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“Four distinct manga titles: mermaid fantasy, gender-swap syndrome, prophetic girl, and sisterly drama.”
Tatsuki Fujimoto Before Chainsaw Man: 22-26
藤本タツキ短編集 22-26
7.38
4,404 rank · 32,228 readers · 220 favorites
Shounen
School
Comedy
Drama
Supernatural
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Synopsis
Four distinct manga titles: mermaid fantasy, gender-swap syndrome, prophetic girl, and sisterly drama.
1. Ningyo Rhapsody (Mermaid Rhapsody) 2. Me ga Sametara Onnanoko ni Natteita Yamai (Woke-Up-as-a-Girl Syndrome) 3. Yogen no Nayuta (Nayuta of the Prophecy) 4. Imouto no Ane (Sisters)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 19 sampled reviews
7.1
/10
What 19 readers settled on.
88%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7
mode 8
σ 1.52
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.52 · some divergence
The polarity gap
2.7 pts
Recommenders 7.7 · others 5.0
Yes
No
Score over time
↑ 0.11
Running avg · Oct 2020 → Feb 2026
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “the story that struck me the most is "me wo sametara onnako ni natteita byou", i absolutely loved how fujimoto handled the theme of identity and the way we see the progress of the character's...”
- 8 “Compared to Tatsuki Fujimoto's other short story anthology book, 17-21, 22-26 is the better of the two. Each of the stories were more interesting and felt more complete. Even with the wacky nature...”
- 7 “Mod Edit: This review was originally posted for Yogen no Nayuta (98960) and has subsequently been merged into 22-26: Fujimoto Tatsuki Tanpenshuu (141294). My favorite One-Shot at date, honestly....”
Verbosity
Short · 53%
Medium · 37%
Long · 11%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 4 × 1 ch × vol
- Total read 0h 32m approx
- Published Dec 2014 – May 2018
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M59860 catalog