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

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Mod Edit: This review was originally posted for Shikaku (109435) and has subsequently been merged into 17-21: Fujimoto Tatsuki Tanpenshuu (141214).


I saw that there were no reviews for this so I will be the first.

Like many others before me, I came from "Chainsaw Man" and have inevitably worked my way through Tatsuki's numerous one-shots and full length animes.

This one follows the similar pattern of his stories in the sense that the story concludes in a sort of limbo; not really happy or sad. And while it may be a reach, his work is comparable to Ito and Lovecraft's.

In specific to Shikaku, I ... would refer to it as a "Reverse Romeo/Juliet" due to the ending. While there isn't much to discuss, the art is gorgeous, the characters are likable, and the overall plot is unique and interesting. It is only 1 chapter long, therefore I recommend anyone whose read Tatsuki's other work to give this one a shot. I promise you will not be disappointed, actually, you'll be disappointed- because it wasn't a full length manga.

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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Panel Progression: 7/10
A lot of supporting tones which made the overall presentation look good. Dialogue was clear and flowed in an understandable way. Pacing was also fine. Good amount of flair in the form of layout choice and panel-cutting.

Characters: 5/10
Simple characters in a confession story. Male MC was forward and resolved. Female MC was a bit plain but was expressively cute in her reactions.

Plot & Development: 5/10
Plain confession setup but gets interesting about halfway through with the introduction of new characters and the development of wacky circumstances that try to interfere with the confession.

Conclusion: 6/10
A nice happy ending that felt right despite the craziness of the latter half of the story.

Overall: 6/10
A fine read in you're bored and coming off of Fire Punch.

The story is a mess, there isn't any logic in any of these, and those feel like fragmented pieces of random, ditched ideas. The stories inside it are way shorter than one-shot volumes, and a lot of characters are underdeveloped. Even some of the plot looks weird when being analyzed deeply. A lot of the stories feel like underdeveloped stories that don't have any potential at all, and it's not even worth reading. People shouldn't buy this volume and shouldn't read it either unless they like short stories. The characters don't really react in a realistic way, and some of them even act in a ... stupid way.