To Sasaki, his teacher Kawaguchi is God. She taught him not to be ashamed of his own dreams and made him feel fully capable to forge forward and make them come true, no matter how low the odds. Yet one day, trouble from Kawaguchi's past follows her into the classroom. With his god in danger of total humiliation, Sasaki sets out to protect his teacher using her very own teachings: to strive for the impossible.
 
(Source: MAL Rewrite)

Alien invasions, high school romances, and even bloody vampire action—all this and more awaits in four compelling short stories that reveal the starting point of Tatsuki Fujimoto, the twisted mastermind behind Chainsaw Man.
 
(Source: VIZ Media)
 
Compilation containing four of Fujimoto's one-shots.
 
1. Niwa ni wa Niwa Niwatori ga Ita (A Couple Clucking Chickens Were Kickin’ in the Schoolyard) (2011) 
2. Sasaki-kun ga Juudan Tometa (Sasaki Stopped a Bullet) (2013) 
3. Koi wa Moumoku (Love Is Blind) (2013) 
4. Shikaku (2014)

An anthology series adapting 8 short stories created by manga artist Tatsuki Fujimoto between ages 17 and 26. 
 
1) A Couple Clucking Chickens Were Still Kickin' in the Schoolyard (Dir. Seishirou Nagaya, ZEXCS)
 
2) Sasaki Stopped a Bullet (Dir. Nobukage Kimura, Lapin Track)
 
3) Love is Blind (Dir. Nobuyuki Takeuchi, Lapin Track)
 
4) Shikaku (Dir. Naoya Ando, GRAPH77)
 
5) Mermaid Rhapsody (Dir. Tetsuaki Watanabe, 100Studio)
 
6) Woke-Up-as-a-Girl Syndrome (Dir. Kazuaki Terasawa, Studio Kafka)
 
7) Nayuta of the Prophecy (Dir. Tetsuaki Watanabe, 100Studio)
 
8) Sisters (Dir. Osamu Honma, P.A.WORKS)
 
Note: This anime had a pre-release world premiere at the "Global Stage Hollywood 2025" film festival on October 5, 2025. A general two-week theatrical run in Japan divided into two parts released on the same day October 17, 2025. The anime series later streamed worldwide in Amazon Prime Video on November 8, 2025.

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She moved to Tokyo at 15 to pursue a voice acting career. She is a voice actress affiliated with Avex Entertainment. She was training at Maho Academy previously. She's a cousin of [Junya Enoki](https://anilist.co/staff/119319).

Won a Best Lead Actor award at the 17th Annual Seiyu Awards (2023).

__Non-Anime Roles:__
~!Cecil - Goddess of Victory: Nikke (VG)!~

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Mel Moraes is a Brazilian actress and voice actress.

__Non-Anime Roles:__
~!- Lady Rhea Royce (House of the Dragon)
- Kristen Kramer (The Flash)
- Lachesis (DC's Legends of Tomorrow)
!~

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A voice actress and producer based in L.A. known for voicing Ingrid, Fischl, and Glory Suiryo.

Chieko Kawaguchi