In 2011, Fujimoto drew his first submittedone-shot work,A Couple Clucking Chickens Were Still Kickin' in the Schoolyard (庭には二羽ニワトリがいた,Niwa ni wa Niwa Niwatori ga ita), which was nominated for the DecemberJump SQ. Monthly Award[10][1] (it was later published on theShōnen Jump+ online platform on July 17, 2017).[11][6] Fujimoto's one-shot,Seigi no Mikata (正義の見方; "Sense of Justice"), was an entry work for the 10th Supreme Comic Grand Prize season II in 2013.[12] His next one-shot work wasKami Hikōki (かみひこうき; "Paper Planes"), for which he won a Jury Special Award at the 3rdShueisha's Crown Newcomers' Awards in 2013.[13] Fujimoto's next one-shot work wasSasaki Stopped a Bullet (佐々木くんが銃弾止めた,Sasaki-kun ga Juudan Tometa), for which he won his second Jury Special Award at the 5th Shueisha's Crown Newcomers' Awards in 2013[14] (later published onShōnen Jump+ on June 13, 2016).[15]
Fujimoto's next work wasLove is Blind (恋は盲目,Koi wa Mōmoku), for which he won an Honorable Mention Award at the November 2013 Shueisha's Crown Newcomers' Awards,[16][17] and was his first published work, being launched inJump SQ.19 vol. 13 on April 19, 2014.[18] His next one-shot works wereShikaku (シカク), published inJump SQ.19 vol. 14 on June 19, 2014;[19]Mermaid Rhapsody (人魚ラプソディ,Ningyo Rapusodi), published inJump SQ.19 vol. 17 on December 19, 2014;[20] andNayuta of the Prophecy (予言のナユタ,Yogen no Nayuta), published inJump Square on July 4, 2015.[21]
Fujimoto published his first major and serialized work,Fire Punch (ファイアパンチ,Faia Panchi), on Shueisha'sShōnen Jump+ online magazine, where it ran from April 18, 2016, to January 1, 2018.[22][23][24] The series spawned eighttankōbon volumes.[25][26] Fujimoto also published onShōnen Jump+ the one-shotWoke-Up-as-a-Girl Syndrome (目が覚めたら女の子になっていた病,Me ga Sametara Onnanoko ni Natteita Yamai) on April 24, 2017,[27] and the one-shotSisters (妹の姉,Imōto no Ane) in the June 2018 issue ofJump Square on May 2, 2018.[28]
Fujimoto's second major serialized work,Chainsaw Man (チェンソーマン,Chensō Man), was published in Shueisha'sWeekly Shōnen Jump from December 3, 2018, to December 14, 2020.[29][7] A second part started inShōnen Jump+ on July 13, 2022.[30][31]Chainsaw Man toppedTakarajimasha'sKono Manga ga Sugoi! list of best manga of 2021 for male readers,[32] and earned Fujimoto the 66thShogakukan Manga Award for Best Shōnen Manga.[33][34][5] In 2021, the manga won theHarvey Awards for Best Manga;[35] it won the award for the second time in 2022;[36] and for the third time in 2023.[37]
Fujimoto illustrated the cover of the novels anthology5-Minute Stories: An Unexpected End (５分で読める驚愕のラストの物語,Gofun de Yomeru Kyōgaku no Rasuto no Monogatari), released on April 2, 2021.[38] Fujimoto participated as a guest judge atShonen Jump+'sMillion Tag onlinereality show in July 2021.[39][40]
Fujimoto published the one-shotLook Back (ルックバック,Rukku Bakku) onShōnen Jump+ on July 19, 2021.[41][42] The chapter was collected by Shueisha in a singletankōbon volume, released on September 3, 2021.[43]Look Back topped theKono Manga ga Sugoi! 2022 list of best manga for male readers.[44]
A two-volume collection of Fujimoto's previous one-shots,Tatsuki Fujimoto Before Chainsaw Man (藤本タツキ短編集,Fujimoto Tatsuki Tanpenshū; "Tatsuki Fujimoto's Short Stories"), subtitled17–21 and22–26, were released on October 4 and November 4, 2021, respectively.[45][46] He illustrated the novelChainsaw Man: Buddy Stories (チェンソーマン バディ・ストーリーズ,Chensō Man Badi Sutōrīzu),[47] published on November 4, 2021.[48][46] Fujimoto illustrated a version of one of the forty-two volumes of theDragon Ball manga for theDragon Ball Super Gallery Project, celebrating the series' 40th anniversary, which was published inSaikyō Jump on December 3, 2021.[49][50]
Fujimoto publishedGoodbye, Eri (さよなら絵梨,Sayonara Eri), a 200-page one-shot, onShōnen Jump+ on April 11, 2022.[51][52] The chapter was collected by Shueisha in a singletankōbon volume, released on July 4, 2022.[53]
Along with illustrator Oto Tōda, Fujimoto published the one-shotJust Listen to the Song (フツーに聞いてくれ,Futsū ni Kiitekure; "Listen to Me Normally") onShōnen Jump+ on July 4, 2022.[31]
Fujimoto commented that he wanted to "draw manga like Korean films", citing the 2008 South Korean filmThe Chaser as example, stating: "the main character chases after the villain, but thirty minutes into the movie, he catches him. This is supposed to happen at the end of the movie, so you keep wondering what will happen next. A lot of people say that in Korean movies they cannot tell what the director is thinking, but actually, if you watch until the end, you will get it. I wanted to make something like that."[54] He also mentioned the 2016 Japanese filmSadako vs. Kayako,Kōji Shiraishi's film seriesSenritsu Kaiki File Kowasugi! [ja],[55] the 2011 Indonesian filmThe Raid andTakeshi Kitano's work.[56] He was also influenced by manga authorsHiroaki Samura,[54]Hideki Arai,[55] andTsutomu Nihei.[8] Fujimoto was inspired by the 1974 filmThe Texas Chain Saw Massacre to createChainsaw Man.[57]
Chainsaw Man (チェンソーマン,Chensō Man) (2018–present) — Serialized inWeekly Shōnen Jump (2018–2020) andShōnen Jump+ (2022–present); published by Shueisha in 22 volumes
Tatsuki Fujimoto Before Chainsaw Man (藤本タツキ短編集,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 (庭には二羽ニワトリがいた,Niwa ni wa Niwa Niwatori ga ita) (2011)
Sasaki Stopped a Bullet (佐々木くんが銃弾止めた,Sasaki-kun ga Juudan Tometa) (2013)
Love is Blind (恋は盲目,Koi wa Moumoku) (2013); later published inJump SQ.19
Shikaku (シカク) (2014); published inJump SQ.19
Mermaid Rhapsody (人魚ラプソディ,Ningyo Rhapsody) (2014); published inJump SQ.19
Nayuta of the Prophecy (予言のナユタ,Yogen no Nayuta) (2015); published inJump Square
Woke-Up-as-a-Girl Syndrome (目が覚めたら女の子になっていた病,Me ga Sametara Onnanoko ni Natteita Yamai) (2017); published inShōnen Jump+
Sisters (妹の姉,Imōto no Ane) (2018); published inJump Square
Look Back (ルックバック,Rukku Bakku) (2021); published inShōnen Jump+ and collected in one volume
Goodbye, Eri (さよなら絵梨,Sayonara Eri) (2022); published inShōnen Jump+ and collected in one volume
Just Listen to the Song (フツーに聞いてくれ,Futsū ni Kiitekure; "Listen to Me Normally") (2022); illustrated by Oto Tōda; published inShōnen Jump+
^abIn 2017, Koharu Nagayama (Fujimoto himself under an alias,[1] claiming to be his younger sister)[2] wrote onTwitter that the author would be "24, 25 or 26 years old",[3] and also that the author turned 25 that year.[4]Shogakukan also stated that the author was born in 1992.[5] However, according toShihei Lin [ja] (Fujimoto's editor) and Shueisha, he was 17 in 2011 (turning 18 that year) when he sent his first one-shot work,[1][6] and according toOricon he was born in 1993.[7]
^abc【第66回】担当作家 藤本タツキ先生Q&A！ [[66] Writer Tatsuki Fujimoto Q&A].Jump Rookie! (in Japanese).Shueisha. July 2, 2020.Archived from the original on July 2, 2020. RetrievedJanuary 9, 2021.
^abc第66回 小学館漫画賞が 決定いたしました!! [66th Shogakukan Manga Award – It has been decided!!](PDF) (in Japanese).Shogakukan. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on January 28, 2021. RetrievedSeptember 9, 2021.
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