It has been announced that " Tatsuki Fujimoto 17-26," a series of eight short stories by manga artist Tatsuki Fujimoto , known for works such as " Chainsaw Man" and "Lookback ," will be screened for two weeks only at nine cinemas nationwide, including Shinjuku Wald 9 (Shinjuku, Tokyo), from October 17th. It was announced that the series will be released worldwide exclusively on Prime Video on November 8th, and the theatrical screening will take place ahead of the release.
The eight films will be divided into two parts, with four films being screened in each part. Part 1 will feature "There Were Two Chickens in the Garden," "Sasaki-kun Stopped a Bullet," "Love is Blind," and "Shikaku," while Part 2 will feature "Mermaid Rhapsody," "The Syndrome of Waking Up and Finding Myself a Girl," "Nayuta of the Prophecy," and "My Sister's Older Sister." As a special gift to attendees, a " Tatsuki Fujimoto 17-26 Special Leaflet" featuring a conversation between Fujimoto and his editor, Hayashi Shihei, will be distributed.
"Tatsuki Fujimoto 17-26" will be an anime adaptation of all eight stories from "Tatsuki Fujimoto Short Stories Collection 17-21" and "Tatsuki Fujimoto Short Stories Collection 22-26," which are collections of one-off stories that Fujimoto wrote between the ages of 17 and 26.
The lineup includes "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 in which love runs wild on a cosmic scale; "Shikaku," a 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 story of transcending gender boundaries to find one's true self; "Nayuta of the Prophecy," a tale of the rebirth of a brother and sister burdened with a cruel destiny; and "Sister's Older Sister," a story of the jealousy, conflict, and growth of two sisters who devote themselves to art.
The anime will be produced by seven directors, including Tetsuaki Watanabe of the anime "Blue Lock," Nobuyuki Takeuchi of the film "Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom?", and Kazuaki Terazawa of the anime "The Ancient Magus' Bride Season 2," as well as six studios: ZEXCS, Lapin Track, GRAPH77, 100studio, Studio Kafka, and PAWORKS. Voice actors include Kensho Ono, Shun Horie, Kana Hanazawa, Tomokazu Sugita, and Yoichi Okano, who is currently the subject of much discussion as a trash comedian.
