2025 has a name and surname: Tatsuki Fujimoto.
According to the prestigious ranking published by Courrier Japan on
the "100 Japanese who attracted the world's attention", the creator
of Chainsaw Man has taken first place in the
Manga and Anime category, surpassing historical titans such as Eiichiro
Oda and Naoki Urasawa.
A Global
Phenomenon: From France to El Salvador
The report
highlights that the premiere of the film Chainsaw Man: Reze Arc in September
2025 was the trigger for a global fever. Media such asToday's Daily in El Salvador praised his "fierce
story," while Le Monde in France applauded
how Fujimoto "finds beauty in the grotesque."
Even science
is a fan: The "Pochita serra"
The author's
influence even reached the scientific community. In Chile, an
extinct sawshark fossil was discovered and named "Pochita serra",
due to the similarity of its teeth to the Chainsaw Demon. In addition, the
announcement that legendary director Hirokazu Kore-eda will
direct the Live-Action Look Back finished
cementing his status as the most relevant creator of the year.
The Top 10
Manga/Anime 2025
Fujimoto was not
alone. Here are the 10 Japanese creators the world couldn't stop watching this
year:
- Tatsuki
Fujimoto
- Tatsuki
Ryo
- Naoki
Urasawa
- Junji
Ito
- Risa
Marina Komiya
- Kamome
Shirahama
- Makoto
Yukimura
- Gege
Akutami
- Natsumi
Aida
- Eiichiro
Oda
With the
confirmation of the Assassin's Arc for the future and the
animated anthology Tatsuki Fujimoto 17-26, it looks like his reign
will continue for a while to come.
