Eight short stories from Tatsuki Fujimoto’s collections Tatsuki Fujimoto Before Chainsaw Man: 17–21 and Tatsuki Fujimoto Before Chainsaw Man: 22–26 are being adapted into anime. The series, titled Tatsuki Fujimoto 17–26, will stream exclusively on Prime Video worldwide starting November 8. A key visual and trailer have also been released.
In Tatsuki Fujimoto 17-26, various staff members are involved in each project. The directors include Tetsuaki Watanabe (BLUE LOCK TV anime), Kazuaki Terazawa (The Ancient Magus’ Bride Season 2), and Nobuyuki Takeuchi, among others, who worked on the movie Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom?.
A total of six studios are participating in the production: ZEXCS, Lapin Track, STUDIO GRAPH77, 100studio, Studio Kafka, and P.A.WORKS. Notably, STUDIO GRAPH77 is a new animation studio established by FLAGSHIP LINE, with Kazuto Matsumura serving as president and CEO. This project will be their studio’s debut work.
Official Trailer:
Key Visual:
EPISODES｜STAFF｜CAST:
A Couple Clucking Chickens Were Still Kickin’ in the Schoolyard:
Director and Screenplay: Seishiro Nagaya | Character Design: Moaang | Animation Production: ZEXCS
Voice Cast: Kensho Ono, Shion Sakurai, Kazuki Ura, Kimiko Saito, Mitsuo Iwata
Sasaki Stopped a Bullet:
Director: Nobukage Kimura | Screenplay: Teruko Utsumi | Character Design: Naho Kozono | Animation Production: Lapin Track
Voice Cast: Toshiki Kumagai, Chika Anzai, Yoichi Okano
Love is Blind:
Director: Nobuyuki Takeuchi | Screenplay: Teruko Utsumi | Character Design: Tomoko Mori | Animation Production: Lapin Track
Voice Cast: Shun Horie, Shion Wakayama, Toshiyuki Morikawa, Takahiro Yamamoto, Junichi Suwabe, Mamiko Noto
Shikaku:
Director and Screenplay: Naoya Ando | Character Design: MYOUN | Animation Production: GRAPH77
Voice Cast: Kana Hanazawa, Tomokazu Sugita
Mermaid Rhapsody:
Director: Tetsuaki Watanabe | Screenplay: Tatsuo Kobayashi | Character Design: Nozomi Shimazaki | Animation Production: 100studio
Voice Cast: Chiaki Kikuta, Eri Yukimura
Woke-Up-as-a-Girl Syndrome:
Director and Screenplay: Kazuaki Terasawa | Character Design: Kohei Tokuoka | Animation Production: Studio Kafka
Voice Cast: Yuki Sakakihara, Maki Kawase, Seiichiro Yamashita
Nayuta of the Prophecy:
Director and Screenplay: Tetsuaki Watanabe | Character Design: Hisashi Higashijima | Animation Production: 100studio
Voice Cast: Hitomi Sasaki, Yohei Matsuoka
Sisters:
Director: Osamu Honma | Screenplay: Yoko Yonaiyama | Character Design: Haruka Sagawa | Animation Production: P.A.WORKS
Voice Cast: Runa Nakashima, Tomo Nakai, Tomohiko Imai
VIZ Media describes the story of 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.
VIZ Media describes the story of 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.
Source: Comic Natalie
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