Chainsaw Man manga creator Tatsuki Fujimoto has now confirmed a new Twitter account after getting his first one suspended. Since the creation of this account, Fujimoto has used it to post concept art and sketches of his artwork.
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His first account was under the alias of his younger sister, “Koharu Nagayama.” This account had gone on for years and continued to post Fujimoto’s work and sketches. After the Chainsaw Man debuted, “Nagayama” started posting live impressions and creator commentary on the episode. However, Nagayama met her Twitter demise on Friday. According to Chainsaw Man editor Shihei Lin, the account was suspended because of the creator’s supposed age. Per Twitter rules, users must be above 13 years old. However, “Koharu Kagayama” has been in her third year of elementary school for two years.
After Lin reported the news, an anonymous account called “Tatsuki Fujimoto” replied: “Lin-san! I’m Tatsuki Fujimoto! Please believe me! It’s true!”
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Other Twitter users have pointed out that the lines are an amusing callback to a scene in the manga where Denji tries to insist he’s Chainsaw Man. Still, Lin confirmed the next day that the new Twitter account (@ashitaka_eva) belongs to “the brother of Tatsuki Fujimoto’s sister.” He continued that the account has posted rejected earlier designs from Chainsaw Man as proof of identity.
Since the account creation, “Tatsuki Fujimoto” has been posting about his vain attempts to get the Koharu Nagayama account reinstated. He has also been posting random trivia about his favorite manga (Welcome Back, Alice) and Studio Ghibli movies. Fujimoto did go on to say that if Koharu’s account isn’t back by the time the next Chainsaw Man anime episode is out on Tuesday, then “Tatsuki Fujimoto” has declared that he will post his live impressions on his temporary account.
