"Shikaku," one of the works in the " Tatsuki Fujimoto 17-26" project, which is an animated adaptation of eight short stories by Tatsuki Fujimoto , a manga artist known for works such as " Chainsaw Man" and "Lookback ," has been selected for the Audience Award in the short film competition category at the Bucheon International Animation Film Festival, held in South Korea from October 23rd to 25th.
"Shikaku" is a story about a vampire named Yugel who has lived for 3,500 years, who asks a young assassin named Shikaku to "kill me." The film is directed by Naoya Ando, known for "Paradox Live THE ANIMATION," and features voice actors Kana Hanazawa and Tomokazu Sugita.
Director Ando commented, "I am extremely honored. Thank you very much. I believe this is all thanks to the efforts of our wonderful staff and Fujimoto-sensei's original work. The visuals contain some slightly... extreme language... but please feel free to enjoy Shikaku and Yugel's romantic comedy...!"
Character designer and animation director MYOUN said, "I am very honored that Shikaku received the Audience Award this time! I think that the cuteness of the main character Shikaku was conveyed to the audience, so I am very happy. I look forward to your continued support!"
"Tatsuki Fujimoto 17-26" is an animated adaptation of all eight stories from "Tatsuki Fujimoto Short Stories 17-21" and "Tatsuki Fujimoto Short Stories 22-26," which are collections of short stories that Fujimoto wrote between the ages of 17 and 26, by seven directors and six studios. It will be exclusively distributed worldwide on Prime Video on November 8th. It has been showing for two weeks only at nine cinemas nationwide, including Shinjuku Wald 9 (Shinjuku, Tokyo), since October 17th.
