by The individual key visuals for all eight episodes of the anime “Fujimoto Tatsuki 17-26″ have been released. The series will be screened in theaters for a limited two-week run in major cities across Japan starting from October 17th. They will be available worldwide exclusively on Prime Video starting from November 8th. The series is an animated adaptation of eight short stories drawn by Tatsuki Fujimoto, the creator of ” Chainsaw Man ” and “Look Back,” between the ages of 17 and 26.
Include “There Were Two Chickens in the Garden,” which depicts the bond between two survivors in a world where humanity has been wiped out; “Sasaki-kun Stopped a Bullet,” an explosion of adolescent impulses; “Love is Blind,” a sci-fi romantic comedy about romantic feelings running wild on a cosmic scale; “Shikaku,” the story of the runaway love of a screwed-up assassin girl; “Mermaid Rhapsody,” a love story between a boy and a mermaid played on an underwater piano; “I Woke Up and Had a Girl Syndrome,” a tale of finding one’s true self beyond the boundaries of gender; “Nayuta of the Prophecy, ” a story of the rebirth of a brother and sister burdened with a cruel fate; and “Sister’s Older Sister,” a story of the jealousy, conflict, and growth of sisters who devote themselves to art.
The character designers have newly drawn each key visual. “There Were Two Chickens in the Garden” is by Moaan, “Sasaki-kun Stopped a Bullet” by Kozono Naho, “Love is Blind” by Mori Tomoko, “Shikaku” by MYOUN, “Mermaid Rhapsody” by Shimazaki Nozomi, “The Syndrome of Waking Up and Finding Myself a Girl” by Tokuoka Kohei, “Nayuta of the Prophecy” by Higashijima Hisashi, and “My Sister’s Older Sister” by Sagawa Haruka. Comments from the directors have also arrived.
On October 17th, a stage greeting ceremony will be held on the opening day with all directors at Shinjuku Wald 9. Tickets go on sale today, October 10th, at 6:00 PM. [Comment from Nagaya Seishiro, Director of “There Were Two Chickens in the Garden”] This is Tatsuki Fujimoto’s debut work, but you can sense the essence of his later works in many places.
Because the initial impulse is explosive, I focused on not diluting that intensity. Ultimately, we were able to achieve this thanks to the excellent work of all the staff! Every department, from drawing and color to backgrounds, cinematography, sound, and editing, worked hard to capture that impulse in a visual work. As for the story itself, you’ll want to pay attention not only to the relationship between Yuto and Ami, but also to the outcome of the faint romance between Yohei and Moemi!
In this work, we tried various methods to enhance the passion of the original characters through animation. For scenes where emotions clash, we had stage actors thoroughly familiarize themselves with the original work and filmed a live-action performance. Using this footage as a foundation, we checked the drawing and direction, and, under the supervision of the animation director, optimized the timing, poses, and expressions for the animated performance, which was then incorporated into the film.
Furthermore, each department, from color to art, cinematography, CG, sound, and music, pursued its own unique appeal to complete the work. [ Comment from Takeuchi Nobuyuki, Director of “Love is Blind”] A young, unpopular student council president who plans to go to university abroad after graduation confesses his feelings to a junior colleague, creating a sense of greatness! The characters barely move around while standing, but the sense of speed permeates the entire work! The pure passion I felt from the illustrations! The cool, thorough structure! I attempted to convey the image I felt when I first encountered this work. I hope viewers will pay attention to the characters Ibuki and Yuri portray in the anime.
When I first read “Shikaku,” I felt that, despite its violence, darkness, and chaos, these two characters were somehow endearing, and I wanted everyone to experience that feeling through the visuals. What has Shikaku done in life so far? What does she like? When you think about it, apart from the fact that she’s a hitman, she’s actually quite an ordinary girl. It’s an ordinary apartment, an ordinary girl’s room, but there are guns scattered around.
In this way, the places where Shikaku and Yugel live are filled with a variety of attention to detail. Also, as mentioned at the end of the original work, Tatsuki Fujimoto apparently drew this while he had a fever of 39 degrees. He’s a genius, isn’t he? Please enjoy it without overthinking it too much. Someone told me that Tetsuaki Watanabe couldn’t make a typical anime, so I decided to create this. I wonder what “normal” even is (laughs). I want to eat fish, not mermaids.
