These adaptations will highlight Fujimoto’s work before Chainsaw Man.
Revered mangaka Tatsuki Fujimoto is mainly known in the anime community for his Chainsaw Man and Fire Punch manga series. However, the genius has also created some incredible one-shots that truly show his depth as an artist.
This November, his early works are getting the recognition they deserve as seven directors across six studios will adapt his Before Chainsaw Man manga one-shots into an anime anthology. The series will start streaming on Amazon Prime Videos on 8 November in Japan (7 November worldwide). A trailer has also been released for the project.
Tatsuki Fujimoto one-shots anime adaptation reveals staff members
The trailer gives us a glimpse into the world of Tatsuki Fujimoto, and it will blow your mind. Before Chainsaw Man and Fire Punch, Fujimoto worked on a series of one-shots, which were collected in two volumes known as Tatsuki Fujimoto Before Chainsaw Man 17-21 and Tatsuki Fujimoto Before Chainsaw Man 22-26. The numbers on the titles coincides with Fujimoto's age when the work was published.
All eight of those stories will be adapted into the upcoming anime anthology, which is titled Tatsuki Fujimoto 17-26.
The cast and staff details of all eight adaptations are:
A Couple Clucking Chickens Were Still Kickin’ in the Schoolyard
- Director and Writer: Seiishiro Nagaya
- Character Designer: Moaang
- Animation Production: ZEXCS
- Cast: Kensho Ono, Shion Sakurai, Kazuki Ura, Kimiko Saito, Mitsuo Iwata
Sasaki Stopped a Bullet
- Director: Nobukage Kimura
- Writer: Teruko Utsumi
- Character Designer: Naho Kozono
- Animation Production: Lapin Track
- Cast: Toshiki Kumagai, Chika Anzai, Yoichi Okano
Love is Blind
- Director: Nobuyuki Takeuchi
- Writer: Teruko Utsumi
- Character Designer: Tomoko Mori
- Animation Production: Lapin Track
- Cast: Shun Horie, Shion Wakayama, Toshiyuki Morikawa, Takahiro Yamamoto, Junichi Suwabe, Mamiko Noto
Shikaku
- Director and writer: Naoya Ando
- Character Designer: MYOUN
- Animation Production: GRAPH77
- Cast: Kana Hanazawa, Tomokazu Sugita
Mermaid Rhapsody
- Director: Tetsuaki Watanabe
- Writer: Tatsuo Kobayashi
- Character Designer: Nozomu Shimazaki
- Animation Production: 100studio
- Cast: Chiaki Kikuta, Eri Yukimura
Woke-Up-as-a-Girl Syndrome
- Director and Writer: Kazuaki Terasawa
- Character Designer: Kohei Tokuoka
- Animation Production: Studio Kafka
- Cast: Yuki Sakakihara, Makai Kawase, Seiichiro Yamashita
Nayuta of the Prophecy
- Director and Writer: Tetsuaki Watanabe
- Character Designer: Hisashi Higashijima
- Animation Production: 100studio
- Cast: Hitomi Sasaki, Yohei Matsuoka
Sisters
- Director: Shu Honma
- Writer: Yoko Yonaiyama
- Character Designer: Haruka Sagawa (Call of the Night)
- Animation Production: P.A.WORKS
- Cast: Runa Nakashima, Tomo Nakai, Tomohiko Imai
Viz Media publishes both volumes of the Tatsuki Fujimoto Before Chainsaw Man anthology and describes the story as:
Tatsuki Fujimoto Before Chainsaw Man 17-21:
Alien invasions, high school romances, and even bloody vampire action—all this and more awaits in four compelling short stories that reveal the starting point of Tatsuki Fujimoto, the twisted mastermind behind Chainsaw Man.
Tatsuki Fujimoto Before Chainsaw Man 22-26:
Killer mermaids, gender swapping, and a devilish little sister with the power to end the world—four more unforgettable short stories that reveal the starting point of Tatsuki Fujimoto, the twisted mastermind behind Chainsaw Man.
