Chainsaw Man mangaka

Tatsuki Fujimoto is the mangaka of the Chainsaw Man manga/anime series. He was born in Nikaho, Akita Prefecture, Japan, on October 10, 1992, or 1993. He began drawing when he was quite young. Since there were no nearby preparatory institutions, he practised oil painting in painting workshops attended by his grandparents. In 2014, he received his degree in Western painting from Yamagata, Yamagata Prefecture's Tohoku University of Art and Design.

Tatsuki Fujimoto’s Career

Following graduation, Fujimoto participated in multiple one-shot competitions for the Manga Awards Contents, winning a few and drawing attention from ONE and Sui Ishida. Later, Jump+ or Jump SQ.19 magazine republished his oneshots. Fujimoto's debut one-shot tale "Love is Blind" garnered him Honourable Mentions at the Shueisha Crown Newcomers' Awards in November 2013.

His official debut was "Shikaku" in Jump SQ.19, and he published "Yogen no Nayuta" in Jump SQ the following year. In 2016, Tatsuki launched his debut serialisation of the Fire Punch on the Jump+ website, which ran for eight volumes. Tatsuki released a new oneshot titled Imouto no Ane in Jump SQ 2018-06 Issue following the conclusion of Fire Punch's serialisation.

He began a fresh serialisation of Chainsaw Man in Weekly Shonen Jump in December 2018, and it ran there until 2020 when it moved to the internet magazine Shonen Jump+, where it is now serialised. There are currently 17 Tankōbon volumes available that combine the series.

Fujimoto’s Work

Serials

• Fire Punch (Faia Panchi) (2016–2018) — Serialized in Shōnen Jump+ and published by Shueisha in eight volumes.

• Chainsaw Man (Chensō Man) (2018–present) — Serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump (2018–2020) and Shōnen Jump+ (2022–present) and published by Shueisha in sixteen volumes

One-shots

• Seigi no Mikata ("Sense of Justice") (2013); unpublished.

• Kami Hikouki ("Paper Planes") (2013); unpublished.

• Tatsuki Fujimoto Before Chainsaw Man (Fujimoto Tatsuki Tanpenshū, "Tatsuki Fujimoto's Short Stories") (2021); two collected volumes of Fujimoto's earliest one-shots.

• A Couple Clucking Chickens Were Still Kickin' in the Schoolyard (Niwa ni wa Niwa Niwatori ga ita) (2011).

• Sasaki Stopped a Bullet (Sasaki-kun ga Juudan Tometa) (2013).

• Love is Blind (Koi wa Moumoku) (2013); later published in Jump SQ.19.

• Shikaku (2014); published in Jump SQ.19.

• Mermaid Rhapsody (Ningyo Rhapsody) (2014); published in Jump SQ.19.

• Nayuta of the Prophecy (Yogen no Nayuta) (2015); published in Jump Square.

• Woke-Up-as-a-Girl Syndrome (Me ga Sametara Onnanoko ni Natteita Yamai) (2017); published in Shōnen Jump+.

• Sisters (Imōto no Ane) (2018); published in Jump Square.

• Look Back (Rukku Bakku) (2021); published in Shōnen Jump+ and collected in one volume.

• Goodbye, Eri (Sayonara Eri) (2022); published in Shōnen Jump+ and collected in one volume.

• Just Listen to the Song (Futsū ni Kiitekure, "Listen to Me Normally") (2022); illustrated by Oto Tōda; published in Shōnen Jump+.