Tatsuki Fujimoto's 17-26 Releases on Amazon Prime: How to Stream and What to Expect

Tatsuki Fujimoto's 17-26 just came out on Amazon Prime Video, and fans are going crazy. The anime turns eight of the Chainsaw Man creator’s early stories into full episodes. All eight are streaming right now, so it’s perfect for a weekend watch. If you like Fujimoto’s wild and creative style, you’ll love this.

The release caught everyone off guard. While Tatsuki Fujimoto's 17-26 had its theatrical run in Japan starting October 17, most fans outside Japan assumed they'd be waiting months for a streaming release. But Amazon Prime surprised everyone by dropping all episodes on November 8 with minimal fanfare.

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How to Watch Tatsuki Fujimoto's 17-26

Watching Tatsuki Fujimoto's 17-26 is really easy if you have Amazon Prime Video. The show is only available on that platform in more than 240 countries. You just need an active Prime subscription, and new users can get a 7-day free trial. You can watch it in either subbed or dubbed versions. Just choose what you like best and start streaming.

The show has eight episodes, and each one tells a different story. Fujimoto wrote these stories when he was between 17 and 26 years old, which is why the show is called 17-26. You can watch the episodes in any order because they aren’t connected.

But going through Tatsuki Fujimoto's 17-26 from episodes one to eight shows you how the creator evolved as an artist. You can literally watch his brain getting weirder and better with each story.

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What to Expect From the Anthology

Here's where things get interesting. Tatsuki Fujimoto's 17-26 brings together six different animation studios and seven directors. That means every episode has its own distinct visual style and energy. Some fans are already calling certain episodes better animated than entire seasons of other shows.

The stories range widely in tone and content. You've got aliens living as humans in A Couple Clucking Chickens Were Still Kickin' in the Schoolyard. There's Sasaki Stopped a Bullet, which explores teenage obsession in the most Fujimoto way possible. Love is Blind takes romance to cosmic levels. And Shikaku delivers a twisted love story between an assassin and a vampire who wants to die.

The episodes are rated between 13+ and 18+, which means the show has some mature content. Tatsuki Fujimoto’s 17-26 keeps the dark and emotional style Fujimoto is famous for. One story, Mermaid Rhapsody, is about a boy and a piano-playing mermaid who also eats people.

Woke-Up-as-a-Girl Syndrome explores themes of identity and harassment in Fujimoto’s usual intense style. Some fans noticed that this episode seems a bit less censored than the manga version, but it’s still pretty heavy to watch.

The collection also features Nayuta of the Prophecy, which is exciting since anime-only fans get to see an early version of Nayuta before she shows up in Chainsaw Man. The final episode, Sisters, ends things with a powerful story about sibling rivalry and art that really hits deep.

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The Reception So Far

People on Reddit are calling Tatsuki Fujimoto's 17-26 everything from “peak” to “cinema.” The animation quality surprised a lot of fans. Studio P.A. WORKS worked on Sisters, while ZEXCS, Lapin Track, GRAPH77, 100studio, and Studio Kafka handled the other episodes. Many fans loved Woke-Up-as-a-Girl Syndrome for its amazing and unique style.

What makes Tatsuki Fujimoto's 17-26 special is seeing where the Chainsaw Man genius started. These aren't polished masterpieces. They're raw, experimental, and sometimes messy. But that's exactly why they're fascinating. You can trace the DNA of Fire Punch and Chainsaw Man back through these stories.

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Conclusion

The fact that studios greenlit adaptations of Tatsuki Fujimoto's 17-26 before Fire Punch or Goodbye Eri shows how much faith the industry has in this creator. Every panel he's ever drawn might eventually get animated at this rate. And honestly? Fans aren't complaining.