand the life of the character and fujimito himself as it went on nrought tears to me I loved it so
I just finished reading this last night and man…I actually cried while reading it and a manga has never done that to me. This was brilliantly written and the surrealism hits you all too hard. A masterpiece.
I'd just like to say that I'm glad that Fujimoto has been able to make such an impact with his art, as varied as it is and in such a way that he can portray not just a cool and interesting story but also make it such a message and exploration of how creatives are and what they go through, how much of a struggle it is to not be viewed in just one way by the receiving audience while in your mind there are various perspectives and possibilities congregating with one another and competing with each other to eventually end up on the page. And I want to thank reviewers and just individuals like Sufferents for seeing these sorts of elements at play and not just the one or two notes the audience at large seems to grasp, not just as "oh the guy/girl who did that one thing" but as someone who exists and has an identity aside from that. It gives me hope that I and other creative that have yet to "be known" for something can actually reach someone with their work on more than just one level, and be seen as something aside from *just* their works as well. It's a beautiful thing. Thank you Fujimoto.
This is how I know this whole world is a simulation, as I heard about, and read this one shot last night only to have this be the first video I see on UA-cam this morning hahaha what I title
Fujimoto has understood charm, but now he has understood just how unideological personality is, how evil and good personality, how dangerous personality is to societies that have gained much control with political methods. Fujimoto has understood a lot about bonds as well; that one must understand the difference of dealing with people, and bonding with individuals who are becoming who they are- to be two separate situations. Finally, Fujimoto has understood the differences of how one views others from a (third person view) story perspective- rather than the perspective of bonding with that other face to face. The ambiguous nature of interpreting Goodbye Eri shows the differences of story viewpoint, and of the bonding viewpoint. when we see characters from a story viewpoint; we can relate, judge and understand in regards to their shown life and detail. when we see others from our viewpoint face to face, we will relate, judge and understand in regards to what the other will want to allow be seen, and fail to cover up. Fujimoto understands this, and has dynamically birthed masterpieces!
I enjoyed this one shot, but I am afraid I sped through this read too quickly. I'm going to give it some time and revisit it, and I think I'll like it even more.
Just read the whole thing today, this is easily the best one shot I have ever read. The story, the emotions, and the plot twists were just so *beautiful.* Fujimoto is truly a master with storytelling
The feeling I was left with at the end of this one shot was the feeling I want people to have after they read m in work. Just remembering the emotions and the characters and the lives they lived as real people
I really enjoyed the one shot and the story told but something that i thought about after a day or two is what if it all is a movie? Like his mother actually didn't die and the him in the future is actually his father dressed up as the main character? the surprise part where the girl is a vampire was just pre-recorded? So many different interpretation truly a master piece.
Great video, glad you made an analysis of this one shot. One thought I'd like to add: I also interpret the ending and the whole one shot to be one movie about the main character. However, I think the time jump at the end is a lie. My reasoning for that is, the scene at the end would probably not be possible, if Eri was already dead. Sure, Yuta could have edited different lines of Eri to make this dialog happen. But I think Fujimoto would have hinted at that. Also adult Yuta looks so much like his father at the begining of the one shot. I think Yuta directed this whole scene. His father played Yuta's future self and Eri played her vampire self prior to her death. So the movie is not completely chronological in order.
I think the entire thing is that the events were all actually real. He just put a bit of fantasy in each impactful event of his life (His Mother's and Eri's death). The explosions at the end of their deaths in the movies are kind of the metaphor for it. Overall this one shot was super awsome. It left me happy and sad at the end.
I'm curious to know when he first started drawing/writing this, it seems like something he's had in his mind for years by the way we've come to understand fujimoto. There's a panel showing a calendar with the date of 2018, and it's not a stretch to think that there could've been a significant event in his life during that time which caused him to have the spark to create the foundation of the story. The art style is refined enough to match his most contemporary releases but I'd love to know when the ideas originated and how
To me how i see the Story is that it's not meant to be known by us what's real / fake / made-up / in front / or behind the Camera. It's non the less Beautiful and Amazing
I rlly enjoy ur videos and how describe ur view and interpretation. Especially videos where I couldn't rlly describe what I read But I know what I read. Also I enjoy how u talk because it's very light and your annunciation is crisp. keep up the great videos. 👍
it depends on your perspective.... though we all may not agree on the ending..we can all agree on 1. we love fujimoto 2. goodbye eri is a masterpiece 3. we are sad
Rereading this series always gives a different interpretation for me. First reading I conclude that the MC Yuta is a person who can't distinguish Fantasy to reality or someone who have wild imagination that he tampers on what is happening in reality. That's why when he draws the dad he give him dragon head, talking to animals and on the ending Eri is alive and a vampire even the explotion is part of his fantasy. That's why one of the main point is that when Yuta make a movie it blurs the line between fantasy and reality. This can also just be a movie where everything that happened on the series is just a story that the author want to tell. This is like inception where the first and second movie he created show the audience watching it and their reacrion after it ends and on the series ending fujimoto didn't draw the audience watching it which means that the audience are us the readers. Thats why there's a massive explotion at the end, like that does not happened in real life that's edited like what he did on the hospital. On the Eri side note after the massive reveal from his friend, I concluded that Yuta and Eri might just recreate/create the scene to make it more impactfull. Like for example the scene when Yuta goes to the top of the hospital building, The way Eri was posing and how it was framed looks like something that was super rare to even happen like the perfect shot where everything is just right to take a shot. This also happened on the beach scene where Eri falls, the way it was framed and how the shot looked and feels impactful, it was romanticized to look good. That's like why Reality TV shows ain't real since they tamper with it to make the conflict and resolution impactfull and the story can flow well so you can sucessfully drive a point to the audience.
Its clear that Fujimoto put a lot of his heart into those last two oneshots, and I'm honestly glad we are getting them before CSM P2. These stories seem to be a way for him to more clearly express how he feels, and is likely a healing process for him. Seeing the amazing reception those two works got is also likely a great validator for him that we as an audience love his writing style in general, and not just CSM. I am genuinely happy for him and how far he's come, and I'm equally excited to see where he goes from here.
Like Tophamhat-Kyo
I started reading Eri and I’m bewildered. Goes from a sentimental documentary to a psychedelic trip. I mean the exploding hospital out of nowhere I must read the rest.
Definitely finish, its better to read short stories in one sitting, especially one like this where you need to keep your wits about you.
Let Fujimoto work, seriously, I've never met a mangaka who loves cinema so much and continually always makes references in his works. And once again praise the author for his narrative ability, seriously, he is very good at showing the emotions of his characters. I can't wait to see what he has in store for part 2, The two 2 one shots he's put out, (Look Back and Goodbye Eri), I've seen an improvement from the autor, so we'll see those fruits in part 2, and I know that at least we have a scene of going to the movies in part 2,.....
That one shot was one of the best story telling told by fujimoto himself, his art work was a compliment to the piece but it also lives on as soon as the story ends, you can't help but think about the story after you have read it. I haven't felt that feeling in along ass time.
Does this manga contain any adult imagery like chainsaw man
@@hemantkaushik819 from what i remember no
@@Soul-zv3eh thank you ❤️
I read this last night and I blown away. Fujimoto is truly an incredible artist.
So true!
look back and goodbye eri was absolutely incredible
eri was "blown away" too lmao
He feels like a true breath of fresh air in the manga world. At this point the shonen action and Rom-Com genres have been refined to death.
But when you read a Fujimoto work it truly feels like nothing else out there. I honestly think the main reason for that is Fujimoto's main creative influences are not other manga or anime, but film. It's pretty clear to everyone whose read even one of his manga that Fujimoto absolutely adores film, and the way he translates those influences into manga is incredible.
I'm excited to see what the next generation of mangaka who grow up reading Chainsaw Man and Fire Punch come up with. I hope the big take away is that you can draw whatever you want and it can be popular. You don't need to follow the path laid down by other manga.
i love how it bridges reality and fiction so seamlessly. you could get so many different interpretations from different people because fujimoto does this so well. never read anything quite like it
It's actually incredible to see how Fujimoto has refined his storytelling in just a couple of years. I love CSM part 1, but if this is any indication of the direction his works are going part 2 is going to be even better. The fact that the whole manga feels like a film reel in its layout is SO GOOD.
The ending had me both laughing and feeling sad, this was a fantastic read
Fujimoto continues to grow and grow as a mangaka. Every story I see him being able to tie so many elements together better and better and create a coherent, personal, and creative work. Tracing from fire punch to here it's so clear how Fujimotos gonna be an even greater force in the years to come than the superstar he already is if he continues this trajectory
I read it in one go, and I was extremely moved, I loved it. Its beyond amazing.
Where can i read it
As soon as Goodbye Eri was released I reread it 3x and can't tell you how excited I was knowing that you'd make a video dedicated to discussing how you interpreted it as well as providing more insight into Fujimoto's legacy and past work. After reading this and remembering his past work I realized that what makes Fujimoto's writing so alluring is how personal and "real" he depicts his characters despite them being in chaotic or dark situations and how it feels as though the author himself is showing us the different things he's personally gone or currently going through. With look back and now Goodbye Eri there's a reoccurring theme of struggling to both create what you want and to make something that other people can enjoy or will remember and as someone who also wants to eventually tell stories that will leave a memorable impression on others that fear of losing your individuality or being critized by audiences is something that can hinder a person's drive to make create and share their creations with others. Learning that Fujimoto's style for writing stories has been heavily criticized and seeing how his stories have inspired and resonated with millions of people despite his work being "too outlandish" or "too chaotic" makes makes me happy and appreciate Fujimoto for the work he has created and shared with the world. Thank you for another amazing video, glad to hear that you're feeling better and hope that you won't push yourself to put out content.
Thanks, this comment helped me with something
I reckon this could be one of those rare manga that could be adapted really well into a live action movie.
Not a full time 2 hour one obviously I wouldn’t dare add any padding but everything is so real that provided the actors aren’t completely useless it wouldn’t be out of place.
a short movie would work imo
It's weird because the whole thing IS a movie haha. so it would be like watching a movie, that is actually a movie itself created by a fictional character, without that ever being explicitly referenced in the movie. what an interesting concept
We need American Psycho director to work on it
These works of Fujimoto proves us that Chainsawman is going to something great like no other.
you sound piss serious but i kept chuckling a little when the faces of cats and dogs come up lol
Kinda just venting what I think about the ending/ meaning of the one shot, maybe some dude reads it idk.
I think Eri at the end being a vampire was real in the sense that it is how the main character remembers her. Just like when he was about to commit suicide she stops him, except this time it isn’t her but the memory of her that stops him. So for the context of the story it is real.
When he says no to viewing one more movie with her, it is him moving on from watching her and the movie he has created. Just like when he created the movie for his mother, her movie wasn’t the final way he actually remembered her, so he leaves it behind.
The explosion at the hospital was him choosing to undermine his mother’s will to film her for her selfish needs. The whole segment at the end including the explosion was Fujimoto’s way of undermining our expectations his story and maybe his works as a whole.
This, I think touches on the idea that people may be more than what it recorded but it is ultimately how they are remembered, and how they are remember is the final reality we accept.
Wow wow wow. Beautiful interpertation!
Its really cool how much Fujimoto puts himself into his stories. These one shots feel like a way for Fujimoto to express what kind of person he is and his ideology towards creating manga before continuing chainsawman.
Thank you for making a video on this one-shot. I think everyone who enjoys Fujimoto's work should give it a read.
Is it weird if I headcanon that Goodbye Eri is the film Denji and Makima watch in the theatre that makes them cry?
im with you mate
Fujimoto-sensei really doesn't miss does he and I read Look Back then Goodbye, Eri back to back for the first time and I was left feeling empty and great at the same time
1:36 i have replayed this too many times, sir u are a comedic genius.
Man fujimoto is slowly becoming one of my favorite mangaka as he continues to diversify his body of works
I loved the panels. I love love loved the panels - especially those ones that seemed faded - something hazy - replicating the effect that you would see while filming on a phone camera. And it so beautifully comes in the form of a movie through the panels.
fujimoto really outdid himself w this manga! hes really my favorite artist
I think you nailed my thoughts exactly, reading it I was moved yet puzzled at the ending, the vampire reveal was so sudden and I couldn't tell whether he was tripping or not.
Looking at it in its entirety as a film changes it for me, made the story even stronger. Comics are basically detailed story boards, but in Fujimotos work they feel more like storyboards, even down to his art style.
It's unpolished, but still refined and breathes. He focuses story telling over the art, but the art is still so damn good.
I wouldnt be surprised if Fuji directs his own film one day, he is an incredible talent, seeing how he's grown with these two one shots makes me even more excited for CSM P2.
Read it last night and yeah it's probably the best thing I ever read. Absolutely incredible.
No doubt that Fujimoto is a Genius of our era and I'm glad that we are a part of the generation where he is actively working.
I'm not really one to deep-dive complex works myself, but Fujimoto's work makes it so easy to connect. The expressions on the characters and the callbacks build on my sympathy for his characters without me ever needing to think about how X connects to Y. It's like a good movie. I come away from it feeling different.
Fujimoto’s growth has been beautiful. And I could also see your own artistic evolution in terms of content creation. I can’t honestly wait for more Fujimoto works and how your channel will grow in the future. Drink plenty of water and tale care man
my strongest reaction to manga endings are either crying(grave of the fireflies), or feeling extremely depressed(oyasumi punpun)
i have read few satisfying ones like three days of happiness or fullmetal alchemist had me smiling
but most of the time its "ok"
that reaction increased more and more as i read more and more stories
but the ending of eri was like, the whole manga was like nothing i had ever experienced, the story was so unexpected
and the ending was like such a blow to the face i was laughing hysterically, like wheezing and laughing
it wasn't exactly funny, but just the crazy way it ended, and the fact that you can't even tell what's real and what's not after completing, it was just so unexpected that i couldn't do anything but laugh for some reason at the balls of the author
Chainsaw man is good, but its not even close to what the mangaka is capable of
its a masterpiece, tasuki fujimoto is my new idol
Everything Fujimoto touches turns gold, ahead of his time
I wasn’t really convinced of Fujimoto’s talent until I read Sayonara Eri. I mean Look Back was a very good one shot and Chainsaw Man is one of the most unique reading experiences I’ve ever had the pleasure of reading. Even so I thought he peeked at Chainsaw Man but boy have I never been happier to be wrong. Sayonara Eri was like a fantastic mixture of Dandadan and A Silent Voice and it simply blew me away. I’m truly stunned with just how talented Tatsuki Fujimoto is and I’m beyond excited to see what he does next.
I've always wanted to see a manga done in a "documentary" style. And this guy delivered.
I learnt one thing from this one-shot
Explosions are awesome
😁
KILLER QUEEN!!!
The ending was crazy
The ending was soo ambiguous like inception
I mean it's basically a movie which is about a movie about making movies lol. It's amazing.
Beautifully said. Thank you.
Eri doesn’t wear glasses when we first meet her, and they act like they both see each other first time
meaning it was a movie from the beginning
It was a movie from the beginning, because in the beginning, when they first met, she "played like she was holding a cigarette"
@@schoolgeek7900 oh I thought it was a mistake, she doing the smoking gestures thing i was like where tf the cigarette? I ignored it and thinking it just some artist mistakes
@@Goodbye_Eri I thought the characters were going to draw a cigarette with a montage
@@Goodbye_Eri Obviously, it's very confusing)) also the level of editing in the first explosion and the last explosion are very different, which tells us that there were not two films, but three. Everything is very-very complicated))
@@schoolgeek7900can you explain the cigarette stuff please?
Was waiting for you to cover this, glad you liked it
I pray for fujimoto's health for him to continue
Hope you feel better and try not to push yourself it's okay to take a break once in a while to recharge
I perceived it a bit different from you but I absolutely loved it.
Great video
I finally got around to reading this and man, that last panel may be one of my favorite endings ever. I can't even place all the things it made me feel, but there were a lot of them and they were good. For most of the runtime it's a narrative that so clearly and completely dissolves into a metaphor of memories, how and why we remember things and how none of it (even more "objective" records like photos or videos) is anything but the stories we tell ourselves and others. That ending snaps back into focus that this is also very much a story about creativity and creation. How you can analyze narrative and refine your product and get as many other people as invested in it as possible, but when you need to create for yourself you need to be able to do things just because you want to.
The first movie was his mother's. Her vision, her directing, her script. All except the very end. The explosions just because they were something that he liked. Just because he thought they should be there. And in almost every conceivable way they made the film "worse" but they were what he wanted. In a film that was obviously made as a way to cope with the loss, they were his own expression, and they were important for that even if the final product was "hurt." They made the film his, and that reality made it resonate far more deeply than it otherwise could have, albeit with only one person.
The second movie was Eri's, from the first second to the last. He was making more decisions, but always under the hand of her direction. For her talk of wanting his unique spark, she stifled it to make the finished product "better." And it was, for everyone else. A much more competently made story with an emotionally coherent ending that other people could follow and enjoy. It certainly helped him learn a lot. But it didn't help him cope. It was never the outlet for his feelings on her death that he wanted, needed, it to be. He keeps trying to make it work, but what he's trying to make is still Eri's movie. And Eri's gone. No amount of trying to make sense of her senseless death will work when it's always in the context of being on her terms. She'll never see it and approve.
The final panel brings back his own spark. Doing something because he likes it, not because he's been told it's good or told it's what makes him unique. It's there solely because he wants it to be, and in that he's able to move on. Sort out his feelings on his own terms for his own sake only. The deep irony, or perhaps resonance, is that in doing so that self-indulgence is exactly what works in the story being told. Because of all the technique he had drilled into him, he's able to fit his own wants, his own style, into his work in a much more satisfying, coherent way. It still may not be for everybody, but it offers a much more satisfying conclusion that in itself is a much stronger sorting of emotions than the confused, aimless creativity of the first movie. He's finally made his own movie, and it's a spectacular one.
's a good ending.
Cant stop laughing at the black and white cat meme pics
So this manga somehow gave me peace. Uh, I had a close friend who forgot me in 2 weeks. I have no idea how. We were together for 2 yrs straight. We lived very far from each other so other than that time we met in a school camp we didnt really meet face to face. We did text a lot, she texted me a lot near the end of our friendship. We even face called sometimes such as the time she goes to her school. Heck, even at the last day when she remembered me ,she invited me to her dance class.
But then after that day whenever I texted her at Whatsapp, she didnt respond. Its only at this NewYear's eve that i texted her in another app called Wechat that she responded to me. I texted her "Happy New Year" and she wished me back. However, after i texted her a hug emoji and said i missed her a lot, she ignored almost all the texts i sent her for 2 weeks straight. It was only one day where I gave her a long speech on how i missed her and what i did that made her uncomfortable, that she texted those hunting words of "sorry who are you?"
So I was disappointed and depressed. Unfortunately, no matter what i texted and i even sent her my selfie, she couldnt remember me. So i always had this thought of forgetting her or not. Then, I read Goodbye Eri and when she said "Its because i have this movie and I can go back however and whenever i want. Isnt it beautiful?" I thought abt that for a while. Yeah maybe i can just be stupid and just read those 2 yrs of texts and remember all those good times.
This is another bittersweet masterpiece
You might not feel well, but your video still looks great!
I just finished reading Goodbye, Eri and holy crap it was amazing and I loved how different it was from Fujimoto’s other works and I am very much looking forward to reading Look Back when I get my hands on a physical copy 🙂
Been waiting for this. Hope you feel better.
Eri reminded me of togata from fire punch a lot besides that tatsuki fujimoto is really so talented would be sick if were to direct a movie some how truly love how he puts a story together either it being gruesome and disgusting or heart felt and squishy hopefully either of these get animated honestly.
Incroyable. J'adore le côté meta de cette histoire, c'était une expérience géniale et ça donne envie de voir les prochains projets de fugimoto ^^
"So in your next movie, I don't want to see someone else's story... I want to see Your story."
when eri said she wanted to see the movie when it's done, she meant she wanted to see yuuta doing well, afterall, he was the most likeable character
I just read this less than an hour ago, I don’t think I’ve ever had a manga hit so close to home for me. It made me look back on my life. I related to the main character when he was scared to see his mom pass. The story made me think about how I want to remember the people around me. There is no doubt in my mind that goodbye eri is a masterpiece.
this one-shot was a rollercoaster of confused feelings and all in all an absolute banger
I read it for the first time yesterday. Definitely getting the physical release, once it's out.
I just finished it and after every movie that ended I started to understand the life of the character and fujimito himself as it went on nrought tears to me I loved it so
I just finished reading this last night and man…I actually cried while reading it and a manga has never done that to me. This was brilliantly written and the surrealism hits you all too hard. A masterpiece.
I'd just like to say that I'm glad that Fujimoto has been able to make such an impact with his art, as varied as it is and in such a way that he can portray not just a cool and interesting story but also make it such a message and exploration of how creatives are and what they go through, how much of a struggle it is to not be viewed in just one way by the receiving audience while in your mind there are various perspectives and possibilities congregating with one another and competing with each other to eventually end up on the page.
And I want to thank reviewers and just individuals like Sufferents for seeing these sorts of elements at play and not just the one or two notes the audience at large seems to grasp, not just as "oh the guy/girl who did that one thing" but as someone who exists and has an identity aside from that. It gives me hope that I and other creative that have yet to "be known" for something can actually reach someone with their work on more than just one level, and be seen as something aside from *just* their works as well. It's a beautiful thing. Thank you Fujimoto.
This is how I know this whole world is a simulation, as I heard about, and read this one shot last night only to have this be the first video I see on UA-cam this morning hahaha what I title
I wish we could get a Look back and Goodbye eri a movie. Both are masterpieces.
just read it yesterday and damn...what a trip. loved how its ending was left open but not rly but kinda
I can't stop thinking about that Tatsuki Fujimoto carries Satoshi Kon's legacy
this feels like a prequel to fire punch, for those who read it knows what i mean. it’s so beautiful
Fujimoto has understood charm, but now he has understood just how unideological personality is, how evil and good personality, how dangerous personality is to societies that have gained much control with political methods.
Fujimoto has understood a lot about bonds as well; that one must understand the difference of dealing with people, and bonding with individuals who are becoming who they are- to be two separate situations.
Finally, Fujimoto has understood the differences of how one views others from a (third person view) story perspective- rather than the perspective of bonding with that other face to face.
The ambiguous nature of interpreting Goodbye Eri shows the differences of story viewpoint, and of the bonding viewpoint.
when we see characters from a story viewpoint; we can relate, judge and understand in regards to their shown life and detail.
when we see others from our viewpoint face to face, we will relate, judge and understand in regards to what the other will want to allow be seen, and fail to cover up.
Fujimoto understands this, and has dynamically birthed masterpieces!
Surely my favorite one shot of all time .... Masterpiece 👌🏻
I enjoyed this one shot, but I am afraid I sped through this read too quickly. I'm going to give it some time and revisit it, and I think I'll like it even more.
this shit made me cry man it was sooo good
he literally directs what he writes. its already basically animated, literally so legendary
Just read the whole thing today, this is easily the best one shot I have ever read. The story, the emotions, and the plot twists were just so *beautiful.* Fujimoto is truly a master with storytelling
Fujimoto is is easily one of the best if not the best storyteller of the new generation of mangakas
The feeling I was left with at the end of this one shot was the feeling I want people to have after they read m in work. Just remembering the emotions and the characters and the lives they lived as real people
I really enjoyed the one shot and the story told but something that i thought about after a day or two is what if it all is a movie? Like his mother actually didn't die and the him in the future is actually his father dressed up as the main character? the surprise part where the girl is a vampire was just pre-recorded? So many different interpretation truly a master piece.
Man people are so short sighted the wanted to stick to the "formula". Here i am looking something like tatsuki fujimoto, i found him
LOVED IT ENDING WAS MIND RACKING
once again fujimoto knows how to hurt my soul
Tatsuki Fujimoto is one of those artists I want to revere before they die.
I have no words to say
I just read,and man am I in such a mess right,now,sad,happy,relief,confused,shock and a feeling of emptiness.
I read Goodbye, Eri on the same day that my cat passed away. I’m going to remember that day for a very long time.
Great video, glad you made an analysis of this one shot.
One thought I'd like to add: I also interpret the ending and the whole one shot to be one movie about the main character. However, I think the time jump at the end is a lie.
My reasoning for that is, the scene at the end would probably not be possible, if Eri was already dead. Sure, Yuta could have edited different lines of Eri to make this dialog happen. But I think Fujimoto would have hinted at that. Also adult Yuta looks so much like his father at the begining of the one shot.
I think Yuta directed this whole scene. His father played Yuta's future self and Eri played her vampire self prior to her death. So the movie is not completely chronological in order.
I think the entire thing is that the events were all actually real. He just put a bit of fantasy in each impactful event of his life (His Mother's and Eri's death). The explosions at the end of their deaths in the movies are kind of the metaphor for it. Overall this one shot was super awsome. It left me happy and sad at the end.
Always a joy to watch your videos. I dig these introspective one-shots a lot and I'm excited for more from this young master
If the last two works of Fujimoto has the mc in the end losing their love ones then I might imagine what type of ending chainsaw man part 2 might be
I blown away, the best one shot I've read
I just went and read the one shot... such a beautiful story cldnt stop till I finished it.Thank you for sharing.
This one shot really got great plotwist make me shiver 🥶
Probably the best manga I’ve ever read.
I'm curious to know when he first started drawing/writing this, it seems like something he's had in his mind for years by the way we've come to understand fujimoto. There's a panel showing a calendar with the date of 2018, and it's not a stretch to think that there could've been a significant event in his life during that time which caused him to have the spark to create the foundation of the story. The art style is refined enough to match his most contemporary releases but I'd love to know when the ideas originated and how
To me how i see the Story is that it's not meant to be known by us what's real / fake / made-up / in front / or behind the Camera.
It's non the less Beautiful and Amazing
I rlly enjoy ur videos and how describe ur view and interpretation. Especially videos where I couldn't rlly describe what I read But I know what I read. Also I enjoy how u talk because it's very light and your annunciation is crisp. keep up the great videos. 👍
Yo thanks for the video
Every time I read Fujimoto's works it feels like I don't know what to do with myself
it depends on your perspective.... though we all may not agree on the ending..we can all agree on
1. we love fujimoto
2. goodbye eri is a masterpiece
3. we are sad
Can’t wait to see what Fujimoto is doing in a decade
i love fujimoto
Just finished it and WOW! So much in so little time.
Its my favorite manga of all time
Rereading this series always gives a different interpretation for me.
First reading I conclude that the MC Yuta is a person who can't distinguish Fantasy to reality or someone who have wild imagination that he tampers on what is happening in reality. That's why when he draws the dad he give him dragon head, talking to animals and on the ending Eri is alive and a vampire even the explotion is part of his fantasy.
That's why one of the main point is that when Yuta make a movie it blurs the line between fantasy and reality.
This can also just be a movie where everything that happened on the series is just a story that the author want to tell. This is like inception where the first and second movie he created show the audience watching it and their reacrion after it ends and on the series ending fujimoto didn't draw the audience watching it which means that the audience are us the readers. Thats why there's a massive explotion at the end, like that does not happened in real life that's edited like what he did on the hospital.
On the Eri side note after the massive reveal from his friend, I concluded that Yuta and Eri might just recreate/create the scene to make it more impactfull. Like for example the scene when Yuta goes to the top of the hospital building, The way Eri was posing and how it was framed looks like something that was super rare to even happen like the perfect shot where everything is just right to take a shot.
This also happened on the beach scene where Eri falls, the way it was framed and how the shot looked and feels impactful, it was romanticized to look good.
That's like why Reality TV shows ain't real since they tamper with it to make the conflict and resolution impactfull and the story can flow well so you can sucessfully drive a point to the audience.
8:00 i swear to god i really had no clue that this were even an option
fujimoto-sensei is certainly ahead of his time