The concept
for Tatsuki Fujimoto's upcoming manga has resurfaced with a
vengeance, promising to be a total deconstruction of the romance genre. The
unpredictable author of Chainsaw Man has in mind a story that
fuses classic "harem" with psychological horror, raising a terrifying
question: What happens when rejected heroines don't take "no" for an
answer, even after death?
Vengeful
Waifus: The Dark Premise of Tatsuki Fujimoto's Upcoming Manga
The idea
comes from an interview conducted in early 2021, where Fujimoto described his
vision with almost surgical precision. Imagine a standard romantic comedy: a
protagonist surrounded by charming girls competing for his love. But here comes
the trademark twist: only one manages to form a happy couple. The others,
consumed by rejection and pain, disappear and then return as evil
spirits (in the style of the Japanese onryo).
"I
have a story that would start as a romantic comedy... The others, heartbroken,
would return as evil spirits destined to harass the only one who got a
boyfriend," confessed the mangaka with his characteristic black humor.
We are not
talking about generic villains. These entities would represent deep
insecurities and repressed desires, dedicated to sabotaging dates, ruining
tender moments, and making "they lived happily ever after" an
impossible hell.
An
inverted and supernatural "Makeine"
Fans have
dubbed this concept the antithesis of Makeine: Too Many Losing
Heroines!. While in that popular work the rejected girls form a support
group to heal and grow, Fujimoto proposes the opposite: eternal resentment.
It's a fusion between the tenderness of a school romance and the toxicity of
curses that linger beyond the grave.
Why does
it fit your style?
This
evolution seems natural for someone who has written works like Fire
Punch or Look Back, where love and loss always go hand in
hand with trauma. Fans are already imagining scenes where the
"winning" bride must exorcise her former rivals in the middle of a
romantic dinner, mixing absurd laughter with genuine tension.
Although
Fujimoto is still busy with Part 2 of Chainsaw Man, this
"romantic horror comedy" remains the most latent promise in his
career. Will it be his next big long series or a one-shot that will leave us
sleepless?
