6d ago
The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced the 2026 International Emmy nominees on Wednesday. Tatsuki Fujimoto 17-26 is nominated in the Short-Form Series category and the My Melody & Kuromi stop-motion series in Kids: Animation. Winners are announced in New York City on November 23. Both are also prize holders elsewhere: two 17-26 shorts went to Bucheon, and My Melody & Kuromi took Best Animation at Singapore's Asian Academy Creative Awards.
Oct 2
Tatsuki Fujimoto told director Kohei Kadowaki that drawing 19 pages a week left no room to write a plot before storyboarding, so he went straight to the name and trusted the characters. He said he enjoys things slipping out of his control. In an earlier Da Vinci Magazine interview, he said he wanted the manga to leave readers with the feeling he got from The Big Lebowski.
Sep 14
The live-action film of Tatsuki Fujimoto's Look Back one-shot manga won the UNIMED Award from the student jury at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival. Director Hirokazu Kore-eda accepted the award at a ceremony during the festival, which ran September 2-12. The film opened in Japan on September 11. GKIDS will release it in theaters in 2026 in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., and Ireland.
Sep 9
The live-action Look Back, directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda, received a standing ovation lasting more than 12 minutes after its screening at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival on Sep 7. The film, one of 21 competing for the Golden Lion, stars Natsuki Deguchi, Aju Makita, Furi Nanase, and Rokka Okada. It opens in Japanese theaters on Sep 11.
Sep 4
The official website for the live-action Look Back film released a new clip Friday showing Kyomoto and Fujino creating manga together. Hirokazu Kore-eda directs, edits, and writes the screenplay. Aju Makita plays Kyomoto, and Natsuki Deguchi plays Fujino. The film opens September 11 in Japan, with GKIDS releasing it in 2026 in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., and Ireland.
Jun 23
The first stage play adaptation of Tatsuki Fujimoto's 'Chainsaw Man', performed in 2023, will be streamed for free on the Jump Channel from June 26 to 28. The free release commemorates the upcoming second stage play, 'Chainsaw Man: The Stage: Reze Arc', which runs in Tokyo and Kyoto from July 25 to August 12, 2026.
Jun 19
MAPPA released the second teaser PV for Chainsaw Man: Assassin Arc on June 19 during the studio's 15th anniversary lineup stream on YouTube. The PV shows assassins from around the world moving to target protagonist Denji, with glimpses of new characters. Alongside the PV, MAPPA announced a smartphone game project for Chainsaw Man. The opening theme for the arc is a new song by Maximum the Hormone titled ALL THE LYNCH!! ALL THE MINCE!!. A 1-minute 29-second version of the song plays in an opening movie produced by MAPPA. Maximum the Hormone's Maximum the Ryo-kun said the full version is already complete at about 4 minutes 30 seconds, calling it a masterpiece and a future staple of the band's live performances. The smartphone game's official X account is running a follow-and-retweet giveaway to commemorate the announcement. The Assassin Arc was announced last year as the story following the Reze Arc. The theatrical film Chainsaw Man: Reze Arc, released in September 2025, recorded 7.1 million domestic viewers and 10.8 billion yen at the Japanese box office, with a worldwide total exceeding 29.78 billion yen.
Jun 8
GKIDS released an English-subtitled trailer and posters for the live-action film adaptation of Tatsuki Fujimoto's Look Back one-shot manga. The film, directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda, is in post-production and will open in Japan and in select international markets in 2026.