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 1432014,320 users)
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Ranked: #66632
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Popularity: #856
Members: 24,477
Favorites: 146

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Chapters: /4

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
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Yuuto
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Ibuki
Main
Yugeru
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Ami
Main

Reviews

Dec 13, 2020
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 ...
Jul 27, 2023
These four short stories really show off Tatsuki Fujimoto's wacky imagination and a bit of his dark humor. Shikaku he noted as being written from a fever dream. Initially the completely wild stories were amusing, but overall felt empty as I didn't really connect with the characters or found them that relatable. Sasaki Stopped a Bullet I feel is the best story of the bunch, but is still weaker compared to the stories in the second set of short stories in 22-26.

If MAL allowed half points I'd actually give this a 6.5. The imaginative stories makes this better than 'fine', but compared to other one-shots ...
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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