The staff of Tatsuki Fujimoto 17-26, the anthology anime series adapting eight short stories created by Chainsaw Man manga artist Tatsuki Fujimoto between ages 17 and 26, released eight new “director’s vision” videos highlighting the unique direction that each director had for their respective anime episodes.

Tatsuki Fujimoto 17-26 will be streaming globally on Prime Video starting November 7 in more than 240 countries and territories. There will two parts of four episodes, totaling at eight episodes for the series. 

The staff of Tatsuki Fujimoto 17-26 includes directors Tetsuaki Watanabe, Nobuyuki Takeuchi, and Kazuaki Terasawa. Animation studios ZEXCS, Lapin Track, GRAPH77, 100studio, Studio Kafka, and P.A.WORKS will be producing the series with FLAGSHIP LINE as production supervisor. 

Here are synopses for the episodes:

A Couple Clucking Chickens Were Still Kickin’ in the Schoolyard tells the tale of two survivors’ bond in a post-apocalyptic world, while Sasaki Stopped a Bullet explores the intense emotions of adolescence. Love is Blind presents a sci-fi romantic comedy about love on a cosmic scale, and Shikaku follows an unhinged assassin girl’s twisted love story. Mermaid Rhapsody weaves a touching romance between a boy and a mermaid centered around an underwater piano, whereas Woke-Up-as-a-Girl Syndrome delves into finding one’s true self beyond gender norms. Nayuta of the Prophecy chronicles the journey of siblings bound by a harsh destiny, and Sisters depicts rivalry, conflict, and growth between artistically inclined sisters.

The staff, cast, and director’s vision videos for each episode of Tatsuki Fujimoto 17-26 can be found below:

A Couple Clucking Chickens Were Still Kickin’ in the Schoolyard

Director and Screenplay: Seishiro Nagaya | Character Design: Moaang | Animation Production: ZEXCS

Voice Cast: Kensho Ono, Shion Sakurai, Kazuki Ura, Kimiko Saito, Mitsuo Iwata

Sasaki Stopped a Bullet

Director: Nobukage Kimura | Screenplay: Teruko Utsumi | Character Design: Naho Kozono | Animation Production: Lapin Track

Voice Cast: Toshiki Kumagai, Chika Anzai, Yoichi Okano

Love is Blind

Director: Nobuyuki Takeuchi | Screenplay: Teruko Utsumi | Character Design: Tomoko Mori | Animation Production: Lapin Track

Voice Cast: Shun Horie, Shion Wakayama, Toshiyuki Morikawa, Takahiro Yamamoto, Junichi Suwabe, Mamiko Noto

Shikaku

Director and Screenplay: Naoya Ando | Character Design: MYOUN | Animation Production: GRAPH77

Voice Cast: Kana Hanazawa, Tomokazu Sugita

Mermaid Rhapsody

Director: Tetsuaki Watanabe | Screenplay: Tatsuo Kobayashi | Character Design: Nozomi Shimazaki | Animation Production: 100studio

Voice Cast: Chiaki Kikuta, Eri Yukimura

Woke-Up-as-a-Girl Syndrome

Director and Screenplay: Kazuaki Terasawa | Character Design: Kohei Tokuoka | Animation Production: Studio Kafka

Voice Cast: Yuki Sakakihara, Maki Kawase, Seiichiro Yamashita

Nayuta of the Prophecy

Director and Screenplay: Tetsuaki Watanabe | Character Design: Hisashi Higashijima | Animation Production: 100studio

Voice Cast: Hitomi Sasaki, Yohei Matsuoka

Sisters

Director: Osamu Honma | Screenplay: Yoko Yonaiyama | Character Design: Haruka Sagawa | Animation Production: P.A.WORKS

Voice Cast: Runa Nakashima, Tomo Nakai, Tomohiko Imai