Chainsaw Man Author is the Most Impactful Japanese Figure of 2025

On December 30, 2025, it has been reported by Courier Japon that Tatsuki Fujimoto, author of Chainsaw Man and the Look Back one-shot, has been ranked 1st in the “100 Japanese People Who Attracted the World’s Attention in 2025” (Manga and Anime Category)

The full list is as follows:

1. Tatsuki Fujimoto (Chainsaw Man, Fire Punch, Look Back, Goodbye Eri, 17-26)

2. Ryo Tatsuki (The Future I Saw)

3. Naoki Urasawa (Monster, Pluto, 20th Century Boys, Billy Bat, Asadora)

4. Junji Ito (Uzumaki, Gyo)

5. Risa Komiya (Yoko Usami/Yellow Buster in the 2012 Super Sentai series Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters.)

6. Kamome Shirahama (Witch Hat Atelier)

7. Makoto Yukimura (Vinland Saga)

8. Gege Akutami (Jujutsu Kaisen)

9. Natsumi Aida (Switch Girl!!, Flowers for the Outcast)

10. Eiichiro Oda (One Piece)

Alongside Fujimoto were remarkable figures, such as Ryu Tatsuki, who is famous or infamous as the author of The Future I Saw, a three-volume manga from 1999 that predicted the deaths of Freddie Mercury and Princess Diana, and also predicted earthquakes in 2011 and 2025.

To note, the author had written down that the dream about Freddie Mercury was written in November 24, 1976, which she dreamnt of again in 1986, and Freddie Mercury died on November 24, 1991, exactly 15 years after Tatsuki dreamed about his death.

In 1992, the author also dreamnt of a woman calling out the name DIANNA but she clarified that the dream did not predict the death of Princess Diana of Wales, who did die in a traffic accident on August 31, 1997.

Immersion in His Own Work

From watching the “Reze Arc” film, Fujimoto expressed his frustration with Makima essentially killing off Reze and preventing Denji from meeting up with her again.

From the “Love, Flower, Chainsaw” guidebook distributed to Japanese moviegoers on September 19th, Fujimoto is interviewed by his editor Shihei Lin about his experience in the movie

Fujimoto: “As an audience, I thought, ‘Makima did something unnecessary.’ Then I wondered, ‘Why didn’t the author let Reze and Denji meet?’ I couldn’t sleep lol. It was a strange feeling, seeing questions from my own work come back to haunt me.”

Shihei Lin (editor): “There’s nothing about not letting them meet, Fujimoto-sensei. You’re the one who decided to draw it that way, aren’t you? (laugh)”

Fujimoto: “Whenever I watch an interesting movie, I always end up wondering things like, ‘What was the creator thinking when they made this?’ or ‘Are they imagining reliving past experiences?’

With the Reze Arc, I found myself wanting to ask the creator questions as an audience member, even though the answers were already inside me.

It’s a precious experience that ordinary movie fans can’t have.”

This is considering that he himself wrote the entire plotline, showing his attachment towards the character Reze and the world he had built.

The reason he wrote the arc is due to how he likes it “when the protagonist and heroine don’t end up together” and thus he wants them “to carry that weight forever”.

As such, to celebrate the film making 10 million yen and 6.550.000 admissions in 103 days in Japanese theatres as of December 31st, Fujimoto drew one more “What-If” illustration, showing Denji waving at Reze, who is inside her coffee shop.

Source: Twitter, Courier Japon

Tatsuki Fujimoto ranks 1st on the list of “100 Japanese people who attracted the world’s attention in 2025” (Manga/Anime category)

via: Courrier Japon pic.twitter.com/Glb6qQyXlh

— Kumi (@D_Kumii) December 30, 2025

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