Tatsuki Fujimoto (
Biography[]
Tatsuki often drew images at an early age. In Junior High School he thought of a magazine in his head and often cut and serialized new works in it, usually serializing seven works. In his first years of high school, he started to upload manga to the website Shintosha.
After graduating, he made several one shots participating in Manga Awards Contents and had won some of them and got noticed by ONE and Sui Ishida. Later those oneshots were republished on Jump+ or Jump SQ.19 magazine. Fujimoto won Honorable Mentions in the November 2013 Shueisha Crown Newcomers' Awards for his debut one-shot story "Love is Blind". He made his official debut in Jump SQ.19 with "Shikaku" and following year published "Yogen no Nayuta" in Jump SQ.
Tatsuki made his first serialization with Fire Punch in 2016, ran for eight volumes, published on Jump+ site. The series was proposed for a Jump SQ magazine, but as it was declined, the editor proposed it for a Jump+ serialization and it was approved. The series ran for 8 volumes and gathered the internet attention due to its shocking developments.
After Fire Punch serialization ended, Tatsuki published a new oneshot in Jump SQ 2018-06 Issue, titled Imouto no Ane.
In December 2018, he started a new serialization Chainsaw Man in Weekly Shonen Jump.
He is active on Twitter as @nagayama_koharu, where he tweets in character as an imaginary younger sister in third grade.[1]
During November 2022, Tatsuki lost access to his primary account nagayama_koharu and created a new temporary one under the user handle @ashitaka_eva, at first fans were skeptical of his identity until Fujimoto's editor Shihei Lin confirmed his identity to fans through this tweet and Tatsuki shared some prototype designs for Aki, Power, and Denji's hybrid form on his new account. After Tatsuki was able to recover his main Twitter account, the temporary one he created was made inactive.
Works[]
- 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?) (2017) Jump+ July 17, 2011 (One-shot) - Paper Planes (かみひこうき Kami Hikōki?) (2013) - Won 3rd Crown New Comic Award Jury Special Award (One-shot)
- Sasaki Stopped a Bullet (
佐 々 木 くんが銃 弾 止 めた Sasaki-kun ga Jūdan Tometa?) (2013) - Won 5th Crown New Comic Award Jury Special Award; later published on June 13, 2016 on Jump+ (One-shot) - Love is Blind (
恋 は盲 目 Koi wa Mōmoku?) (2013) - Honorable Mention at 9th Crown New Comic Award Jury Special Award; later published in Jump SQ.19 Vol.13 (One-shot) - Shikaku (シカク?) (2014) Jump SQ.19 Vol.14 (One-shot)
- Nayuta of the Prophecy (
予 言 のナユタ Yogen no Nayuta?) (2015) Jump SQ 2015-08 Issue (One-shot) - Sense of Justice (
正 義 の見 方 Seigi no Mikata?) (2015) - The 10th Supreme Comic Grand Prize season II entry work (One-shot) - Fire Punch (ファイアパンチ Faia Panchi?) (2016) Jump+ April 18, 2016 - January 1, 2018 (Series)
- 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) Jump+ April 27, 2017 (One-shot) - Sisters (
妹 の姉 Imōto no Ane?) (2018) Jump SQ 2018-06 Issue (One-shot) - Chainsaw Man (チェンソーマン Chensō Man?) (2018-2020) Weekly Shōnen Jump 2019-01 Issue - 2021-02 Issue (Series); (2021-?) Jump+ 2021 - Ongoing (Series)
- Look Back (ルックバック Rukku Bakku?) (2021) Jump+ July 19, 2021 (One-shot)
- Goodbye, Eri (さよなら
絵 梨 Sayonara Eri?) (2022) Jump+ April 11, 2022 (One-shot) - Just Listen to the Song (フツーに
聞 いてくれ Futsū ni Kiite Kure?) (2022) Jump+ July 4, 2022 (One-shot)
Author Comments[]
| Fujimoto's Author Comments from Weekly Shonen Jump | |
|---|---|
| WSJ Issue | Author Comment |
| 2019-03 | My favorite tempura ranked! 1st: kabocha pumpkin, 2nd: kakiage, 3rd: maitake mushrooms. |
| 2019-04 | My favorite vegetable ranking! 1st: eggplant, 2nd: kabocha pumpkin, 3rd: onion. |
| 2019-06 | My favorite oden stew ingredient ranking! 1st: chikuwa fish cake, 2nd: daikon, 3rd: fried tofu. |
| 2019-08 | My favorite-weather ranking! 1st: cloudy, 2nd: rainy, 3rd: sunny. |
| 2019-09 | There were so many amazing manga creators at the New Year’s party! I was so nervous! |
| 2019-10 | I want 7-Eleven to bring back the large dorayaki! |
| 2019-11 | I love milk! I’d like to have some milk from Tsuchida Farm near my family home once again. |
| 2019-12 | The ice cream from FamilyMart that has a name like frozen chocolate is delicious! |
References[]
- ↑ Fujimoto's Twitter habits are briefly described here: Some nuggets from Fujimoto Tatsuki, enthusiast creator