Before
achieving worldwide fame with Chainsaw Man and Fire
Punch, author Tatsuki Fujimoto published a series of one-shots that
marked the beginning of his career. These stories, collected in the volumes
Tatsuki Fujimoto Before Chainsaw Man 17-21 and 22-26, will
receive an animated adaptation under the title Tatsuki Fujimoto 17-26.
Global premiere on Prime Video
The project
will premiere exclusively on Amazon Prime Video on November
7 at 08:00 (Spanish time), while in Japan it will be available
from November 8. Each story will be in charge of different
directors and studios, which promises a varied and unique experience in
animation styles.
Stories
that will arrive in anime format
The eight
stories that will be part of the anthology are:
- A Couple Clucking Chickens Were
Still Kickin' in the Schoolyard – ZEXCS Studio, with Kensho
Ono in the cast.
- Sasaki Stopped a Bullet – Lapin Track Studio,
with Toshiki Kumagai and Chika Anzai.
- Love is Blind – Also on Lapin Track,
with Shun Horie and Junichi Suwabe.
- Shikaku – Studio GRAPH77,
with Kana Hanazawa and Tomokazu Sugita.
- Mermaid Rhapsody – Studio 100studio,
directed by Tetsuaki Watanabe.
- Woke-Up-as-a-Girl Syndrome – Production by Studio
Kafka, with Yuki Sakakihara.
- Nayuta of the Prophecy – Also under 100studio,
with Hitomi Sasaki in the cast.
- Sisters – Production by P.A.WORKS, with Runa
Nakashima and Tomo Nakai.
A
glimpse into the creator's future
These
animated shorts offer a look at Fujimoto's first steps, where the elements that
would lead him to worldwide recognition were already glimpsed: raw
violence, irreverent humor and intense emotions. The collection will show
everything from youthful romances to alien invasions, vampires and narrative
experiments that anticipate the style that defines it today.
International
availability
VIZ
Media publishes
in English the two compilation volumes of these stories, which will now reach
an even wider audience with their anime adaptation. With eight different
stories and six studios involved, Tatsuki Fujimoto 17-26 aims
to become a must-see release for fans of the author and lovers of experimental
anime
