Eight short stories by Tatsuki Fujimoto, creator of "Chainsaw Man" and "Look Back," to be adapted into anime

 

"Tatsuki Fujimoto 17-26" teaser visual

（C）藤本タツキ／集英社・「藤本タツキ17-26」製作委員会

Eight short stories drawn by Tatsuki Fujimoto, the genius creator of manga such as "Chainsaw Man," "Look Back," and "Fire Punch," between the ages of 17 and 26, have been adapted into anime and will be exclusively distributed worldwide on Prime Video from November 8th under the title "Fujimoto Tatsuki 17-26." 

A key visual and trailer have also been released.

The eight stories to be adapted into anime are from "Fujimoto Tatsuki Short Story Collection 17-21" and "Fujimoto Tatsuki Short Story Collection 22-26," which are collections of one-shot stories that Fujimoto wrote between the ages of 17 and 26: "There were two chickens in the garden," "Sasaki-kun stopped a bullet," "Love is blind," "Shikaku," "Mermaid Rhapsody," "The disease of waking up and finding myself a girl," "Nayuta of the prophecy," and "Younger sister's older sister."

Original book cover

（C）藤本タツキ／集英社・「藤本タツキ17-26」製作委員会

Original book cover

（C）藤本タツキ／集英社・「藤本タツキ17-26」製作委員会

The staff includes seven directors, including Watanabe Tetsuaki of "Blue Lock," Takeuchi Nobuyuki of the film "Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom?", and Terazawa Kazuaki of "The Ancient Magus' Bride Season 2," and the series will be produced by six studios: ZEXCS, Lapin Track, GRAPH77, 100studio, Studio Kafka, and P.A.WORKS.

The cast is a diverse group, including Ono Kensho, Horie Shun, Hanazawa Kana, Sugita Tomokazu, and comedian Okano Yoichi.

Regarding the anime adaptation, Fujimoto commented, "I was worried about whether it was really okay to make an anime version of a work I created when I was a student, and whether it would end up being a work that relied too much on someone's inspiration. However, although I haven't seen it yet, I believe that it has turned out to be a good work because it was made by talented directors."

The synopsis, staff, and cast of each work are as follows:

■ "There were two chickens in the garden."

[Synopsis]

After losing a war with aliens, humanity is believed to have been wiped out on Earth. 

Yohei, an alien student living there, takes care of two chickens at school, but the chickens have a secret.

[Staff] 

Director and scriptwriter: Seishiro Nagaya, character design: Moaan, production: ZEXCS

[Cast] 

Kensho Ono, Shion Sakurai, Nozomi Urawa, Kimiko Saito, Mitsuo Iwata

■ "Sasaki-kun stopped the bullet"

[Synopsis]

Sasaki, a student, attends extra classes during spring break, hoping to see his homeroom teacher, Mr. Kawaguchi. Suddenly, a gunshot rings out. 

A man who had once rejected Mr. Kawaguchi appears in the classroom.

[Staff] 

Director: Nobukage Kimura, Screenplay: Teruko Utsumi, Character Design: Naho Kozono, Production: Lapin Truck

[Cast] 

Toshiki Kumagai, Chika Anzai, Yoichi Okano

■ "Love is blind"

[Synopsis]

The day before high school graduation, Ibuki, the student council president, invites Yuri, the girl he has a crush on, to walk home from school. 

He tries to tell her about the love he has kept secret for many years, but various obstacles appear and prevent Ibuki and his friends from walking home.

[Staff] 

Director: Nobuyuki Takeuchi, Screenplay: Teruko Utsumi, Character Design: Tomoko Mori, Production: Lapin Truck

[Cast] 

Shun Horie, Shion Wakayama, Toshiyuki Morikawa, Takahiro Yamamoto, Junichi Suwabe, Mamiko Noto

■ "Shikaku"

[Synopsis]

Shikaku is a young girl who is famous as an assassin. 

Yugel, a vampire, is bored with his 3500 years of immortality and asks Shikaku to kill him.

[Staff] 

Director and scriptwriter: Ando Naoya, character design: MYOUN, production: GRAPH77

[Cast] Kana Hanazawa, Tomokazu Sugita

■ "Mermaid Rhapsody"

[Synopsis]

Toshihide, a boy living in a seaside town, treasures a mermaid piano that has been abandoned at the bottom of the sea. 

One day, while Toshihide is playing the piano as usual, he meets Shiju, a mermaid girl who has been listening in secret.

[Staff] 

Director: Tetsuaki Watanabe, Screenwriter: Tatsuo Kobayashi, Character Design: Nozomi Shimazaki, Production: 100studio

[Cast] 

Chie Kikuta, Eri Yukimura

■ "The syndrome of waking up as a girl"

[Synopsis]

One day, a boy named Toshihide wakes up to find himself transformed into a girl. 

He becomes the target of harassment from the boys in his class, but is rescued by Akira, the older brother of his girlfriend, Rie.

[Staff] 

Director/Screenwriter: Kazuaki Terazawa, Character Design: Kohei Tokuoka, Production: Studio Kafka

[Cast] 

Yuki Sakakibara, Maki Kawase, Seiichiro Yamashita

■ "Nayuta of Prophecy"

[Synopsis]

Kenji's younger sister, Nayuta, is hated by those around her as the child of the devil who is prophesied to "destroy the world." 

One day, Nayuta causes a major incident.

[Staff] 

Director/Screenwriter: Tetsuaki Watanabe, Character Design: Hisashi Higashijima, Production: 100studio

[Cast] 

Hitomi Sasaki, Yohei Matsuoka

■ "Younger Sister's Older Sister"

[Synopsis]

One morning, when Mitsuko arrives at art school, she finds a nude painting of herself hanging in the entrance hall. 

It was a work by Mitsuko's younger sister, Kyoko, and it will remain on display at the school for a year. 

Mitsuko wants to clear this humiliation...

[Staff]

Director: Osamu Homma, Screenwriter: Yoko Yonaiyama, Character Design: Haruka Sagawa, Production: P.A.WORKS

[Cast]

Runa Nakajima, Tomomi Nakai, Tomohiko Imai