17-21: Fujimoto Tatsuki Tanpenshuu
Tatsuki Fujimoto Before Chainsaw Man: 17–21
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17-21: Fujimoto Tatsuki Tanpenshuu

Alternative Titles

Synonyms: Niwa ni wa Niwa Niwatori ga Ita., There Were Two Chickens in the Garden., A Couple Clucking Chickens Were Still Kickin' in the Schoolyard, Sasaki-kun ga Juudan Tometa, Sasaki Stopped a Bullet, Koi wa Moumoku, Love is Blind, Shikaku
Japanese: 藤本タツキ短編集 17-21
English: Tatsuki Fujimoto Before Chainsaw Man: 17–21
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Information

Type: Manga
Volumes: 1
Chapters: 4
Status: Finished
Published: Apr 19, 2014 to Jul 17, 2017
Genres: Action Action, Comedy Comedy, Drama Drama, Romance Romance
Demographic: Shounen Shounen
Serialization: Shounen Jump+
Authors: Fujimoto, Tatsuki (Story & Art)

Statistics

Score: 7.181 (scored by 1432714,327 users)
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Ranked: #65862
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Popularity: #856
Members: 24,489
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Synopsis

1. Niwa ni wa Niwa Niwatori ga Ita. (A Couple Clucking Chickens Were Still Kickin' in the Schoolyard)
2. Sasaki-kun ga Juudan Tometa (Sasaki Stopped a Bullet)
3. Koi wa Moumoku (Love is Blind)
4. Shikaku

Background

17-21: Fujimoto Tatsuki Tanpenshuu was published in English as Tatsuki Fujimoto Before Chainsaw Man: 17–21 by VIZ Media under the Shonen Jump imprint on January 17, 2023.

Characters

Shikaku
Main
Yuuto
Main
Ibuki
Main
Yugeru
Main
Ami
Main

Reviews

Dec 8, 2025
17-21 is classic Fujimoto: a work of creative insanity that still somehow manages to provide the reader with engaging character work and heartfelt storytelling. Of the collected stories, "A Couple Clucking Chickens Were Still Kickin' in the Schoolyard" and "Love is Blind" are notably superior compared to the remaining two - but seeing as you can finish off the whole volume in an afternoon, it's still well worth your time to read them all.

That said, I think that 22-26 is the stronger of the two one-shot collections. For that reason I recommend reading this set before 22-26, which is probably what you want to ...
Mar 7, 2025
English

The following review is in Spanish and English (translated with the support of DeepL)

The version read is the one licensed in Spanish by “Norma Editorial”.

Currently Tatsuki Fujimoto is one of the most recognized “new authors” nationally and internationally, due to his successful works that you will surely recognize if you follow the medium. A little more than a decade ago, prior to his first serialized work, he published different One Shot, some for contests and others for Jump Square, these were compiled in two volumes, the present one being the first one. I will not make a particular qualification by story, the note of the ...
Jan 27, 2019
Mixed Feelings
Mod Edit: This review was originally posted for Koi wa Moumoku (108414) and has subsequently been merged into 17-21: Fujimoto Tatsuki Tanpenshuu (141214).


*Disclaimer*
Just personal scratch.
Advised, possible spoilers.
Opinion & Informal

Art: 7/10
By the same author as Fire Punch, the art was just as good if not better since this was a one-shot. The anatomy and proportions of the human characters checked out and the non-human characters looked fine. There was nice detail in the backgrounds and supporting bits. Expressions and reactions looked good and the romance-y bits looked cute.
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