Tatsuki Fujimoto 17-26 Short Film Anthology Will Be Screened at London and Edinburgh in November – News
The Scotland Loves Animation website has added a screening of an anthology anime series titled Tatsuki Fujimoto 17-26, which adapts eight short stories created by manga artist Tatsuki Fujimoto between ages 17 and 26.
Running 140 minutes in total, the anthology will be screened in London, at Picturehouse Central cinemas, on Saturday November 8 at 12 noon; and in Edinburgh, at the Cameo Picturehouse, on Wednesday November 12 at 5.30 p.m.
Amazon’s Prime Video announcd in September that Tatsuki Fujimoto 17-26, will exclusively debut in over 240 countries and territories on Prime Video on November 7. Avex Pictures streamed a trailer:
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The anthology series includes the following titles, all of which will be shown at London and Edinburgh:
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Title: A Couple Clucking Chickens Were Still Kickin’ in the Schoolyard
Story: A tale of two survivors’ bond in a post-apocalyptic world.
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Title: Sasaki Stopped a Bullet
Story: A story that explores the intense emotions of adolescence.
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Title: Love is Blind
Story: A sci-fi romantic comedy about love on a cosmic scale.
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Title: Shikaku
Story: A twisted love story of an unhinged assassin girl.
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Title: Mermaid Rhapsody
Story: A touching romance between a boy and a mermaid centered around an underwater piano.
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Title: Woke-Up-as-a-Girl Syndrome
Story: A story about finding one’s true self beyond gender norms.
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Title: Nayuta of the Prophecy
Story: Depicts the journey of siblings bound by a harsh destiny.
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Title: Sisters
Story: Depicts the rivalry, conflict, and growth between artistically inclined sisters.
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Fujimoto stated regarding the anthology series:
Having my works from my student years being adapted into anime made me anxious, wondering if this was really okay, and if these works might have relied too heavily on others’ inspiration. However, although I haven’t seen them yet, I believe that through the work of talented directors, they have become proper, well-crafted pieces.
Viz Media licensed both the Tatsuki Fujimoto Before Chainsaw Man: 17-21 and Tatsuki Fujimoto Before Chainsaw Man: 22-26 manga collections. The company released the former in January 2023 and the latter in April 2023. Shueisha published the first and second compiled book volumes in Japan in October and November 2021, respectively.
Tatsuki Fujimoto (Fire Punch) debuted the Chainsaw Man manga in Weekly Shonen Jump in December 2018 and ended its “first part,” the “Kōan” (Public Safety) arc, in December 2020. The manga’s second part, titled “Gakkō-hen” (School Arc), started on Shueisha‘s Shonen Jump+ service in July 2022. The manga won the Best Manga award at The Harvey Awards for three consecutive years.
The manga inspired a television anime adaptation that premiered on TV Tokyo and five other affiliated channels, as well as on Amazon Prime Video in October 2022. Crunchyroll is streaming the anime in over 200 countries and territories around the world. The Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc will open in Japan on September 19.
The anime film adaptation of Fujimoto’s “Look Back” one-shot manga opened in theaters in Japan in June 2024. GKIDS screened the film in October 2024 in North America. The film won the award for Best Animation of the Year at the 34th Annual Japan Movie Critics Award in April.
