The Look Back franchise currently spans a live-action film adaptation in post-production, a 4K UHD Collector's Edition home video release scheduled for September 8, and an unrelated horror game titled NEVER LOOK BACK.
GKIDS announced during its Anime Expo panel on Sunday a 4K UHD Collector's Edition for Look Back, set for release on September 8. The home video release is part of a slate that also includes a 4K remaster of Angel's Egg and Hideaki Anno's live-action debut Love & Pop.
Earlier in June, GKIDS released an English-subtitled trailer and posters for the live-action film adaptation of Tatsuki Fujimoto's Look Back one-shot manga. The film is directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda and is in post-production. It will open in Japan and in select international markets in 2026.
Separately, developer Elternity announced the horror adventure game NEVER LOOK BACK on June 20, 2026, with a trailer and a Steam store page. The game tasks players with descending an infinite office staircase while following rules given by a mysterious voice called The Architect. The central rule is to never look back, as a darkness gradually approaches from behind. The game features 30 types of anomalies and environments including liminal space and dreamcore-style scenes. NEVER LOOK BACK is scheduled for release on PC via Steam in November 2026. This is the first title from the two-person team at Elternity. The game shares a title with the Look Back franchise but is not otherwise connected to it.
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GKIDS announced during its Anime Expo panel on Sunday several home video releases, including a 4K UHD Collector's Edition for Look Back on September 8, a 4K UHD Collector's Edition for the 4K remaster of Angel's Egg on September 22, and a Blu-ray Disc release for Hideaki Anno's live-action film Love & Pop on October 6.
Developer Elternity announced the horror adventure game NEVER LOOK BACK on June 20, 2026, with a trailer and a Steam store page. The game tasks players with descending an infinite office staircase while following rules given by a mysterious voice called The Architect. The central rule is to never look back, as a darkness gradually approaches from behind. Players hold a rubber duck that can be squeezed to calm anxiety, but the squeaking sound attracts the darkness, creating a risk-reward trade-off. The game features 30 types of anomalies, including reddish-black cubes, beach balls, and crustaceans carrying human-face-like objects, which can move objects, distort space, or camouflage as parts of the staircase. The environments include liminal space and dreamcore-style scenes such as white-tiled staircases, grasslands with giant alarm clocks, and bathroom-like spaces. NEVER LOOK BACK is scheduled for release on PC via Steam in November 2026, with Japanese display support. This is the first title from the two-person team at Elternity.
GKIDS released an English-subtitled trailer and posters for the live-action film adaptation of Tatsuki Fujimoto's Look Back one-shot manga. The film, directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda, is in post-production and will open in Japan and in select international markets in 2026.