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Fujimoto was born on October 10, 1992, or 1993, [a] in Nikaho, Akita Prefecture, Japan. [5] He started drawing at an early age. He had no preparatory schools available near his home, so he went to painting classes in which his grandparents attended and practiced oil painting. [8] He graduated in Western painting from Tohoku University of Art and Design in Yamagata, Yamagata Prefecture in 2014. [9] Career [ edit ] in classic fujimoto fashion, of course there has to be some kind of break. and through this break, fujino gets to know regret. and hast to find a, also classically fujimoto-esque, funny but also deeply touching way to deal with these newfound feelings, this regret to ever let kyoumoto become dependent and then again gain independence from her. Fujimoto next work was Love is Blind ( 恋は盲目, Koi wa Mōmoku), for which he won an Honorable Mention Award at the November 2013 Shueisha's Crown Newcomers' Awards, [16] [17] and was his first published work, being launched in Jump SQ.19 vol. 13 on April 19, 2014. [18] His next one-shot works were Shikaku ( シカク), published in Jump SQ.19 vol. 14 on June 19, 2014; [19] Mermaid Rhapsody ( 人魚ラプソディ, Ningyo Rapusodi ), published in Jump SQ.19 vol. 17 on December 19, 2014; [20] and Nayuta of the Prophecy ( 予言のナユタ, Yogen no Nayuta), published in Jump Square on July 4, 2015. [21] Fujino and Kyomoto have another one where they are shown having fun creating their manga one-shots and going on trips with their newly earned money, eventually culminating in the fateful news of Fujino being serialized that would soon tear them apart due to differing life goals.

they become rivals at first and soon friends, working together to create, bringing joy to each other through their company and creations. nonetheless this is not an equal friendship! kyoumoto adores fujino, and is almost fully dependent on her in the beginning. slowly she gains more and more independence, and as she does seem to have found her independence Surprisingly Sudden Death: Kyomoto and 11 others at her art school are killed by a random act of violence by a delusional man halfway through the one shot. The remainder of the story is centered on Fujino dealing with the grief of losing Kyomoto. Chainsaw Man, vol. 11] (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on March 3, 2021 . Retrieved March 3, 2021.

Creator Thumbprint: Fujimoto's love of movies and especially the movie theater experience makes its obligatory appearance when Fujino and Kyomoto's day out in the city includes going to the movies. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (December 13, 2020). "Chainsaw Man Manga Ends '1st Part,' '2nd Part' to Serialize on Shonen Jump+". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on May 3, 2021 . Retrieved December 13, 2020. Book Ends: The Dream Sequence begins and ends with one of the two heroines making a critical decision after reading a comic from the other timeline that one made about the other.

a b c 第66回 小学館漫画賞が 決定いたしました!![66th Shogakukan Manga Award – It has been decided!!] (PDF) (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 28, 2021 . Retrieved September 9, 2021.Fujimoto's second major serialized work, Chainsaw Man ( チェンソーマン, Chensō Man), was published in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump from December 3, 2018, to December 14, 2020. [29] [7] The series was collected in eleven tankōbon volumes. [30] [31] A sequel to the series began its serialization in Shōnen Jump+ on July 13, 2022. [32] [33] Chainsaw Man topped Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! list of best manga of 2021 for male readers [34] and earned Fujimoto the 66th Shogakukan Manga Award for Best Shōnen Manga. [35] [36] [5] In 2021, the manga won the Harvey Awards for Best Manga; [37] it won the award for the second time in 2022; [38] it won the award for the third time in 2023. [39] in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on December 23, 2019 . Retrieved September 14, 2019.