Chainsaw Man Creator’s Student-Era Anime Gets Limited Theatrical Premiere — Special Booklet for Attendees, Global Prime Release Nov. 8
Tatsuki Fujimoto’s anime anthology, titled Tatsuki Fujimoto 17-26, will arrive on Amazon Prime Video worldwide this November, and it will also get a limited theatrical run starting in October.
Release details
The anthology will launch globally on November 8, 2025 on Amazon Prime Video. Therefore, Prime subscribers can stream it from that date.
However, before the streaming release, the series will receive a limited theatrical run that begins on October 17, according to Animate Times.
Limited theatrical run and booklet
The theatrical screenings include an incentive for attendees: cinemagoers will receive a special booklet. Inside the booklet is a conversation between Tatsuki Fujimoto and his editor, Shihei Hayashi.
Which short stories are adapted
The anthology adapts eight short stories from Fujimoto’s student years. The collection explores a range of genres, from post-apocalyptic drama to romantic sci-fi.
The eight adapted stories are:
- A Couple Clucking Chickens Were Still Kickin’ in the Schoolyard — the bond between two survivors in a post-apocalyptic world.
- Sasaki Stopped a Bullet — a story about the intense emotions of adolescence.
- Mermaid Rhapsody — a romance between a boy and a mermaid centered on an underwater piano.
- Love is Blind — a sci‑fi romantic comedy about love on a cosmic scale.
- Shikaku — follows an unhinged assassin girl’s twisted love story.
- Woke-Up-as-a-Girl Syndrome — a piece that challenges gender norms.
- Nayuta of the Prophecy — chronicles siblings bound by a harsh destiny.
- Sisters — depicts rivalry, conflict, and growth between artistically inclined sisters.
Studios handling the episodes
Each episode is being produced by different animation studios. The companies listed for the project include ZEXCS, Lapin Track, GRAPH77, 100 Studio, Studio Kafka, and P. A. WORKS.
Fujimoto’s comment on the adaptations
Fujimoto said: “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.”
