Alien invasions, high school romances, and even bloody vampire action—all this and more awaits in four compelling short stories that reveal the starting point of Tatsuki Fujimoto, the twisted mastermind behind Chainsaw Man.
 
(Source: VIZ Media)
 
Compilation containing four of Fujimoto's one-shots.
 
1. A Couple Clucking Chickens Were Kickin’ in the Schoolyard (庭には二羽ニワトリがいた。); 2011 
2. Sasaki Stopped a Bullet (佐々木くんが銃弾止めた); 2013 
3. Love Is Blind (恋は盲目); 2013 
4. Shikaku (シカク); 2014

A strange world where aliens have taken over the human world, and only two humans are left which are apparently disguising themselves as mere chickens. 
 
Fujimoto Tatsuki's first one-shot when he was only 17, and it also contains a special interview section!

To Sasaki, his teacher Kawaguchi is God. She taught him not to be ashamed of his own dreams and made him feel fully capable to forge forward and make them come true, no matter how low the odds. Yet one day, trouble from Kawaguchi's past follows her into the classroom. With his god in danger of total humiliation, Sasaki sets out to protect his teacher using her very own teachings: to strive for the impossible.
 
(Source: MAL Rewrite)

A one-shot story about a boy that is blind to everything but love.


A notorious hit-man bites off more than they can chew when their newest target turns out to be holding a supernatural secret. Bullets fly and love is in the air.

Killer mermaids, gender swapping, and a devilish little sister with the power to end the world—four more unforgettable short stories that reveal the starting point of Tatsuki Fujimoto, the twisted mastermind behind Chainsaw Man. 
(Source: VIZ Media)
 
1. Mermaid Rhapsody (人魚ラプソディ); 2014 
2. Woke-Up-as-a-Girl Syndrome (目が覚めたら女の子になっていた病); 2017 
3. Nayuta of the Prophecy (予言のナユタ); 2015 
4. Sisters (妹の姉); 2018

An anthology series adapting 8 short stories created by manga artist Tatsuki Fujimoto between ages 17 and 26. 
 
1) A Couple Clucking Chickens Were Still Kickin' in the Schoolyard (Dir. Seishirou Nagaya, ZEXCS)
 
2) Sasaki Stopped a Bullet (Dir. Nobukage Kimura, Lapin Track)
 
3) Love is Blind (Dir. Nobuyuki Takeuchi, Lapin Track)
 
4) Shikaku (Dir. Naoya Ando, GRAPH77)
 
5) Mermaid Rhapsody (Dir. Tetsuaki Watanabe, 100Studio)
 
6) Woke-Up-as-a-Girl Syndrome (Dir. Kazuaki Terasawa, Studio Kafka)
 
7) Nayuta of the Prophecy (Dir. Tetsuaki Watanabe, 100Studio)
 
8) Sisters (Dir. Osamu Honma, P.A.WORKS)
 
Note: This anime had a pre-release world premiere at the "Global Stage Hollywood 2025" film festival on October 5, 2025. A general two-week theatrical run in Japan divided into two parts released on the same day October 17, 2025. The anime series later streamed worldwide in Amazon Prime Video on November 8, 2025.

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