"Chiikawa" is a popular manga posted on X (formerly Twitter) that illustrator Nagano began serializing in 2020. It won the grand prize at the "Japan Character Awards 2022" and the "Japan Character Awards 2024" announced in July 2024. The gap between the small and cute characters and the harsh world view has gained wide popularity from adults to children, and followers have now surpassed 4.5 million.
The new series of the anime "Chiikawa" is currently airing on Fuji TV's "Mezamashi TV" starting July 15, 2025. Additionally, "Chiikawa's" first theatrical film, "Chiikawa the Movie: The Secret of Mermaid Island," is scheduled for release in summer 2026.
■Episode 144 "Pajama Parties 1"
[Synopsis]
Midori thinks up choreography in a meadow...
(C)nagano / chiikawa committee
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