"Chiikawa" is a popular manga posted on X (formerly Twitter) by illustrator Nagano since 2020. It won the Grand Prix at the "Japan Character Awards 2022" and the "Japan Character Awards 2024" announced in July 2024. The gap between the cute little characters and the severe world view has received wide popularity from adults to children, and the number of followers has exceeded 3.85 million so far.

The anime version of "Chiikawa" is being broadcast around 7:40 every Tuesday and Friday on Fuji TV's "Mezamashi TV". From April 2025, new broadcasts will be suspended for about three months, and episodes that received a lot of responses in the past will be revival broadcasted. In addition, the first "Chiikawa" smartphone app "Chiikawa Pocket" was released on March 27, and the service has started in 43 countries and regions including Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and the United States.

■ Episode 1 "Firm Pudding / Pancakes"
【Synopsis】
The running Usagi jumps on the firm pudding...

(C)ナガノ / ちいかわ製作委員会

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