Tatsuki Fujimoto Before Chainsaw Man
Tatsuki Fujimoto Before Chainsaw Man, known in Japan as, is a Japanese two-volume anthology collection of one-shot stories written and illustrated by Tatsuki Fujimoto. The two volumes, 17–21 and 22–26, were released in October and November 2021, respectively. An original net animation adaptation of the anthology, titled Tatsuki Fujimoto 17–26, was released worldwide on Amazon Prime Video in November 2025.
Overview
;"A Couple Clucking Chickens Were Still Kickin' in the Schoolyard";"Sasaki Stopped a Bullet"
;"Love is Blind"
;"Shikaku"
;"Mermaid Rhapsody"
;"Woke-Up-as-a-Girl Syndrome"
;"Nayuta of the Prophecy"
;"Sisters"
Characters
''A Couple Clucking Chickens Were Still Kickin' in the Schoolyard''
;Yūto;Ami
;Yōhei
;Megumi Kaneda
;Masatoshi Endō
''Sasaki Stopped a Bullet''
;Sasaki;Chieko Kawaguchi
;Kuwano
''Love is Blind''
;Ibuki;Yuri Kōnosu
;Hayasaka-sensei
;Robber
;Alien
;Alien Bride
''Shikaku''
;Shikaku;Yugeru
''Mermaid Rhapsody''
;Toshihide;Shiju
''Woke-Up-as-a-Girl Syndrome''
;Toshihide;Rie
;Akira
''Nayuta of the Prophecy''
;Nayuta;Kenji
''Sisters''
;Mitsuko Ebara;Kyōko Ebara
;Teacher
Publication
Tatsuki Fujimoto Before Chainsaw Man consists of eight earliest one-shot stories written and illustrated by Tatsuki Fujimoto before starting his second manga series Chainsaw Man. The first volume, 17–21, includes: "A Couple Clucking Chickens Were Still Kickin' in the Schoolyard" ; "Sasaki Stopped a Bullet" ; "Love is Blind" ; and "Shikaku". The volume was published by Shueisha on October 4, 2021.The second volume, 22–26, includes: "Mermaid Rhapsody" ; "Woke-Up-as-a-Girl Syndrome" ; "Nayuta of the Prophecy" ; and "Sisters". The volume was released on November 4, 2021.
In North America, Viz Media announced that it had licensed both volumes in June 2022; they were released on January 17 and April 18, 2023, respectively.
Volumes
Anime adaptation
In September 2025, it was announced that the eight stories would each receive an original net animation adaptation, titled Tatsuki Fujimoto 17–26, which debuted worldwide on Amazon Prime Video on November 7 of the same year. Each story was produced by a different staff and animation studio. The eight-episode series had a limited two-week run in nine Japanese cinemas starting on October 17, screening in two four-episode parts.It had a world premiere in the United States on October 5, 2025, during the Global Stage Hollywood Film Festival at the TCL Chinese 6 Theatre in Hollywood.