Tatsuki Fujimoto's pre-*Chainsaw Man* shorts are now awards-season material. The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences named its 2026 International Emmy nominees on September 23, and the Tatsuki Fujimoto 17-26 anthology anime landed a nod in Short-Form Series, per Anime News Network. Netflix's stop-motion My Melody & Kuromi was nominated in Kids: Animation.
Quick answer
Tatsuki Fujimoto 17-26 is an eight-episode anime anthology adapting the one-shots Fujimoto drew between ages 17 and 26, before Chainsaw Man. It is nominated for the 2026 International Emmy for Short-Form Series; winners are announced in New York on November 23. It streams on Prime Video. SenpaiRanks tracks the anthology at an adjusted 7.14.
The eight shorts
The anthology premiered in October 2025 at the Global Stage Hollywood Film Festival in the TCL Chinese 6 Theatre, then ran two weeks in nine Japanese cinemas, split into two four-episode programs:
- A Couple Clucking Chickens Were Still Kickin' in the Schoolyard
- Sasaki Stopped a Bullet
- Love is Blind
- Shikaku
- Mermaid Rhapsody
- Woke-Up-as-a-Girl Syndrome
- Nayuta of the Prophecy
- Sisters
Award trail
This isn't the project's first festival appearance. A Couple Clucking Chickens and Shikaku were both nominated in the Short Film category at the Bucheon International Animation Festival. The source collections are easy to find in English too: Viz Media released Tatsuki Fujimoto Before Chainsaw Man: 17-21 in January 2023 and 22-26 in April 2023.
Tatsuki Fujimoto 17-26 — Prime Video
The other nominee
My Melody & Kuromi debuted worldwide on Netflix in July 2025. Tomoki Misato, who made the Pui Pui Molcar stop-motion series, directed it at TORUKU, the stop-motion studio under WIT STUDIO. Two Japanese animated nominees in one International Emmy cycle is a decent showing for the medium.
How to read it
An Emmy nod doesn't move streaming numbers much on its own, but it keeps the Fujimoto name in front of general TV audiences while MAPPA's Chainsaw Man machine keeps rolling. For the main series, see our Chainsaw Man Assassins Arc release-date guide and our Harvey Awards nominees ranking.
Keep exploring
Fujimoto's darker instincts carry straight into Chainsaw Man, a staple of our best dark fantasy anime ranking. For the year's full picture, see the best anime of 2026, ranked.
Frequently asked questions
Q: What is Tatsuki Fujimoto 17-26 nominated for?
A: The 2026 International Emmy Award in the Short-Form Series category.
Q: When are the 2026 International Emmy winners announced?
A: November 23, 2026, in New York City.
Q: Where can I watch Tatsuki Fujimoto 17-26?
A: Prime Video streams the eight-episode anthology.
Q: How many episodes is Tatsuki Fujimoto 17-26?
A: Eight, each adapting a different Fujimoto one-shot.